A large round table was placed in the center of the hall called the synagogue, made of improvised timber unloaded from Spanish galleons, and the size of the table was evident by the number of chairs surrounding it, and there was a circle of chairs outside, and a side table between the two chairs, and there were more than seventy people inside and outside.

The meeting, which was originally scheduled to be held at half past nine in the morning, was a little worried because there was no precise timekeeping instrument in the locality, and when the notice was made to the families, they could only vaguely say that an hour had passed, but now it was just sunrise, and the time was only seven o'clock, just past Mao. The nobles, wealthy merchants, and clans on the interface of the national capital have all arrived early.

A washed and somewhat faded green cloth straight jacket, with a large indigo trimmed belt and a pair of black gauze Dongpo scarves, the wearing of a suit makes the high-spirited one look a little nondescript, at a glance, you can see that this must be temporarily redeemed from which quality shop to put together, but Hu Barong can sit here, and his face is full of glory.

Outside a circle of chairs in pairs and twos, the side table between the chairs is filled with all kinds of food with white porcelain plates, there are candied fruits that can be seen locally, as well as dried fruit snacks that cannot be named, the crystal clear crystal cup is no wonder, but the orange liquid in the cup does not know what it is, only look at the faint frost on the wall of the cup, it is actually chilled, a mouthful of throat, suddenly feel clear and sweet, as if I have never drunk such a liquid of elixir and jade.

The methods of the chiefs once again convinced Hu Barong, even though the weather is not very hot at the moment, but in this land of the South Seas, where can you get so much ice?

Hu Barong could see that this ice didn't seem to be a rare thing on the chief's side, and after a few sips, a little servant came over to continue, and it was still the same cold.

The appearance of iced drinks caused a lot of commotion in the venue, as did the food on the table, and the unknown pastries that melted in your mouth also made Hu Dongzhu greatly praise in his heart.

The neatly cut and stacked fruits were all inserted with toothpicks, which reminded him of the banquet in Jixi's hometown, and it was also a general arrangement.

For those who can't drink ice drinks, hot tea has been prepared, which is really considerate.

Hu Barong thought to himself that the rules of the chiefs were also strange, and they served tea at the beginning, but they didn't have to send guests.

If you want to say that it is not beautiful, I am afraid that there is only one case, that is, you are not allowed to bring your own servants to serve, which makes the old man a little less decent.

The little guys who have been pouring water in the hall are all students drawn from the school, not only for convenience, but also to let them come to the scene to experience the meaning, after yesterday's half-day temporary training, pouring tea and pouring water are also done in a woody way, I don't know the details of the will definitely think that it is trained by atmospheric force.

Xu Jingluo and Liu Jiyi both knew him, and the dean Wang of the trial court was even more familiar, and he was now talking with the nobles of various families, and one of them remembered that it was Vice Minister Huang in the capital.

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Murting looked at the excitement on the face of the Han businessman next to him, but he remained silent, the more times like this, the more he had to calm down.

The Murting family is a local family, and it is by no means like such a small family, and it will be blinded when it looks at a little favor.

The Song people did win a big game, yes, the royal family is now like turtles with shrunken heads, and they don't dare to show their faces. The Song people convened such a major event as the 'Political Consultative Conference', but they didn't even ask about it. The Huang family is very attentive, not only Huang Shunzhi came in person early, but I heard that he also sent troops to help the Song people 'maintain order', it seems that he wants to completely clear up with his brother-in-law, but I don't know whether it is the Huang family's plan or the heart.

But whether the Song people can last long, everything still has to fall on today, the military is just an extension of politics, so Murting has never heard of it, but just looking at the name of Murting's family, you can know that the life of this family here should be no shorter than that of the old man Said's family that was blown up.

The city has experienced too many changes, and things can naturally be easily found as a reference, the Spanish invaded Borneo more than the Song people today, but in the end? The people of Borneo still did not believe in his heavenly lord, and the kings of the country of Bo Ni were never ruled by the foreigners. The Song people are definitely stronger in terms of military strength alone, and they are longer than the construction, but the number of people is not as good as the western thieves more than 30 years ago, it depends on whether the Song people can subdue the hearts of the local people in a few days, otherwise how can they occupy these many places with hundreds of people?

The military is strong, but it is a big deal to run inland, and without food, how long can you survive with iron ships and firearms?

Wake up from the initial admiration for the exquisite artifacts of the Song people, and then look at the behavior of the Song people in the past, in addition to being more humble in attitude and more powerful in the military, what is the difference between them and the armed merchant groups of the Taixi countries that came here decades ago?

I don't have much to look forward to, but it's different from the previous month, realizing that the powerful force of the Song people, if it can still be helpful to the family and business, it is not a shameless thing to put your face on it, how to do it in front of interests, the choices that ordinary businessmen can make, how can you not do it.

Thinking of this, Master Murting couldn't help but look at the one sitting on his right.

The drink in Hu Barong's cup is almost dry, and I heard that this small boat owner is a newcomer to the Song people, and he is really a role that cannot be put on the stage.

