For three days, the feasts in the Daimyo Palace continued, and the kabuki troupes, acrobatic troupes, and so on from all sides of the Fire Country performed repeatedly, and even the maidens, shrine maidens, and wandering maidens came one after another.

Some people even speculate that the daimyo held such a large-scale banquet not because the fourth generation of Hokage Sakamoto Tatsuma came to visit, but because the national daimyo took the opportunity to have fun, otherwise why did it take three days in a row and not even the slightest political opinion came out?

"Everyone, if it drags on any longer, I'm afraid there will be rumors that are unfavorable to the Daimyo's Mansion to spread, what can you do?"

In a dimly lit conference room, rumors are constantly being played, and the Daimyo of the Fire Country, the Japanese Imperial Hundred Women, is full of anxiety at this time, and his face is also a little sweat, constantly using a folding fan to dissipate heat from his head.

In the past three days, how dare he have fun, those who have recruited a kabuki troupe or a skilled woman, but they are all used to delay Sakamoto Tatsuma, just to make Tatsuma not come to him so early to discuss political affairs, at least it will take a little more time.

And Tatsuma looks like he has been fooled, and he watches the show when he has it, and he doesn't show signs of resistance or eagerness to discuss political affairs.

At the same time, the maid who was sent to him did not avoid it, but it was always a sentence of "change a batch", and in one day, he finished reading all the practitioners in the Daimyo's Mansion.

This made the Daimyo Mansion have to urgently transfer from the surrounding towns, and if it can't delay Chenma any longer, either it can only be discussed, or it will have to be adjusted to adjust the country's practitioners for Chenma to choose.

As a national leader, Matsujie has never been treated like this! And Songjie also knows that it is impossible to really transfer practitioners from other countries.

In that case, whether it is Tatsuma, him, or the entire daimyo government, the reputation will be insignificant, and even Tatsuma, who has countless military exploits, will even be the one with the least damaged reputation.

After all, while there were outrageous rumors of constant fun in the Daimyo's palace, there were also many people who said, "The four generations have fought for the Fire Country for so many years, what's wrong with indulging?" He even shouted and played music and danced.

Compared with the young and promising, the four generations of Hokage, who have made great achievements in war, and have never been married, have no extra actions, and they can only inherit their father's business, and the matsujie, who has no sins, has received countless scoldings.

If it drags on any longer, everyone's reputation will be polluted, and after this incident, Tatsuma will find a shadow from Ninja Village to fight, I'm afraid that the stigma will be washed away.

But what about his pine knots? The change of governing the country has always been subtle and silent, and it is impossible to be vigorous, so no matter how well he does it in the future, I am afraid that the stigma of the Japanese emperor will not be able to shake off.

Therefore, now Chenma is not in a hurry, but Songjie is in a hurry, and he must throw off this hat before his stigma is confirmed.

"In the past, the three generations of Hokage came, and they were forced to use force to oppress the Guardian Ninja Twelve, so why don't they let the Guardian Ninja Twelve put pressure on them again today?"

Hearing Songjie's question, an old official asked suspiciously, he was an official of the previous generation, and he retired with Songjie's succession, but recently their old brothers were called back.

Therefore, there is no knowledge of the current situation in the Land of Fire, or rather, what happened in the Daimyo Palace a few days ago.

Hearing the words of this old minister, the twelve guardian ninja soldiers standing on the side showed shame, why didn't they put pressure on the four generations of Hokage? Don't want to?

It can't be done!

As guardian ninja who are completely independent of the ninja village and completely dependent on and obey the command of the daimyo, they were also arrogant in the past, although they knew that the power of one person could not defeat the Hokage, but the sum of twelve people could also give the Hokage a certain threat.

Of course, it refers to the three generations of Hokage Ape Flying Sun Slash.

And the ape flying sun has always been to save face, if there is anything, talk about it, it's a big deal to take a step back and ask for less funds.

But Sakamoto Tatsuma obviously doesn't give much face, and three days ago they also tried to "expressly" Tatsuma not to go too far, but the result is that they don't even need to make a move, and solve it by force, they lose the ability to resist.

The feeling that you are still conscious, but you can't control your body at all. It's horrible.

At that time, they were not to mention Tatsuma, any maid on the scene could easily wipe their necks, and in front of the four generations of Hokage, their guardian ninja twelve warriors were like a joke.

They also finally realized how powerful this Hokage, who could take turns to beat the other four ninja villages, was so powerful that the entire Daimyo's Palace, no, the garrison of the entire Daimyo's Mansion was not worth mentioning.

Therefore, using the method of armed confrontation to coerce the Hokage to make concessions, which was an invincible move during the reign of the three generations of Hokage, did not work at all.

Matsutsu also glanced sideways at a few people at this time, and then shook his head helplessly, but still took care of their face, and said instead: "At this time, it is the time when the war is relayed, so you can't offend the Hokage."

Besides, in the past three years, Konoha has defended the territory of the Fire Country, not giving an inch, compared to the other four major powers, my Fire Country can be said to have won a complete victory, how can I hurt the morale of the ninjas in the country at this time?

Besides, the land of earth and the country of thunder have lost successive wars, and their daimyo has never treated Shinobu Village harshly, and my country of fire has received successes and successes, how can they go against the grain and punish them without rewarding them? ”

Hearing Songjie's words, the faces of the Guardian Ninja Twelve looked much better, if Songjie told the truth, then the fault was with the twelve of them, and the fault was that they were too weak.

