Volume 6, Whose Family Is the World 111, Conspiracy (II)
It is true that this sentence did not come out of Kato Kiyomasa's mouth, and the young man who had already walked away just now was dozing off without knowing where to hide, and Nagasaka Tadashi's eyes quickly circled around the house, and it seemed that only the sleeping person in the corner could take this sentence.
The quilt was slowly lifted, and the lying man sat up. "No one else, it's me!" He repeated it to the two men who were drinking.
"It's you!" Nagasaka Tadashi narrowed his eyes and said subconsciously.
This is a person of considerable age, who looks much older than Kato Kiyomasa, at least seventy years old. I instinctively thought he was sleeping when he was covered with a quilt just now, but then I saw that his clothes were still quite neat. This person, it should be said that this old man, has a face that is densely wrinkled like old bark, but his spirit is obviously good, and his eyes are still bright.
This person's identity is also mysterious, and he seems to be a samurai from his clothes, but he doesn't have a sword on his waist. The white and black hair was not combed into a samurai bun, but hung down very casually, but it was cleanly washed and neatly combed.
It's not so much that this person is a samurai, but that there are more cultural people like Yukata, and although the Mutsu place is more remote, there are some people who are well fed and like those scenes. In the past 20 years, there have been many people who have been wandering around in the world, and the boring literati Nagasaka Tadashi with a similar temperament has also seen a lot.
"People like me can't tell me about the general trend of the world, so you should come and tell Lord Nagasaka about it!" Kiyomasa Kato didn't show much respect for the elder who suddenly appeared, but leaned over and put his left arm on his erected knee.
"It's not good to go into battle to kill the old man, that is, to rely on a little stupidity and shallow sight to be noisy!" The old man stood up and Shi Shiran walked over, his thin body and thick bones couldn't help but remind people of a praying mantis. "If Nagasaka-sama doesn't give up stupidity, then let's talk together!" He sat in a horizontal position.
There were only two pairs of chopsticks on the table, and there was only one wine glass left, but the old man was obviously not interested in it, so he didn't stretch out his hand at all.
"Who are you?" Nagasaka Tadashi stared vigilantly at the old man who suddenly appeared, not knowing why he sensed a dangerous aura from this person. Although this person is too old to look good. And with his bare hands, he didn't even bring a light stick.
"Oh, the old man thought that you knew me, Lord Nagasaka!" The old man laughed dumbly.
"The old decay is just a lost dog wandering the world, and the Kuroda officers and soldiers are also filial piety!"
"What?!" Nagasaka Tadashi was stunned and taken aback again.
Kato Kiyomasa is even better, at most he is just a legendary character, Kuroda Kanbei's is completely different, and his wanted warrant has not been revoked yet! Nagasaka Tadasho, as a retainer of Honda Tadakatsu, was also in charge of some local security work. Even if you make up for it, you will still receive documents from the shogunate. Although the graphics on it are hand-drawn and more than ten years have passed, the basic outline can still be seen.
If it's just some things on the documents, Nagasaka Tadashi may not be able to remember them, but those annoying inspection officials are so annoying, so they come here and there every once in a while to ask them.
Nagasaka Tadashi carefully looked at the person who had just appeared, but he didn't expect it to be just such a harmless old guy, but according to his age, it should be like this. If he hadn't said such a thing in such a place, Nagasaka Tadashi was sure he wouldn't recognize him.
"What do you want to say? I'm asking about the Tokugawa family!" Nagasaka asked, still deeply wary.
"It's just an old nonsense, adults might as well listen to it as a joke!" Kuroda Kanbei crossed his legs. The posture is like that of an old monk sitting in meditation. "Speaking of the heroes of today's great names. The first to recommend His Royal Highness Tokugawa Ieyasu, this is not my flattery, anyone with a discerning eye can see it. If the stars Qing die. The world is plunged into war again, then the most likely to get the world is naturally him!"
"There must be three guarantees, the first is to ensure that the Shogunate of the Stars is divided, the second is to ensure that the Tokugawa family will not become the target of public criticism, and the third is to ensure that the world's daimyo will take advantage of the situation!" Nagasaka Tadashi returned coldly, even more suspicious of the person in front of him. If he only has such insight, then his identity is really worth considering.
"'It is in man to plan things' and things are done in heaven. There is no 100% certainty in the world!" Kuroda Kanbei saw his suspicions at a glance, but he was not in a hurry to refute them. "First, I can't guarantee that the Shogunate of the Stars will be divided, but it is not difficult to create chaos; Second, I can't guarantee that the Tokugawa family will stay out of it. After all, if the adults agree to make a move, the Tokugawa family will definitely be involved, but there is nothing in the world that can be obtained without paying a price; On the third day, most of the daimyo are shallow-minded, but greed is something that everyone will have, and sooner or later they will pounce when they see an opportunity!"