It seemed that it was still early, and the small servants in the hall were only waiting for the nobles attending the meeting. Looking around the hall again, there are still a number of vacant seats in the two circles of chairs, the inside is obviously reserved for the leaders of the Song people, and the outside circle is a little dazzling. Quickly, the local tyrants on the ground went through their minds, and Master Murting knew it in his heart. It seems that several heads of Danla, Baizhuju, and Sifangping did not come, and they disposed of Ma Yazi the day before yesterday, presumably because they were afraid, the collusion on the ground, and the sale of stolen goods, I am afraid that these families will not be able to escape from the involvement.

Ma Abao's family was copied, there was no one left in the family, and those who did a lot of evil died together, and those who didn't do much evil heard that they were all locked up in the camp with their female dependents and did coolies. Presumably, there are those who are afraid of death who want to bite indiscriminately, not to mention that most of the words nonsense can't be said, which chieftains the Ma family is involved with, it is not a secret in Hong Kong, and it is not clear from afar, Lord Murting has been in the capital for a long time and is well-informed, even if it is not as luxurious as Said, he can only be on the same table with a new Han merchant who served the Song people, but it is also very clear.

When the invitation was sent, the Song people deliberately listed all the invited families in the invitation, I am afraid that it is to see which one will be the first to both ends, these three are in the list but they have been known in advance, it seems that it is difficult to say what the result of today's meeting will be.

In this way, at the beginning of the year, it was already a moment later than the original meeting time, and the other Song officials had not yet arrived, and the nobles who were still greeting each other were finally a little unable to sit still, stopped walking, and stopped talking, Xu Xuance smiled and comforted everyone, only said that he would be calm and not impatient, and the meeting would start immediately.

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Another half an hour passed, and when the hands of the clock pointed to half past ten, the loud voice finally resounded in the hall.

got up and greeted the leaders who walked by, exchanged pleasantries, and was about to sit down.

The neatly dressed young men lined up into the hall again, and Murting had already seen that these were all Han Chinese recruited by the Song people locally, and now each of them was holding a large tray in his hand.

The plain white handkerchiefs folded on the tray were stacked high, still steaming, and the handkerchiefs were unfolded and handed to the masters, and the young man who handed the handkerchiefs said to Master Murting in the native language: "This is a hot towel, please scrub it first." ”

Eating candied fruit before the hands are a little sticky, wiped it with a hot towel, and then took a wipe on the face, sure enough, it is much more refreshing, the towel is woven by something, soft and sweat-absorbing, if there is also a sale, you can buy some to use.

The teenagers quickly put away the used towels, and brought up boxes one by one, looking at the total of dozens of them, compared to the gifts prepared by the Song people, Murting didn't say anything, but there was a bit of expectation in his heart, after all, the Song people's utensils had not disappointed him.

The sunlight shines through the glass on the newly painted white wall in the hall, and the sound is also reflected by the white wall, which is extremely clear.

A general stood straight behind Luo Keli, who had just sat down, and everyone sitting in the hall knew Luo Xianggong's identity, and every time Luo Keli said a paragraph, the general would translate it.

"Thank you for a long time, Luo is late."

With this sentence was a compliment in the hall, but immediately it fell silent again.

Looking at the three seats that were still empty, Luo Keli said clearly, "Today's conference was originally intended for you to join the country, thinking that the imperial court would pick up the missing and fill the gaps, but there are such thieves, who have done a lot of things as traitors on weekdays, and this time the imperial court has given a chance to make amends, but they don't know the truth of making up for their mistakes." ”

When even a few people who knew the details of the three families and were determined to do so, they talked nonsense.

A Chinese businessman-like preacher said: "The chiefs are benevolent, but they don't know that these chiefs are afraid of power and not virtuous." ”

Another person followed closely: "These three families have helped the two thieves of Sa and Ma to do evil on weekdays, and they happened to avoid the Tianwei of the chiefs last time, but they are still so unrepentant and must be punished." ”

Now that the dominance of Bo Ni has been in the hands of the Song people, it is only beneficial to make an impression in advance, no matter how good or bad, even if it is to leave a name in the hearts of the leaders.

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Murting wanted to say that he had done all this, but people still hadn't come, but thinking about the behavior of the Song people these days, he put down his mind again, and he hadn't finished saying it yet.

Before Mtin could say the sentence 'Sure enough' in his heart, Luo Xianggong turned the topic back.

"This generation resisted my great Song Tianwei, and he should be severely punished, and the previous crimes such as colluding with Said and Ma Yazi to do evil should also be written off."

Leaving time for the families in the hall to fully appreciate the killing intent in the conversation, Rockley was quite complacent with the paradoxical expression on their faces, the best thing to do in this life is that there is no so-called political correctness, as long as you follow the trend of your heart and interests.

"I'm really sorry to delay your time just for a few nights." Rockley is sorry again.

"At the end of the day, the imperial court has leveled the three families of Danla, Baizhuju, and Sifangping who resisted the heavenly soldiers, beheaded seventy-five ranks, and captured people and livestock."

The boxes that were opened one by one added a true footnote to Rocque's words, and after looking at the various expressions contained in the boxes, everyone in the hall first gasped, and then forced themselves to calm down. Even if many people don't recognize it, the heads of the three families have seen a lot, and the two gold teeth originally inlaid in the mouth of the Danla Zhai Village are gone, but how many times has the old man Murting confessed his mistake.

In the silent room, only Rocque's voice echoed.

"The trend of the world is mighty, those who go with it live, and those who go against it die."

"Now for the meeting, please pick up the books under your desk."

"Turn the first page, please."