Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

"Are you Minako?" Maeda looked at Minako with a smile that he thought was gentle.

However, Minako was obviously frightened by those people wearing military uniforms yesterday.

Now seeing Maeda Shiyou again, Minako subconsciously took a step back.

As a result, she accidentally knocked over the wooden basin with this small step.

"Boom~"

The tub fell to the ground and water splashed everywhere.

Hearing the noise, Xiao Linyou rushed out of the wooden house and asked very nervously: "Minako, are you okay?"

When Minako saw Yu Kobayashi, she immediately ran over and hid behind Yu Kobayashi. Then she poked her head out from behind Yu Kobayashi with some fear and looked at Maeda Shiyou.

At this time, Xiao Linyou also noticed that there were other people outside the wooden house.

Xiao Linyou was very angry at first. He had clearly said that he would not join the army. However, he just beat them away yesterday and another one came today.

But when he saw Maeda Shiyou's face clearly, Kobayashi Yu was stunned.

"Huh? Maeda-kun?" Xiao Lin looked at Maeda Siyou with some surprise. He didn't understand why Maeda Siyou also joined the army.

As for Maeda Shiyou, after seeing Kobayashi Yu's face clearly, he had already burst into tears.

"Kobayashi-kun! It's really you! I thought, thought..." Maeda Siyou couldn't continue because tears had blurred his eyes.

When Kobayashi heard what Maeda said, he took two steps forward and hugged Maeda.

"Yes, I'm alive!"

"Okay, Maeda-kun, don't cry. I'm still alive. This is a happy thing. How can I cry!"

"By the way, let me introduce to you, this is my daughter, Kobayashi Minako." As he spoke, Xiaolin You pointed at Minako who was hiding behind him.

Then he said to Minako: "Minako, this is Tosun's former best friend. You can call him Uncle Maeda."

After hearing what Kobayashi said, Minako got out from behind Kobayashi, bowed to Maeda, and then said: "Minako has met Uncle Maeda."

Seeing the cute Minako, a smile appeared on Maeda's face.

Then he took out a few candies from his coat pocket.

"Here, this is a small gift that Uncle Maeda brought to Minako."

Minako did not immediately take the candy in Maeda's right hand. Although she had seen the candy when she went to the city with Kobayashi Yu, and she wanted to try it, she still looked at Kobayashi Yu. .

Without Xiao Linyou's nod, she would not ask for gifts from others.

"Take it." Xiao Linyou said softly, and then he opened a candy for Minako and stuffed it into Minako's mouth.

"Is it delicious?" Maeda asked immediately after watching Minako take the candy into her mouth.

"It's delicious, so sweet. This is Uncle Maeda." Minako had never eaten candy, so she smiled happily.

"Okay, Minako, you can play by yourself for a while first. Oh, Tosun wants to talk to uncle about something."

"Okay, Oh Tosun." After saying that, Minako ran to the side to play.

"I really didn't expect, Xiaolin-kun, that your daughter is so old and you wouldn't tell me anything." Maeda looked right at Xiaolinyou and said.

When Kobayashi Yu heard Maeda Shiyou's words, he smiled bitterly, and then talked about Minako.

When Maeda Siyou finished listening to Kobayashi Yu's narration, he was silent for a long time, and then asked: "Kobayashi-kun, what are your plans now?"

"Are you planning?" Xiao Linyou was silent for a moment, and then continued: "There is no specific plan."

"But I know that now I just want to give Minako a stable environment so that he can grow up healthily."

"Xiaolin-kun, with all due respect, such an environment does not exist in our Sakura Country now." Maeda shook his head before continuing.

"The current Sakura Country has turned into a mess. The Tokugawa Army and the Meiji Army are currently fighting fiercely in Kitakyushu."

"No matter who wins or loses, it will be a catastrophe for our Sakura Country."

"What? You, an officer of the shogunate army, don't think highly of Tokugawa Qingxi?" Kobayashi said with some surprise.

After hearing Kobayashi Yu's words, Maeda Shiyou shook his head unabashedly.

"Xiao Lin-kun, it's not like you don't know me. I am an anti-war person."

"Even during the period of Prime Minister Yamada, I was opposed to foreign wars. I don't understand, why should we fight others?"

"Our Sakura Country is originally a materially poor country with little war heritage. Forced expansion can only lead to hardship for the people."

"Do you still remember? When I was still in school, I told you that if one day I can become the prime minister, then I will definitely change this deformed idea of ​​​​Sakura Country."

"We should focus all our efforts on how to make the people's lives better, whether it is industry or manufacturing, but it should definitely not be war."

"Just like now, we think we are strong and can challenge Daxia's authority in East Asia, but what is the result?"

"Daxia just turned over casually, and our Sakura Country fell into a situation that is beyond redemption."

"How can we resist Daxia? Most of our Sakura Country's culture and knowledge were passed over from Daxia, including our writing."

"We have learned a lot from Daxia, but we have not learned the restraint of Daxia people. We have only learned a few superficial things, so we are secretly proud of ourselves."

Maeda Siyou looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, and slowly said everything he was thinking.

Kobayashi You also listened quietly to Maeda Shiyou's words, and was not surprised at all.

Because, these words were spoken to Maeda Siyou more than once when he was still a student.

"So what now? Why did you join the shogunate army again?"

After Maeda Si stopped, Kobayashi Yu asked.

"Now?" Maeda Siyou heard Kobayashi Yu's words, first showed a smile, and then said: "Because I found that with the power of one person alone, there is no way to turn Sakura Country into what I thought."

"Whether it's Tokugawa Keiki or Meiji, they have a large number of troops in their hands. There is no way to complete what I have in mind with the strength of one person."

"So, I need some like-minded companions and some armed forces."

"Xiao Lin, you have experience and have been on the battlefield. You are also my companion and friend. I am asking for your help now to help me realize my ideals."

Saying that, Maeda turned around, faced Kobayashi Yu, and knelt down to him.

Seeing Maeda Siyou crawling in front of him, Kobayashi You was surprised and confused.

Because he understands what he will face if he agrees to Maeda Shiyou.

However, Maeda Siyou was his playmate who grew up with him.

Maeda Siyou didn't hear Kobayashi Yu's answer, he didn't get up, and still knelt in front of Kobayashi Yu.