different warring states of japan

Chapter 2138: Every time you slaughter more dogs out of righteousness

Although Yamaguchi's approach was cruel and unscrupulous, and plunged innocent people into the abyss, it is the only way nowadays.

The murder case must be solved, and quickly. Implicating a few innocent people is not a big deal. If it weren't for the close monitoring from above, it would be normal to find a few scapegoats.

In this world, ordinary people without power and influence are used to complete KPIs.

Since the big shots cannot be touched, they can only use a little boy like Aoba who has no background to make a fuss and try to provoke Ming Liyu's nerves.

Although Ming Liyou has entered the circle of the ruling class, he is ultimately of common origin and lacks political literacy.

Moreover, young people are capable of doing anything when they are impulsive, and Yamaguchi Kazuhito was hoping that her impulse could help her break the deadlock.

Be it Hosokawa, Sanada, Uesugi, or the several Holy Sword Groups of the School Soldiers, none of them can be easily touched by a small figure like Yamaguchi Ichi, not even if she has Mikazuki Munechika in her hand.

Then, we can only let Qingye, the most innocent and humble one, suffer.

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Tamonyama Castle, castle town.

In the early years, the saints traveled far and wide, and Duowen Mountain City was roughly built, so its popularity was average.

But in the past two years, as the saint's status became higher and higher, he stayed in Tamonyama Castle and rarely went out, and the castle town of Tamonyama Castle gradually prospered.

Originally, Mount Tamon was the only way from the Nara Basin to the Kyoto Basin. With the blessing of the saint, it became even more prosperous, and many townspeople settled here to make a living.

One day, Matsue Sae suddenly received an invitation from Akari Yu, which made her heart tighten.

Although the cadets followed the saint, due to their status, they could only be stationed in the training ground outside the city. Ming Liyou, as the chief instructor, naturally lived in the cadets' camp.

However, Matsue Sae is close to the saint and a core member of the Tongxin Secretariat. She lives in a mansion in the city and is ready to be called by the saint at any time.

The two lived not far from each other, but their identities were very different, and they rarely saw each other on a daily basis.

Especially after the incident at Tobita Shinchi, the two sides maintained a tacit understanding and reduced contacts to prevent the divine guards from spying.

But today, Akari seemed to have forgotten her concerns and took the initiative to invite Matsukami Sae to meet her.

When Matsuue Sae arrived at the agreed wine house, she saw Matsumoto Kaori. Matsumoto Kaori also saw her and immediately stood up and saluted.

"Matsu-senpai."

Matsukami Saeyo frowned.

"Why are you here?"

After the second batch of cadets graduated, they began to wait for assignment and work in various places within the Shiba organization.

As the leader of the second Holy Sword Group, Matsumoto Kaori was naturally favored by Ii Naomasa, who planned to keep her to work in the Tongxin Secretariat.

There is a complex historical relationship between the Sōma center and the local areas.

The Tongxin Secretariat must not only unite the local divine families, but also be wary and disgusted by the behavior of these divine mothers who are holding local power and swallowing up territories.

But in the saint's opinion, the Mother of Gods' use of the rules of the game to annex and digest more foreign territories and accumulate strength will be beneficial to the stability of the Swabian theocracy in the future.

After all, land is the foundation of political power.

If the Shiba regime wants to maintain long-term stability, the Divine Descendants Group must directly control more than half of the 20 million koku of territory in the world, and the more the better.

Therefore, even though the Tongxin Secretariat had been complaining about the local descendants of gods' robbery and plunder, the saint just let it go and did not take any severe action.

Therefore, Ii Naomasa preferred to use elite cadets with clean family backgrounds and excluded children of wealthy and noble families.

Relying on the fair scoring mechanism of the cadets, these civilian elites often become members of the Holy Sword Group upon graduation, especially the top-ranked female warriors, who are the elites among the elites.

Having tasted the sweetness of success with Matsue Sae, Ii Naomasa simply named the second-generation chief, Matsumoto Kaori, and asked her to be on standby, ready to use her for his own use.

That's why Matsumoto Kaori stayed in Tamonyama Castle, waiting for work arrangements.

Matsue Sae, Akari Yu, and Matsumoto Kaoru were all involved in the murder that night, but at this moment, Akari Yu actually did not care about the taboos and asked the two of them out together.

Just when Matsue Sae frowned, Akari Yuya arrived.

