Chapter 468: Settle Old and New Grudges Together (V)

When Toyotomi Yuki stepped into the government office, the wriggling black cracks on the faceless head fell into a brief calm, but it did not last long, and finally slowly drew a subtle arc.

"See you again, Toyotomi!"

"Yes, we meet again."

Toyotomi Yuki's voice was very light, and the depression in his heart made him feel that it was so difficult to speak for the first time.

Although he had already guessed this result, when he really saw this scene with his own eyes and heard the familiar voice again, Toyotomi Yuki still felt absurd and bitter.

Toyotomi Yuki laughed self-deprecatingly, but such a simple action made Tokugawa Hiroshi cold all over, and secretly be careful and alert.

Based on his understanding of Toyotomi Yuki, he was afraid that he would face a violent attack next, and he would not stop until he died.

But to Tokugawa Hiroshi's surprise, the old friend in front of him did not do anything extreme, and did not even ask an angry question. He just put his hands on his knees and knelt quietly outside the lobby of the government office.

He has changed.

Such a thought suddenly popped up in Tokugawa Hiroshi's mind, and his tense mind relaxed a little.

It seems that the recent events have changed the other party's mind to a certain extent. No matter in which aspect, at least now it seems that Toyotomi Yuanjiang's hatred for him is not too strong.

Perhaps as long as he can give the answer he wants, he can regain this once most capable right-hand man.

And the answer is something that is simple for him.

Tokugawa Hiroshi manipulated the carved talisman under him a little clumsily, deliberately letting his current body fall awkwardly into the chair, swaying left and right, and almost falling to the ground.

He opened two slits that could not be called "eyes", but at the moment when he was about to speak, he felt that the situation in front of him was inexplicably familiar, but he couldn't remember when he had seen it.

In this moment of hesitation, Toyotomi Yuanjiang, who was kneeling on the ground, spoke first.

"For so many years, I have always regarded you as my teacher. No matter how many things you have hidden from me, I have never wavered in my loyalty to you and have always followed your lead. When I learned that the Jinyiwei attacked you, I could not forgive myself for my slow rescue."

"You don't have to blame yourself for this. Su Ce had already made up his mind to kill me, and I was doomed to die. If you had acted rashly at that time, you would have only lost another life."

Toyotomi Yuanjiang ignored Tokugawa Hiroshi's consolation and said calmly: "When the Jinyiwei When I announced that I was going to wipe you out in the name of Honghu's rebellion, I still firmly believed that you were framed and betrayed by that woman Akechi Haruhide. So I chose to make the decision that I hated the most without hesitation. "

"You"

"I once again kowtowed to Mingren, wagged my tail and begged for mercy, and personally offered the Mikawa Heavy Industries that I had run for a lifetime, just to ask for a chance to avenge you."

Toyotomi Tokyo's voice suddenly sank, his facial features were hideously distorted, and his angry eyes were mixed with unrelieved sadness.

"Tokugawa Hiroshi, why didn't you really die?"

"Because I can't die yet."

Tokugawa Hiroshi answered without hesitation: "I can't just watch our unfinished cause die in the hands of two traitors."

"But you supported these two traitors with your own hands!"

Tokugawa Hiroshi wanted to pretend to close his eyes in pain, but suddenly remembered that he couldn't convey such emotions through his expression in his current state, so he could only say in a helpless tone: "The reasons are very complicated. I will tell you everything in the future."

"Today, right now!"

Toyotomi Yuanjiang looked firm and his attitude was very tough.

"Whether it's those Daoxu or Jinyiwei, no one dares to approach here today. You and I have enough time."

Although Tokugawa Hiroshi didn't know where he got the confidence from, it was obvious that if he wanted to pass this level, he had to solve some doubts in Toyotomi Yuanjiang's heart.

