Chapter 172: The Four Great Families

Lu Xinghe is not worried about his situation, perhaps because he has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. He still thought that it was Ba Niu and the people of the Akiyama Peninsula who were going to face him head-on. In fact, what he needs to solve most now is their internal problems. Since he occupied Dragonstone Fort, the military reinforcement has been done to the extreme, and even Ba Niu cannot do better than him, but politically, it is a mess.

Dragonstone Fort was originally a stronghold of the Kangle people, and after Lu Xinghe came, he did not appease the local Kangle people, and of course, he did not retaliate against them, he didn't care too much about this. He was very aware of his position at the current stage and the situation he was facing, especially after the Five Clans Conference, and his understanding of this was even clearer. He didn't want to go toe-to-toe with Ba Niu initially, he was well aware of his strength. But the arrival of the Mai family changed that. The Mai family couldn't tolerate the Li family taking their place, and they were even more unwilling to surrender at their feet, so there was this Hongmen banquet.

Of course, Lu Xinghe was reluctant to do this, but he was an old minister of the Mai family, and he couldn't stop them at all. Of course, he didn't believe that Ba Niu would be eliminated so easily, so he prepared for failure before METRO wanted to start the operation. But he still did not expect that the consequences of this failure would be so serious.

He was a brilliant military strategist, but he was a terrible politician who knew nothing about how to run a town. And when the well-being people everywhere began to rise up against him, he took the wrong way to deal with it.

Dragonstone isn't a big place, but it's not too small either. At the beginning, it was divided into eight areas, the Mudu District and the Wooden Boat Area at the East Gate, the Mars Area and the Flame Area at the South Gate, the Golden Bird Area and the Golden Buddha Area at the West Gate, and the Water Source Area and Water Ghost Area at the North Gate. The political center of Longshi Fort is divided into front and back streets, and the front street civil and wooden fort is the center of the entire Longshi Fort, where political institutions such as government offices, terracotta and horses are built. The backstreet Land Temple is a gathering place for all the families of officials. It's undoubtedly the most prosperous place, and even in such turbulent times, it remains relatively stable.

The most chaotic places are at the East Gate, and the Mudu District and the Muchuan District are the gathering places of the Kangle people. When Lu Xinghe occupied Dragonstone Fort for the first time, he drove them here, and when he occupied Dragonstone Fort for the second time, the Kangle people here already had their own organization, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, he reached an agreement with them, that is, he would not interfere in their affairs, and they could not make trouble for him, however, he forgot one thing, Dragonstone Fort was originally a place for Kangle people, and he was completely an aggressor.

He had forgotten this, but neither had the Kangle, who had been secretly plotting how to get him out of Dragonstone and leave it to their own management. Now, they think the time is right.

"Sandpipers and mussels compete, fishermen profit". Yu Zecheng, the leader of the Mudu District, took the lead and said: "Now, the Dongduo people and the Dongduo people are at loggerheads, Li Jiuyuan and Lu Xinghe have become enemies, and we just take this opportunity to recover Longshi Fort."

Yu Shaoqun, the leader of the wooden boat area, is his cousin, and naturally agrees with his statement: "It is not without this accident, we also have the strength to subdue Longshi Fort." Then, he added: "When it comes to the confrontation between the two armies, the march and the battle, we ask ourselves that we are not as good as Lu Xinghe, but when it comes to strategy, he is almost meaningless."

"Not bad"! Their military advisor Hu Yunhao also continued: "Containing the Mai family and assassinating Li Jiuyuan illustrates this. The Mai family has withdrawn from the stage of history and continues to support them, which can only be said to be foolish. And it would be foolish to be at their mercy and put yourself in danger. Lu Xinghe not only sheltered the Mai family, but also supported their actions, isn't this enough to explain the problem"?

The people under the steps immediately echoed the voice, and Yu Zecheng waved his hand to signal them to be quiet.

"That being said, it is not an easy matter to kill him." He looked at the silent crowd and continued: "We are at the east gate, more than three hundred miles away from the civil fort, and it is almost impossible to infiltrate their hinterland without noticing, so we also need to have an extremely careful plan."

