The end of the year 1790 in the Longzhou calendar

The lord of the Evil King City sat on top of the main hall and lashed out at the lords of the cities in the territory.

"What kind of rice buckets are they, the sect handed over the heavy responsibility of the city lord to you, this is how you repay the sect, it's been two months, Xiao Jinlin is still active, not to mention, the momentum of the rebel army is getting bigger and bigger!"

The old city lord Duan Longxing raised his eyebrows, and mercilessly counted the city lords who did not dare to breathe.

The Evil King's Palace, which tore up the peace agreement, was under a lot of pressure, firstly, from the reputation, the Longxi Alliance was really a model among the various clans in Longzhou.

The people in the area under his rule live and work in peace and contentment, and they have a good reputation for the governance of the Tang clan, and even the families who joined the Longxi Alliance are full of praise for the Tang clan.

People have to live a face after all, and in this case, declaring war, the Evil King's Palace has received a lot of verbal criticism, although it will not have any direct impact, but the morale is certain.

Xiao Jinlin was able to make such a big wave in the Evil King Realm so easily, largely because of the indulgence of the other branches of the Evil King Palace.

Although Duan Longcheng's funeral ceremony was very grand, and every expression in the Evil King Palace was very sad, the Duan clan could clearly feel the ambition that was about to move.

It was just a small order to recruit troops to attack the Tang Clan, which was passed from the Evil King Palace to the Evil King City, and then the Evil King City Center issued an order to all cities, towns, and counties.

It is such a reliable intelligence transmission system, but it is cut off by the rebels, and the information is completely stuck when it reaches the intercity.

And the conscription order was prevaricated by the excuse of resisting the rebels, this kind of foolish nonsense, where would Duan Longxing believe it.

It is clear that this group of city lords, under the instruction of some people, has a heart of disobedience!

Standing up, his hands stretched out like a tiger about to hunt and pressed on the council, Duan Longxing said in a cold voice:

"The so-called rebel army is just a group of ordinary people, the family is in chaos, and the highest cultivator is only a casual cultivator who has just entered the fierce realm, with the strength of the sect Keqing and the garrisons of each city, why can't it be solved now, even if Xiao Jinlin really has three heads and six arms, but he can still be separated!?"

The city lords, who were already silent, lowered their heads even lower, they knew that the clumsy excuse could not hide Duan Longxing, but they really had no way to directly send troops to suppress it.

As the city lords sent to various cities under the sect, they are all descendants of the evil king's palace gate.

It was only because of the poor talent in martial arts and the difficulty of persisting that he received a public office.

But governing a city has never been easy for anyone with a hard fist, even if it is a matter of collecting taxes, it is not a way for warriors to rush into people's homes and drive knives to the necks of the people.

This requires a part of the local noble clan to first support the city lord's orders, and then take the lead in responding to the situation.

In addition to taxes, a city mainly governs the city, which needs the support of people from all sides.

The so-called personal contacts and relationship circles are established in this way.

The intimacy of one generation, the marriage of the second generation, and the mutual appreciation in mutual interaction have laid a solid foundation for friendship.

Then there is intermarriage, moving around, sharing interests, and deeper bonding.

If this relationship is compared to a spider web, then the city lord is the spider that weaves the spider web, and the efforts of several generations have built such a web, and any external force provocation will usher in the most cruel response.

But if something goes wrong with this net itself, Mo Xuan, the city lord of Evil Studios, raised his head, his face was full of haggardness: "Please give us a little more time, the root cause of this riot is that in the past two years, the Evil King City has been fighting for many years, and it has consumed a battle with the Longxi Alliance, and the people have no way to survive due to excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, this is the root cause of their riot on the streets, otherwise Xiao Jinlin alone, even if he has great ability, he will not be able to set off this storm." ”

"It is said that it is a rebel army, but in fact, this is the youth of the people of each city, and if it is really suppressed by bloody means, then the foundation of each city will also be turbulent. ”

The Mo family is another sect of the Evil King Palace, which is not weak, Mo Xuan opened his mouth, even Duan Longxing has to pay attention to it.

But attaching importance to it, Duan Longxing, who was born in a martial artist, felt that Mo Xuan's words were a fart, but out of respect, he still sat down and asked Mo Xuan: "Then according to the meaning of the city lord of Mo, how should this riot be quelled?"

