Chapter 21: Secret Talks (I)
The Ji's mansion in the holy city, in the high-rise study.
Ji Hou walked to the window, pushed open the window, and a fresh breeze blew into the study from outside, refreshing and refreshing, which made people feel refreshed. He moved his arms and turned his head again, looking a little tired.
Because, he hasn't closed his eyes for a night.
From last night to now, he has always stayed here, a huge Ji family, with countless properties of relatives, side branches, subordinates, and servants, and there are many things every day, not to mention that he also serves as the high position of the elder of the Holy City. This majestic giant city is the home of all the human races in the Great Wilderness under the Sacred Mountain, and standing at the peak of the power of the entire human race, he has more things to consider.
If it was a person who couldn't do it, he would probably be exhausted. But fortunately, Ji Hou is a well-known eloquent person, he is not only capable of himself, but also knows people well, found that he has promoted many outstanding talents, and appointed them with many matters, not only has he been able to do it with ease over the years, but also let himself and Ji's power flourish, far better than the ancestors, and it can even be said that Ji has reached the most prosperous era in his hands.
In fact, with Ji Hou's ability, power, and current situation, there was hardly anything special that he needed to deal with overnight. But last night was clearly an exception.
This man, who was at the pinnacle of power in the Holy City, looked out the window at the rolling mansion family, his eyes flashed slightly, as if he was pondering something.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a crisp knock on the door.
"Family master, Wen Yun asks to see. A clear man's voice came from outside the door.
"Come in. Ji Hou didn't turn back, and it seemed that he had already known about this person's arrival.
The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man who looked to be in his mid-thirties walked in. He first glanced at the red candle on the desk that was almost burned out, then looked at Ji Hou who was standing by the window with his back to him, bowed and saluted, and said, "The master of the house." ”
"Wen Yun is here, sit. Ji Hou turned around, smiled at him, and then walked back to the desk and sat down.
The man named Wen Yun smiled and said, "You haven't slept all night?"
Ji Hou waved his hand and said disapprerovitically: "It's not like I want to wipe the aftermath of those people in the Four Elephant Army." ”
Wen Yun frowned and said, "The Four Elephant Army has indeed been a little too domineering in the past few years, and there will be some trouble from time to time, but the other two elders don't want to get into this kind of trouble, that is, you can still control those military leaders." ”
Ji Hou said: "You can't say that, but what ...... about it" He paused, then smiled, but he diverted the topic, and didn't seem to want to talk about this matter more, and said, "Have you done the two things in your hands?"
Wen Yun also seemed to be a shrewd and capable person, and when he heard this, he nodded and said, "It's done, I came here to tell you today." The matter of the Ji family's ancestor worship has been arranged, and the seventh day of the first month of next month will be the main sacrifice day, and the whole clan will be feasted three days before and after, because you have explained before, and foreign guests will not be invited this time. Here's a list of the whole clan to gather, take a look. ”
As he spoke, he handed over a long strip of Chen, with names written on it.
Ji Hou took it and glanced at it casually, also shook his head and smiled bitterly, sighed and said: "Think about when I was young, when the ancestors were worshiped and the servants were servants, there were only dozens of people, and it was just a matter ......of gathering at the ancestral hall for a meal, how could it be so troublesome now?
Wen Yun smiled and said nothing, this matter is not something he can say more, but it seems that Ji Hou doesn't seem to care too much about it, he muttered to himself twice, and then casually threw this thing back to him, and said, "You arrange it, I can trust you." ”
Wen Yun took it and put it away, nodded to show that he understood, and then continued, "In the Great Wilderness outside the Holy City, two more tribes have recently secretly sent people over, intending to take refuge in surrendering to our Ji Clan, one is the Iron Wind Tribe of the 'Wild Wind Valley', and the other is the White Horse Tribe by the 'West Three Divine River'. I wonder what you think?"
Ji Hou pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "This is naturally a good thing." However, there are too many desolate tribes in the Great Wasteland, and the one I have an impression of these two tribes is the White Horse, remember that they should be considered a big tribe, what is the situation of the Iron Wind Tribe?"
Wen Yun said: "The land of Yefeng Valley is barren and the terrain is dangerous, and it is not as fertile as the grassland land by the West Sanshen River, so the Tiefeng tribe is far inferior to the White Horse in terms of financial resources. However, it is precisely because of the precipitous environment of Wild Wind Valley that almost all the warriors in the Iron Wind Tribe are fierce and good warriors, but their combat power is better than that of the White Horse Tribe. ”
Ji Hou laughed and said, "This is very good, one article and one martial arts." ”
Wen Yun said: "That's true, but in this matter, before the subordinates, I thought of two things that might need to be considered, and asked the head of the family to decide." ”
Ji Hou bowed his head and said, "Well, you say." ”
Wen Yun Zhengse said: "First, among the many clans in the Holy City now, the one who has received the most refuge from the tribe outside the city is the Long clan, with a total of eight tribes. If we agree to these two tribes to take refuge this time, we will surpass them and become the first in the Holy City. I wonder what the head of the house thinks about this?"
Ji Hou's face changed slightly, and he frowned, obviously this seemingly simple question was not so easy in his heart. However, after thinking about it for a while, he still shook his head and said in a firm tone: "Don't worry about the Long family, if they are unconvinced, unpleasant, or want to use any means, whatever they want, we just have to catch it." ”
Wen Yun nodded and said, "Okay." There is a second thing to consider, after I received the secret letter of refuge from these two tribes, I sent someone to investigate it carefully, and I found one thing. ”
He glanced at Ji Hou, but lowered his voice a little, and said, "The Iron Wind Tribe is located in a remote area, and it is poor and embarrassed, but there is no problem. But on the side of the White Horse Tribe, it seems that they heard that they had some dealings with the Rong family in the city a while ago, and they deliberately covered it up so that no one could find out. ”
When talking about these things, Wen Yun's expression has always been relatively calm, including the kind of secret that sounds very secretive, and he seems to have a look that he should know as a matter of course.
And Ji Hou seemed to be used to Wen Yun's appearance for a long time, after listening to Wen Yun's words, he seemed to think of something, and his expression suddenly became a little serious, and he frowned: "Rong family...... This family should follow the Xiahou clan, right?"
Wen Yun nodded and said, "Yes, and it's a confidant." ”
Ji Hou glanced at Wen Yun, his eyes were deep, and said, "Do you think there is fraud in this?" Or is it simply a trap?"
Wen Yun was silent for a while, and said: "I can't make a conclusion about this matter right away, at the moment, I just found out that the Rong family has dealings with Baima, but it can't be determined that they have private collusion." Moreover, the White Horse tribe is one of the richest tribes in the Great Wilderness, and if we can subdue them, it will be of great financial benefit to our family, but it is a pity to abandon them, and we need to act carefully. ”
Ji Hou stood up, paced back and forth in the study, and after walking a few laps, he returned to the desk and gently patted the table with his hand, and said, "Accept them first, whether this tribe is sincere or not, or has ulterior motives, let's just be careful and vigilant." I don't believe it, such a desolate tribe just has more wealth, can it still shake my Ji clan's roots?"
These words were extremely confident, and there was still a bit of domineering between the words, Wen Yun also laughed, nodded and agreed.
Then the two chatted for a while, nothing more than some trivial things in the city at home, and after talking for a while, Wen Yun got up and planned to leave. But before leaving, he seemed to think of something again, and said to Ji Hou: "By the way, there is another matter, Miss Honglian asked me about it a few days ago, that is, there was some chaos on the Yin family's side......