The burning Chang Lotte is too late to put out the fire.

Fortunately, the goal of the rice morning meeting is very clear, and it is only aimed at Chang Lotte.

When the people of the Bai Feng group returned to the mansion of the Bai Feng family, they found that there was no sign of being attacked here.

It's true, after all, the Bai Feng family, which even dismissed its domestic servants, is now an ordinary empty shell.

The Daozao Association and the Baifeng Group tackled each other's problems, and each other had to reach a point where they would never die, so they naturally had to pay attention to the right time, place and people.

The mansion of the Bai Feng family is just a large village built on the ordinary plain, there is no strategic depth, and there is no natural danger to defend, but Chang Lotian is in a relatively remote mountain, in a position that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, a bunker was built here in ancient times, and a few hundred people can defend against the siege of thousands of people.

There were still some women and children left at home in Bai Feng's mansion, and even if most of the servants were dismissed, there were about a dozen who had nowhere to go, some had been here for more than thirty years, and some were picked up after being abandoned by their families.

When Naomi Hakumine returned home, the women and children dared to come out of the hiding place, hiding daggers in their arms and sleeves that were ready to kill themselves.

After seeing the people of the Baifeng group who were safe and sound, a group of women hugged each other and cried.

After that, he began to clean up the mansion quickly, and he should cook and clean.

The originally deserted mansion has returned to some of its former appearance.

After Bai Yu entered the Bai Feng Mansion, he came to the dojo of the Shinto Phantom Yin Flow.

The dojo and the Hakumine Mansion are interconnected, and the dojo is an extension of the land that Naomi Hakumine specially purchased.

"This is the tea room that teachers usually use." A disciple of the Shinto Illusory Stream led the way.

The tea room is clean and tidy, and the layout is simple, with tea trays, tea sets, and a stove for boiling water.

The stove has been extinguished for more than ten days, and the incense wood used has not been replaced for several days, and a layer of ash has accumulated.

Bai Yu flicked a ray of fire, the stove was lit, and he naturally sat down in the main seat, and began to boil tea and water, not at all looking at himself as a guest.

On the contrary, it is this attitude that reassures the people around him.

About ten minutes later, Naomi Hakumine arranged the internal and external reorganization of the Hakumine group as quickly as possible and then came to the tea room, and after she entered the door, she knelt down, stretched out two fingers from the cuffs of her kimono, pressed them on the floor, and then bent down, her fingers and eyebrows were at the same height, and made a big bow respectfully.

"Nao Shiramine...... Meet the sir. ”

"You know that I am from Great Xia, and I don't like this set of kneeling rituals." Bai Yu raised his hand: "Sit down." ”

Naomi sat upright on the futon in a standard sitting position, staring at the tea tray and watching Bai Yu skillfully wash the tea set.

"How's it going?" While waiting for the water to boil, Bai Yu spoke in a casual tone.

"We are recovering the lost ground as soon as possible, but we can't regain the lost stronghold so quickly for the time being." Hakumine Naomi replied in a whisper: "The news that Chang Lokuten has been burned out will spread soon, and I'm afraid that many parties will think that the Hakumine group has lost...... In fact, the available personnel left now, even if you count the people who fled back and regrouped, are barely a hundred, which is far from enough to compete with Inahayakai. ”

Today's Baifeng Group is undoubtedly a serious injury, the stronghold has been uprooted, and even Chang Lotian has been burned, and now it has to face many problems, including but not limited to asset loss, communication network interruption, lack of intelligence, personnel attrition, lack of materials, etc......

In fact, if it weren't for the last fifty or so people who saw the White Elm Heavenly God descend to the earth with a hammer, I am afraid that even if they had the determination to die, it would be difficult for them to have the determination to make a comeback in such a situation.

Sometimes it's easy to die, but it's hard to get back on your feet.

Bai Yu asked lightly, "Is there anything you need my help with?" ”

Bai Feng Naomei's eyes widened slightly, and she opened her mouth and said, "How can this trouble you...... Many of the properties that Mr. Bai Feng Group has entrusted to take care of have been destroyed, and the profit dividends obtained over the years cannot be paid, and it is very merciful that you do not hold me accountable, how dare I make a request to you. ”

Bai Yu smiled: "This sounds a bit too contrived. ”

Naomi Shiramine pursed her lips.

"But I'm sure you're genuine." Bai Yu continued: "After all, you really planned to die, and you didn't even leave yourself any way out. ”

Bai Feng Naomi said bitterly: "It's me who is sorry for Mr.'s entrustment, and I am willing to be punished." ”

"You are so decisive because you no longer see any hope of a comeback." Bai Yu fiddled with the tea set and asked, "Is it because you know that the real day can't come back?" ”

Bai Feng Naomi hesitated, she shook her head: "I, I don't know...... It's just that my sister mentioned that if I don't return for ten days after this trip, it will be more than lucky, and she asked me to prepare earlier. ”

Bai Yu touched her chin: "It's strange, what happened to her to act so recklessly?" ”

Shiramine Naomi said: "Mr. may go to Nan's house to investigate the situation, Sister Mahiro left in a hurry, I was not at home at the time, I only received a message from her before leaving." ”

Bai Yu nodded, washed the teacup and turned it over, put the tea leaves into the bag and threw them into the teapot, he said thoughtfully: "It seems that I am going to Osaka again." ”

"I'll arrange for the vehicle to ...... immediately"

"What are you doing in such a hurry?" Bai Yu said calmly: "I'll wait until I take care of the matter here." ”

Bai Feng Naomi wanted to speak and stopped.

"If there's anything you want to say, just say it, I'm never guilty of my words here."

