After Xu Shu gave the order, he heard an earth-shattering sound of stepping on the ground from outside the tent, from far to near, which shocked many people present.

After a while, a group of soldiers came in from outside carrying a roasted whole pig and placed it in the middle of the camp.

These soldiers were brought by Xu Shu from Xiangyang and carefully selected after many layers of selection. Judging from the equipment, they were far superior to the soldiers brought by the powerful patriarchs.

They all lowered their heads and said nothing, and walked slowly into the camp. After Xu Shu gave the order, the soldiers took out the daggers from their waists, and the sharp and shiny tips of the daggers struck the white flesh and made a choking sound.

One sound.

The pork was cut into pieces and placed neatly on the table. All the wealthy people stared at them blankly, wondering where they came from, but the power behind them made everyone feel cold.

It seems that this is a Hongmen Banquet.

Without waiting for Xu Shu to give the second order, the soldiers raised their daggers and stabbed the pig's head. Their sharp and windy movements were not sloppy at all, which shocked everyone present. Their training definitely did not happen overnight. I'm afraid

Liu Bei's power is far more powerful than they thought.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu did not do anything even though he had been here for so long.

No one spoke, everyone was staring at the soldiers in black.

For a moment, there was only the sound of knives slicing around.

The murderous aura made everyone feel cold.

Guo Jia looked at all this with satisfaction, knowing that the matter was half successful.

There was no expression on his face. Xu Shu sat upright and looked at everything in front of him. Thinking of Guo Jia's plan, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

The tip of the knife is sharp, and it can only be kept if it is useful to you.

After cutting off the soldiers, they left as quietly as when they came. No one gave an order. In this dead atmosphere, everyone smelled a hint of chilling.

Xu Shu stood up, toasted everyone present, took the opportunity to look around, looked at the seat in the front and said.

"Why didn't Huang Zu come? Do you look down on me? Do you look down on me, Xu Shu, or do you look down on my lord? All the wealthy families in Jiangxia are the best among men. It seems that Xu Shu is no longer qualified to come to you."

What he said was really heart-wrenching.

All the wealthy Jiangxia people present lowered their heads and chewed the rotten pork bit by bit. Only Huang Long, who had a beard on his face, ate with gusto and was not affected at all.

The Huang family is a prominent figure among Jiangxia's wealthy families. Huang Zu did not come. This was expected by Xu Shu, but Huang Long's mental endurance was indeed beyond his expectation.

Having seen strong winds and waves, you will naturally not abandon your armor so quickly.

"My brother has been infected with a cold disease recently. It is inconvenient to come here. Does it make any difference to send me here? Xu Yuanzhi, you are so anxious to have my brother come. Do you have any other intentions?"

After saying this, everyone felt a little reassured and looked at Xu Yuanzhi.

"Since Brother Yuanzhi asked me a question, I will also ask Brother Yuanzhi a question."

Huang Long spoke straightforwardly and did not notice that Xu Yuanzhi's face was tensed up at all.

"I don't know who this person is. He is sitting at the head of the family. I have never seen him. I have never seen him. Is it because I am ignorant or..."

He was talking about the bookish Guo Jia. Guo Jia smiled slightly in his heart and had no expression on his face, but Huang Xu behind him could no longer sit still. He drew his sword and was about to kill the country man.

Under the knife.

"I'm just a scholar, there's nothing special about me, let alone the head of any family."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Long laughed heartily, and he could not hide the sarcasm on his face.

"Xu Shu, Xu Shu, didn't you say that I am not qualified to participate in the Patriarchs' Conference? Then does he, a scholar, have the qualifications to participate in the conference? Hahahahaha I thought he was some kind of saint, but it turns out he is just a nerd."

The status of the Huang family in Jiangxia is just like that of Liu Bei in Xiangyang. Everyone has acquiesced in the status of the eldest brother of the Huang family. The Huang family is rooted in this land and has been followed for countless generations.

As the saying goes, strong dragons do not overwhelm local cowards. Whether it is Liu Biao, Liu Qi or anyone in the future, if they want to do things, have a reputation, and make a living in this place, they must obtain the permission of the Huang family.

Everyone has acquiesced to this rule and abided by it tacitly.

Without the permission of the Huang family, the instructions they issued would be nothing more than a piece of paper.

The biggest characteristic of wealthy families is that they can influence the decisions of central agencies. The power here has long been out of control.

Xu Shu's face began to turn a little white, and his fingers turned slightly white from pressing the hilt of the sword.

He was rarely provoked so blatantly, and rarely humiliated in public.

But Guo Jia's eyes convinced him that now was not the time to explode, they had to wait for an opportunity.

