Chapter 174: Fernand Dias's Proposal
"The moonlight is good today~" Oda Yoshinobu leaned against the tree and looked at the bright moon in the sky and muttered. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info don't know if he slept too much during the day, but at night he couldn't sleep, this situation really made him a little painful.
"I don't know what's going on with my brother, I believe that Saito Ryuxing won't be my brother's opponent even if it's not as useless as history, right?" Oda Yoshinobu thought boredly. Regarding Oda Nobunaga's ability, Oda Yoshinobu trusted him as if he believed in his own martial arts. But even so, he didn't know why, and he was still a little uneasy in his heart.
Perhaps, it was because reality did not match the history he knew? Quite possibly. After all, humanity's greatest fear does not come from ghosts or anything else, but from the unknown. Especially when the known becomes unknown, that feeling of fear is even stronger. Although Oda Yoshinobu is not as exaggerated as fear, he is still a little helpless and depressed in his heart.
"If you think about it, this seems to be the third time that it is different from what history has recorded, right? Nobuyuki Oda, Yoshimoto Imagawa, Yoshiteru Ashikaga, Ryuko Saito...... If strictly speaking, Shibata Katsuya is not quite right...... Alas, sure enough, history can't be trusted......" Oda Yoshishi kept muttering in confidence. Obviously, he is full of resentment about this matter.
Just when Oda Yoshinobu complained in various ways, "Lord, have you rested?" Fernand Diaz sat aside and shouted softly.
"Huh? What's wrong? Come and talk about it~" Oda Yoshinobu came back to his senses, turned his head and saw Fernande Dias with a look of wanting to say something, and hurriedly beckoned and said.
"Yes, my lord." Fernand Dias whispered, and then walked over to Yoshinobu Oda's side.
"Sit here and talk." Oda Yoshinobu casually patted the position next to him and said.
After a moment's hesitation, Fernand Diaz finally sat down and whispered. "My lord, my subordinates have a proposal." After speaking, after seeing Oda Yoshinobu nodding casually, he hurriedly continued, "My lord, my subordinates think that since Mamoru Ando has different intentions, why don't you persuade him to return to his own family?" ”
"Huh? Persuade Ando to stay? Oda Yoshinobu looked at Fernande Dias strangely, but didn't say anything, just motioned for him to continue.
"My lord, according to Mamoru Ando's past and today's performance, he obviously has no loyalty to the Saito family, and what he has done is just his own territory in Mino. In this case, it is entirely possible to use this to persuade him. I believe that as long as he promises some benefits, he will definitely make a wise choice. Fernand Diaz said in a deep voice.
"Not bad~ How did you come up with that?" Oda Yoshinobu asked with some curiosity.
"Many Spanish lords in the New World liked to use this method to recruit Indian chieftains to rule their territories, and many of the colonies they saw during their voyages also relied on this method to strengthen their rule...... Fernand Diaz whispered.
"I see." Oda Yoshinobu nodded, and suddenly, with some curiosity, asked, "Fernand, you are from the New World, right?" What's it like over there? ”
Well, although Oda Yoshinobu had talked to Fernande Dias before, he didn't ask in detail because most of his attention was on Lilu Argot at that time. At this time, he suddenly heard the information of the New World, and Oda Yoshinobu's curiosity suddenly rose.
"Uh...... His subordinates had been in the harbor before they went to sea, so they didn't know much about what that continent was like, but they had heard from others that it was very, very ......large," Fernand Diaz scratched his head and said with some embarrassment.
"Oh, I see." Oda Yoshinobu nodded, then stood up, "You have some point, then I'll go to Shijo Castle." Oda Yoshinobu said and was about to leave.
Seeing this, Fernand Dias hurriedly stopped Oda Yoshinobu, "My lord, my subordinates mean to let my subordinates negotiate with Mamoru Ando." My lord, how can you take such a risk? ”
When he opened his mouth, Oda Yoshinobu seemed to say, "Even if Mamoru Ando doesn't plan to join the Oda family, no one will be able to keep him", but seeing Fernand Dias's expression, Oda Yoshinobu thought about it and suddenly understood the problem.
