Humane Yongchang

Chapter 378
Langya Lu clan land.

In a translucent serenity that is as warm as spring and flowing water, dozens of Xuzhou celebrities, representing their descendants, gathered here to hold a banquet and discuss matters.

A group of [-] girls wearing light tulle clothes and graceful postures, like butterflies, shuttled through the banquet lightly, serving up stacks of delicate delicacies.

Such as dragon liver and phoenix marrow, bear paw orangutan lips, hump leopard fetus, etc. are rare to see outside, not necessarily extremely delicious, but must be extremely rare and extremely troublesome delicacy, can be seen everywhere on the table,

Even the most inconspicuous chopsticks are actually carefully carved from fine ivory.

However, at such a grand banquet, there was not the slightest smile on the faces of the guests.

Few people even mentioned the ivory chopsticks and tasted the delicacies in front of them.

They resisted the panic in their hearts, restrained the desire to talk to each other, and barely maintained the etiquette and decency of the children of the noble family. However, the worry leaked from the collision of their eyes made the atmosphere in the Jingshe continue to become more anxious.

All the guests couldn't help looking out of the corner of their eyes, looking at the old man with a handsome head at the top of the banquet who was wearing only a simple snow robe and no ornaments around him.

However, the old man with the head and head seemed to be completely unaware of their gazes, and under the service of the three charming maids, he slowly tasted the delicacies in front of him.

He embraced a gilded stove the size of a palm, and sat peacefully on a piece of soft white fur. As long as he glanced at the delicacies placed on the table in front of him, a maid picked up an ivory chopstick and picked up a piece of delicacies, and in one hand escorted to him.

A piece of fresh and tender "dragon liver" steamed from the liver of a white horse, he just stretched out his scarlet tongue and licked the mellow juice from the dragon liver, and he was finished eating this piece of dragon liver.

A roasted one-finger long orangutan lip, he just lightly bit off a piece of plump fat less than the size of a fingernail. This one requires dozens of hunters to squat in the forest for several days to get only two orangutan lips. He even finished eating.

Every time he swallowed a mouthful of food, a maid would bring the water to his lips. He lowered his head and took a sip, and when he turned his head slightly, there was a beautiful maid who had already knelt down beside him, meekly opening his cherry lips to greet him. ...

Even though the eyes of dozens of people kept glancing at the old man with the head, he still didn't have the slightest sense of haste.

Winning is an old man who is so weak that he can't even support loose robes, but he has a majestic atmosphere that is as tough as a rock on the top of a mountain, despite the wind and rain.

The banquet proceeded in an orderly manner in such a strange atmosphere that seemed calm like water, but was actually undercurrent.

The old man Hao Shou did not speak.

The dozens of people below were unable to speak.

Until an old servant in green clothes, walking on white foot bags, bowed and walked quickly through the banquet, walked to the side of the old man with the head, knelt down and whispered in the ear of the old man with the head.

Seeing this, dozens of people under the table stopped all activities, turned their heads and quietly looked at the old man with the head above.

After the old servant in Tsing Yi finished speaking, the old man Hao Shou finally raised his eyelids after pondering for a long time.

When all the servants and maids serving in the house saw this, they squeezed their palms together and gave a salute, then bowed backwards and quickly exited the abode.

"Got to report..."

The old man Haoshou spoke slowly, his voice as old as the north wind howling: "The general of the thief's court who entered Xiapi is the younger brother of the thief chief Chen Sheng, and the director of the special war bureau of the thief's court, Chen Feng."

"Since Chen Feng entered Xiapi, the thief general Meng Tian has recklessly mobilized his troops and horses, recalling and replacing the thieves and generals he has captured. The wolf's ambition is very obvious!"

As soon as the words fell, a young celebrity who was not at home in raising qi suddenly burst into anger: "Young merchants, how dare you insult my generation like this!"

