The top event is in Sichuan Province. It is one of the few grand events in the county. All the prominent people in the county will rush to the scene.
There is no other reason. In addition to being able to catch a glimpse of the leading oiran, more importantly, it is an opportunity for some big businessmen to make friends with local wealthy families.
Not only that, in order to make the premier conference even more grand, a lot of betting has been opened behind the scenes.
Officials, big and small, and wealthy families will all participate. This is the default rule.
So, don’t think that this is just an ordinary top-notch conference, but there are many secrets hidden behind it.
When Su Qian and Ye Zhong went out, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
The streets were crowded with people, and they were all walking in the same direction.
A piece of the county town went to the lake.
This tourist lake is very large, occupying one-fifth of the area of the county, and the scenery is excellent.
It is a place exclusively for dignitaries and not open to civilians at all.
It is only in time for such a big event that it will be opened to the outside world.
However, in order to prevent stampedes, civilians, merchants, and powerful officials were strictly divided into three levels: peripheral, central, and internal.
Su Qi'an and the others were naturally placed on the internal cruise ship because they had a great reputation.
Crossing the crowded crowd, Su Qi'an and others walked towards a similar VIP channel.
Beside the passage, there was a government official waiting to greet guests. After confirming Su Qi'an's identity, he took Su Qi'an on a cruise ship very respectfully.
The cruise ship is not big, and can accommodate about ten people. The location of the top conference at this time is on a high platform built in the middle of the lake.
People with high status like Su Qi'an and others can enjoy the top spots of each spring courtyard while taking a cruise ship, and they can also enjoy the surrounding scenery.
This feeling is very pleasant.
There were four people on the boat, Su Qi'an, Ye Chong, and Su Yong Shouhou.
Su Qi'an and the others were not the first people to get on the boat. The cruise ship started, and there were more than a dozen other cruise ships on the lake.
Ye Zhong opened his mouth and introduced that except for the Zhou and Wei families, basically all the powerful people from Sichuandu County were here.
While the top conference has not yet started, powerful people from these places meet and communicate from time to time.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the cruise ships of these wealthy families basically would not get close to the boat Su Qi'an was riding.
It was as if Su Qi'an was isolated. Su Qi'an didn't care about this matter. It happened that no one was looking for trouble, so he didn't think it was troublesome, so he still looked clean.
The one at the front of the dozen or so cruise ships was also the most luxurious and conspicuous, and it was clearly the seat of the governor of Sichuan Province.
Su Qi'an looked at the luxurious ship parked in the center of the lake, his eyes flashing. To be honest, he had some interactions with Meng Tianxiang, the prefect of Sichuandu County.
At first, he almost lost the election, but it was Meng Tianxiang's county governor's order that finally resolved the issue.
This matter is a matter of kindness. Su Qi'an visited Meng Tianxiang after he came to Sichuandu County.
It's just that Sheriff Meng seemed to be too busy and didn't see Su Qi'an.
I don’t know if Sheriff Meng is here today.
As Su Qian's eyes flashed, suddenly, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers sounded in his ears.
Looking over, there were figures flashing on the high platform built in the middle of the lake.
Looking carefully, in addition to the madams from the major spring courtyards, at the front is the master of the county government.
For a top-notch conference to be able to host the county master, it is enough to show how impressive this conference is.
The county master was very good at speaking. He first said a few polite words, and then complimented the two adults present, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant.
As for the county governor Meng Tianxiang, he was not present. The excuse was that Mr. Meng contracted the cold due to hard work and was recuperating at home. The government affairs of the county and city were temporarily left to the two adults.
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but it made Su Qian feel something was wrong.
But Su Qi'an didn't say anything. He suppressed the matter in his heart, turned his head and said to the thin monkey behind him.
"Skinny Monkey, did you find anything new about the things I asked you to investigate?"
"Mr. Hui, I really have some clues about what you ordered. I discovered that the owner behind Chunfeng Yuan seemed to have changed hands a month ago. As for the identity of that person, I still don't know, but I can't even check it. Coming out, I can only say that this person’s status is not low, sir, please be careful.”
Su Qi'an felt at ease with Shouhou's work. Shouhou was naturally weak in terms of force, but when it came to inquiring about information and developing offline, even Li Xiaomei was no match.
After half a year of development, with Su Qian's funding, Shouhou had almost established a complete intelligence network in Sichuandu County.
As long as they are in Sichuan County, anyone related to Sichuan County can find out if they give Shouhou enough time.
This is the skill of Slender Monkey.
Su Qian would naturally be cautious about people who could not be detected by the Slender Monkey.
After the thin monkey paused, he continued, "Sir, the second thing is from Chunfeng Yuan. Ever since Mr. knocked on Chunfeng Yuan, they have been restless and have been let out. Lu Xiaowan will definitely be the number one in this top-notch conference, and On the gambling board, we joined forces with the Zhou and Wei families to place heavy bets and have already lost 100,000, just to build momentum for Miss Xiaowan."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, they really spent a lot of money. Tell me, what is the confidence that makes them so sure."
