In January, the continent of Yarrow is cold, and the cold snap from the north goes straight to the south, and the same is true in the Midtown Federation, where pedestrians wear heavy fur coats to protect against the cold. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the trade area of Zhongdu, due to the severe cold, roadside stalls are very scarce, and no one wants to set up stalls in such a climate, and some shops have closed their heavy doors with a wooden sign on the door that reads "Open".

Lee Poser and his wife were walking through the streets of the trade district, and they had just finished watching a play at the largest theater in Zhongdu, "The Rose Kiss", a well-known play written by the great poet Di Lose, which was very successful in many places, and watching theater was a favorite pastime for many aristocrats.

Apparently Mrs. Lee liked the play very much, and she kept chatting with Bosser about the content of the play, and Bossel responded impatiently to Mrs. Lee. Poser loved his wife very much, and the two were originally just a typical political marriage among the nobles of the Midtown Federation, but fortunately, Bosser fell in love with Mrs. Lee at first sight and loved her very much, which made the two of them very happy after marriage, and the two now have two sons and a daughter, and they are very harmonious.

Poser is now over half a hundred years old, about fifty years old, with silver hair, silver beard, eyes like eagles, and extraordinary might, Bosser was just elected as a member of the Midtown Federal Assembly Hall two days ago, that is, one of the nine councilors in charge of the entire Midtown Federation, and now Bossel can be said to have entered the pinnacle of his life rights. Poser has never been a good man and a woman, his pursuit of power can be described as unscrupulous, on the road to climb the highest peak of his life, I don't know how many innocent people have become his pedal.

Mrs. Lee is preoccupied with choosing a dress for the store, and in three days' time, Poser will be invited to the birthday party of Fonta Naruth, one of the nine councillors and the most powerful member of parliament. Before Possell became a councilor, he had never had the opportunity to communicate with the most powerful predator in the Midtown Federation, and Bossel, who had just become a councilor, had obviously become the target of the Fonta family.

Poser did not enter the clothing store with Mrs. Lee, and it would have been nice to have an accompanying maid to accompany Mrs. Lee, and Bossel stood outside the door, lighting his pipe, smoking a cigarette, and watching a few poor people begging in the trade area. The paupers were considered a disgrace to the central capital, and many nobles suggested that the poor should be expelled from the central capital, but it was obviously not practical to do so, but it was already considered that the poor should not leave the slums, and that those who entered other areas should be hanged.

There was a begging pauper, apparently noticed Bosser standing in front of the clothing store, smoking a pipe, this pauper walked towards Bosser with great expectations, and when he approached, several big men around Bosser wanted to stand up, and the poor man was so frightened that he took a step back, but Bossel waved his hand to the big men, signaling that they didn't need to do so, so the big men retreated, and when the poor man saw Bosser so signal, he bent over, walked to Bosser, and knelt down.

"Sir, have mercy on me, my two children have not eaten for a few days, please reward me with a few copper coins. ”

Poser put one in his pocket and dragged his pipe, and did not respond to the poor man, but he just stared at the poor man without saying a word, and the poor man still knelt there, looking at Poser hopefully.

"If all the garbage in the ghetto comes to me, am I going to give everyone some copper coins?" Poser spoke slowly after a few moments.

"Ah?" Obviously, the poor man was stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while, the poor man lowered his head, he had been kneeling on the cold stone road, his legs were already a little numb from the cold, he really didn't know what to do now, in front of such a nobleman, if he stood up and walked away immediately, he would definitely be beaten by those big men.

"Bang dang", five copper coins fell in front of the poor man's eyes, and the poor man quickly raised his head, staring at Bossel with panicked eyes,

", don't let me see you garbage again. Poser spoke, and the poor man quickly kowtowed in thanks, picked up the copper coin, and ran away quickly.

"Lord Bosser, I really don't understand, why do you want to give such a garbage copper coin?" At this time, a big man beside Bossel said, this big man has a long face full of meat, and a long scar is directly from the bottom of the right eye socket to the corner of the left mouth, looking extremely vicious, about one meter nine tall, so not afraid of people, his dress is different from several other big men, should be the leader of that group of big men.

"Spear, my chief of guard, you see, my lady is in this shop, she has been in a good mood since watching Di Lose's play today, I don't want to spoil her mood because of such garbage, you fight in front of this shop, it will definitely alarm her. Poser smiled slightly, yes, he didn't want to affect his mood all day because of a little poor person, especially the mood of the person he loved.