"The first is to meet their basic requirements and exempt them from taxation for five years to protect people's livelihood. ”

Mo Xuan already had a case in his heart, thinking about Duan Longxing, he talked eloquently: "The second is to stop investigating the crimes of those who participated in the riot, especially the disciples of those side branches of the clan, as long as there is this condition, they can move their families, and their families will come forward to recall these people to the clan." ”

"This insurgent army is a rabble, and if you take out the backbone of it, it will collapse into sand. With a five-year exemption guarantee, most of the duty will return to the home to cultivate and work. As for the remaining stubborn mobs, it's not too late to use force. ”

After listening to the strategy of the Evil Shadow City Lord, all the city lords nodded their heads again and again, feeling that with a two-pronged approach, this riot could be destroyed without suppression.

Only Duan Longxing's face was as black as the bottom of the pot: "Mo City Lord, you mean, this riot that endangers the entire Evil King Domain, forget it, what kind of heart do you have!?"

Shooting the case, Duan Longxing said angrily: "Now that the Evil King Palace wants to go out to conquer the Longxi Alliance, the requisition of grain and soldiers is the top priority, but you said that you want to be exempted, are you questioning the decision of the sect?"

Of course Mo Xuan didn't dare. ”

The Evil Shadow City Lord also stood up and said in a deep voice: "It's just that the outside must first be inside, the current situation of the Evil King's Palace is really not suitable for a big fight, if it must be moved, the resources that each city can give are also limited, and the sect still has to find its own way." ”

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around!"

Duan Longxing had to be self-exalted, like an angry lion: "The sect has conquered this territory and placed you in such an important position, so that you can contribute your strength when the sect needs it. But you are indulging in the game of the city lord and cannot extricate yourself, when will the sect need to compromise with the ignorant fools?"

"Don't think that the deity doesn't know, behind this turmoil, it is all the support of the families in various cities and tribes, otherwise with those people, what kind of wind and waves can be turned. The Mo City Lord asked the sect not to hold these people accountable, it was clear that he was shielding them!"

"And you!"

A sharp eye as sharp as a knife slashed through the faces of the city lords, Duan Longxing said angrily: "In that group of rebels, how many sons, nephews, and relatives do you have, and how many sons of old friends, they have been able to grow so far, all of them are your connivance!"

"Now that everything is clear, go and inform the obsessive families that this farce must be over by February, and by March, the supplies and soldiers needed for the expedition to Longxi will be ready. ”

"The sect has granted you force and authority, and if you don't use it, you will hand it all over, and then roll down from the position of the city lord!"

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At the beginning of 1791 in the Longzhou calendar

As the largest foreign port in the southwest of Longzhou, the recovery speed is always amazing.

Ordinary businessmen will only see the post-war Chaochang in ruins, and there are always discerning and confident people who think that they can win their place in the order of rebuilding the wasteland.

Traders, wandering warriors, and craftsmen all gathered in this legendary city, where as long as there is craftsmanship, you will never starve to death.

And as the legend goes, although the size of Chaochang today cannot fully meet everyone's work needs, there are still seven big cities behind it.

The Tang clan got the first moment of Chaochang, and built dozens of merchant ships to the cities of Lingjiang, several times a day.

The same system, the same thirst for talent, and even the imminent war without endowment gave people a lot of confidence, so most of those who couldn't find a good job in Chaochang were willing to go to Lingjiang Seven Cities to try their luck.

The people of Lingjiang Qicheng were not very accustomed to such a densely populated movement at first, but after a few years of getting used to it, they did not complain more, only occasionally saying that outsiders had robbed all the local workers.

However, relying on the popularity of the five-acre field order, the local people still live a good life even if they don't work, so this kind of complaint did not cause any waves.

It's just that the locals who don't work much have begun to look for entertainment in different ways, and listening to stories is one of the most important ones.

Storytellers who come and go from the north to the south have a novel world in their stomachs, and in the continent where martial arts are respected, the worship of the strong is not only something engraved in the bone marrow, but also a spice of life.

The wandering swordsman got a swordsmanship inheritance, practiced in the mountains for 30 years, carried the wooden sword to Yuanzhou to participate in the sword trial, won the sword leader, and was introduced by the Yuanzhou Xu family as a guest.

