The next day, the palace was very lively, with celebrities coming and going, wearing luxurious clothes. In stark contrast to the refugees starving to death on the streets.
These family heads greeted each other when they came in. Those who were invited by Lu Bu were all well-known characters in Shouchun City, so they naturally knew each other.
Although he has his own small circle, he is still happy on the surface.
The Mei family, Tao family, and Jiang family also came, but the heads of these three families came the latest and were the most powerful. The other heads looked at the three families with envious eyes.
Everyone wants to be a leader. Not only will they earn more, but they will also gain status. Why not do it?
However, what they are inferior to these three families is their background. The ancestors of the three families have all had high-ranking officials. Although we are in troubled times now and many of their descendants have resigned from office, their background is their background.
Even if there are no officials to look after you, you are still strong!
After all, even Yuan Shu fawned over these three families, which was beyond the reach of other wealthy families.
I'm afraid that as long as the three families are given a small chance, they will surely become prosperous. Even if the dynasty changes, they can still get a share of the pie.
Under the guidance, the three family heads took their seats at the front.
Looking around, only the main seat is still vacant, which means that only Lu Bu is not here!
This made the three family heads frown slightly. This Lu Bu was really ignorant and did not lower his head. Logically speaking, Lu Bu should have been waiting for them here long ago.
Fortunately for Lu Bu, this point hasn't come yet. Does Lu Bu plan to get there by stepping on it?
"If you don't understand the rules, you are really a wild beast that escaped from the mountains."
The head of the Mei family said in a deep voice.
"How can a child from Bingzhou understand this? Head of the Mei family, be tolerant."
The head of the Jiang family smiled.
"It's too tiring to communicate with such uncivilized humans. I don't know if it will be good or bad for Shouchun City to have such a master."
The head of the Tao family sighed.
Both the words and the words were meant to belittle Lu Bu. Anyway, the three of them never took Lu Bu seriously.
Lu Bu came from a humble background, wandered around the border of Bingzhou, and interacted with barbarians. He may have been tainted with the atmosphere of barbarians.
They were incompatible with noble people like them. If Lu Bu had not controlled Shouchun City, they would not have communicated with Lu Bu at all.
To be honest, Sun Ce would be better than Lu Bu in capturing Shouchun City.
After all, the Sun family is also a famous family. Thanks to Sun Jian's hard work, he has escaped the title of barbarian. In their eyes, Sun Ce's background is a hundred times better than Lu Bu's.
Then Sun Ce's ability is definitely a hundred times better than Lu Bu's!
As for Liu Bei, the three wealthy families don't attach much importance to it, and they don't know whether it is true or not after Prince Jing of Zhongshan.
Moreover, the royal family members are already on the streets. If it were not for the famous royal family members, they would not be able to attract the attention of the three wealthy families.
Perhaps, after Liu Bei's clothing edict incident is exposed, he will be taken seriously by these wealthy families after he obtains the position of imperial uncle!
After another long wait, the heads of the Mei family, Tao family, and Jiang family were almost exhausted, and Lu Bu finally arrived belatedly.
The head of the Mei family couldn't bear this anymore. He was the first to jump out and reprimand: "Marquis Wen, you came so late and delayed everyone for so long. You must finally give an explanation."
The Tao family and the Jiang family turned a blind eye to the Mei family leader's sudden attack, watching the Mei family leader's performance.
To be honest, they also wanted to see how Lu Bu would respond.
"Be calm and don't be impatient. I am here to explain to you this time."
Lu Bu said expressionlessly.
Also accompanying this trip was Fang Yan, whom Lu Bu brought with him specially.
When Fang Yan heard that Lu Bu asked him to attend the banquet, his face changed wildly. As a smart man, he knew what Lu Bu wanted to do.
But with Lu Bu's powerful strength in front of him, Fang Yan couldn't resist, so he could only let him control him.
I just hope that this time the fire will not burn less on me.
"It seems that Marquis Wen is still a general person. I was the one who was abrupt."
When the leader of the Mei family saw that Lu Bu had given in, he did not press forward. After all, Lu Bu had a large number of troops, and it would be difficult to deal with the situation when the dog jumped over the wall.
"Since Master Mei is so impatient, I will give you an explanation first."
Lu Bu clapped his hands, and the bodyguard walked in carrying a bag.
The bag was covered in blood, and the pungent smell of blood instantly enveloped the palace.
The head of the Mei family didn't know what was inside, so he looked extremely ugly and said sternly: "Marquis Wen, what do you want to do?"
Lu Bu ignored the leader of the Mei family and asked his guards to open the bag. A ferocious head appeared on the dining table.
The heads of the families present turned pale with fright. The heads of the Mei family, the Tao family, and the Jiang family were more visible because they were sitting in the front. The head of the Mei family didn't even hold back and swallowed all the food he had eaten in the morning.
The head of the Mei family was a little frightened, and his face was full of disbelief. Not only did he know this man, but he was also very familiar with it.
This person's name is Mei Fu, and he is his nephew. He used to be domineering in Shouchun City, bullying men and women, and raising a bunch of gangsters as his subordinates.
Since Lu Bu refused to return the fertile land to them, how could the Mei family be willing to do so, so he asked Mei Fu and his gangsters to keep disturbing the farmers who had been allocated fertile land, making them feel uneasy.
The head of the Mei family also knew that Lu Bu would pay close attention to this matter, so he spent a lot of money to establish connections and placed spies in the palace to let him know the news.
In this way, Mei Fu could repeatedly escape the pursuit of Lu Bu's army and play with these peasants.
After all, Lu Bu only has so many soldiers and horses, and it is impossible to control every small corner. Relying on this, Mei Fu has always been at large.
Seeing Mei Fu being executed today, the head of the Mei family was frightened to death and was a little at a loss.
The moment the head appeared, Patriarch Mei no longer knew Lu Bu's intention, and Patriarch Jiang and Patriarch Tao were also quite restless, as if on pins and needles.
Obviously, what they were doing in private had been discovered by Lu Bu, and they had been uprooted, which left them with less capital to fight with Lu Bu.
After all, a family has a bright side and a dark side. Many shameful things can only be left to those who hide in the dark.
The one who fanned the flames behind the scenes, caused commotion in the city, and even set fires, was Mei Fu who took the lead and had the instructions of the three families.
Nowadays, the three families are just following the same pattern as before, letting Mei Fu continue to cause commotion in the city, causing trouble outside the city, and letting Lu Bu rush back and forth, consuming Lu Bu's patience.
But who would have thought that Lu Bu would just follow the clue and uproot him!
Lu Bu already knew the behind-the-scenes instructions before asking Yang Hong, and even found Mei Fu's whereabouts and asked, just to beat Yang Hong.
Yang Hong's answer was that he obviously did not participate in this operation, so Lu Bu did not bother Yang Hong. If Yang Hong also participated in this operation, then I would be sorry, but there would be one more head on the table!
Fang Yan was responsible for finding Mei Fu. Fang Yan showed amazing talent in this aspect.
In a few clicks, the whole story was clarified and Lu Bu was found with Mei Fu, giving Lu Bu the confidence to talk to aristocratic and wealthy families.
However, Fang Yan just thought that Lu Bu would only threaten the three families with Meifu's head, asking the three families to take a step back and handle the matter peacefully.
But Lu Bu is still Lu Bu. Unlike other monarchs, other monarchs advocate peaceful solutions, but this is not popular here.
The only thing popular here is iron-blooded suppression!
