Qufu, the lights are bright, people come and go between the pearl corridor and jade pavilion, talk and laugh, there are government staff, there are business people, there are also famous families, tonight, here gathered all the forces of Wenxian County, the purpose is to discuss the red moon.

The huge courtyard is full of banquets, delicacies from the mountains and seas, wine and meat are all prepared, orange cane and sweet fruit, delicious and sweet, the side yard is full of strange flowers and brocade, Yao grass is fragrant, verdant old cypress, 100 knots are repaired, and it shows its magnificence.

There is a stage in the front yard, the lights are bright, wide and bright, the dancers are playing, the long sleeves are fluttering, the orchestra is dumb, the bursts are endless, and the noise is lively for a while.

At the same moment, the same world, inside and outside Qufu, there is movement and quietness, heat and cold.

Xu Hao looked at all this and couldn't help frowning.

The wine was strong, the dance music was moving, and the air was filled with intoxicating smells, but he could not fit in.

Outside Wenxian County, the refugees in ragged clothes are vividly visible, and inside Wenxian County, the streets and alleys are deserted, and the scene of locked doors emerges from time to time.

Looking back, Pei Cheng's expression was solemn, and Guan He was silent.

"In one day, in a county, the climate is uneven."

Xu Hao was silent for a long time, and finally remembered this sentence, he wondered, why is this so, are these people really well-grounded, not afraid of strong enemies, or do they have other hidden secrets?

Many people in the courtyard had already taken their seats, and Xu Hao also saw the strange man with a lotus flower on his head in front of the Qufu Gate, sitting not far away, drinking and chatting with others.

He was about to take a look, the three of them sat down under the guidance of the waiter, Song Jun was not far from them, saw Pei Cheng coming, and said with a smile: "Everyone, this is Master Pei, the spiritual envoy of Chengji Town." ”

"Which Nariki?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then someone laughed and said, "Isn't it that small border county?" ”

Someone else asked: "Brother Song, I heard that the people of Chengji County can't even fill their stomachs, and cultivators are even rarer, it's not that I don't give face to Master Pei, it's just that how can people in this poor countryside help me?" ”

Pei Cheng's face was gloomy, even if he had a very good temper, he couldn't help but be angry at this time, but he didn't say anything, he set his eyes on Song Jun to see how he dealt with it.

Xu Hao was silent, his perception of Wenxian was extremely poor, and he was worthy of the name of Wenxian.

Song Jun was a little embarrassed, this person was invited by him, but Pei Cheng was humiliated, and he was thinking about how to ease the situation, when a voice came from the seat.

A man in silk and green clothes on the upper seat spoke: "Everyone, now Wenxian County is in danger, everyone needs to unite as one, Pei Si envoy came from afar, don't be rude." ”

Song Jun's face was slightly softened, this person was sitting in the center of the upper seat, middle-aged, ruddy, he was the contemporary head of the host Qu family, Qu Yingwu.

Qu Yingwu left and right two people have a calm breath, like a deep pool, one is round and stout, and the other is not smiling, these two people should be the other two heads of the family in Wenxian County.

Then the next person is full of energy, and his speech and demeanor are quite government-ordered, it should be the county order Xu Zhi, and then there is Song Jun and a young man, Xu Hao has seen it, and he is a member of the Zhenling Division.

In the end, the two people who made fun of Cheng Ji were pot-bellied, and their cultivation was the entrance realm, not as many as a few others, they should be big businessmen in Wenxian County.

Xu Hao observed everyone and secretly speculated.

Pei Cheng sat at the end of the seat with them, Xu Hao didn't care about the order, but he felt that this banquet was very unpleasant from the beginning.

Qu Yingwu, the head of the Qu family, was the first to speak, and said: "Everyone, the red moon has disappeared for more than ten years, and now it is coming back again, I am afraid it is premeditated, I think we should retreat and wait for the support of the state government." ”

Xia Yuanting on the side frowned, and said: "Brother Qu, my Wen County is a big county in Jiangning Prefecture, what are you afraid of in the red moon, there are not many people around us looking at us, and we haven't fought with all our might, so how can there be a reason to surrender without a fight?" ”

Qu Yingwu did not respond, but turned his gaze to Zhou Zuocheng on the side.

Zhou Zuocheng is the head of the Zhou family, I saw him smiling and not speaking.

