Swallow Back

This is still not Hashiba Hideyoshi's sincere thoughts.

But at least it's much better than the scene of pretending and pretending just now.

And Madam Ning Ning was also mentioned.

Facing her face, Liu Yun turned pale, and said lightly, "Don't worry, I didn't come here for revenge—and even if I did, I wouldn't find you. It was Oda Nobunaga who wanted to deal with me at that time." , of course you can only sit and watch. Besides, I will not do anything to Mrs. Ningning's husband."

"Well……"

Hearing Liu Yun calling Nobunaga's name directly, Hashiba Hideyoshi was a little uncomfortable.

But he quickly calmed down his uneasiness, and with a nostalgic and ashamed face, he quietly said in a low voice: "At first you said that it was for Ningning's sake that you recognized me as a brother. Sigh... ..."

When Hashiba Hideyoshi used Ning Ning as a cover to solicit connections, he didn't feel awkward at all, and didn't feel any psychological pressure at all, as if he didn't care about avoiding suspicion at all.

Liu Yun frowned, feeling a little unworthy for Ning Ning, but it was inconvenient to say anything, so he shook his head to signal that he would stop greeting, and directly explained his reason for coming: "I heard recently that Oda Nobunaga sent One hundred thousand troops invaded the Iga country and killed all the innocent people in the mountains - what is the cause and effect of this matter, and whether some mysterious things are involved, please explain to me."

There was no threat at all, just standing on the corridor of the castle tower of Himeji Castle normally, as if asking a question as a friend.

If you don't know Liuyun well, you may really think that the atmosphere is normal.

But Hashiba Hideyoshi was both bitter and uneasy.

He understands Liuyun.

Although this guy seldom yelled and said things like "certain" and "death" like other samurai, but he was a person with a circle on the outside and a square on the inside. Once he made up his mind, there was almost no room for change.

Hashiba Hideyoshi forced a smile, looked around a few times, tried to dissuade calmly: "Brother Liuyun...Although I don't know how you escaped from His Royal Highness (Nobunaga) at the beginning, but now that you It's already safe, why go back to a dangerous place? Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to..."

"Don't worry about it."

Liu Yun interrupted with a gentle but firm tone, and said slowly: "I'm not a reckless man, since I've come here, I must be sure. Why don't you take a guess, brother Hideyoshi, this heavily guarded How did I get in Himeji Castle?"

"Well……"

Hashiba Hideyoshi was speechless.

He really couldn't understand this.

If it was the Sasaki Ruun he knew before, no matter how brave he was, he would not be able to single-handedly attack the castle tower of Himeji Castle.Even if he was in excellent condition and super lucky that day, and charged all the way in, it would definitely take a lot of effort to create a landslide and tsunami-like movement.

How could it be so silent?

It can only be said that the former "Number One Warrior of the Oda Family" has become stronger now.

In the category of human beings, Hashiba Hideyoshi is already considered the most knowledgeable group, so he can barely imagine how strong a person must be to be able to do what he is today.

If you can have Nobuzuna Umizumi's level of force, plus Shigeharu Takenaka's onmyoji, on the premise of accurately planning the route, there is still a slight possibility to bypass the many checkpoints, avoid being discovered by the elite guards, and sneak in Inside the castle tower of Himeji Castle.

That's the only way to explain it.

——Hashiba Hideyoshi thinks so.

However, Liuyun suddenly thought of something, took out a bunch of yellow ribbons from his arms, bent down and put them on the floor, and said with a smile: "Brother, I borrowed these things from your retainers. I forgot them just now." I’ll go back, please do it for me.”

Seeing this, Hashiba Hideyoshi couldn't control his expression anymore, lying on the ground staring at the pile of ribbons, his eyes were as big as copper bells.

He recognized at a glance that these yellow ribbons were the emblem of the group leader among the thirty groups of elite guards in Himeji City.

It is infused with the unique power of the "monster with the face of the ape", and it is absolutely impossible to fake it.

At a rough count there appeared to be exactly thirty ribbons on the floor.

In other words, 900 people, [-] groups of guards, and the [-] heads of the groups have all been taken down?

And the town hadn't even heard a sound!

Hashiba Hideyoshi couldn't help but tremble all over.

These guards were personally selected by him, all of them were of good strength, scientifically matched, well-equipped and well-trained.

Hashiba Hideyoshi has always felt that even if he exerts his full strength, he can only deal with two groups, His Highness Youfu can probably deal with four to five groups, and it is impossible for anyone in the world to contend with more than seven groups.

