Long Shaocong saw the attendants carrying up a huge round ball, with zigzag lines painted on it, and a wooden bracket fixed on the lower body, at first he just felt familiar, and felt that this thing was often seen, but then he looked at it, and the zigzag lines actually showed the outline of the world, and the words "globe" couldn't help blurting out.

It's just that as soon as the words came out, he regretted it, a little young master accompanied, and he was not even as good as a low-end samurai in terms of qualifications, but in front of many people, taking the limelight would bring great trouble.

Sure enough, Oda Nobunaga heard the sound and found him among the many foreigners with high noses and big eyes. Although in terms of height, Long Shaocong is on par with those foreigners, but the difference in clothing and appearance is enough for him to stand out from the crowd.

"Long Shaocong!"

"Huh?" Hearing Oda Nobunaga suddenly call himself, Long Shaocong was stunned and didn't react for the time being. It was Paul next to him who pushed him, and Long Shaocong walked forward quickly.

Oda Nobunaga looked at this tall young man with a nervous look on his face, and thought in his heart: Master Ampey Tokumo once said that this person was extraordinary, but the widow had always been suspicious, but he didn't expect that he was so young that he actually knew Western things, and it seemed that the widow looked down on him......

At this time, Long Shaocong had already walked up to Oda Nobunaga, knelt down and saluted, "See His Highness Nobunaga." ”

But this time, it was Oda Nobunaga's turn to be stunned, and Long Shaocong saw that the other party did not react, so he bowed deeply and repeated what he had just said.

Oda Nobunaga finally came to his senses, let Long Shaocong calm down, and said, "Since you know this thing, the widow asks you, where does the Western Domain live?" Show it to the widow. ”

When Long Shaocong heard this, he stepped forward and turned the globe with one hand, found Europe, and pointed with his hand and said, "Your Highness the Chief of Reply, this is it." ”

Oda Nobunaga nodded with satisfaction: "You tell Naka-sama again, where does my Sunrise Country live?" ”

Although the globe of that era was not standard, it had already outlined the general outline of the world's layout. I saw him point with his hand and say: "In the east, across the sea from Daming." When he saw the vast territory of the Ming Kingdom, Long Shaocong suddenly felt a burst of excitement in his heart, secretly wondering when I would be able to set foot on my homeland and visit the splendid rivers and mountains of China in person......

Oda Nobunaga was very satisfied with Long Shaocong's performance, and said, "Do you know how far it is from Europe to Japan? ”

"Your Highness, from Europe to Japan, it can be said that it is a million miles away, and you need to travel by boat, and the journey will take about half a year to a year, or even longer." Long Shaocong thought for a moment and bowed back.

Shimafan Turtle knew that the master and servant were completely teasing their loneliness when they asked and answered, so he didn't wait for Oda Nobunaga to ask, and said eagerly: "My Amaterasu God came from the Nine Heavens, what's so strange about a million miles away?" ”

Hearing this, Long Shaocong couldn't sit still at first, and replied: "Amaterasu is the legendary ancient god, how can mortals like us be compared?" Considering the current environment, Long Shaocong did not sneer at the so-called Amaterasu in his heart, otherwise, it would inevitably cause public indignation here.

But as soon as the words were spoken, he didn't want to stop, and continued: "These millions of miles away, but they are all sea routes, and they have to cross different latitudes and longitudes, and they have to cross three oceans, not to mention the man-made risks, just the thousands of changes in various sea areas, the wind and waves are impermanent, you need your ship to be advanced enough to withstand the stormy waves, and at the same time, how to identify the direction in the vast sea?" It is not enough to just look at the stars and see the sun, which requires a compass. ”

"And the road is long, you need to dock in the middle, replenish fresh water, food, but who can guarantee that everything will be fine every time you dock, in case you encounter an enemy, you come from afar, a piece of sails, the number of people can not have an advantage, how to retreat? This requires advanced weapons such as gunpowder, guns, ......"

Long Shaocong was energetic for a while, forgetting his identity, and after a splash of spitting stars, he found that the people around him were looking at him in a daze, and his heart tightened, and the rest of the words stopped, and he didn't dare to continue.

These words made the second monk of Daofan Guizhang a little confused, and he felt extremely angry, he shook the sleeves of his robe, and said angrily: "Western savages do not guard their homeland, do not respect their ancestors, travel thousands of miles, run to a foreign land, what is commendable, and now the Ming Dynasty in order to prevent these barbarians from invading, promulgated a ban on the sea, which is actually a practice that our country should follow." ”

When Long Shaocong heard this, he secretly shouted: Let your mother-in-law's dog fart go, the Ming Dynasty implemented a ban on the sea, all because you robbers attacked the seaside, burned, killed and looted, and this island turtle was shameless and indiscriminately put the crime on others. This person is not only ignorant and self-contained, but he is also arrogant and shameless, which is really unbearable and unbearable.

Long Shaocong took a step forward and raised his head and said: "My lord's words are wrong, they came to the East, but they did not forget their ancestors, but on the contrary, they gave their ancestors a long face. ”

"Therefore, not only should we not prohibit it, but we should also associate with them on an equal footing, learn from the strengths of others to make up for our own shortcomings, especially in shipbuilding, skills, and firearms, and in the future, like them, sail into the sea, expand thousands of miles of sea frontiers, and spread the power of the country in all directions."

