Chapter 22 "The Hundred Cities That Change the Rules"
Pan Yue remained silent, his fierce gaze swept across the audience and finally stopped at Xiao He, and then he smiled lightly, "Master Xiao, the title of one of the four major mansions, my Pan Mansion has it?!" ”
The sound was like a hammer, slamming into everyone's hearts, cleaning up the only remaining trace of disillusionment.
Just kidding, with this posture, let alone one of the four major prefectures, it is not too much to say that it is the capital of the four major prefectures.
Feeling all the eyes gathered on him, Xiao He's face couldn't help but turn blue and purple. As the saying goes, you can't live if you do your own evil, he also forced Pan Yue like this a moment ago, but now the roles are reversed, from active to passive, he finally tasted it. The only difference is that Pan Yue has a hole card that is enough to turn the tables, while he does not.
"The head of the Pan family can be said to be a blockbuster if he doesn't make a sound, so it seems that I am worried about nothing," Xiao He said hatefully.
"That's enough, Pan Xiao and his family are the mainstays of my Ice and Snow City, and the names of the four major mansions are also well-deserved, so why bother hurting the harmony for such a trivial matter. In my opinion, this matter is over, what do you two think? Han Mingxiao said in a round field.
Obviously, his way of dealing with it seems to be earnestly persuasive, but in fact he deliberately favors Xiao He. After all, he didn't stop Pan Yue from being forced into such a situation before, and now he is coming out to act as a good person, and his purpose can be imagined. However, in the identity of the lord of a city, this kind of injustice can only be allowed to exist. The tilt of the scale rod needs to be weighed, and Han Mingxiao undoubtedly has this weight.
In short, due to Han Mingxiao's intervention, the situation seems to have lost the possibility of development. In addition, it is indeed not the time to tear their faces, so Pan Xiao and the others sat down decisively and showed their attitude with their actions.
That's it, Han Mingxiao laughed and said happily, "That's very good!" The growth of the Ice and Snow City is inseparable from your contributions, and the unity between small families can promote everyone's stability
Able to put aside grievances and live in harmony. Come, serve the wine... For the sake of Ice City, let's drink this cup together. ”
With Han Mingxiao's toast, the guests also stood up one after another, followed his movements and raised their heads to drink the wine.
"Bang"
The cup was put on the table, and the mellow aroma of wine gave everyone's faces a touch of redness, and the coldness after a confrontation was gradually dissolved by the warmth rising in the abdomen.
Pressing down with both palms and looking at the guests who had re-seated, Han Mingxiao turned her head and asked, "Uncle, do you have anything else to explain?" ”
"No need, I'll leave it to you next," Han Xuanli whispered.
Han Mingxiao bowed slightly, paused, and he turned around and said loudly, "Everyone! Today's gathering in the house, in addition to a small talk, presumably another thing is also attracting everyone's attention. That's right, it's a 100-city competition every five years. That's what I'm going to focus on next. ”
Sure enough, when they heard the four words of Baicheng Dabi, everyone's faces froze, and their eyes looked at Han Mingxiao in unison, waiting for his next words.
Han Mingxiao cleared his throat and continued, "After the discussion of the major city lords of the Northern Ice Domain this time, this year's Hundred Cities Competition will change, and it will no longer be fought by individual representatives, but by people aged ten and twenty years old from each city to fight together. The venue of the competition is in the wilderness and snowy region! ”
As soon as the words fell, the pot suddenly exploded in the venue, and the chatterbox around the four words of Baicheng Dabi opened up in an instant.
Facing the scene flashing under his eyes, Han Mingxiao's expression did not add the slightest fluctuation, and digesting this blockbuster news is indispensable for a process, and expressing their opinions or complaining or supporting this is a good way to alleviate it. So he was not in a hurry, leaning back gracefully with his hands crossed and looking at everything below him in this extremely leisurely manner.
Time passes little by little, but fortunately, this purposeless discussion comes and goes quickly. When Han Mingxiao disassembled the crossed hands, the next moment, the qi of the guests seemed to be being pulled by the qi, and most of the discussion calmed down in an instant.
