So Matsudaira Motoyasu endured and endured, but still stood up and said to Ishikawa Shumasa: "I'll tell you the truth!" I suspect you're keeping bandits! ”

This clueless sentence startled Ishikawa Shumasa. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He fixed his mind and said, "Why did the young master say this? ”

The way he chatted was obviously a little empty-hearted.

"I just saw a bandit who was very agile and disappeared after coming to you." Matsudaira Motoyasu said directly, "I suspect that he entered your mansion." Looking at the familiar appearance, it is definitely not the first time to come! ”

Of course, Ishikawa didn't know what Matsudaira Motoyasu was talking about. Although he did harbor the bandits, he couldn't talk about supporting them. He only charged some fees to the thieves on a monthly basis to ensure the continuation of the bandits' interests, and did not have the idea of letting the bandits come to his house for the night.

But listening to Matsudaira Motoyasu say that he has a nose and eyes, Ishikawa Shumasa is also a little confused. He immediately said: "Young master, old minister, I have done my best for the Matsudaira family and have been loyal all my life, and you actually doubt me?" ”

Sakai Tadaji knew that most of these samurai nobles in the Mikawa region had some connection with the bandits, but they were not so blatant, so he hurriedly came out to stop him: "Don't say that, it hurts the harmony for no reason!" ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu saw that Sakai Tadaji had spoken, so he said, "I just suspected, and I didn't say that Ishikawa-sama must have done anything illegal." But after all, I'm the security officer of the Imagawa family, and I can't watch the clues slip away in vain, so I have to give Ishikawa-sama a chance to prove his innocence. ”

Ishikawa Shumasa heard Matsudaira Motoyasu say this, obviously still doubting himself. So he said angrily, "Since the young master doubts me, then go ahead and search my house." Let's see if I'm harboring bandits. If I harbor bandits, I'll have my disembowelment in front of adults today! ”

Sakai Tadaji saw that the matter had risen to the rhythm of caesarean section, so he hurriedly came out to stop it, and said, "Everyone calm down, don't be impulsive, it's all your own family, why bother?" ”

But now that things have come to this point, no one can back down. Ishikawa Shumasa certainly wanted to prove his innocence, but Matsudaira Motoyasu also felt that it was the old minister who was coercing him.

As the young lord of the Matsudaira family, he did not come back to inherit Okazaki Castle, and he did not make any decent contributions, and his ability to control the old ministers of the family was not enough. Now that Ishikawa Shumasa has taken out a caesarean section to threaten him, if he is cowardly, I am afraid that he will not be able to raise his head in front of the old minister for the rest of his life in the future.

So Matsudaira Motoyasu didn't listen to Sakai Tadaji's advice at all this time, and said, "Okay, if we can't find something, we can prove your innocence." I, Motoyasu Matsudaira, parade naked in Okazaki Castle and personally make amends to you! ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu is the head of the Matsudaira family, and he can't cut his stomach. Even a parade in naked clothes is an extremely humiliating thing.

Not to mention Sakai Tadaji, even Ishikawa Shumasa couldn't agree. He hurriedly said, "Young master, don't be like this. As long as you can clear my name, that's enough! ”

"Search!" Matsudaira Motoyasu said with a dark face. Things have come to a stalemate, and Matsudaira Motoyasu is not used to him, so he orders his samurai to launch a stall-style search of Ishikawa Shumasa's house.

The samurai under his command were naturally only responsible for him, and seeing that Ishikawa Shu was pretending to be an old minister and threatening to disembowel, he felt a little unhappy. Therefore, their actions during the search inevitably had a certain impact on the living environment and decoration style of Ishikawa Shumasa's home.

Ishikawa Shumasa looked at it in his eyes, and naturally he was quite unhappy in his heart. But he didn't say anything, he just wanted to see what Matsudaira Motoyasu should say if he couldn't find anything for a while.

"Your Excellency, come and see here!" At this time, a samurai hurriedly came over to report to Matsudaira Motoyasu.

Everyone hurriedly followed, and in Ishikawa Shumasa's warehouse, a large number of gold and silver treasures were placed. The value of these things far exceeds Ishikawa's legitimate income.

And in the warehouse, there are many sets of armor, swords, and some blue-gray cloth clothes.

As a samurai, it was said that there was some armor and swords in the warehouse, but these blue-gray clothes looked very familiar, which was exactly the same as the simple clothes worn by those bandits just now.

Matsudaira Motoyasu's face suddenly pulled down.

"What is this?" Matsudaira Motoyasu Road.

"What's wrong?" Ishikawa Shumasa hasn't reflected it for a while.

"I ask you where these things come from!" Matsudaira Motoyasu said, "These are clearly the clothes of some bandits!" ”

Ishikawa stopped talking, and he didn't know where the clothes came from. How could there be such rough clothes in his home?

Matsudaira Motoyasu smiled and said, "Lord Ishikawa, don't you want to tell me that these bandits have passed through layers of protection and come to your warehouse, facing so many gold and silver treasures, not only did they take away a single thing, but they also left their clothes!" ”

"This, this ......" Ishikawa counted for a long time, and he couldn't say why.

So the scene is very embarrassing.

Matsudaira Motoyasu sighed and said, "Lord Ishikawa, please explain it well, otherwise, please fulfill your promise." ”

But Sakai Tadaji knew that Ishikawa Shumasa was actually quite capable. He was a famous retainer of the Tokugawa family on the same level as himself, otherwise he would not have been able to accumulate so much wealth. Since he didn't know about these bandit costumes, it must have nothing to do with him.

Sakai Tadaji didn't want Matsudaira Motoyasu to destroy the Great Wall, so he hurriedly stood up and relieved the siege and said: "Young master, I believe that these things must not belong to Lord Ishikawa, and I also ask the young master to forgive him some time and let him find out." Ishikawa-sama will definitely give you an explanation! ”

"Explain? Give him back a few days? Matsudaira Motoyasu said, "Do you want him to catch a few ordinary villagers to make up the numbers?" With so much gold and silver treasure in his storehouse, there must be something wrong with him! ”

Tadaji Sakai hurriedly explained, "This is not the money that Ishikawa-sama saved for himself!" This...... In fact, it is a military fund prepared for the revitalization of the Matsudaira family! ”

These people were in the process of a fierce quarrel, and at this time, another small surname came over and said, "Enlighten my lords, there is a person outside who calls himself Kinoshita Tengjiro and asks to see him. ”

Kinoshita Tengjiro was sent by Gao Xianda to check on Mikawa's tax payment. Ishikawa Shumasa had so many treasures in the warehouse at this time, how could he let him see it.

Ishikawa Shumasa hurriedly said, "Let him wait in the front hall, and I'll go over right away." ”

Who knew that Kinoshita Tengjiro had already walked in at this time, and said with a smile: "Yo, all the adults are here?" ”