"General, you wouldn't allow me or any of your other senior Yamato retainers to be away for an extended period of time without returning, would you?"
Deyi Kangren fell silent, feeling that his uncle's words made some sense.
The claim that Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu are powerful is only based on Musashi's side of the story.
The reason they thought the other side was so powerful was simply because the Great Chu ship had docked, the battle on the beach, and Su Ruojin's medical skills.
But is that really the case?
Even if they were formidable, the enemy only numbered a little over a hundred. Would the Yamato army be afraid of them?
Deyi Xinwu continued to persuade, "General, don't forget that Yutai said the snake-mouth hook is on Su Ruojin's hand."
I had someone investigate, and it turns out that people around Su Ruojin went to various pharmacies and medicine shops to inquire about the types of poisons. One of the pharmacies even told them about the method of refining Lingmeizhi.
She could concoct the antidote for the poison the general suffered from. Given the Snake-Kiss Hook and the method for its preparation, concocting the Spirit Charm Orchid shouldn't be a problem either.
“Uncle, that may be true, but Yongcheng has been staying in the manor since he was injured and has not gone out. Even if Su Ruojin had this poison, how could she possibly kill Yongcheng?”
This is something that Deyi Kangren has never been able to understand.
"General, don't forget that you sent Yutai to the villa to apologize to Su Ruojin back then."
The servants who accompanied the Imperial Palace Attendant to the villa returned to report that Su Ruojin had a private conversation with the Imperial Palace Attendant there, the content of which was unknown to anyone other than the two of them.
Upon hearing this, Deyi Kangren suddenly realized, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and he slammed his fist hard on the table. "So that's how it is!"
He knew that Ueno Chinatsu was skilled in medicine, but not particularly proficient. Not to mention that the Snake Kiss Hook was not in Izumi Masako's possession, even if it were, it was uncertain whether she could refine the Spirit Charm.
But if Su Ruojin had intervened, everything would make sense.
Yongcheng's attack on her daughter must be a pretext for her to join forces with Yutai to seek revenge.
Thinking back to the fact that it was he who sent Yutai to the villa to apologize, giving the two a chance to meet, which allowed Yutai to take the poison and kill Yongcheng, Deyi Kangren felt a pang of regret.
He never expected that the usually timid and submissive Odai-sho would dare to be so bold.
"General, why don't we summon Su Ruojin to the shogunate for questioning?" Tokuyoshi Shingo suggested.
De Yikangren was well aware that the so-called questioning was actually a prelude to arresting and interrogating Su Ruojin and the others.
"Also, my men reported that Su Ruojin's sister bought a Yamato ship and is studying it. She occasionally asks the Yamato shipwrights questions, and it seems she is quite knowledgeable about shipbuilding techniques," Shingo Tokugi added.
"Su Ruojin's sister?"
Deyi Kangren was not familiar with Su Muyao.
However, why does the Great Chu allow women to do everything?
Knowing medicine is one thing, but daring to bring women with him on his voyages is quite another; isn't he afraid of the sea god's wrath?
Bringing women along is one thing, but now they're even letting a woman give orders about shipbuilding. How can someone like that achieve anything great?
Deyi Kangren remained silent. Deyi Xinwu knew he was thinking, so he didn't urge him but picked up his teacup and drank his tea.
He has said everything he needed to say; the rest is up to Deyi Kangren to decide.
After a long while, Deyi Kangren looked up at Deyi Xinwu and said, "Uncle, the others are fine, but this Su Ruojin is skilled in medicine. It would be a pity to kill her."
"Oh, what does the general think?"
"What do you think about making her my concubine?"
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