Tonghe City, the city lord's mansion.
Today, the Lord's Mansion in Tonghe City is like a bustling city, and those who come and go are usually described as tough, armed with swords, and almost all of them are heroes from all over the world.
"Shi has met Brother Meng!" The crowd of people from all walks of life were welcomed into the city lord's palace. Among them, a rough and bearded man, who was the first to walk, raised his hand towards Meng Yang from a distance and shouted.
"Hahaha, with the Southern Tiger King personally coming to help me, why worry about the big thing happening?" Meng Yang hurriedly came up from inside and grabbed the bearded man's arms with both hands.
They both laughed at the same time, very cheerfully.
Everyone behind the bearded man had smiles on their faces.
The Southern Tiger King's original name was Shi Xiong, who was three years younger than Meng Yang. This man used to sit on the ground at Crouching Tiger Villa in Yechi Mansion to share the spoils. He was also a wealthy man. In terms of status in the world, he was no better than Lei Dao Mengyang, the number one man in the southern part of the Chu Kingdom. The difference is much worse, but three years ago, Xia Yuan offended the senior official Xia Yuan, and Xia Yuan asked the senior general Pan Fu to send a partial army to destroy Crouching Tiger Villa.
Even though Shi Xiong was extremely powerful in martial arts, he was still not a super master. He couldn't help but fire crossbows and besieged by a large army, so he had to break out. Under the encirclement and encirclement by the Chu State army, this man only brought a few proud disciples with him. Barely breaking out of the siege.
Even his own children, grandchildren and old wife died in this battle, so he was naturally at odds with the king of Chu.
Shi Xiong has externally cultivated the Violent Tiger Splitting Dragon Technique, and internally cultivated the One Qi and Six Void Divine Art. He has already entered the second level of Xiantian, and has innate divine power. He usually uses two four-foot-long knives, while Ma Zhan uses a sixty-seven-pound serrated panmen knife. , is a rare master in the world who is good at both horse and foot combat - without this kind of martial arts training suitable for rushing into battle, he would not have been able to fight his way out of the encirclement back then.
"Brothers have come from afar. Meng was supposed to go out of the city ten miles to greet you. However, Meng is now ordered to take charge of Tonghe City. He has so many things on his hands that he is unable to come out of the city to greet you. Brothers, please don't be surprised. Tonight Meng served all the brothers with wine to wash away their troubles, and he will definitely make amends to all the brothers one by one."
After Lei Dao Mengyang exchanged a few words with Nanhu King Shi Xiong, he turned around and said to the people behind Shi Xiong with an apologetic expression.
He can play two roles at the same time, and he can play the role of two Thunder Swordsmen and Demon Swordsmen at the same time, without arousing suspicion. His superficial skills are naturally flawless, and he will not make people from all over the world feel left out.
In fact, Tonghe City is bound to receive a full-strength attack from the Chu Kingdom. It is almost on the table. Except for the real fools, anyone with a little bit of thought and a wider perspective can see it, and Meng Yang is no exception. .
However, wealth will not fall from the sky. If you want to gain as much benefit as you want, you have to take as much risk as possible. Meng Yang doesn't think there is anything wrong with Lu Wu entrusting him with the important task of garrisoning Tonghe - not to mention when Lu Wu left. I had a long talk with him and said that I would personally lead the elite soldiers out and not let him fight alone.
At this time, it was too late for Meng Yang to recruit people, so how could he offend these heroes who took the initiative to invest?
What's more, these days, transportation relies on walking and communication relies on shouting. In addition to the various royal courts who have the consciousness to form secret spies to collect intelligence, these big bosses in the world are not so proactive in collecting information.
They were able to get the news so quickly and come all the way from afar. Naturally, Lei Dao Mengyang took the initiative to send people to spread the news.
For those who had enmity with the Chu State officials, the people sent by Meng Yang spread the word that Meng Yang of Lei Dao had rebelled against the Chu State and would risk his wealth and life to fight against the Chu State to the end;
For those who want to be prosperous and prosperous, they should preach that General Lu, who came from the state of Wu, wanted to found the country and establish a system. He would be the founding father of the country when he came, and it would be easy to become a scholar-bureaucrat.
