The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

As soon as Xu Shu gave an order, he heard a shocking sound of stomping on the ground from outside the tent, from far to near, which shocked many people present.

After a while, a group of soldiers came in from outside, carrying a roasted whole pig and placed it in the middle of the camp.

These soldiers were brought by Xu Shu from Xiangyang and carefully selected after layers of selection. From the perspective of equipment, they far surpassed the soldiers brought by the patriarchs of the wealthy clan.

They all lowered their heads and did not speak, and slowly walked into the tent. After Xu Shu gave the order, the group of soldiers took out the dagger from their waists, and the sharp, shiny point stabbed the white flesh with a choking sound.

The pork was cut into pieces and neatly stacked on the table. All the nobles stared at them blankly, not knowing where they came from, but the power behind them made everyone feel cold.

It seems that this is a Hongmen banquet.

Without waiting for Xu Shu to issue the second order, the group of soldiers raised their daggers and stabbed at the pig's head. Their sharp movements were not sloppy at all, and everyone present was shocked to see that their training definitely did not happen overnight. I am afraid that Liu Bei's power is far stronger than they thought.

I didn't expect Xu Shu to be here for so long, and he didn't do nothing.

No one spoke, and everyone stared at the soldiers in black.

For a moment, there was only the sound of knives slicing around.

The murderous aura made everyone feel cold.

Guo Jia looked at all this with satisfaction, knowing that the matter was half done.

There was no expression on his face, Xu Shu sat upright and looked at everything in front of him, thinking of Guo Jia's scheme, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

The tip of the knife is sharp, and it can only be kept if it is useful to oneself.

After cutting, the group of soldiers left as silently as when they came, and no one gave orders. In the deadly atmosphere, everyone could smell a chill.

Xu Shu stood up, toasted to everyone present, took the opportunity to glance around, and said to the seat sitting in the front.

"Why didn't Huang Zu come? Did he look down on me? Did he look down on me, Xu Shu, or the lord? Everyone in Jiangxia's noble family is a dragon and phoenix. It seems that Xu Shu is not qualified enough to ask you to come here?"

What I said was really a bit murderous.

All the wealthy Jiangxia clans present here lowered their heads, bit by bit chewing the tasteless roast pork, only that Huang Long, with a beard on his face, ate with relish and was not affected by it.

The Huang family is a respectable figure among Jiang Xia's noble families, Xu Shu expected that Huang Zu did not come, but Huang Long's psychological endurance was indeed beyond his expectation.

Having seen strong winds and waves, naturally he would not throw away his armor so quickly.

"My brother has recently contracted a cold, so it's inconvenient to come here. Is there any difference in sending me here? Xu Yuanzhi, you are so anxious to get my brother here, do you have any other intentions?"

After saying this, everyone was a little bit sure, and looked at Xu Yuanzhi with all eyes.

"Since brother Yuanzhi asked me a question, I will also ask brother Yuanzhi a question."

Huang Long spoke straight to the point, and didn't notice that Xu Yuanzhi's face was tense.

"I don't know who is sacred, sitting at the head, which family's patriarch is it, I have never seen it before, is it because I am ignorant or..."

What he was talking about was the bookish Guo Jia. Guo Jia smiled inwardly, with no expression on his face, but Huang Xu, who was behind him, couldn't sit still for a long time. He drew his sword and was about to cut this countryman under the knife.

"I'm just a scholar, nothing special, let alone the head of any family."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Long burst out laughing, unable to conceal the mocking look on his face.

"Xu Shu, Xu Shu, didn't you say that I am not qualified to participate in the patriarchal meeting? Then he is a scholar, so he is qualified to participate in the meeting? Hahahahaha I thought it was a sacred person, but it turned out to be just a nerd."

The status of the Huang family in Jiangxia is the same as that of Liu Bei in Xiangyang. Everyone acquiesces in their hearts as the eldest brother of the Huang family, and the Huang family is rooted in this land, and it has been passed down for many generations.