Everyone in the house turned their heads one after another, silently looking at the young celebrity with the eyes of an idiot: 'Don't you dare?Why does Chen Sheng dare not?He even dared to beat Luoyi, and Zhou Tianzi dared to kill, how old are you? '

Perhaps in the eyes of others, the aristocratic families in Xu and Yang have not actively moved closer to the Han court after the Red Army took over.
But in fact, they are real, have, suffer, say, no, come out!

For all the aristocratic families in Kyushu, Chen Sheng is an anomaly!
For the first time since the beginning of the world, such an anomaly for a character like him appeared!

Before Chen Sheng arrogantly proclaimed himself king, all the princes and princes who appeared in Kyushu, as well as the existing princes, were people in their circle, and they could not do without the help of their circle.

The founders of Daxia, Dayu and Siqi, were like this.

The founder of Dashang Chengtang is like this.

The father and son of King Wen and King Wu, the founders of the Great Zhou Dynasty, did the same.

Even the father and son Zhang Ping and Zhang Liang, who led the Taiping Dao uprising, were like this!
Chen Sheng alone, and the eight generations of ancestors, couldn't find a single ancestor who was related to their family.

To put it bluntly, the previous dynasties and Kyushu turmoil, no matter what they were in name, were in essence just a tear within their circle.

Like a friend turning against each other.

It's like a feud between relatives.

So no matter how intense the fight was when the fight was over, it was over when the fight was over.

The victors usually don't embarrass the opponent's descendants too much... At least they can't be too embarrassing on the bright side.

Some magnanimous winners will not only not embarrass the descendants of their opponents, but even reward them.

For example, after Cheng Tang destroyed Xia, he once awarded and rewarded the royal family with the surname Si of the Xia Dynasty;

Another example is Feilian, the common ancestor of Qin and Zhao, who was an important minister at the end of the Shang Dynasty. He was killed by King Cheng of Zhou in Shang Dynasty because of his "reverse Zhou and resumption of business", while the ancestors of Qin and Zhao were successively sealed in Zhou Dynasty. country.

What, if you win, you want to do whatever you want, killing one by one along the genealogy?

Then you have to ask others whether they agree or not!
Anyway, everyone can figure it out, he can drive me out today, and he can drive you out tomorrow!
For thousands of years, the aristocratic families in Kyushu have been secretly abiding by this rule, and they have joined hands to block all the ways for the bottom people to jump up the class, changing the ruling power of Kyushu and turning it into a game for them to sit in rows and share the fruits.

The appearance of Chen Sheng has undoubtedly broken this rule that has been circulating for thousands of years.

All the members of the aristocratic family in Kyushu felt that Chen Sheng was an outsider.

Who would dare to trust an outsider when it comes to such important matters as one's life and wealth?

Believe that an outsider will abide by the rules of their circle?
Do you believe that an outsider will not copy their home and leave their ethnicity?
Isn't that lack of heart?

Besides, Chen Sheng's attitude towards the great families in Yanzhou and Yuzhou has proved that he Chen Sheng really dares to put their families to death!
How could they be willing to take the initiative to defect to Hanting?
Not only could they not take the initiative to defect to Hanting, but they also had to stop other aristocratic families who wanted to defect to Hanting!
Because only when they are united and united can they have the capital to protect themselves.

In fact, since the Red Clothes Army entered Xuzhou, the aristocratic families in Xuzhou have been silent, just waiting for Chen Sheng to come and talk to them.

It's not that they don't want to take the initiative to talk to Chen Sheng.

Instead, Chen Sheng could only take the initiative to talk to them.

Only when Chen Sheng took the initiative to come to them can we talk about this matter.

If they take the initiative to talk to Chen Sheng, there is no difference to them whether the negotiation is successful or not.

As for the current result, it was actually what they expected.

It's just that this result is the worst one they expected.

And beyond their expectations, they didn't expect the day to come so fast, so steep, and they weren't ready for anything!
That Chen Sheng... didn't treat them like a dish at all!
……

The young celebrity smirked and sat back on the mat.

Many celebrities in Xuzhou once again turned their attention to the old man with the head above.

