Warring States Eagle

In the hall where Cheng Zhengliang of the academy handles territorial affairs, Zheng Liang is looking at the interrogation report about the assassins.

After reading the report, Zheng Liang realized that it was purely a coincidence that he could meet this assassin this time.This group of assassins was sent jointly by the Ouchi family and the Maori family.They obtained information about Nozomi Aso from the Aso family of the Chikuzen country, and after pretending to be refugees and mixed into the territory of the Luo family, they quietly left the immigrant team taken in by the cabinet halfway and came to the castle town of Xuefu City, and found a place where they just happened to settle down. Aso Xi and others outside the city.

According to the original plan of these assassins, they first controlled Aso Nozomi, and then approached Zhengliang through Aso Nozomi to carry out the assassination plan.And after they entered the town, they did successfully control the people in Aso Nozomi's yard.This caused Nozomi Aso not to visit her friend Risa Sagara for a long time, and then Risa Sagara complained to Zhengliang in the bed room whether Zhengliang had done something to Nozomi Aso, which caused Nozomi Aso not to visit her for a long time.

Originally, everything was arranged properly, and they were only waiting for a chance to get close to Zheng Liang, but one day, Aso Nozomi, the servant who had given information on the beans in the bag to the Luo family overnight, found the opportunity to ask for help.And the one who received the call for help was Mikawa Moriyuki and others who happened to pass nearby, so after a fierce fight, they attracted the attention of the castle town's security farmers and soldiers, and the assassins in the yard had to retreat in a hurry.Afterwards, Zhengliang hurried to Aso Nozomi's courtyard after learning that Mikawa Mamoru Mitsuyuki and others in Yamanaka were attacked.

So, if it wasn't for the fact that Mikawa Shouman in the mountains happened to be in Aso Nozomi's yard, Zheng Liang probably didn't know when he would have the opportunity to meet Aso Nozomi again.Zhengliang is not a lecherous person who wants to occupy as long as he sees a beautiful woman.So after "inviting" Aso Xi to the Luo family as a guest.Let Sagara Risa come and greet her.Coupled with the busy schedule during this time, Zheng Liang had long forgotten about her.If it weren't for such a coincidence this time, those assassins really wouldn't have had the chance to get close to Zheng Liang.

"Since the assassin has explained the whereabouts of his companions, then send people to encircle and suppress them immediately." After reading the results of the interrogation, Zheng Liang immediately ordered.Fei Duan took the order and left immediately.

"Let's go and have a look in the cell in the city." In the interrogation report, the martial arts master who was defeated by Zheng Liang asked to meet Zheng Liang, but Zheng Liang wanted to see what else he had to say.

Accompanied by several cloaked members and the surnames Esatoguchi Nobusuke, Hyakutake Kenkan, Narimatsu Nobukatsu, and Yamanaka Yukimori.Zhengliang walked out of the seven-storey castle tower, but when he turned to the direction of the cell, he temporarily changed his attention, and instead went to the direction of the backyard first.

After returning to the backyard, I happened to see Risa Sagara chasing butterflies in the garden with two little maids.After several years of development, Sagara Risa has grown from a 12-year-old little loli when she first married to a beautiful woman.After being taken home this time, Zhengliang also began to have sex with her. Under Zhengliang's nourishment, Sagara Risa has become more and more charming as a young woman.

"My lord." Seeing Masara walked into the back garden alone, Sagara Risa immediately trotted over to salute.

"Hmm!" Zheng Liang took advantage of the situation and sat down on the grass.Gently lifted Sagara up, and hugged her into her arms. "How is she?" She naturally refers to Aso Xi who just moved in recently.

"What happened last time frightened her. Now she is hiding in the house with the two maids and dare not come out at will." Sagara Risa replied blushing.Although she was already familiar with the joys of the boudoir, she still felt very shy to be embraced by Zheng Liang in public.

"Hey, then you should take a look at this first." Zheng Liang originally planned to meet Aso Xi directly, but seeing the current situation, it was impossible, so he had to send the interrogation report submitted by Cai Feiduan to Li first. Ji looked at it.The latter immediately lay in Zhengliang's arms and watched.