The so-called strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake, whether it is Liu Biao, Liu Qi or whoever in the future, if they want to do things, want to have a reputation, and want to make a living in this place, they must get permission from their Huang family.

Everyone acquiesced to this rule and obeyed it tacitly.

Without the permission of the Huang family, the order they issued would be nothing more than a scrap of paper.

The biggest feature of the Hao family is that they can influence the decision-making of the central authority, and the power here has long been out of control.

Xu Shu's face began to turn pale, and his fingers turned slightly pale from pressing on the hilt of the sword.

He was rarely provoked so blatantly, and rarely humiliated in public.

But Guo Jia's eyes made him feel sure that now is not the time to explode, they have to wait for an opportunity.

He smiled calmly on the surface.

"What do you think I asked you to come here today? It is also because I am a scholar."

Everyone looked at Guo Jia, their gazes swirled around him, from his simple turban to his clean white clothes, it seemed that a hole could be seen in his face, and every corner of his body was seen completely.

It's not like Guo Jia has never experienced this feeling.

"Although he is just a scholar in Jiangxia, do you know why he can sit at the head? He is not a patriarch, nor does he have any earth-shaking abilities."

Xu Shu looked around and paused in tone, as if he was deliberating something.

"But he is the chief of my arrangement, precisely because he does not belong to any family, nor does he belong to any faction. There is nothing behind him, and behind him stands the largest family in Jiangxia, that is, the people of Liming."

After Xu Shu finished speaking, all the rich clan leaders present were stunned.

Ordinary people are also a family?

In this era without Internet and TV, these people have never heard of Guo Jia, and have never seen him in person. Now no one can recognize that this is Guo Jia, so everyone was attracted by Xu Shu's generous statement.

Someone laughed, Huang Long looked at Guo Jia coldly and said.

"Hahahahaha, when will the people of Liming be considered a family? I can tell you that the first family of Jiang Xia's generation is my Huang family. You, Xu Yuan, are talking nonsense. Do you want us to follow you in pointing a deer into a horse?"

Huang Long still felt that it was not enough, so he cursed fiercely.

"This group of rascals are also considered a family. If they are considered a family, then our Jiangxia noble family will have no place to stand."

Huang Long didn't pay much attention to Xu Shu's words, and kept choking Xu Shu with his words.

The people of Liming that Xu Shu spoke of became the untouchables of Huanglong. He would never recognize the existence of this family, and he would never allow this group of people of Liming to form cliques.

From ancient times to the present, rich families from all over the world like to keep slaves. Apart from fleeing famine from other places, many of these slaves are actually people who were plundered from the local area.

The land was reclaimed, and many people had no means of production or production tools, and they all became cheap labor for this group of rich people.

Some are voluntary, others are forced.

The children of these domestic slaves are domestic slaves, and they are regarded as private property by the rich. In their eyes, these slaves are like cats and dogs.

In their eyes, the people are not considered a family at all, but resources that they can buy with a little money.

They didn't understand what Xu Shu was thinking at all. From the very beginning, this banquet was just playing against the cows.

Xu Shu was a little anxious when he heard this, and suddenly stood up angrily.

"I came to Jiangxia this time to recruit troops and buy horses. I was ordered by my lord. My lord asked me to treat the local people kindly. My lord is such a benevolent person. I didn't expect you to trample on the people under the banner of Lord Xuande. Of course I want to rectify the soldiers and horses, help my lord win the world, and let all people in the world live in a Datong society. But you are really deceiving people. You have lost the slightest bit of benevolence. Treating these Liming people like pariahs, do you still have a little kindness in your heart?"

Xu Shu was really furious.

Shouting it out with reason and moving it with emotion is more of a threat. These words actually mean, you disobedient things, when the day comes when the heroes compete for the throne, you will be the target of the sword.

Everyone is human, how could they not understand what he said, everyone's face changed, but someone reacted.

