In the living room of Wei Gonglu's mansion, there was a scene that should have appeared in the noble council, but the magnates gathered here did not feel that there was anything wrong, as if everything was taken for granted and not worth studying.

Since everyone can't agree on Mu Chen's going, the old man also said his opinion. Everyone looked at Wei Gonglu quietly.

"Everyone knows Mu Chen, and they also know that he is the head of the pioneers, since he left, the pioneers have been scattered in various state cities, and the city lords do not fight for utilitarianism on the surface, but they are secretly fighting in private, and they are trying their best to get the support of the pioneers. Employers are no longer as favored as before, but they are different because they have changed the way we get along with each other, and it is with their help that humanity has been able to grow and expand. ”

"Lord Imperial Eunuch, we all know that a city with a pioneer can greatly reduce the damage caused by the attack of the demonic beasts, and we also know that they are powerful and can block a hundred with one hundred, but we already have a great patriarch, is it necessary to keep him? He can't play any role here. The Secretary for Political Affairs asked.

"Usually the monster attack is naturally useless, but the beast tide once every ten years, many people here have experienced it, even the tall city wall can't stop the tide of the monster, it turned out that with the help of the Employer Management Association, we can barely deal with it, but now, the association is useless, and the mercenaries are scattered, either to take refuge in the powerful, or to be self-reliant. Have you ever heard of the Libras? They've all started to loot and kill the Chamber of Commerce. Today's employers are not as trustworthy as they used to be. Next year will be the 60-year tide, I ask you, who of you can afford to recruit a sufficient number of reliable employees, who of you can guarantee that the Patriarch alone is enough to deal with it, and you know what kind of losses the once in a decade beast tide will bring, if we are not fully prepared this time, what kind of power and status will we talk about, and what will we talk about maintaining the status quo, and saving your life will be the best result. ”

After Wei Gonglu finished speaking, the nobles whispered, what he said was reasonable, the human continent has a beast tide every ten years, a big tide every sixty years, Baoling City has experienced a total of two beast tides since its establishment, at that time, the mercenary management association and the army in the city were responsible for resisting and evacuating the people, although there were losses, but within the controllable range, the nobles were not deeply involved, and Wei Gonglu suddenly realized when he said this.

"This year is six hundred and thirty-eight years, and next year will be the tide, or the Imperial Eunuch is thoughtful, and I, the director of the Garrison Department, have ignored this. ”

"The ability of the Great Patriarch is obvious to all, since Mu Chen is the head of the pioneers, and he has traveled in the wasteland for three years, his ability must be above the Great Patriarch, if we can keep him in the city, then we will be more sure to deal with the tide once in sixty years, and the losses will be lower. ”

"Then according to what the Imperial Eunuch said, Mu Chen will remain in the city, and we will no longer object. ”

"Yes, yes, the tide is the priority, we can't let him go. ”

"Lord Advisor, if it weren't for your foresight, we really can't imagine what the consequences would be. ”

All the magnates at the scene agreed to stay with Mu Chen after mentioning the tide of Warcraft, nodding to each other and confirming their eyes, only Wei Gonglu smiled faintly, secretly happy. Retaining Mu Chen's defense tide was his excuse to convince the nobles, and his real purpose was not in this matter at all.

"You seem to have a little misunderstanding from the beginning, Mu Chen's stay is not something you and I can decide, don't think that if we reach a consensus here, he will stay according to our ideas. The old man and the young city lord talked about this matter, and the final result was everything that happened in the Hongshou Hotel in the morning, the young city lord did not plan to leave him behind for personal reasons, and the old man did his best to barely stabilize him and arrange him in the garden building in the east of the city, so you must not think that Mu Chen is the kind of snob who climbs the dragon and attaches the phoenix and is obedient and obedient. ”

"Wait, Lord Imperial Eunuch, according to what you just said, the young city lord wanted to drive him away, so he became angry and cruelly humiliated the young city lord, since this is the case, it means that he doesn't want to leave. But why do you say now that he can't stay?"

"He was forced, the contradiction between the young city lord and him is not a matter of staying, it is the great patriarch, the young city lord's attitude towards the patriarch, everyone knows it, and the old man won't say much. But since Mu Chen appeared, the patriarch has been inseparable from him, which makes the young city lord..."Wei Gonglu did not make it clear because of his identity.

"Oh, it turned out to be because of the love of children, but I didn't expect the relationship between the patriarch and Mu Chen..."

"Don't talk nonsense, the affection between them is not the love of men and women, and the young city lord only suffered such atrocities because of the false accusations against them. The old man has gone through the whole process, and one thing that is certain is that as long as Mu Chen leaves, the Great Patriarch will inevitably go with him, and then we will really have no way to protect ourselves in Baoling Prefecture. Wei Gonglu shook his head.

