Chapter 164: Flexibility
The location of the Emerald Feather Void Mark, the Yu Clan has always known, but they didn't catch it because of Su Shen's Shaking Light Phantom.
And Su Shen has never changed places, even after robbing the upper area, Cressida lost his ability to track Su Shen, but the spies of the Eternal Night Streamer still found him in Su Shen's residence, which made the Eternal Night Streamer believe that he still did not lose the ability to control things.
Until now.
Just when the families came, when the Yu clan had taken it down, Su Shen disappeared.
He left the hut where he had been living for several days and vanished.
This made everyone wonder.
Why did a good person run away?
He didn't run when he was chased by Cresida, he didn't run when the beast was attacking the city, but after everything was over, he ran away, what does this mean?
And no matter what the other party means, the problem now is that the eternal night streamer is in trouble.
According to his plan, the fake Cuiyu Void Mark is very likely to have a relationship with the various families, and after deceiving the people of the various families, it is equivalent to having a bargaining chip to grasp the opponent.
Even if the other party can't be forced to surrender because of this, there is room for negotiation, as long as the other party is willing to talk, the Eternal Night Streamer is sure to find out the degree of importance that the other party attaches to the family, and formulate countermeasures according to this degree of attention.
If you attach great importance to it, then needless to say, it is the time to ask for a sky-high price. Even if you don't pay so much attention, you can force them in turn to let them know that they are abandoned pawns, so as to get help from them in turn, such as knowing the identity of the opponent, weaknesses, and so on.
In short, the matter of deceiving the families to come makes the eternal night streamer attackable and defensible.
The only thing he didn't expect was that the other party couldn't be contacted.
What should I do if I can't get in touch?
Unable to get in touch, the plan of the Eternal Night Streamer was suspended in the air at once.
If you want to say that the plan failed, it would be simple, and the next order would cut down all the families to vent their anger, but the plan obviously did not fail, because they had never been in contact at all, and they didn't know what the other party's reaction was. It's definitely impossible to cut people like that.
If you want to say that the plan succeeded, it would certainly not be true.
There was neither failure nor success, and things were just hung in the air, and everyone didn't know what to do.
"Have you found anything nearby?" asked the Eternal Night Streamer.
"I've been looking for them all, I've always been there, but after taking the son of the Flame Master, I haven't come back. The official in charge of the guard said. As an official, you have to know how to shirk responsibility, what this official is most afraid of is to make the lord of the country think that his subordinates are ineffective and scare people away, so he intentionally or unintentionally pulled the matter on Jin Yan.
"Children of the Flame......" Eternal Night Streamer muttered, "You think it has something to do with this?"
Cresida thought for a moment and said, "The Emerald Feather Void may not have discovered the Feather Clan who was spying on him, but the reason why he dared to live there with a big grin was because he was the best in the world in terms of the ability to escape from the Phantom of Light. However, when I first discussed with him, I learned that this method was only suitable for him because it was located by phantoms. The white tower can lead people by jumping to the point, but the white tower jumping is only a few hundred zhang away at most, and it cannot be his escape chip. Emerald Feather Void wanted to save the Flame Child, but he couldn't do it with the Shaking Light Phantom, so it was probably because of this that he took the kid to hide this time. β
Invisibly, everyone helped Su Shen find a good excuse for leaving.
Eternal Night Streamer grimaced: "There is some truth. However, the problem now is that he cannot be contacted, and the follow-up plan cannot be carried out. β
Cresida said, "The Emerald Feather Void is still in the city, I'm sure of that. He must still be thinking about how to take the Flame Child away. In that respect, this is a good thing. This person has scruples, and he does not come and go as freely as before. As for informing him, in fact, there are some news that can be conveyed without meeting. β
Eternal Night Streamer: "You mean ......"
Announcement. Cressida replied.
If I can't find you, I will spread the word, and as long as you are still in Sky City, the news will always pass.
Eternal Night Streamer didn't like this method, because the Emerald Feather Void was just a conjecture for the Terrans after all, and there was no empirical evidence. On the contrary, he announced in Sky City that he had arrested the families, but he would let himself fall into political passivity.
It is a fact that the relationship between the Terrans and the Feather Race has always been at odds, and disputes are more common on the border. But now is not the war after all, the Yu clan has no plans to start a large-scale war with the human race, especially after just fighting with the wild beasts, the Yu clan has paid a lot, of course, it has also gained a lot, including the benefits of the wild beasts and the beast herd, but it will take time to convert the gains into strength and make up for the losses.
In the short term, the Eternal Night Streamer would never want to go to war with the Terrans.
At this time, he openly declared that he had taken down the Terrans who had been invitedβthis was to give people a handle.
But beyond that, there's no way to inform the other party.
After thinking about it for a while, Eternal Night Streamer said: "Let the ceremonial department word, don't say seizure and imprisonment, just say that the Terran families are invited as guests, and by the way, the local envoys are also invited, and in the name of celebrating our clan's victory over the desolate beasts, the feast will be held for three days." Let Tianxiang Pavilion improve the treatment a little, and try not to wronged the other party as much as possible. β
"Your Majesty is wise!" the officials said in unison.