"Akechi Haruhide's true form is a yellow millet ghost, which you should have known long ago. But she was not actually cultivated by Huang Shilie himself, and such a yellow millet ghost would not be able to take over the body of the real 'Akechi Haruhide' and replace him silently."

Tokugawa Hiroshi emphasized: "She is a gift given to Huang Shilie by someone, or an experimental product."

"Who is it?"

"I don't know, I know he is a big figure from the Yin-Yang Order in the East Palace."

Toyotomi Yuanjiang did not dwell on the identity of this so-called 'big figure', but asked directly: "Since you know that the other party has ulterior motives, why didn't you deal with the yellow millet ghost as soon as possible, but let her confuse Huang Shilie and even control the entire Akechi family?"

Tokugawa Hiroshi obviously didn't like such a thorough questioning, especially when the person asking the question was a follower who used to obey him.

"The Mingzhi family is originally a member of the Yin-Yang Order. This is the internal affairs of other people's orders. We have no right to interfere. And if we get involved, the next one to be possessed may be you and me!"

He deliberately pronounced the words heavily, hinting at the danger of Fengchen Yuanjiang.

"There is one more thing you didn't say."

Fengchen Yuanjiang said slowly: "Huang Shilie is a medicinal material carefully cultivated by Huang Tianmen to heal his injuries. Sooner or later, his internal organs will be removed. Such an inability to escape fate has made his mind deformed and twisted, bloodthirsty and desperate."

"And the appearance of this yellow-bean ghost just happens to be his emotional sustenance, which is equivalent to putting a collar on the wild and unruly beast Huang Shilie, so that he has a fatal weakness that can be easily controlled. This is a great thing for you."

It hits the nail on the head and penetrates deeply.

Tokugawa Hiroshi did not comment, and smiled awkwardly: "Toyotomi, you have really changed."

"Have you changed?"

Toyotomi Yuanjiang shook his head and continued to ask: "What about Honghu Kamakura?"

"It is an empty shell, controlled by the three families in turn except you. It is responsible for handling some minor troubles and diverting the attention of Jinyiwei and Xuanweisi."

Tokugawa Hiroshi paused and added: "I didn't tell you about this in order to protect you. Your personality is not suitable for doing this kind of thing."

"So Takama-hara is also an empty shell? Or is it just a bargaining chip for you to trade?"

Toyotomi Yuanjiang's voice did not reveal his joy or anger.

"Takama-hara is real, but it is not used to obscure the Empire's vision, but to ignite the conflict between the Taoist order and the Confucian order, thereby disrupting the situation in the entire Wa area. Only when there is chaos can we have a chance!"

"Opportunity?"

Toyotomi Tokiyo laughed at himself. Without the fanaticism that blinded his mind in the past, he now saw everything very clearly, and was also very desperate.

"We are just ants that can be crushed to death in the blink of an eye. Even if these two tigers and leopards fight to the point of dying, we still can't even cross the river of blood they shed, so how can we have the qualifications to tear their flesh and blood?"

"Although we are ants, we have an absolute advantage in numbers, which is the greatest value of the Japanese area. No matter who wins or loses in the end, the Japanese area will completely get rid of the control of the Ruxu family. In the end, they will need us to control the millions of people in the Japanese area, so that we can have room and leeway for mediation!"

"That's just a puppet."

"That's also a revival! At least we have taken the first step and are no longer pigs and dogs that can be slaughtered at will in the hands of the new Donglin!"

Unlike the calmness of Toyotomi Yuanjiang, Tokugawa Hiroshi's voice is full of fiery excitement.

"If things go well, I will arrange for you to switch sequences and join one of them to build up our own strength from within."

Tokugawa Hiroshi said excitedly: "After all, the Japanese area is just a tiny piece in the vast territory of the empire. Although it seems to be the focus of the storm now, such short-term attention will fade sooner or later. When their attention is shifted to other more important places, we will have enough time to grow and develop. When a crucial turning point appears, we will be able to rise up and realize the true revival of Japan!"

