Volume 2 Ice and Snow Refines the Spirit Chapter 24 The Mohist Conference Shocked the World The rivers and lakes are rising
There were not many people who participated in this meeting, firstly, the news of the Mo family's meeting was only known to a few high-level officials, and ordinary people had no qualifications to contact at all, and secondly, this involved the majesty of the head of the Lei Batian family, if the entire family knew that the Mo family and the Lei family had a bad relationship because of him, then where was his majesty? How else to manage a family?
Therefore, the people attending this meeting today are all Lei Batian's true cronies, and they are only here to come up with a good way to cover up the wrong decision made by Lei Batian, so as to stabilize Lei Batian's rule over the Lei family.
Lei Batian is on the main seat, in addition to Lei Batian, there are seven people in the hall, two women and five men, seven people are not very old, the biggest is a tough man sitting under Lei Batian's right hand, the man has a national face, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, although he sits at the bottom of Lei Batian, but his momentum is not inferior to Lei Batian, and there is no sense of being inferior, in fact, there is really no need for this person to whisper in front of Lei Batian.
The tough man's name is Qian Zihe, he is not very old, but he is just in his early forties, although he is not ranked on the grandmaster list, but his strength is not trivial, his martial arts are still high above Lei Batian, who ranks ninth on the grandmaster list, some people say that Qian Zihe's martial arts should be above the grandmaster, and it may be a great grandmaster, but no one in the Lei family has ever seen Qian Zihe make a move, and the reason why he has such a high evaluation of Qian Zihe's martial arts is because he has been closely protecting Lei Batian all the year round, and Lei Batian is inseparable'Lei Zhenzi', in this case, can give Qian Zihe close protection, which is enough to see the high level of Qian Zihe's martial arts.
Of course, this also reflects another shortcoming of Lei Batian from the side - fear of death!
Under Qian Zihe, there is a middle-aged woman, the woman is not beautiful, but she is very attractive, wearing a lilac transparent dress, you can vaguely see the seductive body covered under the woman's dress, the woman's face is covered with rouge powder, and her lips are painted red, giving people a sense of charm, and her body exudes a strong fragrance, which makes people can't help but have a feeling of pounce.
But the seven men in the hall, including Lei Batian, were all sitting upright, and none of them dared to look directly at the woman.
The woman's name is Rose, known as 'Wild Rose', it is definitely a wild rose with thorns, she has been in the Lei family for a few years, I don't know how many men have been planted under her pomegranate skirt, this planting is not down, but was sucked dry by her, and directly became a dead person, what makes the Lei family dare to be angry is that although this wild rose is ruthless, but she never takes the initiative to seduce any of the Lei family, and she is the descendant of the head of the family, Lei Batian, although the Lei family wants to eat its flesh raw, but because of the majesty of Lei Batian, they can only swallow their anger.
Besides, Wild Rose is a woman after all, and she has served in the Lei family for several years, and the men of the Lei family can't tighten their belts and want to defile a weak woman, but it turns out that this weak woman is a big bad wolf and died under the pomegranate skirt, and she can only blame herself for being obsessed, yes, many elder-level figures in the Lei family are on the side of Wild Rose.
Under the rose is a middle-aged woman, this person's name is Lei Yuqing, just listening to the name will definitely think that she is a beauty, in fact, this woman looks good, although not beautiful, but also with' The word 'ugly' is not touched, the only deficiency is that this Lei Yuqing has a big waist and a round waist, nearly seven feet tall, and weighs nearly three hundred pounds, at this moment she is wearing silver-white armor, and the fat is compact, with her tall figure, it looks quite heroic, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is heroic, at this moment she frowned, and seemed to be dissatisfied with the fragrance of her companions around her.
But after all, she is a child of a family, although she is dissatisfied, she does not show it, showing her good cultivation.
Lei Yuqing is Lei Batian's younger sister, her personality is very similar to Lei Batian, and she is also a quick temper, this woman is a willful hero, although she is the daughter of a family, but the habits of the rivers and lakes are very heavy, it can be seen from her dress, she wears silver and white armor all year round, it is worth saying that the armor on her body is built by herself.
