The wiser and kinder a person is, the more virtue he sees in others, and the more stupid and vicious he is, the more he sees the shortcomings in others.

- Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature)

"Send an envoy to the Oda family?" Nanbu Nobunao and Sanada Nobuyoshige, who looked at each other, really didn't know what words to use to describe the whimsy of their family governors, and in their opinion, the Oda family, as the strongest family in the empire, would not compromise with the Yanhuang family.

"Don't you believe that Oda Nobunaga will agree to my request?" Looking at Nanbu Nobunao and Sanada Nobuyo, whose faces were full of disbelief, Bai Feng smiled slightly: "If you don't believe it, then let's make a bet;

"This ......" The self-confidence of the family governor made Nanbu Nobunao feel overwhelmed all of a sudden, but Sanada Nobuyo, who was not afraid of tigers, raised his head without fear and said, "My lord, before making a bet, can we know the conditions you gave to the Oda family?"

"Of course you can!" Bai Feng said to the conditions he had already prepared, "The condition I gave to the Oda family is to fully support the family's governor Oda Nobunaga to the post of shogun, and if necessary, we can even send troops for this matter." ”

"Support Oda Nobunaga as shogun?!" Nanbu Nobunao and Sanada Nobuyhiro exclaimed in unison.

"It's just a false title, is it necessary for you to be so shocked?" Looking at Nanbu Nobunao and Sanada Nobuyo, who were staring wide-eyed, Bai Feng shrugged helplessly and said, "Do you think there is any essential difference between the current Oda family and the shogunate that monopolized the power of the empire in the past?"

"My lord, no matter how much the current Oda family coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, after all, there still needs to be an emperor to blackmail, and in the future, there may not be another powerful family that surpasses the Oda family in strength and succeeds in Shangluo replacing the Oda family to control Kyoto and hold the emperor hostage. ”

Seeing that his own governor actually planned to support Oda Nobunaga as a shogun in exchange for the Oda family's support for the Yanhuang family, Nanbu Shinnao, who realized the seriousness of the problem, hurriedly admonished: "But once Oda Nobunaga becomes a shogun, then he will be the rightful ruler of the empire; ”

"Yes, lord, I also think this matter is inappropriate!" This time, Sanada Nobushi also opened his mouth to object: "If Oda Nobunaga is the shogunate, then all the imperial families, including our Yanhuang family, will sooner or later become the meat of the Oda family!"

"You guys!" Bai Feng, who was shocked by the fierce reaction of the two, couldn't help but laugh: "The person who sits on the position of shogun with the strength of his family will indeed become the rightful ruler of the empire as you say, but does the current Oda family have this strength?"

"Why did the Oda family, which coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, not dare to march to the north in the name of the emperor, nor did they dare to march to the south with the emperor's banner? In the final analysis, isn't it because the strength of the Oda family is not enough to support the battle on the two fronts of the north and the south?"

"The governors of the major families in the north of the empire are not fools, and the governors of the major families in the south of the empire are not fools either, as long as the Oda family dares to march in one direction, the major families in the other direction will definitely wage war against the Oda family based on the judgment of the cold lips and teeth. ”

"This is the current situation of the empire, and it is also a dead end that the Oda family cannot break, do you think that with the full support of our Yanhuang family, Oda Nobunaga will naturally sit on the position of shogun? No, the support of our Yanhuang family alone is far from enough!"

After hearing this, the more experienced Nanbu Shinnao said with a hesitant expression: "My lord, you want to use this way to express your attitude to Oda Nobunaga, our Yanhuang family can become an ally of the Oda family in the north, but isn't it a bit risky to do so?"

"It seems to be very dangerous, but in fact, it is a sure win. Bai Feng said calmly: "Even if Oda Nobunaga really becomes a shogun, what he can control is still his Oda family;

"Whether it is the right minister who is holding the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes now, or the shogun who is rightful in the future, Oda Nobunaga's every move will be closely watched by all the families of the empire, so the Oda family is still the Oda family, and nothing has changed. ”

"As for our Yanhuang family, even if we sign an alliance with the Oda family openly, so what? Will the Uesugi family, the Takeda family, and the Hojo family in the north go to war with our Yanhuang family because of this matter? They won't do this!"

Nanbu Shinnao, who had no objection to this, added: "The relationship between the Uesugi family and the Hojo family, unless it is a major event like the Oda family's invasion of the north that threatens the life and death of each family, they will definitely not unite!"

"Nanfang-kun, not only will the Uesugi family and the Hojo family not unite, but the Takeda family, which is blocked by Musashi Province, will also be difficult to threaten our Yanhuang family; ”

"My lord, the Uesugi family's Uesugi Keiho's army is still under our Michinoku country's Takamizu Temple Castle and Bian Seishi Imperial Castle, we can use the method of annihilating this Uesugi army to show Uesugi Kenshin the strength of our Yanhuang family!" Sanada Nobuya said with high fighting spirit.

"Our Yanhuang family really needs a great victory, but it's not for Uesugi Kenshin to show his strength, but to show strength to all the overlord families of the empire!" Bai Feng Huo Ran got up and said, "Xin Fan, how long will it take you to complete the expansion?"

"My lord, just wait for your order, 53,000 recruits can leave for the barracks of our Yanhuang Standing Army within a day!" Sanada Nobuyhiro held his head high and said, "In a month, you will be able to see the fully equipped Yanhuang Standing Army, ready to fight for you and your family at any time!"

"Okay!" Bai Feng immediately clapped his hands and said: "I'll give you a month, and after a month, the Yanhuang Standing Army will send to Gaoshui Temple City!"

"Hey!" Sanada Nobuyoshi said in a loud voice: "The Yanhuang Standing Army will definitely not disappoint the lord!"

"Nanfang-kun!" After nodding with satisfaction, Bai Feng turned his head to look at Nanbu Shinao again, and gave him an order: "The matter of recruiting recruits and sending envoys will be left to you with full responsibility; ”

"Hey!" Nanbu Shinnao also regained his confidence and said: "I am determined to live up to my mission!"

Because in the process of forming the Yanhuang Ninja Army, Hattori Hanzo had received various materials and a large amount of gold and silver from Nanbu Shinao more than once, so Nanbu Nobunao was one of the few important family ministers of the Yanhuang family who knew about the existence of Hattori Hanzo and the Yanhuang Ninja Army.