Edo, the council of Amawa Castle is over, and Takeuchi Ren has not been punished for what happened in Osaka Castle, which has surprised many people.

However, after the events of the council were disseminated by well-intentioned people, people still knew what happened at that time.

Ren Takeuchi didn't take bribes?

How is this possible.

However, that's what Ren Takeuchi said at the time, and this excuse really makes sense.

Knowing what kind of virtuous person Takeuchi Ren is, he is very disdainful of this.

It's simply unrealistic for you to ask a dog to get rid of eating.

Ren Takeuchi is a dog, and if he accepts bribes, he eats again.

So, if you ask him to get rid of this problem, that's a fantasy.

If this is put on someone else, this is still somewhat possible.

But he Takeuchi Ren...... Everyone can only hehe.

However, in any case, the shogun Ishida Hiroshi agreed with Takeuchi's statement, and said to all the ministers present, "Can't Takeuchi get rid of his mistakes and learn better?" 'The words come,

Seeing that Ren Takeuchi was nothing to do, Hiroshi Ishida was relieved and got rid of a headache.

And Takeuchi Hitoya kept a low profile during this time, trying not to appear in public as much as possible, and just found some little girls to play the game of 'hey, hey' in a secluded residence outside Edo Castle every day, which was considered to pass the boring days.

Of course, Ren Takeuchi's low profile was also forced, because he knew that many people were very dissatisfied with such a result.

Therefore, he must keep a low profile, reduce the number of people who go out and don't find opportunities and interfaces, and then make himself like that.

Anyway, after the crusade against those foreigners and the matter is dealt with, the general's son-in-law will let him go to another place. When the time comes, I can be a soil emperor again.

Therefore, during this time, he regarded it as recuperating his energy.

It can be said that both Hiroshi Ishida and Hitoshi Takeuchi feel that this matter is solved, just like before.

However, the two of them were completely ignorant of what they had done, and what they had done had once again left an indelible mark in the hearts of the loyal ministers, and they had completely lost their confidence, and some of them had already begun to decide to overthrow Hiroshi Ishida.

If Ishida Hiroshi knew that things would turn out like this, I don't know if he would be so protective of Takeuchi Ren. So much to be spoiled.

However, these are all hypotheticals, and Ishida Hiroshi is ignorant of any of these things.

So, these things can only be left to develop.

In fact, in the shogunate of Hiroshi Ishida, the resentment of the big guys has accumulated for more than a day or two.

Originally, everyone thought that the general was still young, and maybe he would mature in a few years.

However, after so many years, the general is still like that, and he still pampers Lailaiko and the annoying Ren Takeuchi, and everyone can't see the transformation of the general at all.

Now Ren Takeuchi has made such a big deal. The general actually protected him and dealt with the matter lightly.

If the shogunate continues to let Hiroshi Ishida, an indifferent general, continue to be in control, then the foundation of the shogunate in the future will be very worrying.

Therefore, when Kobayashi Sotake put forward the suggestion of 'Qingjun side'. It was immediately supported by many people.

It's just that now these ministers who support this proposal, although they have a high status, they have no military power in their hands.

Originally, these people were all daimyo lords in the past, but they had been cut off little by little a few years ago. It became an ornament.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be so passive against the general now.

Especially Kobayashi Sotake, he would let Takeuchi live so chicly.

So. Although they connected in tandem, they did not hype about it.

Now the matter of their preparation for the 'Qingjun side' is only circulating in a few small circles that are absolutely tight-lipped.

They also waited a little longer, waiting for the time to come.

Because their current strength is not enough to start this thing.

Therefore, they need to have the support of some powerful people in the field, and they also need to make sure that this event does not cause turmoil when it is launched.

If this matter is not handled well, the shogunate, which had been established with great difficulty, will collapse, and Japan, which has restored peace, will fall into war again.

And after they overthrew Hiroshi Ishida, they had to choose a suitable heir to take the position of shogun.

For this candidate, they have to choose carefully.

At the very least, this person can't be as mediocre as Hiroshi Ishida, and at the same time, he has to ensure the interests of these people, and even let them get even better benefits than they are now.

