Please calm down your anger

Chapter 229

Lidong, late autumn is cold, and the sun is shining brightly.

At Chenshi, the square in front of the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce was already crowded with people.

In the central open space, a small hill was erected on a square table with a wooden frame, among which there were many swords, guns and swords.

Boom, boom, boom...

The drumbeat is rapid and rhythmic.

A mighty man named Nuo-faced animal skin tossed and jumped on the wooden frame, and lion dancers and dragon dancers shuttled up and down, narrowly avoiding the flames of the blade.

The surrounding people cheered continuously, and the atmosphere was lively and exciting.

"Nuo Beast Opera", one of the hundred operas of Jianghu Sanle, is said to have been created by imitating the ancient ancestors' battles in the wilderness, and it will only be performed during major celebrations.

All the disciples of Bingzhou Opera come out together, which is naturally extraordinary.

After the "Nuo Beast Show", there were acrobatic performances such as "carrying a tripod", "seeking a tree", "walking a rope", and "jumping a ball sword", which pushed the atmosphere to a climax again and again.

The guards of the Xiao family each occupied an important place, holding their swords in their backhands, and scanning all directions with sharp eyes.

The establishment of the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce is a major event for the Xiao family. Although it is not far from the main family in the mountain city, if something goes wrong, it will lose face.

At the same time, guards in front of the chamber of commerce also called out loudly:

"Xiao Tong, Captain of Ningfeng County, is here!"

"Xiao Qiong, Lieutenant of Tongyuan County, is here!"

"Qucheng Captain Liu Chang is here!"

"Paijiao elder Cheng Sanshui is here!"

"Yong'an Captain Wang Xuan has arrived!"

"..."

Following the roll call, military school lieutenants from various prefectures of Bingzhou and stewards of the Famai family entered the gate, Xiao Jili and Xiao Zhongmou personally greeted them with smiles on their faces.

"Lieutenant Wang, I have admired your name for a long time..."

Xiao Zhongmou wore a brocade robe with white patterns, and he bowed his hands in a chic manner.

"Young Master Zhongmou, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Wang Xuanyi was dressed in a black cloak of the government army, and solemnly returned the salute.

Looking at the majestic Wang Xuan in front of him, Xiao Zhongmou sighed in his heart.

Before the reorganization of the government army, his sister Xiao Qingman strongly recommended this person, but because of prejudice, she did not reach out to him when he was in danger, and now she has no chance.

Of course, his complexion will not change in the slightest.

Wang Xuan also nodded slightly, and walked into the courtyard with Liu Dazi, a servant had already stepped forward to greet him, "My lords, please follow me."

While leading the way, the young man introduced the courtyards along the way, "My lords, over there is Bo Tong Yuan, which is used to exchange information from various places, and over there, Cangsong Yuan is used to entertain special envoys from various state chambers of commerce, and over there is..."

Wang Xuan and Liu Chang nodded slightly as they watched.

It has to be said that the Xiao family has indeed made a capital investment. Just judging from the layout of the main hall of the chamber of commerce, all things have been planned in an orderly manner.

Entering the main hall on the first floor of the central tower, you can see giant columns with brocade patterns, partitioned by landscape screens, a map of the sun, moon and stars on the top, and a giant topographic map of Bingzhou on the top, which is magnificent and reveals a sense of wealth.

A lot of people had already gathered inside, the maids shuttled back and forth serving tea and water, and the leaders from all over the place gathered in small groups to chat.

Wang Xuan glanced at it, and knew it.

Within the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce, it can now be divided into four forces.

The Xiao family is the most powerful, controlling the army of the five counties at the same time, and the school lieutenants are all members of the Xiao family.

The second faction is the local Dharma lineage and small families in Bingzhou, such as Liuhe Yinyangmen, Honglin Temple, Wu family and Liu family, etc. They hold together for warmth, close to the Xiao family, and maintain independence.

The third faction is the large Dharma lineage, such as Paijiao, Xicaimen, Assassin's Gate, Wuxiantang, etc. The forces are huge and scattered, and there are many dirty things among them, and they are divided into several small circles.

And he is an outlier.

From the beginning, he was not favored by others, and he was desperate to survive. Except for the relationship between Paijiao, Assassin's Gate, and Wuxiantang, the rest are not good, especially now that he is among the Xiao family and Tu Su's family, he is even more feared by others.

After all, not everyone is willing to swim in this muddy water.

Li Chunniang was one step ahead, and when she saw him, she walked over and smiled, "Captain Wang, where's Miss Mo?"

Wang Xuan looked around and said in a deep voice: "Qingrou doesn't like crowds, besides, I'm afraid today is not so festive."

Li Chunniang realized immediately, "It's true."

Last night, Wei Zicheng and Sima Wei showed up at the same time. Everyone knew that the visitors were not friendly, and most of them were just interested in watching the excitement today.