"Oh, Bossel, I'll choose a few very good dresses for you and the children!" At this time, Mrs. Li also walked out of the clothing store, she was full of spring, obviously in a very comfortable mood, Mrs. Li is now about forty years old, but she still has charm, she is tall, her temperament is quite good, her long black hair falls straight to her waist, and the corners of her mouth are always smiling, it is certain that Mrs. Li when she was young must be a great beauty, no wonder Bossel loves her so much.

"Well, my dear, I think I will like the clothes you have chosen, and I will like them, after all, you have a very good eye. Poser complimented, which was very useful to Mrs. Lee, and when she heard Bosser's words, she smiled even brighter, and grabbed Bosser's arm, and the group walked towards Lee Bosser's estate.

After everyone returned to the manor, Mrs. Li went to change her clothes first, while Bosser explained something to the housekeeper in the hall, and after the explanation, Bosser went to the underground martial arts arena of the manor alone.

"Bang dang!" The two long swords collided back and forth, in the center of the martial arts arena, two young teenagers were fighting fiercely, a young girl was applauding on the side, and when Bosser walked to the girl and stood still, the girl raised her head, smiled sweetly at Bosser, and continued to watch the fierce battle between the two teenagers in the martial arts arena, and Bosser also stood still, watching the fierce battle between the two teenagers.

The two teenagers went back and forth for several rounds, and suddenly one of them was a little taller, and the heroic teenager seemed to have stumbled under his feet, his body was slightly sideways, and the other was slightly shorter, and the emaciated young man saw a rare opportunity, so he stepped forward and raised his long sword to slash directly, while a heroic young man was not in a hurry, smiling, he avoided the sword, and then with the strength of the emaciated young man, he led it to his side, and pushed the opponent's chest with the sword fiercely, and the emaciated young man could not avoid it, so he was knocked to the ground. That is, the long sword used by the two is lighter than the ordinary long sword, and it is not sharpened, otherwise it will definitely kill the emaciated boy.

"Hey, you're better!" said the emaciated boy, gasping as he sat down on the floor. Obviously, the slash he had just used with all his strength had left him with no strength. The boy had a thin face, but a sharp eye, was about 1.7 meters tall, had half-length hair, and wore braids.

"First hundred!" said the heroic boy with a smile, he was about one meter seven or eight tall, his figure was more burly than the other boy, there was always a hint of evil smile on the corner of his mouth, and his short flat hair looked heroic.

Poser looked at the two with a smile on his face, and his heart was very proud, the two boys and the girl were both Bossel's children, the heroic boy was Lee Baggio, now sixteen years old, the emaciated boy and the girl were twin siblings, the elder brother was fourteen-year-old Lee Coriano, and the younger sister was Lee Rihanna.

Among the three children, the most popular Bosser, of course, is the eldest son Baggio, although Bagio's personality is a little frivolous, but he is very talented, he has been fond of fighting since he was a child, he is accustomed to using a long sword, and his swordsmanship is sharp, and he is considered a leader in the entire middle capital. While having outstanding swordsmanship, Bagio is also researching tactics recently, and the people of the entire Midtown Federation are optimistic that Bagio will become a great general.

The youngest son Corano has a much more stable personality than his brother, with a sense of maturity that does not match his age, he is also a good swordsman, but he is slightly inferior to Baggio, from childhood to adulthood, he has never won against Baggio, Coriano is definitely a polite and sensible child in the eyes of people, he is filial to his parents, his brother is also full of admiration, and for his sister is very pampered.

Rihanna is the pistachio of the family, everyone is very fond of her, but Rihanna is not spoiled because of this, which makes many people feel incredible, but what makes the Bosses dissatisfied is that Rihanna always likes to sneak away to the slums and give food to those poor people, which is often in exchange for a meal of flesh and skin, but Rihanna always doesn't care, which makes the Bossers feel a headache.

"Corey (Coriano's nickname), do you know why you lost?" Poser walked over to Coriano's side, his expression suddenly stern, which made Coriano nervous,

"Summing yourself up, do you recognize your own shortcomings?" Poser still stared at Coriano with a straight face.

Coriano lowered his head and didn't say anything, he secretly raised his eyes to look at his father, Poser still frowned, staring at Coriano sternly, waiting for him to speak.

"Too impatient...... Coriano replied truthfully, he knew exactly what his problem was, but almost every time he lost to Baggio because of that. When Coriano finished speaking, he turned to look at his brother Baggio, who he hoped would clear him of the siege, otherwise he would be met with harsh criticism.

"In that case, why do you lose to Butch (Baggio's nickname) every time for this reason? This is the first time I've asked you this question? You say!" Bossel's tone became more stern, and Coriano didn't know how to answer the question, his head bowed, and he kept rubbing his hands together, holding back tears. Rihanna, who was standing on the side, pursed her lips and looked at Baggio who was standing on the other end.

