Chapter 699: Fifty
Years Oda Na Furuno Castle, on the city wall, Oda Nobunaga, dressed in white military uniform, was standing there looking at the mountains at the end of the field of vision.
At the end of the clear sky, there are lush vegetation and undulating mountains. Everything seems to be so peaceful. You can see a few birds soaring under the blue sky.
Behind Oda Nobunaga, a thin man asked: "My lord, are you waiting for someone?" "You
can say yes, you can say no." Oda Nobunaga smiled and still looked at Front: "Monkey, if that idiot Yoshimoto Imagawa really wants to attack, which direction will he come from?" The thin
man known as the monkey stood on tiptoes and looked at what Oda Nobunaga was looking at. direction, and then said: "Imagawa Yoshimoto is in the east. If you want to march, then it must be from the east."
Oda Nobunaga laughed and said: "It would be great if everyone thinks so. "
If this is the case, Imagawa Yoshimoto will receive a big gift from me." After Oda Nobunaga
's words fell, the samurai known as the monkey continued to speak: "However, Miss Aichi still went out and has not returned." , at this critical juncture, shouldn't we send someone to search?" "
If a war is imminent, we should shrink all our troops and not expose our weaknesses, just like a turtle does, by retracting its limbs and head into its shell. Make sure you won't be bitten by wild dogs."
"If you only shrink your head, even if you can ensure that you won't be eaten for a while, you will still starve to death in the end." Oda Nobunaga smiled: "Ah I have entrusted the name of the city to the knight I have never met. If he is willing to accept my entrustment, then he will bring my city back properly." "But if that
knight Not as powerful and bold as the lord thought?" Monkey asked: "Doesn't that mean that Miss Aichi will be in danger?" "You must know that Miss
Aichi is the most cherished family member of the lord."
Oda Nobu Chang smiled: "Monkey, let me teach you a lesson."
"I am all ears." Monkey looked at Oda Nobunaga and said.
"When you expect something, you have to pay a price of equal value to it." "
If you expect a person to be as god-like as you imagined, then you have to offer him a price of equal value. A tribute from gods and Buddhas."
"Just like Ah Shi is my most cherished family member, so when I place my expectations on someone, I should also entrust my most cherished family member to him." "
If I guessed correctly... …" Oda Nobunaga stopped when he said this.
"Master, what did you guess wrong?" the monkey couldn't help but ask.
Oda Nobunaga shook his head and smiled: "This is not something you monkey need to know for the time being." "
Anyway, I came to this city wall today. On the one hand, I wanted to test the defense of my Furuno city, and on the other hand, I took a look at Imagawa. Where does Yiyuan plan to be buried?" "
On the other hand, I calculated the time and found that if Aichi would come back, it would be today, so I also took the opportunity to greet Aichi here." Monkey showed his disbelief
. The expression on his face was: "So, my lord, are you going to wait for the knight to send Miss Aichi back to Furuno Castle?" "
This is incredible."
"Who would do such a thing!"
Oda Nobunaga laughed loudly. Smiling: "So, Monkey, are you willing to wait here with me? I will prepare the bagels and tea you like to eat." "That's really embarrassing, Master." Monkey said instantly and reflexively
, Then he jumped up and said, "Why should I accompany my lord to do such a thing? Didn't it say that Imagawa Yoshimoto was about to attack? Shouldn't I be arranging my troops and horses, checking their armaments, and getting ready to attack?" "There's no need to rush this
, Imagawa has too many soldiers and horses. Even if he wants to attack, it will take a long time to organize and collect the soldiers and horses bit by bit. Moreover, as long as they are alive, they need to eat. As long as Imagawa Yoshimoto does not use any ghosts and gods, then We always have plenty of time." Oda Nobunaga said with a smile, and at the same time, servants came up from under the city wall and brought a low table futon, bagel snacks, teapots, teacups and other utensils.
Seeing such a calm and composed Oda Nobunaga, the monkey couldn't help but feel convinced: "So is this the magnanimity of a monarch? Looking at Oda-sama, I finally feel that I am following the right lord."
