The sounds of the guqin and the dong flute echo each other, forming a melodious and beautiful melody, and Lei Fox and Snow Crane are already immersed in their own playing. Maybe these two musical instruments are originally mutually beneficial, otherwise how could Liu Zhenfeng and Qu Yang in Jin Daxia's pen deduce that touching and profound sound!

Back in the warm pavilion by the pond that served as a study, I leaned on a large newspaper pillow, my eyes slightly closed, and my right hand gently slapped on my lap. I'm an absolute layman when it comes to music, and I can only measure it by whether I like to listen or not.

Kii's affairs were over, and I returned to the base camp in Sakai Town, because things went unexpectedly well, so I was relieved that it was handed over to Keiji Maeda and them.

Shigehide Suzuki and the others left, took my 50,000 kan and took a pirate ship to Honganji Castle, and thanked me when he left. After all, it was difficult to leave the homeland, and about 600 people from Suzuki's side family chose to stay and temporarily be taken care of by the Tsuda family as vassals. I didn't go to see the crying parting scene in person, and the Gamo clan went to see him off as my representative but in an unofficial capacity, after all, the public statement is: The Suzuki family of Saga was defeated in one fell swoop, and the main characters fled abroad!

After returning from the Gamo clan, he relayed to me the words of Suzuki Shigehide, that is: If there is an afterlife, follow His Highness the Stars to the Nine Shadows! "Your Highness, your ability and virtue have led the world!" This is the comment of the Gamo clan itself.

It seems that I have given them an extremely wide space to move, and they can even go out and be hired by other daimyos, but after all, their old nest is in my land, and the surrounding war can only be carried out around the Oda family, and go far away? The cost of the road is enough to choke! Over time they will find that the only way to improve their situation is to join my expedition and fight for me! In the end, when I came to the Tsuda family, I could only be a small vassal under my banner in a down-to-earth manner.

"Why did you let the Suzuki family go back to the mountains? Wouldn't it be even more difficult to fight Honganji Castle in the future? "Some generals have asked me that, including Keiji Maeda and Kerra Caizo. Neither Takenaka Hanbei nor Gamo Clan asked, nor did they show the slightest concern.

My answer was, "That's something that other people have to worry about!" "They thought I wanted to make some trouble for Sakuma Nobumori, so I didn't do it!

Actually, I'm not that stingy. According to the latest information, Sakuma Nobumori has been rejected by Oda Nobunaga, and his days are numbered. It's not that I don't have the possibility of taking over the siege of Honganji Castle, but it doesn't matter, there is one thing in the history of the Warring States that I am still convinced of, and that is that Honganji cannot be defeated by a strong attack!

"My lord, Mr. Floyce has come to visit with that Yohachiro!" Goto and the guards reported outside the door.

"Got it, please come here!" I let go of the pillow and sat up straight, while motioning for the Thunder Fox to lower the bamboo curtain. "Mr. Freus, you really don't relax for a moment!" I smiled and said to the two people who came in. "What's the matter, is it still a church?"

"Please don't think of me like that, I'm here to congratulate you this time!" Even though Floyce is in his fifties, he can still smile very brightly, which I honestly envy. "Another war-torn country has restored peace and tranquility, and you have once again created a miracle with your sword and mercy! For this I would like to offer you my congratulations from a faithful servant, God and you! ”

"There are no decent enemies there, just thieves and mobs!" I'm usually a gentle person, so I'm usually "humble".

"Is that really the case?" Floyce spread his hands out and made a surprised expression. "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness Miyoshi Changqing and the right general will not think so, your argument is simply an insult to their wisdom!"

"You!" I smiled and motioned for them to sit down, and the sound of silk and bamboo sounded again behind the bamboo curtain. "Tell me, what else is there to do with me?"

"Very tastefully treated! I hope I can also have the ability of you, both self-cultivation and vertical and horizontal! He listened intently, and then said enviously. I also want to say goodbye to you! His Royal Highness the Right Admiral once again remembered me as a humble man, and asked me to go to Omi to give a lecture on Europe to several young Highnesses, and at the same time give some suggestions for the decoration of Azuchi Castle! ”

"That's really congratulations, so that the gentleman can enter the ranks of dignitaries in one fell swoop!" I smiled and looked at his face carefully, and sure enough, there was a spring breeze of pride. Oda Nobunaga is now in power, and seems to be eager to show what makes him extraordinary.

"Humility is the duty of a servant of God, and since the day I joined the church, I have renounced the glory of the world!" Floyce confessed in a dignified manner, and the falsehood was well concealed.

