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Chapter 14
"Dude." The young man grinned, "Is it closed so early?" Lu Jian said, "It's raining heavily, and there are no customers." The young man smiled and said, "Who says there are no customers, we are the customers."

Feeling slightly hesitant, Lu Jian put the two in.The short boy at the back glanced at him when he entered the door, pursed his lips and smiled, and Lu Jian also smiled back. The boy's cheeks flushed suddenly, and he lowered his head slightly.

The young man sat down in the hall, uncorked the kettle, and gulped water.Ning Bu sat quietly without saying a word.The young man drank enough water, wiped his mouth, looked at Ning Bukong, and suddenly smiled, "Are you blind?"

Lu Jian could not help but frown slightly when he saw that this man was speechless.Ning Bukong smiled and said, "Although I am blind, I am not an idiot." The young man was taken aback for a moment, then laughed again, pointing to Lu Jian and said, "That's right, this guy is dumbfounded, just like a normal person You idiot." Lu Jian had never seen such a rude guest before, and he couldn't help feeling angry.

Ning Bukong looked calm, and said slowly: "Some people stay on the surface, but they are smart in their hearts. Some people's eyes are dark, but their hearts are very bright." The young man smiled: "Could it be that you are blind?" Ning Bukong also smiled and said: "I don't dare to be, but Your Excellency is a bit stupid on the outside, just like the Lord of Zhitian."

With a bang, the kettle fell to pieces, the pupils of the young man contracted, and his gaze was as sharp as an eagle: "You are not blind!" Ning Bukong said leisurely: "If you take one step, I am blind, and I am blind. If you take one step, I am a discerning person, I am blind!" He is a discerning person." The young man listened silently, but his eyes softened, and a smile melted from the corner of his mouth: "I'm just curious, how did you see it, sir?"

Ning Bukong said coldly: "Thunderstorms and lightning, furious rains, and God's wrath. It's an extraordinary time. Those who come to my calculation hall at an extraordinary time must ask for extraordinary things, and those who ask for extraordinary things must do extraordinary things." Humans. Ordinary people are afraid of the power of heaven, and their hearts are cold, and they are afraid that they will not be able to hide. However, if they can still be enlightened by the power of heaven, they must be people with great achievements. It is recorded in history books: "Shun entered Dalu, Strong winds and thunderstorms are not obsessed, Yao knows Shun's feet to teach the world." His feet came through the wind and rain, and he can still be calm and relaxed. This kind of bearing is really rare in the small country of Wayi."

Hearing these words, the young man's expression changed, he seemed surprised, angry, and helpless, and finally turned into a ball of admiration, and sighed: "Mr., there are so many capable people in this world, how can you judge?" I am Zhitian?" Ning Bukong said with a smile: "Before I was only [-]% or [-]% sure, but after listening to your words, it has risen to [-]%." ​​The young man smiled and said: "I would like to hear the details."

Ning Bukong said: "First, when you went into the pond to look for dragons, it shows that you are curious by nature, but you must seek the root of everything you can't understand; second, you throw incense at the Buddha's face because you have difficulty understanding Buddhism. You will not believe what you understand. There are many capable people in this world, but there are very few people who are as thorough and self-righteous as you. Oda Nobunaga, don’t you think so? "

Before the young man answered, the short boy shouted: "Bold, you dare to call the king's name?" The voice was delicate and crisp, but it was a female voice.

Ning Bukong laughed and said: "Your sister is here too?" The short boy turned pale with shock, then his cheeks turned red, bright as a glow, Oda Nobunaga also smiled and said: "Sir, even if you know that she is a woman, how can you be sure?" Is it my sister, not my wife and concubine?"

Ning Bukong said: "Women in your country are always cautious, if they act in accordance with the rules, if they are wives and concubines, they will go out with their feet, they must be trembling, they are afraid of offending your Zhitian king, how dare you interrupt indiscriminately? Only the king's relatives and favorites will dare So presumptuous. I have heard for a long time that the king has a sister named Ashi, who was spoiled by the king at a young age, so it is expected to be this one."

Oda Nobunaga smiled wryly and said: "It seems that my brother and sister came here in disguise, but it was superfluous. Sir, you can't see things, but you won't be confused by the appearance of clothes. You see people with your heart, see through appearances, and go straight to the truth."

"The lord of the country is absurd, but I really don't dare to take it." Ning Bukong said indifferently, "I don't know if the lord of the country has come, what advice do you have?"

Oda Nobunaga smiled and said: "Since I come to the fortune-telling hall, it is naturally fortune-telling." Ning Bukong said, "What do you want to count?" Count it as the fate of my Owari country!"