The Eternal Night Streamer is not satisfied. Because this can indeed minimize the adverse effects, but it also means that the seizure of the families is downplayed, and it is likely to fall into the ears of the opponent and not take it seriously.
So he thought about it for a moment and said, "No, be moderately harsh." Let the etiquette department be a good student, not only can not give people a handle, but also let the green feather empty mark feel that if he does not come, the family will be in trouble. β
This is simply a big problem for the etiquette department: you have to be less strict in wording, there is room for manoeuvre, and you have to make the target feel strict, and your requirements are contradictory.
However, officialdom is like this, when the boss makes a request, the next step is to find a way to meet it.
The Department of Etiquette can only rack his brains to bite the pen and ponder the words.
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Former Light Battle Fort.
Tianxiang Pavilion.
Zhu Xianyao had a gloomy face: "What do you mean by this? We were invited to come, but now we are going to become your subordinates?"
Sitting opposite her was a lady of the Yu clan, looking old, but charming.
At this moment, in the face of Zhu Xianyao's questioning, this noble lady was not angry, but said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, how can this be imprisoned? I just hope that the eldest lady will stay in my Tianxiang Pavilion for a few more days, so that my Yu clan can do more landlord friendship." β
"No need. Zhu Xianyao said: "We are here to discuss the procurement of twelve special materials on the Blazing Feather Plain, there is no time to waste here, the pavilion master has good intentions." β
That day, the Lord of the Xiang Pavilion said: "Let's talk about it here, the official in charge of this matter is rushing over from Sky City, and the eldest lady can wait here for a few days." β
Zhu Xianyao's brows were already deeply furrowed: "The twelve special materials of the Blazing Feather Origin are very important, and this time it is a big deal to make an exception for our human race and allow us to purchase them." With such a big event, it is natural that he should go to Sky City in person and visit all the Great Feathers one by one, how can he stay in the Original Light Battle Castle and wait for the Great Feathers to come. Such an approach is insincere, and does it not seem that we are too arrogant and rude. β
The lord of Tianxiang Pavilion said: "The eldest lady has thought too much, since my country has invited you to come to discuss the sale of Blazing Feather raw materials, it is naturally very sincere, how can I think it is disrespectful because the eldest lady did not go to Sky City, not to mention that this is still our initiative to request." On the contrary, the eldest lady doesn't want to stay in my Tianxiang Pavilion, doesn't she think that my Tianxiang Pavilion is vulgar and unworthy of receiving the eldest lady? Or does the eldest lady have someone she wants to see in Sky City?"
Hearing this, Zhu Xianyao's expression did not move, but he said lightly: "Since the pavilion master is so gracious, if Xian Yao insists on leaving, it will be a little unkind." β
Hearing this, the Lord of Tianxiang Pavilion smiled happily: "It's good that the eldest lady understands." β
"However, Sky City can not go, I can always wander around the Origin Light Battle Castle, right?" asked Zhu Xianyao.
"This ......" Tianxiang Pavilion Master made a difficulty.
The original meaning of the eternal night streamer was to ask that the envoys of all families be imprisoned in the Tianxiang Pavilion, and that they were not allowed to step out of the attic for half a step.
But the second order is that you must not provoke the families and turn against them.
This made it difficult for the master of Tianxiang Pavilion - you want me to put people under house arrest, and no one is allowed to lose his temper, this thing is not easy to do?
Like the Etiquette Division, the Lord of Tianxiang Pavilion also fell into the strange circle of "contradictory requirements of the boss".
However, this is the reality, and history has long proven that even the most wise leaders often make excessive, difficult to implement requirements of their subordinates.
This is an inevitable phenomenon as a leader, on the one hand, it is due to the inevitable habit of the superior to give orders for a long time, so that the superior rarely considers the problem from the perspective of execution, and on the other hand, because the necessary problems are also one of the means to test and select excellent subordinates. If a subordinate can perform some of his difficult instructions well, it just shows his ability.
Therefore, in the bureaucratic system, it is common for superiors to give subordinates some difficult tasks, which can certainly demonstrate authority and select talents, but to some extent it also leads to the "flexibility" of subordinates in disguise.
This is the case, for example, now.
Looking at Zhu Xianyao's increasingly ugly face, the Tianxiang Pavilion Lord thought for a while and said, "The original light battle fort has changed its guard in the past few days, and the three districts are under martial law, so it is impossible to enter, but here in the eastern district, there is no obstacle to entering and exiting. β
"The East End?"
"That's right, this place will belong to Tianxiang Pavilion in its entirety. β
Since His Majesty means that he is not allowed to leave the Tianxiang Pavilion, then the entire eastern area of the original Guangzhan Fort will be temporarily classified as the scope of the Tianxiang Pavilion.
That's flexibility.