Arknights is too real, right?

Feng Bao likes Lapland very much.

Lapland stayed in the yard, and Fengbao lay in the doghouse. Whenever Lapland left, it would follow behind, shaking its big belly with Lapland.

Perhaps, this is called birds of a feather flocking together.

The 10,000 gold military expenditure Xia Feng paid before seems to have worked well. It has been more than two weeks and has not been disturbed by anyone from the Nishinomiya family again.

But he knew in his heart that the 10,000 gold was obviously not a one-time buyout. According to his estimation, the balance should already be insufficient.

Sure enough, his hunch was right.

A few days later, Nishimiya Yanshi came again.

On this day, the sun appeared in the sky for the first time in a long time, and the entire cherry blossom forest was bathed in the sunshine.

Xia Feng had been waiting in the yard for a long time after hearing the Black Steel brothers who were on guard duty outside reporting who the visitor was.

After a while, Nishimiya Yanshi came quickly.

As soon as he walked into the yard, this guy bent down and handed over his hand, which was very polite. However, in Xia Feng's eyes, this action was automatically filtered into a gesture of reaching out to ask for money.

Your Excellency Xia Feng, I am again

Xia Feng raised his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be polite, and then spoke directly.

Tell me how much you want this time.

Ah this.

If you are clear and don't tell secrets, just give me a count.

Nishimiya Yanshi was a little embarrassed, but now was not the time to be polite, and seeing Xia Feng being so forthright, there was no need for him to be tense.

Your Excellency Xia Feng, I'm actually not here to ask for money this time, but since you mentioned it, the more the better. In order for our family to establish an advantage on the front line as soon as possible, I can trouble you to provide another 10,000 gold.

Depend on.

Xia Feng frowned.

It turns out you are not here to ask for money this time. We will discuss the 10,000 gold later.

It's okay to say it first.

No, let me first tell you what you are here for this time.

Um okay.

Then, Nishimiya Yanshi stood up straight, took out a letter from his coat, and handed it to Xia Feng.

Your Excellency, this is a letter written to you personally by the head of the Ling family.

Letter? What did you write?

I don't know about this. How can I dare to speculate on the letter written by the head of the family to you? However, the head of the Ling family has given me a task.

Xia Feng took the letter and looked at the clover pattern on the cover with confusion. According to his understanding, this was the family totem of the Nishimiya family, just like the cherry blossom pattern of the Sakurawu family.

What mission has your master given you?

Nishinomiya Yanshi nodded slightly.

Your Excellency, this time the Ling family has sternly asked me to invite you to our residence to discuss world affairs together.

After hearing this, Xia Feng didn't even bother to read the letter.

What? Invite me to your hometown?

Exactly.

I won't go in this cold weather.

Seeing that Xia Feng refused so decisively, Nishimiya Yanshi panicked.

Your Excellency, it is related to the life and death of the entire Xichuan. Please be sure to appreciate it. The head of the Ling family sincerely invites you to go.

Xia Feng threw the letter directly on the wooden table under the pergola, crossed his legs and said.

If you, the head of the family, have anything to do, you can just come to me directly, and ask someone else to come to your door. How can it make sense, just because he is the boss of Xichuan?

No, no, no, Your Excellency, you have misunderstood the Ling family master.

Then let him come, and I'll treat him to sandworms.

Nishimiya Yanshi quickly explained.

Your Excellency, before leaving, the head of the Ling family specifically asked me to convey to you that he said that in normal times, he would definitely come to visit you, but now the world is pressing hard and he can no longer escape.

oh?

Your Excellency, the Ling Family Head did indeed say so. Moreover, the Ling Family Head held a family banquet this time, and not only you were invited, but also many big bosses that the family relies on.

Hearing this, Xia Feng suddenly pricked up his ears.

Boss? Who is there?

Nishimiya Hikoshi didn't hide anything and replied truthfully.

There are heads of major trading firms from Dongguo and our Nishinomiya family, as well as major foreign merchants such as Longmen.

