When the five-eyed spider died silently in the gentle trap, his subordinates also died almost at the same time.

Only one person was not hit by the vital point, and let out a short cry to warn and resist, but he was immediately stabbed from behind, and he only lived a few more seconds.

In other words, they didn't have time to warn the surrounding allies.

Haruhi Suzumiya and her companions breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief.

However, just as the group was about to move on to the next step, a loud explosion suddenly sounded in the house next to them. Then the firelight flashed, and I saw that the beams and pillars of the room were still there, but outside there was already thick smoke and dust, and the movement was enough to be transmitted a hundred paces away.

The crowd subconsciously scattered to dodge, some lay down and rolled into the grass, some jumped on the branches like apes, and some lay behind the big rocks by the pond.

After a while, many monks walked out of the meditation room, gathered together and looked at the direction of the explosion to make all kinds of guesses, whispers, and doubts.

Within two sentences, someone talked about the problem of "dog demon", so the atmosphere suddenly became very tense.

The discussion gradually became louder, and all the monks said that they should ask the abbot or other senior monks of the council to take a look at the situation.

And those who lurked were completely puzzled in their hearts.

Of course, the people of the Heite family are doing unsavory tasks, but Shibata, Kinoshita, and Akechi and their subordinates also came with ulterior motives?

Everyone should have a tacit understanding of each other's secret war, and if there is alarm and chaos, it may not be beneficial to anyone.

Unless someone wants to remind Ashikaga Yoshiaki - it still doesn't make sense, and if you want to remind you, there is naturally a better way, and there is no need to hide and sneak around.

The people who caused the explosion seemed to have no idea what they were up to.

Originally, Mibuchi Fujiei, Yoneda and others decided to do it today, the main reason is that in addition to the lack of open areas in Xiangguo Temple, most of the Zen monasteries are relatively quiet, and the monks do not come out to eat fasting and chant Buddha, and the monks and soldiers also gather in a fixed place.

Shibata, Kinoshita, and Akechi pushed the boat along the water, and the plan was calculated, and the means were more clever, and they colluded with some of the high-level officials in the temple, and controlled the range of action throughout the whole process, until the "dog demon incident" occurred, almost no reaction was triggered.

So the tie side as "Yellow Sparrow is behind" was also very satisfied, and followed this result, sneaked in carefully, and planned to steal the "fruit of victory".

As a result, there was a loud bang, and everyone's plan was not easy to complete.

The monks were nervous as they watched the flames caused by the explosion, and the ninjas didn't know what to do.

……

Ashikaga Yoshiaki didn't know how much was going on outside during the time he was talking and laughing with the great monks of Sokokuji Temple.

In fact, he deliberately explained that "there is no urgent matter, don't bother me".

The guards around him weren't bribed—at least not all—but they were unsuspecting, kept in the dark, and couldn't see what was going on.

Thanks to the efforts of Shibata, Kinoshita, Akechi and others, there is actually no one around the shogun, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki doesn't know this.

Disturbed at the moment, he only thought that something had happened in the temple.

The eminent monks also thought so, and only sent a clever and clever little novice out to inquire, intending to continue the conversation.

Just now, Ashikaga Yoshiaki and the abbot of Sokokuji Temple, the Venerable Master Hisushiro, not only talked about Buddhism, but also secretly bargained and debated the issues of finance, taxation and public security.

Especially in finance and taxation, the general is not as sensitive to independent armed forces as his brother, but prefers money.

As a well-known religious force, Xiangguoji Temple has controlled hundreds of large and small shops in the vicinity through various methods of cunning and looting over the years, and has also indirectly monopolized a part of Kyoto's trade, which has made a lot of money.

Those shops pinched their noses and recognized them, and they counted them as "Terauchi towns", and asked them to pay protection money to the monks without paying taxes to the shogunate.

Anyway, this money is not a lot, and it is troublesome to put it away, and it takes too much manpower to settle accounts door-to-door.

However, when large quantities of goods enter and leave Kyoto, or make deals in Kyoto, the tariff shogunate has been greedy for a long time, and no matter what, it has to bite off a piece.

It is said that the Rinzai sect, as a traditional sect, is still more careful about eating, so Ashikaga Yoshiaki hopes to be able to solve the problem with talk.

If it's the Nichiren Sect, or the more powerful Ichiren Sect, then there's no need to talk about it at all, and it will only be effective to fight after making all preparations.

