After the old man left, Shi Youshan spat on the ground.

"Who......" he clenched his fists and said indignantly.

Ye Wu didn't say anything, and quickly followed.

At the end of the corridor, there were ten people sitting in a guest room, namely Yue, Qi, Yu, Wang, Lu, Hong, Zhang, Sun, Bai, Liu Nanzhou City, the head of the nine families, and Jia Yu, the deputy city lord of Nanzhou City.

Each of them had a gloomy face.

The "......squeak" door opened, and everyone's eyes focused on the wooden door, and the atmosphere instantly froze.

"Why are you looking at me?" Wu Changkong snorted.

"City Lord Ye, please. He stepped back and made a gesture of please.

Ye Wu nodded and walked in with Shi Youshan and the others.

Seeing Ye Wu coming, Jia Yu hurriedly stood up from his seat.

"City Lord Ye, humble Jia Yu, I have been waiting for City Lord Ye for a long time again, please take a seat. He hugged his fist at Ye Wuyi and smiled heartily.

"Yes, I'm waiting for you!"

“......”

The scene instantly became lively, and Ye Wu sat down under the praise of everyone.

"City Lord Ye, you are the first to come here, this cup can be regarded as a humble duty for you to catch the wind and wash the dust. Jia Yu raised his glass.

"Thank you, Deputy City Lord Jia. Ye Wu poured a pot of wine, drank it all, and then lit up the glass.

"Ye City Lord is really refreshing. Jia Yu looked at Ye Wu so decisively, a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes, and he said approvingly.

Ye Wu smiled slightly.

"Ye has just arrived, and he still doesn't know a lot about Nanzhou City, and if there is a mistake in governance in the future, please correct your predecessors. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. Jia Yu waved his hand, looking flattered, he pointed to an old man beside him and said, "Introduce to City Lord Ye, this is the number one family in Nanzhou City, Yue Qishan, the patriarch of the Yue family." ”

"Ye City Lord, look up for a long time. Yue Qishan stood up and arched his hand.

Ye Wu looked at this person, although this person was too old, his spirit was indeed very good, and he did not have the decay of a person in his twilight years.

He stood up and saluted back.

"This is the head of the Qi family, Qi He. ”

"Ye City Lord, look up for a long time. ”

"Long admiration. ”

"This ......"

“......”

Jia Yu introduced the people present to Ye Wu one by one.

As if calculated, as soon as he finished speaking, the restaurant maid walked in with a hot meal.

"Ladies and gentlemen, just tell me something. After the little servant brought the last dish to the table, he signaled to everyone present and hurried away with his head down.

Everyone eats.

"By the way, City Lord Ye, what arrangements do you have for governing Nanzhou City in the future?" Yue Qishan asked inadvertently.

Ye Wuxin understood in his heart that this Yue Qishan was to let himself show his attitude.

"Hey, it's not worth mentioning, come on! Ye Wu was reluctant to reveal and wanted to change the topic.

"Hey, but it doesn't hurt to say it, there are no ......outsiders here," Yue Qishan insisted on asking Ye Wu to speak.

Ye Wu looked at Yue Qishan, and then glanced at the gazes of the other patriarchs, intentionally or unintentionally.

It seems that there is no way to shirk it. Ye Wu sighed lightly, and sorted out the fixed routines of those new officials in his previous life after they came to power.

"This ......"

He was just about to speak, and at this moment, Jia Yu spoke.

"City Lord Ye, the tax situation in Nanzhou City has been at the bottom in the past few years, and seeing that the tax in February is coming, if City Lord Ye wants to give the imperial court some performance as soon as possible, I am afraid that he will have to consider more in this place. He looked at Ye Wu kindly, with a loyal look of making a surprise plan for Ye Wu.

As soon as these words came out, the room instantly fell silent, and everyone turned their eyes on Ye Wu.

Ye Wu frowned, it is true that as Jia Yu said, the tax of Nanzhou City is a big problem, this is true, but he actually raised such a sensitive topic in front of so many businessmen and wealthy people, does this not make it obvious to let himself offend people?

Ye Wu thought about it, he couldn't advance now, and he couldn't retreat.

If the tax is raised, these families will definitely not agree, and when the time comes, they will unite, and I will really become the target of public criticism; but if the tax is cut, this year's performance is not up to standard, and the mysterious forces in the capital are likely to take this opportunity to summon me back to Beijing, in this case, once I return to Beijing, I will be the meat on their chopping block. Ye Wu thought about it.

Just as he was thinking about how to break the siege, he suddenly remembered what his mother had said before leaving.

The Li family!

