Chapter 25: Kosuke
Kosuke feels happy now, really.
Now in front of him was a large bowl full of rice, and a big fat fish weighing three catties steaming with fragrant heat. Yes, it was the most sumptuous meal he had ever seen in his life. After swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva fiercely, Kosuke suddenly shouted, grabbed the big fat fish in front of him like crazy, and devoured it.
Suddenly, a bucket of cold water greeted me.
Kosuke suddenly felt that everything in front of him was gone, the big bowl of rice, the fat fish in his hand, and the tender fish that softened in his mouth, everything was gone, and all that was left was endless darkness.
Yes, it was just a beautiful dream, and now this dream was shattered by the coldness of the whole body. It had been a day and two nights since he was tied to a pillar behind him, and from the moment the "devil" left, there were only a pair of blood-red eyes left around, and Kosuke said that meant hatred, hatred with blood. It's been a long, long time since he'd eaten, and he hadn't even drunk even a drop of water, and Kosuke felt like he was going to die here. But Kosuke didn't hate that "devil", and he should even thank that "devil", if it wasn't for his order, he would have been beaten into meat sauce by the surging townspeople yesterday. Or maybe that's what the Buddha calls retribution, he thought to himself.
Looking back, Kosuke suddenly felt that he had failed in his life. When I was young, I worked as an apprenticeship at a merchant in Hakata and married a beautiful wife, and everything seemed so good. However, there were unforeseen circumstances, and his wife's beauty attracted the attention of a local tyrant, and after the struggle was fruitless, he was finally forced to take his wife to escape by boat overnight. After many trips, he finally came to Higashimatsuura, and as soon as he settled down, the town where he settled was attacked by bandits, and he was finally dragged to the bandits' lair with his wife, which is now the Notakayama cottage. I thought that that time was a catastrophe, but I gradually found that this gang of bandits was just farmers who had lost their land, and when they couldn't live, they became bandits, and they usually only looted the local tyrants, and generally did not kill or injure civilians. For the survival of himself and his wife, Kosuke eventually became a bandit. With his ability to calculate the accountant and his witty brain, he gradually won the appreciation of the bandit leader and became the person in charge of taking care of the stolen goods, so the life of the two gradually got better, and during this period, his wife also gave birth to a lovely daughter. In this way, ten years passed in a hurry, and two years ago, Banshi Dalang colluded with the local tyrants under the mountain to rebel, and killed all the family and cronies of the former bandit leader, and the witty and witty at the same time were suspected of knowing the secret treasure room of the former bandit leader of Zhilu Dao Yusuke was left behind. Eventually, after providing a treasure location for the original leader and several suggestions, Kosuke gradually became the number one subordinate of Stabishi Dairo.
But Stabishi Darou didn't appreciate Kosuke, and even got a little bored, if it weren't for Kosuke's frequent good plans, Banshi Darou would have kicked Kosuke away with one kick, and then occupied his wife and daughter. Why? Kosuke believes in Buddhism, and it is a Zen Buddhism, believing that God has the virtue of a good life, and it is necessary to accumulate more yin virtue and not create more killing. So, every time he followed Banshi Dalang to rob, he always persuaded Banshi Dalang not to kill innocents indiscriminately. To be honest, Kosuke is a bit unicellular in this regard, just like he was too arrogant when he inquired about the situation in the town, and the previous leader was willing to listen to his opinion in this regard, that is because this leader was also born as a farmer and sympathized with the peasants, but the current Banshi Daro is a mastermind and anti-murder guy, and saying these Buddhist words to such a guy is not a slap in his face? So Kosuke is destined to become a tragic character.
Soon, after Sbanshi Dairo was seriously injured and fell into a coma, Kosuke, who did not have a strong background but still belonged to Ibanshi Daro's right-hand man, became the target of Banshi Dairo's rival Oishi Noji, and after forcibly controlling Kosuke's wife and daughter, he forced Kosuke to go down the mountain to investigate, thus causing disagreements within Banshi Zuozaburo's personnel to achieve the goal of disintegrating the original Banshi Dalang's power. At least, so far, Oishinoji's calculations have succeeded. …,
Now, Kosuke Chiro said that his retribution has come, and although he has never killed a person with his own hands, many people have died because of his own schemes, so he feels that he will go to hell. But Kosuke is still full of reluctance to this world, because there are still his wives and daughters, and once he dies, his wife and daughter will become playthings in other men's beds. In this way, a moment of remorse, a moment of reluctance, and Kosuke gradually fell into endless darkness. A bucket of cold water running through his body didn't make Kosuke fully awake, after all, he was so hungry that his nerves were numb. But just as he was about to fall into complete darkness, Kosuke heard a voice that made his soul tremble.
"Untie him down and give him a bowl of gruel." Ah, it's the voice of that "devil". In the haze, Kosuke felt the rope on his body be loosened, his lips were pinched open, and a warm liquid flowed down his throat into his body, and gradually his body felt it, and his limbs slowly regained a little strength.
"Ah", Kosuke let out a low exclamation in his throat, as if he had discovered the most wonderful thing in the world, and his weak hands suddenly grasped the wooden bowl close to his mouth, this is porridge, delicious porridge. Gulping down, a bowl of gruel was soon drunk by Kosuke. A ray of light shot into the slit of his eyes, Kosuke slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing that caught his eye was a pair of legs in straw sandals, along the thighs, Kosuke gradually raised his head, and soon he saw a young face, and that calm look, ah, it was the "devil".
