Several retainers of the Okubo family who escaped from the crowd alive ran back to Edo Castle as soon as possible. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

They are the loyal confidants and retainers of the young master. After seeing the tragic death of Tadatsune, he hurried back and hurriedly reported this unfortunate fact to the head of the family, the loyal neighbor.

At this time, Tadashi also received information about the riot in Edo Castle, and was thinking about countermeasures with a solemn face in his room.

At this moment, he saw several of the eldest man's loyal retainers rushing in in a state of confusion and kneeling in front of him.

"Forgot about it, didn't you?! Didn't you say don't come in without my permission?! ”

The loyal neighbor, who was thinking, was furious that the sudden intrusion of several retainers interrupted his thoughts. Very impatiently, he waved the luxurious fan in his hand in the face of his retainer.

The retainers did not respond to the scolding of their loyal neighbors, but fell to their knees covered in dust, trembling and trembling, and squeezed out a howling cry from their hoarse throats.

"Big, big...... Adult ......"

The retainers wept silently, and staccato words came out of their mouths.

Only then did the loyal neighbor realize that something was wrong with them, and hurriedly calmed down his anger and asked:

"What the hell is wrong with you? What about loyalty? Why didn't he come to me? ”

The loyal neighbor subconsciously wandered around, looking for the figure of his eldest man, Zhongchang.

The cries of the retainers grew louder and louder, giving the loyal neighbors a sense of foreboding.

"Say it! What the hell is going on?! ”

The loyal neighbors also began to get nervous.

"Big, big...... Loyalty, loyalty, he, he ......"

The retainers lifted their faces with tears and snot, and their mouths were silent.

When the loyal neighbor heard Zhongchang's name, his eyes widened, and he grabbed the retainer who was kneeling on the ground, and shouted:

"Say it quickly! What happened to Tadatsune?!! ”

The retainers cried even louder.

"Big, big...... Lord Tadatsune had just heard about the commotion in the castle town, so he personally went to stop ......"

"What?!!! Why don't you stop him!! ”

The loyal neighbor threw the fan in the face of the retainer.

"Big, big...... We've stopped it too...... But Tadatsune-sama didn't listen...... Then we went with Tadatsune-sama......"

“…… And then, and then what! ”

The loyal neighbor's eyes were bloodshot, and he snorted impulsively, and yelled at him while tugging at his retainers.

The retainers glanced up at their loyal neighbors with indescribable despair in their eyes.

"Lord Tadatsune...... The mob was beaten...... Killed! ”

“…… What, what ......?"

When the loyal neighbor heard this, he couldn't react for a while, his feet went limp, and he fell to the ground.

"No...... No way...... My poor Shinjuro ......"

He held his head in his hands, unwilling to accept this fact.

"Ahhhhh!!hh

Faced with the sudden departure of his favorite eldest man, the loyal neighbor fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

This was a heavy disaster for both the loyal neighbors and the Okubo clan.

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General Xiuzhong is also anxiously thinking about countermeasures now.

In the Honmaru of Edo Castle, he gathered many important ministers in the hope that a solution would be reached after discussion.

According to Xiuzhong's character, this kind of pinch must be suppressed with an iron fist.

However, the retainers objected to it, arguing that this practice was too crude and bloody, and was not conducive to the stability of the Tokugawa family's rule.

The young Hidetada was a little dissatisfied, believing that this kind of rebellion-like rebellion was a provocation to the rule of the Tokugawa family, and that the army should be dispatched to suppress it with an iron fist.

"What is the current situation in the castle town?"

Xiuzhong changed the subject with some dissatisfaction.

"Report to the Shogun, it seems that there are now signs of riots at the Odawara Pass in the south, and the crowd in the west is also intensifying."

Xiuzhong listened to this series of reports, and his heart became more and more irritable.

"Now it's imperative to put it to rest! If we can't suppress it as soon as possible, and then it will drag on for a long time and cause a bigger problem, my father will definitely blame it!! ”

Xiuzhong encountered such a thing for the first time after becoming a general. He was anxious to prove his strength in front of his father Ieyasu and get Ieyasu's approval.

"I already made a mistake when I was Sekigahara, how could I make it again in front of my father!!"

Hidetada has always been haunted by the Battle of Sekigahara five years ago.

At that time, it was precisely because he was stumped by the provocation of the Sanada family in Ueda that he did not catch up with the main battlefield where his father was. After being reprimanded by Ieyasu, Xiuzhong never forgot about it.

After his father, Ieyasu, was in Sekigahara, he kept chanting the name of the deceased eldest son, Nobuyasu, in front of his retainers, and used the name of the deceased eldest brother to reprimand him.

I had never met the eldest brother who had committed suicide by seppuku in the year he was born, but he was forced to stuff a lot of things about this eldest brother in his mind. Xiuzhong was very tired of this.

Because of that incident, he almost lost his position as heir. Fortunately, at that time, his father's favorite younger brother Gorou was still too young to pose a threat to him.

And now, the young Gorouta has grown up, and is both civil and military, with excellent academic performance, and is highly evaluated within the Tokugawa family, and it is said that he has the style of the eldest brother Nobuyasu back then. Xiuzhong really felt the crisis. Although he has now succeeded the second generation of generals, he still can't take it lightly.

Xiuzhong is determined to do this thing beautifully, so that his father Ieyasu will recognize and trust him. However, now he is facing resistance from the opposition of many retainers. This made Xiuzhong very angry.

"Why is Sagamimu not here at such an important time......"

Hidetada searched everywhere for the figure of his confidant Okubo Tadashi, but found nothing.

As long as Sagami Mamoru comes, the situation will definitely be reversed. Xiuzhong thought so.

Zhonglin is his loyal supporter, and he has the same opinion as Xiuzhong in the handling of many things. Moreover, loyal neighbors are also very prestigious and influential among retainers, and can influence the outcome of the discussion to a large extent.

"Report to the Shogun, Okubo Sagami Mamoru is here."

Suddenly, the little surname reported to Xiuzhong that the loyal neighbor was coming.

"Oh! It's finally here, Sagami Mamoru! ”

For the appearance of this cronie and important minister, Xiuzhong was very happy. Because of the presence of loyal neighbors, the opinions of the retainers may be dismissed.

However, the loyal neighbor that Xiuzhong saw now was not as majestic as usual, but the whole person looked sluggish, his eyes were red, and he walked staggeringly as if he had been hit by something. He looked like he was ten years old.

Not only Xiuzhong, but also the retainers present were also very surprised when they saw their loyal neighbors like this.