"Lord Imperial Eunuch, you must keep them, Mu Chen will not say it first, the Great Patriarch is the Dinghai Divine Needle in our hearts, she wants to leave, how can we face the Demon Beasts and the Wasteland People. ”

"We will leave this matter to you, as long as they stay, we will agree to any conditions. ”

"Yes, yes, you said that he was forced, by whom, we hurried to consult with him. ”

"Don't worry, he won't leave until he gets the merchant pass of the Beijin Ministry, she returned with two wasteland women, there is a great patriarch here to protect no one to embarrass them, but if they leave Baoling City, they will not be able to move an inch. ”

"That's easy, the merchant pass was issued by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and who else can get it here except for you. ”

"That's it, I didn't expect these two wastelanders to help a lot. ”

"Don't be too happy, what if he goes back to the wasteland?"

"What the old man is worried about now is that the young city lord will turn to the old city lord in order to get rid of him, His Royal Highness Prince Ren has lived in the imperial capital for a long time, and he is by the side of His Majesty the Emperor, I'm afraid..."

"My lord, you are too humble on this point, who here does not know that your sister is the current empress, if you let me know, I believe that His Majesty the Emperor will not issue it easily. Wei Gonglu is waiting for this sentence, he wants everyone to understand that although he is not a city lord or a royal family, he still has a strong background and a strong backer, which can be compared to Prince Ren's father and son.

"After all, the young city lord has been humiliated like that, I am afraid that the old city lord will protect his son and insist on driving Mu Chen away, even if the younger sister dissuades him, I am afraid it will be in vain. The front is all foreshadowing, and finally to the point, he just wants to provoke the relationship between the local nobles and Prince Ren's father and son, the old city lord has governed Baoling Prefecture for many years, and has mutual trust and reciprocity with the nobles, and the ties are very deep, just take this opportunity to separate them.

"No, the old city lord has always put the overall situation in mind, and he will not care about our lives. ”

"Which father will be indifferent to his son being tortured like this, even if he doesn't drive Mu Chen away, he won't let him go easily. ”

"Everyone knows the old city lord's character, he has been in power for so many years, and he has never done anything unfavorable to Baoling Prefecture, and I believe that he will not show favoritism in this matter. ”

"That's not necessarily, now it's the young city lord who takes over, and he passed on his life's work to his son but was so ravaged by a mercenary, don't you know if you change you?"

"I believe that the old city lord will not betray us. It's you guys who think too much. ”

"The stakes are high, so let's take a long-term view. ”

The nobles were divided into two factions to argue with each other, and Wei Gonglu opened his mouth to dissuade him when he saw that his goal had been achieved: "Don't quarrel, everyone, we are only guessing now, if the old city lord really uses the merchant group pass to drive Mu Chen away, I hope everyone will unite and try their best to dissuade him, if not, then we just need to keep him now." ”

"Okay, listen to the Imperial Assistant. ”

"Mu Chen is lonely and arrogant, he never puts anyone in his eyes, he acts his own way, and he can't listen to other people's opinions, so you must pay attention to etiquette when dealing with him in the future, respect him in everything, if you disagree, don't speak disrespectfully, and don't speak frivolously, so as to avoid the repetition of the scene of the young city lord. Wei Gonglu admonished the nobles present and informed them of how to get along with Mu Chen.

"My lord, if you don't say this, we all know that after seeing the fate of the young city lord today, who would dare to contradict him. ”

"Thank you, Lord Inspector, for the reminder. ”

"For the sake of our Pauling State, these have endured. ”

The nobles left one after another after the discussion, Wei Gonglu finally sighed, he not only kept Mu Chen today, but also provoked the relationship between the local nobles and Prince Ren's father and son, and he planned a big game of chess for the future of their Wei family.

It was already evening when Mu Chen and the others got up, and the servants had already prepared the materials for dinner according to the instructions, and Mu Chen ordered them to set up a grill in the open space in the courtyard, and light a fire on the lamb rack, and when everything was ready, the servants withdrew, and the five of them sat around the fire, enjoying the seemingly ordinary comfort.

"You two don't have a hangover, and you don't have that much to drink, so you have to drink that much. ”

"That peach blossom mead is fragrant and sweet, I've never drunk it, I didn't expect it..."

"I finally understand why we wastelanders like your human wine so much, and it's so relaxing and pleasant to drink. Jiayue said while reminiscing.

"Really? Do you remember what you did last night? Relaxed? It's a self-indulgence, and your sisters' drunken behavior is completely different from what they usually are. ”

"What do you mean, what's wrong with us?" asked Jiayue.

"I don't think I remember, you can describe how ugly they were last night. Mu Chen instructed Mo Cheng.

"The two of you are fierce and fierce, you want to teach Mu Chen a lesson when you open your mouth and close your mouth, and a little bird is wrapped around him without abandoning. ”

"What's this, aren't our sisters usually like this?" asked Jiayue rhetorically.

"Sister, don't say it..."Junyue was a little shy.

"You misunderstood, on the contrary, Junyue you are that rude shrew, and Jiayue is a shy weak woman. ”

"It's... That's impossible. The two spoke in unison, Jiayue behaved in disbelief, and Chunyue covered her face and shook her head repeatedly.

Mu Chen laughed when he saw this, accompanied by the hissing sound of the mutton gradually roasting, the five of them were happy, no one mentioned what happened during the day, and no one doubted Wei Gonglu's real purpose in leaving them behind.