The psychological role of people is sometimes very strong, and sometimes it is very confusing. I mean, now we've got this puffer fish statue on the boat we came, but ...... However, probably because the voyage was too short, I really couldn't experience how much food was saved. Be sure to say that there is...... It's probably just a few bites of food to have a slight feeling of satiety, I don't know if this counts!

By the afternoon of the next day, we had all rushed back to Hakata, and the men of the Chamber of Commerce were already waiting in the harbor, and when they saw us returning, they immediately came with a huge canvas, covered the statue of the pufferfish, and carried it to the flagship of the Galen battleship—after all, well, it was a stolen thing, and it was better not to be too public.

When we arrived at the headquarters of Jianhai, Grandfather Ye knew what we were doing, and when they saw us come back with a smile, they knew that we had succeeded. didn't say much, just smacked his lips vigorously, sighing that Qilan had grown up, it was really unimaginable. After all, it's not that easy to turn over the scrap wood.

In the evening, I was playing mahjong with Ye Gong, and suddenly the doorman reported that a retainer from Otomo came to me. I'm a little strange, who's looking for me now? Celebrate the New Year.

When I went out, it was none other than Takahashi Shoyun who was sitting in the front hall, but it was Takahashi Shoun, who was only ranked after Tachibana Michiyuki in the Otomo family. When he saw me come out, he smiled, and in a blink of an eye, he became quite serious.

I felt strange in my heart, but I didn't slack off in my mouth, and said continuously: "Sit down, sit down!" What are you doing here? Take a sip of tea first! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun gently pushed the tea bowl away and said in a low voice: "The Shibata family and the Yushiba family have moved!" ”

I raised my eyebrows when I heard this, oh, and asked in a low voice, "Is the news accurate?" Walk! Go to the back room and talk! ”

Without saying a word, Takahashi Shaoyun went inside with me to the second floor, closed the door, and the two of us and Lakshin who rushed to hear the news were left in the room.

Takahashi Shaoyun glanced at me, I nodded, Takahashi Shaoyun understood that this person was reliable, and immediately said in a very low voice: "You are clear about the situation in the early stage, brother." In the autumn and winter of last year, the Shibata family and the brothers joined forces, which did cause a lot of trouble to Yushiba Hideyoshi, but to be honest, Shibata Katsuya's ability was not suitable for dominating the world, and after the beginning of winter, he was connected by Yushiba Hideyoshi in two cities! ”

I sighed, shook my head and smiled, "It's a mediocrity to do it when you know you can't do it." I also know that the destiny is not in Shibata, but ...... Alas, every family has its own troubles! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun looked at me understandingly and said, "I have heard more or less about you, brother, and I understand the pain very well. It's true that Shibata Katsuya can't do it, but it's because Yushiba Hideyoshi is so good that we have to work together to hold him in his footsteps and buy ourselves more time! ”

I said, "This is nature!" I have been working to help the firewood field and cut the feather firewood, and it is for this purpose. Let's talk about it in detail! What's going on now? ”

Takahashi Shaoyun took out a roll of paper from his arms, and slowly unfolded the table, and when I looked up, it was a topographic map of the mountains north of Yuwu Lake. This is the junction of Shibata Katsuie and Hashiba Hideyoshi's forces, and it is also the place where the final battle takes place. It's just that from the current map, the main forces of the two sides are still camped fifty miles away, and it can be seen that the routes of attack and retreat on both sides show that each side is in the tentative stage.

That's good, my biggest concern is that everything will be brought forward. At this moment, Takahashi Shaoyun's voice came into my ears again: "Since last autumn, the Yuchai Army has been restrained by your brother and weakened a little, so in terms of military strength, relative to the Chai Tianjun, it has changed from two to one and a half times to one. This is undoubtedly good news for Chai Tianjun! ”

I hummed, in fact, what I was most worried about was not the disparity in military strength, but the problem of people.

The reason why Shibata Katsuya lost the battle of Shidake in the first place was that, on the one hand, Sakuma Morimasa, a reckless man, attacked the enemy and was surrounded by Hideyoshi, which led to a big chaos in the rhythm. On the other hand, it was Shibata Katsuka's heavy general Maeda Toshiya who escaped from the battle, causing the lineup to collapse! However, one of these two people is the nephew of the Shengjia family, and the other is his self-righteous "confidant".

There is a way to be inseparable, so how can I tell him about it? Said bluntly: "Sakuma Morimasa is a fool, don't let him be the front!" Maeda Toshiya is an internal response, don't let him lead troops to the front line? ”

If I say so, I'm afraid that Shibata Katsuya will be the first to turn me away. Forget it, I'll think about this question for a while, so I spoke: "What Takahashiden analyzes!" Now that the heavy snow is still closing the mountain, Chai Tianjun still needs to remove the snow and move forward, and the speed is slow; Although the situation of the Yuchai Army is better, it only refers to the rear, and when it arrives at this main battlefield, I am afraid that it will take some time! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun hummed, thought for a moment and said, "It is expected that the head-to-head battle between the two sides will be after March." This area! He pointed to Yuwu Lake and Biwa Lake and drew a circle and said, "In February, there will be a lot of heavy rain here, and it is estimated that the battle between the two sides may be very small. It will be March or even April at the earliest! ”

Hearing this, I admire Takahashi Shaoyun 10,000 in my heart, worthy of being an important minister of the Otomo family and one of the top generals of the Otomo Shuangbibi! On his own knowledge and experience alone, he was able to deduce the timing and location of the two warring parties, which is by no means comparable to those of us who are accustomed to relying on weather forecasts.

