Yoshitoki Kira, Zenjiro Yamaoka and others watched Gao Shisheng and his party leave the gate of the Yangya courtyard and return to the residence. Okochi Kunitsuna and Nakajo Hidetaka accompanied him, and Kira Yoshishi asked Okochi Kunitsuna: "At the banquet, why do you have to repeatedly make it difficult for the right guard, and don't ask me to deal with it, could it be that you really have a prejudice?" ”

Okochi Kunitsuna said: "No. ”

Kira Yoshitoki couldn't help but wonder and asked, "Why is that?" ”

"The Gao family is the feud of the family, the legacy of the Zhen family, and the strong Liang of this generation, and will never be friends. The two countries have been killing soldiers for many years, and many of the children of Sanhe have begged to die under the swords of their soldiers, how to be friends with them? , the family stoops to the suzerain, and the people's hearts are unstable. The transposition of the concubine is especially bearable, the high-ranking clan, the foreign minister is in charge, as the swordsman Aoki said, this generation of family slaves! Is there a master who is a friend of a slave? ”

Although he was scolded by Aoki Daizen, Okochi Kunitsuna was out of consideration for the status of the Kira clan. Still stubborn, he said: "The family has been in decay for a long time, surrounded by strong enemies, only with the Ashikaga branch of the people's family voice, can the people be suppressed, the hall can not just rely on a whim, then more than the dignity and humbleness." ”

Kira Yoshishi didn't think so, if the name of the family is really useful, then it should be the official family in charge now, where is the turn to get the lowly samurai, and divide the world, and asked Matsudaira Shin'an: "What do the three mages think?" ”

"Aoki exempts the sword haoda, we have seen it with our own eyes, Nagata is a wealthy businessman, we have also heard of it, although the rest of the people are nameless, they can all be called brave and strong men, Xiao Ke from the brother to abandon the side and act as an acting official, although I don't know the details, but now I can get the effect of the three, it is by no means an ordinary mediocre person, I think I can make friends, if there is something unbearable, or you can ask it to come forward and turn around."

Matsudaira Nobuyasu and Takashi Sheng are friends in general, but they still know that they have served as the Imagawa clan's true side of the people, and if Kira Yoshitoki is really imprisoned by the Imagawa family, he can also find a way to ask the Imagawa clan's real ministers to come forward through Takashi Sheng.

Ji Liangyi thought so, waved the folding fan, and said: "When the world is strong and strong, all of them are brave and brave." The right soldier knows the world, and I have many conversations with him at the table, and all my questions are answered like a stream, and this insight alone is also worthy of me as a friend. "Okochi Kunitsuna dragged the bridle of Kira Yoshishi's horse, and he also had to admonish.

Kira Yoshishi had no choice but to compromise: "I dare not forget the legacy of the Zhen family, but you must not be proud of the Imamen family, we will go deep into the territory of the Imagawa clan, no more than the ability to be far away in the three rivers, and after arriving at Junfu City, we should be more cautious and cautious, and we should not act recklessly and make enemies in the future." ”

"Pavilion Palace!"

Seeing that he still wanted to be verbose, Kira Yoshishi asked rhetorically: "I treat you with sincerity, and I have never had the slightest contempt because of the merits of the family, and the respect and humility of the master. ”

"No!" The head of the country of Okochi was not good at arguing in government affairs, and although he was not convinced, he could not refute it, so he had no choice but to agree.

Kira Yoshishi knocked down the hand of Okochi Kunitsuna who was holding the horse bridle with a folding fan, and admonished again, saying: "Such a vulgar and arrogant trip, when you arrive at Junfu City, put it away for me, don't show it and provoke right and wrong!" After that, he turned the horse around, avoided his own pen, and was hugged by the crowd in front of the horse and back to turn to the house.

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Itakura Shigekatsu arranged for Gao Shisheng and others to sit in the Bansho Yashiki, and after a while, someone came and called the county guard to summon him.

Since it was not official business, they did not meet at the castle tower, but arranged to meet at the Tamba Museum, where Motocho Asahina lived.

The castle tower is often held only when important matters are announced, and in addition to the Imagawa family's retainers' gathering order, the Sakujo Castle Prefecture is actually in the Tamba Pavilion.

Entering the gate, turning into the main house, the most seen along the way is not the pavilions, water pavilions, and viewing stones, but the official warriors who handle official business in various official residences, and only a few maidservants in beautiful clothes and thin skirts occasionally pass through the corridor.

They traveled all the way, attracting all the Fenggong people along the way to raise their eyes to watch, but under the rule of Asahina Motocho, no one dared to get together at will to discuss the identity of the comer.

The Gunjo Mansion is located in the Rinaka Hall in the Tamba Building. Said to be in the middle, walked from the gate, and walked for a long time. When he arrived outside the inner hall of the mansion, the retainer who led the way asked Gao Shisheng to wait outside, and he entered the report and came out after a short time and said: "The head of the family invites the village Zuo Dengtang." "This person is a private minister of the Asahina family, so he calls Asahina Motocho the head of the family.

