Chapter 860: The evil spirit

It rained in Ishimi City last night.Early in the morning, Yao Fang and Da Neisheng were invited to the city lord's residence by Tao Jing's retainers.

The bricks and stones in the city lord's mansion are very clean, and thanks to the rain, they are spotless without cleaning.

However, Yao Fang's boots were covered with mud, and the roads in the city were mostly muddy roads, and after it rained, it was filled with mud.

So both of them changed into wooden clogs.

Yao Fang has been doing spies for many years and is talented in knowing her face.The warrior he had met only once last night, and he recognized it at a glance.

The warrior walking through the corridor was the one whom Tao Jing had just died and Yao Fang and others went out to meet.

This samurai paid special attention to the blood on Shibukawa's head, face and clothes at that time; he may have suspected that Tao Jing's death was related to Ouchi Seizure.

Seeing the warrior come out of the hall, Yao Fang immediately guessed: Today's invitation may be to inquire about Tao Jing's death.Yao Fang and Ouchi Sei may be witnesses.

Yao Fang reached out and touched Da Neisheng next to her, and then looked at the warrior in the corridor opposite.Ouchi Katsu also saw the warrior, and then turned around and looked at Yao Fang.

Ouchi Katsu seemed to have something to say, but the two couldn't talk and couldn't speak.

So there was only silence, and they continued to walk towards the hall ahead.

For a moment, the atmosphere was like this gloomy and quiet mansion, as if there was a certain evil spirit hidden.

There were several samurai kneeling in the hall, all of whom were strangers, probably Tao Jing's retainers and Ishimi Castle's Japanese military officers.

Everyone treated the etiquette in their habits and first saw the etiquette silently.One of the translators said politely: A bad thing happened in the city last night, which scared Mr. Yao.

Yao Fang calmly responded: Nothing is wrong.Although I originally planned to go to the silver mine with General Maori, the road was not good after it rained, and it would be fine if I delayed for one or two days.

So the Japanese who translated began to recommend other people.

Yao Fang asked on his own initiative: Have you found out the murderer’s background?

The other person spoke Japanese in a deep voice, and the translator said: In General Tao's villa, he was caught and was a ditch (the captured defeated people such as the Hokkien in Japan, or those who offend the nobles, would be classified as ditch and would only engage in some of the lowest livelihoods and would not be allowed to turn over for generations).

The translator continued: The person who raises untouchables is the Uesugi clan of Kanto; according to the confession of the assassin, the Uesugi clan promised that the untouchables would receive generous rewards and be freed from the untouchables after the matter was completed.This matter is only one-sided by the untouchables and cannot be fully confirmed. I hope you will report it to the Ming Army Governor's Office first, so there is no need to make it public.

Yao Fang clasped her fists and said: It makes sense.

The Japanese whispered again, and the translator asked: What was the situation of General Tao when you met General Tao?

Yao Fang was stunned. He and Ouchi Sukki were unable to discuss the details in advance.

The slightly complicated Chinese sentences were not understood by Da Niesuke. The two of them were interrogated at this time.

If Yao Fang talks casually at this time, it may have a conflict with the words of Da Nei Sheng.

Yao Fang thought about it and said: I want to report to General Shan Shan first, I hope you can agree.

The warriors whispered for a while, and indeed stopped asking Yao Fang.They all bowed to Yao Fang, and Yao Fang also bowed her fists and returned the salute.

Then the military officers began to ask about Da Nei Sheng, and the atmosphere became less harmonious. During this period, they quarreled several times and scolded each other.

Unfortunately, Yao Fang didn't understand Japanese and failed to understand the details of the dispute between them. She only understood simple words such as "bastard".

Neikazuki and those warriors had not untied their swords and had long and short Japanese swords on them. At some point, Yao Fang even worried that they would resort to force!

Yao Fang could guess some of the reasons for the dispute.

Ouchi Katsushi has at least two suspicions, which are almost unexplainable and convincing: First, it was already dark when the incident happened yesterday, so why did Shibukawa appear in the place where the incident happened?

Second, why is Shibukawa's body covered with blood?

However, the most amazing thing is that Ouchi Katsuki was unscathed and was finally let go.

The two left the city lord's mansion and returned to the Ouchi Katsushika family.

After putting paper and ink on the table, we can finally have a conversation.

Yao Fang picked up the pen and paused for a while. He had many doubts and wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to start.

After thinking for a while, he wrote a line, which was roughly: Why didn’t the military officers simply identify the murderer behind the scenes as Kanto Uesugi?

Ouchi Katsu: If the murderer behind the scenes is Uesugi, who will come forward to ask for the crime?

Yao Fang then roughly guessed that it seemed like this... If the Japanese samurai from Ishimi Country went to sushi to sushi, it would be a humiliation because the Uesugi clan was not afraid of the Tao family in Ishimi Country; and the Ming people came forward to confirm the fact that the Tao family betrayed all of Japan and became a lackey in the Ming Dynasty.

Although it is all true, the Tao family's retainers seem to care very much about the fig leaf.

Ouchi Katsu: When they found out that I was suspicious, they considered putting the blame on me.

