Haru Shippu Kogi Oni Yaku Gozen Cho New Edition (Tokuma Bunkori 7-35 Tokuma Jidai Shosetsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] It was the duty of the gozen-bugyo, or oniyo, to taste the shogun's food before he ate it and prevent it from being poisoned. However, the role of the head of the Kifuji family did not stop there. Hayanosuke took over the role of Oniyaku under the orders of his father Tamon, and while living as a merchant, he sought out factions that were hostile to the Shogunate. His excellent "tongue" senses the taste of a dangerous trap in the Hakata Hakusake (Hakata white sake) sold by the sake wholesaler he has infiltrated, Kasamatsuya.... The third installment of this successful series!

将軍が食事をとる前に味見をして毒が盛られることを防ぐのが、御膳奉行―鬼役の勤め。だがその頭である木藤家の役割はそれだけにとどまらなかった。父・多聞の命を受け、鬼役を継いだ隼之助は、町人として暮らしながら幕府に敵対する一派を探る。彼の優れた“舌”は、潜入先の酒問屋“笠松屋”が扱う博多の白酒から、危険な罠の味を感じとった...。好調シリーズ第三弾!