"Ah?" After watching for a while, Li Ji exclaimed.Because he read in the assassin's interrogation report that after Aso Xi was brought under control, Aso Xi must be killed after the assassination was completed.And this was a decision made by the governor of the Aso family himself.It seems that Aso Nozomi was forcibly "captured" by the Luo family, which really brought a lot of trouble to the Aso family. Not only could he not explain to his future in-laws, the Naito family, but he could not even explain to the Ouchi family. Aso Nozomi killed.This is the best solution for the Aso family.Poor Aso Nozomi was abandoned by his family just like that.

"She will live here from now on, well, she will be arranged by you." Zheng Liang finally said after thinking about it.

"Yes." Riji obediently put the book back into Zhengliang's arms, and then replied.She knew that this was an arrangement made by Zheng Liang for her own sake, and at the same time felt sad for her friend.Originally thought that he was the only one who would experience being abandoned by his family (in the beginning he was forced to leave the family to avoid suspicion), but he did not expect that now Aso Xi also encountered it.

"Okay! Tell her what's going on inside when you have time, and let her give up the idea of ​​returning home." Zheng Liang gently "pecked" Li Ji's forehead, and then whispered.He can take in Nozomi Aso, but he can't let Nozomi Aso become a hidden danger to the safety of the Luo family, and he can't let Nozomi Aso become a secret agent of the Aso family, so this sentence is actually using Li Ji to warn Aso Nozomi, making her completely Let go of the past and be a free little girl again.

After lingering with Li Ji for a while, Zheng Liang immediately joined the people outside the gate of the backyard again, and then rushed to the cell built underground in the north of Xuefu City.This place is full of guards at ten steps, one post at three steps, and one post at three steps. It is the place where the Luo family detains important prisoners.It can be said that it is the only prison cell that can be as heavily guarded as the house arrest manor in Zhongxiao Temple in Matsuura County.

"My lord repairman." When the assassin, whose hands and feet were covered with iron shackles (made by iron craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty based on the style of torture in Ming prison cells), was brought to Zheng Liang, the assassin respected Zheng Liang. Salute.Although he was put in iron shackles, after receiving Zheng Liang's special order, the assassin was hardly punished.And the assassin woke up.It also provided the information very cooperatively.

"Your Excellency requested to meet with Your Majesty. Now Your Majesty is here. If you have anything else you want to say, please say so." Zheng Liang said.

"Presumably, Mr. Repairer can also see that this time I came here not to be an enemy intentionally, but because of necessity!" the assassin said helplessly.

At this time, Zheng Liang finally saw the face of the person coming (did not look at it carefully during the last battle).With a square face and a look of vicissitudes, it looks like he is 40 years old.Besides, it was the time of the duel.The person's whole body was soaked in clothes, and he obviously dived into the water of the well to hide when he was searched.That's why it wasn't discovered by Xingsuke.But he appeared when Zheng Liang arrived, and he also mentioned Zheng Liang's official position, obviously he had specialized research on Zheng Liang.In other words, it was the Ouchi family and the Mori family who had studied Zhengliang thoroughly (after all, these two families provided the information to the assassins).Zheng Liang felt very uncomfortable at the thought of being missed by a guy like Mori Moto.

But what this person said at this time seems to be reasonable, he doesn't seem to want to hurt people on Zhengliang's side.On the way to Aso Nozomi's yard, Kosuke told Masara that there were no casualties among Mikawa Shoumitsu and Aso Nozomi.Only a few servants of Aso Xi were knocked out.And when he attacked Zhengliang, this person could have killed the two farmers and soldiers and the two cloaks.But it was obvious that his subordinates were merciful, and they just knocked people out.

From this point of view, this person is clearly aimed at Zheng Liang, but it seems that there is too much hostility, and the assassination of Zheng Liang seems to be forced, so what is going on?

"Your Excellency?" Seeing the behavior of the visitor, Zheng Liang immediately asked.

