Chapter Ninety-Four: The Dinner Party
Ning Hongbo drove the carriage to the small square in front of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and found that many carriages had been parked here, surrounded by a large number of sergeants. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info He raised his eyes and looked around, saw the Tang family, and saw the carriage of the Biyu Gang. But I didn't see the Hu family's carriage. I had already thought about it in my heart, knowing that the only four big forces left in Yangon City might have become three.
"The Hu family's family heirloom exercises, full of explosive breath, make them powerful, and also make them into violent tempers. The parents of the Hu family are afraid that they have not survived the temptation just now and have already died. ”
It's nightfall, but the gate of the Lord's Mansion is closed, and there is no intention of letting people in. Ning Hongbo sat in front of the carriage and waited. Between him and the other carriages, there were sergeants standing, and Ning Hongbo knew that it was forbidden for them to talk to each other.
Half an hour later, more than twenty carriages had stopped in front of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion. But after that, no carriages came. Ning Hongbo saw with his own eyes that at a street corner hundreds of meters away, a carriage heading to the City Lord's Mansion was chopped to pieces by people and cars.
"That's the carriage of the head of the Xiong family, the strength of the Xiong family is medium, and their patriarch is old and slow. I don't want to die like this, and the Xiong family is also destroyed. What exactly are these sergeants going to do? ”
The smell of blood wafting in the air grew stronger and stronger, and screams and angry curses were heard from time to time, but they all subsided in the end. In the space of two quarters of an hour, more than fifty carriages were chopped to pieces in front of Ning Hongbo and the others.
It wasn't until no more carriages came that the gates of the City Lord's Mansion opened. A sergeant drank at the gate: "Everyone get out of the car and be checked." ”
This is the proper meaning, that is, for large family banquets, it is necessary to check the safety of food in advance, whether outsiders have mixed in, whether people are carrying weapons, and so on.
Seeing the five sergeants unsheathed their swords, they cautiously walked towards him. Ning Hongbo didn't look back, and said, "My lord, get out of the car." ”
Ning Hongbo got out of the carriage first, and then Ning Danyan followed with a blushing face, and Shu He walked behind Ning Hongbo and bent down slightly to show his low status. He whispered to Ning Hongbo: "I am your nephew, called Ning Shuhe. ”
Several sergeants carefully groped every part of Ning Hongbo's body, and did not let go of any private places. The same is true for Ning Danyan, who did not relax just because she was a woman. This is a great insult. But Ning Hongbo and Ning Danyan didn't need to say anything. Shu He didn't care.
The sergeant checked and found nothing except for removing all the jewelry on Ning Danyan's body. After they had checked the people, they got into the carriage and searched again, and searched all the way to the bottom. After confirming that there were no problems, Ning Hongbo was allowed to enter the City Lord's Mansion.
During the inspection, three carriages, along with their masters, were dismantled to pieces in front of the City Lord's Mansion in front of all the guests.
Two of them were because they brought things they shouldn't have brought with them. There is another one, because the female dependents were insulted, and after saying a few words, they were killed on the spot.
After entering the City Lord's Mansion, Ning Hongbo lined up under the arrangement of the sergeant. All the guests gathered together and lined up in four lines.
There are not many people, Ning Hongbo glanced at it, they are all acquaintances. He counted it carefully, and there were a total of twenty-three forces. One of them is a ranger, and two are prestigious folk figures, who are not powerful at all.
"Those who didn't come are all dead." Ning Hongbo sighed secretly. When he glanced at it, he happened to glance at the head of the Tang family, and the two families lived opposite each other, and they had been allies and in-laws for hundreds of years. He and the head of the Tang family have played since childhood. So he understood that the message conveyed in the eyes of the Tang family master was extremely worried.
Ning Hongbo didn't speak, and no one in these forces dared to speak, because those who dared to speak were killed.
Led by the sergeant, the four teams began to move forward. Ning Hongbo walked in the front, it was not the first time for him to go to the City Lord's Mansion, and he knew that he was heading to the main hall in the center of the mansion.
But all he saw as he walked along the way was that all around him were sergeants, who occupied all the commanding heights, the main roads. At this time, night had completely fallen, and the city lord's mansion was desolate and overgrown with weeds. Not even two lights were lit. These sergeants in black armor walked in the shadows, faintly ghostly.
Ning Hongbo's heart was cold, and he followed the sergeant to the small open space in front of the main hall and stood still. There are more lights here, but the light doesn't bring the slightest warmth.
He saw that at the door of the main hall, there was a desk, on which was placed a knife holder, on which was placed a large knife that was half unsheathed, and blood stains were clearly visible on the blade.
In addition, there were only columns of sergeants with weapons in their hands, and they all looked at Ning Hongbo and these people with cold eyes, no one let them disperse, no seats, no one made any arrangements, and no one spoke.
Such an environment, the atmosphere, where it is a dinner party, is completely on the guillotine. All of them were terrified, standing in place like wood, and they were holding their breath and not daring to move.
This station is two hours, and it will be until midnight. Ning Danyan stood until his legs and stomach trembled because of the silent pressure, and there was movement in the main hall.
The two sergeants removed the knife holder from the desk and placed a cushion behind the desk. Other sergeants had placed drinks and food on their desks. Ning Hongbo's spirits perked up, and he knew that the main lord was coming.
