"It's just an ordinary letter, and it has neither the monogram nor anything special about it, it's hard to believe!" After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, he put his hands on the desk, and the implication was obvious, if there is nothing else that can prove your identity, you can go.

Hearing Tsugawa Soji's words, Tsugawa Hidemune hurriedly replied, "There is still a genealogy of the family here, and I also ask Tsugawa Hall to take a look." With that, Hidemune Tsugawa handed over another booklet that was tied up with a rope.

After Tsugawa Soji opened it, it was densely written with information about the various branches of the Tsugawa family that had been preserved by the various generations of the masters. And the name of Tsukawa Masamune, the first head of the Senbei Tsugawa family, is also in it, and seeing this, Tsugawa Soji also believes in the identity of these people in front of him.

However, for the sake of safety, Soji Tsugawa continued, "How can the family know the authenticity of this genealogy in your hand?"

After all, Taidao himself has not seen or heard of it, and letters can be faked, and genealogy can of course also be.

Hearing Tsugawa Soji's words, Tsugawa Hidezong was stunned, and then said with a puzzled expression, "Tsugawa Hall can take out the genealogy of the Xianbei branch and compare it, if it is correct, doesn't it prove that this genealogy held by the next is true?" ”

"Uh.... It seems to make a lot of sense...."Soji Tsugawa was also stupid. However, Soji Tsugawa immediately thought, where is the genealogy of the family? I don't think I'm impressed.

After thinking about it, Tsugawa Soji waved to Miki Naogo in front of him with an embarrassed face, and then whispered in Miki Naogo's ear, "Naogo, do you know where the genealogy of this family is placed?" ”

"Uh.... Why don't you go down and ask Madame? Miki Naogo was speechless for a moment, you don't know the genealogy of the Tsugawa family as the head of the Tsugawa family, and I know a fart from a retainer.

"Well, go and go back!" Soji Tsugawa continued.

"Hah!"

......

Walking out of the castle tower, Miki Naogo trotted all the way to find Yukihime, who was talking and laughing with her family in the outer hall of Honmaru, and then whispered, "Madam." ”

"Miki-sama, what's the matter?" Yukihime saw Miki Naogo's eager look, so she hurriedly asked.

"There are a few men who claim to be from the Aizu Tsugawa family who ask to see the lord, in order to prove the identity of the visitor, you need to compare the genealogy held by both parties, I wonder if the lady knows where the genealogy of the family is placed?" Miki Naogo wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke.

The genealogy is not a joke, without this thing, then the Tsugawa family is a "rootless" person, and it can even be said that they are impostors. This is no joke in an era where family names are so important.

Hearing Miki Naogo's words, Yukihime was stunned for a moment, and then replied at a loss, "I don't know where the genealogy is, I haven't heard His Highness mention it before." ”

"What!"

Miki Naogo is really panicked! If the genealogy can't be found, the identity of Tsugawa Hidemune and others cannot be confirmed, and the most terrible thing is that the origin of the Tsugawa family itself cannot be confirmed!

"I'm going to look for it!" Yukihime also knew the importance of the matter, and quickly got up and handed over the wonderful pill to Kikuhime to take care of, and then returned to the house with a few maids.

However, after turning the house up and down, he didn't find any genealogy, and Yukihime suddenly panicked.

"Madame, it stands to reason that such an important thing as genealogy must be kept under strict care no matter what. The genealogy has always been kept by the lord himself, and the lady may wish to think carefully about whether the lord put the genealogy somewhere? Outside the Tsukawa Yashiki, Miki Naogo comforted the anxious Yukihime and said slowly.

Yukihime shook her head, "Your Highness's things are all kept by me, but I have never received any genealogy!" I've never mentioned it before, and now I can't find it all of a sudden, so how good is that! As she spoke, Yukihime was so anxious that she was about to cry.

"Madame, brother, what happened?" At this time, Xiaolan and Jia Meiji also came over without knowing when, and asked with a concerned face.