"Well, it's hard to feel hungry, but do you know how many people have died like this because of you," Masarashi said as he stared at Kosuke with majesty.
Kosuke lowered his head, not daring to make eye contact with this "devil", and his whole body trembled.
"Help him up and let him meet his new companion," Masarashi said, waving his hand.
After the two feet bowed lightly to receive the order, they came to Kosuke's side, pulled him up and dragged him forward. Soon Kosuke came to several wooden pillars, slowly raised his head, and saw that there were a total of six pillars in front of Kosuke, each of which was firmly tied to six people, and at this moment these six people were sitting down against the pillars, and by the light of the fire, Kosuke could clearly see everyone's expressions. "Ha Lu haha, Ha Lu Ha Ha, is it you? Haluha, you have this day too", Kosuke clearly recognized several of them as Oishinoji's men. A few of the thieves looked up at the laughing guy in front of them, and then lowered their heads again. Now that they have become prisoners, they are either killed or released, and of course, so far, they still think that they will be released.
"Huh? It's you? Kosuke suddenly stared at one of the bandits, as if he had hatred for this bandit, his face was hideous, and then he rolled and rushed to the right edge of the bandit.
"Ahh You...... What are you doing? Don't come here", the bandit with his hair scattered found Kosuke crawling towards him like crazy, and immediately looked panicked and struggled to lean back.
"Uh. Save...... Help me! Kosuke quickly climbed to the Spreading Bandit, who was easily tied by Lucky by the neck. Breathless, the bandit let out a low cry for help in his throat. Kosuke used all his strength with both hands, and while slamming himself to death, he shouted, "Give back my wife and daughter, return my wife and daughter." Seeing that the face of the bandit turned from red to purple, Masahara had to let people pull away from Xingsuke.
After being pulled away, Kosuke who was pressed to death still let out a wild scream, trying to break free from the restraints on his body several times, staring at the emitting bandit with red eyes, if his eyes could kill, the emitting youth was estimated to have died dozens of times. After more than ten minutes, Kosuke gradually calmed down. …,
"So, Kosuke, you can tell me now. Who are these people? Seeing Kosuke calm down, Masaro asked.
"My lord, they are all from Oishinoji, but he", Kosuke said excitedly, pointing to the bandit who was still gasping for breath, "He is the son of Oishinoji, and the only son, Oishi Taro, is the one who led someone to snatch my wife and daughter, woo woo", Kosuke howled as he spoke.
"Oh? I didn't expect to catch a big fish", the corners of Masaliang's mouth tilted slightly, and he muttered to himself with interest.
"My lord", Kosuke suddenly struggled and kowtowed to Masara, "My lord, please save my wife and daughter."
"Huh!" , Masahiro was suddenly stunned by the guy in front of him who was still kowtowing desperately.
"Kosuke, you haven't figured out your current situation yet, have you? You are now my captive, you are the bandit who once attacked my territory, and now you let me save your wife and children? Masato felt that this guy in front of him was really an idiot.
"No, my lord", Kosuke saw Masa's refusal, and suddenly opened his two ashigaru restraints and hugged one of Masara's feet, "My lord, I have a very important secret", Kosuke gritted his teeth, and then looked up at Masara earnestly and said.
"Secret?" , Masarashi felt a little curious, what secret actually made Kosuke think that he could help him save his wife and children. Waving his hand, the two ashigaru who were hurriedly preparing to pull away from Yusuke paused.
"Yes, my lord, it's a secret about the treasure trove of bandits," Kosuke said in a low voice.
"Oh?" , Masara looked down at the guy who was holding on to his feet suspiciously.
"It's a treasure left by the previous leader, I've been in it a few times, and there are at least a thousand kan in it, as well as other supplies", seeing Masarashi looking at him suspiciously, Kosuke quickly explained.
"Thousands?" , To tell the truth, the political conscience is moved, you must know that the territory of Ludao is now very poor, even if you used your underwear at the beginning, it was only 17 times, but now there are thousands of times. But since there is so much money, why doesn't this guy have it to himself? Thinking of this, Masara couldn't help but suspect that this guy was lying.
"My lord, that money is too heavy to take, and even if I take it, where will I use it? It's easy to attract attention", Kosuke frowned again after seeing Masayo's intentions, and he didn't fully believe it, so he quickly analyzed.
"The biggest problem is that the treasure is in a very private place on the mountain behind the cottage, and it is usually very inconvenient to enter," Kosuke said the biggest reason.
"Oh?" , This is not a problem for himself, Masahiro firmly believes that he will eradicate the bandits one day, especially after catching a "big fish".
"My lord, I am willing to take you to find the treasure. But please rescue my wife and daughter," Kosuke continued.
"Well, as long as I eliminate the bandits on the mountain, I can rescue your wife and daughter", Masara frowned and thought for a moment, and then said. Anyway, if the bandits are eliminated, this guy's wife and daughter will be saved, just a favor. Of course, the premise is that after the bandits are eliminated, before they are eliminated, they will not casually attack the bandits to save your family, after all, their own people are also people, how can they suffer great damage for the sake of profit.