As soon as she arrived, she filled three glasses of wine on the table, bowed to the two men, and drank the wine.

“Princess Matsuue, Princess Matsumoto, I am very grateful for your help. I invited you here today just to explain one thing.

I have made up my mind to surrender myself to the Divine Guards, but I promise you that I will bear everything and will never reveal a word about you.

This matter should be resolved, so let me end it."

Matsumoto Kaoru was shocked and was about to say something when she was pulled back by Matsukami Sae.

Matsukami picked up the wine glass on the table and spoke slowly.

"I heard that Aoba has been invited by Yamaguchi to be questioned in detail."

There was a trace of fatigue on Ming Liyu's face. She had heavy bags under her eyes and her once clear eyes had lost their luster.

"Interrogation? I think it's torture.

Yamaguchi Ichi couldn't find any flaws in us, and she didn't dare to force a confession from us. In order to give an explanation to her superiors, she...

This beast, shouting slogans like "kill all evil", is doing things more horrible than evil spirits.

Aoba is just an ordinary little man, she can't withstand the methods of Mibu Wolf.

I couldn't sleep all night these days. In my dreams, I always saw Qingye suffering from things that were more terrible than death.

I can't stand it anymore. I will end this matter, give Qingye some relief, and also give myself some relief. I will end this matter with my death.

I am very sorry for failing to live up to everyone's expectations. I can only stop here. The future of the students is entrusted to you two.

please! "

Matsumoto Kaori's eyes turned red with anxiety. She broke away from Matsue Sae, whom she always respected, picked up the only glass of wine on the table, poured it on Akariyu's face, and cursed.

  "Ming Liyu! Wake up! Do you think that if you confess your guilt, this matter will be over?

You should know very well what kind of people the Mibu Wolves are. You will kill all of us!

You have worked hard to get the status and position you have today, but you are going to give up everything for a boyfriend. Are you crazy?

You did it just for that boy, are you worthy of us? Are you worthy of my efforts? "

Matsumoto Kaoru's eyes were filled with tears. Looking at Akari Yu in front of her, she still clearly remembered the scene when they first met.

In this place... The senior said that if you can't hear me, you can't hear me... Speak louder...

Obviously, he is a gentle person who would cover me with a blanket at night, but he pretends to be so fierce.

He obviously loves his junior schoolmate so much and always thinks about everyone, but he always pretends to be cold and heartless.

Matsumoto Kaori's family was broken up, but she was admitted to the Shiba selection relying on her passion. When she met Akari Yu, she fell in love with her despite her cold appearance and gentle heart.

Matsumoto Kaori didn't know what was wrong with her, but she was happy as long as she could see Akariyu.

That night, Akari had a quarrel with Aoba, and Akari left in disappointment. The silent Matsumoto Kaoru watched it all and kept it in mind.

That's why she was able to arrive in time.

There is no help without reason in this world, only admiration without knowing the reason. Seeing that Akari was willing to give up everything and die for Aoba, Matsumoto Kaoru instantly lost her mind. She couldn't control the anger and jealousy in her heart and dared to lose her temper in front of the two seniors.

At this moment, Mingliyou still didn't understand the love that Matsumoto Xiang had hidden in her heart. She just looked at Matsumoto Xiang and apologized sincerely.

"I'm so sorry, I know what I did was stupid, but...but...I just can't bear to see Aoba suffer."

Compared to Matsumoto Kaoru, Matsue Sae was indeed calm enough. She just drank the wine silently, savoring the bitterness, and spoke slowly.

"Ariyu, do you know what you are doing? If we are caught by those wild dogs of Mibu Wolf, we will all be finished. The students will also fall because of you, and there will be no hope for us sisters to rise again."

Ming Liyu gave a numb bitter smile and said as she looked at the two of them.

"I know, so I swear, I will keep my mouth shut and wait for that day.

It's not that I don't understand the truth, it's just... I just don't want Qingye to continue to suffer.

Please believe me, I will never betray my friends. I will die and use my body to give Yamaguchi a result and an explanation to the saint, and let this matter end here. "

Matsukami Sae held down the delivered Matsumoto Kaoru and asked coldly.

"Is it worth doing this?"

Ming Liyou looked out the window and sighed.

"Matsugami-ji, you know I come from a poor family, and the only thing I'm good at in my life is studying hard and working hard to make progress.