The old man Hao Shou pondered for a long time before slowly opening his mouth and said: "This is the end of the matter, it is useless to talk about it, the old man proposes that each family should raise troops and armour, build my Xuzhou famous army, and fight against the unrighteous army of the Han Dynasty!"

The old voice fell, and one person couldn't help but clasped his hands and said, "Gong Bai, I will raise the army in a hurry. Even if it can be done, there will be no more than [-] troops. How can we stop the army of the anti-Han Jackal?"

"This is one of them!"

The old man Haoshou said indifferently: "Second, I will cultivate the book and invite Song Yijun of Qingzhou to march south to help us fight the army against the Han!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of hesitation appeared on the faces of the people below.

Was frightened by the handsome flag of the merchant's son and retreated fifty miles from Qingzhou Song Yi?

Not to mention whether he dares to come, let alone two!

If he is here, what can he do?

The old man Hao Shou had a panoramic view of the disappointment in the eyes of everyone below, he raised his big, dry hands like chicken paws, picked up a spoon and knocked on the cauldron holding the delicacies: "I also know that you want to have a relationship with that merchant. Talk about peace, don't want to face off against the master of the jackal against the Han!"

"However, the rites and music are only within the reach of Chang Ge, and the merchants and merchants did not even send the war book, so they sent troops to attack. They clearly regarded us as a pig and a dog. In Chen County, I'm afraid that the merchant's child may not be able to look straight at you!"

"Could it be that all the lords have forgotten the merits and virtues of their ancestors in ruling the world, and are willing to be pigs and dogs for that merchant's child?"

Full of anger and indisputable lament, everyone at the table lowered their heads with red faces and red ears.

But even so, no one spoke.

After all, the merits and virtues of the ancestors in ruling the world are of course important.

But your own life is also very important...

The old man Hao Shou glanced at it, and sighed in his heart: 'The world is getting worse, and people's hearts are not ancient! '

"Even if you want to negotiate, you have to protect yourself first?"

He softened his tone, and said softly in the tone of an old man's special earnest command: "Gather the strength of my famous Xuzhou family, and then ask Qingzhou Song Yi to send an elite army to assist. Even if it is difficult to defeat the enemy, it is not difficult to support it!"

"And this year Ni Han has been fighting Ji Zhou and Tai Ping Dao for three months, and the money and grain are not counted. In addition, this year's grain field has failed to harvest. I predict that the merchant's child has ten warehouses and nine empty hands. The support of money and food will not last long, my generation only needs to drag on for ten days and a half, and when the heavy snow seals the road, his wolf division will definitely retreat!"

"It's better to talk to Ni Han at that time than to send me to my door now to be a mermaid?"

Everyone at the table listened carefully to his narration, pondered in their hearts, and all secretly said: 'It seems to be the truth! '

'Things have come to this point, how bad can it be? '

'It's better to talk while fighting than to do nothing and just send it to someone to be slaughtered? '

A group of celebrities in Xuzhou exchanged glances secretly.

Soon, someone stood up and said neatly: "The Dongguo clan in Wulan Ling, there are three hundred dead soldiers and three thousand private soldiers, and I would like to join the public in the great event!"

They are all smart people, and they only need to point out the interests and the interests, and then they will know the importance, and they will not hesitate, push three or four.

As soon as this person's voice fell, another person suddenly stood up and said with a hand: "My Guangling Mi family, there are [-] rangers and [-] guards, I would like to follow Bai Gong to the important event!"

"My Chengyang Xu family, there are two hundred water marquis and a thousand and a half water servants, I would like to follow Bai Gong to the event!"

"I Dongguan..."

Everyone at the table got up one after another, and they said a word to me, and in a short while they put together a hundred thousand soldiers!

The Hao-shou old man at the table nodded with satisfaction, and said in a long voice, "The Lu clan in Wulangya has eight hundred martial artists, who can be Xian Deng, five thousand private soldiers, who can be pioneers, and Peng Yue, a clerk, who is a military governor, Xiao Qi and She can be the commander-in-chief!"

