If the four of them want to secretly leave Osaka Castle to play in the castle town, they must avoid the eyes of many retainers and attendants. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is almost impossible for the average person. But don't forget that we have a lazy professional named Date Hidemune on our team. It is said that the number of times this brother managed to sneak out was comparable to the number of wars in which Tokugawa Ieyasu personally participated, and he had already known the secret passages at the bottom of Osaka Castle. Here, we can only evaluate him like this: Being able to be lazy and steal to this realm can be regarded as a kind of talent.

In this way, Hidemitsu and the others, under the leadership of Hidemune, successfully escaped everyone's sight and finally came to the market in the town.

Of course, all four of them have changed their clothes into cloth clothes, even Xiu Lai, who usually wears the costume of the minister. Moreover, in order to prevent their identities from being revealed, they changed the names of each other to young names:

Yoshimatsu (Hidemitsu), Ashi (Hideyori), Hyogoro (Hidemune), Aju (Shigetsu?) ）

As for why Chongcheng's title will be Ah Chong, it's just a spoof of Xiuzong.

As Hidemune's intelligence said, many vendors from all over the country were indeed coming to the castle town today, and a commercial rally was being held. Almost every corner of the town is filled with the sound of selling and bargaining. For a while, the entire castle town was boiling, and it was so lively.

"That's amazing...... It's the first time I've seen such a lively scene up close! ”

Hideyori, who walked out of the house for the first time, was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him, and was looking east and west with glowing eyes.

"Look, brother, it's a lot more fun to be outside than to be alone in the city."

"Well, that's true. This is a city created by my father, and it would be foolish that I hadn't seen it before. Sure enough, you have to integrate into the market to really feel the voices of the people. ”

The four of them walked over while fighting.

At this moment, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.

"Old man?"

"Huh? Oh, it's the two of you. What, have time to come out and play today? ”

"The old man is, he actually came out of the hotel today, and he actually changed into new clothes and wore a strange hat......"

"It's noisy, it's noisy, there's a reason why the old man wears a hat! Don't ask so much for little ones! ”

Appearing in front is none other than the protagonist of the inn's adventure a month ago.

"Old man, your mental state is much better now than when I first met you, eh, great."

"Uh-huh. Anyway, the old man forgot to tell you in advance a few days ago, the old man bought a mansion in a relatively remote part of the town, and I will tell you the location later, and when the time comes, I will go there, and I don't have to go to the hotel. ”

"Huh?! So, old man, you're going to settle down! Great, Your Highness! Don't worry about this weird old man running away halfway through the lesson! ”

Xiuzong was so excited that he forgot about changing his name.

"Hey, Hyogoro, it's 'Yoshimatsu', not 'Your Highness'. Anyway, what should be complained about here is why this strange old man has so much money......"

"You two little ghosts dare to call the old man who taught you swordsmanship a strange old man?!"

The master and apprentice are gossiping, but Xiu Lai and Chongcheng have a big head.

"Gison, who is this old man?"

So Xiuguang and Xiuzong explained the relationship between the old man and them to Xiu Yori and Chongcheng, and asked Xiu Yori to keep it a secret from Mrs. Yodo.

Only then did the old man notice the existence of Xiulai and Chongcheng.

"Who are these two little furry boys? Although the old man may have guessed that it is not far from ten......"

"Old man, this is my brother Hideyori and his guard Kimura Shigeta. Old man, you can call them Ah Shi and Ah Chong, don't reveal their identities. ”

Xiuguang lowered his voice, and the old man nodded knowingly.

So a few people followed the old man and continued to stroll.

"Hey, Gison, come here."

When Xiulai and the three were looking at the goods, the old man beckoned and called Xiuguang over.

"What's the matter, old man?"

"Do you remember what the old man told you last time?"

"Well, remember. You say I'm not very good at kendo. ”

"Yes. What the old man meant at the time was that you can practice kendo well in the future, but you can't become a more powerful master. The old man said that this is not a blow to you, you can continue to practice as an exercise to strengthen the body. The old man mentioned it to you again today, because he wanted you to try another weapon in addition to practicing kendo. ”

"You mean, the weapon you asked me to try, I might be a first-class master at it?"

"That's right! The weapon I want you to try is a bow and arrow. ”

"Am I really fit to practice bows and arrows?"

"Although the old man is not proficient in the bow and arrow industry, but with the experience of the old man in various dojos for decades, he should intuitively be the bow and arrow will not be wrong. And the old man thinks that not only bows and arrows, but also weapons such as iron cannons can be tried. With your personality, you shouldn't be wrong with practicing these. ”

"Well, I'll give it a try."

Xiuguang happily accepted the old man's suggestion.

"That's good. Call the three over there, the old man has something important to say, go to a quieter place. ”

So the four of them followed the old man to a corner away from the crowd but with a clear view of the situation in the castle.

"What's the matter, old man, I haven't seen enough."

Slightly dissatisfied, Xiuzong pursed his cheeks.

"If you kill Bingoro, you'll have the most trouble."

The old man gently knocked Xiuzong's head, and then continued.