"Quiet!" Speaking out to annihilate the last few noisy places, Han Mingxiao said, "I'm afraid everyone has seen the pros and cons of this year's 100 Cities Competition, an increase in the number of people means more opportunities, and it also means an increase in risks." People in this age group can be said to be the future of Ice City, and we definitely can't afford to lose. I thought that people were not more expensive than fine, so I decided to select them in Ice and Snow City first, and the quota was initially set at 100 people. What do you think? If you have any other thoughts on this, you may wish to speak up and listen."
"Lord of the city, I don't know if there are other restrictions in the rules besides the age stipulation?" Someone asked.
Han Mingxiao said, "There is no limit, right!" There are no limits to this as before! That is to say, as long as the age is appropriate, whether it is male or female, whether it is the children of the family or the children of the common people, or even the children of the servants of the house of the heads of the family... Anyone who has the ability can participate. ”
"What is a capable person?" Someone else asked.
"The realm of refining soldiers is above the completion of ambushes, and the realm of concentrating is above the mastery of controlling things, which is the minimum requirement for individuals; If there is a combination of two or more people, although the realm is lower than the requirement, but the combat ability is excellent, it will also be considered. ”
After listening to Han Mingxiao's answer, the group nodded. Undoubtedly, his thoughts were relatively thorough.
"Commander Ruan!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"The selection will be handled by you, and Zhao Feng and Han Tong will assist. With the three of you here, it's fair and impartial, and no one will question it. In addition, prepare a notice and post it as soon as possible, and the primary election must be completed before the Shangyuan Festival. ”
"Subordinates obey!"
Shaking his sleeves, Han Mingxiao flicked his arms from side to side, and shouted loudly, "Okay!" For the sake of winning the 100-city competition, let's have another drink! ”
"Wine!"
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The words are divided into two ends, and it is almost noon as a kind deed that has never been done in previous years, and the so-called relief of the victims has been carried out until now. If this is a pioneering initiative for good deeds to pave the way for sustainable development in the future, it would be a joke.
As the saying goes, the grain and grass go first before the soldiers and horses are moved, and the grain is a military material for any city, and the granary of the place where the grain is stored is the most important! The opening of the city lord's mansion to release grain is an adventure in itself, even if it is heavily guarded, even if the allocated grain is a dime; But who can guarantee that the hungry beggars will not directly rob or cause other accidents. Therefore, many discerning people have already seen the clues, and the reason why it is worthy of the City Lord's Mansion to deal with it in this way is definitely not ordinary. It's strange that there are no more clues at the moment, and they can only guess the intentions of the hypothetical City Lord's Mansion. But guess one thing is that there is no doubt that this kind of good thing will never happen a second time, at least for now.
"You! Why don't you go to the granary to get food? On the street corner, a patrol in armor marched proudly through the city, and the leader kicked over the broken bowl in front of a beggar who was crouching on the ground, and asked condescendingly.
This question, which did not fit the atmosphere of the New Year, suddenly sounded, and instantly attracted the attention of most of the already few people on the road, and some of the do-gooders were even more shy and ready to have some fun with this hapless beggar.
"What about you?! Deaf? ”
“……”
"Hey... Speak! Are you deaf or dumb? This time, the leading man kicked the beggar directly in the body.
The pain struck, and I saw the beggar's body shrink. At last he looked up, but his long, unkempt gray hair and thickly knotted beard almost covered his entire face, leaving only a chapped lip exposed, so no one could recognize him.
The beggar shrank back again, and the beggar's eyes looked around through the gap between his hairs, and then he stood up in fear, pointing at the bowl-sized scar on his neck with the palm of his hand, which had only three and a half fingers left, and making a "Ahh
"What a obscurity, what a dumb one!" The leading man said with a look of disgust.
At this moment, the person next to him leaned over and whispered in his ear. After a moment, the leading man's expression was grim, and he shouted, "Arrest him for me and escort him to the City Lord's Mansion for torture!" ”
As soon as he could finish speaking, before the beggar could react, two men rushed forward, each grabbing an arm and pressing him to the ground.