The reason why the Lei family can become the same thousand-year-old family as the Mo family is mainly the refining of armor and gunpowder, armor and gunpowder are a delicate job, armor is mainly the connection between size and scale armor, each process is quite cumbersome, and it is labor-intensive, so the Lei family has many people with foreign surnames, but the main procedures for making armor and gunpowder are operated by the Lei family, and outsiders have no qualifications to approach at all.
This is also one of the reasons why the Lei family is strong.
The refining of gunpowder is more delicate than armor, and there is a danger of explosion if you are not careful, the Lei family has been inherited for hundreds of years, and there are not 10,000 people who died in the process of refining gunpowder, but most of the people who were killed were people with foreign surnames, and the descendants of the Lei family died very little.
With the passage of time, the Lei family's gunpowder refining and testing methods have gradually improved, and the number of people who have died under gunpowder over the years has gradually decreased, and the Lei family has become more and more powerful, otherwise the Lei family would not dare to cooperate with the Nangong family rashly and join forces to destroy another family.
Lei Batian has a high level of understanding in the purification and improvement of gunpowder, and his sister Lei Yuqing has an extraordinary understanding in refining armor, and it is also because of Lei Yuqing's strong support that Lei Batian's position as the head of the family is very stable.
Below the left hand side of Lei Batian are four middle-aged men of the same age, the first one, lupine scarf, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, white face, slightly thin body, a white robe will set him off like a white star, quite extraordinary, this person is named Fan Tianye, he is resourceful in his life, and he is the first think tank under Lei Batian, but although this person is more than intelligent, but his personality is flattering, and he is always based on Lei Batian's will, he disagreed with Lei Batian's action against the Liu family last time, but in the end he still compromised under the majesty of Lei Batianγ
Fan Tianye is a tall and powerful man who is not inferior to Lei Batian, and his age is similar to Lei Batian, his face is covered by a beard, and his explosive muscles hold up his blue shirt very decently, at this moment he is sitting in a position steadily, his eyes are not squinting, his breathing is good, and he is directly opposite the 'Wild Rose' Rose, but his expression has not changed at all, which shows the strength of his concentration.
This person's famous Lei Shuo is Lei Batian's cousin, and he has been following Lei Batian's side, don't look at this person's tall and mighty figure, but he is as careful as a hair, he has followed Lei Batian all these years, I don't know how many troubles he has solved for Lei Batian, because Lei Batian trusts this cousin very much, and many things in the family are taken care of by this person.
On the right side of Lei Shuo is a bald monk, the monk looks very old, like a high-ranking monk, but in fact he is only in his fifties, this person has a ruddy complexion, his eyes are bright, and he is bowing his head and chanting the scriptures at the moment, unmoved by external objects.
I don't know what this person's real name is, his Dharma name is 'Duqing', the moon-white monk's robe is cleanly washed, there is a string of rosewood Buddha beads hanging around his neck, and on his left hand are rolling two black egg-sized balls that cannot be seen in the material, and the balls move freely in his hands without making any sound.
It is rumored that this person is a monk who has disappeared from the 'Wenxin Temple', and his Dharma is profound and profound, but I don't know why he appeared by Lei Batian's side, and he has been staying for decades.
Next to the monk is a sloppy Taoist, the Taoist is wearing a tattered linen robe, with a unique bun on his head, a dark face, chaotic eyes, a pointed chin, and a goatee.
The Taoist's name is Yan Long, and his reputation in the rivers and lakes is not loud, but he is second to none in terms of feng shui, and the ore mined by the Lei family in the famous mountains and rivers over the years is mostly the credit of this sloppy Taoist, and the sloppy Taoist people have made great contributions to Lei Batian, and Lei Batian also attaches great importance to him.
Lei Batian's great achievements in the research of 'Lei Zhenzi' have a lot to do with the support of this sloppy Taoist.
