Daxia Empire, Snake City.
On the towering city tower, flags of various colors fluttered in the wind, and night watchmen wearing purple armor were lined up, standing beside the city wall with serious expressions, as motionless as statues.
The sunshine in the early winter morning is warm and soft.
After spreading to the earth, it seemed that the vast city in front of you was immediately covered with a layer of pale golden gauze.
The building, which looks like a snake bone, emits a dazzling and inexplicable halo in the sun.
This is the palace of the city lord of the fortress city Snake City.
On the lush green lawn square, a huge tent has already been set up high.
Countless guards and servants were scattered inside and outside the square. They all lowered their heads and waited quietly with extremely respectful expressions.
In addition to representing the head position of the Gongsun family in Snake City.
The remaining ten guest seats were evenly divided into two rows, arranged in order downwards.
Today is the day when the "Alliance of Princes Conference" is held.
The princes and city lords from all over the Daxia Empire gathered together to participate in the grand event, gathering the strength of all the fortress cities and formulating the best strategy to deal with the Daxia royal family.
Woo~~~
A heavy horn sound suddenly sounded.
The entire fortress city was under full martial law. Not only the energy dome used for defense was turned on to its maximum power, but all the major roads leading to the city's main palace in the city center were also under full martial law.
No idlers or public vehicles are allowed to pass.
next moment--
A tall middle-aged man wearing a purple robe walked out slowly.
The guards and servants at the scene immediately knelt down on the ground, their movements uniform, without any hesitation or hesitation.
This person is none other than Gongsun Youhai, the current lord of Snake City and the contemporary head of the Gongsun family.
Behind him was a procession of honor guards like stars holding the moon.
Gongsun Youhai raised his clothes and sat on the main seat with great fanfare. He looked at his subordinates standing beside him and nodded silently.
"Welcome all city lords to take your seats~~~!"
Following a loud shout from the subordinate next to him.
The city lords of the fortress cities of the Great Xia Empire arrived one after another. The major princes were followed by their own team of confidants, and they slowly took their seats under the attention of the guards.
Only the positions of Fengdu and Inucheng were empty, and they were missing two out of ten.
Wearing a gorgeous brocade costume.
Hu Kui sat down calmly with a cigarette in his mouth, and asked Xia Lengling behind him softly: "Isn't Lao Xue here yet? Has he ever contacted us?"
Shaked his head.
With a tall figure like a holy swan, Xia Lenling quickly responded in a deep voice: "No, for some reason, the communication between us and Xue Yun was disconnected, and we can't contact him at all now."
"never mind."
He took a drag of his cigarette silently.
Hu Kui closed his eyes, exhaled a wisp of smoke helplessly, raised his head and stared at the group of princes and city lords in front of him, a deep worry already rising in his heart.
"The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth. Later we just try to act according to the situation..."
The conference is about to be held.
Those present were all powerful overlords from all over the Great Xia Empire. In recent years, due to civil strife, there have been some frictions and even conflicts between them.
Everyone gathered together because they really wanted to fight against the relatively powerful royal family.
But the problem is, people are unpredictable.
It is inevitable that some people will have evil intentions, and the number of overt and covert fights will not decrease at all.
At this time, if Xue Yun was present, he would at least be able to hold up the scene for Longdu with his absolute strength.
With Hu Kui's age and qualifications, he is likely to be at a disadvantage in the political struggle if he fights alone.
"You city lords, it is a blessing to be able to visit Snake City despite your busy schedule."
Smile slightly.
Gongsun Youhai, who was sitting on the throne, picked up the wine on the table and said calmly: "Come on, on behalf of Snake City and the Gongsun family, I would like to propose a drink to you all."
As soon as these words came out.
The city lords from all walks of life quickly agreed, raising the wine glasses above their heads, and drank the wine in the glasses together with Gongsun Youhai.
All the big guys drank and talked happily.
Some of the city lords who were relatively familiar with each other were whispering to each other, and while they were changing glasses, it was a peaceful scene.
However, Hu Kui was rarely noticed here, and he was ignored by others as if he were transparent, making the scene slightly embarrassing.
Put out cigarette butts.
Hu Kui didn't pay attention, he just glanced at the princes and city lords in front of him coldly, and took a silent sip of his wine.
Unexpectedly, there was a beautiful figure among the group of people looking at him.
The skin is like gelatin, and the teeth are like gourd rhinoceros.
Still wearing plain clothes, he couldn't hide his gorgeous makeup. Sima Nanqin, the Lord of Yangcheng City, smiled slightly and raised his wine glass from a distance. He was the only person in the audience to show his kindness to Hu Kui.
Nodding silently.
Hu Kui quickly responded with a smile and a toast.
Many years ago, he and Xue Yun passed through Yangcheng together, and met this famous "Iron Lady", and even agreed to take care of Black Pearl who was in trouble at that time.
Thinking about it, maybe it was for this reason that Sima Nanqin had a favorable impression of Longdu.
Although they can't be said to be close friends, at least they won't become malicious enemies.
After three rounds of drinking.
The faces of the big boss city lords were slightly red, they had obviously drank to their heart's content, and the private reminiscences were almost over.
"Everyone."
Put down the glass.
As the host of this meeting, Gongsun Youhai took the initiative to stand up and said: "I, like you all, have not been having a good time in the past few years. There are not even one satellite town under my command left. Whether it is in terms of population or resources, it can be said that it is... lost heavily."
"The flying birds are all good and the bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooking..."
There was a pause.
Gongsun Youhai let out a long sigh, shook his head and said: "The Daxia royal family has betrayed their trust and ignored the agreement between our ancestors, and even tried to slander us, the descendants of meritorious ministers!"
Clench your fists.
Gongsun Youhai blew his beard and glared, angrily saying: "How can such a shameless behavior be worthy of our allegiance?!"
All of a sudden.
All the big guys in the room unanimously remained silent.
When it comes to eloquence and mobilization ability, everyone here can be said to be a professional-level master.
In the eyes of this group of city lords and princes, shouting slogans is far less valuable than actual benefits.
It is extremely difficult to easily incite their emotions with just a few harsh words.
"well......"
Seeing no one responding.
Gongsun Youhai had no choice but to sigh, shook his head and continued: "It's a pity that the power of the Imperial City is too strong. Even if I try my best, I can only protect the territory within tens of kilometers of Snake City, barely able to avoid Xuanyuan. It’s just Hong Na’s child’s involvement.”
Hear the words.
Many people smiled coldly, and their hearts were full of disdain for Gongsun Youhai, who was in charge.
As the closest vassal force to the Imperial City and the Tiger Capital, Snake City has been struggling to survive these years.
Its living space has long been compressed to an appalling level by the imperial army.
The so-called range of tens of kilometers probably requires at least a 50% discount.