Baggio made a helpless gesture to Rihanna.

"Father, don't blame Corey, I think Corey is just too eager to beat me, I can understand this, if it were me, I would probably be so impatient. Baggio said to Poser, and as soon as he finished speaking, he squeezed his eyes at Coriano, who looked at him gratefully.

"It's so bad to always fall down because of a mistake, it's too bad, this kid will be a disgrace to the family!" Bosser raised his voice, which was what he feared the most, although in many things, Coriano was calmer than anyone else. Steady, but when fighting, he is always impatient, especially against Baggio, in fact, Poser also knows why, he knows his children, he knows that Coriano is better than anyone else, Coriano is unwilling to fall behind anyone, even if this person is his brother, this may become the key to Coriano's future success, but it may also cost his own life, and even the honor of the entire family.

"Ha, what you said is too serious, Corey is a good boy, I am sure, he will bring glory to the family, you don't need to worry too much. When Baggio talked about Coriano, he deliberately patted his brother on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, which made Coriano very grateful.

When Bossel saw that Baggio was defending Coriano like this, he didn't say anything, and beckoned the three of them to meet their mother, and try on the dress to wear for the banquet, so Bagio took Coriano and clamored to go to the shower first, and then go to see her mother after changing her clothes, while Rihanna covered her mouth and smiled, wrapped her father's hand, and went to her mother first.

The moonlight was particularly beautiful tonight, but Coriano wasn't in the mood to appreciate it, and he was alone in the underground arena swinging his sword, sweat soaking through his shirt. With a loud bang, a stake that practiced swordsmanship actually made Coriano's sword split into two sections, and Coriano stood there, panting, and with a "clang", the long sword fell to the ground.

"Ah~" Coriano knelt there and roared, he was unwilling, he felt disgusted, he felt dazed, he felt helpless, from childhood to adulthood, his brother will always be the glory of the family, and everyone has to compare him with the brother who is full of glory, why is this? This is not what he wants, why can't everyone find those advantages in him? Thinking of this, Coriano gritted his teeth and kept pounding the floor.

"Oops, oops, Corey!" Coriano, hearing someone speak, quickly got up and found Rihanna standing at the entrance of the arena, sticking out her tongue at herself, looking cute. Seeing Rihanna, Coriano unconsciously smiled, he has been very fond of this twin sister since he was a child, Rihanna is well-behaved and sensible, and their relationship is very deep. Rihanna smiled when she saw Corano's smile and walked over to Coriano, where she took out her handkerchief and wiped the sweat and tears from her face.

Coriano touched Rihanna's head and smiled at her again.

"Don't tell your father and mother. Coriano said to Rihanna.

Rihanna nodded heavily, and then opened a sweet smile at Coriano, Coriano's heart immediately became warm, Rihanna has always understood him very well, and supported him very much, he really loves this sister very much.

"Don't tell Butch either!" Referring to Baggio, Coriano deliberately accentuated his tone, he knew that Rihanna and Baggio also had a very deep relationship, so he deliberately strengthened his tone.

"Ahh......h

"Come out!"

"Oops!" Baggio scratched his head in embarrassment and walked out of the entrance of the arena, he walked up to Coriano and smiled awkwardly, "I declare it in advance! I'm not eavesdropping on your conversation!"

Coriano glared at Baggio, who was still scratching his head in embarrassment, like a child who had made a mistake, and Coriano sighed helplessly.

"I know. He paused, and at the same time looked at Rihanna to the side, she looked innocent.

"When I saw Rihanna, I thought you must have come with her. Coriano said silently.

"That's good, Corey, I know why you're distressed, in fact, you don't have to hide this from me, in fact, you have made a lot of progress, I think it's getting more and more difficult to fight against you now, and you, all you need is the confidence to win, you know, every time you fight me, you are timid, this is the cause of your defeat, it is completely non-technical. ”

Coriano was silent, in fact, he knew better than anyone the reason for losing to Baggio every time, but every time he faced Baggio, he couldn't help but feel fear, the fear was not Baggio, but the fear brought about by continuous failure, people are like this, because they are constantly trying and constantly failing, so they will be more afraid of failure, a vicious circle.

"Alright, that's all for today, my father said that we should prepare well in the next few days, after all, it will be Mr. Fonta Naruth's birthday party in three days, and my father doesn't want us to make a fool of ourselves in front of Mr. Fonta. Hearing Bagio say this, Coriano obviously had something to refute, Bagio guessed what he was going to say, so he shook his head lightly at him, Coriano bowed his head and said nothing, Baggio smiled, patted him on the back, and the three of them left the arena.