At this moment, Lei Batian looked at a few right-hand men in the hall, and his face, which was still frowning just now, immediately became happy, it seemed that with a few of them here, he Lei Batian could run rampant and do whatever he wanted.
Lei Batian is the head of the Lei family, only two of his cronies are members of the Lei family, and the other five are outsiders.
Of course not.
In fact, most of Lei Batian's supporters are elders of the older generation, and this time the Mo family's matter against the Lei family can be said to be the biggest failure since Lei Batian took office, and even some of the elders who originally supported Lei Batian were a little wavering, and the elders directly reached an agreement to let Lei Batian come up with a feasible plan, otherwise he would directly step down as the head of Lei Batian's family.
Lei Batian has no power to borrow from the family elders at the moment, and most of the people of his generation are dissatisfied with him, and they can't wait for him to step down at this moment, so naturally they won't help him with advice.
The younger juniors or peers are not looked at by him, so the only people who accompany him to the meeting at this moment are these cronies who have always been loyal to him!
Lei Batian smiled at first, and then said: "Everyone, I don't need to say more about what is the matter with summoning everyone here this time! This matter is very important, and you have to make more suggestions to solve this trouble for me!"
Fan Tianye shook his fan when he heard this, and said with a smile: "The head of the family doesn't have to worry, the Liu family is already a grasshopper after the autumn, and the head of the Mo family is Mo Hanchi instead of Mo Xuanshan, thinking that coming to Mo Hanchi is just hindering Mo Xuanshan's face, just make a show!"
Lei Shuo snorted coldly and said: "What you said is light, do you know that the Mo family's actions have affected the status of the eldest brother in the Lei family, if there is no good solution, the eldest brother will be very passive in the family in the future." β
Fan Tianye smiled indifferently: "The reason why the Mo family targeted the Lei family is just because when the Liu family was destroyed, there was a 'Lei Zhenzi' of the Lei family in the old mansion of the Liu family! If the 'Lei Zhenzi' is not unique to the Lei family, then will anyone think that the Lei family is involved in this matter?"
Lei Yuqing's eyes widened: "'Lei Zhenzi' is not the Lei family's thing, whose family can it be? Which force in the rivers and lakes today dares to pretend to be my Lei family's 'Lei Zhenzi'?"
Lei Yuqing's temper is very similar to Lei Batian, not at all like a woman from a family.
Fan Tianye nodded, and said with some flattery: "What Miss said is good, but what if this force is secretly supported by us as a scapegoat?"
Lei Yuqing is not stupid, she is just a little angry, Fan Tianye dialed it a little, and she immediately understood: "Well, this is a good way." β
'Wild Rose' smiled softly and said: "What Tianye said is true, and the concubine also thinks that this method is feasible, and as far as I know, there are more than a dozen forces that participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Liu family that day, but the Mo family only targeted three families at the family meeting, the Yang family, the Nangong family, and the Lei family, I don't know a little, the Yang family obviously did not participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Liu family, and the Yang, Liu, and Mo families are still in-laws, so why did the Mo family target the Yang family?"
At first, everyone didn't pay attention to this, but after saying 'Wild Rose', everyone immediately felt that there was something unusual.
Lei Batian nodded, looked at Lei Shuo, and asked, "What does the family's intelligence say?"
Lei Shuo thought for a while and said: "The family's information about the Yang family has not been mentioned, in my opinion, but according to my analysis, it should be the contradiction between the Mo family and the Yang family itself, and it has nothing to do with the Liu family." β
"Oh, what do you say?" Qian Zihe, who had never spoken, turned his head and asked.
As soon as Qian Zihe spoke, everyone's expressions immediately became serious, even the Duqing Monk and Yan Long Dao people were also straightened, they could hang their children in front of Lei Batian, that was because they were valuable to Lei Batian, but they didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Qian Zihe.
