Sensing Zu An's doubts, Sang Hong explained: "Look at that Xu Yu, is he really angry from the beginning to the end?"
Zu An immediately looked around, and sure enough, although Xu Yu was questioning Jian Taiding, his eyes were always calm. The look he looked at the general was not angry, but mocking.
At this time, Xu Yu also spoke: "I am also thinking about the face of your Governor's Mansion. This position of Commander-in-Chief may not be secure. It will be even more embarrassing to be kicked out."
Jian Taiding smiled faintly, just thinking that he was showing off his rhetoric.
The general laughed loudly, and his voice made everyone's ears buzz: "Aren't I sitting firmly now? If anyone wants to sit in this position later, let him come to me and see who can sit firmly. .”
The drink flowed down his beard as he spoke, adding a hint of boldness and toughness to his whole person.
Sang Hong whispered: "Listening to his laughter just now, this person seems to have the strength of the seventh level. No wonder he is so unruly."
Zu An glanced around the audience. Those who were higher in cultivation than that general were already seated in the front row. Others were not as good as him. No wonder he was so confident.
Other officials in the field watched this scene with different expressions, some of them looked worried, and they were obviously on good terms with Xu Yu;
Some of them were gloating over their misfortunes, obviously from the other camp.
Overall, most of them looked like they were waiting to see Xu Yu’s joke.
At this time, the county governor Zuo Su looked at Sang Hong and motioned for him to say something.
Sang Hong frowned slightly. Although he was sent by the imperial court, in theory he should help Xu Yu, who was also from the imperial family, but he had just arrived. If he suddenly expressed his attitude of favoring one side, it would obviously not be conducive to the subsequent work.
But if you refuse directly, it will easily offend the prefecture.
Fortunately, there was a commotion not far away, which resolved his difficulty.
"What's the fuss about?" Zuo Su looked into the distance unhappily and saw a group of guards retreating step by step.
"Sir, this man must come in." The guards said with sad faces.
Zuo Su was furious, thinking that they were all just losers. He had already been embarrassed in front of the imperial envoy, and now he couldn't even stop idlers. Wouldn't it be a joke to everyone?
As expected, Jian Taiding played with the cup in his hand and looked here with a half-smile. Sima Yuxuan next to him smiled solemnly and said: "I previously proposed a welcome dinner at the Governor's Mansion, but Master Zuo rejected it. I was a little confused before. Only now do I realize that this dinner party held in the Dudu’s Mansion is not as exciting as that held in the Sheriff’s Mansion.”
Zuo Su snorted coldly and was about to order the man to be kicked out when a lazy voice came out: "I was invited here by your master, why don't you believe me?"
The other guards scolded one after another: "How could Master Bijia invite someone like you!"
"Get out quickly, bumping into the imperial envoy is a death penalty!"
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At this moment, Xu Yu, who had closed his eyes before, spoke: "He is indeed the friend I invited. Let him in."
His status was equivalent to that of a county guard, and since he had spoken, the guards naturally did not dare to block him anymore and moved out of the way.
At this time, everyone could clearly see the appearance of the person who came. He was wearing sloppy and tattered clothes. He even wore straw sandals in the middle of winter. His toes were exposed without fear of being frozen.
His face was slovenly, and his eyes were open and closed as if he was not awake. He had a large wine bottle on his body, and the smell of alcohol could be smelled from a long distance away.
All the officials present frowned, wondering how Xu Biejia had such a friend.
But no one said anything. No one who can get into this position is a fool. Can ordinary people become friends with Master Bijia?
And seeing that he was only wearing straw sandals in the cold weather, and his toes showed no sign of frostbite, we knew that he was definitely not an ordinary person.
Even Jian Taiding frowned and looked up and down.
Looking at that person, I always feel that the other person is a little unpredictable.
Zu An was extremely shocked, because he had already recognized the person who had used the sword against him in Pei's house. According to Xiao Jianren's guess, it was probably the third disciple of Jijiu, the former swordsman Xiao Yao.
At this time, the drunkard looked at Zu An as if he had something to say, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
Zu Anxin thought that it was a good thing that I had disguised myself at that time, otherwise it would have been a bit embarrassing to be recognized at this time. After all, the Pei family's father was there, and it was really hard to explain why he sneaked into his daughter's residence.
"Brother Xiao, this way." Xu Yu stood up and waved to the drunkard.
Zu An's head jumped. Sure enough, his surname was Xiao.
At this time, the drunkard looked away and came directly to Xu Yu.
Xu Yu said apologetically: "I originally prepared a seat for you, but it's a pity that this person took it."
"Oh~" the drunkard said, turned around and walked to the back, seemingly looking for other seats.
At this time, General Dian laughed loudly: "Xu Biejia, this is the friend you value, isn't he just a coward and a drunkard?"
Hearing his words, the drunkard slowly turned around: "Is this your friend?"
He didn't look at the general at all, but looked at Xu Yu.
Xu Yu hesitated for a moment: "We are just colleagues in the officialdom, there is no intersection."
The drunkard nodded, then came to the Dian Shen general and looked at him condescendingly: "Get out."
There was no trace of fireworks in his tone, as if he was not angry, but talking about an ordinary and trivial matter.
General Dian: "???"
Not to mention him, even other officials present were a little confused. Although everyone usually did things that disgusted political opponents, they still followed methods and rarely had such direct conflicts without mercy.
At this time General Dian Shen finally came to his senses and couldn't help but became furious: "What did you say, brat?"