Nagasaka nodded silently, and had to admit that Kuroda Kanbei was very reasonable. But this alone still seemed too nihilistic, so he asked, "I want to know what else you have planned, and will the Tokugawa family really get the world?"
"The key to whether you can win the world depends on the Tokugawa family itself, even the powerful Oda Taimasa was wiped out in an instant, what can I guarantee?" Kuroda Kanbei spread his hands helplessly, and said very innocently: "But we also have some other preparations, otherwise even if the Zhuxing Qing clan dies, it will not hinder the hegemony of the Zhuxing family." Since it has reached this point of abandoning life and death, there is no reason to let the Zhuxing family go like this!"
"What arrangement?!" Although he was already trying very hard to restrain himself, Nagasaka Tadashi couldn't help but blurt out a question.
"Heh, heh, he......" Kuroda Kanbei and Kato Kiyomasa laughed together.
"Oh, I'm losing my word!" Nagasaka Tadashi realized that he didn't have a reason to be trusted by the other party, and it was naturally impossible for such a major secret to be easily obtained.
"We really need the care of adults, but we can't force it with life and death!" Kiyomasa Kato put down the bottle in his hand and spewed out a thick breath of wine in his mouth. "If you are willing to die for the revival of the Tokugawa family, then no one else will be implicated, regardless of whether the matter succeeds or fails. If we have other ideas, we will not force them, after all, it is a certain death. So here we are just asking for a word from Lord Land, and then we can talk about other things!"
"Just my words?" Nagasaka Tadashi felt a little incredible.
"It's a word from an adult!" Kiyomasa Kato nodded immediately. Quite surely. "Actually, this matter is not important to Zaixia, even if the adults go back on their word, I can be regarded as loyal to Lord Hideyoshi, and I have no regrets in this life.
But this time, we still have many loyal people who have endured humiliation and burdens, and in order to destroy the rule of the stars in one fell swoop, the slightest carelessness will ruin their efforts for more than ten years!"
"What if I don't say yes?" Nagasaka Tadashi asked rhetorically.
"Just ask the adults to leave, and you will never see us again in this life!" Kuroda Kanbei replied.
"This ......" Nagasaka Tadashi bowed his head and muttered, and a fierce ideological struggle began in his heart.
To be honest, he didn't believe Kuroda Kanbei's last assurance, because even if it was himself. Nor can it be allowed to let a person who has learned such a secret leave. But he was not afraid of death, but he was worried about the impact on the entire Tokugawa family, and he promised that something big might happen, and the Tokugawa family would take a big risk but also have a great opportunity; If you don't agree, you won't be able to get out of this door, but it's okay with the Tokugawa family. "Maybe it's better to die a heroic death than to live a humble life!" He thought so after a long time.
"If you can confirm that the Tokugawa family will be given a chance after the death of the Zhuxing Qing clan, then I am willing to participate!" Although he had actually made a decision in his heart, he still made a request.
"Please come here again tonight, and I can present to you something that is enough to prove it!" As if knowing that he would definitely ask this question, Kuroda Kanbei seemed to have the answer ready.
"Then you believe him. Won't there be any problems?" After Nagasaka Tadashi left. Kiyomasa Kato asked Kuroda Kanwei.
"Through the long-term monitoring of the dark line and my perception today, I do trust this person's words!" Kuroda Kanbei said with a slight smile, taking out a cup out of nowhere as if by magic. "But I don't do things by feeling. If the dark line finds anything unusual about him, he will notify us immediately, and at the same time take action to get rid of him. It's just that so much of our efforts have been in vain, and we don't know when we will be able to wait for such an opportunity again!"
"Then you're going to let him see Ishida and Senshi too?" Kiyomasa Kato asked again.
"What's the way to do this, if you don't see these two people, Nagasaka Tadashi won't believe it!" Kuroda Kanbei pinched his beard with his hand and shook his head helplessly. "Even if Nagasaka Tadashi is impulsive, he is not a fool after all, and he knows what is beneficial to the Tokugawa family. Ishida and Senshi have endured for twenty years, and finally come into contact with some of the core content of the Zhuxing Shogunate, and only in this way will people believe that they will take out their hands together and connect the death of the Zhuxing Qing clan to the body of Zhuxing Xinqing. If the stars themselves don't mess up, others won't have any chance. Everyone knows that!"
"It seems that you have really made up your mind, and you have come up with a killing move that has been hidden for so many years!" Kiyomasa Kato said as if concerned and mocking, and stretched to stand up. "Anyway, none of this has anything to do with me, but this time I can avenge the Lord and die with the Xingqing Clan, so I have no regrets. At this age, you still covet the world, I really don't know what you think......"
Kuroda Kanbei sat alone at the table, poured himself a drink, and then came out of his mind for a long time. "Since the world can't be pacified in my hands, then let it be in chaos again in my hands!"