There are only three reasons for this, one is Qian Zihe's personal martial arts, they are not his opponents, even if the two of them go together, they are not sure to win this person; second, Qian Zihe has never spoken for no reason, once he speaks, something major will inevitably happen; third, because of ignoring Qian Zihe, there are many people who died in his hands, and the two of them straightened their bodies slightly to show respect, so as not to misunderstand.
As soon as Lei Shuo saw Qian Zihe speak, he also became cautious, and said in an organizational language: "Before the Liu family was surrounded and suppressed, someone saw the Mo family's Mo Wei go to Daqing Mountain, and not long after Mo Wei set off, Yang Hua of the Yang family followed closely. β
"Oh, what does that mean?" asked Rou Wei, with a slight look in her eyes.
If any of the eight people here don't care about Qian Zihe, then apart from the Lei family brothers and sisters, it can only be her wild rose!
Lei Shuo did not hesitate, and then said: "What is strange is that not long after Mo Wei and Yang Hua set off, the Liu family was devastated, and neither the Yang family nor the Mo family sent reinforcements. β
"Oh, what is the result?" Lei Batian frowned and asked, it can be said that this is the issue he is most concerned about at the moment, a Mo family is not terrible, but if you add a Liu family who hates his Lei family to the core, it will be different.
Lei Shuo shook his head: "I don't know, according to the spies, the Mo family came and went like the wind in Chudu, so that many forces did not react, and it is rumored that there are several forces in Chudu that cover the Mo family from Chudu, either explicitly or covertly. β
"Well, does the Mo family have other connections within the Chu Capital?" Fan Tianye asked with a frown.
The development of things has exceeded the scope of his control, once the matter is beyond the scope of his control, then his status in Lei Batian's mind will decline, that is not what he wants to see, so at this moment he is more eager than anyone else, so he even forgot the existence of Qian Zihe.
Fortunately, at this moment, everyone wanted to know Lei Shuo's next words, and no one noticed Fan Tianye's sudden interjection.
Lei Shuo shook his head again and smiled bitterly: "To be honest, not to mention the Mo family's relationship network in Chudu, I doubt even whether the Mo family will appear in Chudu." β
"Yes, compared to the Nangong family, the Mo family's power in the Chu capital is still relatively weak, how can the Mo family come and go like the wind in the Chu capital? I think this is most likely deliberately done by people with ulterior motives. Fan Tianye returned to the appearance of a master outside the world, and the feather fan shook gently.
Lei Batian frowned, and asked unhappily, "Who is in charge of my Lei family's intelligence system now?"
Before Lei Shuo could answer, the 'Wild Rose' Rose directly answered: "Lei Kongming of the three elders and the first line. β
"Kong Ming is okay, how can he not even find out this bit of news?" said Lei Batian with a frown.
Lei Shuo shook his head: "I naturally know the strength of Kong Ming, during this period of time, the Mo family implemented thunder killing methods, and most of the spies of my Lei family were caught and killed, and a lot of the information that had been obtained was directly destroyed, and it was that Kong Ming's side did not receive much usable news." β
Rose nodded: "What Lei Shuo said is true, according to the report of the spies I sent, since the Mo family had a meeting that day, they directly searched for Modu in a carpet way, with the Mo family as the center, extending in all directions, it is rumored that the Mo family killed more than 1,000 spies this time, and countless people were arrested." β
"Mo Xuanshan is really extraordinary, I didn't expect him to move so big as soon as he came out of the mountain, I don't know how many forces were caught off guard by the Mo family's sudden move!" Qian Zihe shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Qian Zihe, who has always been silent and unsmiling, unprecedentedly showed a wry smile, this scene made several people in the hall feel incredible, but everyone felt incredible at the same time, they also realized that Qian Zihe was afraid that he had an old relationship with the Great Confucian Mo Xuanshan!
Things suddenly became complicated, and even the monks and Yan Long Daoren, who had always been rough-lined, were cautious, and everyone was waiting for Qian Zihe's next words.
This person either doesn't speak, or he has something important, he has been like this all these years, everyone has long been used to it, but this time the matter is much more serious than before!