Sasuke Sarutobi looked at Nobushige Sanada. His friend's face no longer had the usual playful smile, revealing the true helplessness hidden deep in his heart.
Sasuke murmured.
"What's wrong with the world? Isn't it okay to have a certain bottom line in doing things? Isn't it okay to be a human being?"
Umino Riichi on the side finally spoke.
"Of course not. Sarutobi-hime, can you conjure food?"
Sarutobi Sasuke replied blankly.
"cannot."
Umino Riichi spoke the cruelest truth in the coldest tone.
"There is a severe drought in Guandong. This year's harvest in the Guandong Plain will be reduced by 70%. In the mountains, people are half-starved and half-fed in good years. How should we survive in disaster years?"
If the Shiye clan didn't go down the mountain to rob others, would they eat the flesh and blood of their own people on the mountain?
That's right, what you see is all true. We are forcing the local samurai family of Azuma to die. If they don't die, we will die.
Only by forcing them to death and taking away their food, their land, and their people can we survive the disaster years and survive.
In troubled times, what is the bottom line for being a human being? It’s ridiculous! If you are full of kindness and righteousness, you will lead the beasts to eat people. We have to eat and we have to survive.
If you want to punish us with benevolence and righteousness, give us food first! If you sympathize with us, give us money! If you can’t stand it, give us food!
If you can’t do that, shut up! Shut up!”
Sarutobi Sasuke's face turned pale and his body was trembling. Although Umino Riichi's every word was plain and not hoarse, the plain narrative contained a deeper sadness.
Umino Riichi was right, he couldn't change anything, he could only watch helplessly, Sarutobi Sasuke clenched his fists.
Is this reality? A feeling of powerlessness swept through her body. She missed the days in the mountains. She drank from the clear spring when she was thirsty and ate fruits when she was hungry. If she was greedy for meat, she would build a trap and get some meat.
Sarutobi Sasuke looked at Sanada Nobushige and suddenly understood her situation. She could no longer be as free and easy as he was, where one person could eat enough and the whole family would not be hungry.
Sanada Nobushige has a goal that is difficult to achieve, and she must bear a lot of things before she can give it a try.
Carrying too many people's expectations, she can't do whatever she wants. But even though it's so painful, does she still refuse to give up?
Sarutobi Sasuke asked softly.
"does it worth?"
Sanada Nobushige smiled, his eyes full of desire.
"worth."
Sarutobi Sasuke sighed finally, gritted her teeth, stood up, and walked out.
"I'm going back to the Koga training ground in Dongxin Mountain."
Sanada Nobushige said sadly.
"I will issue a formal order to transfer you back to Dongxin Mountain to investigate local intelligence. You decide how long you will go."
Sarutobi Sasuke opened the door, paused for the last time, and turned back to take a deep look at Sanada Nobushige.
"Benmaru, goodbye."
Sanada Nobushige was sitting upright, bowing deeply.
"Goodbye, Sasuke."
The beauty of childhood will only stay in memory forever. People in reality will only grow up and get older, and can never go back to the past.
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Looking at the back of Sarutobi Sasuke resolutely leaving, Sanada Nobushige was in a daze.
She was secretly hoping that Sasuke would turn around and come back to her, just like he had tolerated her misbehavior countless times before and forgive herself.
But this time, Sasuke really left.
There was silence in the room for a long time, and then Umino Riichi suddenly said.
"Do you regret it?"
Sanada Nobushige looked up at her, her tone was still cold, and there was a trace of uneasiness in her eyes.
Sanada Nobushige raised the corners of his mouth and said.
"Don't worry, I promised you that I will help you revive the Umino family.
no sooner said than done!"
It turns out that Liu Niang is also scared? Is she afraid that I will run away halfway?
Sanada Nobushige gave a thumbs up, showing a row of white teeth, but he only received a heavy eye roll from Umino Riichi.
"Noisy."
The two of them calmed down in silence. Sanada Nobushige picked up the information he had just put down, handed it to Umino Riichi, and said.
"It's no wonder Sasuke was so angry that he ran away. The situation is indeed getting out of control. If this continues, sooner or later something big will happen."
Umino Riichi silently flipped through the information, his handsome brows gradually tightening.
Sanada Nobushige sighed and said.
"These guys in the mountains have gone too far. They eat people without spitting out their bones. I know they are scared of poverty, but are they too crazy?
We also need to participate in the Kanto strategy, and Azuma County must be stabilized as soon as possible. If they act like this, the local samurai family in Higashi Azuma will soon start a large-scale riot.
What if the martial arts family outside the county learns about the situation here and feels sad for the rabbit and the fox, and they cooperate with the outside to cause a big chaos? How will it end?
Yu Tai is the most benevolent and righteous person in life. If the situation cannot be controlled and news reaches his ears, he will definitely be very disappointed with me."
Umino Riichi, who was reading the information, raised his head and glanced at the worried Sanada Nobushige.
Is the last sentence the truth?
The three Shino clans ravaged Higashiagatsuma, and they behaved unnaturally and worse than animals.
If Yoshigan Shiba were to learn about the situation here, he would definitely despise Sanada Nobunaga's character. Her plan to marry him would have to die here.
As soon as Umino Rishi read the information, he silently handed it back to Sanada Nobushige and said while thinking.
"The suppressed animal nature in the mountains has almost been released. We need a group of half-starved and half-fed wolves, not well-fed domestic dogs.
If their desires are satisfied by men with land and food, the energy they had gathered before will dissipate, and they will not be able to fight a tough battle if they are well fed, warm, and lazy."
Sanada Nobushige clapped his hands and said.
"Yes, Liu Niang is right.
But I promised them many benefits at the beginning, if I restrict their behavior now, will they be resented?"
Umino Riichi said calmly.
"Occupying it is the advantage. If you are driven back to the mountains, it is called having it. The pain of gaining and losing it will make them hate you to the bone.
The Saito family of Iwaki City is quite famous, and the situation in Azuma County will definitely attract the attention of all families in Ueno. Now is not the time to enjoy themselves.
Gather the governors of the Shiye three tribes and speak clearly to them. If there are still people who are ignorant, they have violated the oath of the mountain alliance and are no longer worthy of being our tribe."
Sanada Nobushige touched his head and said with a wry smile.
"I'm not the only one who understands the concept of betrayal and betrayal. These guys will definitely make a promise in front of me, then go back and continue to steal.
I only have a few people in my hands, how can I watch their little moves?"
Umino Ri's eyes flashed with a sharp light and he said.
"We can't take care of it, so let others take care of it for us. I just looked carefully and found that the ones who are most ruthless are the Yuwei family, so let her family take care of it."
Sanada Nobunaga's Shinto.
"Do you want Yukiyo Yukiyo to take charge?"
The Hao family was manipulated by Sanada Nobushige. Not only did they lose the inheritance rights of the Umino family, they were also forced to turn their guns and attack the Saito family of Iwaki Castle, which they had good relations with.
Yukiyo Yukiyo is a person who can afford to take things up or put them down. Since he has no choice, he should find a way to get the maximum benefit for his family.