The fastest and slowest in the world, the longest and shortest, the most mundane and the most precious, the most neglected and the most regrettable is time.

- Gorky (proletarian writer of the former Soviet Union, founder of socialist realist literature)

Oda Nobunaga, the governor of the Oda family, who actually controlled Kyoto, agreed to the quid pro quo proposed by the Yanhuang family, and the Emperor Masancho, who was already subject to the Oda family, had no reason to object; moreover, the Yanhuang family had made a lot of efforts to curry favor with the emperor.

From the fifth rank of Mutsu Omori and from the fourth rank of Lieutenant General Left Guard, these two significant official positions made Bai Feng rank among the high-ranking officials of the Yamato Empire in the name of the Yanhuang family's family governor; to a certain extent, with Bai Feng's two official positions, the Yanhuang family has become one of the top overlord families in the Yamato Empire, which is the most direct benefit that the position of family governor brings to the Yanhuang family.

Playing with the official seal of Lieutenant General Zuo Guard, Bai Feng squinted his eyes slightly and instructed Nanbu Shinzhi: "Nanfang-kun, since the Oda family has given us the official position of Lieutenant General Zuo Konoe to our Yanhuang family, then our Yanhuang family naturally can't disappoint the generous Nobunaga, how to arrange for the envoys to express the sincerity of our Yanhuang family to the Oda family, you are responsible." ”

"Hey!" Nanbu Shin bowed straight and asked, "My lord, once Nobu-sama really asks His Majesty the Emperor to canonize him as the new shogun, a war against the Oda clan will inevitably break out;

"In a huge empire, there are only a few families who dare to wage war against the Oda family. Bai Feng smiled lightly: "Among them, the Shimazu family, the Ryuzoji family, and the Otomo family in Xikaido don't even have a decent naval army, so there is no need to worry about it at all." ”

"The Takeda family in the north of the empire has the Tokugawa family to contain the difficult climate, the Hojo family has just been hit hard and is powerless, and the Date family is even weaker; the Uesugi family, which is quite strong, is good, but unfortunately Uesugi Kenshin is a foolish and loyal to the emperor. ”

"My lord, the Maori family, whose strength is on par with the Oda family, is not a good stubble. Perhaps thinking that the family governor had missed a crucial person, Sanada Nobuyoshi added: "If Oda Nobunaga becomes the shogun, the first person to stand up and attack the Oda family will be Mori Motoshi, who holds hundreds of thousands of soldiers in San'in and Sanyo." ”

"Of course, I know that among all the overlord families in the empire, the only one who has both the courage and strength to declare war on the Oda family is the Mori family of the Mori family. Bai Feng shook his head and said, "We can be sure that as long as Oda Nobunaga is appointed shogun, Mori Yuan will definitely start a war against the Oda family, but we don't know how Mori Yuan will conduct this war that will determine the future of the empire." ”

"My lord, you mean that Mori Yuan will not easily start a war against the Oda family?"

"Xinshi, if you think about it carefully, will the Maori Yuan, who has worked hard for decades to get to where it is today, fight an unprepared and meaningful war? This is a life-and-death battle between the Oda family and the Maori family!"

"This ......" Sanada Nobunao hesitated, but Nanbu Nobunao said with an incredible look: "My lord, even if Oda Nobunaga becomes a shogun, there is no need for Mori Yuan to fight to the death with the Oda family, right?

"Whether it is a two-lost battle between the snipe and the clam or a decisive battle to dominate the world, who dares to guarantee it?" Bai Feng said with deep meaning: "With the current imperial pattern, the war between the Maori family and the Oda family is a foregone conclusion that it will affect the entire empire. ”

"Lord, then why did our Yanhuang family tie up the Oda family's chariot before the war began?"

"Nanfang-kun, we chose to support the Oda family because our Yanhuang family needs the approval of the Innate Emperor, and then the recognition of the entire empire, not because we believe that the Oda family will win the war, because our Yanhuang family does not need a winner. ”

"Our Yanhuang family doesn't need a winner?" After repeating it softly, Sanada Shinfan said with a light in his eyes: "My lord, our Yanhuang Standing Army has 60,000 soldiers, and we are willing to die in the soup for the great cause of the family!"

"It's okay to go to the soup and fire, and then it's okay to die, I still need you to charge for my Yanhuang family and sweep away all the enemies that come on. After that, Bai Feng instructed Sanada Shinfan again: "But before that, you have to improve the combat effectiveness of the Yanhuang Standing Army as soon as possible, after all, there is not much time left for us." ”

"Please rest assured, before Oda Nobunaga is appointed shogunate, the 60,000 soldiers of my Yanhuang Standing Army will definitely be officially formed!" Sanada Nobuyhiro confidently made a military order and said: "If there is any shortcoming, I am willing to step down from the position of commander of the Yanhuang Standing Army to apologize to the lord!"

"Okay!" Facing Sanada Nobuyo, who took the initiative to make a military order, Bai Feng also promised on the spot: "As long as the Yanhuang Standing Army can be formed before the outbreak of the war, then the vanguard general of my Yanhuang family's army going south will be served by you Sanada Nobushiba!"

Listening to the conversation between the governor and Sanada Nobushihiro, which was almost like a dumb riddle, Nanbu Nobunao, who realized it later, could only watch with a blank eye, and it wasn't until Sanada Nobuyoshi left the assessment room with a lot of pride that Nanbu Nobunao, who had just figured out the reason, showed a sudden look.

After Sanada Nobuhiro left, there was no need for Bai Feng to mention more military affairs, he unfolded the map of Oshu on his assessment table, and asked Nanbu Shinzhi: "Nanfang-kun, how are you doing about the redrawing of the stone high and population statistics of the five countries of Oshu?"

"Lord Qi, the latest stone height of the five countries of Oshu has been roughly measured, but the population statistics will take some time. Nanbu Shinzhi, who had been prepared for a long time, replied: "Because of the war in the south of Oshu, a large number of people from the south have migrated to the central part of the country, which has affected the speed of our population count. ”

"Before the war in the south is over, the population statistics of the five countries can be completed without rushing for the time being, and the latest stone highs of each country should be reported first. "Obviously, compared to the population distribution of the five countries, Bai Feng is more concerned about the latest stone height of the five countries.

"Hey!" As he spoke, Nanbu Shinnao took out the written briefing from his bosom and handed it to Bai Feng, and dictated the report: "My lord, the original stone height of the five kingdoms of Oshu was counted by the Ministry of Minbu two hundred years ago, and there were 1,730,000 stones. ”

"After 200 years of development, the stone height of the five countries of Oshu has increased from the initial 1,730,000 stone to the current 2,350,000 stone, of which there are 400,000 stone in the 14 counties of Rikuzen Province, 440,000 stone in the 14 counties of Iwaki Province, 540,000 stone in the nine counties of Iwashiro Province, 220,000 stone in the 10 counties of Lu Chugoku, and 720,000 stone in the seven counties of Mutsu Province. ”

Listening to Nanbu Nobunao's report, Bai Feng, who was silent on the surface, was in a turbulent mood in his heart, because the shogunate palace system's judgment of the stone high of the Mutsu Kingdom had actually undergone a new change after Nanbu Nobunao's briefing was submitted!