" I will probably never be as calm and composed as Oda-sama."
Oda Nobunaga shook his head and handed a bagel to the monkey.
This kind of bagel is made by grinding rice into pulp and then baking it with salt, sugar and other spices. It is hard and chewy. It is a very suitable refreshment, which can not only replenish energy but also satisfy hunger. However, it is difficult to make because it is hard and chewy. It is very delicate, so it is not a food that ordinary people can often eat.
The monkey was stunned for a moment, then reached out and took it.
"I still remember the first time you ate bagel, you said where can I get the fragrant rice? As long as there is rice, you are willing to follow me for the rest of your life." Oda Nobunaga looked into the distance and said: "But Now you, you can already appreciate the delicious taste of bagels. Because bagels are hard, they need to be chewed slowly. Because they are dry, they should be eaten with tea. Ordinary farmers, even if they want to eat rice every day If you can’t even get enough food, how can you have the time to make bagels and tea in such weather and sit on the city wall in the sun and enjoy the breeze?” Oda Nobunaga said this, so much so that the monkey took
the I didn’t even bite into the bagel at once.
"But what about you now?" Oda Nobunaga continued: "You have become a samurai under me and got your own subordinates and surname. Although your surname is still Kinoshita, I think you will be able to get more in the near future. Prominence can be used to pass on a resounding surname to your descendants. Is this a life you can imagine if you didn't even have enough rice to eat before?"
Monkey nodded somewhat dullly.
"All this is a great kindness from my lord."
"I give you food and status not because I like you." Oda Nobunaga looked down at the monkey and said: "But because you are really smart and capable. You You have gained my trust with your own abilities, and then climbed up step by step. Maybe one day, you will become a daimyo who guards the country like me, and even after my death, you will be able to stand at the top of Japan.
" At these words, the monkey plopped down and knelt on the ground: "Oda-sama, I have never had such arrogant thoughts. You are simply trying to offend me by saying this." Oda Nobunaga smiled and poured himself a cup of tea
. .
"Eat the bagel first."
The monkey knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up.
"I said, eat the bagels first. If this is my order, your current behavior is disobedience." Oda Nobunaga said.
After hearing this, the monkey awkwardly knelt down on the futon again, picked up the bagel and started eating it. Such hard food requires good teeth to bite off the crispy and hard piece, and then carefully chew it in the mouth. Chew, and finally take a sip of warm tea. At that moment, you feel like your soul is going to be in a state of ecstasy.
Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but laugh out loud when he looked at the monkey happily eating bagels and tasting tea.
It was Oda's laughter that reminded the monkey of his gaffe.
"I'm so sorry," the monkey whispered.
"No one is born with the ability to learn everything. Fifty years of life are like a dream, so you should not waste this life." Oda Nobunaga said with a smile.
"If you can't even eat rice when you are born, and you still can't eat rice when you die, such a fifty-year life will be a bit too boring, right?" "And just like you, monkey, now
you You are already able to sit and eat bagels with me skillfully, while waiting for the return of my sister. In the future, you may have more amazing achievements. I may be able to see these achievements, or I may not be able to see them in the future. "
But if one day you can set up a low table, pour tea, and put bagels on such a sunny afternoon, then you may not be able to find your enemies when you look in all directions, but at the same time , you may not even be able to find someone to talk to you like I am now." "At
that time, if you think of what I am saying to you now, you will probably understand my mood at the moment. "
As he said this, Oda Nobunaga put a piece of bagel to his mouth and chewed it with a click.
"Although I sound like Imagawa's big fool, I am not called the big fool of Owari Province. It's just that I think there are too many fools in this world. These fools calling me fool are simply complimenting me, so I I am happy to accept this title."
"And in this world, you are one of the smart people I recognize."
This time the monkey did not kneel down.
Perhaps Oda Nobunaga's words infected him and made him think about what would happen decades later.
