"Alas......" I lay down again in front of the desk in my study, and the two enemies, tired and anxious, once again united against me. I've been busy since I returned to Jianbu Mountain City in the afternoon, and I finally can't support it anymore!

Ernst returned to Sakai with satisfaction, the business was so huge! After much argument with me, he promised to provide me with all the sails, anchors and cables on all 22 ships free of charge. They have already set up a large ship repair yard in Luzon, and these things will be delivered in six months. But I was not satisfied with the result, and asked him to lend me 22 skilled helmsmen and 22 senior boatswains, and finally I passed. But one potential problem has been bothering me, and that is that I simply can't pay the money!

Maybe I'll keep my income for the next 10 years, but I won't spend anything, in that case...... Is that something possible? Can I not give money to my retainers for 10 years? Can I stop "interacting" with the outside world for 10 years? Can I not turn in to Oda Nobunaga for 10 years? Can I go 10 years without paying salaries and changing equipment for the troops? Can Oda Nobunaga allow me to master Ikuno Ginzan for another 10 years? …… No, it doesn't work!

In the end, I have only one solution, which is to sell some of the advanced artillery pieces to other daimyo at a high price, and then increase the order quantity until the fleet equipment is finally completed! Perhaps the daimyo who are far away from me will not be too threatening; Maybe they can't be repaired after a period of natural damage; Perhaps the two opposing sides will also weaken each other when they are strengthened at the same time; Maybe...... There are many reasons and excuses, but I know in my heart that this is nothing more than self-deception! Once this ethos is revealed, it can no longer be controlled, and neither Ernst nor any other European will have too rigid principles in the face of great interests. But now that I'm already riding a tiger, the ironclad fleet can't give up halfway, right?

"Whew!" The door was gently pulled open, and a man walked in. I didn't open my eyes or speak, and there was only one person in this castle who could enter my room without notice (except for the Assassins). "Ah Zhong, have you slept?" Xianzhi screamed softly, and at my repeated requests, she still called me by her old name when there was no one else.

"No......" I know I should say more to her at this time, but I've been too busy and tired lately, and I've neglected my family a lot, so they shouldn't be too careful!

"Don't fall asleep, you'll catch a cold!" She came to me and sat down, massaged her hands on my forehead and temples. "I know you've been in a tight state of mind lately, so you might as well relax yourself! Many things are not necessarily required to be perfect, after all, there is too much helplessness in life, and there are so many capable adults in the family......"

"But there are many things that I know I can't do, but I still have to continue! There are also some things that you can't fake with others...... "I turned my head sideways and pressed my face to her thigh, still not opening my eyes, it feels so good!

"You...... It's so hard! After a long silence, Xianzhi sighed and said. She gently lifted my head and placed it on her lap. "It's a pity...... I can't help you with anything, it's all up to you! ”

"Hmm......" Xianzhi's technique is really clever, I can't help but hum comfortably, and my stiff and sleepy body has been relieved to a certain extent.

"Shall I tell you a story?" Xianzhi said suddenly, and there was some excitement in his tone.

"Oh...... All right! I said yes softly. In fact, the stories that Xianzhi knew about the latest Ying were all told to her back then, and the others were nothing more than fox fairy spirits, talented and beautiful women, and legendary heroes, and it was okay to coax Xian Limaru and them to sleep, tell me ...... Almost! But it was a good gesture from her, and maybe she wanted me to relax.

"More than 400 years ago, the imperial family and the Fujiwara Ministers, who controlled the power of the world, were in decline, and the samurai families in the feudal kingdom began to rise! It was at this time that a remarkable figure appeared, and later generations honored him as Kiyomori Initiation or Initiation Xiangguo......"

"That's the story!" I smiled inwardly, but it didn't show it on my face. When educating children to establish lofty ideals, adults often use some historical heroes as metaphors, mainly with the intention of expounding what hard struggle, overcoming all difficulties, striving for the final victory, and so on, completely ignoring the reality that many parties do not have those subjective wishes, and are completely forced to that step! Xianzhi actually wants to use this to educate me now, but she can't help but think I'm too vulnerable, right?

Xianzhi continued to speak, but what I was doing did not stop, and I fell into a semi-dormant state again. “…… At that time, due to the fierce factional struggle in the imperial court, rebellions echoing it repeatedly arose in various places! It was in this situation that Kiyomori entered the Tao several times to quell the rebellion, and finally obtained the authority of the entire imperial court......"

"It looks like she's trying to encourage me, but it's too easy!" I think Xianzhi is a little fooling me, at least I should add some more perseverance and overcoming difficulties!

"But because of this, he has become arrogant and arrogant, thinking that he can overturn the world by himself!" I thought I should contact the actual situation, but Xianzhi's tone suddenly changed. From then on, he had no scruples about what he did, and he imprisoned the emperor; killing the royal brother Prince Takakura; wantonly cruelty to the people for their own selfish desires; forced the emperor to appoint his own grandson without permission, and finally deposed and killed dozens of ministers at once......"

