When he first received the letter asking him to come to Awada Castle within five days for questioning, Kawada Naga's feelings were very complicated. But he finally made up his mind to make all the arrangements, and when he got to the bow of the boat, he had already laid down his burden, and hummed a folk song in a relaxed and pleasant manner while watching the waves.

And the other one who was held accountable, Bai Xiang Jiajia, was sad all the way and didn't think about tea and dinner, and the sea breeze blew for most of the day before he said sullenly: "I complain that I am too uncalm." It's a sin to have even burdened you! In fact, the coming day is long, and we have a hundred ways to make those people unable to survive, but I was in a hurry and used the stupidest way......"

Hearing this, Kawada Nagajin just smiled, patted the other party on the shoulder and comforted, "Don't blame yourself!" This time, we eliminated the rebellion in Shikoku, and the instructions of the Lord of the Criminal Department were to 'eliminate all evils,' and we also acted in accordance with the orders. Even if there is any deviation in this, it is a good intention to do bad things, and the position of loyalty to the lord is unquestionable. ”

Bai Xiangjia felt a little comforted at this time, nodded and said, "You are right!" Good intentions have done bad things, and I can only say ...... It can only be said that we are not good at doing this kind of messy thing, but we are not deliberately making trouble because of selfish desires, and it is estimated that we will not be punished too heavily. ”

After this conversation, the atmosphere seemed to have changed a little better, and instead of looking at each other without saying a word, they began to chat with each other.

Speaking of which, the topic inevitably revolves around the question of "how to explain when you meet the lord".

Bai Xiang Jiajia is a simple-minded brave general, with limited literacy and has never read any ancient books and historical books, and his brain is not very bright away from the battlefield, and he has no good idea to meditate at the moment. Kawada Naga used to be a good person with ideas, but today he was a little absent-minded, no matter what he said, he reluctantly coped with it, and quietly looked around from time to time, thoughtfully.

After an hour or two, suddenly the two of them felt the ship sway violently, as if something had happened. Then someone immediately reported that there was a hole in the floor somewhere in the aft compartment of our flagship, and now seawater is constantly pouring in, so the hull has been tilted by half!

The two of them were shocked when they heard this, and they couldn't think about the rest of the matter, so they hurriedly ordered the sailors to drain the sea water and fill the loopholes, and at the same time called the neighboring ships in the front and rear to the left and right to help.

All of a sudden, the sailors on board were very anxious, some of them took basins and buckets and tried to carry the sea water out of their pockets over and over again, some carried sandbags to fill the gaps, and some found planks and maces to prepare for repairs.

In the chaos, two suspicious figures suddenly came out of the crowd and drew knives and slashed.

Kawada Naga had no vigilance, and only noticed when the knife was about to reach his neck, and shouted and turned back a few times, dodging the vital point, but was stabbed twice in a row, slashing the root of the thigh and buttocks respectively, and immediately blood flowed, and he screamed.

Bai Xiangjia Jia has been practicing martial arts for many years, but fortunately, he quickly got up and retreated, avoided the blade, kicked the assassin in front of him a few steps backwards, and then did not hesitate to swing his knife into the neck of another assassin, saving the life of his friend.

The surrounding sailors came to inquire and surrounded them.

The guy who was kicked down by Bai Xiangjia saw that he couldn't do anything, and decisively committed suicide with a short blade, without any nonsense.

Seeing that Kawada was still lying in a pool of blood, he didn't have time to identify the assassins, so he hurriedly bandaged it to stop the bleeding and stuffed it into his mouth with the "Soul Rejuvenation Pill" that was said to be refined with precious medicinal materials.

Taking care of saving people, not caring about draining and repairing, the hull gradually tilted a little more.

I was overwhelmed, and suddenly I saw the smell of oil coming from the cabin, and the smoke rising, and after a closer look, the warehouse where the materials were stored was already burning, and I don't know if someone deliberately set it on fire.

At this point, the villagers sighed and ordered the soldiers and sailors to take refuge and abandon the ship to save their lives. He personally took four people, carried out the emergency small bamboo raft, took the seriously injured Kawada Changqin, and sent it to a house boat behind, and asked the family to throw down the ropes, tie them to the four corners of the bamboo raft, and desperately pull them to the deck.

Then he swam up by himself.

……

"Master Nissin, Master Jueming, please be seated. In other words, I had just met Kawada and Bai Xiang Jiajia, and I learned that they had been assassinated on the way back, resulting in Kawada being seriously injured and unconscious. This incident is really sensational, and it is speculated that it should be the remnants of the rebellious parties of Awa and Sanuki! I sincerely hope that your sect is not involved, two masters. ”

The tie hand was solemn, as cold as frost, righteous and strict, and the words were sonorous, as if they were trying their best to hold back the anger in their hearts, while the two young monks held their breath, lowered their heads and frowned, and did not dare to move slightly.

The ups and downs of the world are really unexpected, a few days ago the monks were still unforgiving, and the samurai pushed and looked around to talk about him, but today it has become a samurai aggressive and vicious, and the monks tremble and are speechless.

If Nissin's master Yorilian Shimoma and Jueming's master Sugi Nobo do the same, if they negotiate here, they may be able to see the clues of the matter and skillfully start maneuvering. But they are all big people who can't be moved lightly, how can there be a reason to settle accounts with others outside all day long. As for the respective heads of the Shingon sect and the Shingon sect, they will not leave Honganji and Neraiji all year round.

