Hijikata Toizan looked solemn, walked into the room, and said to Kondo Isamu.
"Tsuchibashi Morishige took the people out."
Kondo Isamu nodded and said nothing. Seeing her like this, Hijikata Toizo asked.
"You knew she was going out?"
Kondo Isamu sighed and said.
"Fujibayashi Muku sent a message. Why do you think Suzuki Shigehide and Dohashi Morishige came to Kyoto?"
Hijikata Toshizo said.
"Of course it's those southern barbarians."
Isamu Kondo smiled bitterly.
"It was Master Xianru of Ishiyama Honganji Temple who gave the order to kill those Nanman missionaries.
Suzuki Shigehide has been reluctant to take action, probably because the Nanman people were protected by His Highness Oda and their activities have been in the area of Tofukuji Temple."
Although they, the Mibu wolves, are powerful in Kyoto these days and seem to be famous all over the world, in fact they are just a group of pawns, and the shogunate can crush them with one finger.
The real reason that allowed the Mibu wolves to wreak havoc in Kyoto was the political stalemate between Ashikaga, Shiba, and Oda, which resulted in no one daring to touch the Mibu wolves, lest it ruin the overall situation.
Yoshigan Shiba took the initiative to give in in exchange for the understanding of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga. This allowed Mibu Wolf to show off in Kyoto and save some face for the Shiba family.
The Zahe Zhong wanted to kill this group of southern barbarians in Kyoto, and behind it was the provocation of the Ichigo clan against the Oda family. How could ants like the Mibu Wolf be able to withstand this?
Hijikata Toshizo asked anxiously.
"Kondo-hime, did you tell Dohashi Morijutsu where the Nanman people settled?"
Kondo Isamu shook his head.
"How could I be so ignorant?
Didn't we agree that even if we get the information, we will protect Doqiao again after Tenchu?
However, Fujibayashi Mukuro didn’t give me any information, so Dohashi Morishige took action first.”
Hijikata Toshizo twitched his brows and said.
"You mean, Fujibayashi himself secretly gave information about the Nanman people to Dohashi Morishige?"
Isamu Kondo glanced at Hijikata Toshizo and said.
"The Yagyu group sent information, and the hiding place of the Hime warriors who ambushed Mr. Takada Yukino has been found. I have sent Okita Hime to lead people to investigate. If it can be confirmed, we will take action tonight.
Once these Hime warriors are killed, the employment relationship with Dobashi Morishige will be terminated and we will be completely cut off from these pirates.
We never knew what Morishige Dohashi was doing in Kyoto, and we never gave Morishige Dohashi any information. Do you understand?
Also, remember, we owe Fujibayashi a favor."
Hijikata Toshizo nodded.
Originally, the Minsei Lang's Tenchu Operation was not planned to end so early. They also hoped that this operation would make them famous and accumulate merit for the future.
But the conflict between the Yixiang Sect and the Nanman Sect in Kyoto will inevitably involve the Oda family.
Miburo, who hired Dohashi Morishuji, could not withstand such a huge thunder. As a last resort, Kondo Isamu could only complete the task ahead of time and quickly gather his minions to avoid disaster.
Hijikata Toshizo was a little reluctant and a little ashamed.
"It's my fault for attracting this bastard Morishige Dohashi to Kyoto."
Kondo Isamu shook his head and said.
"Hijikata-hime, we can't possibly swallow up all the benefits in the world.
We are coveting others, and behind us, there are people who are coveting us.
The Mibu wolf has climbed up the ladder. The people above want to step on us, and the people below also want to pull us down. This is normal.
After the Tenchu is completed, we will submit a letter to the Odaisho, requesting to go to Sakai Port to take care of the sick Takada Yukino-sama.
We have already received enough. I was too greedy before and wanted to earn more.
The incident of Tuqiao keeping his weight also reminded me that enough is enough and keeping our current gains is more important than anything else.
As long as the two Takada-samas continue to be kind and their favor remains unchanged, we will have a chance in the future."
Hijikata Tosei nodded and stopped talking.
The predicament that Miburou is in today is that after they reached the sky in one step, they still wanted to take a step further, so they were exploited by Dobashi Morishige.
Isamu Kondo is right, the whirlpool in Kyoto is bottomless and cannot be played around by ronins like Miburou who have just gained status.
For the present plan, we have to retreat to Takada Yukino, the spiritual leader, and the Odaisho will not forget the Mibu wolves, a group of loyal domestic dogs.
God damn it, just stop it.
———
At sunset, Suzuki Shigehide sat side by side with Dobashi Morishige on the porch of the courtyard, watching the sunset together.
Suzuki Shigehide was surprised by the arrival of Morishige Dohashi. But this old rival had already come to the door, and she could not show weakness.
The two were silent for a long time, and finally it was Suzuki Shigehide, the owner of this place, who spoke first.
"Hime Dohashi, you came to Kyoto just to watch the sunset with me at the center of the world?"
