Looking at the thick stack of files in front of me, I tightened my eyebrows, I should have been used to dealing with business for a long time, but this time the trouble was definitely different from usual.

The room was unusually quiet, and I am afraid that even if a needle fell to the floor at this time, it would be as shocking as thunder. Actually, I'm not the only one here at the moment, but they are all afraid that the slightest heavy breath will cause serious consequences.

To my right sat Gamo clan and Takenaka Kiyoji, all of whom were sitting with their eyelids down. These two people are now the central ministers of the Shogunate of the Stars, and it can be said that they hold a huge amount of power in their hands that the whole world is looking for, and I don't know how many famous daimyo of the Earthquake side will tremble in front of them, but at this moment they are all out of the way, lest they get into trouble.

Two meters away from the table across from me was Spoy, who seemed to be the only person in the room who was proud. Of course, now that he is a senior bureaucrat, he naturally can't be too obvious, but he is delighted to look at the pile of files in front of me that everyone frowns about, and from time to time he glances at the person on my left hand side very secretly.

To my left was Tokugawa Ieyasu, who sat there alone, looking so pitiful. On his face, he could no longer see the determination that had been pampered and unfazed for decades, and the pale color and helpless eyes became the main theme. Now is the moment of life and death for the Tokugawa family, although he is still a guest, but maybe tomorrow morning he will be beheaded with his two sons who are under house arrest in Kyoto, and all this will be decided in a moment!

The Tokugawa retainers participated in the rebellion, which was an earth-shattering thing, although the stars had fought for hegemony for decades and had many enemies, but in the face of today's situation, few people had the courage to burn such jade. Except, of course, the insane, but such people are usually suppressed by the law and order in various places before they can act.

In the face of this sudden incident, the wildfire spread throughout the countries within a few days, and the major celebrities were stunned. Although everyone condemned it unanimously on the surface, they thought about it a lot in private. Countless pairs of eyes are watching the situation closely.

I know that most people do not believe that this is a rebellion that the Tokugawa family has been planning for a long time, because neither the prior planning, the execution of the event, nor the subsequent response, nor the choice of goals, timing, and means have anything to do with usurping the world. Whether it is simply a few crazy people, or a director who is behind the scenes, the conclusion still seems to be really difficult to make. The daimyo are all watching the shogunate's handling of this matter, and maybe some clues can be seen here!

Reluctantly, I picked up the material and read it again, frowning and shaking my head. "Is everything in it completely true? Is the evidence conclusive?" After reading it, I put it down again, raised my head and asked depressedly.

"Your Royal Highness, rest assured, all the things displayed above are ironclad evidence!" Spoyage bowed his head and replied very humbly, but I still heard the meaning of the expression. "The facts in this report are either clearly substantial, or there are two or more witnesses who testify in unison, and the prisoners in custody have basically confessed. As for the things that contain suspicious points, all of them have been reported in a separate case, and the two highnesses Gamo and Takenaka have also reviewed it!"

"Hmm!" Seeing my inquiring gaze, the two people on the right had to nod.

"Ugh......" I let out a long sigh and pulled out the list at the end.

To be honest, these things are very high-level, focusing on evidence. Although this does not directly point to the Tokugawa father and son.

But some specious events are recounted. For example, the meeting of the Tokugawa ministers a few days before the assassination and the "small episodes" that occurred during the assassination were inconclusive, but people could not help but naturally have some associations.

"How can there be so many people attending?" Look at the list of 22 places. I shook my head even more.

"There are innkeepers, buddies, and grooms to testify, and there will be no mistake in the number and identity of the people on it!" Spoo immediately picked up and said, as if this was the pride of the whole article. In the meantime, there were many people such as Honda and Torii who slandered His Royal Highness the Great Imperial Palace and His Royal Highness the Shogun, and the bad words were really unbearable. Others, such as Ii, Watanabe, and others, also had a lot of disrespectful words, which was really in vain......"

"But that doesn't prove that they're related to this assassination, and isn't it true that the Yuchai Rebellion didn't appear here either?" I seemed to be defending the Tokugawa family, but my tone was a little weak.

"But everyone at the banquet expressed their dissatisfaction with the shogunate, and the intention of this gathering of people was ......" Seeing that I was glaring at him, Spa Yoshitomo swallowed the words that followed.

"If it is really a 'secret discussion', how can there be so many witnesses? Say something else!" I impatiently brushed the discussion away.

