At the same time as Hidemitsu and Prince Hachijo, they were in Kyoto together. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As the evening passes, the night slowly falls, and the streets and alleys of Kyoto quickly dissipate the crowd and hustle and bustle of the day, and gradually restore the elegant tranquility of Kyoto.

This year's cherry blossoms seem to have bloomed a little early. Regardless of the cherry blossoms in Osaka that will not really bloom for a while, the cherry blossoms in the streets of Kyoto are not yet fully blooming, but all the cherry blossoms are ready to bloom, and you will be able to see the beautiful scene of cherry blossoms dancing in a few days or so.

Therefore, under the cold moonlight, the stone slabs of some of the more spacious streets are also dyed with a slight cherry red light and shadow, which looks quite elegant and beautiful in the night of Kyoto.

At such a time, it would be wonderful to bring a small pot of sake and a small box of Kyoto sweets, and have a drink with a few people on such a night, and talk about the elegance of the past and the present.

However, in such a wonderful scene, there are always hidden actions and conspiracies.

Of course, this is not referring to the show of them. Hidemitsu and Hidemune had already rested in Prince Hachijo's mansion.

So, who is the one who is now walking vigilantly and briskly along a dark street in Kyoto?

It so happened that the path that this suspicious pedestrian had traveled was a trail near the Prince's Mansion. At this time, Hidemitsu's ninja Irizawa Shinnai also happened to be monitoring everything around him from the tree next to the prince's mansion.

“……？”

The appearance of this suspicious pedestrian made Irizawa Shinai also begin to become vigilant.

“…… It's weird. ”

Irizawa Shinnai stood on a tall tree, staring at the people who were walking briskly through the dark paths.

The man was dressed in the usual garb of a subordinate, with a hat on his head that covered his face. Looking at the direction he was traveling, it seemed to be heading to ......

Thinking of this, Irizawa couldn't help but think of a certain possibility in his mind.

He looked back at one of the rooms in Prince Hachijo's mansion that was still lit, and hesitated to stop reporting the show for the time being, and followed it first.

Looking at the figure of the suspicious pedestrian who was gradually moving away, Irizawa finally made the decision to follow first.

Anyway, no one would trespass on the prince's mansion. Of course, my lord is an exception.

Thinking so, Irizawa glanced at the room where Xiuguang was resting, and then quickly stepped on the roofs of each mansion, followed the suspicious pedestrian, and walked in a certain direction,

That person was obviously not a ninja or a person engaged in espionage transmission. Although he was more vigilant, he couldn't detect the aura of the ninja Irisawa at all.

After a few turns, he came to a building.

“…… Really. ”

Irisawa, who was peeking at him from the roof not far away, nodded secretly after seeing the place clearly, affirming his thoughts.

This is no ordinary mansion. This is the residence of Tokugawa Hidetada after going to Kyoto. Hidetada, his two younger brothers, Gorou Taimaru and Chofukumaru, all live here temporarily. The same was true of many of the retainers who accompanied Shangjing.

So, what exactly is the purpose of that suspicious person's here? Who is he?

With these questions buried in his heart, Irizawa Shinnai continued to keep an eye on the suspicious person.

I saw that the man took off his hat in a corner of the mansion, and then entered the mansion through a secret passage somewhere, mixed in with a group of subordinates, and couldn't see anything wrong.

At this time, Irisawa had already followed him to the roof of this mansion.

After watching around the roof for a while, Irizawa breathed a sigh of relief.

Probably because of the loss of a large amount of the power of the Concentric Society during the Edo Rebellion, all the guards in the mansion here are now samurai, and there are no Ninjas of the Concentric Society.

Of course, it may also be that Ieyasu is worried that at this time, he will use the ninjas of the Iga Concordacy Society to protect Hidetada, but it is very likely that it will turn into a situation where Hidetada is killed by the Ninjas of the Echo Society...... Of course, the reason is that the person who ordered the iron-blooded suppression of the Tongxin Society was Xiuzhong himself.

Hawkers, anyway, now that there is no Tongxin Society secretly guarding nearby, Irazawa's reconnaissance has become easier.

Of course, Irisawa's actions are limited to reconnaissance, and it is impossible to do anything else, such as the assassination of Xiuzhong.

After all, ninjas aren't as versatile as some legends suggest, and there are many samurai out there, so if they are spotted or cause some commotion, it will be troublesome. At that time, it may not only be himself who has an accident with the wind demon, but Xiuguang may also be implicated.

Thinking so, Irizawa scanned down at the various situations inside the mansion.

After the suspicious person entered the mansion, he first pretended to be a subordinate and did some work done by the subordinates, and then avoided the eyes of all the subordinates and retainers, and secretly came to the backyard of a certain room.

Ah, sitting in that room right now is the second generation of the general Tokugawa Hidetada. Squinting his eyes, Irizawa took a closer look at the interior of the room again.

Seeing this, Irisawa was a little puzzled. If he wants to come to Xiuzhong to talk about something, then logically speaking, he doesn't need to be so secretive and careful? At least there was no need to avoid the eyes of all the retainers and guards.

And Irisawa found that this room was not Xiuzhong's bedroom, but a room that he didn't usually use much, and there were unnecessary sundries piled up next to it, and there was no light in the room now, probably because he was worried about being discovered by outsiders.

Therefore, Xiuzhong deliberately avoided all the retainers and subordinates, and did things extremely vigilantly and carefully, just to meet with this suspicious person who came from outside, what was the secret in it?

Although it is not yet possible to draw a final conclusion, Irizawa can now be sure that the secret meeting between Xiuzhong and this person cannot be known to the retainers, and if it is exposed, the consequences may be more serious.

“…… My lord. ”

Suddenly, I heard a voice from below. Irizawa immediately stopped thinking, pricked up his ears and began to listen.

“…… Lord Xiuzhong! …… Lord Xiuzhong! ”

The suspicious man whispered to Xiuzhong in the backyard.

After a short while, the sliding door of the room was carefully opened. Xiuzhong showed half of his face, then nodded and greeted the people in the backyard.

“…… Come in, be quiet. ”

After the suspicious person entered the dimly lit room and sat down respectfully, Xiuzhong began to speak.

“…… Thank you for your hard work, Okubo Waiji. ”

Xiuzhong also sat down and said this to the person in front of him in a slightly tired tone.