"She's insinuating Oda Nobunaga!" It was an immediate thought, but I wasn't sure. "Is he really arrogant? At least I don't remember that someone dared to thwart him during his lifetime! I couldn't help but say something.

"Of course!" She slapped my hand on my forehead, more like a coquettish than a "punishment". "It's all because of the fact that the Xiangguo is in control of the four seas in one day, and the upper is not afraid of the emperor, and the lower is not sympathetic to the people; the crime of capital by exile, which shall be carried out at will; To things and people, recklessly. Didn't they all repay his children in the end? Oh...... Where am I talking? By the way...... "Due to my "interference", Xianzhi finally picked up the conversation. "In July of the fourth year of the reign of the Emperor (1180), the Emperor issued a decree to the Kamakura Gongyori Dynasty to crusade against the Taira clan, and for a time the Quartet was in turmoil, and the Eastern Kingdom, the Northern Kingdom, the West Sea, and the South China Sea all rebelled against the Taira clan! Among them, the first to gain an advantage and enter Kyoto was the famous Kiso Yoshinaka......"

I listened to the following content, it was nothing more than how brave Kiso Yoshinaka was, how strong his subordinates were, and how powerful he was, but in the end, because of the wanton killing and mutilation of the royal family, he lost the hearts and minds of the people and was defeated and died. "Is she trying to persuade me not to take risks on the spur of the moment?" I smiled bitterly. Xianzhi, do you still know me so well? I've never had the confidence to stand alone! In fact, even if there is the power to subdue the world, if you don't give the world a barely reasonable explanation, then sooner or later the world will turn over, Taira Kiyomori and Kiso Yoshinaka are certainly lessons from the past, but why not Xiang Yu? Killing Emperor Yi didn't even find a scapegoat, it's really stupid! In fact, according to the way I do things for people, instead of making a yellow nest that turns the world upside down, it is better to break in and pull out Zhu Wen, at least he is the one who really destroys the Tang Dynasty, and he also plays a trick of "Zen Rang".

"The Taira clan, who lost their power, and the defeated Kiso Yoshinaka were equally pitiful, and they were besieged again after fleeing the western country, and Otomo and Buji, the former echo worms, actually expelled their masters! The Ping clan finally ushered in their last moments, and the Battle of Tanpu lowered the curtain of their demise......" Xianzhi spoke with emotion, his eyes a little confused and looking ahead.

"Oh...... "I suddenly remembered one thing, and the ancestor of Senshiba and Shinhachiro, Musashibo Benkei, was a direct participant in that historical drama." Maybe it's me who has too much heart! Xianzhi didn't mean anything else, just wanted to remember the glory of his ancestors. "I felt a little relieved.

"In fact, the outcome was already decided before the start, and Genji's strength was more than three times that of Heiji! Moreover, many of the subordinates of the Taira clan in Kyushu and Shikoku have different intentions, and there are endless cases of informants and even defections......" Xianzhi continued, as if it were his own personal experience. "Most of the generals of the Ping clan died in battle, and the literati who had no courage chose to commit suicide! Emperor Antoku, the wife of the Taoist Xiangguo, jumped into the sea, and the Empress Kenreemon was also followed, but the Empress was later rescued. The most noteworthy thing is that a military general who can climb the scriptures and guard the scriptures, after all the subordinates around him were killed in battle, he jumped on the boat of His Royal Highness the judge Yijing alone with a white-handled broadsword, even if he was as brave as His Royal Highness Yijing, he had to jump off the ship to dodge. The Ping Jiao Jing shouted loudly: 'Those who have the ability to come here, fight with the Jiao Jing, and tell you to catch a live!' I'm just going east to Kamakura and say a word to Lai Chao, come here! But no one came forward. In the end, when he was besieged and wounded in many places, he caught the two fierce generals of the Genji clan, Akitaro and Jiro, and jumped into the sea under the two ribs and sank together......"

"Xiao Zhi, Xiao Zhi! Are you okay? Seeing that her expression was not quite right, I reached out and pushed her worriedly.

"Oh! It's okay, I'm a little touched by myself! "When I said this, Xianzhi also noticed his gaffe, and blushed embarrassedly." But what about the warriors of these two sides who are born and die? The victory or defeat of a war is only a stage of politics, and the distribution of benefits often has nothing to do with the amount of effort! His Royal Highness Yoshitsune, the judge who defeated the Taira clan, returned to Kyoto with the captives such as the minister of Somori and the mother of the Kenremonin Temple, and it was a beautiful scenery in the admiring eyes of the people. In fact, the conspiracy around him has already begun to be quietly carried out......"

That's when I realized one thing: Xianzhi really had something to tell me! There were both Oda Nobunaga who acted against the heavens and would be destroyed, and there were also those who advised me not to be so impatient that I would become a "rafter who came out." And listening to her voice is definitely more than that, the following things are more important!

One more thing I don't understand at this time is, what is she going to say to me?