Two young monks in their twenties were faced with such an embarrassing situation at once, and they couldn't afford to be confused.

It didn't take long for the Nisshin monk of the Shozong sect to give in and say: "Kawada-sama is on Shikoku Island, although there is some misunderstanding with our Honganji Temple, but it was all accidental, and the poor monks of the temple came because we are convinced that the Heiste Punishment Department is a reasonable and virtuous king, and the temple has no hostile intentions. ”

And the Jueming monk of the Shingon Sect was even more subdued and said: "Our Genlai Temple has always regarded the adults of the Heishou family as mentors and friends, and we dare not have the slightest evil thoughts. If...... If it is found that a believer is involved in assassination, it must be the act of a small number of scum, and without waiting for the orders of the Lord of the Criminal Department, we will definitely clear the door and eradicate the scum. ”

Showing this attitude, the face of the flat hand Fan Xiucai was slightly pale.

But the two monks could only frown and grit their teeth and swallow the bitter fruit.

They can't afford to bear the responsibility of turning against the tie family, so they can only retreat to the next best thing, and bow down and be a little bit to clear themselves. But in this way, it seems too cowardly, and there is a suspicion of selling the temple for glory, and he will also be blamed if he goes back.

Fortunately, after the tie was gone, he showed the bearing of a hegemon, looked at the two monks in front of him, and waved his hand: "I won't say anything superfluous." I can also understand the feelings of your two sects. So be it! Kawada Naga will stay in to recuperate, and his position will be divided into two, replaced by Kazuji Nakamura and Nagayoshi Asano, respectively. Worship the hometown of Jiajia and Yamauchi Katoyo exchange, in this way, you have an explanation to the believers of the four countries! I will investigate the assassination in secret, and if there are no unexpected changes in the follow-up, the matter will be skipped, and no one will mention it again. ”

Monk Nissin and Monk Jueming looked at each other for a moment, and each felt that it was acceptable, so they agreed together, bowed down, and praised the benevolence and tolerance of the Lord of the Criminal Department.

In this way, the two of them, as envoys, can go back and announce that it was only after they tried their best to negotiate that the Hirate family changed the personnel arrangements on the Shikoku side, which was enough to return to their lives.

Then, the Isun sect and the Shingon sect were able to tell the followers of Shikoku: "We have helped you drive out the evil dai and military commanders. This will not happen again in the future. "Thus gaining trust.

Everyone was happy.

……

Heite Honohide unceremoniously sent off the two young monks, and then wrote an order by hand: Ordered Nakamura Ichishi to move from Kii Province Torafushi Castle to Nakamura Castle on the border of Tosa and Iyo, and replaced Kawada Nagakin, as the messenger of the "South China Sea Exploration", leading the remnants of the Ichijo and Utsunomiya families; ordered Asano Nagayoshi to go from Izumi Kunishi and Wada Castle to Awa and Sanuki to replace Kawada Nagaqin and take over the position of acting general of this "banditry" operation; Ordered all the departments of the village to withdraw to to standby, and the task was taken over by the Yamauchi Ichitoyo department.

As for the vacated positions of Kii and Izumi, they are temporarily put on hold.

After writing it, it was handed over to the close practitioners, and the orders were implemented one by one.

Then Heite Honshu himself came to the castle's Ninomaru in front of a heavy minister's house, and without waiting for the doorman to report it, he went straight inside, found it, and looked at the weak appearance of lying on his back in bed, and his heart was both angry and sad.

Reluctantly sat down patiently, signaled to reprimand the servants left and right, and then said angrily with his eyebrows and beard: "What a Kawada Shinkuro! This is a big deal, why play any bitter tricks? What if something happens? ”

On the other side, Kawada Changqin was slightly stunned, and smiled embarrassedly: "I was still thinking that I could hide for a while, but I didn't expect you to find out in an instant...... Actually, they were two improvised assassination peasants, none of whom had ever practiced martial arts, so if they could cut me, they would be lucky......"

Hearing this, Pingshou Fan Xiu was even more annoyed, and subconsciously slapped the table board and scolded: "What are these words?" Why don't you think about it, if the Assassin's luck is better, you will be a hero by now! ”

"Thank you for your concern, but it is inconvenient for your subordinates to give gifts, so you can only offend." Kawada chuckled without any pressure: "At least the results are not bad now, you have the pretext to continue cleaning up Shikoku, and I have not suffered any fatal injuries." ”

Hearing this, Pingshou Fenxiu's anger disappeared in a moment, and he began to become serious: "It seems that Xin Jiulang, you have already had a belly case." ”

"I can't hide anything from you." Kawada Changqin's smile gradually retracted, tried his best to straighten his body, and said solemnly: "Looking at the sixty-six countries in the world, local tyrants, monks, merchants, and even downward-looking ministers are all intertwined and inextricably linked. My lord, you have spent so much effort in Awaji and Izumi to be able to make a finger to the people in the territory, which can be described as a long time. Kii has not yet been able to completely subdue him, so how can he have the spare energy to manage Awa and Sanuki? The last time you instructed you to 'eradicate all evil' in Shikoku, I guessed that you were going to solve the problem with a quick knife - if the conflicts that arose could be resolved by me with this sword, it would be worth it. Besides, it's not a bad thing for my personal fame and fortune......"

"Okay......"

Pingshou Fan Xiu sighed, lowered his tone, and said gently: "Rest well, and get better in a few days, I will arrange for you to stay in Kyoto for a few months, learn etiquette well, and wait for news from the imperial court!" ”