None of these things can be done overnight.

All of this takes time.

It is precisely for this reason that Hiroshi Ishida and Ren Takeuchi have a delusion, they both feel that this matter has completely passed, and those ministers have also given up in frustration.

Therefore, Hiroshi Ishida and Ren Takeuchi have not thought about this problem.

Although Lailaizi felt that something was wrong with this, she couldn't tell what was wrong with her, so Lailaizi could only observe secretly.

However, whether it is Hiroshi Ishida or Ren Takeuchi, and even those ministers who are plotting to 'clear the king's side', they now have a thing to do.

That is to dispatch troops, and put all the energy on crusading against Zhao Hongyu and others.

The crusaders on the side of Osaka Castle have been defeated, which is equivalent to slapping the Japanese in the mouths of the two big mouths, and this mouth is very loud.

Therefore, the shogunate must now get his face back in order to prove to the world that the shogunate is capable of it.

Otherwise, the shogunate's prestige in policies and decrees would be greatly reduced if they were not in the face.

For a government agency, the consequences are quite dire.

And although the Tianyu City people have regained their calm on the surface, it seems that nothing has happened. But the undercurrent surging down here can't hide it from some people.

For example, Kotaro, the leader of the Shinobi Army of the Ishida Shogunate, Kazema Kotaro, knew everything about what Sotake Kobayashi was going to do.

Merely. Although the wind demon Kotaro knew such a thing, he didn't tell Ishida Hiroshi about it, and even intentionally or unintentionally concealed it for Kobayashi Sotake.

The reason is very simple, because he sent someone to find Kobayashi Zongwu and got Kobayashi's assurance.

When what they have to do is successful, Kotaro Kazema can get even higher status and benefits than he already has.

Driven by interests, it is not surprising that Kotaro the Wind Demon helps Sotake Kobayashi and them.

Besides, Wind Demon Kotaro is also very disgusted with Lailaiko and Takeuchi Ren, because Lailaiko and Takeuchi Ren have wanted to meddle in the affairs of the ninja army many times. to seize the rights that belong to Kotaro the Wind Demon.

These have touched the bottom line of Wind Demon Kotaro.

The reason why Kotaro didn't launch any counterattack was not because he was afraid of Raiko and Ren Takeuchi.

It's just that because he took into account the meaning of the general, Hiroshi Ishida, and he was worried about the matter between Lairaiko and Ren Takeuchi that he mastered, and Hiroshi Ishida, the general, would not believe it.

Because of the wind demon Kotaro, he knows too well the secrets between Raiko and Hiroshi Ishida.

He knew how sincere Hiroshi Ishida was to Lailaizi.

Therefore, he didn't want to come out and be this villain, and make Ishida Hiroshi disgusted with himself.

Don't look at the status of ninjas in the Warring States period, but their status is still not high compared to samurai.

Because ninjas can't be on the table. Therefore, when both the Tokugawa family and the Ishida family recruited ninjas, the status given was not too high.

At the beginning, Hattori Hanzo's status was only an official position of a few thousand stones, but just like that, it had already made Hattori Hanzo happy.

And the wind demon Kotaro and Hattori Hanzo ratio. It's not much better.

His current status is not as good as even the most rubbish little daimyo.

It can be seen that ninjas, although they will be used by the shogunate. But they won't be reused.

It was precisely because of his position that Wind Demon Kotaro did not rush to tell Ishida Hiroshi all the information he had.

And Kazema Kotaro also understands Hiroshi Ishida's character. Zhilu said that he was a dou who couldn't afford it, and even if he told him, it would be useless.

Instead, the woman would cry and complain, and at the end of the day, she threw dirty water on her head.

If that's the case, then you're losing more than you gain.

If you don't do it, the shogunate will clean up the Koga stream.

This is something that Kotaro Kazema doesn't want to see.

He didn't want what he had worked so hard to get until now to be wiped out.

It is important to know that since the establishment of the Ishida shogunate, many people have suggested that the then general Sansei cancel the ninja army.

It was General Sancheng who overrode public opinion, which preserved the existence of the Koga ninja army.