"We already have this plan, let you come, just to refer to it together, to see if there are any flaws in it, or if you can put forward more perfect opinions, let's discuss it together." Hu Yunhao added.

These people only looked at their own eyes, and naturally there was no objection, but some additions were made to the plan they proposed, and a very perfect plan appeared in front of them.

"So, guys! Our plan is here, we must work together to support each other, and when we have conquered Dragonstone, let's get together again and celebrate our success!" With Yu Shaoqun's order, everyone returned to their positions and set off backwards according to the plan.

Lu Xinghe has been closely following the changes in Dongmen, and he knows very well in his heart that these Kangle people will never be satisfied with the status quo, and they will not be satisfied with such a tense moment. However, in the most turbulent month, there were rebellions in many places, and only they were there, and nothing unusual happened.

"They're either waiting for their time, or they've got a better plan and they're not in the right place, which is definitely not what they should be in right now." Shi Maopu looked at the city defense map and said very cautiously.

Lu Xinghe was also looking at this picture, with the sense of smell of a soldier, he was more sensitive to danger. He moved a few small flags representing the defense area on it slightly, and then drew a straight line between the east gate and the civil fort.

"Now, do you see it"?

Shi Maopu looked at this straight line seriously, and the two places where Lu Xinghe moved. The first place to move was his younger brother Shi Chuan defense area, and the second place to move was his son Shi Xueming's defense area.

"If the people of Kangle want to think of the civil fort, they must pass through these two defense areas, and my subordinates still don't understand what you mean by moving them, my lord."

"Soon you will understand". He smiled and looked at Graphitaka: "If I guessed correctly, these two defense areas are probably moving now."

Shi Tuo still shook his head with suspicion on his face: "What reason do they have to move the defense area?"

"The Yu brothers have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and I believe that they will definitely not miss this opportunity, but with the strength of their East Gate, it is still impossible to shake our foundation. We know that, and they know it. Therefore, this operation will not be done alone, and they are likely to join forces with other forces."

"You're saying it's possible for the alien races of the Four Gates to act together"? When Shi Maopu thought of this, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, you must know that the Pestle family at the South Gate, the Xue family at the West Gate, and the Nangong family at the North Gate were all the old forces of Longshi Fort, and when the Kangle people ruled here, they had been accommodating them, and Lu Xinghe also continued this practice. These families have never agreed on a certain matter, which is one of the most important reasons why they have never posed a threat to the rulers of Dragonstone Castle, once they have agreed on a certain matter, then, their strength should not be underestimated. However, Lu Xinghe disagreed. When he saw Shi Maopu's panicked appearance, he couldn't help laughing: "You are also afraid? On that day, Metro murdered Li Jiuyuan, and you strongly opposed it, but you didn't say anything more fearful, but now it's just a few family rebellions, and you are afraid"?

Shi Sumpu couldn't help but blush, and then said, "This matter is very different. Although Li Jiuyuan is famous all over the world and has great intelligence, after all, he is still outside the siege. The four great families live in the besieged city, and once there is a change, it is a disease of the heart. It's easy to prevent on the outside, it's hard to predict on the inside, how can this matter not be shocking"?

Lu Xinghe laughed again, he patted Graphite Pu's shoulder, shook his head, and said very confidently: "Although it is a disease of the abdomen, before it happens, of course, people will be worried, once it has an attack, then, heart disease to treat the heart, lung disease to treat the lungs, wouldn't it be easier to start?" Besides, what they caused was just a small injury, if you want to kill us, they don't have the ability yet, the only thing I'm worried about is the two people who disappeared, Ma Xudong and Liu Xilie. Li Jiuyuan let them enter the city, and they will never be let die in vain, to put it bluntly, since Li Jiuyuan who burned to death is fake, the other two people who were burned to death are naturally fake. But in the banquet, these two people are really Ma Xudong and Liu Xilie, so where are they now and what are they doing? That's what worries me the most."