"Sagami Mamoru! What's wrong with you? ”

Seeing that the loyal neighbor was obviously hit hard, Xiuzhong personally stepped forward to greet him. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the loyal neighbor saw Xiuzhong, he didn't say hello. He swayed to Xiuzhong, who came to greet him, and knelt down with an ordinary sound, crying bitterly.

"Phase, Sagami Mamoru ?"

Where has the usually vigorous and imposing Okubo Sagami Shogun-sama gone?

It was strange that Xiuzhong and the rest of the retainers didn't know what was going on.

"Sagami Mamoru, you calm down first! What's going on? ”

Xiuzhong asked.

"General...... Adult ......"

The loyal neighbor raised his head, his red and swollen eyes wide,

"Your Majesty has just gotten the news...... Inuko ...... Zhongchang died at the hands of a mob of people!! ”

The loyal neighbor shouted this sentence in an extremely hateful tone. His body trembled violently, and he almost fell to the ground from unsteady.

Xiuzhong and the retainers were shocked.

"It's serious?!! Tadatsune was killed?!! ”

"Isn't it...... That young and excellent Okubo Kaga Mamoru was actually killed......"

"It's a shame......"

"Okubo Kagamori is a kind young man, it's a pity!"

"I guess it's because I'm too kind that I've suffered such a catastrophe! What a pity! ”

All the retainers expressed their regret and surprise.

Tadatsune, the eldest son of the loyal neighbor, was also very famous among all the retainers of the Tokugawa family. At a young age, Tadashi was known to have the same wisdom as the old minister Honda Masanobu, and was very kind and compassionate, and was deeply trusted by Hidetada.

As we all know, Zhongchang is the most favored son of Zhongchang, and he is also the eldest son. Loyal neighbors have great expectations and care for this eldest son. Now that the news of Zhongchang's murder suddenly came, you can imagine how sad and angry he must have been.

Xiuzhong also trusts Zhongchang very much, and it can be said that Zhongchang is already the successor of the old family in his heart. Now Zhongchang's sudden death makes Xiuzhong a little unbelievable.

Several retainers who were following Zhongchang's side at that time also followed their loyal neighbors to Xiuzhong. They gave Xiuzhong a detailed account of the chaos at that time and the circumstances of Zhongchang's killing.

"How unreasonable is that!! This mob should be suppressed!! ”

After listening to these people's words, Xiuzhong was also completely angry.

"Your Excellency!! This time, please let Sagami Mamoru personally go out...... I will personally suppress these mobs that have killed my beloved son...... Avenge him!!! ”

Listening to Xiuzhong's idea of wanting to suppress Yiyun, the loyal neighbor who lost his beloved son was of course the first to take the lead.

The anger and hatred of the loyal neighbors were visible to all the retainers present, and no one dared to speak out against a father who had just lost his son and was on the verge of going berserk.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency thinks that at this time, you should not be so reckless as to go forward and suppress this Yiyi indiscriminately. You can't send troops out of a moment of hatred. ”

At this moment, a certain retainer sitting on the side spoke up.

"Pure ......"

After seeing clearly the opponents, the loyal neighbor gritted his teeth.

The opponent was Honda Masamune, the eldest son of Honda Masanbu. After Hidetada succeeded him as a general, he followed Hidetada's side, replacing Ieyasu and Masanobu to carry out the supervision duties of Hidetada.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Although it is not explicitly stated, it is clear to everyone that the relationship between the Okubo family and the Honke family has not been very good, and it can be said that it is a fierce relationship between each other.

"Today...... It doesn't matter who is against...... I'm going to send troops!! I will avenge my son!! ”

The loyal neighbor stared at Zhengchun viciously with his sharp eyes, and let out this sentence. Of course, he meant it.

"I gave permission!!"

Xiuzhong had already had the intention of suppressing it with an iron fist, so of course he would agree.

Zhengchun glanced at his loyal neighbor and sneered with contempt.

For a moment, the discussion reached an impasse.

The arbitrary faction, led by Hidetada and his loyal neighbors, and many other retainers who demanded peace talks with a crowd, were in antagonism. Both sides have their own reasoning and dispute with each other. Even though Hidetada was a general, he could not ignore their opinions and arbitrarily order troops to be sent in the face of opposition from many of his retainers.

There has to be a reason for the need to send troops. Xiuzhong thought so.

"Your Excellency! There's new information from Castle Town! ”

The little surname hurriedly ran in from outside.

"How's it going? Is the unrest outside continuing to expand? How's it going? ”

The retainers paused their discussion and began to listen to the latest developments.

"Report to the General, the situation outside is getting worse and worse right now. The riots have spread from the west to the Odawara Exit in the south, and many of the daimyo houses have been burned! The Fukushima family and the Kuroda family are especially serious! It is said that it is a good deed done by a crowd, but it is said that it was burned by ordinary civilians. ”

"What?!"

When I heard that the daimyo was burned, all the retainers couldn't sit still. This is already a very serious problem.

"How are the daimyo families inside?"

Xiuzhong asked nervously.

"It's okay for the time being! Except for a few people who were burned to death before they had time to escape, the rest of them had successfully escaped and are now temporarily taking refuge in the city. ”

"That's good...... It almost happened......"

Hearing that the family members of these out-of-looking daimyos were all right, Xiuzhong breathed a sigh of relief.

"But, Shogun, the crowd is now on the verge of Edo Castle!"

"Abominable ......"

In the face of this obviously uncontrollable situation, Xiuzhong can't help but think about it. All he had in his mind now was the idea of suppressing the crowd as soon as possible, so he couldn't care about the opinions of the other retainers.

"Sagami Mamoru! Now you immediately lead 1,000 elite soldiers to suppress this riot! The sooner the better!! ”

"Yes!! I, Okubo Tadashi, will certainly live up to the expectations of the Shogun!!! ”

As soon as he heard Xiuzhong's final order, the loyal neighbor was in good spirits and immediately turned around and left to prepare for various matters. He is ready to personally put on the battle to avenge the death of his beloved son.

Honda Masamune, who was sitting on the side, saw that he could no longer stop these people's arbitrary actions, and he could only sigh helplessly.

"Shogun, at least we have to write a letter to inform you of the current situation of Edo Castle, the Great Imperial Palace, which is now in Kyoto, so that the Great Imperial Palace-sama will not be worried."

In the face of Zhengchun's legitimate proposal, Xiuzhong naturally had no reason to object.

Soon after, the letter, which had already been written, was sent from Edo Castle to Kyoto.

By this time, it was dawn the next day. The discussion with the retainers lasted for nearly a night.

The tired general Hidetada stared at the sea of fire in the castle town, revealing a nervous and worried expression.