And Songjie covered them up with the righteousness of the country, which can be regarded as saving their face, and the words of the daimyo are the conclusion of the coffin, even if they know the inside story. No, after Songjie said this, there was no inside story.

They didn't try to put pressure on the four generations of Hokage that day. I was so tired that day that I accidentally fell asleep.

When the old minister heard Matsutsune say this, he didn't doubt it, he just nodded and said: "That's the truth, all countries are just hanging up the war-free card, and the ninja war is not over, and it is indeed unwise to offend the Hokage at this time."

But. This time the Hokage's requirements were too harsh, and he even plotted against Kunimoto! Although it is only the economic authority of a village, this is obviously not all of Konoha's schemes.

If Konoha achieves economic freedom, then the Daimyo government and Konoha Hidden Village will no longer be equal and interdependent, but the Daimyo government must pray for Konoha's protection. ”

Tanhe also said worriedly: "Yes, if the Hokage's purpose is just for money, then if it is multiplied several times, we can also get it, but its pension deposit policy.

In the next suggestion, it is better for us to take the initiative to increase military spending, and even increase the pension set by Konoha, but Konoha must abandon its own village debt system, if the villagers of Konoha are willing to invest, it will be converted into national debt, what do you think? ”

The Fire Nation is not afraid of paying money, but they are afraid that Konoha will save money, and if Konoha has a lot of cash flow, it will do no good to the Daimyo government.

How could they, the officials who have been dealing with the economy for half their lives, not see Konoha's purpose, but who would dare to refuse Tatsuma?

Matsutsu also said faintly at this time, "What if the Hokage refuses? ”

Tan closed his mouth, he was in charge of the economy, but it was not his duty to talk to Tatsuma, this was what a daimyo should do, and he didn't dare to take on this responsibility.

"It's just the time when the war is not over."

Matsujie fanned the fan more often, and if it was peacetime, if Tatsuma dared to make such a request, he could always transfer a part of the Daimyo's mansion to other ninja villages as a threat.

But now is the time of war, as a daimyo, if he dares to do this, then the Konoha ninja will dare to retreat directly into the Konoha Hidden Village, and will never fight without hitting the gate of the village.

And Tatsuma's attitude in the past few days also shows a meaning, he does not intend to negotiate.

For the daimyo government, they had only two choices, either agree or refuse, and there was no third choice.

If Tatsuma's conditions could change, then he would have asked for a discussion these days, instead of having fun in the Daimyo's palace, he was just waiting for an answer from the Daimyo's government.

Unless the Daimyo government has the means to completely restrain Konoha, the talks will not be able to proceed at all.

"Or not."

At this time, an old minister with leaky teeth slowly spoke, and said in a trembling tone: "Contact other daimyo to end this ninja war early?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the movement of the pine fan stopped, he frowned, and said: "The war costs the people and money, and other countries are not as rich as the country of fire, so they must be unwilling to continue to invest in military spending."

Moreover, this time the ninja war, all countries have lost half of the ninjas, and it is also a good choice to stop at this time, in addition to public opinion. ”

Now the difficulty is that the war is not over yet, and the Daimyo government does not have the capital to negotiate with Konoha, so what if the war ends?

No one dares to echo easily, but in eye contact, there is one meaning, that is. Perhaps, the old minister spoke again:

"In the opinion of the old minister, the country of the wind wants to end the war the most, why don't you start from here with the daimyo of the country?"

Matsujie's face was full of contemplation, and then he said with some hesitation: "But now that the war is over, public opinion is uncontrollable, and Konoha may not be willing." ”

"How else could they not want to? Do you want to go to war if you smash the pot and sell iron? Moreover, Konoha suffered heavy casualties, and Kunimochi's move was to recuperate in Konoha for the next turmoil in the ninja world.

As for the people's will, if they invest more in the construction of people's livelihood, they can calm down the people's grievances in a year and a half, and they will even be grateful for the benevolence of Germany's great name.

Anyway, if the money is not invested in the construction of people's livelihood, it will also be allocated to Konoha, and after Konoha gets the money, the country of fire will not benefit, it is better to develop people's livelihood. ”

"That makes sense, so it's better to start with it. Test the will of the Wind Nation? ”

Songjie nodded, and the other courtiers also kept nodding, only to talk about it, the person who had the most communication with Chenma in the past few days, his face was full of worry.

Another three days passed, but in the past three days, there were a lot fewer entertainment activities in the Daimyo Palace, and only a few activities that were in line with the etiquette remained, but Tatsuma still did not move, so he rested in the Daimyo's Palace.

Before he came, he already knew that this time was destined to waste a lot of time, and since the daimyo government did not give up, then he was willing to let them do some useless work.

Everyone will have a fluke mentality, and they don't know how to turn back if they don't hit the south wall once.

Konoha Village, Yunyin Village, Yanyin Village, and Wuyin Village also received diplomatic letters from Shayin Village at the same time on this day.

The fourth generation of the Wind Shadow Hakura called for the convening of the Five Shadows Talks, for the sake of peace in the ninja world, the Five Shadows should gather in one place, put aside contradictions and prejudices, and hold talks to stop the war.

(End of chapter)