As he spoke, a pair of big hands came to lift the opponent's collar, and at the same time, his hand as big as a cattail leaf was directed towards the opponent's face. He was a seventh-grade cultivation level and was proficient in wrestling. This grasp could be said to be as fast as lightning.
Many people thought that this drunkard would suffer a big loss. It was a small matter to be hurt by the slap, but the big deal was to lose face.
Only Zu An secretly mourned for the general named Dian.
At this time, the general Dian Shen staggered, and just grabbed the empty one, as if the other party was transparent.
But Fang Mingming was always there?
Only a few people saw that the drunkard actually took half a step back, and then took another half step forward, just in time to avoid the attack. Because the speed was too fast, it seemed as if he was not moving at the same place.
Jian Taiding's pupils shrank and he said hurriedly: "General Dian, come back."
He had already seen that the other party was no match for this mysterious drunkard.
But General Dian Shen, who was usually reckless in nature, could not stand being so angry in front of everyone. He just thought that he had just made a careless mistake, so he rolled up his sleeves and glared at the opponent fiercely: "Pull out your sword, let's give it a good fight." Whoever wins the game will sit here."
The drunkard looked at him sleepily, and then slowly uttered a few words: "You don't deserve it."
As soon as these words came out, all kinds of gasps could be heard in the audience.
This man is so crazy!
General Dian Shen was so angry that he screamed and rushed towards the opponent. This time he did not hold back any more, his energy was flowing all over his body and he rushed towards the opponent like an angry male bear.
"No!" Zuo Su hurriedly came out to stop him. With such momentum, a person with a lower level of cultivation would be injured and broken if they were touched. How could he be so deadly at the welcome banquet now?
It's a pity that the angry general Dian Shen didn't even listen to Jian Taiding's words, so how could he listen to him?
What about?
Facing the opponent's menacing attack, the drunkard didn't even raise his eyelids. The sword in his hand suddenly jumped out of the scabbard a few inches, and came first. The hilt of the sword hit the opponent, and then Dian Shen instantly flew the whole person backwards, directly It stopped only after hitting a rockery in the distance.
With a bang, the rockery was smashed into pieces by the huge impact. General Dian Shen struggled several times to get up from the ground, but all ended in failure.
The drunkard's sword had already bounced back into the scabbard, and only a few inches came out from the beginning to the end.
"You defeated a seventh-grade master like this?" Everyone in the field was confused, but Zu An was the calmest, because he had personally experienced how advanced the opponent's swordsmanship was.
The drunkard stayed in his position as if nothing happened. He did not drink the wine on the table, untied his gourd and started drinking.
"How brave! How dare you murder an official of the imperial court!" Someone at the Governor's Mansion was already shouting with fear and anger.
At this time, Xu Yu smiled slightly: "All of you, my lords, were witnesses just now. The two of them agreed that whoever wins will win this position. The great Zhou Dynasty established the country with force, so he has always supported this kind of competition."
"But General Dian Shen is an official of the imperial court. He shouldn't be so harsh. It's obviously beyond the scope of the competition!" the other person retorted.
Xu Yu said calmly: "General Dian Shen just looked embarrassed and was not injured. How could I, Brother Xiao, do anything wrong?"
The people in the Governor's Mansion were startled and looked back hurriedly. At this time, General Dian Shen had already gotten up. It turned out that he was unable to get up just now because his breath was dispersed in his body. He was indeed not injured.
But at this time, he was too embarrassed to stay any longer. He bowed his hands to everyone in shame and hurriedly hid his face and left.
At this time, Sang Hong finally spoke up: "Haha, I just witnessed a wonderful fight, and I completely felt the martial arts sentiments of Yunzhong County. We, the Great Zhou Dynasty, built our country by force, and the court needs such heroes. For me, Great Zhou Dynasty Prosperity, let’s all drink from this cup!”
When this reason was brought out, both the county magistrate's office and the governor's office would definitely give him face, and they all raised their glasses in agreement.
The people at the Governor's Mansion were originally thinking that if the drunkard didn't raise his glass, they could charge him with disrespect afterwards. However, they didn't expect that the drunkard who looked like it had nothing to do with him actually joined in the toast.
Seeing this scene, Zu An became more and more certain that only people from the academy could still maintain the feelings of family and country even if they were so downtrodden.
After a glass of wine, the previously tense atmosphere gradually became more enjoyable, and soon the maids and servants came forward to distribute the barbecue to everyone's table.
Although Sang Hong was curious about the origin of the drunkard, he was worried that asking would break the calmness he had finally recovered, so he never opened his mouth and instead chatted with these people about officialdom matters.
Everyone complimented Sang Hong on his past achievements, such as opening up fields and transporting salt and iron, etc., which made Zu An look at him with admiration. Although he knew that he was very powerful before, he did not expect that he was so good at economics.
Naturally, Sang Hong reciprocated the favor by publicizing the proud deeds of these local officials, and soon everyone became more and more enthusiastic.
As we chatted, the topic turned to the fact that the imperial team arrived a little later than expected.
"It's all the Demon Cult's fault." Sang Hong gave an overview of what happened in Yi County.
Many officials began to denounce the abominations of the Demon Cult, and finally talked about how terrifying the leader of the Demon Cult, Yun Jianyue, was.
At this time, Sang Hong smiled and patted Zu An on the shoulder: "Speaking of which, Azu also fought against Yun Jianyue."
As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy venue fell silent. Even the drunkard who seemed to be asleep raised his head and looked at Zu An, with a flash of light in his eyes.