Ning Bukong laughed dumbly, lightly twisted the copper coin between his fingers, but remained silent.Oda Nobunaga saw this, stood up and bowed, and said solemnly: "Nobunaga just offended, Uzaemon has already mentioned Mr., and Nobunaga knew that Mr. must be a high-ranking scholar in the Tang Dynasty, but he dared not visit rashly. One The letter chief still has doubts about Mr.'s ability; the second letter chief is troubled both at home and abroad, and the city is full of enemy eyes and ears, and he is afraid that he will be troubled. Only after the heavy rain, no one in the calculation hall is interested, did he dare to come to ask for advice, and please don't worry about it. Past accusations, point to me."

Ning Bukong smiled coldly, put down the copper coin between his fingers, and asked: "What is your ambition? Is it Owari?" Oda Nobunaga was startled for a while. This is the first time someone asked this question in his life. He murmured: "No."

Ning Bukong said: "Is it Donglu?" Oda Nobunaga shook his head and said: "No." Ning Bukong said: "What about Hokuriku?" Oda Nobunaga still shook his head.Ning Bukong said: "Xiguo, Kyoto?" Oda Nobunaga still shook his head.

"What a big ambition!" Ning Bukong smiled, "Your ambition is all of Japan, right?" Oda Nobunaga smiled and did not answer.

Ning Bukong sighed: "Those who have taken the world since ancient times are nothing more than the right time, favorable location, and harmonious people. The land of the Owari Four Wars has no danger to rely on, and it can be said that there is no geographical advantage; in addition, the people are few, the army is weak, and the Oda family is internally Fighting endlessly, Renhe also discounted." Oda Nobunaga nodded and said: "That's right."

"However, among the three talents, geographical advantage and harmony with people are secondary." Ning Bukong smiled, "Using troops to win the law, land can be robbed; governing the country well, people's hearts can be subdued; only the way of heaven is unpredictable. , is also unpredictable, and the one who takes the world is the time of day. Mencius once said: "The right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people." It's just nonsense of Confucian scholars."

Oda Nobunaga's heart was shaken, he leaned forward and said, "Please sir give me some pointers." Ning Bukong said: "I ask you, in terms of land, military strength, military exploits, and reputation, how do you compare with Hojo Ujiyasu, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, How does Mori Terumoto compare?" Oda Nobunaga said: "Nobunaga is far inferior."

"But there is one thing, they are not as good as you." Ning Bukong's tone turned serious, "Owari country is located in Kinki, threatening Kyoto, a small country of Owari, if you want to unify Japan, you have to take advantage of the time in Kyoto." Oda Nobu Chang murmured: "Borrow the time to be in the capital?"

Ning Bukong nodded and said: "There are two sentences in the Tang Dynasty. The first sentence is "respect the king and fight against the barbarians", and the second sentence is more straightforward, it is called "holding the emperor to order the princes". In the current situation, we can first eliminate internal troubles and stabilize the situation. Owari; then make a close relationship with the Takeda clan in Kai, and marry the Takeda clan in Kai, and attack the Imagawa clan from east to west with him, and share the country; then connect with Asakura in the north, Asai in the west, and break with Saito in the south. When your territory grows and your reputation grows, It must have been heard in Kyoto. The Ashikaga shogunate is extremely weak, and it is held hostage by the Liujiao and Miyoshi parties. It does not want to get rid of self-reliance all the time. The other princes have many soldiers and generals, but they are far away from Kyoto and cannot reinforce them. You can use the name of supporting the shogunate and protecting the emperor. Under the banner, defeat the Miyoshi Party, invade Kyoto, and conquer the Quartet in the name of the Emperor."

Oda Nobunaga was ambitious and talented, he understood what he said, and wanted to thank him, but suddenly he heard Ning Bukong coldly say: "Don't worry, this is just one of the times." Oda Nobunaga moved and said: " Is there another two?"

Ning Bukong said: "Your opponents have their own strengths, Takeda and Uesugi are good at horse fighting, the Maori are good at water fighting, what kind of warfare is your Oda clan good at?"

Oda Nobunaga thought for a while, and said: "I have a hundred guns, I wonder if it can be considered as a method of warfare?" Ning Bukong shook his head and said: "One hundred is too little, if we want to unify Japan, we must have five thousand Bird guns are not allowed.” He said here, heaved a long sigh, and said leisurely, “The reincarnation of the five elements, the generation of gold is about to end, and the generation of fire is coming. Whoever makes good use of fire can rule the world. Second, it is firearms. Hmph, fire is the brightest. The Ming Dynasty used fire as its name, but did not pay attention to firearms. It is ridiculous. I heard that Flangji, England and Western countries have excellent firearms. If I have the opportunity, I would like to Know and know."