"But the implementation of the new policy will slowly make the Japanese Forget your roots. When the turning point you mentioned comes, will we still be ourselves? "

Toyotomi Toyotomi said painfully: "You once said that the road we chose was destined to be opened up with lives and paved with corpses from the beginning. I am never afraid of these, even if I kneel at the feet of the Ming people again, I can endure it. But when they have completely forgotten about Japan, what is the point of doing this? "

"The new policy only loses a part of the humble fools. It won't take a few generations for us to lead them to find themselves again."

Tokugawa Hiroshi's voice suddenly became distorted and trembling, and then stopped abruptly.

The cracks on that strange face continued to open and close, but the voice that came out was the anxious and impatient voice of Akechi Haruhide: "Toyotomi Toki, he told you all this just to delay time and want to completely devour me! Tokugawa Hiroshi has been lying to you from beginning to end, and he is still trying to manipulate you now! Hurry up, this is the only chance to kill him and avenge yourself!"

Swish

Another crack appeared on the 'mouth', and Tokugawa Hiroshi's sinister words rang out.

"Huanglianggui, you want to use Toyotomi to regain the dominant position, right? You are not a human after all, and you don't understand the emotions and trust between people. Toyotomi and I have been together for decades. Do you think he will trust you?"

The 'mouth' below retorted: "Trust? He is just a tool in your eyes, a loyal dog, when have you ever given him trust?"

The 'mouth' above said righteously: "Concealment is not deception, but another form of absolute trust. The only thing I did wrong was to underestimate your ambition, which led to the development of the situation to this point today!"

The confrontational dialogue unfolded in the same body, but Toyotomi Yuanjiang, the focus of the dialogue, remained indifferent.

The only change is that his back can no longer be as straight as before, but bent like an old man.

"Toyotomi Yuanjiang, don't forget, he is a member of Zonghengxu."

The sharp female voice screamed the last sentence and disappeared again.

As if in an invisible struggle for authority, Tokugawa Hiroshi once again gained the upper hand and regained control of this body.

"They are not lowly fools." Old Toyotomi said calmly and persistently.

"Whether it is true or not, I have no intention of arguing with you. But you have to understand that this road is destined to be a pile of bones. Ten thousand deaths is a number, and the death of one hundred thousand or one million people is also just a number. We can't change this outcome at all!"

Perhaps because the seizure of authority has come to an end, Tokugawa Hiroshi's fear of Toyotomi Yuanjiang has also subsided, and his words are no longer soft as before, but become tough.

"Have you ever thought about whether they are willing?"

"When the Japanese Empire was destroyed, were they willing?"

Tokugawa Hiroshi's voice became more and more impatient: "The reason why we can become followers and they can't is that our genes have destined us to choose how to survive for them. This is our responsibility! Don't you see this clearly now?"

Toyotomi Toyotomi knelt there quietly and responded in silence.

Tokugawa Hiroshi was even more annoyed by his silence: "You want to know the truth, and now I have told you all the truth. If you believe it, we will still stand together in the future. If you think that crazy Huangliang ghost is right and think that I am still trying to manipulate you, then you can do it!"

"The unyielding morning sun will eventually tear through the darkness, and the desolate world will eventually usher in spring! Toyotomi Toyotomi, have you forgotten the oath we once made?!"

"I haven't forgotten, never. But I really don't understand people's hearts."

Toyotomi Toyotomi's voice was full of bitterness: "Their lives should no longer be controlled by people like you and me "Sir, we have already lost, admit defeat."

"You are not qualified to say the word 'surrender' to me!"

Tokugawa Hiroshi roared: "Back then, you surrendered to the guns of the Ming people and were willing to be their running dog. You thought you were protecting them, but did you know that they wanted to eat your flesh and drink your blood? ! I saved you, and I gave you the opportunity to wash away your shame! After so many years of hard work, there is now hope, but you tell me to admit defeat? What qualifications do you have? ! ! "

Buzz.