Because whether it is a literati or a military general, they hate and fear ninjas.

It's annoying that ninjas walk in the shadows, always hiding in the dark like rats.

What is afraid is that ninjas are stronger than ordinary people in terms of assassination, intelligence and peeping into secrets.

In front of the ninjas, they can almost be said to have no secrets.

That's why those people want to cancel the ninja army.

How could Wind Demon Kotaro not know this.

Although the Wind Demon Kotaro and his Kogaryu ninja army were preserved, General Mitsunari also promised the daimyos, ministers, and generals a condition.

The condition was that the shogunate's ninja army would not spy on them and peep on their privacy.

If such a thing is found to happen, then the Koga ninja army will be disbanded directly.

And the ninjas of Koga-ryu will be jointly encircled and suppressed by the daimyo of all Japan.

No matter how powerful the Wind Demon Kotaro is, he can't go against the powerful people in all of Japan, unless he is brain-dead.

This is another reason why Kazema Kotaro didn't dare to tell Hiroshi Ishida about Laiko and her father.

Doesn't that mean that the ninja army is spying on the general's family?

That's a big deal.

If it weren't for the fact that Lairaiko and Takeuchi Ren spied on the rights of the ninja army and touched the interests of Wind Demon Kotaro, then Wind Demon Kotaro would not dare to risk the world's condemnation to do this.

In fact, he is also trying to protect himself.

It's just that this secret Wind Demon Kotaro didn't say it, and it has been rotting in his heart.

Even when he secretly expressed his support for Kobayashi Zongwu, he didn't tell this secret.

Because he wants to see if Kobayashi Zongwu can succeed.

If he succeeds, it's not too late to throw out the secret himself.

You must know that Kobayashi Sowu promised him, as long as the matter is completed, then he can let the new general draw a chassis and hand it to the Wind Demon Kotaro as his territory.

Let him also be a big name.

This is the misfortune that makes Kazema Kotaro excited.

Ninjas can also be daimyos!

This is a great thing for Kotaro, the wind demon who was born in a ninja.

Don't look at his skills, but his status is not very good.

This is also his heart disease all along.

If he can become a lord daimyo, then he can get rid of this identity as a ninja and become a lord.

And with the Koga-ryu ninjas in his hands, I think he can also let himself seek to become a registered official in his lifetime.

In this way, his descendants can also be upright.

I have to say that the environment and humanity on the Japanese side are completely different from those in China.

It's really a miracle that a person with a powerful ability like Kotaro the Wind Demon can live so aggrieved.

If the Wind Demon Kotaro is from the Ming Dynasty, he must also be an official of the brocade guard, and he will be a majestic existence when he walks there.

But if you look at the wind demon Kotaro pretending to be a grandson here in the Wa Kingdom, he is still pretending to be very comfortable, then I have to say that the Wa people really have such a cheap factor in their bones.

Things are over on the Edo side, and Kazema Kotaro is starting to deal with the matter at hand.

For the thing that promised Kobayashi Sotake, it was just a small matter for the wind demon Kotaro.

At this moment, there are only two important things in front of him.

One was to immediately send someone to inform the daimyo of Tajima and Tanba, and let them organize their army to defeat those foreigners, and at the same time send a team of elite ninja troops to the camp of the foreigners to spy on the military strength of those foreigners.

If they could, this group of ninja troops would assassinate the leaders of the foreigners and make the foreigners chaotic.

Ninja, that's what you do.

And that's just one of them.

Then, another thing that is more important to Kazedemon Kotaro is that he is going to send the elite Koga Ten to dress up and find Tokuyu to deal with them, and kill the Iga Ten.

The Iga Ten and Koga-ryu have been fighting each other for many years, and Koga has been doing nothing about Iga and these people all these years.

That's because the ninjas of Koga are not as powerful as the Iga Ten who have special abilities.

But now it's different!

Wind Demon Kotaro used the power of the shogunate to search for good seedlings all over Japan, and finally found him ten children with special abilities.

After so many years of training and nurturing, these children are ready to become teachers.

And they, by the wind demon Kotaro called the 'Koga Ten'. (To be continued......)