The beginning of winter, the twilight of autumn is cold, and the cold sun is shining.

At that time, the square in front of the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce was already crowded.

In the central open space, the wooden frame square table sets up a hill, in which there are swords, guns, swords and halberds, the flames of the square tripod are blazing, and the illusion smoke is swirling, making people feel as if they are in the sea of swords and fires. . .

Knock, knock...

The drum beat is rapid and rhythmic.

A majestic man with a face and a skin leaps and turns on the wooden frame, and there are lion and dragon dancers shuttling up and down, narrowly avoiding the flames of the blade.

The surrounding people cheered continuously, and the atmosphere was lively and exciting.

"Wu Beast Opera", one of the hundred operas of the rivers and lakes, is said to be created by imitating the ancient ancestors to conquer the wilderness, and will only be performed during major celebrations.

The disciples of the Juzhou Opera Sect came out together, which was naturally extraordinary.

After the "Beast Opera", there are acrobatic performances such as "Carrying Ding", "Seeking the Tree", "Walking the Rope", "Jumping Pill Sword", etc., which push the atmosphere to a climax again and again.

The guards of the Xiao family each occupied important places, holding their backhands with their swords, and their eyes scanned all directions.

The establishment of the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce is a major event for the Xiao family, although it is not far from the mountain city's own house, but if there is any chaos, it will be disgraced.

At the same time, there were also guards in front of the gate of the Chamber of Commerce:

"Ningfeng County Captain Xiao Tong has arrived!"

"Tongyuan County Captain Xiao Qiong has arrived!"

"Qucheng Captain Liu Chang has arrived!"

"Sect Elder Cheng Sanshui has arrived!"

"Yong'an Captain Wang Xuan has arrived!"

“……”

With a roll call, the military captains and stewards of the Fa lineage family from all over the state entered the door, and Xiao Jili and Xiao Zhongmou greeted them in person, with smiles on their faces.

"Captain Wang, I've admired my name for a long time..."

Xiao Zhongmou wore a white-striped brocade robe, and his bearing was dashing.

"Zhongmou Gongzi, fortunately."

Wang Xuanyi was dressed in a black coat of the government army and solemnly returned the salute.

Looking at Wang Xuan, who was majestic in front of him, Xiao Zhongmou sighed in his heart.

Before the restructuring of the government army, his sister-in-law Xiao Qingman had strongly recommended this person, but because of prejudice, he did not reach out when he was in danger, and now he has no chance.

Of course, his complexion would not change in the slightest.

Wang Xuan also nodded slightly, and walked into the courtyard with Liu Haozi, and a small servant had already stepped forward to greet him, "Two adults, please come with me." ”

While leading the way, the little servant introduced the courtyards along the way, "Two adults, over there is the Botong Courtyard, which is used to exchange information from all over the country, and the Cangsong Courtyard over there is used to entertain the envoys of the chambers of commerce of various states, and over there is..."

Wang Xuan and Liu Chang nodded slightly.

I have to say that the Xiao family has indeed invested in it, and from the layout of the main hall of the Chamber of Commerce alone, all things have been planned in an orderly manner.

Entering the hall on the first floor of the central tower, I saw the huge pillars of brocade pattern all around, the landscape screen partition, the top drew the sun, moon and star map, and the top was a huge topographic map of the state, which was magnificent and atmospheric, and revealed a sense of wealth.

There were already a lot of people gathered inside, the maids shuttled back and forth to serve tea and pour water, and the leaders from all over the country gathered in groups to chat.

Wang Xuan glanced at it and knew it.

Within the state chamber of commerce, it can now be divided into four forces.

The Xiao family is the strongest, and at the same time controls the five county government armies, and the captains are all members of the Xiao family.

The second faction is the local lineage and small families in Bingzhou, such as Liuhe Yinyangmen, Honglin Zen Temple, Wu family and Liu family, etc., who report to the group for warmth, which is close to the Xiao family and maintains independence.

The third faction is a large lineage, such as Paijiao, Xicaimen, Assassin Gate, Five Immortal Hall, etc., which are huge and scattered, and there are many filthy differences between each other, and they are divided into several small circles.

And he is an outlier.

From the beginning, he was not favored by others, and he survived in death, except for Paijiao, Assassin Gate, and Wuxiantang, the relationship was good, and the rest were not good, especially now that they were between the Xiao family and the Su family, they were even more feared.

After all, not everyone is willing to wade into this troubled water.

