The elder brother in Masashige's mouth is naturally Hattori Masasa, the rough and unpopular former leader of the Iga Concentric Association who "assumed" the fuse during the Edo riots. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

To tell the truth, the reason for Zhengzhong's meeting with his father-in-law Chang'an this time, in addition to the serious matters discussed earlier, was to ask his brother about the current situation was his personal intention.

Hearing Zheng Zhong ask about Zheng, Chang An narrowed his eyes, sighed, and then replied:

"That guy is on Tadahui-sama's side right now. It was I who asked Tada-chan to take care of him. ”

"In, on Tadahi-sama's?"

Ever since the Edo Rebellion, Masasigge has been looking for his brother, who has escaped, because he fears that he will be hunted down by the shogunate and then beheaded.

However, shortly after that, his father-in-law, Chang'an, wrote to him and informed him that he had already accepted asylum under someone and was temporarily safe. So Zhengzhong temporarily stopped looking for his brother.

It's been almost a year since then. Since then, Masashiro hasn't received any information about his brother's masa, so he now wants to ask how his brother is doing.

"The ...... Is it the son of the Great Imperial Palace-sama? Tadashi Matsudaira, the adopted son of the Matsudaira family? ”

"Yes. You heard it right. ”

"Why...... Is such a big man willing to shelter his brother? ”

When he heard that his brother was actually sheltered under the son of the lord of the Great Imperial Palace, Mashiroge was still very shocked.

Moreover, this Lord Matsudaira Tadashi was only fifteen years old, and he could not think of a reason why he was willing to agree to Chang'an and then shelter Masatsu.

"Don't be surprised. I still have Lord Zhonghui who is willing to take shelter, so naturally I have my own reasons. All you need to do now is to be the leader of the Iga Harmony Society. ”

Chang'an saw the surprise in his eyes, but he didn't explain too much about the reason for the asylum, and signaled him not to know too much.

"Yes...... But since my brother is doing well, can I write a few words of greetings? ”

Although the elder brother treats himself in many ways, the upright Zhengzhong still seems to be worried about his brother's safety and recent situation.

"No, I can't. You can't have too much movement right now. If it is known by the Lord of the Great Imperial Palace, it will be finished under Lord Tadahui now. ”

Faced with Zhengzhong's request, Chang'an frowned and quickly vetoed it.

"It's just that this guy isn't so honest, and it's not a good thing, so it's better not to have too much to do with him from now on. He's not allowed to have any contact with outsiders right now, so don't think about these things. ”

Although Chang An knew very well that he was not a good person, after hearing many righteous deeds, he felt that no one would want to have much to do with such a person, because such a person did not even understand the most basic truths.

"But he's still my brother after all...... I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Before my father died, he told me that brothers should be friendly with each other. Now that my brother is in trouble, my younger brother naturally has to find a way to take care of it. ”

"Oh, it's serious, it's serious, you treat him as a brother, but he doesn't necessarily see you as a younger brother."

Facing Geng Zhi's somewhat stubborn son-in-law, Chang'an looked a little tired,

"Even before the Edo riots, I heard a lot of harsh and slanderous voices against you. As I said earlier, it's better not to get involved with this kind of person anymore. ”

“……”

After a period of instruction in Chang'an, although Zhengzhong had fallen silent, his face was still flushed and tense, as if he was making silent resistance.

"In short, if we continue to be so peaceful, we will definitely be fine, and we will take good care of him, and we will never hand him over to the Lord of the Great Palace. You can rest assured of that. ”

What's more, this person is still of great use. Chang'an thought so while clapping his palms to reassure Zhengzhong.

Chang'an had long wanted his son-in-law to replace Shimomasa as the leader of the Iga Harmony Society, but because the elders were orderly, and the previous generation of Hattori Hanzo Masari had already decided on the successor before his death, Chang'an's hopes did not succeed.

Now that there is the Edo Riot and he is about to step down, his son-in-law Masashige can finally succeed to the next leader openly, and Chang'an will certainly not allow anything to go wrong.

Although the power of the Iga Kojokai was far less than before due to the Edo riots, Chang'an did not feel any loss because of Masashige's succession and his own financial resources.

As long as Iga Tongxin will become a force on his side. Let Tongxinhui become his own eyes and ears, which is another thing that Chang'an is satisfied with.

"I see. I will do what my father-in-law says. ”

After thinking about it for a while, although Zhengzhong was still a little unwilling, he still pursed his lips and nodded in agreement to Chang'an.

"It's good to know~ You can temporarily serve in Sado for a while with peace of mind, and I'll talk about it later."

Seeing that his son-in-law finally nodded and accepted his teachings, Chang An happily lifted the wine bottle again, filling the wine plate for himself and Zhengzhong.

"Oh, now that the dull topic is over, let's have a drink. It's starting to get hot and humid, and it's not a good idea to go with a topic like this! Hahaha! Come on, come on, drink it! ”

Chang An casually loosened the heavy shirt on his body and fanned it inside, while pushing the wine saucer to his mouth.

Zhengzhong seemed to not feel the heat of the temperature, his face did not change at all, and he should have lifted his wine saucer and drank it all with his father-in-law.

Outside the room where the two were drinking, from time to time, other staff members of the office would pass by in a hurry against the dazzling sun hanging overhead.

They all knew what the two of them were talking about in this room, but they hurried forward as if they were looking at the room as air.

It's the beginning of July. The temperature is also as Chang'an said, and it is slowly starting to get hotter. The people who work in the gold and silver veins are the ones who know the sensation of heat and dryness.

Indeed, even in Sado, which is located in a northeasterly direction, the temperature is not very pleasant at this time.

Presumably, the same is true for Echizen or Echichu.

Buried in the noise of frogs and cicadas everywhere, some people in the west also began their actions.