Gao Shisheng instructed the three of Aoki Daizen to wait on the verandah outside the hall, while he took off his shoes, straightened his clothes slightly, handed over his saber and ribs to the attendant at the door for safekeeping, and strode into the hall with his head held high.

Outside the hospital, it was cold and the sky was dark. As soon as you enter the hall, the lights are bright and warm.

Gao Shisheng looked intently and saw that this house was very large, quite deep and wide, with two rows of black columns supporting the roof of the hall, and ten tables and couches between the columns were relatively together.

There is a stove next to each table and couch, and there are bronze lamps and lanterns in all corners of the room and on the side of the pillars. The lamps and oil pans were lit, the candles were shining, and there were several people in the hall, two of whom he knew, and it was the Yamauchi Tongju and Matsugami Punishment Records who had been to Pingshan Township before.

In the middle of the hall facing the door, in the middle of the many cases, there was an old man who was not confused, with gray hair, who was the head of Asahina.

Asahina Motocho did not wear a crown, his head was wrapped in a curtain, wearing a black gires made of silk silk, lined with small sleeves, painted with colored lines, and the left three bar patterns of the Asahina clan, in terms of dressing alone, he was not much different from an ordinary samurai old man, but his demeanor was clear and sparse, and his demeanor was elegant.

Gao Shisheng bowed respectfully and said: "Since the farewell of Junfu City, in the blink of an eye, I have seen that my uncle is still healthy and strong, and my nephew is overjoyed. ”

After the greetings, Asahina Motocho asked, "Who does Shinkuro think Kira Shiro is?" "As a county guard, what happened in the house has already been communicated in advance.

Gao Shisheng thought for a while and said: "My nephew doesn't know much about the shape of Kiraya, let alone know about it, but through the feast, he can find out some clues. ”

"Tell me about it."

Seeing that his uncle Asahina Motocho was going to take the school entrance examination, Gao Shisheng did not hide his clumsiness, and commented on his opinion: "From the shallow point of view of my nephew, Tojo Yakataden is funny, knowledgeable, and likes warriors. Coarse martial arts, admiring literary talents, and talking with them, make people like a spring breeze, strong and powerful, and the people of the country are contending, but they are more than enough to keep and not enterprising enough. His Majesty is too forgiving, although he can raise a soldier, but it may be difficult to use it. ”

"Oh, why do you say that he is more than successful and not enterprising?"

"The house entered the Tojo family, but for two or three years, he was able to do his best, but on the other hand, he has never heard of his movement to expand the territory, which shows that his ambition is not to expand the land, but to protect the family business. This time I went to Junfu, and most of my own side was an entourage, and it was also to prevent someone from the Tojo family from rebelling against the clan, so I said that he was more than enough to keep and not enterprising. ”

"Why do you say that Your Majesty is too forgiving, although you can raise a soldier, but I am afraid it will be difficult to use it?"

"At today's feast, there are two small things that make my nephew look sideways."

"What?"

"One of them, the Hanoi National Guidelines, has repeatedly made things difficult for me, and the House Hall has many impatiences, but it has been tolerated and never reprimanded, and it is its ability to raise soldiers. Second, the Lang Party under my command and the swords and soldiers of Sanhe met each other, and the house-shaped hall blocked them, and they were mostly stupid, revealing a reluctant look. It is difficult to prohibit the order, because it cannot be used. Therefore I call him, His Majesty is too forgiving, although he can raise a soldier, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to use it."

Elder Chaobina Yuan was relieved, looked around and said with a smile: "My family's Qilin'er is also!" ”

Everyone worshipped, "Among the county guards, there are many talents." ”

Matsugami Nobumune asked playfully, "What does Shinkuro think about Mikawa Country?"

"The words of the Okochi National Gang are compelling, and the people of the Mikawa Kingdom are all headed by him, and they can get the credit of the House Shape Palace, and they want to have the ability to hold the internal affairs in the handle; Matsudaira Shin'an, dignified in appearance, has always been known for his good argumentation and resourcefulness, and his quick thinking, but at the end of his banquet, he did not say a word, and he was humble and open. On the contrary, Nakajo Hidetaka looks mediocre, and even the family heirloom martial arts are commonplace, and being able to enter the side is an advantage in the door. ”

"Yamaoka Zenjiro has a strong spirit, Aoki is not allowed to angrily reprimand Okochi Kunitsuna, he was angry when he heard this, drew his sword and fought poorly, and after defeat, he was willing to humbly seek advice, which should be for the sake of the upright samurai."

After hearing this, Yamauchi couldn't help but rejoice with his palms, and said: "Xiang Saneng is not arrogant or impatient, objectively appreciating, there are already three points of style of a famous samurai, Mikawa Mangfu is all mediocre, compared with my Yuanzhou talents, it is a world of difference, Kira clan must be in the pocket of my Junfu!" "The prefectures and counties judge the samurai, mostly to belittle each other, tout the fellow clansmen, and the Yamauchi general judgment is not exempt from vulgarity, but it is true that the Kira clan is powerless to resist under the suppression of the Junfu three times and twice.