Oda Nobunaga was stunned for a long time, got up and saluted, "Mr. Bukong, with half of Nobunaga's salary, how about asking you to be my military advisor?"

"I am from the Tang Dynasty, and I will not be an official of your Japanese people." Ning Bukong said lightly, "Besides, today is just talking about military affairs on paper. In the future, if we really want to unify the world, there are still infinite variables. If you hesitate a little, I'm afraid that your ambition will be everything. vanished into thin air."

Oda Nobunaga laughed and said: "People only have 50 years to live, even if they live to the end of the world (according to: a thousand years), it is like a dream. What joy is there in life, and what sorrow is in death?"

Yi Ning is not empty, but he is not moved: "It is not a sign of good luck that you can look down on life and death at such a young age. Suicide is fearless, and fearlessness means less defense. Therefore, it is possible to defeat powerful enemies and it is difficult to defend against villains. !"

Oda Nobunaga turned around with a smile, then turned around and said: "Mr. Bukong, Nobunaga has another question." Ning Bukong said: "Please tell me!"

Oda Nobunaga said: "May I ask you, is Mr. the most wise man?" Ning Bukong raised his eyebrows, and said with a sneer: "China stretches across thousands of miles, and there are hundreds of millions of people, what is Ning's insignificance? "

Oda Nobunaga wondered: "Is there anyone smarter than Mr.?"

"When it comes to resourcefulness..." Ning Bukong's expression darkened, "There is indeed someone who is better than Ning, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be living in a foreign country." Lu Jian was surprised when he heard that, thinking that someone was more resourceful than Ning Not empty, but I don't know what this person looks like. Could it be that he has two heads?
Oda Nobunaga thought for a while, then asked again: "Will he come to Japan?"

"That's not going to happen." Ning Bukong sighed, "I'm afraid he won't come to Japan in this life." Oda Nobunaga heaved a sigh of relief, showing a trace of relief: "I will send someone to pick you up tonight. Mister, you might as well make some preparations." Ning Bukong laughed and said, "You want to force me to be a military advisor?"

Oda Nobunaga smiled and said: "There are not only two times in the sky, but three. One is the capital, the second is firearms, and the third is the gentleman. The one who wins the gentleman wins the world. How dare Nobunaga be careless?" , opened the paper umbrella and went.

Just as the two left, some warriors braved the rain and came to guard the gate.Lu Jian was startled and asked, "Mr. Ning, are we really going to the Zhitian Mansion?" Ning Bukong smiled and said, "This Nobunaga is really powerful. If I don't use him, he will definitely kill us." .”

"Is he so arrogant?" Lu Jian said angrily, "Mr. Ning, you are not easy to provoke, at worst, let's go to other feudal states."

"Lu Jian," Ning Bukong said with a smile, "Don't you think this Oda Nobunaga is very interesting?" Lu Jian said, "It's so fierce, why is it interesting?"

"What do you know? This is called the wind of the overlord." Ning Bukong sighed, "Didn't I say it? The law of troubled times is to live with the strong and die with the weak. This calculation hall is nothing more than Ning. The bait is for Oda Nobunaga, a big fish that can swallow Japan!"

When he said this, he turned around slowly and faced the gate. At some point, the rain outside the gate had stopped, and the cool breeze broke through the gate. Ethereal.

That night, Ning and Lu moved into the Zhitian mansion.When Cang Bingwei came back at night, when he heard about this, he scratched his head with joy, only Lu Jian was unhappy, but he couldn't tell the reason after searching.

Oda Nobunaga would rather not be empty to assist, either by outsmarting or fighting hard, defeating his uncles and brothers one after another.At the same time, caravans were set up to carry out large-scale trade, and the "one-money law" was practiced. People who stole one money would be beheaded, and the atmosphere of Wei Zhang would be suppressed.Ning Bukong personally improved the firearms armour, lengthened the blunderbuss by more than six feet, and doubled the shooting range of ordinary blunderbusses to more than two hundred steps.