Just as he was talking, he heard the roll call outside:
"Lu Lin, Lieutenant of the Nanlu Mansion Military Academy, and Sima Wei, who joined the army, have arrived!"

"Lieutenant Luo Huan of the Huairen Mansion Military Academy, and Wei Zicheng, who joined the army, have arrived!"

As soon as the voice fell, the hall suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked out of the hall, first to see what is so extraordinary about this dragon crossing the river.

I saw a group of people walking towards the hall one after another.

The first person to come in was a woman in red, tall and slender, with fair skin and fierce eyes. With the bright red dress, she looked like a raging fire.

Behind her, Lu Lin, a lieutenant of the Nanlu Military Academy from the frontier army, was tall and tall, but with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes, he followed closely like a servant.

Li Chunniang's lips moved slightly, and she said via voice transmission: "Brother Wang, this is Sima Wei of Huaizhou. I heard that he acts cruelly, but it's not easy to deal with."

Wang Xuan nodded slightly, and glanced at Luo Huan.

The struggle among the three families had nothing to do with him, but this Luo Huan had troubled him before, he had already been abandoned by the robbers, but unexpectedly he survived a desperate situation and joined the Wei family.

But life is impermanent, each has its own chance.

The one who came in from behind was a man in green robe with tall appearance and narrow eyes, walking with Xiao Zhongmou.

"Brother Wei, please."

"Brother Xiao is too polite."

Both of them were smiling, as if they hadn't seen their friends for many years.

After Sima Wei came in, she ignored the others and sat down by herself, squinting at Xiao Zhongmou.

But when Wei Zicheng walked into the hall, he greeted everyone.

"Growing up, are those war horses ever satisfied?"

"Brother Liu, long time no see, I must have a few more drinks today."

The Wei family runs a racecourse in Liangzhou, and many people who run the government army have dealt with him, and they reluctantly greeted and responded, with embarrassing expressions on their faces.

Like his master, Wei Zicheng stared at Wang Xuan again, smiled openly and cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wang, I was in a hurry the night before before we didn't have time to talk about it in detail, today we must have a drink and talk."

The faces of everyone in the hall suddenly changed.

Xiao Zhongmou still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were slightly cold.

Wei Zicheng's words were too ambiguous, anyone would think that he was secretly colluding with Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan first frowned slightly, then said in a deep voice: "Who are you?"

The struggle among the three families has nothing to do with him, and Wei Zicheng is playing tricks with him, so naturally he doesn't need to show face.

Wei Zicheng was also slightly taken aback, but instead of getting angry, he smiled calmly, "It was a long distance that night, and Captain Wang probably didn't hear me say hello."

"Oh?"

Wang Xuan cupped his hands calmly, "I'm sorry."

Xiao Zhongmou also understood what was going on at this time, he laughed, "If you two want to get to know each other, I'll make a small talk after the celebration, Brother Wei, please sit down."

Wei Zicheng smiled slightly, and stopped provoking trouble, sat down and sipped tea leisurely.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other with different eyes.

Xiao Zhongmou winked at the steward, who immediately smiled and cupped his fists and said, "My lords, the auspicious time has come, please move forward to watch the ceremony."

Naturally, the celebration of the chamber of commerce was not just about drinking tea. Everyone walked out of the main hall, and the incense table and table for offerings had been set up in the courtyard.

After a series of procedures of offering sacrifices to the Three Emperors, the Monarch and the City God, half an hour has passed.

Returning to the main hall again, Xiao Zhongmou smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Thanks to everyone's love, three rounds of voting, my brother Ji Li will be the leader of the chamber of commerce, from now on it will be..."

Xiao Jili was the first head of the Bingzhou Chamber of Commerce. He had already negotiated with the various companies in advance, and it was nothing more than a process, but a discordant voice suddenly sounded.

"Wait, I have something to say!"

I saw Lu Lin, a lieutenant of the Nanlu Military Academy, came out more and more, and clasped his fists in a deep voice: "Everyone, the Chamber of Commerce was established for the government army to open up wasteland. It stands to reason that the leader of the selection committee should be judged on the income from land reclamation. The achievements of the Yongan Wang Xiaowei are obvious to all. Bingzhou's fierce tiger is famous all over the world, but he is oppressed by the Xiao family, so I will complain for him!"

What he said was righteous and awe-inspiring.

However, all eyes were on Sima Wei who was drinking tea leisurely.

Wang Xuan's face was instantly cold, "What are you, you have the right to speak here!"

He didn't expect that he was just watching the excitement, but he was treated as a pawn to provoke trouble...

　The fire was roaring, and the steam pushed the gears into rotation.Riding on a giant metal ship combined with rivets, humans shuttled between the stars.

　　His majesty, the great emperor, is shining brightly, and under his shadow, the benevolent empire has found a place to live in the sea of ​​stars.

　　This is a story that ignites thousands of sparks in a Victorian Western-style world.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)