To put it simply, Fernand Diaz intends to take some credit for this. After becoming a retainer of Oda Yoshinobu, although Oda Yoshinobu did not seem to pay much attention to Fernande Dias, in the eyes of Fernande Dias, this was not the case at all.
He and his brother Emilio Filon had their own abode, as well as a lady-in-waiting, and the family's important minister, Shimasa, had come to teach him everything he needed to know about the art of war and military science. This kind of treatment is normal in the eyes of Oda Yoshinobu, but in the eyes of Fernande Dias, it is like a mountain.
Because of this unreserved gifting, he could only feel it on Lilou Argot's ship. But at that time, although he was nominally a member of the Argotic Chamber of Commerce, in fact, like his own brothers and sisters, there had never been any distinction between superior and inferior. But now, he is really a retainer of Oda Yoshinobu, at least in the understanding of Fernande Dias during this time, except for Oda Yoshinobu, no one will treat a new retainer like this.
So although Oda Yoshinobu never asked him to do anything, well, he actually forgot about him at all. But Fernand Dias always wanted to do something that would help Yoshinobu Oda, and in his heart, accepting favors from others all the time was absolutely not allowed.
Oda Yoshinobu was not prepared to refuse Fernand Dias's proposal, after all, this was the first time that Fernand Dias had officially put forward the idea. However, there was a trace of worry in his heart, "Fernand, your idea is naturally very good, but if you go by yourself, in case Ando Mamoru detains you or directly ...... that kid With your strength, I'm afraid you won't be able to resist at all......"
Well, this kid Oda Yoshinobu has always spoken so straightly, but Fernand Dias didn't care, "My lord, my subordinates have been favored by my lord for a long time, and this time, I hope that my subordinates can repay my lord." And if Mamoru Ando really didn't do what his subordinates thought, then it just proves that his subordinates don't have that ability at all, so it's better to die, so as not to make more serious mistakes in the future! ”
When Fernande Dias's words came to this, Oda Yoshinobu couldn't stop it. "In that case, then you can go. But don't worry, with me here, I believe that Mamoru Ando won't dare to mess around with that kid. Oda Yoshinobu nodded and said.
"Thank you, lord!" As he spoke, Fernand Díaz turned and strode toward Fourteen Castles.
Ando's main camp was just outside Shishijo Castle, only a hundred meters away from Oda Yoshinobu's location, which was also so that when Oda Yoshinobu suddenly led his army away, he could immediately lead his army to chase after him.
In the front positions of both armies, there are people who are responsible for guarding and monitoring each other. So when Fernand Diaz came to the front, he saw Shiraki Xingjiu casually leaning against a piece of wood and closing his eyes to recuperate. Of course, Fernand Diaz doesn't feel like he's resting, because he's seen his sensitivity to his surroundings more than once.
Sure enough, when Fernande Dias approached, Shiraki Yukihisa opened his eyes instantly, and after seeing that it was Fernande Dias, he asked a little strangely, "Fernande, haven't you rested yet?" ”
"Well, I'll ask the lord for my life and persuade Ando to stay." Fernand Dias didn't hide it, and said directly.
"Uh......" Bai Mu Xingjiu heard this, and suddenly he didn't know how to say it. Encourage? He had no chance of Fernande Dias' success. It's not that he looks down on Fernand Dias, it's just that Mamoru Ando is the old man of the Saito family after all, and the head of the dignified Nishimino trio, how could he come to the Oda family because of the persuasion of one person? Not to mention that he is still a Southern Barbarian.
Stunned, Bai Mu Xingjiu, who came back to his senses, said in a deep voice, "Then you have to pay attention, samurai is a profession that pays attention to etiquette and rules, although the family is a little different, but outside, you must not let the family be ashamed!" After speaking, Bai Mu Xingjiu muttered in a low voice again, "Pay attention to safety, if not, you will come back immediately." Then he leaned against the trunk of the tree and closed his eyes.