The buzzing sound of the mechanical heart and the activation sound of the talisman sounded at the same time, and the negotiations that could not reach an agreement turned into a chilling murderous intent.

"Neither of us is qualified, because you and I are both selfish people. You are for your own greed. I am for my own reputation. We are equally unforgivable."

A carefree smile appeared on the half-open face of Toyotomi Yuanjiang, "I don't want to care about deception and fooling anymore. If you think you saved my life, then I will give it back to you now. Mr. Tokugawa, this time, I, a fool, will take you back."

The tattered feather weaving was opened, and in the originally empty hole, a red heart was beating rapidly.

This is the mechanical heart that Toyotomi Yuanjiang exchanged for the entire Mikawa Heavy Industry and the Toyotomi family.

A top-level human mechanical heart of the fourth rank that is not good at fighting but powerful enough to destroy a city.

Lord Lu Xun!

The terrified howl exploded in Tokugawa Hiroshi's ears, and the instinct of his genes urged him to escape.

The tide of fear overwhelmed Tokugawa Hiroshi's mind, and Akechi Haruhide, who should have no room for recovery, took the opportunity to emerge.

"Kill him, kill him!"

"Shut up!"

Tokugawa Hiroshi roared, and beside him, a talisman whistled and shot towards Toyotomi Yuuki.

"Cowardly and stupid waste, you will always be a sinner of the Japanese people!!"

Puff!

Toyotomi Yuuki inserted his single arm into the heart of the machine, tearing it apart forcibly, and threw it forward casually.

The flying talisman suddenly fell to the ground and trembled in front of the red object mixed with machine and flesh, as if it had met a natural enemy.

The lava-like lines spread all over the body, burning all the flesh and blood into ashes, and the old man who became a flaming skeleton laughed loudly.

"Let's not harm innocent people when we die."

Looking at the gradually dazzling red light in front of him, Tokugawa Hiroshi stopped shouting frantically.

Until this moment, he finally realized why he felt that the scene of Toyotomi Yuuki kneeling outside the door was very familiar.

On the day when the Japanese Kingdom fell, the other party also knelt at the steps outside the shrine, looking desolate.

He sat high up and solemnly promised Toyotomi Tokiyo that he would definitely bring him back to the country.

Definitely.

"That uncle. He should be dead now, right?"

Xia Zi swallowed nervously, carefully spying on the quiet Xuanwei Office not far away, and the fierce officials and guards were nowhere to be seen.

In the past, this was a restricted area that she dared not approach.

But today, she decided to fight for her future glory and wealth.

Xia Zi lowered her head and bit the pipe on her wrist and took a deep breath. The hot wine burned into her lungs, and the special medicine mixed in it magnified the few courage in her heart to the extreme.

She tiptoed like a cat, stepping up the high steps step by step, and the initial cowardice and caution disappeared after a few steps. Xia Zi held her head high, walked with ease, and her brows were filled with unconcealed joy.

It seemed that a huge fortune was waiting for her at the end of the stairs.

Step.

The moment she climbed the last step, Xia Zi did see the light.

But it was not the golden color that symbolized wealth, but an extremely dazzling red light.

Boom!!!

On Tianbao Mountain, Huang Shilie, who was covered in blood, grasped the violent spear tip with his bare hands. Huang Shilie suddenly had a whim, and regardless of Li Jun who was full of anger in front of him, he suddenly turned back and looked down the mountain.

In the air, Yuan Mingfei, who had already run out of energy, finally waited for this opportunity. After dispersing the Buddhist kingdom, she completely fainted.

The rainstorm was gone, and the hot night wind blew on his face.

Huang Shilie's tiger eyes were scarlet, staring at the rising flames in the city.

"Qingxiu!!!!"

Puff!

The spear tip tore through the shackled palm and pierced into his abdomen fiercely!