12, the dagger in the sleeve (below)
"Do you have any questions?" After a moment's pause, I asked in a deep voice to the people below.
"Thank you, Lord, for your great kindness! The subordinates are hereby ordered, and they are willing to go to the soup for the stars and the fire! Everyone respectfully bowed down to me and swore allegiance, their voices full of respect and fear, even Kusunoki Mitsunari and his companion Nagasobu were no exception. Although they had some knowledge of my idea of separating ninjas from ninja armies, they were shocked to hear the full plan all at once.
"Even if the 'Stars Red Heart Society' is officially established today, then you can do it......" I continued calmly, very satisfied with the results achieved. Now I feel more and more deeply about the "mystery" that Akechi Mitsuhide talked about at the beginning, which is a necessary condition for a successful person to ascend to the top. In terms of personal strength, everyone present can easily kill me, even Hongqi Jinghe, who has the worst martial arts. But they all trembled before me, because they clearly felt my unfathomable "wisdom" and the power in my hands that could easily crush them to dust. "How long will it take for you to get into the situation?"
"My Rimu can start working at any time, but the transformation still needs the guidance of the lord!"
"The scope of my 'Hongqiliu' activity is in the area of Shanyin and Shanyang, and I can reach the place designated by the lord within two days!"
"Before I came, I had already ordered my subordinates scattered in the Tohoku and Kanto to gather to Tango, and it would take about half a month to get all of them!"
"The situation of our 'Black Stream' is about the same, and it will take about 10 days for all to be in place!"
"Alright, that's it!" I nodded slightly. “…… Mitsunari completes the diversion of the original ninja as soon as possible; Changxin immediately arranged their respective bases for them; Go back and join your men, and the long letter will contact you later! Is it all clear? ”
"Yes!" The answer was simple and clear.
"In that case, let's go ahead and proceed!" With a wave of my hand, they all quietly retreated, except for Gaten Duanzo, who was still seated. "Are the other people here?" I asked nonsensibly.
"It's been a while!" But he understood what I meant.
"Then go over and see you!"
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At the end of the corridor there was a much bigger room, bigger and darker! There was nothing furnished in the huge room, but it didn't look empty at the moment. Twenty or so, twenty-seven to be exact, sat quietly on their knees in three rows, hidden in the hazy darkness.
Stepping into the room, I walked straight to the only light source in the room, a flickering candle, and sat down on the main seat next to me. Garten Duanzang, who was following behind, also stopped not far away, and the swaying light and shadow formed a somewhat strange picture on his face.
"Are these people?" I asked him.
"These are the ......," came an almost whisper-like sound from Garten Duanzang's mouth. According to the Lord's orders, all I found were people who were going to die! It should be said that they are 'dead' now, at least that's what everyone who knows about them thinks! ”
"Is it all enough?" Again, I'm sure. In any case, the tasks that these people have to take on require extraordinary perseverance, and the pressure can even drive a normal person crazy!
"No problem!" Garten Duanzang replied in a resolute tone.
"Oh...... "Although I trusted his vision, I decided to try it myself." You! Tell me......" I pointed to the second from the right in the first row. "Is there a way to die for the person who has 'died'?" I would like to test his perception of the previous "identity".
"Returning to Your Highness...... "People still can't see clearly in the dark shadows, but from some immature voices, it seems that they are not very old." That man deserved to die, and he deserved to die!! ”
"Why?" I think he should have had this realization, but I didn't expect it to be so thorough, and he was such a young person. Listening to his suppressed voice, it seems to contain the resentment of death and rest.
"Back to Your Highness! Because he was born wrong, or should not have been born at all! He may have sensed the unnatural emotions he was experiencing, and his tone instantly returned to indifference. …… That man had inherited the shackles that he could never get rid of at birth, because his grandfather, whom he had never met, was named Tao Qingxian......"
"Ahh I let out a small exclamation in my heart.
“…… So that person would never dare to mention his identity in front of others! The fear is not being killed by the enemy, but the contempt of all for his bloodline! "That voice seemed to be whispering something that had nothing to do with him." Now there is such an opportunity that it is possible for him to escape this fate forever. So unless it's death, he'll never give up! ”
I'm relieved now, what else can a person with such a belief not endure?