"Sir should have set off immediately to find Sister Zhenyang, you have killed a swordsman, defeated the other two, and Susui Yoshiji is also dead, the news must not be hidden, once it spreads, it will also have a huge deterrent effect on the Inazawa meeting, they will definitely not commit any crimes in a short time, and they will even invite someone to negotiate peace." Bai Feng Naomi analyzed rationally: "Even if Mr. is not there at this time, they don't dare to do anything, at most some temptations and difficulties, but Dao Zai will not dare to bet on whether Mr. will retaliate against them, so Mr. can go directly to find Sister Maji, and leave the rest of the chores to me to deal with." ”

It is reasonable.

"In the Ganges." Bai Yu nodded: "The analysis is quite thorough." ”

"So ......"

"But you're ignoring one thing." Bai Yu said slowly: "The forces involved are not only the Rice Morning Society, but also the invisible hand hidden in the shogunate, and even the Tianzhu Chamber of Commerce...... These parties all regard the Baifeng Group as a fat sheep, and now they have eaten more than half of it, even if they break one or two teeth in the end, they will still bite if they should bite down, and they will not stop halfway. ”

"You think that they are meeting and looking at this matter from the weak side, but they don't think so, the strong don't need to reason with the weak, and the death of the key person means that they have to implement the plan to the end, the loss has appeared, and they retreat halfway, not only will they get nothing, but they will also lose a sword hero in vain."

He continued to deduce in the face of Naomi Hakumine's stunned eyes.

"I have a hunch that even if there is a negotiation in the future, it will not be an armistice, and it is likely that it will be a sign of a treaty from the vanquished side in the posture of the victor...... That is, at the cost of sparing you, asking for compensation for the land and something. ”

"In the eyes of these parties, they are just blocked by the offensive, in fact, the general trend is still in their hands, it is only a matter of time before they want to win, but it is not worth it to continue to pay too much price, so simply let the Baifeng group survive, but the corresponding ...... I need to do a castration operation for the Bai Feng group, the specific form. ”

Bai Yu pinched his chin and thought: "There is a high probability that you are required to marry so-and-so, and then take the Baifeng group as a collateral and become a vassal of a certain family." ”

"And this one is the family that is most likely to be promoted to the samurai family and enter the Shogunate's Imperial Council after being rewarded by the shogunate."

As he finished speaking, the water boiled.

The iron kettle spewed water vapor and whined, and the iron kettle burned red, revealing the maple leaf pattern on it, followed by the Yaksha and the tiger, the fangs and eyes shining with fire.

At the same time, there was a knock at the door.

"Sorry to interrupt, my lord...... The call came from the rice morning meeting. ”

Ruotou, who was waiting outside the door, handed over a mobile phone.

Naomi Shiramine answered the phone in person and put the phone on the table.

The conversation that followed, including greetings, was only a little more than a dozen sentences.

The national character of Yingzhou people is always too arrogant and inferior, humility and politeness are reflected in the greetings on the surface, and the inner ruthlessness, paranoia and madness are hidden in the bone marrow...... was able to communicate on the phone on the night after the blood flowed, but he only said less than ten sentences and hung up, proving that Daozakai didn't even bother to maintain his superficial modesty, and he didn't pretend to be anything.

Hung up.

Bai Feng Naomi sighed softly: "It's the same as what Mr. said, the other party seems to want to negotiate, but he doesn't mean to negotiate at all, and his tone is full of arrogance. ”

The king humiliated the ministers to death, and Ruotou couldn't help but be angry: "Damn beasts! ”

Bai Yu poured hot water into the teapot, and suddenly a fresh fragrance filled the tea room, and he said lightly: "The talk must be discussed, but how to talk about it, you can think slowly, you have a good rest tonight, don't worry too much about tomorrow's things, I will take care of it." ”

Bai Feng Naomi didn't dare to say more: "Everything listens to Mr." ”

"By the way, there's another thing." Bai Yu handed a cup of hot tea to the two of them: "After that, there will be a few ship-running merchants from Great Xia to send the worship post, you can talk to them about business, now the Bai Feng Group has lost a lot, and it just needs some new business." ”

"I've thought about it before." Naomi hesitated: "But we don't have a dock, and the docks and warehouses in Edo can't be controlled by the Hakumine Group at all." ”

Bai Yu said: "Don't worry, promise first, they don't have a choice anyway." ”

Naomi bowed her head: "Yes." ”

The two of them picked up the teacup, drank it all, put the teacup down, turned to leave, and went to deal with business.

Bai Yu stared at the tea in the teapot...... It's dry in such a hurry, isn't it hot?

Naomi, who had just walked out of the door and had barely ten steps, immediately took out a handful of ice cubes from her pocket and stuffed them into her mouth.

She was prepared.

Ruotou on the side also kept licking the roof of his mouth with his tongue, feeling like he was going to be burned. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Master of the family, what is the origin of this gentleman?" ”

Bai Feng Naomi shook her head: "If you shouldn't ask, don't ask more...... Sir doesn't say it, it's just not time for us to know. ”

Although the gentleman said that he would be personally responsible, he still had to pay attention to the word 'potential' in such a negotiation.

No matter how strong Mr. is, it will not be enough to make Inahaya succumb...... It is even more impossible to make the hand in the shogunate compromise.

After all, he is a native of Great Xia, and his influence on Yingzhou is limited.

Unless there is really some kind of big identity, tomorrow's negotiations are only afraid of ......

"If the other party really asks for it, they will hand me over." Naomi Hakumine suddenly stopped and said, "You must not raise any objections. ”

Ruotou's face changed, and after a silence, he said, "Yes." ”

(End of chapter)