I patted Takahashi Shaoyun on the back and smiled, "The hero sees the same thing!" With that said, I still have two months to prepare! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun patted me on the shoulder with his backhand and said with a smile: "We have two months to prepare!" ”

I wondered, "The Otomo clan is ready to send troops to fight?" This doesn't seem to be in the interests of the Otomo family! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun nodded and said, "Thank you Qilan for your understanding, Dao Xue and I have persuaded the family master many times that we should take this opportunity to expand the influence of our army." However, the head of the family seems to be more concerned about the Maori family and the Shimazu family. For the war on the island of Honshu, he cares more than he acts! ”

I frowned and smiled, "Then you just said that we have two months to prepare, isn't it funny?" ”

Takahashi Shaoyun smiled: "Definitely! Not really! ”

I wondered, "I want to hear about it!" ”

Takahashi Shaoyun glanced at Lakshen again, and then said in a low voice: "Although the head of the Otomo family is unable to help you send troops directly, he can help you indirectly - yesterday's banquet, well, I came to you, your family said that you went on a trip - the head of the family summoned me to talk to Daoxue secretly, he has repaired the book, and went to Kyoto with his dog to pay homage to the official's house!" ”

I slapped my thigh, almost jumped up and said, "It's Yongxiong again!" I had previously reminded Shibata Katsuya to send someone to Kyoto to meet with the officials, and in this regard, I made a fuss about it, bribed the important officials of the government, and instigated the emperor to order Hideyoshi and other forces to attack each other, but unfortunately Shibata Katsuya was not very interested, and the matter was not settled. Say, your choice is the Changzong family or the Maori family? ”

Takahashi Shaoyun stared at me for a long time, and suddenly said: "Qilan, you are drifting like the sea like this, is it really the end of the game?" If you want, you can be an official with me and Dao Xue, why not be happy? ”

I sighed, patted him on the shoulder again, and said, "Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud." The younger brother has been an official in the Ming Dynasty for a while, and he has indeed seen through these intrigues in the officialdom, and you live and die! After finishing this order, I will go out and concentrate on being my businessman, traveling all over the world, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to see me in the future! ”

Seeing that he still wanted to persuade, I continued to urge: "Say! Who are you targeting? Chomune, my family or the Maori family? I guess it's more suitable for Changzong and my family. ”

Takahashi Shaoyun sighed, Fang shook his head and said, "Since you are really not here, brother, then I will no longer force it." You guessed right, it's the Changzong family. As for the reason, with your strategy, brother, you can definitely guess it. ”

I smiled slightly, but I looked at Lakshen, my senior staff member has recently improved by leaps and bounds, and he can already communicate normally. He smiled and said: "According to Mr., after the death of Mao Liyuan, the three sons in the family were twisted into a rope, and their careers did not decline. Nowadays, in China, the Maori family can be called deeply rooted, and in addition, well, although the Maori Huiyuan is not a big instrument, the Maori Liangchuan is an immortal material. ”

Takahashi Shaoyun nodded and said: "Look at your eyebrows like a grassland person, I can't imagine that there are such smart people growing up on horseback!" ”

Rakshen bowed slightly and continued: "It is definitely not easy to persuade the Maori Liangchuan, especially Kobayakawa Takakei, even if there is an edict from the emperor, I am afraid that he will have a way to shirk it!" Changzong's family is different! ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the Tosa place of Shikoku and said with a smile: "The head relatives of the Chozong and our tribe are already old, and in the case of the imminent unification of the four countries, they will definitely aim to take revenge on the revenge of the year in their lifetime!" Yes and no? Mr! ”

I smiled and said, "Exactly, the head of my department and Hideyoshi have never been on good terms, if there is an edict from the emperor, I am afraid that he will be drowsy and meet a pillow, and he will send troops in a hurry." Besides, the head of the Nagamune department has formed an alliance with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Tokugawa, the deepest latent tiger, can't wait for the lions in front of him to bite each other, if he gets the news, I'm afraid he will also persuade the head relatives to attack Hideyoshi! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun laughed: "We didn't expect this! Or Qilan is resourceful! It is precisely that after Chomune Ibu Moto personally formed an alliance with Tokugawa Ieyasu, he had the intention of attacking Hideyoshi many times, but he never put it into practice. ”

I picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea and said, "So, Tokugawa Ieyasu is also a point that can be fought for!" ”

Takahashi Shaoyun nodded first, then shook his head and said, "Having said that, it's a pity that our Otomo family and the Tokugawa family have no friendship. ”

I pushed the tea bowl to him slightly, and said with a smile: "Speaking of the Daodaochuan family, I still have some ways, but I can try it!" ”

Takahashi Shaoyun was pleasantly surprised: "Is that really the case? Qi Lanxiu wants to boast! ”

I laughed twice and said, "What is there to boast about?" It's just someone who has a matchmaker, so I can just talk. ”

As I spoke, I pointed to the Okazaki place and continued to Takahashi Shaoyun: "And, even if it doesn't work out in the end, at least it won't hurt at all, with Tokugawa Ieyasu's old scheming, at most the two don't help each other, just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!" ”

Takahashi Shaoyun was relieved at this time, and stood up and said: "Since this is the case, then I will quickly tell the master and send the dog to set off as soon as possible!" ”

I also stood up slowly and said with a smile: "Then I hope that everything goes well for Zong Mao to go to Kyoto!" Naturally, I had to get up quickly and head to Okazaki! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun said goodbye to me and went in high spirits. I was lost in thought.

This time, I am going to go to Tokugawa Ieyasu, not just for such a "trivial matter" as the battle of Shidake, but because I have a more long-term consideration.

After all, to build a building, you also need to find good pillars. Since Shibata Katsuya is not a good pillar, then I will find another better one!

And the pillars of the world, except for Date Masamune, who is only sixteen years old in the northeast, can only go to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who is immediately available and the deepest lurking in front of him!