"Yes!" Spoyi was a man who was keen on power. So you know when it's time to stop. But he's also a persistent person who knows what to turn to. "The traitor Nagasaka Tadamasa rushed to Wadaya to meet with Takataka Kuroda and Kiyomasa Kato immediately after the meeting of the Tokugawa retainers, and acted in a sneaky manner and talked mysteriously. According to the confession of the arrested Wadaya owner and his associates, Kuroda, Kato, and others often met with their comrades there, and the bows and arrows used in the assassination were also hidden there in disguised packages in advance!" He sighed again and said very regretfully: "It's a pity that Kato Kiyomasa was ambushed in this counterplot, otherwise it would have been clear who Nagasaka Tadashi was instructed by!"

He said this very skillfully, and since he rushed to meet the traitor "immediately" after the banquet, it is natural to imagine that he was instructed by "who". Whether it's spoken or written on paper. Let those who listen to and watch it spontaneously associate a result, a result that is worth playing.

"What about Takataka Kuroda? Did you catch him?" I seemed very dissatisfied with the result, and continued to ask questions in a wedge.

"Our locals have been tracking him to Kii's famous grass, but when we finally arrested him, we told him to commit suicide!"

"How did he die?" I couldn't believe it.

"Take poison!"

"That's going to be difficult......" I closed my eyes and leaned back, leaning back and sighing. Everyone stared at me nervously, as if it was time to make a decision. "Since the chief of all the remnants of the feather wood has not been captured, then ...... Then it means that no one can prove that His Royal Highness Tokugawa and his son are involved!" Out of nowhere, I said.

"Big ...... Your Highness!" Spoy was stunned, his mouth opened and he could no longer close it,

"Maybe there's nothing complicated in this, everything is just as it seems. Maybe...... Well...... It's just Nagasaka Tadashi going crazy alone?" I thought about it and justified myself.

"His Royal Highness the Great Imperial Palace, Nagasaka Tadashi brought about his own destruction, and Honda Tadashi should also be punished for his stupidity and occlusion......" Tokugawa Ieyasu seemed to see a life-saving straw, and immediately pounced on it and hugged it tightly in his arms.

"His Royal Highness, the Taishang Imperial Palace, humble and courageous: I am afraid that such a decision will be difficult to convince the hearts of the people in the world!" Si Bo Yi Chao finally couldn't help it, and it seemed that he wanted to try it as a "direct minister".

"Your Highness naturally does not want to increase the killing in a compassionate heart, but how to deal with the people of the world, and how to explain to the loyal ministers who died protecting Your Highness? I'm afraid that if Lord Ishida Mitsunari is not cold, the hearts of the retainers of the stars are already cold!"

This really made me feel a little embarrassed, not only the samurai who fought, but also the shogunate official Ishida Mitsunari died in the chaos at that time, and Sengoshi Hidehisa was seriously injured and is still bedridden.

"What do you say about Osaka?" I was a little speechless in the face of his accusations, so I could only turn to Gamo Township and Takenaka Seiji.

The Gamo clan shook his head with a frown, then lowered his eyelids and said nothing.

"Your Excellency, the General, is at your discretion, but ...... There are a lot of people down there!" After Takenaka Kiyoji finished speaking, he also glanced at Tokugawa Ieyasu on the other side, and his gaze was very complicated.

"Really...... There's no way around it!" I followed his gaze, helpless and pity. "I believe in His Royal Highness the Tokugawa, in the Tokugawa family, and in the Tokugawa family. But as I have to fulfill my responsibilities to the whole world!"

Tokugawa Ieyasu's face was already ugly at the moment, that is, he breathed more breath of silence from the dead.

I picked up the list again and looked at each of the names on it in turn. "The first few people slandered His Royal Highness at that party, and their words were the most intense!" Spoycho reminded again.

I glanced at him, then tore the list down the far right. Everyone looked at my strange behavior in bewilderment, but no one asked.

"That's it!" I handed the note to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who looked at it carefully. There are only four names on the note, Honda Tadamasa, Sakai Ieji, Torii Tadamasa, and Honda Masamune.

"Your Royal Highness, I would like to remind you that Watanabe and the others ......" Spo Yoshitomo still didn't seem satisfied.

"Watanabe-sama and others have already gone to Kyoto at that time after receiving my reward, and they have nothing to do with it at this time!" I slapped the table angrily, then shook my hand weakly. "I want to be alone for a while, and you all go!"

"This ...... Yes!" Seeing that I had made up my mind, none of them could say anything more, and stood up and prepared to take their leave.

I lay my elbows on the table and put my hands on my head, and I looked really tired. "It's been a long time, let's let Qingzhong return to the Northeast as soon as possible!" I said again without looking up.

At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu had already walked to the door, and when he heard this, his body shook suddenly, and Huo Ran turned around and knelt on the ground and bowed to me. "His Royal Highness the Great Palace of the Stars has a large amount of great virtue, and he has recreated my Tokugawa family, and the descendants of the Tokugawa family will never dare to forget or forget!"

I didn't answer, just waved my hand again.