Chapter 034: The City Lord's Mansion Banquet
After understanding, Wu Feng had to sigh in his heart: "Mountain Marksmanship" is another martial art buried by the martial arts
But he didn't plan to say it, because it was useless to say it because of the difficulty of comprehending the artistic conception of the mountains. On the contrary, after being learned by the martial artists above the Lingwu Realm, it will be a big trouble, even a disaster.
At the same time, Wu Feng had a deeper understanding of the power of "Mountain Marksmanship".
The power described in the "Mountain Marksmanship" is only with the help of the momentum of the mountains, but if the comprehension of the artistic conception of the mountains is above three percent, exceeding the scope of the 'potential' into the 'meaning', and even reaching the level of 'domain', then with the addition of the artistic conception to the artistic conception martial arts, the power is definitely comparable to the ground level.
After all, the Xuan-level martial arts are the Xuan-level martial arts, even if the artistic conception martial arts are rated as the Xuan-level, it is because the martial arts are not capable enough to take advantage of the situation, not that the 'potential' is not enough.
Otherwise, the power of martial arts will increase with the artistic conception without limit, which is also impossible, everything has its limit
As the carriage stopped, it had already arrived at the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion, and Wu Feng stepped out of the carriage after Wu Kun.
At this time, in the wide square area in front of the City Lord's Mansion, a lot of carriages had been parked, but the area closest to the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion was empty.
When Wu Feng got off the bus, he saw that there were also four carriages stopped on the side, and they arrived here almost at the same time as the Wu family.
"Brother Ye, Brother Qian, what a coincidence!" Wu Kun said with a smile when he saw the people coming down from the carriage.
The four carriages came down from the patriarchs of the other two families in Mingyang City, and they were all two people each to the banquet, and each brought a junior.
"Ha Luha, I didn't expect the Patriarch Wu to arrive one step ahead!" one person responded with a smile, Wu Feng had the impression that the person was the head of the Qian family.
"Yes, Brother Wu is still here first," the Ye family patriarch also said in agreement.
Wu Feng watched silently on the side, seeing that they seemed to be polite, it was a simple greeting, but it made people feel very awkward. Wu Feng understood that the three of them were secretly fighting, although one of them was his grandfather, but Wu Feng couldn't help muttering the word 'hypocrisy' in his heart.
And the time when the three families arrived at the same time was also very exquisite, and it was less than a quarter of an hour before the banquet began.
The three of them said worthless words, exchanged a few polite words, and then walked out of the city lord's mansion together. The elders of each family naturally follow behind the patriarch, even if there are contradictions within the family, but the patriarch is the highest representative of the clan after all, and he must be consistent with the outside world in the face of outsiders.
Wu Feng and Wu Zhong followed behind Wu Kun and the second elder respectively, behaving in a decent manner.
Usually entering the City Lord's Mansion, even if the patriarch of a big family like Wu Kun comes, he needs to be informed. But today, the matter of the city lord's banquet has long been passed down, and the people of several major families walked to the door, and someone led them in.
After walking for a long distance in the City Lord's Mansion, a few people came to a hall, there were more than a dozen tables in the hall, only the three closest to the first place were empty, and each of the rest sat two old and two young people, a total of four people.
"Hehe, it's the heads of the three families of Wu, Ye, and Qian that have arrived, and the three patriarchs are polite!"
As soon as Wu Kun and the others walked into the hall, sharp-eyed people saw them, and then got up to greet them. Then the rest of the people also greeted each other and had a good courtesy.
Wu Feng took the opportunity to take a closer look at the situation in the hall, there was a table in the middle of the top, and the three tables below it were empty, and there were already twelve tables, which just corresponded to the current fifteen families in Mingyang City.
can be called a family, naturally not just a family with a little gold coins, it is a kind of display of strength, not only wealth, but also strength and power.
In Mingyang City, and even in the entire Dongchen Kingdom, the hierarchical division between the various families is also very clear.
There are more than 30 martial artists in the True Martial Realm of the family, and there are sixth-layer martial artists in the True Martial Arts Realm, which can be a first-class family, called a big family.
There are more than fifteen martial artists in the True Martial Realm in the family, and there are fourth-layer martial artists in the True Martial Realm, which can be called a second-rate family.
There are more than five martial artists in the true martial arts realm of the family, and they can be third-rate families.
The family has a true martial arts realm martial artist, which can be called a family, and less than five people are not in the stream.
Mingyang City can now be called a big family, and there are only three families: Wu, Ye, and Qian. There are also 12 inflow families.
Three slots are vacant, two on one side and one on the other.
When the three major families were seated, the people of the Ye family and the Qian family took the lead in occupying the two adjacent positions on one side, leaving the opposite position to the martial family.
Wu Feng looked at his grandfather and frowned, before he walked over and sat down. Wu Feng also understood that the meaning of the Ye family and the Qian family was mostly to unite against the Wu family.
The original alliance between the martial arts family and the Ye family no longer existed when the martial arts family and the Du family were fighting.
As the people of the Wu, Ye, and Qian families sat down, the people of the fifteen families in Mingyang City had already arrived, and at this time, there was only half a pillar of incense left before the banquet began.
Unitary time.
Li Tianyang, the city lord of Mingyang City, appeared on time.
"I've seen the city lord!" With the appearance of the city lord, the people of the major families stood up and saluted.
