People in Hokage have become talkative people

Naruto Building.

The hurried-looking Fugaku regained his composure and expression, and knocked on the door of the Hokage's office with some anxiety. He still didn't know whether the Hokage would agree to his resignation from the job of receiving the Kumogakure delegation.

If you can't quit, it will be much more troublesome.

"Enter."

An old but energetic voice came from the office, and Fugaku pushed the door open and entered.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was sitting behind his desk, handling official business. There was a pile of documents and files as big as a mountain on the desk, blocking Sarutobi Hiruzen's back.

While dealing with official duties, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head, glanced at the person, and asked, "It's Fugaku.

It's not yet time to report on the work. The work of the Security Department is a top priority, and it is related to the safety of the villagers and the justice of Konoha.

If you don't go to the security department, why are you looking for me, an old man? "

"Lord Hokage."

Fugaku hesitated for a moment, but chose to go straight to the point: "I want to resign from the job of receiving the Kumogakure mission."

As soon as these words came out, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyelids suddenly jumped. After a moment of silence, he put down the documents in his hands and said kindly, "Yesterday I volunteered, but today I regret it. Do you have any new doubts?

Tell me, let me know your thoughts, maybe you can give me some inspiration. "

"Yes."

Fugaku nodded respectfully, stood forward, approached Sarutobi Hiruzen in a restrained and respectful manner, and explained: "I did have some new thoughts last night.

I think it was a little thoughtless when I took the initiative to recommend the bars and hotels of my life to you when you asked for your opinions yesterday.

There's nothing wrong with using Konoha's best venue to entertain distinguished guests.When any daimyo ladies, nobles or celebrities visit Konoha in the future, we can still arrange for them to stay in the lifetime hotel.

But the Kumogakure mission is not suitable.

Although we have decided to form an alliance now, they have been against us before, and the Second Hokage even died at their hands.

Arranging them in the best hotel in Konoha may make the villagers dissatisfied. "

"Oh~"

Sarutobi Hiruzen groaned and suddenly realized, "You mean, we should treat the Kumogakure mission harshly and give them a disincentive?"

"It doesn't have to be that way."

Fugaku was startled by Sarutobi Hiruzen Diode's remarks and hurriedly added: "I think maybe we can compromise, neither giving preferential treatment nor treating him harshly."

"Then where do you think the compromise is?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with a smile.

Fugaku was speechless for a moment. This scale is really hard to grasp. After all, it is not an exact value.

“He who has two rabbits cannot win one rabbit, and looking forward and backward will only accomplish nothing.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Fugaku on the shoulder and taught earnestly: "You want to formulate a compromise plan, but have you ever thought about the consequences of different plans?

Giving preferential treatment to the Kumogakure mission may indeed cause dissatisfaction among the villagers, but it can maximize the favor of the Kumogakure mission and avoid the possibility of unintended consequences of the alliance ceremony.

Treating the Kumogakure mission harshly is just the opposite. Winning the favor of the villagers will make the Kumogakure mission dissatisfied.

If you want to compromise, you are likely to offend both parties at the same time. That is, you will not gain the trust of the villagers and you will lose the goodwill of the Kumogakure mission.

Which consequences do you think we can afford? "

Not right.

Fugaku frowned slightly. He always felt that Sarutobi Hiruzen's thinking was not quite right, but when it came to the specific problem, Fugaku couldn't answer. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen was doing it for the good of the village.

If you have been here all your life, you will definitely be able to detect where the problem lies.

The inner king and the outer sage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's move is a typical idea of ​​​​the inner king and the outer sage.

The highest ideal of self-cultivation and governance in ancient times is to possess the virtues of a saint internally and apply them externally, which is the governance of a king, that is, a saint within and a king outside.

However, many times it is completely the other way around.

The Song Dynasty made annual contributions to the Kingdom of Jin and exchanged protection fees for a moment of peace, and was eventually destroyed by the Liao Kingdom.And the Qing Dynasty, which measures China's material resources and brings joy to the country.

They are all typical representatives of "outer saints".

Cut five cities today, cut ten cities tomorrow, and then have to sleep well overnight.He started to look around the surrounding areas, and the Qin soldiers arrived again.The land of the princes is limited, and the desire to violently invade Qin is insatiable. As the envoys multiply, the invasion becomes more urgent.

Su Xun, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, one of the Three Sus, and one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, once criticized this kind of act of external saints in "On the Six Kingdoms".

Fugaku thought for a long time, and still felt that it was inappropriate to treat Konoha villagers harshly and treat envoys from other countries favorably, so he persuaded again: "I don't think the risk is too great.

If Yunyin Village regrets just because the reception standards are not up to the standard, then it shows that Yunyin Village's willingness to cease war and form an alliance with us is not very strong.

If they are serious about this alliance, then I think they will tolerate our harsh treatment.Besides, we don't intend to treat them harshly. "

"The risk is not great, which means there is still a risk." Sarutobi Hiruzen concluded.

"There are indeed some risks, but if anything goes wrong, I am willing to bear it." Fugaku said.

Everything has risks. Compared with the original plan, a compromise plan will definitely have more chances of causing complications. At least this is what Fugaku and Sarutobi Hiruzen think.

"Can you afford it?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked calmly.

Fugaku was speechless again.

Yes, if something unexpected happens and Kumogakure becomes dissatisfied with Konoha and starts fighting again, it will inevitably involve the already exhausted Konoha into the flames of war again.

Only the Hokage can shoulder this responsibility.

But now, Sarutobi Hiruzen is unwilling to bear this responsibility.

"After the Third Ninja War, we have experienced too much. The Nine-Tails Rebellion, the sacrifice of Minato and his wife, Orochimaru's defection, and Tsunade and Jiraiya's escape.

Konoha has gone through many hardships before finally rebuilding from the ruins. This peace is hard-won, Fugaku, I don't want to break this tranquility with my own hands. "

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up, patted Fugaku on the shoulder, and said kindly and comfortingly: "Keep the original plan unchanged, Fugaku, this job will be left to you.

I believe that if it were you, you would be able to handle the situation well and minimize the risk of public opinion. "

……

Fugaku, who was in a daze, left the Hokage's office and looked up at the sky. The sky was gloomy, and the rising sun was covered by a haze that was so thick that it could not be removed.

He already understood what the Hokage was thinking: if he had to lose his power and humiliate the country, then let the Uchiha people do it.

In the office, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression gradually turned cold and he knocked on the table.

"Lord Hokage."

An ANBU member who always protects Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly appears, kneels on one knee and lowers his head to listen to Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders.

"Something must have happened at the Uchiha clan meeting yesterday. Let's find out what it was that made our head of the security department so capricious."

"Yes."

"Also, don't let people who shouldn't know about this matter know."

"Yes."