The pale cyan liquor gently ripples in the crystal tantalum crystal luminous glass, and the bright and soft light emits an intoxicating halo, and the rich mellow aroma spreads in the banquet hall.

Wu Chenyu raised his glass slightly, and smiled reservedly at the young man sitting below: "The people below are vulgar and ignorant, and if they neglect the guests, the old man will give you a cup, and he should make amends!" ”

Xiao Junling said lightly, "Don't dare to be", raised a glass in return, and then drank it all.

The dishes at the dinner were extremely sumptuous, and Xiao Junling, Yang Yueqi, and Lan Ya sat together. The head of the Li family sat across from him. Jiang Chonghui, Zhu Yichao, Yu Hongbo and other heads of the family were all present.

Even Su Yuanding, the head of the Shuoyue Foundation, was there, sitting at the same table with his son Su Muchen.

In addition, there was an empty table, which belonged to Yun Xuan Yang.

A middle-aged butler walked over lightly from the side, whispered a few words in the ear of the Imperial Prime Minister, and then quietly stepped back.

Wu Chenyu looked at the antique wall clock on the wall in the distance, shook his head slightly, and said with a little regret: "The head of the Yun family said that he has something, I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up!" You don't have to wait for him! ”

Li Xinyin's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't say anything. And the faces of the remaining heads of the family are not so good-looking!

The Yun family and the Li family are not equal in strength and have similar rankings, so they have always been regarded as the core strength of this alliance group!

However, at this crucial dinner, the other party politely turned down the opportunity to attend on the grounds of physical discomfort and busy family affairs, which is a bit intriguing!

Could it be that the previous rumors were true? Is this guy really going to break the covenant and run to hug Xiao Junling's thigh?

Li Zhenyin was a little annoyed in his heart. He had a premonition. It's just not so sure. I didn't expect the other party to really take action! And I didn't even say hello beforehand!

This means that the power of the alliance has suddenly gone a lot! Even if the Imperial Prime Minister is willing to stand on his side and put pressure on Xiao Junling, he may not be able to persuade him to give in!

"The cunning old fox ......," he cursed secretly, completely forgetting that he had also intended to bow to the young man in front of him.

Regarding what Wu Chenyu said, Xiao Junling was not surprised. The Yun family's decision to refuse this banquet had already been informed to him in advance.

In terms of ability, maybe the head of the Yun family is not as good as Li Zhenyin, but once he makes up his mind. will never drag the mud and water, look forward to the future, but this courage is much stronger than the head of the Li family.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's conversation began to get to the point, but within a moment, Xiao Junling's face couldn't help but darken.

“…… Your Excellency, since you also know the causes and consequences of these things, you should understand that the responsibility is not on my side! He glanced coldly at the head of the Li family opposite, and said without humility or arrogance:

"If they are allowed to use their means to calculate me, will I not be allowed to fight back?"

Wu Chenyu said with a smile: "Xiao Junling Xiaoyou, having said that. But it's in the past! The head of the Li family is now asking the old man to come forward to mediate, which is enough to prove his sincerity! ”

"So. Why don't you let Your Excellency Li Jinyin toast you with a glass of wine, how about the two sides turn hostility into friendship? ”

Xiao Junling frowned and said nothing, His Excellency the Prime Minister avoided the important and trivialized, and the mud seemed to be mediation, but in fact he was pulling the shelf and defending the head of the Li family without a trace.

Come to think of it, these two have worked together for many years, and neither their friendship nor various interests are comparable to those of his juniors!

He wants to favor the other party, Xiao Junling can fully understand, of course, being able to understand does not mean that he can accept it! No matter what the other party says, there is no reason for him to give in for no reason!

Lan Ya spoke up at this time: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the head of the Li family and everyone here have made calculations against Xiao Junling and His Highness Xichen Qinglan many times, causing both him and the Silent Star Temple to suffer a lot of losses!" It's impossible for you to uncover such a big thing without mentioning it all, right? ”

"It's okay to want to reconcile, but shouldn't all of you here say something?"

The faces of the family heads also darkened, and Zhu Yichao was the first to jump up: "Miss Lan Ya, you can't say that!" In the past few years, Xiao Junling has taken away all kinds of benefits from us, but they are much greater than your losses! Until now, we still have a lot of territory occupied by you! ”

"That's your own fault!" Yang Yueqi said coldly.

Zhu Yichao's face suddenly turned red, and he couldn't help but have a seizure, but the head of the Li family glanced at him before he stopped temporarily.

Wu Chenyu said slowly: "Miss Lan Ya, maybe your point of view is correct, but Xiao Junling's counterattack also made the family masters suffer heavy losses!" Compared with the two, it can be said that they have always been the ones who have suffered! What else are you not satisfied with? ”

What he meant was that the heads of the families who provoked the strife had lost too much, so they were the real victims! And Xiao Junling is the one who loses!

