Chapter 137 All forces gather together
"Thank you very much."
Afterwards, the two of them entered the city lord's palace under the leadership of the servant. At this time, the long queue in front of them finally began to move forward. Soon, Zhao Feng and the four of them stepped into it. I found that the City Lord’s Mansion of Yunxi City was indeed not small.
The main hall is roughly divided into four directions, which are located on both sides of the main seat. Luo Yunguo has respected the right since the founding of the country. According to the order, these escorts are naturally ranked second on the left, and their Opposite are some chambers of commerce forces.
In fact, as far as the entire Yunxi County is concerned, it is not the family power that has the most dealings with the Escort Bureau, but these chambers of commerce. One provides money and the other provides manpower. The two parties complement each other, so they do not have much class consciousness.
Although he was sitting opposite, Zhao Feng still greeted several regular customers in the chamber of commerce familiarly.
At this time, the lazy young man suddenly remembered the mysterious Jiang family, and looked around to see if the other party was present. However, after a week of patrolling, the Jiang family was not found.
"It seems like they are really a hidden family."
Although Zhao Feng didn't know much about the Jiang family, there was no doubt that they were more powerful than some of the families present.
When there were more people, the hall became noisy. Tan Shuiqing, the head of the Tan family, had not yet appeared, which made them a little anxious. However, despite this, they still did not dare to offend each other. Even in private communication, they used " "Master Taibao", but dare not call him by his name.
"Why hasn't Master Taibao come yet?"
"Maybe there's something important to take care of."
"Master Taibao is busy with his affairs, so everyone can forgive me for coming late."
Although what this person said was a complete flattery, no one dared to refute it. There was no way. In the entire Yunxi County, the prestige of the Tan family was so great that no one except the Ouyang family could compete with it. It is no exaggeration to say "Emperor of the Earth".
At this time, the middle-aged man wearing a green robe with golden cloud patterns walked in from the back of the palace. After seeing the visitor, everyone present stopped communicating in private, and instead stood up and bowed their hands.
"See the Lord of the City!"
Although Zhao Feng was a little reluctant, he still stood up and saluted.
The middle-aged man returned the salute with a calm expression, and then sat down next to the main seat. Obviously, he was not the protagonist today.
"Everyone, please take a seat. The Taibao will be here shortly."
Everyone fell back to their seats and said no more. They just waited quietly for the arrival of Tan Taibao. However, Zhao Feng did not have so many restrictions. Just when he stood up, he seemed to see an acquaintance in the crowd, but he was not sure. .
The lazy young man turned his head slightly and glanced to the right, and sure enough he found an old acquaintance, Xing Wutang Xing Haifu!
At Liangchengang that year, four of the five brothers of the Xing family died there. From that time on, Xingwutang failed to recover. I heard that he later joined the Shahe Gang and moved to Linlangshan City together. Why did he do it now? Show up here?
"Is it possible that other members of the Shahe Gang are also there?" Zhao Feng then looked around a few more times, only to find that the faces of the subordinates beside Xing Haifu were a bit unfamiliar, but his only son Xing Mu was not present. This is somewhat strange to the lazy young man.
But the focus today is not on them, but on Tan Shuiqing, the head of the Tan family.
Not long after, an old man wearing a white tiger costume and a sharp sword hanging from his waist walked slowly from the right side of the main seat of the hall. Behind him were several silver-armored attendants with long swords hanging from their waists.
The other party just stepped out one leg, and everyone present stood up and saluted.
"See you, Taibao-sama! Taibao-sama is a thousand years old!"
Amidst a burst of salutes, Tan Shuiqing slowly walked to the center of the main seat, then waved his hand, indicating that everyone should sit down.
"Thank you, Mr. Taibao!" After saying that, everyone sat back.
As soon as Tan Taibao appeared, everyone sat upright, fearing that their inadvertent actions would offend each other.
"This time we are called here to discuss an important matter. This matter involves court secrets. Do you want to leave early?"
Although everyone looked calm, they were all thinking about their own calculations in their hearts. Being able to be recruited by Tan Taibao to so many forces was definitely not a small matter, but everyone still understood that the greater the risk, the greater the benefit. If you do it well, Maybe he can still be favored by Lord Taibao.
When Tanshui Qing saw that no one was leaving, he continued:
"Since no one is leaving, we have chosen to take over this matter. In this case, Lord City Lord?"
When the middle-aged man in green robe heard the other party calling his name, he immediately stood up and bowed and replied: "Please give me your instructions, Mr. Taibao!"
The old man in jujube robe pointed at the guards on the right and said, "Go get the secret letter, one for each family."
"yes."
Afterwards, the middle-aged man took the letters from the guards and distributed them to various forces one by one, a total of thirty-two letters. Although everyone took the envelopes, no one opened them directly. Instead, they waited for the old man on the chair to give the order. .
"You can open it and take a look. Since you have taken over this matter, you naturally want to know what the content of this operation is."
Zhao Feng held the letter in his hand but did not rush to open it. Instead, he waited for others to open the envelope and confirm that there was nothing wrong with the letter inside before taking it out.
After seeing the contents of the letter, some of the people present frowned and looked solemn. Some people opened their eyes wide and were very surprised. Very few people had expressionless faces. Even Zhao Feng was a little surprised.
"Divide into four teams and escort one hundred thousand stones of grain, one hundred thousand bolts of silkworms, one hundred thousand taels of gold, and one hundred thousand taels of silver to Luo Yunzong!"
"Divide into four teams and escort 100,000 stones of food, 100,000 bolts of silk and satin, 100,000 taels of gold, 100,000 taels of silver, and 500 animal elixirs to Luo Yunzong!"
Looking at what was written on the letter, Zhao Feng couldn't help but feel shocked. For such a large amount of property to be sent to Luo Yunzong, they would probably need thousands of masters. No wonder the Tan family had to summon so many forces and send escorts this time. It must coexist with crisis. The Tan family "invited" them because they were afraid that their own people would suffer.
When some people saw such a huge amount of escorts, they couldn't help but feel a little scared in their hearts, and they had a faint intention of retreating.
In the main hall, Tan Shuiqing's face remained calm. He was drinking tea calmly with a teacup in his hand. Since these people did not choose to leave just now, it may be too late to leave now.
However, not everyone present was doubtful. Some families were very powerful, and this was a bodyguard of the Tan family. They didn't think anyone would dare to hijack him in public.