It is worth mentioning that although the Taiping Road raised its troops under the banner of "The sky is dead, the yellow sky stands, the king is dead, and the world is prosperous", it still treats the noble family preferentially, and even seldom robs the noble family. hold office.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that these noble families have flirted with Taipingdao early on. Whenever Taipingdao goes to a place, the aristocratic families in the area actively send money, food, and recruit soldiers to Taipingdao.

Therefore, although Ren Xiao ran Xuzhou for two years, the aristocratic families in Xuzhou basically still had strong armed forces.

When a group of celebrities in Xuzhou heard that the old man Hao Shou did not recommend his eldest son Lu Qi as the general of the army, they became more and more satisfied.

"good!"

The old man with Hao Shou gave a high five and smiled: "Come here, then play music, then dance!"

……

The banquet was over.

The guests have all dispersed and hurried to their respective places of stay.

Only the old man with the head of Yu Hao was still sitting on the seat and pondering, the old face with ravines and ravines was full of deep exhaustion.

An arrogant middle-aged man wearing a purple robe and a jade crown on his head walked briskly into the abode, and said with a face full of excitement, "Father, but you're done?"

The old man Hao Shou glanced at him and said with a contemptuous smile: "If people's hearts are scattered, what kind of climate can they become..."

The arrogant middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, as if he had not expected this ending.

The old man Hao Shou stood up slowly while holding the table: "Follow your father."

Seeing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly bowed to help, and at the same time shouted without turning his head, "Someone!"

As soon as the words fell, four burly servants, carrying a sedan chair like a small house, quickly stepped inside.

The middle-aged man supported the old man with the head and sat in the sedan chair cushioned with thick and gorgeous fur.

"Go to the back hall."

The old man Hao Shou commanded lightly.

The four servants lifted the sedan chair stably and walked out of the temple quickly. As soon as they stepped out of the gate, a large number of servants followed.

The middle-aged man followed the sedan chair and walked with it.

The group passed through one moon gate after another, one with a corridor, and the surrounding houses gradually became lonely, as if they had not been repaired for a long time.

The middle-aged man looked at the surrounding houses with some puzzlement, and said, "What are you doing here?", he found that there were many guards standing with swords around, and the guards were more strict than his dormitory!

He secretly said: 'When did the manor have such a place? '

Not long after, the sedan chair stopped in a dilapidated yard, but when the middle-aged man looked around, he always felt that something was wrong.

He didn't have time to think about it, he bowed and helped the old father out of the sedan chair.

The old man Hao Shou took his arm and walked into the dilapidated courtyard.

Before entering the door, the middle-aged man saw a lifelike statue of a snake that was as tall as a person sitting above the main hall!

On the snake's head, there seem to be a few bowl-sized moon-white snake scales inlaid!
The middle-aged man woke up a little and asked in a low voice, "Father, this is..."

Before he could ask the question in his heart, he heard heavy footsteps coming from behind.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw an old servant in brown clothes with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, limping into the door holding three small bronze cauldrons holding sacrifices.

He looked at the old father suspiciously, and saw that the old father was looking straight at the big snake statue above.

And when the brown-clothed old servant came in, he didn't greet his father and son. He walked up to the hall with a tray on his own, and lined up the three sacrificial cauldrons on the offering table in front of the big snake statue. Then pick up three bunches of sandalwood from work and light it, take a step back, and worship devoutly...

It was when the brown-clothed old servant bowed and bowed to the end, the middle-aged man finally saw clearly that the three sacrificial cauldrons contained three bloody, still beating hearts!

Look at the size, it is clearly the human heart!
He took a step back in horror, and was about to speak out, when he saw the brown-clothed old servant who was leaning forward and bowed down. Glitter.

The brown-clothed old man opened his mouth with a strange voice like a pebble in his mouth: "Hey... This king thought that you wouldn't be looking for this king again."

The old man with Hao Shou lowered his eyes and glanced at the brown-clothed old servant who was smiling but not smiling. He slowly closed his eyes and whispered, "My time... is running out!"

(End of this chapter)