And the distribution system of Himeji City's jurisdiction can ensure that more than seven groups of guards can arrive in time if an accident occurs in any place.

It was thought that the sentry post was improperly arranged, and a loophole was caught, which made the uninvited guest appear on the top floor of the castle tower without warning.So Hashiba Hideyoshi feels that it should be a situation of mutual fear now, I am afraid that you will rashly launch an assassin, and you are also afraid that I will summon guards to bully the few.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all...

Hashiba Hideyoshi looked up at Sasaki Ruun with trepidation, as if he no longer knew him.

There was a deep fear that could not be concealed in his eyes.

Liu Yun still didn't express anything, and asked in a flat tone: "Recently, I heard that Oda Nobunaga sent [-] troops to invade the Iga country and killed all the innocent people in the mountains - what is the matter? Cause and effect, whether it involves some mysterious things, please explain to me."

Just repeating the question.

But this time, Hashiba Hideyoshi didn't dare to change the topic.

Chapter 294 I Will Not Tell You This

"That's right, Iga. That place has always been disobedient, but it's full of mountains, and it's hard for a large group of people to walk, so I didn't bother to take care of them. Until I dealt with the bald donkeys at Ishiyama Honganji Temple last year, Kinki had nothing else. Our Oda family just pulled out their hands and sent people to ask them to surrender. Not surprisingly, they were rejected by those mountain people, and then mobilized 3 people from Ise to attack, but the battle was not smooth, and several people were killed or injured by night attacks Qianbai retreated. His Royal Highness (Nobunaga) was furious, and ordered to mobilize 12 troops to surround Iga from all directions, and it took four or five months to finally defeat it..."

Hashiba Hideyoshi's tone was low and bitter, the whole person looked downcast, and the monkey-cheeked face looked even more hateful.

Can't blame him for that.

Who can be happy when being forced to answer a question?

Liu Yun has inquired a lot of rumors through the Izumo Taisha Shrine, and was not surprised by what Hashiba Hideyoshi said, but was still curious by the specific figures.

"12 people? As far as I know, there are 12 men, women and children in the entire Iga country. With such a superior force, it will take four or five months to defeat them. Are the people here so powerful?"

"Who says it's not..." Hashiba Hideyoshi nodded listlessly and said, "Out of every five people in Iga, one is a shugenja. In addition, the terrain is complicated, there are many wild animals, and there are some monsters and other messy things. , Although there are 12 troops, it is still very troublesome. I remember that the loss of troops there is much more than that at Ishiyama Honganji Temple."

Liu Yun nodded, and asked further: "Is this the reason why you wantonly retaliated after the capture, killed [-] innocent people, and razed Iga to the ground?"

He spoke lightly and flatly, as if without accusation.

However, Hashiba Hideyoshi suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem, and his expression became solemn in an instant. He shook his head in a serious manner and said, "That can't be said! We did kill many people, but we didn't kill innocent people. Don't you I know that at that time, all the men, women and children in Iga were fighting against the Oda family's army, and it was not the kind of fighting style that carried hoes and sickles. No one over ten years old knew how to use swords. After a few months of hard work, we managed to They won the battle, and the captured people still didn't surrender, and they kept yelling and cursing in cages... In this situation, besides killing these people and setting fire to the mountain, is there any other way? Bian Shanpida stayed there for several months, and the mood of the retainers and soldiers has almost reached the limit."

These words were clearly about murder and arson, but Hashiba Hideyoshi sighed and sighed, the face of the sharp-mouthed monkey was full of helplessness, as if he was the victim.

What's more interesting is that such a reaction doesn't seem so hypocritical on him.

Should it be said that the acting skills are good enough?

Not necessarily, maybe Hashiba Hideyoshi sincerely felt that he had no choice but to kill.

In any case, Liu Yun didn't bother to make moral criticism, but quickly turned the topic to the next stage: "Why are the people in Iga so brave? Isn't there anyone who is afraid of death?"

Hashiba Hideyoshi replied casually: "Probably because of the differences in folk customs in different places..."

Liu Yun shook his head and interrupted: "Even if the ants are trying to survive, I don't believe that the [-] people in Iga's country would rather die than surrender. Is there no other reason besides the explanation of the people's toughness? Did the Oda family mention it?" What are the conditions that are too harsh, making people feel that it is better to die?"

"Ah……"

Hashiba Hideyoshi paused for a moment, blinked quickly, looked elsewhere, and then immediately retracted, frowning and thinking while explaining: "Brother Liuyun's words are not unreasonable, I think it should be like this... "

Except for a moment of hesitation, there was nothing unusual about him.

