The news of Tsutsui Seiji's death was also passed through Nobuji Sato at noon on the same day, and he was originally a retainer of Toyotomi Hideji, and after Hideji's death, he changed his name to Masuda Nagamori, and the father-in-law of Hideji's son Miyoshi Hidebo, Sato Nobuyasu, was his father and passed to Fushimi Castle, Hidebo's first reaction was that someone wanted to frame him, but he was a little hesitant.

"Does the lord think it will be a bitter ploy of Ishida Jibu?" Fujido Gaohu stroked his beard and muttered.

"It's good for him, but it's not worth it." Hideho shook his head and said, "Although Mamoru Igamoru's death can give him the truth and give him the opportunity to unite the little daimyo, it is precisely because of the original intention of uniting the little daimyo, it is impossible for him to attack Mamoru Iga. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Fujido Takatora asked.

Xiubao smiled: "Think about it, if Iga Mamoru hadn't died, with that situation at that time, would the family have any other choice than to return Nishiiga back?" ”

"With all due respect, when I occupied West Iga, the family did do a little bit of bullying the small, and now that Taige has just passed away, if you think about the overall situation, you should indeed return the three counties." Fujido Takatora replied.

"That's right," Xiubao nodded, "I believe that the Ministry of Governance also understands that I will give him this face, both in public and private, and fulfill his reputation for upholding justice, in that case, why would he go to such a time to murder a daimyo who is about to be grateful to him?" ”

"What do you mean, there could be someone else behind it?" Fujido Gaohu frowned slightly, as if he had some bad thoughts.

"Maybe it was the brainless guy Masuda Nagamori, but I'd like to believe it's the work of Edo Daiyan." Although I don't want to admit it, after careful consideration, Hideho still feels a little toyed with and applauded.

"It's true, and the minister is also a little suspicious, but considering that the family is going to unite with Tokugawa to deal with Ishida next, it is difficult to say. I didn't expect the lord to take the initiative to mention it. Fujido Gaohu said with a look of embarrassment.

"It's normal for you to have concerns, after all, the family decided to form an alliance with the Inner Mansion not long ago, if it is really put together by him, it will be in a dilemma." Xiubao sighed softly and comforted: "But this is just speculation, the current movements of the Inner Mansion are really elusive." ”

"Elusive..."Fujido Gaohu couldn't help but ponder it carefully, and said in a deep voice: "The reason why this family is in such a dilemma, does the lord know the reason?" ”

"Why?" Hideho was puzzled: "I didn't participate in the whole thing, and even Mamoru Iga's death was obtained through Sato Shinji. How do I know why? ”

"With all due respect, this is the negligence of our family." Fujido Takatora was not worried: "A 200,000 daimyo who knows how to do it says that he will die, but the ninja of the family did not know it first, but only heard it through outsiders, such weak information, let alone investigating the movements of the inner government, even Osaka Castle, which is close at hand, may be difficult to fully take into account, right?" ”

"You're saying that the ninjas of this family don't neglect their duties?" was said by Fujido Takatora, and Xiubao was also a little embarrassed.

"In Yichen's opinion, this is not Kaemon's fault. It's your negligence. Fujitang Gaohu bowed down deeply, and said earnestly: "Three years ago, the Zhixing of this family only had more than 100,000 stones, and there was Taige in Jin. Since there are too many ninjas to find out information and protect their own family; But now it's different, as the aftermath of the young lord of Hideyori, and the head of Fushimi as the head of Fushimi on behalf of the Toyotomi family, you should not only focus on the world politically. I have to keep up with the intelligence, but if I only rely on the dozens of Iga ninjas under Kaemon to spy on the enemy and obtain information, I'm afraid it will be very overwhelming. ”

"You have a point. This is a reminder. Xiubao thought it was so, and nodded solemnly: "When you say that, I think of a person." ”

"Who is it?"

"The Nakato Nobutomo who swore to tell me that he was going to Kanto to recruit ninjas."

