After a while, Joanna came out of the yard again. A few people waiting outside the door immediately greeted them.

"Did you succeed, Miss?" The leader asked eagerly.

"Didn't you see that I didn't even go out through the front door?" Joanna replied rather unhappily, "What about Damiano?" ”

"The young master ran over there." The man gestured across the street.

Joanna looked over, but didn't see Damiano. Seeing this, the subordinate reminded again: "Upstairs." ”

Joanna looked up and saw that Damiano had run to the roof.

She beckoned in that direction, but Damiano, who was more perceptive, quickly spotted her movements, and quickly jumped to the roof of a nearby bungalow and jumped down again.

"I told you to watch the convoy, what are you doing running so far." Joanna shook her head and grumbled.

"On our side of the team, there is nothing to pay attention to. On the contrary, it is in the distance, which is what needs to be really stared at now. Damiano disagreed: "I see chaos really spreading. Although it is not high enough to see clearly, there are obviously many places that should be unrelated, and there are fire spots. I'm afraid the lower city is out of control. ”

"I don't think it's going to wait any longer." He patted the sword on his waist and said, "Don't hesitate, I'll pick a few good hands and find an opportunity to ...... that one first." The man fished it out. Come with me. ”

"What do you call that man......" Joanna said helplessly.

"I called him brother-in-law, and he didn't recognize him." Damiano said bluntly: "He doesn't want to be his mistress." If the lover is not, then what else can you call it. ”

"Woo......" Joanna was choked speechless.

"I don't think they came out to see you off, and they didn't send anyone to follow." Damiano looked completely too lazy to take care of his sister's emotions. He glanced in the direction of King Wu's mansion and said, "Didn't the talk go well?" ”

"Someone got the first step." Joanna replied dejectedly.

She briefly told Damiano what she had just learned.

"Then it's time for us to act." Damiano concluded: "His cheap sister has already gone to move the rescuers." Even if you do it, even if you move more, you're only in the same kind as her, not to mention that you're still one step late. Since this is the case, it is better to change your thinking and rush in directly to save people. At the very least, it can leave an impression on people. ”

"But I've been laying out for so long, and I can see that I'm ready, which person lacks virtue to provoke trouble at this time." If you don't say this, forget it, as soon as he said this, Joanna was angry again: "Damn! I came first. ”

"And in the current situation, it is difficult for our people to rush in, and it is difficult to rescue people." She pondered, "I've been dealing with various forces before, and I know very well how complicated the situation here is. If we fall into it, we will reduce the possible support, and the gains will outweigh the losses. ”

"I think you're thinking too much. You've been working on your plan for so long, and I haven't seen any feedback – didn't you notice it the last time we met? People don't know you yet. Damiano pointed out mercilessly: "If you are still hesitating here, I will see that you will have to crouch in the corner and cry again." ”

"There's nothing wrong with me making plans." It may be that what he said was too straightforward, which made Joanna a little dissatisfied: "Our Medici family, who have been able to climb from an inconspicuous small merchant to the current status, rely on fine means and clever strategy, rather than being like a Rus barbarian, who pounces on people and cuts them when they see them." ”

"In our city-state, if there are a few more people who can cut people, they will not be as aggrieved as they are now." Damiano sneered: "If the Alemanni barbarians pounce and cut it, and you can't resist it, then can your strategy still be called clever?" ”

"You know now that you don't have enough strength to rush in and save people. Then why did you go earlier? He also complained: "I said a long time ago that if you have the energy to play with those scum in the city, you might as well practice - train yourself and train the soldiers of your family." If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have been so embarrassed now. ”

"That's enough, Damiano!" Joanna reprimanded, "Father specifically asked us to come here, and Mother gave us a lot of support, but it's not for you to play your game of war." Don't you understand our situation? ”

"I know too well." Damiano shook his head: "Moreover, it is because I have met so many people from all over the world that I know this. ”

"You think you're the only one in the world who is smart? Or are we only the people of our Italian city-states who are smart? You know how to plan, all the Seris will do. He sneered: "You go and find the books of their sons and hundreds of schools, and look at the works of Sun Tzu and Han Feizi." The rest of what people played more than a thousand years ago is much more advanced than your little cleverness. ”

"But won't they fight because of that? Apparently not. Not only did they not delay their military capabilities, but they also played tactics through - now when everyone talks about Italians, they are full of crooked ideas, and they will be finished as soon as they meet the real ones; But until now, the Seris are the most warlike people in the world. Doesn't that mean anything? ”

"What do you mean by that?" Joanna questioned.

"I mean, the old men in the city-state are all rubbish." Damiano also got angry and said unabashedly.

Joanna was stunned.