The accident abruptly changed, and a group of spectators were all confused, and they couldn't help but wonder what that guy said, how could they make such a big move if they didn't go to the granary. Look, this means that there is something else hidden.
On the other hand, the captured beggar, he threw his arms desperately against his chest in order to break free from the restraints of the two, but how could his personal strength be compared to the two strong and strong. This senseless struggle brought him only more pain.
"Be honest! I'm going to waste you again! One of them said viciously.
Unexpectedly, this threat made the beggar resist even more violently.
"Fuck, call me! I can't cure you anymore. With that, the two men let go of the beggar's arm and got up with a punch and kick, but the poor beggar could barely cover his head with his arms and curl up his body to avoid being injured in the vital parts.
And the evolution of this state of affairs is naturally quite in line with the psychology of a group of spectators. The greater the movement, the more people gathered around. The sound of hammering stimulated their nerves, and the violent factor dormant in the blood seemed to be the same as the situation in the field, beating the deep sympathy and pity in their hearts.
"Wow! Mother! There's a lot of people gathered there, I'm going to take a look..."Curiosity about the unknown caused a girl on the street to pull out the small hand that her mother held in her palm and run out with a puff of smoke.
"Yarn, you slow down!"
"Huh?! Mother, come here. There's a fight here, he's bleeding, come and help him," the girl shouted eagerly, turning.
Hearing her daughter's call, her mother hurriedly chased after her, pulled her behind her, and looked inside, and then shouted, "Stop it!" ”
At the sound of an order, the beater subconsciously stopped his fists and feet, and like everyone else, his eyes fell on the beautiful woman.
"Why is she here? There's no good show to watch now."
"With her, this beggar's life should not be extinguished"
"If I knew she would show up, I'd rather be the one lying on the ground now!"
Around "her", whispers came out of everyone's mouths; Around her, the cold-blooded hearts returned to warmth. Her dignity and her kindness always make people feel appreciated.
After relieving himself, the leading man smiled and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Mrs. Han, what a coincidence to meet you here."
Bypassing the leading man, Zhu Xin walked straight to the beggar lying on the ground and bent down to help him up, before asking, "You and the others are all on errands, why do you want to embarrass a disaster victim?!" ”
"Mrs. Han, do you know, all the beggars on this street went to the City Lord's Mansion to receive food this morning, but this person didn't go, and there must be a demon when something goes wrong. In my opinion, there are ghosts in their hearts, so they must be arrested and interrogated. ”
At this moment, the beggar who had already stood up wiped the blood foam from his mouth with his tattered sleeves, his hands swayed vigorously, and his body looked at Zhu Xin beggingly while retreating.
"Maybe he didn't know that he didn't go to get food, isn't this saving food for the city lord. You just let him go," Zhu Xin smiled.
"Mrs. Han, it's not that our brothers don't sell your face, it's really the city lord who has an order, he told him to be strict in the management of public security in the year, the beggar has always had no fixed place, this person is unknown, just let him go, the small one is not easy to deal with" The leading man said with a look of embarrassment.
"That's it, I'll keep this person first, your brothers have also worked hard, this reward will be used to spend, and the kettle and wine will warm up." I'll ask my husband to explain it to the lord of the city."
"Mrs. Han, look, what's so embarrassing?"
"What's so embarrassing, you come and go in the wind and rain for the people, and our people see it in our eyes and remember it in our hearts. Take it! ”
"Hmm... Mrs. Han was so polite. Well, this person has Mrs. Han's guarantee that we should rest assured, you are busy... You are busy" tilted his head and glared at the trembling beggar, and the leading man said, "Hmph, Mrs. Han protects you today, you are lucky." Let's go! ”
With the departure of the figurines, Zhu Xin waved his hand lightly, and a group of spectators also understood, staring at the graceful figure of the beautiful woman and reluctantly dispersed one after another. It took a while for the congested streets to slowly return to order.