What I will be like at that time and what achievements I will achieve are things that I cannot imagine now.
But now being able to get the approval of the lord whom I admire most is the most important thing at this moment.
This is probably what it feels like when a scholar dies for his confidant.
"If I am unfortunately defeated by the idiot I call myself soon, my head may be hung on the city wall for public display, and the Oda family may perish. Those retainers who serve the Oda family may surrender or would rather die than surrender. I I often say that I have to be responsible for all those who are loyal to me, because their life or death depends on my thoughts. This weight is really too heavy. Sometimes even I want to run away, but on the other hand, if I ran away, so who else can take on this burden?" Oda Nobunaga murmured.
At this time, there were only two people on the city wall, Oda Nobunaga and Monkey.
The monkey looked at the lord who was not so confident for a moment and couldn't help but said: "I believe that the lord will always be victorious and undefeated. Just like you said, he will spread his military power across the world and bring peace to all directions." "Where in this world can you
? Is there anyone who is always victorious and undefeated?" Oda Nobunaga laughed loudly and said: "As I often say, in fifty years of life, there is not even anyone who is immortal, so how can there be someone who is always victorious and undefeated?"
"It's just that I don't want to lose, so I need to work harder to win."
Saying this, Oda Nobunaga looked at the thin samurai in front of him: "If we say that in this battle with Imagawa Yoshimoto, I unfortunately lost. , then I will definitely die on the battlefield instead of being captured by that big idiot, subject to his ridicule and punishment, and in the end even saying that I will do something that I am unwilling to do." "But, as the lord
, People can die, but those who are ministers can survive. You are just a wandering warrior who came to seek refuge with me. No one will care about you. You can surrender to Imagawa Yoshimoto. I believe that with your ability, even if it is not with me Even my subordinates can get ahead."
"I don't have any other skills, but I'm pretty good at judging people's abilities."
Hearing Oda Nobunaga's words, the monkey couldn't help but choke up, so much so that the sweet and delicious shellfish in his mouth The fruits are a little salty.
"My lord."
He spoke these two words.
"Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet!" Oda Nobunaga laughed again: "I just talked about the worst possibility in the future. Life is short, but I haven't lived enough yet, so I First of all, I must defeat Imagawa Yoshimoto, swallow his land and people, and create my hegemony." "Of course it is not advisable to declare
defeat before fighting, but in the same way, although I keep saying that Imagawa Yoshimoto is vulnerable , but he can gather a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and one person can really flood Owari Kingdom with just a spit of spit." "That's
right." Oda Nobunaga looked at the monkey: "We in Owari Kingdom now have Do you have a clear count of how many people there are?"
"Owari Elementary School, adults can recruit a total of people and horses, and it will not exceed four thousand people." Monkey said in a low voice.
Oda Nobunaga nodded approvingly: "This is why I admire you. You are just my Ashigaru leader, but you can roughly estimate the military strength of Owari Kingdom, and it is almost the same as the actual number. Just this alone A little is enough for you to become famous under Imagawa Yoshimoto."
Seeing Oda Nobunaga making this joke again, the monkey couldn't help but get angry: "Oda-sama just doesn't believe that I will be loyal to you?" "
No. I don’t believe it, but I don’t hope.” Oda Nobunaga laughed: “It’s like I want to use Owari’s three or four thousand troops to defeat Imagawa Yoshimoto’s fifty thousand army. Do you want to use this idea to attack a stone with an egg? Do you want to do it with me?"
"I will go through fire and water, no matter what." The monkey stood up instantly: "At that time, I am willing to be your pioneer and behead Imagawa Yoshimoto for you." "Imagawa Yoshimoto
. I won’t bother you, monkey.” Oda Nobunaga smiled and shook his head.
He looked outside the city wall.
"The person who will take the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto for me has already arrived."
The monkey also looked outside the city wall and saw a group of three people slowly walking towards the Furuno Castle. The person in the middle looked vaguely at Ashi. .
"It's Miss Ashi!" Monkey shouted instantly.
(End of chapter)