Until that day, I met Qingye, who made me understand that there are other colors in this world, and other things worth cherishing. "

Matsumoto Kaori sneered.

"He's just a male bastard. You should know very well that he's only being nice to you so that he can get out of that shithole of Tobita Shinchi!"

Mingliyu let out a breath.

“I know, of course I know.

He wanted to leave there. It was not his choice, it was just his birthplace.

I am no different. My background left me no choice but to work hard to make progress.

I don't blame him. Instead, I should thank him. It was he who made me feel and understand that I can be loved and I also long to be loved.

Princess Matsukami, Princess Matsumoto, we are not from high-class families, and we cannot be as utilitarian and ruthless as the nobles.

I can't, and neither can we.

If you were smart enough, you shouldn't have shown up to save me that day, and I wouldn't be in this predicament today.

I am very grateful to you, and I should have listened to your advice, but I can't do it. I can't bear to watch Qingye die in torture.

This matter from beginning to end has nothing to do with him. He is innocent. I am a woman, and there is no reason for my beloved man to suffer and die for me."

Matsukami Sae looked at Akari's sincere face, was silent for a while, and finally sighed.

"Many who are righteous are butchers, and most who are unfaithful are scholars. The wise men of the Heavenly Dynasty have never deceived me."

If Akariyu was a descendant of a noble family like Hosokawa Fujitaka who received aristocratic education since childhood, she would never make such a stupid mistake.

A political animal trained by the most elite family would not make such a low-level mistake.

But Matsukami Sae can understand Akari Yu, because they are all the same kind of people. Most of the elites who have climbed up from the bottom cannot become qualified political animals because they are too human.

The lower class of social education has always been subject to moral constraints. Because they cannot provide benefits and cannot be fair, the only way to capture the lower class who have nothing is to use the most simple human emotions.

Even with this, we still laugh at the ignorance, cruelty and social development of the lower classes.

Maybe the lower class is really rude, shameless, and despicable, but compared to the ruling class at the top, the lower class at least has humanity.

Even scum has a kind of humanity, compared to those who have no taste at all and many ruling classes who have played with the rules to the point of losing their humanity, there are still flesh and blood people at the bottom.

Akari decides to turn herself in to relieve Aoba of the terrible torture she is suffering. Matsukami Sae understands intellectually that she is being foolish and has fallen into someone else's trap, but she can understand it emotionally.

But the problems of this world can never be solved by emotional understanding.

Reality is not fiction, and the struggle is cruel and merciless.

Matsue Sae said.

"I'm sorry, Akari-hime, but I can't bet the fate of the students on your impulse.

Even if you don't speak, don't make accusations, or even commit suicide, you cannot stop this political storm. The dead cannot speak, and are more likely to be slandered.

You should understand very well how dirty politics is. Others will never let the students off just because you die. Instead, they will throw more dirty water on the students. When the wall falls, everyone will push it down. "

There was despair in Akari's eyes.

"So, I can't even die?"

Matsukami Sae said calmly.

"You can't die, but you may be able to fight while you're alive."

Ming Liyou and Matsumoto Kaoru were both stunned, but Matsumoto Kaoru had already spoken first.

"Junior sister is dull, please make it clear to Senior Song, I am willing to do anything to save Senior Mingli."

Looking at Matsumoto Kaoru's anxious expression, Matsukami Sae seemed to realize something in her heart, but it was no longer important at this critical moment, so there was no need to delve into it.

As long as Matsumoto Kaori and the other two are of one mind, then there is still a chance to fight for their lives.

Matsue Sae said solemnly.

“There is one thing that I have always found strange.

Although Nagano Yoshimori and Harada Munetoki were high-ranking military families, in the eyes of the saint, they were just two small figures. Why did their deaths attract so much attention from the saint?

It has been two months. I have been observing and thinking about this for two months, and I found that the saint really cares about this matter.

Ming Liji, do you feel that the saint is watching you? "

Ming Liyu smiled bitterly.

"Who am I to deserve the slightest concern of a saint?"

Matsukami Sae nodded and smiled helplessly.

"So do you think Nagano Yoshimori and Harada Munetoki are worthy? Their deaths are not worth the saint wasting so much energy on!

I have a bold guess, which I originally intended to keep as a last resort.

If Yamaguchi Kazuma has found out something, we can give it a try and perhaps save our future and that of the students.

But now, since Akari-ji has made up her mind, let's give it a try.

Whether we live or die depends on our fate.”