Lei Dao Mengyang has a deep foundation in Nanliu Mansion, and it is not difficult to figure out the temperament and tendencies of those martial arts masters/green forest tycoons.
Nanhe City, the meeting hall of the city lord's mansion.
Lu Wu sits high on the upper head - the so-called upper head is actually a platform less than a foot above the ground.
Under the platform, civil servants and military generals took their positions on both sides, with a counselor or clerk as an assistant behind them. Qiutong was also present, belonging to the civil servant side.
Not to mention that Lu Wu had not yet formally received the title of uncle and founded the country. Even after he was officially granted the title of uncle, his head wife was not qualified to sit side by side with him in this kind of meeting. However, as the head of the Zhechong Division, she could sit here.
"Please invite Lin, the envoy of the State of Wu, to come into the hall!" the sergeant in charge of the ceremony shouted.
Lin Ji walked in from outside the hall, bowed slightly to Lu Wu and saluted: "Lin Ji, the foreign minister of Wu, pays homage to General Lu.".
Lu Wu sat still and received a solid salute; then he stood up and returned the salute: "Uncle Lin came from afar, what do you want to teach me?"
Although Lu Wu had long known what happened to Lin Jisuo, such a major event involving Feng Bo would naturally have to be announced in a formal setting. Such a major event could not be given or received privately, otherwise it would be inconsistent with etiquette.
Lin Ji raised his hands, slowly unfolded a black silk book horizontally, and read respectfully:
"The so-called enmity of ten generations can still be restored! The Chu State bullied the Wu State, seized my homeland, expelled my royal family, and expelled my ancestral hall. This is a sincere and irreconcilable hatred. Today, I have a surname of Lu and a name of Wu, and the general is brave and brave. Use your power to conquer the land, seize the city, and restore my kingdom! This merit is not rewarded, so it is hard to establish trust in heaven and deserve to enjoy the saintly virtue!"
"It is said that in the Middle Ages, Emperor Xuanyuan established three princes, princes and princes: the prince suppressed all directions and protected the human race, which was a holy virtue; the marquis passed down the books and taught the human race, which was moral; the earl opened up the territory and overcame all obstacles. , is for martial virtue."
"General Lu Wu is crowned the most brave and worthy of martial virtue. Therefore, he can paint a golden drum with a deer pattern and look forward to the general's arrival."
(Kings, marquises and earls each have their own fortunes and suppress the fortunes of a country. Among them, the king has a tripod, the marquis has a bell, and the earl has a drum - the drum here refers to the golden drum (bronze drum), not the leather drum - The meaning of the golden drum with the deer pattern is that the count's luck-suppressing device has been cast for you. Come and get it and complete the ceremony of becoming an uncle.)
After reading the contents of the silk book, Lin Ji rolled up the silk book, held it up with both hands, and bowed before Lu Wu.
Lu Wu took it with both hands, turned around and put it in the brocade box that had been prepared. Then he turned around and said, "Thank you to the King of Wu for your kindness. Lu will leave for the Kingdom of Wu soon."
"The foreign ministers are waiting in Songjing for the arrival of General Lu." Lin Ji saluted, took three steps back, turned around and walked out of the meeting hall.
Everyone in the meeting hall looked at each other with joy on their faces.
After a moment of silence, the assembly hall erupted in noise.
"Wu State wants to confer the title of uncle to its general?"
"Definitely. What other meaning could there be to a golden drum?"
"Is the general really going to found the country?"
"certainly!"
"Long live the general!"
"Long live the General!
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"Then we-"
"congratulations!"
"Joy and rejoice together!"
The people who can sit here naturally have some status, but many of these people are newly promoted middle- and lower-level military officers and civil servants. They may have good abilities, but they suddenly gained a high position. They are shaken in the face of such a big event and cannot bear it. Keep your eyebrows open and smile.
Even some scholar-bureaucrats who had taken refuge early and had seen many big scenes would find it difficult to remain calm in the face of such a rare event like the founding of Feng Bo's country in a century.