But it was this moment of hesitation that was noticed.

Liu Yun ignored Hashiba Hideyoshi's words, and interrupted self-sufficiently: "Sure enough, the Oda family imposed too harsh conditions. Could it be related to religious beliefs or something?"

"..."

Hashiba Hideyoshi, who had exposed his feet, closed his mouth.

But it doesn't look surprised.

Probably he didn't have the confidence to hide it from the beginning, but he was stubbornly resisting for some unknown reason.

Liu Yun wasn't in a hurry either, he just stood there and waited patiently.

But this time Hashiba Hideyoshi seemed to be clenching his teeth, sitting on the ground motionless, with his hair down, as if he was pretending to be dead.

After such a long time, Liu Yun finally couldn't wait any longer, and said lightly: "Brother Hideyoshi, you should know that I have mastered the ability to deceive people's minds by accident a long time ago, but it can only be used for weak-willed people. Ordinary people have no effect on the strong with a firm mind. But recently, due to another accidental reason, my strength has been greatly enhanced. If I use other props—such as fragments of Lan Shedai— Maybe it can control you too. At least the [-] groups of guards you arranged have all fallen into a deep sleep now, and I broke in without hurting their lives."

"Of course I know how powerful brother Liuyun is, but I'm not...huh?"

Hashiba Hideyoshi wanted to fool this question in a joking tone.

But when he raised his head and met Shang Liuyun's gaze, he was speechless immediately.

Hashiba Hideyoshi intuitively felt the danger signal.

Brother Liuyun can indeed do what he just said!

——Although there was no reason, Hashiba Hideyoshi couldn't help but think so.

In an instant, he felt terrified in his heart, unable to raise the will to fight at all, just wanted to surrender, and secretly pinched his fingertips fiercely, only to wake up.

This is enough to prove how terrifying the power to manipulate the mind is.

However, Liu Yun sighed again, and said with a smile: "Actually, before I came to Himeji Castle today, I already roughly guessed the whole story. The reason why I still want to visit is not to really seek the truth, but to need confirmation. It’s just a speculation in my heart, and it’s also a visit to an old friend by the way. If you can’t get an answer from you, don’t force it. Besides, for Madam Ningning’s sake, I can’t do anything with you.”

After speaking, he shook his head, turned around and walked away, as if he really wanted to leave.

Hashiba Hideyoshi breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, his whole body relaxed, and he fell to the floor unconsciously.Then he sat down with his back against the wall, with a very complicated expression on his face, as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

"By the way, try your own skills." Liu Yun said without turning his head: "It is much easier to enter Himeji Castle than I imagined, and it must not be too troublesome to enter Antu Castle. Unless you take today's The situation tells Oda Nobunaga that asking him to make more preparations may cause me some difficulties."

When the words fell to the ground, Hashiba Hideyoshi's expression that had just been relaxed became very nervous again, and without thinking he made a commercial smile, and said in a relaxed tone: "How could it be...Since Brother Liuyun is thinking about the old feelings He didn't do anything to me, so I should show some sense of loyalty, brother... Besides, with His Royal Highness (Oda Nobunaga)'s temper, if I ran over to report a reminder, I might get scolded instead!"

"Really?" Liu Yun stopped in his tracks, turned his head, glanced meaningfully, nodded, and said with a hint of meaning: "Since I've said that, I'll take it seriously."

Hashiba Hideyoshi's expression gradually became solemn, and he said solemnly: "As a retainer of Oda, I can't disclose the matter of His Majesty Youfu, but at the same time, I will not tell His Majesty Youfu about brother Liuyun, so that I can have a clear conscience. choice!"

"Thank you."

After leaving this sentence, Liu Yun strode over the railing on the corridor and jumped into the air.

Then, dove-like wings grew out of his back, he flapped vigorously a few times, and soared upwards.

Then it sank into the sky and became invisible for an instant.

Hashiba Hideyoshi stared at the back from clear to blurred to disappearing from a distance, and was stunned for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.In the end he just slapped his thigh, let out a growl of exasperation, and hurried down the stairs.

He needed to quickly confirm what happened to the thirty groups of elite guards in Himeji Castle.

……

After walking thousands of steps away, Liu Yun stopped in mid-air, looked back, and said to himself: "Actually, I have met Mrs. Ning Ning in advance and heard more information from her... But because of her request, I won't tell you about this..." 2

Chapter 295 News of Mrs. Guidie's death?

Antu City on the south bank of Lake Pipa has been built for several years.