"But the world has already decided that Duke Xi's soldiers and horses will enter Jingzhou sooner or later. If Duke Xuande continues to struggle, I am afraid that more Liming people will die. At that time, people will be ruined, and there is no need to talk about benevolence."

This sentence makes sense, the person who spoke was the team leader of the Zhang family, an old man.

Although the Zhang family is not as good as the Huang family, Mr. Zhang has a high reputation, and he is also a prominent figure in every family, and he is upright.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone's expressions changed, and the scared look before was no longer there.

The actor he was talking about was Xi Yu.

In fact, the team leaders had already heard the rumor behind their backs, knowing that the actor would soon enter Jingzhou.

They were also unwilling to let Xi Yu occupy Jingzhou, but doing so would definitely make Xu Shu sick.

Guo Jia was taken aback when he heard the name, and had been watching silently, only then did he feel as if he was in it.

Unexpectedly, the lord is still young, and now he is famous all over the world. It seems that everyone also has a lord in their hearts, and it will definitely not be a problem to rule the world by then.

Another idea came to his mind.

"Yuan Zhi, you asked a question just now, and this old man asked you one."

Mr. Zhang squinted his eyes, and there was a golden light in his eyes. Although he was so old, he had a bad stomach.

"Where is Liu Qi and Liu Jingzhou now? How's your health?"

Before Xu Shu got really angry, he asked.

Xu Shu's face darkened and he showed no expression, but his tone was already three points cold.

"Now Liu Jingzhou is naturally in Xiangyang, so he is in good health."

"But the old man heard that Liu Jingzhou has not shown up for many days and has been in the bedroom. Is there such a thing?"

This old man Zhang is indeed an old man who mediates among various families, and he speaks aggressively.

Everyone looked at Xu Shu again.

Liu Biao has occupied Jingzhou for so many years, and he got along well with the local wealthy families, and they also enjoyed dividends from it, which can be regarded as mutual benefit for both parties.

Therefore, the Hao family is still polite to Liu Biao's lineage, and they are even more curious when they hear about Liu Qi.

"Liu Jingzhou is in good health. It's just that he has recently contracted a cold. You don't have to worry about it anymore. You just need to rest for a while. I don't know if you are so anxious, do you want to rush to Jingzhou to take care of him immediately?"

Xu Shu wanted to change the subject, but he accidentally saw Guo Jia, and saw that Guo Jia was still standing there just now, as if he was used to this kind of scene.

Guo Jia gave him great encouragement, and nodded at Wei Bucha.

"I heard that Mr. Liu Qi used to be alive and kicking. How could he suddenly contract the wind and cold? It's no joke that he contracted the cold as soon as he arrived in Xiangyang. In the past, he might have spent every day reciting poems and painting, so why did he get such a serious illness when he changed places?"

Mr. Zhang kept asking this question, with an aggressive tone, which made Xu Shu a little overwhelmed.

After a few questions, everyone seemed to be observing Xu Shu's reaction, wanting to see if what he said was true or not.

Each of these problems is more tricky and more dangerous.

Xu Shu could only remain silent, not knowing what to say. Although he knew about Liu Qi's situation, what should he say in front of everyone.

If you really say it, wouldn't you really slap yourself in the face?
But he is not good at lying, as soon as he lies, it can be seen that everyone in this group is a genius, so he must ask something out of his mouth.

He looked at Guo Jia again.

He knew that Guo Jia must have a way.

Guo Jia had been in the camp the whole time, listening to their conversation, he had already prepared in his heart that among this group of people, Mr. Zhang was the most difficult to deal with.

He bowed and nodded to Xu Shu, as if to signal something.

Everyone stared at Xu Shu and waited for his reply. In fact, they didn't care whether Liu Qi was alive or not. Whether Liu Qi's life was good or not had nothing to do with them. They just wanted to get through this test. Whether it was Liu Qi, Liu Biao or Liu Bei, as long as they could use it to stop Xu Shu, their goal had already been achieved.

