Volume 7 Jiangnan Green Looking Maple Red Chapter 925 Inexplicable
After putting Haikou under tight protection, the Uaki family's military intelligence department and Crow took action together and began to investigate the serial murder case. According to the intelligence obtained by Crow, ninjas from the Oda family and Hashiba family were also involved. However,
Even though these three ninja families were dispatched together, they searched for several days but still found nothing.
On July 22, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), Oda Nobunaga asked all the important ministers near Kinki to come to Kyoto for a meeting, and the meeting place was not Azuchi Castle, but Honnoji Temple where Oda Nobunaga usually stayed.
Tian Nobunaga was unusual this time - in the past, every time he summoned important ministers, he would do so with great fanfare, but this time it was in the form of confidential documents, and it seemed that he was going to announce some secret matters.
The four important ministers Ame Akihei, Niwa Nagahide, Hashiba Hideyoshi, and Akechi Mitsuhide, as well as high-ranking samurai such as Ikeda Tsuneaki, Sawaki Yoshiyuki, Mori Kotaka, and Hosokawa Fujitaka also came. Even Oda Nobutada came to the scene, and it was a grand occasion.
It's not as big as usual, but the style of conduct this time is not ordinary low-key either.
"Momiji, you're doing well in Kyushu." Oda Nobunaga didn't keep his retainers waiting for too long. He strode to the reception room of Honnoji Temple and patted Ame Qiupei on the shoulder with a folding fan when he passed by.
He encouraged him casually. Although this sentence seems light, people who are familiar with Oda Nobunaga can tell from the tone of this sentence that Oda Nobunaga is really satisfied.
"It's all thanks to my lord." Yu Qiuping resigned very humbly.
"If Yu's blessing is really so effective, why don't Yu's ninjas support me? After trying for so long, I still can't catch the thief." Oda Nobunaga complained angrily and sat down on the main seat.
Then he put his feet up on the table.
Seeing that Oda Nobunaga mentioned this matter as expected, everyone present tacitly said nothing.
"The Ise Jingu Shrine was bloodbathed overnight, and the royal artifact, the Eight-foot Mirror, was also lost. Then there was the famous singer named Izumo Akun and Honganji Kianru. So many celebrities were assassinated in our Oda family territory.
, it really disgraced Yu." The Oda clan cursed and mentioned the recent events, which scared Yu Qiupei and Hashiba Hideyoshi and hurriedly possessed themselves to apologize - Izumo Aguo was assassinated in Hashiba Hideyoshi's Harima country, and
Honganji Kenyo died near Wakae Castle, south of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, where there had been very few murders in almost 10 years.
"What's the use of just apologizing? Isn't it that you can't find out any clues?" Oda Nobunaga gradually lost his temper after scolding a few words, and then he cleared his throat and said, "I also heard that there are many people who have always been
Are the bald donkeys of the sect ready to take action again? Are you saying that Honganji Xianru was killed by Yu, so they want to seek revenge from Yu?"
"It's just rumors circulating in the small room, my lord, don't worry about it." Niwa Nagahide, who hadn't seen him for a long time, was still as gentle as ever, and said comfortingly, "Just give him a little care and wait until this period of time has passed."
"Appeasement? What kind of appeasement?" Oda Nobunaga seemed to be even more stimulated by Niwa Nagahide's words. He suddenly raised his voice and said, "Listen carefully, if there is a bald donkey who dares to show up, just give it to Yu."
Fight to death! I think they didn’t understand the situation. The Yixiang clan was about to be wiped out by me, and Honganji Xianru just gave them a chance to survive! If he didn’t surrender, the whole country would be wiped out.
Even the disciples of the sect were wiped out! How did it get into their mouths that it seemed that Honganji was showing mercy and spared Yu's life? How could it be made that they were doing it out of Honganji's face?
What's going on? If you feel like it, just come and give it a try, why are you afraid of them?"
"What my lord said is true, please calm down." Niwa Nagahide could only continue to adjust Oda Nobunaga's mood with a smile on his face.
"Anyway, I've remembered it all." Oda Nobunaga picked up the folding fan and nodded to everyone in the room, "No one is allowed to indulge those bald donkeys in private."
"Yes." The retainers present, who dared to offend Oda Nobunaga at this time, all nodded their heads honestly.
"I was just halfway talking about the matter of Ise Jingu Shrine." Oda Nobunaga changed the subject and mentioned the matter of Ise Jingu Shrine again, "This matter is really evil. No matter how much I check, I can't get it right. 1
At first, I wanted to block the news, but now the rumors have spread anyway, so I will tell you everything. You should keep a close eye on your territory, and report it if you find any relevant clues."
"Actually, the real situation is similar to the rumors you heard before." Oda Nobunaga changed the position of his crossed legs and continued to rest on the table. "Everyone in the Ise Shrine died overnight.
None of the guards sent there by the Oda family survived."
After hearing Oda Nobunaga's confirmation personally, everyone present took a deep breath.
"However, there are some secrets that do not seem to appear in the rumors. You may not know it yet." Oda Nobunaga suddenly retracted his legs, stood up and lowered his voice: "Although the number of corpses at the scene is different from that of Ise Shrine.
The total number of people there is the same, but there is one more outsider and one less priest from the shrine."
This sentence cheered up the retainers all of a sudden, and they looked at Oda Nobunaga with suspicious faces.
"The corpse that was too many was confirmed to be a ninja from Fuma Ninja. He was killed at the gate." Oda Nobunaga said the surprising thing in a leisurely manner, and everyone present
They were all even more confused. Only Yu Qiuping's expression suddenly changed.