"I'm ashamed to say it! The next time I came here, I admired the repair doctor's martial arts and hoped to have the opportunity to compete with the repair doctor, and the second was coerced by someone to assassinate the repair doctor." The visitor did not reply to Zheng Liang. On the contrary, he once again clarified his reason for coming.Obviously he felt ashamed and ashamed to inform Zheng Liang of his name.

"Speaking of which, I would also like to thank the group of guests who were reminded to go to that yard for rescue. If it weren't for this, I couldn't leave other people under surveillance, and I couldn't let me have the opportunity to challenge the repair doctor alone, and I wouldn't let Next, I have the opportunity to speak with Mr. Repairer alone." Seeing that Zhengliang still didn't respond to him, the visitor continued.

"I have nothing else to ask for at this time. When I asked for my death, I would like to ask my lord to assassinate me. However, after the assassination failed, the news that I was killed spread to China. This is my only request before I die. , please agree, my lord."

"Beizhong? Why is it Beizhong?" Zheng Liang was surprised when he heard that the other party mentioned Beizhong.

"My lord doesn't know that at this time, my family members and clan members are under house arrest by the Mori family in Saida Castle in Beizhong. If this news can be passed back, then my family members and clan members will have a chance to survive." The assassin immediately analyzed.

"What? What did you say? You said that the Maori family has extended their influence to China?" Zheng Liang exclaimed immediately.

"Heh, Mr. Repairer probably doesn't know that the forces of the Mori family and the Ouchi family have already invaded the central and southern regions of Bigo, Bichu, and even Mizusa." The assassin replied with a wry smile.

"Mizuo? Even the country of Mizusa has arrived?" Zhengliang stood up abruptly.

Shocked, really shocked.According to historical development, the Maori family would have to wait several years before extending their power to these areas, but now it is much earlier.Damn, it's not scientific.Moreover, Zhengliang also felt that he was too careless. The monitoring of the Mori family was only placed in Anyi Country, and during this time he also concentrated his energy on Kyushu, but ignored Mori Yuan, the future enemy.It is too careless to wait until Mao Liyuan plots against him before discovering the problem.

"Who is your Excellency?" After calming down, Zheng Liang became more and more interested in this person in front of him.To be able to understand the previous situation of the Maori family so clearly, the origin of this person must not be simple.

"Hey, I'm with the master Takeuchi Chubu Jiusheng." Seeing that Zhengliang repeatedly asked about his background, the assassin had no choice but to report his family background, otherwise, if he made the other party feel unhappy, it would really be impossible to agree to his dying request. requested.

"Misaku Kuniwa and Go Ichinose Castle?" Masara asked immediately after hearing this.

Takeuchi Chubu Daisuke Hisamori did not expect Masara to know his origin, and immediately replied with a little surprise: "I am the lord of Misaku Kuniwa and Go Ichinose Castle."

"It turned out to be this great man. No wonder the martial arts are so strong." After hearing the other party's confirmation.Zheng Liang immediately murmured to himself.Who is Hisamori Takeuchi?He was also named a master swordsman in later generations.He single-handedly created the Takeuchi-ryu-Jitsu which has been handed down to future generations.This bamboo inner-flow jujitsu is based on "Xiaojuzu (short knife technique)", "broken hand (jujitsu)", "stick technique" and includes "saishou (sword technique)", "drawing knife technique", "razor technique" ", "Shackle" and other martial arts as the main skills, can be described as a "total martial arts".Among them, "Xiao Juzu (short knife technique)" is the focus of its genre.His two sons are also masters of martial arts, especially his second son Takeuchi Hisakatsu, who later went to Kyoto as a martial artist. He was called by Seki Toyotomi Hideji to perform his skills, and he was highly praised. one".In his later years, Takeuchi Jiusheng returned to his hometown to open a museum to teach apprentices, and there are still many martial arts descendants.It's just such a family of cattle.How did he fall to the point where he was coerced by the Maori family to become an assassin?

