Chapter 938: A Fog
When he saw the man who was brought over, Saeki Yukyo was almost angry. This suspicious man, who was called a suspicious person, looked to be in his fifties, and he didn't look like a spy at all, and even looked a little silly, a thin little old man.
"This is the suspicious person?" Saeki Yukyo looked at Yashiro with fiery eyes and asked fiercely.
"Lord...... Lord, this person seems sneaky in the city, and he happened to be met by the villain, so he was caught. "There is obviously a ghost in my heart, and Yashiro's voice seems a little weak.
When Saeki Weijiao heard this, he almost didn't let the surrounding guards come over and pull Yashiro down and cut him directly, but thinking that in the near future, these people would be his capital to obtain greater benefits, so he had to forcibly swallow his anger, and finally waved his hand and waved Yashiro aside, and then looked at the little old man who was still kneeling on the ground and asked:
"What are you doing in this city? Are you really a fine worker? ”
"Wronged, my lord! The villain, his daughter, and grandson live in Akagi, who is not far from this city, and this time they came out to sell cottonseeds, and when they sold out, they were ready to leave, but they were tied up by the adult as a fine work, and the villain was really wronged! "At this time, in the Kyushu area, because the Luo family vigorously promoted cotton planting in the territory, and at the same time sent people outside the Luo family's territory to continuously purchase cotton, and even cotton seedlings and seeds, many local farmers in Kyushu would grow some cotton by themselves to sell it for money.
"If it's wronged, why is it so sneaky?"
In fact, after hearing the little old man's words, Saeki Weijiao basically judged that the little old man was really innocent. He knew where Akagi was, and there was a huge lake. Every summer. He'd pretty much go there to escape the heat.
Not to mention. He was also quite clear about the situation in his own territory, and the little old man in front of him still had a strong accent from the local village leader near Akagi, unless this old man was bought by the Luo family a long time ago and became a fine worker, it would be difficult to avoid his judgment. Of course, even so, Saeki Yukyo was still puzzled by the sneaky behavior of this little old man, so he asked before.
"No, no, no, villains aren't sneaky. I'm scared! My lord. The old man looked really frightened, "I met the general from this side, and I still saw the general from the other side, but I was so frightened that I collapsed beside the tree." ”
The little old man's words immediately attracted the attention of Saeki Yukyo, and the "general" mentioned by the little old man did not all refer to Yashiro and others, according to the meaning in his tone at this time, he should have encountered a lot of military forces.
"General, is there going to be a war here? Even the city was burned down? Just as Saeki was thinking, the little old man asked boldly. The so-called foolish people have foolish blessings. If the ordinary people were too frightened to speak at this time, this little old man dared to ask questions.
"Oh? How do you know you're going to war? Have you ever seen any other military formations? After hearing the little old man's question, Saeki immediately stared at the little old man motionless and asked.
"Adult ......" faced Saeki Weijiao's question, but at this time, the old man who loved it was a little cringe, and seemed to be a little afraid to say it.
"Old man!" At this time, Saeki Yukyo looked like he believed that the other party was a hillbilly and asked, "Did you see something outside the city?" As long as you can say it, I believe you have been wronged"
"Yes, yes, yes......" As soon as he heard that he could be exonerated, the little old man nodded hurriedly, "The villain was almost arrested yesterday?" ”
"Oh?"
"The fellows suddenly burst into a village where the villain was about to go to borrow for the night, and robbed everyone and their belongings there."
"Huh?" After hearing this, Saeki Weijiao's heart suddenly burst into shape, and he hurriedly continued to ask, "Why are those people like this?" ”
"Huh? This? The little old man was obviously stumped by Saeki's questioning, and replied with a bitter face, "The little man doesn't know, if he hadn't seen the opportunity, he would have taken refuge in a bush outside the village, and then, after those people had looted the people of the village and all his belongings, he would have desperately entered the city before the gates were closed, and finally spent the night under the eaves of the street, and maybe he would have been arrested by those people." ”
At this time, the more Saeki listened to it, the more frightened he became, so he hurriedly continued to ask, "Do you remember what those people looked like?" Tell us the truth about what you see! ”
"That...... I don't know what it looks like, but judging from the pattern of the military flag that those people carry, it seems to be from the Luo family. ”
"Are you sure?"
"It should be, when the villain went to the border to sell the cotton boy to those merchants of the Luo family, he saw that the Luo family checkpoints on the border were inserted with such patterns."
"Bold, you actually collaborated with the enemy?" Before Saeki Yukyo could speak, Yashiro in the back immediately shouted. Previously, the Saeki family had issued a law, explicitly ordering the people in the Saeki family's territory not to trade with any merchants from the direction of the Luo family, and also encouraged the people to take the initiative to report all kinds of suspicious people who spread rumors in the territory.
"Huh? My son-in-law was killed in a battle with the Luo family, leaving behind two grandsons and my daughter...... My daughter has been sick ever since, and if I don't work, my child will starve to death......" At this time, the little old man also found that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately begged for mercy.
"That's it!" Saeki Weijiao waved his hand to stop the little old man's begging for mercy and the accusations of his subordinates. At this time, he was more concerned about the information mentioned in what the little old man had just said.
According to the geographical location, the place where the little old man mentioned that he encountered the Luo family's army was in the area south of the city, and according to the position of the confrontation between the Saeki family and the Luo family at this time, this is the rear of the Saeki family! When did the Luo family's army be able to evade the surveillance of his subordinates, directly enter his rear, and then loot the population and material wealth there? What's even more hateful and terrifying is that until now, no one in the territory has found them, and no people have come to ask him for help? What happened during this time?
The people did not come to ask for help, which can only mean that almost all the people who were seen by the Luo family's army were looted, and their own subordinates did not come to warn, which can only show their incompetence. Immediately, Saeki Weijiao immediately thought that last night's fire was obviously caused by the Luo family, such a fire, even in the distance outside the city, can obviously be seen, but the Luo family's army, which is less than half a day's away from here, did not take the opportunity to attack, why is this?
The ignorance that suddenly appeared in front of Saeki Weijiao made Saeki Weijiao feel that there was a fog in front of him. For this reason, he couldn't help but touch his forehead with a headache. (To be continued......)