"Well said!" As soon as he praised it, everyone immediately followed, and the voices of praise were endless, shouting slogans such as "Long Shaocong is good", "Long Shaocong is quacking", "Learn from Long Shaocong" and other slogans...... Even Paul's group of foreigners couldn't help but applaud.

The current Oda Nobunaga can be said to be impressed by Long Shaocong, and thought: This person has extraordinary insight and cultivates him, and he can really be a pillar of my Oda family in the future, and considering the current relationship between Long Shaocong and his son, he secretly made up his mind.

Long Shaocong, who was standing on the side, didn't notice the change in Oda Nobunaga's face at all, at this time he was falling into remorse, his brain was hot, and he actually shouted out the slogan of Japan's foreign expansion in the future, and heard Oda Nobunaga's praise, and the crowd was excited, and couldn't help but beat the drum in their hearts.

At this time, seeing that everyone had quieted down, Long Shaocong sorted out his thoughts, and in order to avoid becoming a sinner through the ages, he bowed deeply to Oda Nobunaga and said: "Shaocong just now was purely nonsense and nonsense, and I ask His Royal Highness Nobunaga not to blame." ”

Oda Nobunaga said with a smile: "You are so young, you have such knowledge, it really surprises the widow, the widow intends to reward you heavily, how can you blame." ”

Long Shaocong was waiting for his words, and said: "Thank you His Royal Highness Nobunaga for his love, the villain has the courage to sacrifice ugliness, and the strategy of sailing out to sea just now is really a mixed pros and cons." ”

"Oh......" Oda Nobunaga suddenly became interested, and said, "Tell me, the widow listens." ”

"In the future, the war will be calmed down, and the power of the whole country will be used to expand the territory, which is really a positive move, but in the choice of direction, if you are not careful, you will ......"

When Long Shaocong said this, he raised his eyes and looked at Oda Nobunaga, and saw that the other party motioned for him to continue, so he pulled out his chest and continued: "In the choice of direction, and it cannot point to the Ming Dynasty, because Middle-earth is vast, there are many talents, and its two-thousand-year-old civilization inheritance is not comparable to Japan. Japan is to the Ming Dynasty, it is really an ant to an elephant, and Kenben can't swallow the other party. ”

At this point, Long Shaocong couldn't care whether everyone liked to listen to it or not, so he could only stubbornly continue: "On the contrary, Japan has been inheriting Confucian culture since the Tang Dynasty, and if it joins forces with the Ming Dynasty to fight against Western brute force with Eastern wisdom, one day, it will be famous all over the world." ”

Long Shaocong read the excerpt of the words, in line with the original intention of not too stimulating the other party and expressing the meaning clearly, he carefully finished the words, did not raise his head, but bowed deeply, waiting for Oda Nobunaga to reply.

But the other party didn't say a word, which was also within Long Shaocong's expectations, he didn't need to look up, he also felt that Oda Nobunaga was staring at him coldly with cold eyes.

And at this time, the most worried is Oda Katsunaga, who has been standing on the side, that is, Genzaburo, he saw his father's appreciation of Long Shaocong at first, and his heart was very happy, and he wanted to take this opportunity to say a few good words and promote Long Shaocong to his own retainer, but he never thought that this kid didn't know how to lift, and his father was unhappy with a few words.

Before he could go up to comfort him, he heard Oda Nobunaga wave his hand at Long Shaocong, and said lightly: "You go down first." ”

Hearing this, Long Shaocong nodded yes, bowed and bowed, and turned to leave.

The island turtle standing on the side, seeing such an ending, finally showed a wisp of spring on his gloomy face, and spat at Long Shaocong's back, and muttered in a low voice: "At a young age, arrogant, I actually slapped Nobunaga's sycophant, bah, the dog fights the human power......"

At this time, Long Shaocong walked slowly into the crowd, still regretting what he just said, although he finally further clarified his views, but it can be seen that Oda Nobunaga does not agree with the latter words, it seems that even if this person is not killed in the change of Honnoji, he will take the road of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the future, and after quelling the war, he will march west and expedition to the Ming Dynasty, is this the national nature, not the personal preference of which person in charge of the country......

Long Shaocong walked with his head down, thinking hard, not wanting to bump into a person head-on. This person was hit by him, took a few steps backwards, and almost fell, Long Shaocong hurriedly stepped forward, supported the other party's short figure, and apologized.

Unexpectedly, this person was not only angry, but also said with a smile on his face: "The young man is extraordinary in appearance and far-sighted, and he is really fortunate to be able to see the poor road today." ”

Long Shaocong looked at the chrysanthemum with a smile on the other party's face, and thought about it carefully for a while, but still didn't know him, so Shi Li said: "Please forgive me for being clumsy, where have I met with the Taoist chief?" ”

"Little brother, you and I are meeting for the first time today, Poor Dao is the god of Kyoto Heian Shrine, Yoshida is gentle." After that, he bowed to Long Shaocong.