The Quxia family is not harmonious, everyone in Wenxian County knows it, he chooses to wait and see what happens for the time being, he does not believe that today's banquet is just a simple meeting.

As an official of the imperial court, Xu Zhi should have been obligated to exterminate Hongyue, but at this time, he said:

"Master Xia, the Red Moon is now a wide range of soldiers, the purple veins and green veins are confluent, and there is a tendency to sweep Wenxian County, and we don't know if there are other five veins in the secret, it is not a good strategy to resist, it is better to avoid the edge for the time being and wait for support, what do you think?"

"Xu County Order, as a member of the staff, the parent official of Wen County, the enemy is currently openly discouraged, this is your way of being an official?"

Xia Yuanting's face was angry when he heard this, and he looked at Xu Zhi and asked loudly.

Song Jun wanted to speak and stopped, but before he could speak, Qu Yingwu smiled and said: "Master Xia, with all due respect, the strength of Wenxian County today is not enough to fight against the Red Moon Second Vein, we are retaining our strength to prepare for the future counterattack, I have sent someone to the Jiangning Prefecture Mansion to ask for assistance, why don't I take a step back and wait for a while?" ”

Xu Hao's expression flickered when he looked at this scene, no wonder the refugees fled in this Wen County, the city was depressed, and there was no need for the enemy to take action, the interior was already in chaos, and the huge Wen County was difficult to unite to defend against foreign enemies, and it was not possible to laugh at the Quartet.

Xia Yuanting got up and slapped the table, his eyes widened angrily, and said, "Xu Zhi! The three-point city of Wenxian County has fallen, you let me retreat? How to return! How to retreat from the people of Wenxian County! ”

"As far as I know, a group of people have left the city and fled to the second county of Chengji Lingtai, who wants to leave their hometown, and the people who remain believe that we can keep Wenxian, how can we let them down?"

"I, Xia Yuanting, will never agree to donate my hands to others in Wenxian County!"

Xia Yuanting was resolute.

Song Jun opened his mouth at this time and said: "The head of the Xia family is angry, and the Xu County Order is also considered for Wen County, so it is better to raise our hands to vote and decide whether to retreat or fight." ”

Qu Yingwu and Xu Zhi looked at each other and smiled, nodding in agreement.

Song Jun turned his gaze to the two big-bellied businessmen on the side, and the two of them also smiled and nodded.

Seeing this, Xia Yuanting snorted coldly, and immediately understood that this group of people had already colluded, and they knew that they would not agree, so they did not perceive him, and today's discussion was in vain!

Song Jun then looked at Zhou Zuocheng, and the man with a round figure said happily: "I abstain." ”

In today's situation, the Quartet agrees to retreat and wait for support, Xia Yuanting is firm in the main battle, Zhou Zuocheng is neutral, and Song Jun has not yet expressed his opinion, but Xu Hao feels that this person is probably also a "persuasion faction".

After all, this proposal was put forward by him, and there was no suspense about the result before the vote, this move was just a process, and Song Jun estimated that he was already on Qu Yingwu's side.

The outcome of this feast is already predestined, so what is its purpose?

Xu Hao couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

Looking at Pei Cheng, there was no expression under his calm face, Taishan collapsed in front of him, and his face did not change, this may be the power of Pei Si's envoy.

Xu Hao admired in his heart, he looked at Guan He again, this guy bowed his head and was silent, frowning and pondering, could it be that he also realized that something was wrong with this banquet?

"What are you thinking?"

Xu Hao pushed Guan He, and the other party looked up, looking confused, and said, "What did you say?" ”

He looked around, no one cared about them, pushed Guan He, and just lifted his sleeves, Xu Hao was stunned when he saw this, and asked, "Where is your bracelet?" ”

"What a hand... Oh, it's in the restaurant, and I'm not used to it. ”

Xu Hao remembered that the other party's bracelet was worn on the left wrist, that is, the wrist he saw just now, and the other party explained it like this, and he didn't think much about it.

Immediately, Xu Hao turned his gaze to Song Jun.

For some reason, he didn't ask Pei Cheng in the end, maybe he felt that the other party was not qualified to participate in the affairs of Wenxian, or maybe he thought that Pei Cheng alone could not affect the overall situation.

So why did he invite Pei Cheng to the banquet?