But after a while, he saw a group of people in the main hall walking out, and the first person was the general who was surrounded by everyone in the center, wearing black gold disc dragon armor and a dragon flame sword at his waist.
Seeing the young face of this general, who was only twelve or thirteen years old, Ning Hongbo gasped, he was the patriarch of the Shi clan after all, and he was half a nobleman, not without knowledge: "The black gold pan dragon armor, and at this age, I am afraid that he is a member of the royal family." ”
Yu Canghai walked to the desk, first untied the coiling dragon flame sword at his waist and placed it on the desk, and then sat down and poured himself a glass of wine.
While pouring the wine, Yu Canghai looked at Ning Hongbo and the others standing under the hall, and said with a smile: "I went to destroy a few disobedient families just now, and I delayed some time, so I made you wait for a long time, I'm really sorry." ”
Although Yu Canghai's words were polite, his tone was extremely blunt, and there was no apology in the slightest. When Ning Hongbo and the others heard this, they were silent and didn't even dare to answer.
Yu Canghai didn't care about them, drank a glass of wine, poured himself another glass, and then said: "This general Yu Canghai, on the order of the Marquis of Shenwu, came to Yangon City to carry out military affairs. We received information that some local forces took advantage of the war and that Yuanjing had not had time to manage this gap in the local area. Lawlessness, persecution of civilians, forcible seizure. There are also cults, and the spies of the enemy country fan the flames and fish in troubled waters. ”
Speaking of this, Yu Canghai's tone was cold, and he scolded: "So Ben will come to clean and take over the place to restore stability and order." All those who do evil will be cleansed. ”
As soon as the words fell, the sergeants surrounding him instantly unsheathed their swords and wound their crossbows. They pointed at Ning Hongbo and the others from afar, their murderous aura and cold eyes. The atmosphere dropped to freezing point at this moment.
Ning Hongbo saw an iron tower-like warrior stand up from behind Yu Canghai, he took a step of more than twenty meters in one step, and instantly stood in front of everyone, his eyes were blue thunder, revealing three feet in front of him. His whole body was wrapped with a huge thunderbolt, and it shot straight into the sky. It was like a ten-meter-long blue giant snake coiling around its body, shaking its head and tail, vivid.
"Crackling." The air was filled with the explosion of electric light, and the endless mental pressure poured down, almost crushing everyone to pieces.
Ning Hongbo looked at the huge blue thunder and grew his mouth: "Gang Qi has a spirit, a great martial arts master." ”
Ning Hongbo suddenly smelled a peculiar smell, and he turned his head to see that someone couldn't bear the pressure and fell to the ground incontinent.
Yu Canghai pulled out the scabbard of the Coiling Dragon Flame Sword that was placed aside, he stood up, and said in a cold tone: "After the Warring States Period, the era of the Nine Kingdoms. The gentry and gangs became an important part of the dynasty and were the mainstay. They are indeed far more important than a few civilians. Therefore, every time the chaos is set right, these illegal forces are exalted and lightly treated. These forces take advantage of the chaos to plunder resources and interests, which can be said to have become an unwritten rule. ”
But you see, the reason why this rule is not written is because of its irrationality. I don't care about others, but in my case, I just don't allow it. From the point of view of the law, what you have done, you people, are the targets of our cleansing, and you should be exterminated completely. ”
Yu Canghai's voice was cold, containing true killing intent, and everyone looked at his face and lips in horror, for fear that he would spit out the order to kill him.
But seeing Yu Canghai's voice, he drank: "But I could have given you a chance to live, as long as I fulfilled my request." ”
The head of the Tang family hurriedly responded: "Please explain to the general, we will obey." ”
Yu Canghai smiled: "Simple. First, give me back all the benefits you have embezzled. Second, hand over all the guards, family members, children, and clansmen of your house above the samurai level. Of course, the descendants don't. Third, two-thirds of the food in the house. Fourth, use your wealth to rebuild the city of Yangon. ”
Yu Canghai didn't wait for everyone to agree, so he said: "First, many of the original owners of the interests you have embezzled have died, and there is no need to return them." The second is to allow you to keep some manpower appropriately. The third must be enforced, and you will never be able to eat all your food. Fourthly, a new lord of the city will be elected among you, all the officials. This comes according to your contributions. These requirements are not difficult. If you don't agree, you'll have to take it yourself. ”
Of course, Ning Hongbo knew what Yu Canghai meant when he said that he would take it himself. So he immediately said: "General, the Ning family is obedient, and we will only keep the food in the house for a few months, and hand over all the rest." ”
"The Tang family obeys, we will do our best to build Yangon City, this is our home."
"The Biyu Gang obeys, and if the general needs it, tens of thousands of civilian warriors in Yangon City will unconditionally obey any orders of the general."
"Thank you very much." Yu Canghai smiled, he waved his hand, and the surrounding sergeants immediately collected their weapons, and Raymond returned to his side.
"Serve the food, let's have dinner together." Yu Taiping shouted loudly on the side, and immediately a sergeant stepped forward and set up the table and wine and food.
Ning Hongbo breathed a sigh of relief and knew that the Ning family was fine. He looked at the less than fifty people standing in the clearing, and couldn't help but sigh: "We are powerful in front of the common people. But in front of the real big man, he is nothing, and he is wiped out in the palm of his hand. ”