He smiled calmly on the surface.

"Why do you think I asked you to come here today? It's precisely because you are a scholar."

Everyone looked at Guo Jia, their eyes rolling around him. From his simple headscarf to his clean white clothes, it seemed that they could see a hole in his face, and every corner of his body was visible.

All gone.

Guo Jia has not experienced this feeling before.

"Although he is just a scholar in Jiangxia, do you know why he can sit in the chief position? He is not a clan leader, and he does not have any earth-shaking abilities."

Xu Shu looked around, his tone paused, as if he was considering something.

"But he is the chief arranged by me, precisely because he does not belong to any family or any faction. There is nothing behind him, and behind him stands the largest family in Jiangxia, which is the Liming people.

"

After Xu Shu finished speaking, all the wealthy leaders present were stunned.

Are ordinary people also a family?

There was no Internet or TV in this era. These people had never heard of Guo Jia, and had never seen him in person. Now no one could recognize that this was Guo Jia, so everyone was attracted by Xu Shu's impassioned speech.

passed.

Someone laughed, Huang Long looked at Guo Jia coldly and said.

"Hahahahahaha, when did the people of Liming become a family? Let me tell you, the first family of this generation in Jiangxia is my Huang family. You, Xu Yuanzhi, are just telling the truth, do you want us to follow you and call a deer a horse?"

Huang Long felt that it was not enough and cursed him fiercely.

"This group of unscrupulous people can be considered a family. If they are considered a family, then our Jiangxia wealthy family will have no place to stand."

Huang Long didn't take Xu Shu's words seriously at all and kept trying to choke Xu Shu with his words.

The Liming people in Xu Shu's mouth have become the untouchables in Huang Long's mouth. He will never acknowledge the existence of this family, and will never allow these Liming people to form gangs.

From ancient times to the present, wealthy families from all over the world like to raise slaves. Apart from these slaves coming from other places to escape famine, many of them are actually common people robbed from the local area.

The land was reclaimed, and many people without means of production or production tools became cheap labor for this group of wealthy people.

Some people do it voluntarily, and some people are forced to do it.

The children born by these domestic slaves are domestic slaves, and are treated as private property by wealthy families. In their eyes, these slaves are like cats and dogs.

In their eyes, the common people are not considered a family at all, but resources that they can buy with a little money.

They didn't understand what Xu Shu was thinking at all. From the beginning, the banquet was just playing the harp to others.

Xu Shu was a little anxious when he heard this, and suddenly stood up in anger.

"I came to Jiangxia this time to recruit troops under the orders of my lord. My lord asked me to treat the local people well. My lord is such a benevolent and righteous person. I didn't expect that you would trample on the people under the banner of Xuande Gong. Of course I want to rectify the troops and horses.

Help the lord to win the world, so that everyone in the world can live in a harmonious society. But you are really bullying others too much, and you have lost any kindness. You treat these people of Dawn like untouchables, but do you still have any conscience in your heart?

good?"

Xu Shu was really angry.

Xiao Zhi's use of reason and emotion is more of a threat. This actually means that you disobedient people, when the day comes when the heroes compete, you will be the target of the sword.

We are all human beings, how could we not understand what he said? Everyone's expressions changed, but some people reacted.

"But the world has already decided that the Xi Gong's troops will enter Jingzhou sooner or later. If Xuande Gong continues to struggle to the death, I am afraid that more people will die. At that time, all living beings will be in ruins, and benevolence will not be necessary.

Say it again."

This sentence makes sense. The person who spoke is the team leader of the Zhang family, an older man.

Although the Zhang family is not as good as the Huang family, Mr. Zhang has a high reputation and is a well-known figure in various families. He is an upright person.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone's expressions changed, and the fearful look before was gone.

The Xi Gong he calls is Xi Yu.

In fact, the team leaders had already heard the news behind their backs and knew that the actor would soon enter Jingzhou.

They were not willing to let Xi Yu occupy Jingzhou, but doing so would definitely make Xu Shu disgusted.

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard the name and had been watching silently. Only then did he feel as if he was actually involved.

Unexpectedly, the lord is still young, but now he is so famous that everyone in the world knows it. It seems that everyone also has the lord in their hearts, and it will definitely not be a problem to dominate the world.

He had another idea in his mind.

"Yuanzhi, you asked a question just now, and I will ask you another question."

Mr. Zhang narrowed his eyes, with a hint of golden light shining in his eyes. Although he was so old, he was full of evil.

"Where are Liu Qi and Liu Jingzhou now? How is your health recently?"

Before Xu Shu got really angry, he wiped his anger and asked.
To be continued...