"You know, this gathering of merchants is full of merchants from all over the country. Of course, among them, merchants from Edo are indispensable. The most interesting thing is that the town office will send out so many catchers to maintain order, and many catchers are even dressed as ordinary pedestrians. ”

"Sir, are you saying that among the merchants who came here from Edo, some of them may have been sent by the Tokugawa side? And our Toyotomi family is on guard against these people, that's why so many arrests have been dispatched? ”

Hideyori quickly reacted, and he deserved to be the head of the Toyotomi family.

"It's not possible, it's just that there are fine works mixed in. And there's more than one. Look, this, that, there, there. ”

"That's amazing! How do you see that, old man? No matter how I look at it, I don't think it's a problem. ”

Xiuzong looked east and west, but he was stunned and looked at it several times, but he didn't see anything abnormal about the three or five people that the old man was pointing at.

"Binggoro, how can the old man's experience in seeing people be comparable to that of a hairy boy like you? Look, the guy over there seems to be selling things, but he has been ignoring his shop, only talking to customers and his peers next to him, and he doesn't even know that the goods he sells have been taken away by some little hairy children. Where is this businessman?,It's obviously a detailed work to get information about Osaka Castle through conversation.。 Moreover, the old man deliberately pretended to be shopping for a while to talk to them, and it turned out that these guys all spoke with an Edo accent. ”

Xiuguang continued to observe, and it was really as the old man described.

This old man's eye for people is still not bad.

"Our Toyotomi family will definitely not tolerate this kind of behavior, should we call them over and arrest them directly?"

Xiuyori is already thinking about a solution. However, Hidemitsu opposed his proposal.

"Brother, that's going to cause a riot. And we don't have any valid reason to arrest them, and if they don't admit that they are meticulous, then we can't do anything about it. At that time, maybe the Edo side will make a big fuss about this matter, saying that our Toyotomi family will not even let go of ordinary merchants. This would undermine the prestige of the Toyotomi family. ”

"Really...... Don't act rashly. So is there any other way? ”

Xiu Yori kept frowning. The old man patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"It's okay, relax! Leave it to the old man, let the old man play with them. This kind of flawed work is probably not a difficult opponent to deal with, especially the young boy with a thief's eyebrow in the middle of the street. If the old man was his master, he would definitely beat that unsuccessful kid hard. But this is just right, and the old man chose him to operate. ”

"Old man, are you going? How can a few of us help? ”

"Well, Hyogoro is going to report to the commissioners right now, and ask them to pay attention to these people. Of course, it's in the name of your Date Hidemune to report to them. Then, Xiuguang, the three of you pretend to be the grandsons of the old man, follow the old man, and act when the opportunity arises. ”

After hearing the order, Hidemune immediately pulled up his leg and rushed to the town commission. At the same time, the old man and Xiuguang, who pretended to be his grandson, came to the shop that the old man evaluated as unqualified.

In order to prevent being recognized as a samurai, the swords of the three of Hidemitsu were hidden in advance.

That thief-eyed little brother...... Ah, let's call him the little brother. As soon as the little brother saw the old man and the others coming over, he hurriedly stepped forward with a smile to talk.

"Isn't this the old man who just came! Take a look at the best hand-carved tea bowls from Edo! Ah, the grandchildren of the old man can also come over and have a look~"

Xiuguang squatted down and picked up a tea bowl from the stall placed on the ground to examine it carefully.

The quality of these tea bowls is nowhere near as good as the little man boasted. However, the only highlight of these tea bowls is the carving of the bowl body, and the general tea bowl will not be deliberately carved. Moreover, the carving on these tea bowls is a relatively rare carving technique, which carves a series of delicate and exquisite lines on the bowl body, and the level of carving should be quite good.

In short, it is probably able to shift people's critical eyes from the quality of the bowl itself to the carved pattern, so that it is easier for people to ignore the examination of its own quality.

However, although the quality is not very good, it is quite good to play with it.

As introduced above, now Hideyori and Shigesei have been completely attracted by the carved patterns on the tea bowl, and they can't put it down and play with it in their hands.

"How? Do you like it? If you like it, then grandpa will buy it. ”

The old man saw the love of Xiulai and others for this kind of tea bowl, so he asked. Xiu Lai and Chongcheng nodded desperately.

"Then let's buy four, and buy Hyogoro's share as well. Hey, hurry up and wrap these four for me. Take the money, don't look for it. ”

The old man casually threw out a golden sentence. Brother Xiaozuo's eyes were bent with joy when he saw Jin Xiaoju, and he immediately wrapped the four tea bowls and handed them to the children.

Sure enough, when the old man deliberately wanted to leave immediately, the little brother immediately stepped forward to continue talking.

"Sir, are you a native of Osaka?"