Yao Fang: Why did you come back again?

Big Nei Sheng: Two reasons.

The Tao family wants to obey the big inner family's wishes, and the big inner family is now making enemies on all sides, so they should not be willing to give up the support of the Shibukawa family; I have a marriage with the Shibukawa family.

In addition, the Tao family has noticed that my relationship with the Ming people and at least Mr. Yao is gradually getting closer, and I am unwilling to offend the Ming official army without authorization.

Later, the Tao family's ministers did not dare to take action rashly. Shi Jiancheng should have discussed with the general of the Ming Dynasty first.

Yao Fang: Is this why you didn’t kill Shibukawa with anger last night?

Ouchi Sho stared at Yao Fang and nodded slightly.

Yao Fang thought for a moment and wrote: The Lord of the Shibukawa family can tell the head of the Shibukawa family about the affair, and express his opinion that the past will not be blamed and reconstruct the old ones; in return, the head of the Shibukawa family should plead for you and ask for protection to the governor of the Shibukawa family.

After seeing this, Oui Sheng nodded and said slowly: Thank you.

Yao Fang: Shi Jiancheng City Lord is so dangerous, who will succeed him?

Danue Sheng: I don’t know yet, but someone must be willing.No matter how dangerous it is, it is still a pampered city lord. Many people are competing to do it, but I will not compete for that position.

At this moment, Shibukawa walked in with a wooden plate.Danui Sheng calmly put away the paper full of words.

Shibukawa knelt beside the table and bowed to the two of them.

Yao Fang sat cross-legged, and then clasped her fists and performed an inappropriate manner.

Yao Fang couldn't help but look at Shibukawa's expression and appearance, but he had no wrong thoughts in his mind; he just paid attention to Shibukawa because he was interested in Danuika.

This woman looked very respectful, making people feel modest and gentle. If Yao Fang hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't even believe what Shibukawa had done.

After a while, Yao Fang found that Ouchi was also observing her, so she withdrew her gaze and sat silently next to the wooden table.

After Shibukawa left, Ouchi Katsu wrote a passage, which roughly means: torture each other, but they are the ones who have been with each other for the longest time.

Yao Fang did not respond.The conversation between the two ended, and there was no tea left, so Yao Fang walked out of the room.He passed by the small courtyard in the yard and walked slowly.

Although he gave advice for Ouchi, he asked himself that if he was the client, he might not be able to control himself and be so tolerant.During this trip to Japan, Ouchi seemed to have taught him a lot of things.

Yao Fang looked back on the past, remembered her once reckless behavior, and compared the patience and calmness of Da Neisheng when encountering such humiliation; Yao Fang once again felt the extreme tolerance and warmth given to him by Emperor Zhu Gaoxu.

That level of warmth seems to be given to only relatives.

He suddenly wanted to go back to China.I wonder if my contribution to Japan this time can return to the court and serve the emperor.

...Mori Sadara was going to patrol along the Silver Mine Post Road, and Yao Fang and Ouchi Katsu also accompanied him as they planned.

After returning to Shijiancheng again, Yao Fang said goodbye to Danuesheng and invited Danuesheng to visit the Ming Dynasty when the opportunity was right.

But these words may be just polite words.

Soon, a fleet of cargo ships carrying silver and escort warships set sail from Shijianwei Port and heading to the capital.The left-level generals Ping'an, Yao Fang, Hou Hai and others decided to return home with the ship.

The military was civil and military, and persuaded to safely take the North Korean country by land.

Land is actually much safer than sea, but if you take the land route of North Korea, everyone will have to go to Liaodong first and then to the inner palace, and it will be another long journey from the Peking Administrator to the capital.

Ping An refused the advice and said, "Life and death are determined by fate."

A huge treasure ship floated in the harbor, looking like a city on the sea from afar.

Even if a dock was built by the sea, the giant ship was too drafty and still could not dock here.

Everyone walked up to the dock, came to a small boat, and then turned around to say goodbye to Shi Jianwei's civil and military affairs.

After saying a while, the soldiers who saw him hold their fists and bow, saying one after another: May you all have a good journey.

Yao Fang watched for a while and did not see the Japanese winning the victory.

He thought for a moment and thought to himself: If the Guardian Office wants to win over the Japanese, Danui Sheng will definitely provide some protection; so the Japanese in Ishimi Castle should not dare to win the Japanese.

The group of people boarded the boat one after another, and the soldiers rowed toward the treasure boat with their oars.

Someone on the boat watched the giant ship in the distance and said: The bigger the ship, the more it can withstand the wind and waves. There is no danger in taking a treasure ship.

Ping An, the big and thick, smiled and said: If you are afraid of death, it is still time to return to the shore now.

Haha… The generals burst into laughter.The speaker was very embarrassed and forced his defense: The last thing is to say, we will not have any trouble, so why are we afraid?

Before the boat arrived, a bronze ringtone rang on the treasure ship in front of him, and then the flag on the treasure ship began to continue to wave.

Sails of ships of all sizes and boats on the pier and on the sea gradually rose in the sliding ropes.

The journey back seems to have begun.