The pure heart but a little wooden little novice, accidentally bumped into the venue of the witty Zen debate, with the heart of the Bo asked the great master of the great Zen master speechless, the crown of the Buddha will be the little novice as a disciple, after 9981 levels of tribulation test, and finally become the new Buddha.

When he was a child, he was separated from his loved ones, and he walked thousands of miles to see the angels of the divine court to ask about the whereabouts of his family.

Every storyteller has several stories like this in their stomachs, but this kind of story also scares people who don't know anything.

If you want to please your guests, the storyteller still has dry goods in his stomach, and the so-called dry goods are some news that has been verified as true from other continents.

For example, in a certain year and month, a wandering warrior met a group of bandits in a certain mountain and fought hard, and wiped out a nest of bandits with an enemy, and his reputation was far away.

For example, in the heroic fight, the growth experience of a certain titled powerhouse, he is good at exercises and battles.

Another example is the battle between the famous and the famous, which is deduced according to the news.

More is the secret history of the wealthy family, although these dry goods are not as good as the former in terms of audition and ornamentation, but they can get more rewards from the sons of the family.

The only problem is that each storyteller has a limited amount of work to do in his belly, because it's not easy to polish a message into a story that can be performed.

So most storytellers can't stay in one place for long, after all, no one will reward a story they've heard.

So the storyteller is like a ronin, moving from place to place, from south to north.

And the storyteller who came to Lanshan City after the beginning of spring seems to have special content, starting from the smallest tea room, and it will be like a market in just a few days.

After that, I was invited to different taverns, and the content was very different.

If there are many idle people in the ordinary people, he will tell some "strong stories" hundreds of years ago, which won the applause of the audience.

If there were more sons of the family, he would tell some secret stories of the Longzhou family, and most of these stories were secrets of various ethnic groups, which was eye-opening.

In just a few days, Mr. Chang, a storyteller, has become a well-known artist in Lanshan City, and he is constantly invited.

And Mr. Chang did not disappoint, even if he received so many invitations, the content of the secret story was never repeated.

This makes one wonder how many secret stories this storyteller has in his belly.

The son, who had a better thing, guessed in his heart that Mr. Lan, who could know the secrets of the various ethnic groups in Longzhou, had no story about the Longxi Alliance in his stomach.

Finally, at a banquet of the Cui family, a good son laughed when Mr. Lan was about to tell a story: "Mr. Lan, in the past, I used to hear the stories of other families, but now who in the entire Longzhou doesn't know that our Longxi Alliance is the real trend, I don't know if there is any rumor about the alliance?"

The mediocre always want to replace the people in the book, while the strong want to be the story.

As a family alliance that can force the sect to sign a peace agreement, the pride in the hearts of the various member clans of Longxi is beyond words.

Therefore, they always think that their prestige should travel far away from other continents, even if they can't, isn't the story of the Fire Thief Grandmaster and Longxi Tianjiao a hundred times stronger than the story of the son of a family competing for the Oiran.

I really want to hear what I look like in the story.

was provoked by the son of the Cui family, and everyone began to ask Mr. Chang to tell the story of the Longxi Alliance.

And the storyteller, how can he screw the Cui clan of Lanshan City, although the rhythm was disrupted, he still accompanied the smiling face and began to tell the story he prepared for the Longxi Alliance in the outer continent.

At the beginning, it was naturally about the Fire Thief Grandmaster and Longxi Tianjiao, just like everyone expected of them.

The legend of Xiao Jinlin is all over Longzhou, and the strange fire on Xiao Ziyu is the best proof.

Listening to this No. 1 powerhouse in the Longxi Alliance snatching food from the tiger's mouth surrounded by countless families with his own strength, everyone erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Isn't this just looking for a storyteller to boast about himself, starting from the Cui family's feast, the clans of Lanshan City, which has opened a new world of listening to books, are inviting Mr. Chang to tell the story of the Longxi Alliance.

And Mr. Chang, who has long been eager for this stage, naturally will not shirk, from the Fire Thief Grandmaster and Longxi Tianjiao, to the rise of the clan, to the views of the wealthy clans in Longzhou on the Longxi Alliance, to the deep digging of the rise of the Tang Clan.