Kubi Nerai (Futami Jidai Shosetsu Bunko Hi 2-12 Goniwa Ban No Ni Daime 4)

[Machine Translation] Kamon, the second generation of the Miyaji family, one of the seventeen families of the Oniwaban under the direct control of the 8th shogun Yoshimune, was guarding the Onari procession at Shimotani Hirokoji on April 17, the anniversary of Tokugawa Ieyasu's death. As the palanquin of the Shogun passed by and the palanquin of Matsudaira Noritada, the chief of the Ranchiku, arrived, there was a roar of explosions, sparks of fire, and smoke. Then a crook with a drawn sword attacked. Who had attacked the chief retainer and for what purpose?

八代将軍吉宗直属の御庭番十七家のひとつ宮地家の二代目・加門は、徳川家康の祥月命日の四月十七日、下谷広小路で御成行列の警護にあたっていた。将軍の駕籠が通り過ぎ、老中主座・松平乗邑の駕籠が来たとき、爆裂音が轟き火の粉と煙が上がった。そして、抜刀した曲者が襲ってきた。はたして誰が何の目的で老中主座を襲ってきたのか...。