"The people here are either fleeing from the country, or the descendants of samurai who have ruined their country......" Garten Duanzo's voice sounded in my ears again. It can be said that everyone is carrying a bloody past! Someone may be able to tell them to die, but even the gods and Buddhas can't make them give up! ”
"You guys in the past are dead, so it can be said that I 'killed' them with my own hands!" I'm now relieved and starting to work on my plans. "Your new life is about to be born, but you must fulfill the mission that I, your master, have given me! Compared to this mission, maybe 'dying' is an easy and simple thing, so if anyone wants to quit, say it, it's still too late! I stopped and stared at the darkness in front of me.
The candles were still burning, and there was a moment of silence in the room. No one spoke, and no one stood up and left.
"In that case, then listen up!" I try to keep my tone down and not be so nervous. "You know me today and who I am. But I command you to forget about it until the day I want you to remember! The first thing you do is to be patient, to endure in the position and position that I have assigned you. It will be a long time, maybe 10 years, maybe 20 years, maybe even generations! You have to be completely patient, that is, you know that even the conspiracy against me has nothing to do with you! Your secret can only be told to your chosen heir on the day of your death, and 'he' or 'she' will inherit your mission. Until one day, you or your heirs receive instructions from me or my heirs, and then this 'patience' is over! I breathed a sigh of relief as I said this, and my throat was slightly dry.
Everyone listened quietly, no one spoke, and no one questioned.
"There is one thing that you or your heirs will be asked to do, and I now command you to do it unconditionally!" My tone turned stern. “…… The things in the instructions may be unreasonable, they may be unbelievable, and they may even kill you! But no matter what kind of situation arises, you must carry it out unconditionally, even if there is a mountain of swords and fire in front of you, you must walk over as if there is nothing! "I paused again to watch the crowd's reactions." I know it's hard, and if someone quits now I won't pursue it! Those who leave will go back to their old lives as if they had never been here. ”
The room was still silent, and I even suspected that everything was an illusion, and I was the only one talking to myself.
"Good!" I nodded, sighing inwardly. "You can all leave, and someone will arrange the rest for you!"
Twenty-seven men bowed deeply to me in the darkness, then stood up one by one, and walked out one by one.
"It's finally over for the time being...... "After there were only two people left in the room, Garten Duanzang and I, I finally spit out the turbid breath in my chest that I had been holding for a long time." It's a lot of things to get started with Tango, and I'm likely to be busy in the next few days! It's up to you to take care of this, arrange for them to leave so as not to alarm the others! ”
"Yes, my lord has worked hard!" As he spoke, Kato Duanzo took out a few pieces of paper from his bosom and handed them to me in both hands.
"What is this?" I flipped through it, but it was too dark to see.
"Back to the lord, this is the identity arrangement of the twenty-seven hidden personnel!" He said seriously: "My subordinates think that this is the highest level of confidentiality, so I recorded it in detail for ......."
"Yes......" I moved the pages to the only candle in the room without waiting for him to finish, and a faint flame burned in my hand.
"My lord! This ......" he was stunned.
Mr. Kato ...... "It wasn't until I saw the pages completely reduced to ashes that I opened my mouth again." Do you know why I made it so dimly furnished? ”
"This ...... Please make it clear! He asked, looking down.
"It's easy......" I smiled at him. They are all my 'last resort' buried everywhere, and I don't know when or where I will meet them! Wouldn't it be terrible if I knew or knew them from time to time, so you alone would be in control! ”
"My lord! I ......" Kato Duzo seemed to have made up his mind in excitement. "I want to ask you, if someone had left just now, would you really let him go?"
"Oh......" I looked at him in surprise, I didn't expect him to ask such a childish question. I'm going to be like this! I nodded.
"But my lord! This would be a serious threat to ......," he raised his voice excitedly.
"Then let me ask you......" I stared into his eyes and asked directly, "If I had given such an order, would you have carried it out as it was?" ”
"I'm ......" Kato Duanzo was silent for a moment before slowly shaking his head. I'm going to kill everyone who leaves, because I have to! ”
"In that case, what else do I have to worry about?" I turned my gaze away to the darkness ahead. “…… There are some things I don't like, and I wouldn't do that if it were just my business! But my every move now is often related to countless people, countless people who support me and put their hopes in me, so just like you have things to do, I have things to do! And what I'm going to do now is trust you, trust in your abilities and judgment, as I know you! I patted him on the shoulder trustingly.
I don't know if I used more force, and I obviously felt his body tremble.
"Let's do the following things, just hurry up!" I stood up and walked to the door. "I've been busy in the last few days, and right now there's a party that I have to host in person. You can see and decide for yourself! "I emphasize it again.
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