"You don't have to be polite!" Li Tianyang replied, and then sat down in the middle first.
It can be seen that Li Tianyang is a relatively deep person, but he has different status and identity with the patriarchs of various families, and he does not need to be polite to each other, as long as he does his due courtesy.
After everyone sat down again, the subordinates of the City Lord's Mansion had already taken the initiative to start serving wine and food. However, the so-called wine banquet is just an excuse.
However, everyone also had a tacit understanding, and after the wine and food came up, everyone was like a family, persuading each other to drink and not be lively until the wine passed the third round.
"I have always disliked beating around the bush, and the purpose of inviting everyone to the banquet this time is to coordinate the relationship between the major families. Li Tianyang said directly, he really didn't beat around the bush, he was very direct.
It's just that I don't know if it's as direct in his heart as it is in his mouth.
"A few days ago, the Du family and the martial arts fought and were destroyed by the martial arts. This incident has caused some bad effects!" Li Tianyang continued.
"Please also ask the city lord to see clearly, the Du family has been conspiring for a long time, and my martial arts family is just fighting back in self-defense!" Wu Kun spoke decisively, full of momentum, not at all afraid of the majesty of the city lord.
Although the city lords are not allowed to interfere in the family fight, they have the right to coordinate the relationship between the families, and Wu Kun has already understood the purpose of this banquet. In order to protect his own interests as much as possible, at the beginning, even in the face of the city lord, he could not make the slightest concession.
"The Du family is indeed ambitious, and they have secretly cultivated a ferocious bandit like the Dark Horse Gang, and the city lord was also shocked when he heard about it. Li Tianyang looked distressed, and said with a hint of anger.
"Whether the battle between the martial arts family and the Du family is right or wrong, this city lord already knows the way, and your martial family is indeed the party that occupies reason. The Du family is at fault, but the Du family has perished, and the city lord cannot be held accountable. You martial artists are not at fault for fighting back in self-defense!"
"The city lord is righteous!just and strict!" Wu Kun clenched his fists at Li Tianyang and praised politely.
"But" Li Tianyang was unmoved, his face did not change, but the words changed sharply: "The demise of the Du family will reduce the overall strength of our Mingyang City by one percent, and the commercial and trade strength will drop by two percent, which will bring huge losses to Mingyang City!"
"Please see the city lord, the Du family wants to destroy my martial family, but it is destroyed by my martial family, it should be self-inflicted!" Wu Kun replied confidently.
Although Li Tianyang didn't say anything about the martial arts directly, his meaning was something, and anyone could hear it.
"I have no intention of pursuing the demise of the Du family, and I have no right to intervene in the grievances between your families, and I can't care about it. Li Tianyang responded lightly.
"It's just that although the Du family has perished, its industry can't be wasted, otherwise it will be a huge loss to Mingyang City. ”
When Li Tianyang said this, even Wu Feng could hear that he was about to get to the point, and it was just all the foreshadowing before.
Wu Kun didn't have an interface this time, and he needed to be calm and silent at this time to see the situation clearly.
"Alas!" Li Tianyang sighed and continued: "This city lord is worried about the development of Mingyang City!"
"City Lord, rest assured, our Ye family (Qian family) is willing to contribute to the development of Mingyang City!" At this time, the head of the Ye family and the Qian family responded in unison with a tacit understanding.
"We are also willing to contribute to the development of Mingyang City!" the patriarchs of the other twelve families shouted in unison, as if they had rehearsed in advance.
"Okay, okay!" Li Tianyang applauded happily, and then said: "All the patriarchs have a heart, the development of Mingyang City naturally needs to rely on everyone!"
"The Du family is dead, but their industry and business still need to be supported by major families. ”
"Please rest assured, the Du family's industry has been taken over by our Wu family, and it will not affect business and trade, let alone the development of Mingyang City!" At this time, Wu Kun spoke, and a loud voice came into the ears of everyone present.
"The Wu patriarch has the heart to contribute to the development of Mingyang City, this is naturally a good thing, and the city lord is very pleased! But the Du family's industry, according to statistics, in Mingyang City, there are a full seventy-four shops, and there are two mines outside the city, and the land of one town belongs to the Wu family, I'm afraid it can't be busy!" Li Tianyang said 'kindly'.
"Yes, the important task of the development of Mingyang City cannot rely entirely on the martial arts, everyone in Mingyang City is responsible, and our Qian family is willing to contribute!" said the head of the Qian family, with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.
"It is a major matter related to the development of Mingyang City, and it is incumbent on our Ye family to contribute!" said the head of the Ye family very cooperatively.
Later, the patriarchs of the rest of the family also spoke one after another, naturally all of them were supportive voices, after all, it would be related to the interests of their own family
Then, a war of words began
In the end, the samurai family had to make compromises under the pressure of many families, as well as the city lords who said that they were not partial.
The Du family has seventy-four shops, the Wu family accounts for thirty, the Ye family and the Qian family account for ten each, the five second-rate families account for four each, and the seven third-rate families account for two each.
The Du family has two mines, one for the Wu family, and one for the Ye family and one for the Qian family. The land property of the Du family in a town did not care about any family, and it was not easy to distribute, so it was left to the Wu family.
Although it seems that the martial family still has a large part, the Du family was destroyed by the martial family, and it was all the efforts of the martial family, and the other families shared most of the benefits in vain.
But this is only about the Du family's industry, and this 'banquet' is not over yet