Hisamori Takeuchi also seemed to see Masara's doubts, but he said with a wry smile: "My territory was attacked by the allied forces of the Mori family and the Ouchi family, and the city of Ichinose Castle was attacked by the opponent. When the city was broken, he fled from the secret road, and was about to flee to Izumo country to ask for help from the Zongjia Nizi's family, but he didn't want to be overtaken by the other party halfway, and the family and clan members were all controlled by the other party. The lives of the clansmen are the condition, and I threaten you to come and assassinate your lord, so..." There is no need for Takeuchi Hisamori to say more about the following things.Zhengliang also understood clearly.

"Hehe, maybe you don't know yet. Our family has formed an alliance with the Niko family of Izumo Kingdom not long ago. This person is Torano Jinjiro from the important minister of the Nizi family, Sankawa Mitsuko. At this time, he is already my surname. " Zheng Liang glanced at Yamanaka Yukimori with a smile and said.

"Hey!" He was coerced to assassinate Luo Shi Zhengliang who he didn't want to assassinate (in fact, after being defeated by Zhengliang, he already admired Zhengliang very much), he was already ashamed, and now he also learned that the other party was actually an ally of his clan , even more ashamed.

"Just now, Your Excellency hoped that my family would spread the news of your failed assassination back to China and other regions, presumably in order to make the Maori family fulfill their promise." Zheng Liang said again.

"Exactly. I also hope that the repair doctor will make it happen. If so, I will die in peace." Takeuchi Hisamori knelt on the ground and begged.

"But do you firmly believe that the Maori family will keep their promise?" Zheng Liang asked rhetorically.

"This?" Asked by Zheng Liang, Takeuchi Hisamori was indeed stunned by the question, and he really hadn't considered this question.At the beginning, Mao Liyuan personally swore in front of him that as long as he was willing to assassinate Luo Shi Zhengliang, no matter whether the assassination was successful or not, the Mao Li family would release his family and clan members.Warriors generally value their oath very much, so Takeuchi Hisamori subconsciously felt that the Mori family would abide by this oath.

It's just that Zheng Liang doesn't think so. In Zheng Liang's view, Mao Liyuan is actually the same type of person as him, and they are both people who will do anything to win.Any oath is shit to them.Such a person is a strategist at best, or a conspirator at worst.However, it is precisely this kind of people who can survive in this Warring States era where the big fish eat the small fish.

"Hmph, let me tell you the story of the Yoshikawa family, the retainers of the former Mori family who defected to the main family." Immediately afterwards, Masara told Takeuchi Hisamori about how Mori Moto established the Liangchuan system.

"How, now do you still believe that the Mori family will abide by the previous oath?" Seeing Takeuchi Hisamori's increasingly disastrous face, Masara asked again.

"This? What should I do?" After listening to Zheng Liang's narration, Takeuchi Hisamori has become confused.After losing to Zhengliang in the previous duel, Takeuchi Hisamori was convinced that Zhengliang was a true martial arts master.And martial arts masters will never lie, this is caused by a mental state of their pursuit of martial arts.Hisamori Takeuchi is convinced that Masara has reached such a state, so naturally he will not deceive him (well, probably only warriors of this era would have such an idea, if it were ordinary people in later generations, they would have regarded you as an idiot up).In this way, only he was deceived by Mao Liyuan, so he naturally became nervous.It's a pity for a 40-year-old man, who lost his dignity when Zheng Liang said that.

Looking at Takeuchi Hisamori's flustered expression (probably also caused by the collapse of the samurai awareness system, not everyone talks about the spirit of samurai, not to mention that the spirit of samurai was still in its infancy at this time, and it reached its peak in the Edo period. At that time, some samurai ran to people’s doors and threatened to cut seppuku), but Zhengliang knew that his goal had been achieved, so he immediately threw out the bait and said:

"Your Excellency, I can still try my best to save your family and clan."

"What? Mr. Repairman, you really mean what you say." Takeuchi Hisamori asked immediately as if he had found a life-saving straw in the torrential waves.

"I can only try my best. But if my family can save your family and clan members, I hope you can agree to the next condition." Zheng Liang said.

"Please repair the doctor, but it's okay. As long as I can do it, I will do my best." Knowing that there is hope for his family's blood to continue, Takeuchi Hisamori is naturally willing to agree to anything.Anyway, even doing such a humiliating thing as an assassin, what else can you not do? (To be continued..)