Xu Shu's mind was in a mess, he was a martial artist, he didn't have Guo Jia's brain, let alone come up with a perfect plan under such a situation.

But the more he panicked, the more excited this group of rich people became.

Someone looked at Guo Jia, wanting to see how the invited scholar could find him a place.

Everyone was communicating in low voices, and it was very harsh to hear.

"I don't know what happened back then, but everyone here still remembers it."

The poor scholar stood up slowly from his seat, his eyes were calm.That posture seems to have thousands of troops.

"Liu Xuande entered Jingzhou and conspired with Liu Jingsheng. Everyone had heard about Liu Jinsheng's statement at the time, but when Cao Cao's army went south, Liu Xuande defeated Cao's army with his shield fighting method, and his fame rose for a while."

He unhurriedly talked about the past, and analyzed it in detail.

"Everyone may wish to think about it. At that time, the people of Jingzhou were very grateful to Duke Xuande, and wished that Liu Xuande could stay in Xiangyang, Jingzhou. At this time, if Liu Jingzhou died of illness quietly, who would be the biggest beneficiary?"

After saying this, everyone couldn't help but think of Liu Xuande.His well-founded analysis is much more believable than Xu Shu's covert and unsure if it's true or not.

Even if he didn't explain Liu Bei's thoughts, everyone could guess what Liu Bei wanted to do.

These team leaders are all human beings, and they have already understood his subtext.

Liu Bei wanted to kill Liu Jingzhou and steal Jingzhou.

And Liu Xuande, a big-eared thief, didn't think of winning over nobles but winning people's hearts at all. He already knew that the people everywhere were now full of complaints, and the war had ruined them beyond recognition.

Spreading benevolence and righteousness at this time will only make more people follow Liu Bei.

And his fundamental purpose is to uproot the giants.

This is not to recruit soldiers at all, they want to compete with Jiangxia's rich family for resources, which is tantamount to killing them.

These team leaders understood the key points, and their expressions changed drastically.

Xu Shu was stunned. He originally hoped that Guo Jia could help him, but he didn't expect him to turn his back on the battle now.

Now not only did he cheat himself, but he also cheated the master above him.

Hearing this, Xu Shu's face turned cold. Looking at Guo Jia's expressionless face, he realized that he had been cheated.

"Guo Jia, you perfidious liar, I, Xu Yuanzhi, am sorry for you. For the righteousness of our brotherhood, for the sake of Liming common people, I drew my sword for you, and you actually..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought that the relationship between the two should not be known to others, so he immediately stopped talking.

If the matter got to Liu Bei, he might be accused of treason again.

He trusted Guo Jia so much, he didn't expect to be cheated.

But the most important thing now is to find a reason to kill all these nobles. If he can't find his factory, this matter will directly escalate. He provokes the conflict between Liu Xuande and the local wealthy family.

At that time, even ten heads would not be enough for him to kill.

What he discussed with Guo Jia at the time was that he wanted to use the righteousness of the people to force the leaders of the wealthy clan to admit their mistakes, but he didn't expect that this move would not arouse the guilt and benevolence in their hearts at all.

This group of people kill people like hemp, and they are used to not treating the people as human beings at all, and there is no such thing as people's righteousness.

Guo Jia's current provocation disrupted all Xu Shu's plans.

He said immediately in a moment of urgency.

"This is just the scholar's one-sided words. Everyone should not believe it. What a benevolent and righteous person Xuan Degong is, everyone should not think so."

He grabbed the sword in his hand and suddenly said in a deep voice.

"It's not Xuande Gong's original intention this time, but Yuanzhi hopes that everyone can understand that after returning the people who were arrested recently, if there is another matter of arresting a strong man, you must absolutely not take it by force, and you must obtain the consent of both parties."

After Xu Shu finished speaking, he drew out his sword, and his intentions should not be too obvious.

"Anyone who dares to do unkind and unrighteous things outside under the banner of Lord Xuande is like this glass of wine." (End of this chapter)