Li Chunniang took a step first, and when she saw him, she walked over and smiled: "Captain Wang, where is Miss Mo?" ”

Wang Xuan looked around and said in a deep voice: "Qingrou doesn't like many people, and I'm afraid it's not so festive today." ”

Li Chunniang suddenly realized, "That's what I said." ”

Last night, Wei Zicheng and Sima Wei appeared at the same time, everyone knew that the comer was not good, and I am afraid that most of them had the intention of watching the excitement today.

As he was talking, he heard a loud roll call outside:

"Nanlu Mansion Military Captain Lu Liang and Sima Wei have arrived!"

"Luo Huan, the military captain of Huairen Mansion, and Wei Zicheng, who joined the army, have arrived!"

As soon as the words fell, the hall suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked out of the hall and first saw what was so extraordinary about this river crossing dragon.

I saw a group of people walking towards the main hall one after another.

The first to come was a woman in red, tall, fair-skinned, with fierce and unruly eyes, and with the big red clothes, it was like a fire.

Behind her, Lu Yan, the captain of the Nanlu Prefecture Military Academy from the border army, was also considered tall and big, but he lowered his eyebrows and followed closely like a slave.

Li Chunniang's lips moved slightly, and she said: "Brother Wang, this is that Huaizhou Sima Wei, I heard that she acted ruthlessly, but it was not easy to deal with. ”

Wang Xuan nodded slightly and glanced at Luo Huan.

The rivalry between the three families has nothing to do with him, but this Luo Huan had troubled him before, and he had originally been given up by stealing the door, but he didn't expect to survive again and vote for the Sima family.

But life is impermanent, and each has its own fate.

Coming in from behind was a man in a green robe with narrow eyes, who was walking with Xiao Zhongmou.

"Brother Wei, please."

"Brother Xiao is polite."

Both of them were smiling, as if they hadn't seen their friends in years.

After Sima Wei came in, she didn't pay attention to others, sat down by herself, and glanced at Xiao Zhongmou with slanted eyes.

And when Wei Zicheng walked into the main hall, he greeted him everywhere.

"Grow up, have those war horses ever been satisfied?"

"Brother Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time, I must drink a few more cups today."

The Wei family runs a horse farm in Liangzhou, and many people have dealt with it in the government, and they reluctantly responded with an embarrassed face.

Wei Zicheng seemed to be the master, and stared at Wang Xuan again, and said with a bold smile: "Brother Wang, I didn't have time to talk in detail in a hurry the night before, and I will definitely talk about wine today." ”

The faces of everyone in the hall changed suddenly.

Xiao Zhongmou was still smiling, but his eyes were slightly cold.

Wei Zicheng's words were too ambiguous, and anyone thought that he was secretly colluding with Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan frowned slightly at first, and then said in a deep voice: "Who are you?" ”

The three families are fighting, and it has nothing to do with him, this Wei Zicheng is careful with him, so naturally there is no need to give face.

Wei Zicheng was also slightly stunned, but he was not angry, but smiled indifferently, "That night was far away, and Captain Wang didn't hear the greeting." ”

"Oh?"

Wang Xuan's face was calm and he arched his hand, "That's sorry." ”

Xiao Zhongmou also understood what was going on at this time, and laughed, "If you two want to get to know each other, you will make a small talk after the celebration, Brother Wei, please take a seat." ”

Wei Zicheng smiled slightly, no longer stirred up trouble, and sat down and tasted tea leisurely.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and their eyes were different.

Xiao Zhongmou glanced at the steward, and the other party immediately smiled and hugged his fists and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the auspicious time has come, please move to watch the ceremony." ”

The celebration of the Chamber of Commerce is naturally not only about drinking tea, everyone walks out of the main hall, and the incense table has been set up in the courtyard, three livestock and six animals, huge and generous, and the green smoke is swirling.

After a series of processes, it has been half an hour.

Returning to the main hall again, Xiao Zhongmou smiled and arched his hand: "Thanks to your love, three rounds of voting, my brother Ji Li is the head of the Chamber of Commerce, and it will be inevitable in the future..."

Xiao Jili was the first head of the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and he had already negotiated with each family in advance, but a discordant voice suddenly sounded.

"Wait, I have something to say!"

I saw Lu Yan, the captain of the Nanlu Mansion, coming out of the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the Chamber of Commerce is established for the government army to open up the wasteland, it stands to reason that it is the first to discuss the selection of the wasteland, the achievements of the captain of the Yongan Wang are obvious to all, and the fierce tiger in the state is famous in all directions, but he was oppressed by the Xiao family, and he was upset for him!" ”

The words were righteous and awe-inspiring.

However, everyone's eyes were all on Sima Wei, who was leisurely drinking tea.

Wang Xuan's face instantly turned cold, "What kind of thing are you, you have to speak here!" ”

He didn't expect that he was just watching the excitement, but he was used as a pawn to stir up trouble...