Outside the manor, extending to the entire corridor, it was cold, although the moonlight was beautiful, it couldn't withstand the gusts of cold wind, everyone was huddled in the house at this time, and no one wanted to go out. The cold wind cracked on the windows, and the Bossers' room, with its fire, was always very comfortable.

Poser leaned back in the armchair, smoking a pipe, closing his eyes, and pondering in his heart, just became one of the nine councilors, Fonta Narous was about to start diplomatic work with him, in the face of this person, Poser knew that he must not take it lightly, Poser was able to climb to today's position, it was walking on the corpses of countless people, people are like this, the higher they stand, the more miserable they will die, so Possell must avoid such a fate.

Fonta Naruth, the most powerful person in the entire Midtown Federation, the Fonta family is one of the founders of the Midtown Federation, their family has been in control of the Midtown Federation for many years, so many years, they have never lost the status of the Nine Councilors, it can be said that although the Nine Councilors have different purposes, but in most decisions, few people will be stupid to refute the opinions of the people in power in the Fonta family, and those who oppose the Fonta family usually have no good end.

In the case of the Cheng family, who had just been replaced by Lee Bosser, at the council a month ago, Fonta Naruth proposed the construction of a wall and sentry post on the border of the Midtown Federation, near the Crow Pass. Barracks and reclaim nearby wasteland, this proposal was immediately refuted by Cheng McDonald, who was one of the nine members of the National Congress at the time, believing that the construction of these buildings near the Cross Pass would seriously affect the relations between the two countries, and the worst result would be the outbreak of war, but Narous insisted on his opinion, and McDonald argued with him on the matter, so the disgusted Narous sneered at the stubborn MacDonald, and the dispute did not come to fruition in the parliament that day.

McDonald is already in his eighties, but he is still in good health, and a few days ago, he married a girl who was only nineteen years old to be his young lady, McDonald can be called the most senior senator of the Midtown Federation, he has been one of the nine councilors since he was thirty-two years old, and has continued until now, and is a very prestigious councilor.

He hated Narus's arrogance, after all, Narus's father would give him a lot of face, and MacDonald at that time wanted to humiliate Narus at the next day's council, but unfortunately, he had no so-called second day. On the way back to the manor from the council hall, MacDonald was brutally murdered, along with a dozen of his bodyguards, all of whom died tragically on the road of no return.

The tragic thing is not only that McDonald lost his life, but also that bad luck befell the entire Cheng family, on the third day of McDonald's tragic death, someone reported that the Cheng family was the behind-the-scenes operator of the largest slave trading agency in the Midtown Federation, you know, the slave trade is the biggest crime in the Midtown Federation, with human and physical evidence, the tragic fate of the Cheng family can be imagined.

All the immediate family members of the Cheng family were hanged, and the side branches of the family and all the domestic servants, servants, and handymen were exiled to various places outside the Midtown Federation, and the Cheng family, which had a long status and history in the Midtown Federation, has since perished, and the reason is clear to everyone.

In fact, when it comes to McDonald, his relationship with Possell is really extraordinary, when Bossel was young, he once studied swordsmanship with McDonald, and McDonald had a very high status at that time, but he admired the talented and intelligent Bossel, whether it was in swordsmanship or in life, McDonald had a lot of help and teaching to Bossel.

After Poser became an adult at the age of seventeen, he was admitted to the martial arts gym in the middle capital and became a fighting instructor, and in the Midtown Federation, it was a great honor to be able to enter the martial arts gym and become an instructor, because the people who can become the instructors of the martial arts gym must be the most amazing fighters in the Midtown Federation.

Poser also started from the martial arts gym and entered his own political path, on this difficult road, McDonald has helped Bossel a lot, and Possell has always been grateful to McDonald.

After the bad luck of the Cheng family came, the person in charge of law enforcement was Possell. At this time, Bosser secretly made a major decision, that is, he would not tolerate the people of the Cheng family, although he also knew what all this was about, but for the sake of his own future, Bosser actually killed this family that had great kindness to him, and killed all the immediate family members of this family.

Poser knew who was standing behind him, staring at all this, Fonta Narous, this terrible man made Poser tremble, he didn't dare to be careless, he must not let Narous find any reason to attack him, on the contrary, he had to try to cater to Narous, because in the eyes of others, he happened to be the same person as McDonald, and he wanted to change people's perceptions, and he didn't want to be implicated. Everything that needs to be done has been done, and the results speak for themselves.

A month after the event, Lee Bosser, elected by the Parliament as one of the nine members of the Parliament, replaced Cheng McDonald as the new member of the Parliament.

The decline of one family, followed by the rise of another, this is the rules of the game of the Midtown Federation, the winner is king, power is supreme, this is too normal.