The ninja in Fuuma Ninja...could it really be the person who assassinated Hojo Genan? Oh my god.
However, when he was thinking about it, he suddenly realized that something was fishy.
That ninja died in Ise Shrine a long time ago?
But the murders of Shimizu Oriko and Honganji Kenru obviously happened after the Ise Shrine incident?
So it was not done by one person? Then this matter should have nothing to do with Yu Qiupei's life experience? The assassination of Honganji Kennyuya has nothing to do with Yu Qiupei's life experience? It may just be that the assassin wanted to kill some celebrities who were unprepared.
Just to cause confusion.
Just when Yu Qiuping was thinking wildly, Ikeda Hengxing still couldn't help but ask: "My lord, if that ninja died at the door, how did everything happen to everyone in Ise Shrine? Who did it?
?”
"I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you so anxious?" Oda Nobunaga glared at Ikeda Tsuneaki, and then continued, "And after checking one by one, the missing body was found to be a senior person at Ise Shrine.
I'm a priest, it seems I came from Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine."
"Has the specific information about this person been found out?" Yu Qiuping was shocked again when he heard about Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine - it was also the territory of the Hojo family. "Could it be that this person and the ninjas in Fuma Ninja cooperated internally and externally, and that led to the assassination?
Killed all the people in the palace?"
"He has been working at Ise Jingu for almost 20 years. He was there before our Oda family took control of Ise Jingu. According to his family, he participated in organizing the inauguration of Uesugi Kenshin at Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine.
Therefore, after Uesugi Kenshin retreated, he was retaliated by the Hojo family and had to leave his hometown and fled to Ise, where he served at the Ise Shrine." Oda Nobunaga touched his lips.
With two mustaches, he sighed in admiration, "If it was really planned by the Hojo family, that would be incredible. A plan 20 years in advance? Who could have imagined it? How could the Hojo family have such ability?"
"If he is the only one missing, the whereabouts of the Eight-foot Mirror is very likely to be related to him." After thinking for a moment, Oda Nobutada said to everyone, "Ise is the hinterland of the Oda family, and it is impossible for large groups of bandits and attackers to appear
It may be one of the few Fuma ninjas. Since they have killed everyone, there is no need to kidnap a priest, so that priest must be inextricably linked to their plan."
"What I'm concerned about is another point." Akechi Mitsuhide said from the side, "Why did the attackers leave the body of a Fuma ninja at the scene? If they took the body away, we would obviously not suspect the Fuma ninja.
Inside, this is either because they deliberately framed it, or..."
"Either the attacker did not have the ability or time to dispose of the body." Yu Qiuping took up what Mitsuhide Akechi said.
"It's possible to deliberately frame the case. Doesn't that priest have a grudge against the Hojo family? Maybe he planned all this just to lead the Oda family to start a war with the Hojo family." Hashiba Hideyoshi muttered casually, but he didn't think it was serious after he said it.
Reliable, "But where did he get the body of Fuma Ninja? It's probably not possible."
"Or is it that other forces want to frame the Hojo family? After attacking Ise Shrine, they left behind the ninjas from the Fuma ninja, and then kidnapped a priest who was related to the Hojo family?" Yoshiyuki Sawaki also gave a guess.
"The most likely possibility is that the ninjas in the Fuuma Ninja teamed up with the priest to cause trouble. Due to an unexpected situation before leaving, there was no time to dispose of the bodies of our companions." Niwa Nagahide frowned and deduced, and then shook his head.
"But no matter how urgent the situation was, such obvious clues would not be missed. Could it be that the number of attackers was small, so they could not carry the bodies and escape? But if the number of people was small, how could they kill Ise God?
How about killing everyone in the palace?"
"There is no end to the mystery. I can't understand the whole thing." Oda Nobunaga looked at his retainers who were still confused after deducing for a long time. He smiled and said, "It's useless. You can't figure it out. I'm still confused."
I have been thinking about it for so many days and I still can’t think of anything. How can you come up with anything in such a short time? Moreover, the crime scene in Ise Shrine is also very strange. The posture and gathering place of the deceased do not look like they were attacked by an external force.
The way he defended and avoided made him look like he was suddenly stabbed to death by someone on the side."
"Which priest should have done this?" Ikeda Hengxing asked curiously again.
"I don't know, but it's not important." Oda Nobunaga seemed to be looking away and shook his head, "Anyway, what is missing is a broken mirror. If you have searched for a while and still don't find any clues, just take it.
A fake said that the 'real eight-foot mirror' had been recovered. Then he took the body in the Fuma Ninja and said that the incident was planned by the Hojo family. The Hojo family was so bold that they attacked the shrine and stole the artifact. Using this righteous name
It can be said that it is most appropriate to go to conquer them."
"What if the thief brings out a real eight-foot mirror?" Yoshiyuki Sawaki asked from the side, looking at Oda Nobunaga with a smile.
"The Emperor is here with Yu, and Yu has hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal. Whichever mirror Yu says is real, that is the real one." Oda Nobunaga shrugged nonchalantly, "It's not a secret that was lost.
Isn’t it just a broken mirror?”
"Yes, what is lost is just a mirror." Yu Qiuping agreed in his heart, "Miss Zhizi is no longer here, then no one in the world can use the three artifacts to go back in time, and the three artifacts will no longer be available.
I need to rush back. Now it seems that the previous series of inferences were that I was too neurotic. It should not be a conspiracy surrounding Amaga's life experience, but just the subversive activities of the Hojo family against the Oda family."