"Don't worry, I haven't felt the real troubled times yet!" Fernand Dias clenched his fists and thought to himself, then strode on.
"What?!" After a few steps, a loud shout rang out, and Fernande Díaz saw several Saito Ieashi staring at him with spears raised. However, they didn't attack them immediately, and I don't know if Ando Mamoru gave the order or if he was only one person.
"Fernande Dias, a retainer under the command of the old Oda Yoshinobu of the Shimoda family, came to visit Lord Ando on the orders of the lord." Fernand Diaz exclaimed.
Hearing this, the ashigaru looked at each other a little strangely, well, weird, naturally because of Fernande Dias's name, and his somewhat strange tone. After all, no matter how talented Fernand Dias was, it was impossible for him to change his tone in such a short period of time.
"Then you wait." One ashiki said, and then ran to the back to pass the word. Soon after, he returned, "Your Excellency agreed, come with me." The ashigaru shouted.
Hearing this, Fernande Dias immediately followed the ashigaru and slowly walked towards the main camp of the Ando army.
When he came to the main camp of the Anteng Army, Fernand Diaz saw a middle-aged man sitting there, it was Mamoru Ando. So, he learned the etiquette that Shimasashi had taught him before, and respectfully walked to the distance of about 15 steps in front of Mamoru Ando and knelt down, "Fernande Dias, a retainer under the command of the old Oda Yoshinobu of the Oda family, has met Lord Ando. ”
"Fernand Dias? Are you a Southern Barbarian? Hearing this, Mamoru Ando looked at Fernande Diaz with some curiosity and asked.
The Nanbanians, in this era, actually refer to the people of Southeast Asia, and when the first Portuguese landed in Japan, because they had never seen this kind of yellow-haired or other white-skinned humans, let alone heard of the Portuguese country. So they casually think that they are from the Southern Barbarians of the Southeast Asian generation.
"Strictly speaking, the people below are Europa born in the New World. Like the Portuguese merchants in Kai Town, they were all far to the west. Fernand is the next name, and Dias is the surname. Fernand Diaz explained in a deep voice. Although the title of Nanban is a very common thing, most people do not have any contempt for this title. But Fernand Dias still had a hard time with the title, so he always took the trouble to explain.
Fortunately, Mamoru Ando did not continue to dwell on this question, although Fernande Diaz was ready to answer the usual questions of where Europa is and where the New World is.
"So Fernand...... Well...... It's Lord Dias, what are you doing here? Mamoru Ando looked at Fernande Dias with some pain, obviously for him, or for the entire Easterners, they really can't get used to the Westerners' model of first name and last surname.
Fernande Dias didn't care about Ando's strange situation, but said in a deep voice, "I came here on the orders of the lord in the hope that Ando-sama can take refuge in my family......
"Bastard!"
Before Fernande Dias's words could be finished, he was rudely interrupted by Mamoru Ando, only to see him stand up angrily and look at Fernande Dias with an angry face, "I am deeply favored by the righteous dragon duke, how can I go to the enemy of my family?" If you're here to talk this nonsense, then please go back! ”
Seeing this, Fernande Dias was not surprised, so he didn't seem to see Mamoru Ando's angry expression, and still said to himself, "Lord Ando, if you can take refuge in the family, the lord agrees, and I will definitely ask for credit for you in front of His Highness!" ”
"It seems that you Europa have not yet learned your own language......" Mamoru Ando said as he glared at Fernande Dias.
"Lord Ando, I can understand what you're saying." As he spoke, Fernand Dias stood up, "I still hope that Lord Ando can think about this matter, you should know very well that with the current Saito family, it will not be the opponent of the Oda family!" With that, Fernand Dias gave a salute and left.
When Fernande Diaz left, Mamoru Ando sat down slowly, and said with a somewhat self-deprecating smile, "Ugh...... Gone too far? But...... It seems that it is time to think of a way out...... Saito ...... Oda ......"
(To be continued.) )