"Don't you want to hug that young master Seris on his thigh every day and circle around people all day long? Then you should know the history of Seris. Damiano said: "They were beaten every day for a while, and their performance was unusually poor. Why? It's because during that time, a waste family was their emperor. When the family was overthrown by the Mongol Khan, the Seris became strong again. Even the terrifying khans relied on their military might. ”

"Haven't the Italians ever been strong? Why is it back to where it is now? He asked rhetorically: "After so many years, the rulers of the city-states have changed one by one, what difference does it make?" ”

"This result only shows that the city-state nobles are all rubbish - no matter which faction they are or which guild they represent, they are all half a pound and eight taels of waste." Damiano said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't this obvious? ”

"You may understand my father's intentions better than I do, but I only see that I left Italy and came to this city, and I am still doing the same meaningless things. The old and new aristocrats, like the old guys in the councils of the city-states, have only a bunch of careful eyes that harm others and are not good for themselves, and have no vision for the big picture, let alone the ability to control it. What can you do well with such a scum? ”

"I repeat, you have to recognize the facts." Seeing that he was losing his temper, Joanna admonished: "No matter how much you study the art of war, what can you do?" Calm down. Even if we give you the training and command of the entire city-state's army, we will still not be able to defeat the Holy Roman Empire, nor can we defeat France. ”

"The significance of the military is very limited to the family and the city-state, so we do not focus on it, but focus on the development of trade, the development of the economy, and the support of culture and the arts—this is the logic behind the city-state's consistent policy, not the other way around."

"In fact, we have always taken security quite seriously. But we are too small to be prepared for war like the Spartans. That's why I've been living here at the behest of my parents. With their support, our efforts are meaningful. ”

"Then it's better to vote for Rome." Damiano spread his hands: "How long can our city-states really support between several major forces?" I don't believe it. The parliamentarians wanted the Romans to guarantee our safety, but they were reluctant to give up their independent status and privileges, and in the end they were afraid that they would get away with it. ”

"What kind of art and culture you have developed, let me tell you, it is useless at all." He shook his head again and again: "It is true that works of art are supported by the church and can please the citizens, but tossing this thing is not good for the city." ”

"The last time I went to the construction site of the Hundred Flowers Cathedral, I saw that they were still carving there. I asked the master how long it would take to make this thing. He said don't worry, young man, this church has been under construction for a hundred years, and when the whole plan is completed, it is estimated that it will have to come for another hundred years. He also told me that this thing was not intended for the present, but was dedicated to the Virgin, and was reserved for future generations to worship and use. ”

"The question is, I can wait, so what if the Alemanni don't wait?"

"The biggest trouble in our city-state is that the councillors and lords are working in their own way, and they can't unite at all; Italy's biggest problem is that the city-states are not united. As soon as something happens, everyone will tear each other down, and they don't even have the ability to protect themselves. ”

"Therefore, what we need most is unity, not some economy, art, culture or anything. Otherwise, one day the barbarian will come back and give you the essence of robbery. What about future generations, when the time comes, I am afraid that future generations will feel that these skills belong to the barbarians! ”

"Alright, calm down, Damiano." Joanna had no choice but to comfort: "Let's deal with the matter in front of us first." ”

"Don't call me Damiano. I want to study hard from other people's Serisians, you can call my Chinese name Qiao Feng. Damiano, however, was concerned: "We should be Romans, or Serisians." ”

“……”

"Well, and that's what we're looking for." Seeing that Joanna was a little speechless, he hurriedly reminded: "When I practiced swords, I knew that even if my strength was insufficient, I had to put on a posture of daring to fight." Otherwise, even if you ask Rome for help, people will look at you as a puddle of mud that can't be helped, and they will still look up to you? Will you be given the right treatment? ”

"Isn't it the same this time? You arrange it for a long time, but you don't dare to rush up and fight once, who dares to think that you have the determination to stand on his side and give you trust? ”

"There's a whole lot of things on my side......" Joanna was embarrassed.

"Otherwise, let's go our separate ways, I'll take a few good men to the front line, and at the very least, I will have to scout well, and I will go to join that son when I have the chance." Damiano proposed: "You can handle the affairs of your side yourself." ”

"Hey, you're always mentioning. It's good now, I finally made a plan, and now I kind of want to go to his side. Joanna was quite entangled, hesitated for a moment, and had to say, "Okay, so be it." ”

Damiano nodded, called out to two people, and jumped on his horse. When he reached the intersection, he called a few more people who were standing guard over there and left together.

Joanna watched him disappear around the corner, sighed again, and walked to the carriage.

"You see, my brother is like a reckless man. Those people always give him nicknames, I really don't know where he looks like a Khitan. She opened the car door and said inside, "But sometimes, I really envy him." ”

"Don't leave it there for now." She shook her head, "Go ahead and talk about your situation, Odosia. ”

(End of chapter)