Tsuchibashi Morishige smiled, took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Suzuki Shigehide.
Suzuki Shigehide took it and looked at it, and his pupils shrank. What was written on the paper was exactly the foothold of the Nanman people and the scope of their activities.
Tsuchibashi Morishige said.
"At this time, they should be having dinner with the devout believers in Kyoto, right?
First thank their Lord for the food, and then greet each other like sisters.
It's really disgusting, these foreign monsters and nuns use hypocrisy and equality to give false hope to believers.
Are all people guilty? Oh, then go to hell."
Suzuki Shigehide asked with a solemn expression.
"Have you sent someone to take action?"
Morishige Dohashi looked at the position of the sun and said.
"The time is almost up. It only takes one meal at most and you will have results."
Suzuki Shigehide stood up suddenly and looked at Dohashi Morishige.
"Do you know what you're doing?"
Morishige Dohashi stood up, looked at Suzuki Shigehide coldly, and said.
"You have been delayed in Kyoto for too long. Letters of support from Kyoto temples are being sent to Ishiyama Honganji Temple one after another. Do you know how angry Master Xianru is?"
Suzuki Shigehide said coldly.
"Those bastards in Kyoto, they are the Yixiang Clan, and they are using us Zahezhong as their weapons!
Don't they know how to do it themselves? Isn't it because they are afraid of Oda Nobunaga and the military power of the Oda family in Kyoto?
I wanted to secretly kill these Nanman people, not to expose our existence, not to cause trouble to Ishiyama Honganji Temple, what was wrong with me!"
Morishige Dohashi looked at the excited Suzuki Shigehide, laughed and said.
"You are not wrong, it's just a pity that Master Xianru doesn't think so."
Suzuki Shigehide's anger instantly froze on his face, and Dohashi Morishige continued.
"After Master Xianru came to the throne, he launched several attacks on the Ichikai clan, but the results were not ideal. The Ichiko sect in Mikawa Kingdom was even uprooted, and the expansionist faction of Ishiyama Honganji Temple was already dissatisfied.
Master Xianru needs to prove to everyone that the Yixiang Sect is still the guardian of the sect, and we have been fighting an uncompromising struggle against the alien monsters!"
Suzuki Shigehide squinted his eyes and said nothing.
So it turns out that I was wrong. Even if I killed those Nanman people secretly, Master Xianru would not be satisfied.
What Ishiyama Honganji Temple wanted was to kill these Nanman people in public in Kyoto. This was done externally to the various Buddhist sects, and internally to the hardliners within the Ichijo Sect.
Suzuki Shigehide's actions were contrary to Xian Rushangren's intentions, which is why Dohashi Shigehide came to Luo.
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Suzuki Shigehide took a deep breath, feeling a little tired.
"Your Highness Oda will be angry. She holds a territory of two million stones. At the height of the sun and her high spirits, her power has attracted the attention of the world.
Our slap hit her on the face, and she will definitely bear a grudge against Yi Xiangzong."
Dobashi Morishige sneered.
"so what?
The Hieizan Tendai Sect supports us. With the relationship between the Tendai Sect and the shogunate, there will be no trouble in the death of these Nanman people.
No matter how domineering Oda Nobunaga is, would she dare to fall out with the shogunate? Would she dare to fall out with the Tendai Sect, the Ichijo Sect, or even all the Buddhist sects in the world?
The strength of the Oda family is not bad, but this is a life-and-death battle between Buddhism and Nanmanism. She, Oda Nobunaga, wants to get involved in this matter, but she lacks the weight!"
The arrogant look of Morishige Dohashi made Suzuki Shigehide shake his head.
Suzuki Shigehide didn't know whether Oda Nobunaga was afraid of the various Buddhist sects. But Suzuki Shigehide knew that the Zahe people had severely offended the Oda family this time.
Suzuki Shigehide said solemnly.
"Now that you have taken over this matter, I don't have to stay in Kyoto anymore."
The Oda family has been offended. Suzuki Shigehide is now considering running away and not getting himself into trouble. If the Oda army blocks the door, it will be a death that is not worth it.
She said with a sarcastic look on Dohashi Morishige's face, as if he was mocking Suzuki Shigehide for being as timid as a mouse.
"By the way, Master Xianru asked me to bring you a message."
"you say."
"Ki is a good guardian, but don't forget that you are a follower of the Ichijo sect."
Suzuki Shigehide looked at the sunset without saying a word, as if he was very dissatisfied with himself.
Suzuki Shigehide, who holds the status of Kii's guardian, is no longer an ordinary Chinese, but a high-level samurai with an official status in the guardian system.
In theory, the samurai sects do not interfere with each other. Suzuki Shigehide's caution made Master Xianru have doubts about Suzuki Shigehide.
This is also the source of Dohashi Morishige's hostility towards Suzuki Shigehide.
