Chapter 1196: An Ordinary Banquet
"I didn't expect such a situation to appear in the city under my control, it's so ironic, I was still waiting for the uneven distribution in other places, and then running the plan that had been prepared, but I didn't expect the famine to appear first under my hands!" After Shen Feng heard what Xu Xing said, he immediately shook his head helplessly.
Originally, Shen Feng thought that these people under his hands were fundamentally different from people from other forces, but now it seems that the world is as black as a crow, as long as he is in a high position, he will inevitably use the power in his hands to absorb more benefits, and then he doesn't care about the life and death of the people below, and now there has been a famine in Jiangyang, and thousands of people have starved to death, but Li Xiang, who is the city lord, doesn't even know that he is still complacent about his business.
"The impact of this matter has been very large, and even in Yuzhou, many people have already learned the news, and many people are waiting for the city lord to deal with this matter, if you don't deal with this matter, the people under your hands will not be convinced." Xu Xing said.
"This matter is really difficult to deal with, because if I clean up such an old man who has been with me for many years, it will undoubtedly chill the people under my hands, but if I don't clean him up, many people will feel chilled again, which makes it difficult for me to deal with!" Shen Feng said slowly.
"Isn't it a matter of course for the city lord to constantly suffer from the chaos and clean up those who have already made mistakes? Why hesitate?" Xu Xing supported Shen Feng in dealing with Li Xiang, because to put it bluntly, not killing someone is not enough to make the people angry, and if you kill a person, you can make the people under your command keep to themselves, it is naturally a very cost-effective thing.
Shen Feng thought for a while and said, "I'm going to gather some people to discuss this matter first, just say that I'm going to hold a banquet and find some old friends to talk to!" This time, you can also sit together, and at the critical moment, you will be asked to tell the specific situation and let everyone discuss it together, because in fact, even if Li Xiang has made a mistake, I am still ready to give him a chance, but if he can't grasp this opportunity, then there will be only a dead end."
As soon as Xu Xing heard this, he immediately didn't know what to say, because it had already reached this level, and there was already a famine, but the city lord didn't want to kill people yet, did he have to protect the people under him all the time?
"City Lord, can you be decisive! You should go and kill these big rats now, but now you are so hesitant, you don't look like a city lord!" Xu Xing said critically.
Of course, when Xu Xing said such excessive words, she actually thought that the current Shen Feng would not turn her face casually, otherwise, she would not have said so much.
And Shen Feng was indeed not angry after hearing Xu Xing's criticism, but patiently explained, trying to explain this matter as clearly as possible: "Xu Xing, being in a high position, every move is very attention-grabbing, so no matter what I want to do, I have to think about the consequences, and I can't give one thing down with a pat on my head!"
"But didn't we already set the rules? These people do not follow the rules, not only do they not distribute food, but they are still making wine with grain at this time, and this kind of thing should be done in a proper manner, and then people can be convinced!" Xu Xing said.
"Although what you said is such a truth, have you thought about it, if I really do business, then many old people under my command will feel cold, because such a meritorious man, I will kill if I say kill, and I don't notify them, what will this make them think? Will they feel that I have changed, that I have become difficult to get along with, and then they will have the idea of betrayal! So although the impact of this matter is very huge, you can't rush it, you have to find some old people to discuss it, and then make a decision!" Shen Feng was seriously explaining himself, why did he give the other party a chance?
"Since you have already said so, let's hold a meeting quickly, the matter over there must be resolved as soon as possible, if we can't cut through the mess quickly, it will definitely cause more people to starve, and then the number of people who will starve to death will not be thousands, but probably tens of thousands!" Xu Xing then said.
"Don't worry, I'll have someone come to them later, along with my three advisors
I'll find it too! Now let's play with the kids, and don't tell anyone about it until dinner begins!" Shen Feng said.
"I know, then you can think about it, but I think such a thing has caused panic among the people, and if you don't deal with it well, it will be really bad!" After Xu Xing finished saying these words, she turned around and left here, first going to find Shen Feng's apprentices to play.
Shen Feng thought about it, and quickly called himself, it turned out that the group of people under his hand, let them come to his house, have a simple dinner, no need to bring any gifts, and there is no special reason, that is, I haven't seen my old friends for a long time, and I haven't eaten and drunk with old friends, so I want to get together.
Some people didn't believe Shen Feng's reason after receiving the call, it was as simple as what he said, because his every move would be observed, and he would not do meaningless things under normal circumstances, now at this time, Shen Feng is in his thirties, and he is far from the age to look back on the past, so this banquet now is definitely not as simple as it seems.
"What the hell is going on? Otherwise, how could a banquet be held at this time? It's weird!" Everyone had doubts in their hearts, and then they came to the Wind God Palace together at 5:00 in the evening, and in their hands, they also brought gifts, and although Shen Feng did not ask them to bring these gifts, they still brought them involuntarily.
