“…… Replacement? ”

Hideyori seemed to have something in mind. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He raised his eyes and stared at Xiuguang, his lips trembling slightly, as if he couldn't believe it.

"Hmm. It's the so-called 'substitute'. They are very similar to the three of the Xiu family's father and son, so they were selected to be the victims of the rescue plan. ”

“……”

"Let me explain it beforehand, my brother. All three of them volunteered to become 'substitutes'. They gave their lives, and we will treat their families well. This has been made clear for a long time. ”

Seeing that Xiu Lai was faintly about to have a seizure, Xiuguang secretly wiped a handful of sweat in his heart, and hurriedly explained.

“…… Why would they voluntarily become victims? It's just ......."

Hideyori had never been exposed to such cases. At this time, he felt incomprehensible and confused about all these practices and choices.

"Elder brother, among the three of them, in addition to two of them who are ordinary low-level samurai, there is another one with a special identity."

Hidemitsu began to introduce Hideyori to the former retainer of the Toyotomi family,

"Does my brother know? Once there was a retainer under Lord Ishida Mitsunari named Oba Tosa. ”

“…… Big field home? No, I don't know. ”

Hideyori didn't know much about some of the courtier families who were not of high status and had already severed their family names. What's more, the Oba family is indeed not too famous a family.

"Hmm. It's not surprising that the elder brother doesn't know. After all, all the male heirs on the face of the Oba family have already died in the Battle of Sekigahara. ”

When Xiuguang was explaining, he secretly mourned for the whole family of the Dachang family for a while in his heart.

"Although on the surface, all the members of the Oba family have died on the battlefield, but in fact, there is still a man named Yoshibei who did not participate in the Sekigahara Battle for some reason, and after the war, he changed his name and surname to live in the mountains for his wife and children, so he survived."

"That vigilante, could it be that one of the victims?"

"Yes. It is very coincidental that he is the same age as the Lord Xiujia, and his body shape is also very similar. And because his whole clan had died in battle, this man was very resentful of the Tokugawa family, so when we found him, he did not hesitate to agree. Of course, in return, we also agreed to his last wish, which was to raise his son Katsubei for him. ”

"That's really ...... Poor ......."

Xiu Lai listened to it, and a sad expression appeared on his face,

"Presumably, this volunteer guard is also reluctant to leave his children...... It's a sad thing. ”

There will be things to do later that will make this kind brother even more sad and angry. So now Xiulai's reaction is already the best expectation for Xiuguang.

"Yes. The Vigilantes loved their children very much. So we promised him that we would take good care of the kid named Katsubei. Now Katsubei has grown up under our protection. ”

“…… Xiuguang. ”

“…… Be? ”

Xiulai, who was listening, frowned and rebuked Xiuguang:

"Why didn't you tell my brother about such an important matter? Even if you don't tell your mother and the retainers, it's still understandable...... But if you do something like this about human life, at least you have to tell my brother, right? Am I so untrustworthy? ”

"Nope. The elder brother has said it. It's not that my brother doesn't deserve my trust, but I need to be on the safe side. This is not a game we played in the courtyard of Osaka Castle when we were young, but it is a major matter for the Toyotomi family. ”

"But after all, it's about human lives, and it's three lives......"

"Brother, it's really nothing. If this alone would make you sigh and be surprised and angry, then Hidemitsu can now go and apologize. ”

“…… Miscellaneous?! ”

Xiuguang's cold tone and eyes made Xiu Lai slightly startled.

"After that, the last thing I want to report to my brother is even more cruel than this sacrifice of three lives. I also ask my brother to be mentally prepared. ”

Ignoring his brother Hideyo's surprised eyes and his mood of joy and anger, Xiuguang continued to recount in an indifferent tone that was the same as just now:

"Let's talk about the rest of the ninjas first. Although most of the remnants of the Wind Demon Ninja have come to's side, there are exceptions. Two ninjas who want to avenge their leader, Kotaro, stay in Edo's Yoshiwara Town, where they run a whale house in order to gather information on the traitors who betrayed them, and then seek revenge. As a result, we were able to gather a lot of real-time information about Edo Castle. ”

This is a brief introduction to the two Wind Demon ninjas, Ishimaru and Aye.

I have to say that the control and provision of information about Edo by these two people has been very helpful to Hidemitsu. Without them, the Edo Rebellion would never have succeeded, and Hidemitsu would not have been able to travel to Kyushu.

"The second question before was why I was able to go to Kyushu, in fact, these two ninjas provided some channels and manpower, so we were able to reach the port of Hakata in Kyushu without any problems."

At the end of the introduction of the Wind Demon, the last of the two questions mentioned at the beginning was answered by the way.

And then......

"Brother, you should know about the 'Edo Riots', right?"

Hidemitsu began the final narrative.

“…… Of course I do. That's a big deal, after all. Fortunately, Lord Xiuzhong and Aunt Ajiang did not have an accident. ”

Because Xiuzhong and Ajiang are Chihime's parents, Xiulai is still more concerned about their condition.

Chihime was also taken aback by this incident at the beginning. Fortunately, Mrs. Yodo told her that her parents and younger siblings were fine, and she was relieved.

After the incident, she also asked Xiu Lai, who rarely met once, about the incident, so Xiu Lai was also very considerate of her feelings.

"Wait, Xiuguang, aren't you ......?!"

Hideyori, who had always been perceptive, seemed to have guessed what Hidemitsu was about to say to him. His pupils narrowed dramatically, and the fist on the table was clenched by this time.

"In the case of the Edo riots, the public explanation and cause given were caused by the unity of the people caused by the internal conflict of the Iga Kinkai. The elder brother does not need to doubt this reason, in fact, it is indeed true, because this is how it was caused, and the contradictions within the Iga Kinkai are genuine. ”

Although Xiulai had probably guessed the clue here, Xiuguang still took a deep breath and was determined to tell all the details of this important event and the secret reasons.

However, even if there is a contradiction, it is difficult to evolve into such a serious result under normal circumstances. So, how did these contradictions arise? ”