Seeing that the time was almost up, Qu Yingwu got up and smiled: "Everyone, stop for a while." ”

The dancers in the vestibule withdrew, the wind music stopped, and slowly left the stage, Xu Hao found that at some point, the exit of the courtyard had been blocked, and many men with fierce expressions appeared in the corner.

He set his eyes on Pei Cheng, and the other party gave him a look not to act rashly, Xu Hao's heart trembled, this is a Hongmen banquet!

Qu Yingwu is used to target the murder banquet that disagrees with him!

Everyone at the banquet didn't know what was going on just now, and when they looked up at this time, they saw that it was the host who spoke, and they all cooperated, and someone said: "Master Qu, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it." ”

Qu Yingwu said with a smile: "You are all the elites of Wenxian County, there are some things I should tell you, after the discussion just now, we decided to temporarily preserve our strength and retreat the defense line in the city to Tongren Street, the battle line is too long and not conducive to this battle." ”

Xu Hao looked at the map of Wenxian County, and with his strong memory, he recorded seven or eight points, and Tongren Street divided Wenxian County into two.

Not everyone at the banquet was afraid of war, there was no shortage of hot-blooded and upright people, and some people immediately said angrily when they heard this: "Master Qu, you said this is the result of your discussion?" ”

"I am also a member of Wenxian County, your move was spurned, and you retreated before you hit, what kind of bullshit decision is this, my Dong family disagrees!"

"Dog thief, what kind of idea do you have!"

Dong Yuwei stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, and even if more than half of the people agreed, the noise continued for a while.

Looking at the questioning and scolding of many people, Qu Yingwu didn't care, the smile on his face was even worse, he wrote down all these people, and said with a smile: "Everyone, I called you here today to inform you, not to listen to your opinions. ”

The people lurking around the courtyard had already surrounded them with ice blades, and there were about fifty people who went to the banquet tonight, but there were more than 100 people besieging them at this time.

And only more than half of the people oppose the decision of the object, more than 30 people against more than 100 people, if there is no top-level combat power, there is no chance of winning.

Xia Yuanting got up, his eyes were like torches, he glanced around, his face changed greatly, he stared at Qu Yingwu and Xu Zhi and said, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Brother Xia doesn't have to be nervous, just solve some unnecessary troubles, you look at it first, this is all for the better development of Wenxian County." ”

Xia Yuanting's face sank, and the worst guess in his heart was about to come true.

Qu Yingwu Xu Zhi was embarrassed and controlled the general situation, and he suddenly felt a deep powerlessness.

Xu Hao turned his gaze to Pei Cheng again, only to see that the other party was still calm and relaxed, and he didn't care about himself.

"Pei Si makes it clear from wrong, but now he is unmoved, why is this?"

But after thinking about it, the top combat power here is the three major families, the county commander Xu Zhi, Song Jun and Pei Cheng, this scene, even if Pei Cheng and Xia Yuanting join forces, they will not be the opponents of the other people.

Everyone at the banquet also realized that the situation was not good at this time, Dong Yuwei and the others frowned, Qu Yingwu's ruthlessness was beyond his expectations, and he said angrily: "Qu Yingwu, you are openly provoking the Fengchu Fawang Law, you are seeking your own death!" ”

Then he turned his gaze to Song Jun and said coldly: "Envoy Song, could it be that you were also bought by them?" ”

Song Jun is the envoy of the Zhenling Division, stationed in Wenxian County for many years, if even he is in the same stream, then this Wenxian County will really be finished.

Dong Yuwei looked at the other party, Song Jun smiled, did not speak, seeing this, his heart was like an ice cellar, more hateful than Hongyue, he was the upper-class traitor of Wenxian!

Qu Yingwu looked at the people who resisted, a fierceness flashed in his eyes, and then he sneered: "You are full of wine and food, it's time to go on the road."

"You poisoned your rice?!"

Someone exclaimed.

"Poisoned? You can't help but overestimate yourself, except for the Xia family master present, what qualifications do you fools have to poison me. ”

Qu Yingwu turned his head again and smiled:

"Brother Xia, don't worry, I didn't poison you, after all, you and I have known each other for many years, I know that you will not object to me, not to mention, you haven't eaten a bite of this dish, hahahaha."

Xu Hao looked at Qu Yingwu in the seat, and felt that this person was a little perverted, it was really a bit scary, the enemy was at present, and he shot at his own people, what was the difference between this and the red moon.