"You mean the grandson of Nakato Nobu, the relict of Hojo?" Fujido Takahu seemed to remember, "I remember that you once promised him that as long as he could bring back the Wind Demon Ninjas, you would help him restore his family name, and two years have passed, is that kid blowing the cowhide and not daring to come back to see you?" ”

"I don't think he's that kind of person," Hideho shook his head, "I've been staying in North Korea for the past two years, and all the big and small things in the family have been handed over to Lord Horio and Master Chongchuan, maybe that kid can't find me when he comes back, so he has to go to someone else?" ”

Thinking of this, Hideho immediately summoned Horio Yoshiharu, who was in Fushimi, and respectfully asked, "When I was in North Korea, did that little ghost named Nakato Nobutomo come back?" ”

"Nobuyo Nakato... What do you mean? "Horio Yoshiharu is old, and although he handles government affairs in an orderly manner, his memory is a little worse than before.

"It's the little ghost who followed Konosuke when he came back from Edo." Xiubao raised his tone and reminded.

"Edo... Konosuke... Ah, the minister remembered. Horio Yoshiharu suddenly realized, slapped his leg and replied, "You're talking about the little ghost who was swept away, it's been two years, why did you suddenly mention him?" ”

"Kicked out of the house?" Xiubao was stunned for a moment, and asked angrily: "What is 'sweeping the floor', when did I let you drive him away?" ”

"Isn't this unclear to you?" Hideho's performance exceeded Horio Yoshiharu's expectations, and he hurriedly bowed down and replied in a panic, "Do you remember when Ishida Jibu sent ninjas to break into Koriyama Castle at night two years ago?" ”

"Of course I remember, it was because of that incident that I decided to send Nakato Nobuyo back to Kanto to recruit the Wind Demon Ninja for me to expand the strength of my family, is there anything wrong with that?" Hideho was puzzled.

"Kechen didn't know that Nakato Nobuyo had a heavy responsibility at the time." Horio Yoshiharu said with an aggrieved face: "That kid is not sensible, he said to leave, and he didn't even say hello, of course he thought he couldn't stay so he said goodbye." ”

"Did he come back after that?" Hidebo could probably guess what happened next.

Sure enough, Horio Yoshiharu nodded reluctantly, embarrassed: "About half a year later, that kid rushed back with a group of strangers in strange clothes and a Kanto accent, saying what is the royal ninja of the Hojo family, and his tone is quite proud, and the minister doesn't want to believe it, just with this kid, can he recall the Wind Demon Ninja to his own family?" I'm afraid it was all pretended by his poor relatives, and thinking of this, the minister ordered the sergeant to drive them out of the castle..."

"Mosuke, you're really smart, you're foolish for a while!" Hideho shook his head and sighed, "How can you not tell me in advance about such a big thing?" ”

"You just went to North Korea at the time, and there were a bunch of big things to deal with, and the minister felt that there was no need to trouble you to personally inquire about such small matters, so he made an assertion and drove them away, but it didn't come to pass..."

"Okay, it's not all your fault, let him go in the past, now I only want to know one thing," Hideho leaned his face closer to Horio Yoshiharu, squinted his eyes and asked, "Where are Nakato Nobutomo and those ninjas now?" ”

ps: First of all, Tora Chiyo is the name of Nobuyo Nakato, you should remember it, right? Secondly, Xiong Cub apologized to everyone, and before I knew it, it had been interrupted for two weeks, and the first week was for the exam, and Xiong Cub said it; The second week,It's completely forced.,Including tonight.,There's no day to go back to the dormitory before half past eleven o'clock to rest.,Last Saturday and Sunday were all night for two days.,I didn't go back to sleep until eight o'clock the next morning.,Do you say it's a human being? Well, the bear cub doesn't complain, who called himself to choose this major, but since he has chosen, he will work hard as always, but there may be some irregularities in the future, forgive me, I really don't want to say that to everyone, I obviously promised everyone on time......