"Is he going with you, too?" I pointed to Yohachiro and asked Floyce, wondering what he would gain from this advancement. Now Oda Nobunaga has only given Catholicism a superficial place name, but in fact it is still in the attitude of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. He just hated the Iljangsa sect and other Buddhist forces, but he didn't have a long-term plan to fundamentally solve the religious problem, at least as far as I know of history. If something goes wrong and history is changed, and he himself begins to integrate a set of "royal religions", then I will have to change my strategy accordingly.

"Not really!" Floyce didn't have as much as I thought, and although he didn't care too much about it, he didn't care too much about it. "I was greatly inspired by your advice and that it is indeed more acceptable for the people to preach by the locals. So I wanted to send him to Europe and experience for himself the religious atmosphere of Christendom's capital, which would be even better for his devout faith! ”

"You're so good!" I didn't expect him to take my words so seriously, at least I could use that relationship to strengthen my overseas relationships.

"The villain resigned to His Royal Highness Yuzhou, it is precisely because of your care for the villain that he has such an honor!" He kowtowed to Hachiro, and there was a faint excitement on his face that couldn't be suppressed.

"It's all your own effort, and I didn't do anything!" I complimented him, and then, seemingly unintentionally, asked Floyce. "Is he the only one?"

"Not really!" Seeing that I was so concerned about the development of Catholicism in Japan, Freyce was very happy, and he naturally wanted to strengthen this relationship as much as possible. "Although he is under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Right General, I would like to ask for your continued concern in this regard because of the strong traditional influence of Buddhists in the region. However, in Kyushu and other southwestern places, there are already some daimyo who have taken refuge in the arms of the Lord. This time, several other highnesses also had similar intentions, and several highnesses Otomo, Omura, and Arima also selected a few of their courtiers to accompany them......"

"I'm going to congratulate you on your results......" I said, and my eyes slipped to Yohachiro's face, only to see a slight unnatural look appear on it.

The hierarchical concept of Japanese origin is very serious, and the status of the ruling and ruled classes can be said to be heaven and earth. In fact, this is not only true of Japan, but also most countries of this era! Although China's scientific examination system has made it possible for people to change their own destiny, it has also drawn the boundaries between soldiers, farmers, industrialists, and merchants. is also a "foreign student" who went to Europe, but the identity is very different, which cannot but be said that there is no pressure!

The smile on the corner of my mouth is even stronger, as long as you don't have a heart like water! In fact, from the previous encounters, I have found that although this person is a believer in God, he is not completely excluded from the world. "Who else is in your family?" I asked Yohachiro with concern.

"Thanks to His Highness's care, the villain married the daughter of the village chief of Taishi Village on New Year's Day!" He didn't think there was anything wrong with this, so he just said it. “…… Although the villain can't rest assured that his wife who is already pregnant with Liujia, his father-in-law said that he will take care of everything and tell me to put everything ahead of me! ”

"Your father-in-law is very sensible, but it's not good!" I said thoughtfully: "Life in Taishi Village is hard, and your wife and children are afraid that it will be difficult to live a stable life. It's better to do this, I'll give you 100 stone of land around Iimori Castle, and your Yue family will manage it for you while you're away. Besides, if you go so far away, it is essential to have a decent identity! ”

"Thank you for the grace of His Highness Yuzhou!" He kowtowed to Hachiro again and again, and cried bitterly for a while. Back then, a declining family like Masuda Nagamori was so moved in order to restore their family, not to mention that he was a grass farmer from a humble background.

"Why are you still called Your Highness!" Floyce reminded with concern.

"Yes! It's the lord's father-in-law...... "Yohachiro is not a stupid person, so naturally he understands it as soon as he says it."

"No, I'm not taking you as a retainer!" I stopped him from making a hasty confession. "If you are a man who has been born to God, you should no longer be my retainer. I'm doing this just so that you can bring the true 'gospel' to Japan, not what I want to get for myself. The end of war does not mean that the country will be stable, as long as people still have evil thoughts in their hearts, war will resume sooner or later. Go with peace of mind! Bring back the true meaning of kindness. "I admire myself more and more, and I am so familiar with playing the role of "saint".

"Please...... Please give your name to Your Highness! Yohachiro's face was full of tears of excitement.

"Your Christian name is 'Paul,'......" I thought for a moment and said, "Your name is 'Paul of the Heart'!" My peace of mind is my hometown, and I hope that while you seek peace of mind and salvation, you will not forget your responsibility to your homeland! ”

"Well said, Your Highness the Stars!" My words touched even Freus.

"When are they leaving?" I asked him.

"A month later! Follow Mr. Gomez's fleet and stop in Kyushu first. ”

"Then I have one thing I'd like to ask Gomez for help with......"