Miki Naogo hurriedly told Xiaolan and Kamihime the ins and outs of the matter. After hearing what happened, Xiaolan and Kamiki also fell into deep thought.

"Has Madame looked for a house?"

"Where's the stacks for the materials?"

Xiaolan and Kamiji alone said a place where there might be a genealogy, but they both got Yukihime shaking her head and denying it.

"Before, I took my maid to rummage through the house, and Lord Miki also took people to the library in the city to search for convenience, but I didn't find a pedigree!" Yukihime replied helplessly.

"The pedigree is very important, and it is impossible to disappear for no reason." Kameiji said with a calm face, "The lord is the second male of the family, it is said that he had been a monk in Jingu Temple before, and after the death of the first lord, he was taken back to Kakuyama City by the retainers to inherit the family governor, yes or no?" ”

"Hah!" Miki Naogo hurriedly replied, "The elder brother of the lord died of illness when the first lord died in battle, so the lord who is the second son inherited the family name. ”

"In this way, the genealogy may not have been handed over to the lord at the first time, but was kept by the retainers of the family at that time?" Kamiki guessed, "Who were the retainers of the family at that time?" ”

"At that time, the only retainer of the main family was the Kuroda family, who was a genealogy, but Kuroda-sama had already died in the 11th year of astronomy." Miki Naogo hurriedly replied.

As soon as Miki Naogo finished speaking, Kamihime turned around and ran towards Honmaru.

Yukihime and the others also reacted and hurriedly followed.

......

Nanako looked at the panting Yukihime and the others in front of her at a loss, and then said cautiously, "After Zhenbei passed away, his belongings were buried in Ximing Temple. ”

"Are you going to dig up the grave of Kuroda Iekane????" Miki Naogo and others couldn't help but think of it.

"Oh! That's right! At this moment, Nanako suddenly said loudly, "The real soldier used to cherish a wooden box very much, even if it was a concubine, it couldn't be touched, and the real soldier once said that this was something he protected with his life, I don't know if it's something that the lady is looking for." ”

"Where's that thing?" Miki Naogo asked eagerly.

Nanako thought for a moment, and then said, "It should be in the castle tower of Komatsuyama Castle or Kuroda Yashiki......"

"Please also ask Madame to inform the lord of this matter as soon as possible, and then I will personally go to Komatsuyama Castle!" Miki Naogo suddenly spoke, "Please also ask Mrs. Nanako to go with me." ”

"Hah!"

......

In the castle tower of Ueno Castle, half an hour has passed, and Soji Tsugawa can't help but wonder a little, has it taken so long to find a genealogy?

"Madame has arrived!"

At this time, the voice of the wise ten guards sounded, and Yukihime slowly entered the castle tower.

Hearing that the person who came was the wife of the Tsugawa family, although I didn't know whether it was the side room or the main room, but the Tsugawa Hidemune and others below also hurriedly saluted. Soji Tsugawa looked puzzled and said to Yukihime, "Yukihime, why are you here?" ”

Yukihime smiled at Tsugawa Hidemune and the others, and then pulled Tsugawa Soji aside, "Your Highness, the concubine and Miki-sama have not found a pedigree. However, we speculate that the pedigree should be in Komatsuyama Castle, the former residence of Kuroda-sama, and Miki-sama and Nanako have already gone to pick it up in person, but I am afraid that I will be able to return at night this time. ”

Ueno Castle is not too far from Komatsuyama Castle, but it takes more than two hours to arrive even on a fast horse, and if you go back to Komatsuyama Castle, it will already be night.

Hearing Yukihime's words, Tsugawa Soji's face changed, and after looking back at the direction of Tsugawa Hidemune and the others, he cast a relieved look at Yukihime, and then walked to the side of Tsukawa Hidemune and the others, and said with a kind face, "Haha!" The sudden visit of the two brothers was really an honor for Soji. ”

Hidemune Tsugawa "......."