Shen Feng and his wives have no desire for a lot of material things, because they don't like to wear gold and silver, because gold and silver look too tacky when worn on their bodies, and more elegant things are not easy to give away, so these people all thought of gifts, and they should give toys and other things, because Shen Feng's children are just teenagers, and it is appropriate to give them toys now.
When everyone came to Fengshen Palace together, they found that there were many old friends here, and there was one thing in common, that is, they all came out of Jiangyang together, and it was really those old friends who gathered together.
Yang Chang, Tu Xuhuai, Cao Fulie, Yang Ye and others have already arrived, and after we got together, we began to discuss what kind of situation happened, why everyone was brought together, and they were all old faces, and none of the people who joined later were called here.
At this time, Lu Kaiyang looked at Luo Qing on the side and asked, "You often protect a few ladies when they go out, so you get closer to them, and the relationship is quite good, so you must know some secrets, now in this situation, everyone has been called here, you give everyone an explanation, what are we here for?" Let's be prepared!"
"Actually, I really don't know, don't look at me like this, I was also called here with a confused face, if I knew anything, I would have told you a long time ago!" Luo Qing said.
At this time, Yang Ye looked at the three advisors on the other side, only one of the three advisors was new, and the other two were also very familiar.
"The three of you must know something different, everyone is in the same boat, so don't hide it from each other, how about telling us the truth at this time?" Yang Ye asked.
"Don't guess now, in fact, we don't know anything, we were just called here, as for this brother next to him, maybe he knows something different!" Feng Shicheng looked at Xie Mu'an on the side and said.
"Since it was arranged by the city lord, then we only need to go in to know what happened, and now we don't know anything here, as for the news that I and all of you have received are the same, and even I don't know as much as you, how can I give advice?" Xie Mu'an said lightly.
No matter how much everyone thought about it, they couldn't figure it out, so they had to enter the Fengshen Palace, and naturally someone took the gifts they sent, and then took these gifts to the warehouse, if they arrived in the future, there would be children running to the warehouse to find these toys during the New Year's holidays.
Everyone was finally taken to the main hall, and when they were forgotten, only on grand festivals, the lord of the city would feast on them, and then the whole hall would be very lively, just like when he held a wedding for his son
This hall was used at the time, but now the number of people invited to the banquet is too small, but it is just a dozen old friends, so it looks deserted.
Although it looked deserted, when it was time to eat, many of Shen Feng's apprentices and several of his children had already been brought here.
"It seems that we were really called over for a regular banquet, otherwise how could we have these children present if we had to say so many important things?" Yang Chang said directly after arriving at the current situation.
"Not necessarily, because it seems that there are a lot of people attending now, and there are a lot of children who are really not conducive to secrecy, but don't forget that there is a side hall nearby, and we can talk when we go to a separate room!" Yang Ye said.
While the two were talking, suddenly someone came over in the distance, it was Shen Feng's sister Shen Yu, she smiled and said, "You guys shouldn't sit with these children, we have prepared a separate banquet for you in a nearby room, everyone please come with me!"
When they heard this, they said in their hearts, "Sure enough, the feast is not as simple as it seems."
And Mu Ying took her son to eat here, and Du Fansheng was sitting next to her, Du Fansheng said to his cousin: "This is the real beef, not the so-called offal, which has been carefully processed and called Lamp Shadow Beef, you pick up a piece of chopsticks and look at it, and you can see the shadow of the lamp when you look at the lamp, so this is called Lamp Shadow Beef!" I told the chef to make the dish, so hurry up and try it!"
"Thank you, cousin, this beef is so delicious!" When Lin Xiushen saw this beef, his eyes lit up directly, because he didn't expect that there would be such delicious food in front of his eyes.
Mu Sakura said to Xiaolong, "Don't feed his appetite, I will return to the mountains with food in the future, I can't find such good things in the mountains." When the time comes, if he doesn't think about the tea and the rice doesn't taste good, he wants to eat this kind of beef, and I can't take care of him!"
Xiaolong said: "It's rare to come once, it's impossible to let you eat coarse tea and light rice, and in two years, when I reach the age of 15, I will be able to move outside by myself, and I will definitely bring you delicious food when I go to Dabie Mountain!"
"When you grow up, you will be entrusted with important tasks by your father, and if you still want to play with me, it is probably impossible!" Kizakura laughed.
Suddenly, Mu Sakura thought of something, so she said, "I advise you to find a girl you like quickly, you don't need to like it much to get married, as long as you have a little feeling, get married quickly, otherwise, it is estimated that someone will come to propose marriage in the future, and you will be married at that time!"
"Got it, I'll think about it, auntie, don't worry!" Xiaolong said seriously.