This kind of arrogant and unreasonable logic really made Xiao Junling a little speechless.

"Your Excellency, what exactly do you want to say?" Considering the identity of the other party, he tried to endure the unhappiness in his heart, put down the wine glass in his hand and asked calmly.

"The meaning of old decay is very simple, all the heads of the family toast to you, and the past grievances will be written off! From now on, neither side will have any more conspiracies against each other! How is it? The Imperial Chancellor said in a deep voice.

Xiao Junling glanced at the heads of the family opposite, weighed it for a while, and finally said: "If it's just like this, there are no other conditions attached, it's not that I can't give His Excellency the Prime Minister a face, as long as they ......."

"Wait!" Li Zhen said faintly.

"What, do you still have an opinion?" Xiao Junling's pupils shrank and asked indifferently.

The head of the Li family stared at him deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Xiao Junling, we are indeed sincere about reconciliation!" Since you also agree with His Excellency the Prime Minister's opinion, then I hope that the Li family can become one of your trade partners, like the Zhou family and other families, and participate in the Yulan Foundation! ”

"We need the same resources you brought back from the Biluo Star System! We hope you'll give us the same treatment in this regard! ”

And sure enough, it was! Xiao Junling secretly sneered in his heart, and asked quietly, "Then what can I get from it?" ”

"You can get our kindness, I believe it will be of great help to your future career!" Jiang Chonghui said expressionlessly.

"What if I say no?"

Zhu Yichao couldn't help but say: "Then you just don't have the sincerity to reconcile!" It's all up to you! ”

Xiao Junling's hand on the table trembled slightly, and five clear finger marks silently appeared on the thousand-year-old rosewood tabletop, which was obviously a sign of anger boiling in his heart and almost wanting to explode!

Wu Chenyu spoke: "Your Excellency Xiao Junling, you are the Venus Lord and Congressman of the Empire!" And the heads of the families have also made contributions to the prosperity and development of the empire! So...... Such disputes and confrontations of yours are contrary to the interests of the country! ”

"The various warships produced in the Li family's military industrial base have always been indispensable equipment for the militaristic military! Your unreasonable actions against the Li family have not only put hundreds of thousands of workers out of their jobs, but also inevitably caused damage to the interests of the military! ”

"So, for the sake of the overall situation of the empire, you can't go on like this anymore! I propose that you give all the heads of the family equal trade cooperation status, and all rights are treated the same as the Zhou family and the Qin family! And you can take a stake in the Yulan Consortium! Even in the near future, you can open up that channel and let the fleets of various families work with you to develop it! ”

"Sorry! Your Excellency the Prime Minister's request is a bit more difficult than a strong man! Forgive me! Xiao Junling's face turned completely cold.

Su Yuanding spoke: "Young man, such a large galaxy is impossible to develop on a large scale with your current strength, but those resources are crucial to the overall development of the empire!" As a citizen of the Empire, don't you have a sense of dedication? ”

Xiao Junling sneered: "Su Yuanding! You colluded with the alien race to deal with me and the teacher, and we haven't settled this account yet! Believe it or not, I'm going to mobilize a fleet to go around your New Moon system? See how many pounds and taels your legions have! ”

"You ......" The head of the Su family was also angry,

"Don't be too arrogant, boy! Just rely on your unpopular mercenary army, you will come if you have the ability! ”

"Enough!" Wu Chenyu slapped the table heavily to stop the quarrel between the two sides.

"Your Excellency Xiao Junling, it seems that you don't plan to take the overall situation into account?" He said in a deep voice,

"Although you are a genius that the empire has not encountered in a hundred years, and you can have such amazing achievements at a young age, there is no reason to ignore the interests of the country! Don't think that the Empire doesn't have the means to restrain you! ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't agree, according to the special supplementary provisions of the lord system, the imperial government has the right of first refusal in the territory of resources that are related to the major strategic interests of the state! Your Biluo Galaxy fits that standard perfectly! ”

"When the Supreme Consul Council decides, whether you like it or not, that galaxy will be the property of the Empire, including the shipping lane! When the time comes, I wonder what else you can bargain with? ”

Xiao Junling said lukewarmly: "Then you also need your proposal to be passed at the Great Archon Council!" And I don't think that a prime minister with only one year left in office will still be qualified to get involved in the Biluo Galaxy! ”

In order to force him to comply, this old guy actually threatened with such words, so what else is there to say?

Since the two sides have torn their faces, he doesn't bother to care about anything anymore, and there is no politeness between the words!

"You ......" Wu Chenyu's face turned pale, and the wine glass in his hand had been crushed to pieces.

Xiao Junling sneered, stood up and said, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, as well as the heads of the family, don't speculate for more than half a sentence!" I'm not in the mood to continue attending today's banquet! If you are not accompanied, please take care of yourself! (To be continued......)

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