Are they all businessmen? Are there others?

There is also an adult from the interior of Yan Kingdom.

Who, tell me your name.

For some reason, Nishimiya Hikoshi's voice trembled slightly, as if the person he mentioned had a very high status, so high that he had to be careful even when mentioning it.

This lord is the Governor of North China of the Yan Kingdom, Lord Lin Hong.

Xia Feng raised his eyebrows lightly.

Lin Hong, Governor of North China of the Yan Kingdom?

yes

Lin Hong, this name is very unfamiliar to Xia Feng, but the surname Lin is very common in the Yan Kingdom and is a standard Yan Kingdom name.

But he could guess some clues about the title [Governor of Yan Kingdom of North China].

He didn't understand the political system of the Yan Kingdom, but he could still find a similar person for the position of governor. This person was Wei Yanwu, the governor of Longmen.

Longmen is a special zone city of the Yan Kingdom and a mobile city-state equipped with advanced Originium technology. Moreover, Longmen enjoys a high degree of autonomy from the Yan Kingdom, and the governor of Longmen, Wei Yanwu, is the ruler of Longmen.

Wei Yanwu is the highest-ranking chief executive of the entire Longmen. To put it bluntly, regardless of Wei Yanwu's character, Longmen's prosperity today is entirely due to the skill of this old guy.

It can be seen that the title of governor is a very high position in Yanguo's political system. He not only holds political power, but also holds military power.

If you want to describe it, it is equivalent to a high-end version of a senior official who combines military and political affairs.

Unlike Victoria, which faces the north and the south, the land of Yan State is very vast, almost 20 times that of Victoria. Of course, most of the land is currently in a state of desolation.

But even so, the vastness of Yan Country cannot be controlled by one person.

For example, a row of seats in a classroom must have a group leader, a class must have a monitor, a school must have a principal, and a city must have a director of education.

When the base reaches a certain level, those in power must release their power to those they trust. Otherwise, complete chaos will occur.

Therefore, based on the analysis of Yanguo's situation, Xia Feng came up with an approximate guess.

Lin Hong, the governor of North China, should be regarded as a one-sided prince who holds great power.

In the yard, Xia Feng thought quickly and calmly.

Then, he narrowed his eyes and asked Nishimiya Hikoshi.

Why did the Yan Kingdom intervene in the disputes in the Eastern Kingdom? Was it your Ling family leader's idea, or was it the governor of North China who came uninvited?

Nishimiya Yanshi was speechless when asked.

I, a retainer preparing for war, have no idea about this kind of thing. Your Excellency, if you are curious, just find out for yourself.

Xia Feng stared closely into Nishimiya Hikoshi's eyes.

You really don't know?

I don't know how to answer you for this kind of thing. I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing, and I'm afraid you'll get the wrong idea, hey.

Afterwards, Nishimiya Yanshi hesitated and explained some confusing things.

There are things that people can't understand, such as breaking the boat, risking one's life, straining the war, the worst possible situation, etc.

In the end, Nishimiya Hikoshi directly suppressed a four-character famous saying, Everyone who understands understands.

Obviously, Nishimiya Hikoshi is not the Riddler. This time it is true that everyone who understands understands, and those who do not understand will not understand no matter how much they say. The things involved and involved are not understandable by ordinary people at all.

It can be seen that this dispute in the Eastern Kingdom is not as simple as it seems.

However, Xia Feng is a person who is accustomed to seeing the essence through complexity, and he has roughly heard the purpose of this so-called family banquet hosted by Xi Gong Ling.

Quite simply, this is exactly the same as what Vina did when civil strife broke out in Victoria.

When one's own side is at a disadvantage, sacrificing one's own interests in exchange for external assistance is, to put it bluntly, cutting meat for food.

As long as it doesn't die, the flesh will still grow, but if it dies, there will be nothing.

Let alone meat, not even the bones and residue will be left.