Suzuki Shigehide was the guardian of the samurai regime in the Kii Kingdom, and he had the upper hand over Dobashi Morishige in terms of status, which made Dobashi Morishige very uncomfortable.
Suzuki Shigehide himself is also in a dilemma.
She is not a fanatical follower of the Yixiang Sect and does not go to extremes in her actions. However, her personal rationality cannot escape the influence of the entire Zahe community's belief in the Yixiang Sect.
If she wants to be the leader of this mixed group, she must be pious to Ishiyama Honganji, and she must be wary of appearing to be a master.
Otherwise, Tsuchibashi Morishige, a powerful person within the mixed crowd, is always waiting for her to make a mistake and is ready to replace her.
Suzuki Shigehide glanced at Dobashi Morishige and said something lukewarm.
"I will leave tonight, and I hope you will leave as soon as possible, so as not to damage the sisters in Kyoto."
Suzuki Shigehide deliberately avoided the topic of Xian Rushangren, and Dohashi Morishige snorted.
"No trouble."
The two of them stopped talking to each other and no longer pretended to be in love. Tsuchibashi Morishige said goodbye and left.
Suzuki Shigehide looked at her leaving figure with murderous intent in his eyes.
———
Tsuchibashi Morishige returned to his courtyard and was blocked by Hijikata Toshizo. He asked him to go back to Kondo Isamu's room.
Kondo Isamu asked Dohashi Morishige.
"Hime Dohashi is not in the courtyard this afternoon. Did she go out to do something?"
Tuqiao guards the main road.
"I went to meet an old friend and handle some personal matters."
Information about the Nanman missionaries appeared inexplicably on the papers in his room. Tsuchibashi Morishige knew that the Shiba family did not want to take the blame.
In this case, she didn't mention it anymore, which was considered acknowledgment.
As expected, Isamu Kondo didn't mention the Nanman people anymore, he just said.
"The traitor who ambushed Lord Yukino Takada has been found.
Take action tonight. Once this is done, the employment relationship between you and Mibu Lang will be terminated.
Dobashi-hime, is it okay?"
Before coming back, Dobashi Morishige had already received the news that the Nanman people had been killed. She was not a fool, so she naturally knew how to retire after success.
So, she nodded and said.
"After finishing tonight, I will take the people out of Kyoto immediately and will not stay overnight."
Kondo Isamu nodded.
"very good."
———
In Tofukuji Temple, Oda Nobunaga looked at Bautista who seemed to be sleeping in front of him.
She died peacefully, as if she had been waiting for this day. But her body was riddled with holes, having been shot to death by a volley of iron cannons.
Hashiba Hideyoshi in front of him lowered his head and did not dare to breathe.
Oda Nobunaga said coldly.
"Is Shanko Shengcheng dead?"
Hideyoshi Hashiba said in a low voice.
"The injury was serious and he lost too much blood and fell into a coma.
It is said that when they were having a dinner at their base, they were suddenly attacked by a large number of ronin.
Except for Shanko Shengcheng's quick reaction and avoid the iron cannon bombardment, the other Nanman people were killed on the spot.
The Nanman believers in Kyoto fought tooth and nail to protect Shanshui Shengcheng. They suffered heavy casualties and finally waited until my reinforcements arrived."
Oda Nobunaga was furious.
Katsunari Yamashina, also known as Jepenny, is the southern barbarian military personnel brought by Bautista. He is helping her train iron gunners and is even helping the Oda family organize a plan for coordinated operations with spears and iron cannons.
Oda Nobunaga needs her, but she cannot die yet.
As for Bautista, that missionary was the person Oda Nobunaga personally promised to protect, but he died near Tofukuji Temple. Tofukuji Temple was Oda Nobunaga's residence, and his face was slapped.
Oda Nobunaga pointed at Hashiba Hideyoshi and cursed.
"You did a great job!
I handed over the security of Kyoto to you, and you actually let people attack me?
Incompetent person! Get out of here!"
Hashiba Hideyoshi kowtowed to the ground and shouted for death. Oda Nobunaga was so angry that she could not defend herself and could only ask Takenaka Shigeharu who came with her to think of a way.
Takenaka Shigeharu bowed and said.
"The main hall calms down.
According to my subsequent investigation, the rogues who attacked the Nanmans numbered forty or fifty, equipped with a large number of iron cannons.
These people killed people in the castle towns of Kyoto with unscrupulousness and no respect for the shogunate. It was probably a sectarian vendetta.
It is no easy task to have such a large number of iron cannons and mobilize so many brave ronin."
Oda Nobunaga narrowed his eyes and asked.
"A sectarian vendetta?"
Takenaka Shigeharu nodded.
"The other party did things without any scruples, and obviously didn't take the Oda family seriously.
Doing things so recklessly and possessing so many iron cannons was probably done by Zahe Zhong who belonged to the Yixiang Sect. This is my personal guess, and the main hall needs to send someone to find out the truth.
But such a large-scale raid cannot be resisted by conventional security."