"No, the old man is not from Osaka. The old man came from Hokuriku. ”

"Oh? The old man came from Hokuriku, could it be that something interesting will happen at today's rally? ”

"Well, there's nothing interesting, but there's some interesting information. How, do you want to hear it? ”

As soon as Brother Hasaku heard the "information that makes people care", he immediately nodded. And the old man laughed secretly in his heart-

- Sure enough, it's an unqualified work.,The old man casually mentioned the topic and followed it stupidly.,And with a stupid face that "got good information" that is super easy to see through.。

The old man pursed his lips, and in his heart he despised the lewd little brother in front of him.

"I heard, I just heard that this time the vendor gathering, it seems that Lord Toyotomi Hideyori will come here for a private visit."

"Huh?! It can't be, right? Because, that Toyotomi Hideyori is only eleven years old this year, hasn't he never been out of the castle tower of Osaka Castle? ”

"Hmph, who knows? Maybe the adult is shopping like a real kid right now. ”

While the old man and the little brother were talking and arguing with each other, Xiuguang and the others were observing the changes in the surroundings.

"Xiuzong's side should be ready. Look, the people around us are probably cross-dressed. ”

"Then let's take a look at the old man's conversation first. The catchers should also have the time to act. ”

The camera jumps back to the old man. The two are still arguing about whether Xiu Lai will appear here.

"The old man bets a small gold judgment with you, and Lord Xiulai must have come to this rally."

"Sir, if you lose, don't be repaid, besides, sir, even if Toyotomi Hideyori comes, you won't be able to find him."

"You'll find it when the time comes."

"Sir, I advise you to give up this idea. That Toyotomi Hideyori is said to have been pampered like a fat pig in Osaka Castle, how could that kind of fat man put down the things that he had fun in the city and came here. ”

The loyal Chongcheng almost rushed up to serve with his fists after hearing that the fine work dared to say such about his master Xiulai. Fortunately, Xiuguang and Xiulai stopped him in time.

The old man smiled secretly in his heart after hearing that he was not inferior, and thought that he finally had a legitimate reason to be arrested.

"Hey, is it really good for you kid to say this, Lord Xiulai, who is a person from all over the world?"

"Hahahaha, sir, don't make me laugh anymore. People of the world? That kind of teenage imp is the world's people? And it's from the Toyotomi family. Master, you should actually know that only Tokugawa is qualified to become a person in the world now......"

"Grandpa, what are you talking about?"

Xiuzong, who suddenly appeared next to him, interrupted the words of the little brother with a volume that could be heard throughout the street. For a while, the eyes of many people nearby were focused on them.

"It's Hyogoro. Grandpa was just arguing with the merchant about something. ”

The old man deliberately continued to be stupid and cooperated with Xiuzong's actions.

"Huh? Is it? But I just heard him say a lot of bad things about Toyotomi Hideyori-sama, saying that Hideyori-sama is a pampered fattening pig or something. ”

Xiuzong's voice became louder and louder, and the little brother became more and more panicked.

"That's, that'......"

"Moreover, he also said that Hideyori-sama and the Toyotomi family are not qualified to become people of the world!"

Xiuzong deliberately said these words in a child's mischievous tone.

Many people were attracted to it, and many people were watching for a while. When many Osaka locals heard those words, their eyes became more and more hostile to Hosasaku's eyes.

At this time, the little brother felt bad, and hurriedly wanted to close the stall and leave. Unexpectedly, he found that he had already been controlled by several big men in fast clothes.

"This little brother, because we did hear you say a lot of disrespectful words to Lord Toyotomi Hideyori just now, so in order to investigate your identity and origin, I can't help it, please come with us."

Without hesitation, the catchers took the little brother who was crying for his father and mother, and gave a special thumbs up to Xiuzong when he left.

After listening to the explanation, the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed, and the street returned to its original lively atmosphere. Many people looked at the "merchant brother" who was escorted away with expressions of "you deserve it" without mercy

"Well done, Hyogoro, take it, this is your reward."

After staying away from the crowd, the old man rarely praised Xiuzong and threw the tea bowl he had just bought to him.

"Oooh! The first reward from the old man! Then I'll take it unceremoniously! ”

"Well, there should be no problem then. He was locked up on charges of insulting the monarch, and many bystanders heard it clearly. There's not much more to say about Edo now. ”

"Old man, aren't there a few more detailed works besides the one who was captured just now? Is it really okay to let them go like this? ”

Xiuguang looked back uneasily.

"Don't worry. The old man's trick just now was called 'killing one and making an example of a hundred'. Like that kind of unqualified fine work, this level is enough to deter the remaining ones. ”

After separating from the old man, although it was still early, the four children who ran away decided to go home.

"Great, brother, things can be resolved smoothly."

"Hmmm! That old man is amazing. His temperament to tackle things calmly is something I don't have. I want to be like him in the future. Thank you, Xiumitsu, if you hadn't persuaded me to come out, I guess I'd never know about these things. ”

"Then if you can avoid your mother next time, let's do it again."

"Well, that's it."

Pulling the hook, several children smiled, smiling innocently.

……

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When he went back, Xiuguang's heart was not very happy.

Is today's incident proof that the Tokugawa family has begun to take action?

Things are getting more and more troublesome, and time is getting tighter.

It's time to think about the next move.