If you do the math, you can see that the tariffs that Xiangguo Temple has missed in a year under the pretense of a project may be as many as five figures.

Compared with any accidental "explosion accident", tens of thousands of dollars of silver every year are a big deal.

So the two sides continued to talk with deep euphemism.

On the side of the Venerable Master, there were junior disciples and apprentices to assist, and the general's side invited some cultural people to help.

Speaking of which, the temple finally agreed to pay some money, but the amount has not been appropriate.

After all, the old monk was too old and lacked energy, so he turned around and ridiculed each other for a long time, feeling tired and ready to find someone to replace him.

He swept his gaze to his side, but saw that several apprentices were sweating, restless, and inexplicably very nervous.

The Venerable Master was at a loss and was stunned for a while.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki noticed that there was something wrong on the other side, and he also turned his gaze, and then found that among the cultural people who came to visit with him, there were also two people who were not very comfortable.

At this time, the little novice who had been sent out to investigate the situation hurriedly came back and reported: "It's all chaos outside!" It is said that it is not an accident, but someone planted explosives! The disciple went to see it, I'm afraid it was really the case......"

The two big people in the room suddenly said "huh" in unison.

Then, as if they had made an appointment, they each looked around.

Those few people with weak hearts were even more cramped.

Finally, a monk couldn't withstand the pressure of the mountain, wept bitterly and knelt on the ground and repented: "Master, please forgive your sins!" Master, please forgive your sins! Please forgive your sins! The disciple was confused for a while, took the money from other people, promised to help restrain the monks' actions, and brought unidentified people to the temple...... When I heard that explosion, I realized that the other party must have a big plan......"

"What?" Richeng's expression changed greatly, "There has never been anyone who is bent on embarrassing our temple...... What are those people coming for? ”

"Is it me?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki was also stunned.

Although he was deceived by Shibata and Kinoshita, he was confused for a while, but after all, he was not stupid in nature, and he still knew very well in his heart how many people he had offended recently.

However, for the time being, I did not think about the direction of the "coup", thinking that it was just an "assassination".

The so-called "son of a daughter can't sit down", Ashikaga Yoshiaki has been wary all his life, and he can't care about other things, so he hurriedly lifted his shirt and walked out.

The Venerable Master was terrified, and said as calmly and calmly as he could, "We...... Our Xiangguo Temple, the rules of Xiangguo Temple, have always been ...... Never get involved in disputes between samurai, after all...... After all, there is a difference between monks and laymen......"

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was also mentally prepared for this, walked quickly to the door, stretched out his hand to pull it away, and called for the guards to escort him back to the palace.

Unexpectedly, at this time, there were already many monks outside the door shouting and fleeing in a panic, and the two black-clothed men ran away while wielding knives to kill.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was momentarily stunned.

The Venerable Master Richeng also heard the sound, but he hurriedly called out the Dharma name of a young monk and called him to ask.

The young monk, though frightened, listened honestly, crawled over and stammered, "Explosion...... Exploded and then ...... We...... We all ...... Gathering and waiting...... Ignorance...... I don't know what to do...... Suddenly...... Suddenly who has no intention of kicking ...... Kick the stone and find ...... Discover ......"

Before the words were finished, the meaning came.

It can be understood that the monk unintentionally kicked the stone and kicked the hidden ninja and unintentionally discovered it. Then the exposed ninja saw that the mission could not be completed, so he drew his knife and killed people to break through.

After calming down, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was even more convinced of the assassination, and hurriedly ordered the guards to rush to the palace together.

The Venerable Master calmed down a little and said, "The monks and soldiers of the Monastery should arrive immediately, so that they can be in peace for a while." But if something happens to the Imperial Palace outside of Kyoto, we won't be able to keep Lord Gongkata safe......"

Before he could finish his words of prevarication, Ashikaga Yoshiaki had already removed his unruly clogs and hurried out.

But before he ran a hundred steps, he only heard an "ouch" sound, and the general fell to the ground, holding his scratched feet for a long time and couldn't get up, and was held by two guards, and kept chanting, "Hurry back to the palace, it's safe to go back to the palace!" The Nijo Imperial Palace is now a castle that can be defended! ”

I was very sure that I read it twice, and I was completely sure, without the slightest suspicion, but I heard a familiar voice say from afar: "Lord Gongfang! Now I'm afraid that the Imperial Palace is the most unsafe place! ”