Lu Jian was sent by Ning Bukong as an accountant to calculate the income and exit of Owari's property for him. He saw Ning Bukong rule the country for the Oda family, and when he thought of the real Japanese and fake Japanese, he felt worried: "Whatever the Oda family says, it's the same." A real wo, if Ning Bukong helps a real wo, wouldn’t he become a phony?" He clearly knew that Ning Bukong’s actions would cause far-reaching harm, but because he had practiced the "Black Heaven Book" for a long time, he was too addicted, and he was worried, so he didn’t dare to say anything. I'm afraid that Ning Bukong will not be angry in a fit of anger.

Cherry blossoms bloom and fall, gulls come and go, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.This year, when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom again, Oda Nobunaga finally took control of Owari and went to Kyoto to meet General Yoshiki and spy on the situation in Beijing.Although Ning Bukong is Nobunaga's mastermind, he has always refused to be Oda's retainer. For two years, he has been detached behind the scenes, so he did not follow him to Beijing this time, and stayed in Owari, shutting himself out all day long.

On this day, Lu Jian asked the kitchen for a fresh fish to feed Fomalhaut.When I got to the room, I saw Fomalhaut lying lazily on the ground, and I don't know when there were a few more kittens beside him, vying for favor around it.Lu Jian looked amused and scolded, "This local emperor knows how to have fun."

Immediately put the fish on a plate and put it in front of Fomalhaut's gate.Fomalhaut waved his paws, signaling the group of cats to use it first, then got up and walked outside the door, staring up at the west, his small body under the sky, looking very lonely.

Feeling pity, Lu Jian picked it up and said, "Fomalhaut, miss sister Xianbi again? It's all because I'm useless, I can't take you back." Fomalhaut still lazily ignored it.

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from a distance: "...Don't worry, Xiaomei must still be in the mansion, let's look for it again." Another woman scolded: "It's all because of your carelessness. Just throw away my little eyebrow!" After speaking, she choked up slightly, and the woman who spoke first quickly comforted her in a low voice.

Lu Jian was surprised that the girls of the Zhitian family usually stayed in the inner hall, and never appeared in the outer house except when they went out to worship the Buddha.In a daze, two women came out, one was slightly older, dressed as a maid, slightly fat, with a round face and slender eyes; She has a slender figure, her snow-white cheeks are wet from tears, but her eyebrows and eyes are surprisingly handsome. Not only is she unique among the Japanese, she is also an outstanding beauty in Huaxia.

When the two of them saw Lu Jian, they were startled. The maid opened her mouth and scolded: "You man, where did you come from? Don't look at your thief eyes." Lu Jian thought that you all appeared suddenly, but you came to ask me , if you don't look at it, don't look at it, who cares?Turn your face away now.

The beautiful girl stared at him intently, and suddenly smiled and said, "Xinzi, stop scolding, I know him." Seeing that Lu was getting confused, she smiled, "You are that stupid little boy from the 'Bukonganan' Dude, right?"

Hearing what she said, Lu Jian suddenly realized, "You...you are that...what..." He couldn't remember the name for a while.The girl was very displeased, and said: "My name is Ashi, don't you remember?" Lu Jian nodded and said: "By the way, Ashi, long time no see, have you grown up so much?"

Xinzi saw that he was speechless and was about to scold him, but Ah Shi smiled and said, "You have grown taller, even taller than your elder brother!" Lu Jian was much taller, but he didn't know it. Confused, he looked down at himself.

Xinzi looked on coldly, and suddenly said: "Princess, the cat in this idiot's arms is very handsome. If you can't find Xiaomei, you might as well ask for that cat." Ashi glanced at Fomalhaut and said, "This I’ve heard of the breeding cat, it’s a foreign breed from Western Persia. It’s strange, how could he have such a rare cat?” Xinzi said with a smile, “It doesn’t matter if it’s famous or not, if you ask him to come, if he dares not give it to me, I’ll So I asked Hashimoto-kun to ask him for it."

Ashi shook his head and said, "It's not right, besides, I only want my little sister." Xinzi hit the nail on the head and smiled bitterly.Ashi called softly again: "Xiaomei, Xiaomei." He called twice, and suddenly heard a "meow", a yellow and white female cat jumped out of the room.Ashi said happily: "Xiaomei." He hugged the cat, loving him endlessly.

Suddenly hearing a soft call from Fomalhaut's door, Xiao Mei listened, and suddenly broke free from Ah Shi's embrace, jumped to Lu Jian's feet and turned around.Lu Jian suddenly realized: "This cat was kidnapped by Fomalhaut." He said hastily, "Fomalhaut, you are being naughty again."

Ashi was also surprised, and asked: "Xinzi, what's wrong with my sister?" Xinzi spat: "The little bastard is thinking of spring, and I don't want to leave anything."

(End of this chapter)