"What about the head of the Li family in Nanzhou City, why didn't he come? Didn't you call him?" Ye Wu asked.

"This ......"

Everyone was speechless, and Ye Wu looked at their flickering eyes, and his face darkened.

"Back to the city lord's words, ten years ago, a small army of the Yan Kingdom infiltrated Nanzhou City, and they assassinated the original city lord...... The Li family was wiped out, this matter was a lowly mistake, and the city lord was asked to punish him. Jia Yu half-knelt on the ground and lowered his head.

"Hey!" As if he had expected it, Ye Wuyi slapped the table, feeling sorry for the Li family's tragic murder, and he showed regret on his face, "It's not your fault, it's the enemy who is too cunning." ”

After that, he patted Jia Yu on the shoulder and motioned for him to get up, Jia Yu looked up at Ye Wu, and then got up.

"Your self-preservation skills are good, if you are free, please ask the deputy city lord to teach you. Ye Wu leaned into his ear and said meaningfully.

"...... there," Jia Yu smiled dryly.

"The past is gone, come and eat. Ye Wu obviously didn't want to say more, so he took this opportunity to end the topic immediately.

The previous lively atmosphere at the table was newly returned, and Ye Wu listened to everyone here chatting about the strange things in Nanzhou City, and did not say a word.

After three rounds of drinking, the rest of the people's faces were slightly ruddy, but Ye Wu was already drunk.

"City Lord Ye, you can't drink anymore!" the head of the Bai family persuaded.

"No...... I still want to ......" Ye Wu held the wine glass and handed it to his lips slowly.

"Haha, Lord Ye can't drink well, I'm only drunk after eleven glasses. Wu Changkong drank all the wine in his hand, pointed at Ye Wu and said with a smile.

"Okay, City Lord Ye, don't drink, go back and rest. Yue Qishan took a sip of wine.

"Young master, let's go back. Shi Youshan stepped forward and leaned into Ye Wu's ear to persuade.

"Woo woo......" Ye Wu crawled on the table, looking unconscious.

Seeing this, Shi Youshan had no choice but to support Ye Wu.

"Farewell, everyone. He said goodbye to the crowd and then left.

After Ye Wu left, the originally lively room instantly quieted down.

"Cut, I still have to drink it when the amount of alcohol is so bad. Wu Changkong looked at the door with disdain, and he replaced the wine in his cup with a decanting tea on the table.

"What do you think of this Ye Cheng. Yue Qishan blew the tea in the cup and looked at everyone.

"A hairy boy, it's not worth mentioning. The crowd said in unison.

Jia Yu didn't speak, he pondered for a moment.

"This man knows how to forbear. ”

"What do you mean?" Yue Qishan looked at Jia Yu.

"Kill him. Jia Yu gestured.

"Get rid of?" The head of the Qi family pointed at Jia Yu, the corners of his mouth twitched, this is not a trivial matter.

He swallowed.

"You haven't seen Ye Dai's temper, but we really have experienced it, back then, because of his family's, he killed people indiscriminately, causing Nanzhou City to bleed. ”

"Aren't you just afraid that this Ye Wu will come and steal your share......? Do you think we don't know?" the head of the Sun family echoed.

"The little abacus has hit us! Who do you think you can rely on to get to where you are today?"

"That's it!"

“......”

The scene was chaotic in an instant.

"Okay, let's talk about this later, and see how he behaves in the future, if he is not honest, we can only break the bill again and ask Yan Guo to kill him. Yue Qishan said.

"Have you thought about it?" Wu Changkong looked at Yue Qishan.

Yue Qishan looked at one of his unconscious legs.

"I've thought about it. ”

The crowd dispersed.

After leaving Yiling Street, Ye Wushi, who was originally drunk, immediately sobered up, and he wiped the stains on his body.

"What are you looking at me?" Ye Wu looked at Shi Youshan.

"Nothing. (=_=) Shi Youshan looked at his wine-scented robe and didn't say anything.

Ye Wu remembered something, he waved his hand and said, "I'll go back and make you a new one, I'm sure it's more comfortable than this." ”

The trio continued on their way.

As soon as these people mentioned the Li family, their eyes began to flicker, and these people ...... There is a problem. Qiu Kui, who had been silent for a long time along the way, suddenly spoke.

"Well, this Li family's extermination is absolutely inseparable from him...... I still underestimate them. Ye Wu sighed, this time he had already lost the confrontation with these things.

Ginger is still old and spicy. He sighed.

"It's not good to stay here, let's go to the money house quickly, and go back to the blacksmith shop immediately after taking the money. Ye Wu said, and his pace couldn't help but speed up a little.