Asahina Motocho laughed twice, changed his sitting position, and asked, "Shinjiuro hurriedly came to the county, shouldn't it be just to talk about the friendship between his uncle and nephew, but he is cunning and untamed, and came to me for help?" "Over the years, Asahina Motochang has repeatedly served in local places, looting the money of the countrymen, compiling and practicing flag books, and participating in government affairs, and without thinking, he guessed the true intention of his nephew to come to see him.

Gao Shisheng took out a stack of documents from his arms, asked the little attendant to hand them over on his behalf, and said: "That's not the case, but the rich merchant Changtian in the hometown is willing to serve his uncle, and this time he specially donated money and food to help the county in disaster relief and military training!" ”

Glancing at Bina Yuanchang, in addition to a number of money and grain, there are also ten iron cannons, three pairs of large armor, and thirty swords, and Fu Xu said: "Even if he is a family acquaintance, since I have the heart of serving the public, I will ask Junfu for credit to his two brothers." ”

After a few more glances, it was more than ten charges of the wealthy families in the township, and at first I didn't care about it, but I thought it was my nephew who asked me to make the decision, and when I saw Misawa Zuobei's 'evil words' crime, I changed color.

After peace, there are four felonies of speech, namely: slander, falsehood, witchcraft, and falsehood. In addition to 'defamation', the other three crimes will be punished by 'clan punishment', that is, 'punishment of the clan'. Because of the severity of the punishment and the fact that it is a crime of speech, this kind of crime is different from murder and arson, raising troops to cause chaos, and other countermeasures with conclusive evidence, all of which are 'convicted for words', and there is no conclusive evidence to be found at all.

In other words, it can also be understood that to say that you are guilty is guilty, and to say that you are not guilty is not guilty, and it is also because of this characteristic of being decided by the words of the officials, which is often abused by the cool officials.

The most famous 'demon case' is the 'demon fox tamamo front' case in the obscene harem during the period of King Toba.

According to folklore, "Tamamomae" was originally the favorite concubine of King Toba, and because of her natural beauty, she was even known as "the virtuous and virtuous Jikun who radiated light from her body".

For this reason, the Toba Lords were given the name "Tamamo". Soon after, however, King Toba fell ill and fell; As a result, the ministers became suspicious of Tamamo and secretly divined her. As a result, Tamamo's body, the nine-tailed demon fox, was exposed, and she fled the capital and hid in the eastern country.

At the same time, the emperor, who had recovered from his health, became angry and issued an edict of recourse. Sosuke Kamisuke and Suke Miura were ordered to act, and finally Tamamo was borne—however, her ambition and obsession remained in Nasuno in the form of a killing stone, always waiting for the next opportunity to come.

But in fact, the so-called "Tamamo Mae" is the favorite concubine barnacle lady of King Toba, and the Shirakawain Temple, who "holds the government of the three generations of the young master", died, and the title of Toba hated his own Nakanomiya Fujiwara Zhangzi's character was at a loss.

That is, he had an affair with his adoptive father, the grandfather of King Toba, Shirakawa Court, and abolished the palace position and replaced it with a barnacle queen.

Fujiwara Akiko immediately counterattacked, contacting his half-brother as the Imperial Minister Fujiwara Yuki (Sanjo family ancestor), and the half-siblings had the right to accept Fujiwara Tsuki (Saionji family ancestor), Left Minister Fujiwara Minori (Tokudaiji family ancestor), and Fujiwara Nobuyo's wife Son (Emperor Nijo's maternal grandmother).

Led troops to surround the Toba Palace, claiming to have been reported by the palace people, the barnacle maiden cursed the King of Toba with a demonic word, and claimed that it was a demon fox illusion, coercing the king to exile him to the eastern kingdom, and then he was not at ease, and instructed people to send troops to kill him.

However, the good times did not last long, and King Toba began to proclaim the government of the court, commanding the courtiers, and re-appointing Fujiwara Tadashi, who was deposed by Shirakawain, not only made Fujiwara Taiko (Koyoin), the daughter of loyalty, queen, but also favored Fujiwara Tokuko (Mifukumonin). Fujiwara Akiko was thus alienated by Toba-in.

After King Konoe ascended the throne, Fujiwara Akiko, who played with fallacies and tried to consolidate the position of the middle palace, was also caught in the curse of Tokko, the curse of Hiyoshisha, and the curse of Hirota Shrine, the three harem curses of the Toba Dynasty.

Zhangzi, who eventually lost his power, became a monk in the first year of Kangji (1142) in the Dharma Kongo-in Temple of Ninhwa-ji Temple, and was forced to cut his hair and become a nun (hence the Ninhwa-ji Women's Temple), and his Dharma name is really the law.

is as expensive as the mother of a country, and she still ended up like this, and the palace people who were implicated either committed suicide by taking poison or were punished by the clan.

After reading the incriminating evidence, the first thing he said was, "Does the right guard know the weight of the crime of 'evil words'?" ”