Ryoma Sakamoto didn't know why Xiao Lotian was telling him this, but he knew very well that this Chinese man who gave him a second life would not be joking.

Thinking back to the first half of his life, a corporal who came out of the countryside of Shikoku, saw his mother die because of him but could not do anything, and saw his companion being killed by the sergeant but did nothing, his heart was already filled with fire at that time.

Later, Edo studied kendo, studied the law of all nations under Katsu Kaishu, and then followed Takeshi Hanheita to establish the Tosa Komi, and then defected from the feudal domain, until finally became the leader of the Sea Aid Association, and the four feudal clans even reached an alliance because of his campaign.

The ups and downs of half-life have allowed Ryoma Sakamoto to accumulate very strong connections, especially since the Sea Aid Association has now become the money bag of the downfall business. With the support of Xiao Lotian, the Sea Aid Association has now become the largest arms importer in southern Japan, and the largest in northern Japan is the Tokugawa shogunate.

With connections and money, and a strong foreign aid like Xiao Lotian in the Ryukyus, Sakamoto Ryoma seems to have become a rookie in the downfall forces, and has the possibility of becoming the biggest boss.

"Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it!Ryoma-kun, think about it, there are many people who are jealous of you!" Xiao Lotian looked at the pensive Sakamoto Ryoma and whispered.

In real history, on November 15, 1867, when Ryoma and Shintaro Nakaoka, the captain of the Land Support Team, were meeting in Omiya about how to bring down the curtain, two Assassins rushed to the second floor of Omiya under the guise of visitors, and assassinated Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro Nakaoka in the confusion.

Originally, it was not so easy to be assassinated with Sakamoto Ryoma's skills, but due to the fierce conflict between the two leaders of the Sea Aid Team and the Land Support Team that day, in order to calm everyone down, Sakamoto Ryomati yì everyone unloaded their weapons and put them aside to ease the atmosphere.

This is a stinky move, and it is precisely because the weapon is not carried with him that the assassins have a chance to take advantage of it, otherwise it would not be possible for the two assassins to easily succeed with the sword technique of Sakamoto Ryoma who inherited the sword technique of Edo Hokushin and Chiba Dingyoshi.

The deaths of Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro Nakaoka have become an unsolved case in history, and in the end, it is not known who is the real murderer behind the scenes. Of course, the killers who wield knives are only small characters on the surface, and it is worth speculating who is behind the command of them.

Of course, the Tokugawa shogunate is the first suspect, but Xiao Lotian knows very well that although the Tokugawa shogunate is the enemy of Sakamoto Ryoma, since the eight strategies of the ship were offered, Ryoma-kun has become the leader of the moderate shogunate faction, and the strategy returned by Daisei was given to the shogun by Ryoma.

On the road to confronting the shogunate, whether to choose political coercion or seizure of power by force, these two policies have been oscillating back and forth among the overthrown ministers, and Tokugawa Yoshiki, even if he is an idiot, should know to kill the power grabbing faction by force first and then suppress the political suppression faction.

Therefore, it is not very likely that the Tokugawa family is behind the scenes.

On the contrary, the most likely to be the culprit are the insiders of the Shogunate faction, those fanatical warlords who pursue the seizure of power by force, and those pink eyes who envy Sakamoto Ryoma's kung fu, but they are more suspicious.

And the most lethal is Ryoma-kun's Eight Strategies in the Boat, and the Daimasa Bong Returning Policy to the Tokugawa Shogun, Sakamoto Ryoma's moderate attitude has been regarded as a rebellion by the Shogunate faction, and the Japanese bushido spirit has absolutely zero tolerance for traitors.

This is actually a very important factor in Japan's inability to come out of the political family, Sakamoto Ryoma is of course a fallen faction, he and those fanatical samurai goals are the same, but as a strategist, Ryoma-kun knows how to advance and retreat, so many of his practices also take into account the interests of the enemy.

That's right, the difference between a strategist and a politician and a warlord is that strategists are more able to see things from God's point of view, they can choose a compromise path that is acceptable to both the enemy and us, they know how to be a man and leave a line, the enemy will never be killed, and appropriate forbearance can make the whole nation go further.

However, the narrow-minded bushido and short-sighted politicians do not think so, in their eyes, even the interests of a small salted fish cannot be lost, let alone given to the enemy, and the enemy must be completely exterminated, even if it is a slaughter of the city and genocide.

Analyzed in this way, the possibility that Ryoma Sakamoto died in the hands of his own people in history is still very large.

Japan, a small and violent country, is really difficult to have strategists, because all the strategists let them kill themselves, and in the end, even if there are people who understand, they dare not come up with ideas.

Sakamoto Ryoma pondered for a long time and drank half a bottle of sake, "Ah...... The Prime Minister's words made me shudder, but I have no way out, the situation in Japan has reached this point of chaos, and someone must stand up to solve the problem, not create it!"

Xiao Letian shook his head and sighed and said that this guy is still a dead brain, it seems that some information can't be told to him, he changed his relaxed face and said with a smile: "I also remind you to be careful and safe, the pistol around you must not leave your body in the future, you Japanese nation, I have no obligation to help to the end, in the final analysis, you still have to rely on yourself, protect your useful body, even if the road is slow, it doesn't matter!"

