The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

This pattern is very interesting. He occasionally heard his father mention it. Therefore, there are some vicious pirates in Kyushu and Honshu who will specifically go ashore to kill people.

Generally, they would kill their grandfather and father, and then take away their mother, leaving only the children. After three to five years, you might see these children become pirates at sea.

This is a very interesting thing. Some noble sons of Kyushu Island even enjoy it. They often send their warriors out hunting and compete with each other to see who can drive out more pirates.

Of course, this kind of thing would not be circulated among the people. He knew about it because his father was recruiting samurai and a ronin from Kyushu Island came to join him. After getting drunk, he mentioned that the reason he left Kyushu Island was because he couldn't do this.

Taro Ichijo thought this would be a hidden danger, so he specifically proposed to teach his son: "As a pirate, you can either just rob money and not kill people if you can, leaving a way out for others; or you can massacre the whole village and the whole clan, cut off the roots and leave no future troubles.

They killed people but didn’t kill them all, not for profit but for fun, and they are still complacent after leaving behind such a huge disaster. They will surely suffer backlash in the future.”

At the time, Ichijo Kenjin only thought they were cruel, but he didn't think they would be retaliated against: "Unless God punishes them, or the Ming court stands up for them, how can a group of civilians, who are all children, fight against those powerful families with samurai in Kyushu Island?"

Taro Ichijo: "Don't underestimate the hatred of civilians."

Taro Ichijo has always been cautious in doing things. Although Kenjin Ichijo doesn't care, he would never do such a thing, so he doesn't argue with his father.

But at this moment, his father's words flashed through his mind.

Is it because the Ouchi clan was too ruthless and aroused the anger of the people of the Ming Dynasty, so even if they had to travel across the ocean, they still wanted to come for revenge?
They had gone through many hardships along the way. They had a fight with the clan in Kochi Prefecture and sneaked all the way to Honshu Island. Except for the three days they stayed in Ichibata Temple, they ate very bad dry food the rest of the time. No one complained. As long as the Ouchi clan was mentioned, they would tense up and their eyes would be filled with hatred...

The hatred of the civilians can really support them to cross the ocean to seek revenge.

Ichijo Jianren did not dare to neglect their hatred and reported the news he had heard carefully.

"Ouchi Hiromi is a branch of the Ouchi clan, and is said to be a subordinate of Tao Honghu..."

Pan Yun tilted his head: "It is said?"

"Yes," Ichijo Kenjin paused and said, "Before this year, he was a wandering vagrant. It was only because his last name was Ouchi that taverns and shops were willing to give him face and let him buy wine and goods on credit. Many people in the inner city knew him, so I was able to find out about him without much trouble."

Ichijo Kenjin explained the source of his information and emphasized its credibility, then continued, "Last autumn, he suddenly disappeared, and when he came back, he became the escort for the Ouchi clan's fleet. He was in charge of two ships by himself."

Pan Yun: "When did he come back?"

"Not long ago, about ten days ago. So when I asked, they thought I was also here to curry favor with him in order to join the Ouchi clan's trading fleet."

Pan Yun: "What does the Ouchi clan's trading fleet do?"

"I heard that they are responsible for escorting the trading fleet of the upper country and protecting the trade of the Kanko."

Miao Zhen sneered: "There has been no trade clearance in the past two years. Are their fleets starving at sea? I'm afraid they are protecting the smuggling trade and acting as pirates to plunder, right?"

Pan Jun nodded slightly: "Is he in Yamaguchi Hall now?"

"Yes," Ichijo Jianren paused, glanced at Pan Yun, Miaozhen and Miaohe, and said nothing.

Pan Jun understood immediately and said angrily, "Stop dithering, stop dithering. Just tell me straight. Which brothel is he in?"

Ichijo Kenjin blushed slightly and whispered, "We call it a Yujoya here... I heard that he often goes to a Yujoya called Sakura."

"What a good name!" Pan Jun asked, "Where is it?"

Ichijo Kenjin sighed and said, "It's by the river in the inner city, near the outer city. You can see it when you go there. It's covered with pink lanterns, just like cherry blossoms."

"What about the other person? Have you found out?" "The man who made the first contribution in the fight with the Yamana clan for the village is called Naito Mitsuo, the second son of Naito Hironori."

Pan Yun: "It sounds like this Naito Hironori is quite famous?"

Ichijo Kenjin was used to it. After all, they were not Japanese. These people seemed like thunder to them, but they did not know any of them. They could only give a detailed introduction every time they were mentioned: "He is the Buzen Shugodai, a local lord, and one of the three great retainers of the Ouchi clan."

Pan Yun: "It does sound amazing."

Ichijo Kenjin explained, "It was he who guided us in the fight for territory with the Yamana clan this time."

Pan Jun raised his eyebrows: "So he is the person behind the scenes?"

Ichijo Kenjin: "I don't know what the head of the Ouchi clan thinks, but since it was Naito Mitsuo who took action, Naito Hironori must know."

Pan Yun was very satisfied: "Great! This will make the negotiations with the Yamana clan much easier."

Ichijo Kenjin pretended not to hear, and indeed he did not understand. He continued, "Mitsuko Naito has not been out much recently. I heard that it was because he encountered two assassination attempts. This morning he came out for the first time, and he was assassinated by a ninja as soon as he walked onto the street."

Pan Yun was worried and asked quickly, "Is he dead?"

"He didn't die, he was only slightly injured. But the ninja who tried to assassinate him was killed."

Pan Yun breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, now it's easier to talk."

Ichijo Kenjin: …

Pan Yun said: "Tell me Naito Man's address."

Ichijo Kenjin hesitated and said, "He's injured. I'm afraid he won't come out for a few days."

“If the mountain doesn’t come to me, I will go to the mountain.”

Ichijo Kenjin could only give her the address and reminded her, "When I came back, I went around to his doorstep and took a look. Although my kung fu skills are low, I could also sense that there were many people hiding near his house."

Pan Jun wrote down the address, burned the paper, and nodded, "I understand. What happens next has nothing to do with you. We will rest here for half a day tomorrow, and you will take them to Omori Town in the afternoon."

That was the territory of the Yamana clan and also Pan Yun’s ultimate goal.

Ichijo Kenjin agreed.

As soon as he left, Xue Shao asked, "Are you going to part ways with us?"

"You go ahead, I'll catch up with you later."

Xue Shao frowned: "You want to kill two people at the same time, it may not be easy, don't underestimate the Ouchi clan, you should have noticed when you entered the city, this whole city is a bit strange, especially the location of the Ouchi clan's group of houses, it can be said that it is blessed by nature, and it has occupied all the luck of this area.

There may be some Shintoists among them who are well versed in metaphysics.”

Pan Yun: "I know, I will be careful."

Xue Shao: "Leave a few people behind, and we will split into two groups." (End of this chapter)