Chunfengyuan has already contacted an important figure in the state city. After Lu Xiaowan wins the oiran, he will send Miss Xiaowan to the state city as soon as possible. "
Speaking of this, Shouhou was speechless, but the atmosphere on the boat was very cold.
At this point, several people on the boat understood.
Chunfengyuan's confidence comes from a certain big shot in the city. If it was just a catch-up before, this time it will be a blow to the top conference.
The oiran this time can only be Lu Xiaowan. Anyone who says no will offend the big shot in Zhoucheng.
Even Zuichunlou and Hongyifang cannot afford to offend them by taking advantage of this situation.
Su Qian's face was indifferent, silent for a while, and then suddenly smiled.
"It doesn't matter. Only in this way will it be more interesting. Let's just watch carefully. We don't know who will win."
At this time, on the high platform, after the master warmed up, the first event officially began.
This time, in addition to the three well-established Chunyuan, there are four other families in Kawadu County participating in the competition for the oiran title.
There is more than one person at the top of each family. The seven families combined have forty or fifty people.
The rules of the top contestant are also simple. Through the appearance of a top performer, everyone present can vote for their favorite top performer.
The oiran of the leading event is selected based on the number of votes.
That is to say, because everyone present has a vote and a sense of participation, this first-class conference is so lively.
While Su Qi'an was talking just now, four or five top names had already come up.
There will be dedicated people off the court to count the votes.
If the common people feel that they have a sense of participation and one person has one vote, then the big businessmen and local powerful people can use their money to buy votes after voting in their hands.
One or two for one vote.
This is the proper behavior of a wealthy person.
That is to say, because they have money in their hands, these wealthy people who really decided to enter the next round will still sit firmly on Diaoyutai after the start.
Among the forty or fifty top players, only the last ten are qualified to let these rich people take action.
If you want to see the last ten top cards, you have to choose at least two rounds, which is not a short time.
Therefore, even though the number one card passing by was already halfway through, the people sitting on the cruise ship were surprisingly calm when the outside scene was already bustling with excitement.
About an hour later, the top card of the first round and the top twenty top cards were selected.
The first three are, surprisingly, the top names of the three major spring courtyards, Lu Xiaowan, Bai Yue, and Hong Zhao.
There is no suspense about these three people. Almost all three of them have more than a thousand votes, far behind the dozen or so people behind them.
Especially Lu Xiaowan, who secured the first place with more than a thousand votes more than the second place Bai Yue.
After the first round, the second round began quickly. This time the competition was for the top ten cards.
Many people cast their votes early in the first round, and in the second round, the number of votes was obviously not that exaggerated.
Except for the top three, the competition behind them is very fierce. Even if it is fierce, it still cannot tempt the wealthy people on the cruise ship to take action.
The only interesting thing is that half of the current top ten cards are Chunfengyuan's top cards.
It seems that Chunfengyuan not only wants the oiran for this top event, but also wants to occupy the top ten with its absolute strength.
Don't underestimate the top ten, after all, not everyone has a chance. With Chunyuan's first card, most of them settle for the second best and choose other top cards.
If Chunfengyuan takes all the top ten, it will only increase Chunfengyuan's reputation invisibly.
As time went by, at the end of the second round, Chunfengyuan had taken six of the ten seats, and even Bai Yue, who was second, was squeezed to the fourth position.
When everyone was sighing at the strength of Chunfeng Yuan, suddenly, a boy in charge of counting the votes suddenly said loudly.
"Su Juren gave a reward of five hundred taels to Bai Yue of Zui Chun Tower. Bai Yue rose to third place."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the whole place was obviously stagnant, and even the wealthy people on the cruise ship were stunned for a while.
"Su Ju people? Which Su Ju people? Could it be?"
"Nonsense, who can be the person named Su in Sichuandu County?"
"Damn, this Su Juren is so fierce. Miss Bai Yue only fell to fourth place, not eliminated. She can't escape the top ten. It's really puzzling for him to do this."
"What do you know? This is the joy of chasing stars. If I were like Su Juren, I would risk my life to reward you."
Su Qi'an's actions naturally caused controversy, but more importantly, because of Su Qi'an's actions, some thoughtful people, who seemed to have thought of something, followed the trend and invested in Bai Yue.
Soon, before the end of the second round, Bai Yue was pushed to the second position again.
This scene has been a hot topic.
Compared with the excitement of the people outside, the rich people on the boat inside were much calmer.
Wei Yun and Zhou Jie looked at Su Qi'an's cruise ship behind them with dark eyes, as if they wanted to say something.
Suddenly, a subordinate walked into the cruise ship, handed a note respectfully, and then turned around and left.
After reading the message on the note, the two people's faces softened significantly.
At this time, there were only two middle-aged people sitting on the nearest luxury cruise ship below the highest platform.
One of them, Su Qi'an knew, was Wei Zhentang, the county prime minister. The other one had dark skin and an evil aura on his face, which made people afraid to approach him.
This man is Zhou Jie's uncle, Lieutenant Zhou Han, who is in charge of the military affairs of Sichuandu County.