Xiao Letian's sincerity completely infected Long Ma Jun, and the two of them drank heartily this time, and finally Long Ma Jun lay on the table, still singing the minor tune of his hometown in his mouth.

Xiao Letian, who walked out of the captain's room, blew the cold sea breeze, and his spirit was suddenly lifted. At this time, Toranosuke and the others had already completed the push-ups, and a group of people were drinking hot soup around the cauldron, and it seemed that they were really tired, and the dignified seven-foot man couldn't even hold the bowl, and he shivered and threw it out when he saw the soup in the bowl.

A pair of big hands helped Toranosuke stabilize the trembling soup bowl, and the group of sword-drawing team members realized that the prime minister had been standing by their side for a long time.

"Prime Minister......" A group of people subconsciously wanted to stand up and salute, but Xiao Letian held them down, "Sit down, sit down, five hundred push-ups can't be endured, right?"

Toranosuke and the others shook their heads one after another, "We are convinced of all the decisions of the Prime Minister, Bushido teaches us to be loyal to the king, and the military law of the new army also requires us to obey orders, and the Prime Minister stretches out his hand to point at us, even if the sword mountain and the sea of fire, we dare to break into ......"

"Haha, okay, okay, I know that you are all reliable, but I also understand that I am not convinced, after all, it is the samurai of the Shimazu family who provoked the conflict this time, not you, and fundamentally speaking, you have done nothing wrong!"

"I'm angry that you're angry, and I've had money in my hands for two years, and you've started spending it indiscriminately? Good guy, I heard in Tanggu that you almost bought out all the silk, and even used the precious Shu brocade to make kimonos, and you don't want to think that the generals and daimyo don't have Shu brocade kimonos?"

"Aren't you asking for trouble on the streets? Maybe you think it's your own money and you can spend it as you like, but have you thought about it, and the ostentatious market will definitely attract the attention of the enemy in the end, and you think it's a very isolated act? But the consequence is that our whole plan is completely exposed......

Xiao Letian's words silenced the sword-drawing players present, and they couldn't refute the prime minister's accusation. However, Xiao Letian did not accuse them excessively, but changed the topic: "I won't talk about your conflict first, just say that you spend money like this, I have to criticize you fiercely......"

"Being a soldier is not a lifelong career, and sooner or later you will marry wives and have children, so don't you leave them some inheritance? Do you have to throw all the monthly military pay and post-war rewards into taverns, brothels, and casinos?

"What we are doing is a knife licking blood, and we are living a life where there is no tomorrow today, but we can't just sink down like this, just accept our fate? The meaning of fighting is to make our children's lives better, not just for a moment's pleasure!"

Xiao Letian's words attracted a lot of soldiers, and in the end, even the little emperor was attracted over.

"Think about it, why is Europe so powerful now? Not only because of their guns, but also because of the things that are hidden behind the guns......"

"Countless workers have gone to build ships without sleep or food, how many scientists have racked their brains to go to public relations, and countless sailors have boarded sailboats and sailed to unknown seas, using their lives to explore safe waterways, do you really think that those sea maps fell from the sky for no reason?"

"And the armies of Europe, don't they know the danger when they go to fight all over the world? They are also human beings, not crazy, and they will die if they are hit by bullets, but they still endure all the hardships to conquer the whole world, what is their purpose?"

Xiao Letian sighed and shook his head and said, "The European people of the 19th century should be grateful for the conquest of their ancestors in the 18th century, and the warriors of the 18th century should be grateful to the explorers who conquered the ocean in the 17th century...... To put it bluntly, if there is no sacrifice and dedication of our ancestors, how can we have a happy life for future generations?"

"It is foreseeable that as long as this enterprising spirit of Europe and the United States is not extinguished, then their descendants will be happier from generation to generation, because the family business saved by their ancestors belongs to the whole society, and their descendants can enjoy the protection of their ancestors!"

Xiao Lotian patted Toranosuke on the shoulder, "You have to remember, your dedication will eventually become a happy life for the descendants of your family, don't throw all that wealth on the prostitute, and on the sieve of the gambling house......!"

There was a sudden silence on the deck, and all the members of the Japanese sword drawing team suddenly realized that they could actually have a family, and they were no longer the wild samurai and pirates who were precarious in the past, and they would have a family sooner or later.

And the little emperor was even more shocked in his heart, he knew that the meaning of the prime minister's words was also to warn himself that it was not okay for the Qing Dynasty to continue to eat the old book, and the family business created by the ancestors would be exhausted sooner or later, and he always wanted to live a small life by keeping the traditions of the past, and there was no adventurous spirit, that is, chronic suicide.

Xiao Lotian looked at the starry sky and fell into deep thought, he thought of the extremely happy life of Europeans and Americans in his previous life, when the per capita energy consumption of the United States was four times that of the Chinese, and Europe was about the same. Where does happiness come from? Just look at the per capita energy consumption.

However, the good life of Europeans and Americans does not fall from the sky, and high welfare is always supported by high social wealth, and what does that wealth depend on? It is not the accumulation of hundreds of years of ancestors.

The Roma pierced the waves and went forward, and everyone on board fell into deep thought, and the whole ship was as dead as a ghost ship.