I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 277 Let this Champion City change its owner!

Most of the big families and sects in the city didn't like the champion prince.

Not to mention those clansmen and disciples who died unjustly in the city at the beginning of the year.

At least on the surface, they died at the hands of the barbarians.

Even if there are some things that are suffocating in the heart, for the sake of Champion City, an important line of communication with the grassland trade, everyone pinches their noses and tolerates it, and then they accept it.

But in the past year, some of the champion's actions have refreshed some of their perceptions.

Take the trade with the grasslands as an example. The long list of embargoes is enough to cut off the total profits of various forces in previous years by 60 to 70%!
Don't agree?
Row!
Then get out!
Champion City doesn’t lack your trade tax either.

Regarding this matter, it's not like they haven't thought about joining forces to attack each other.

Unexpectedly, this guy came back and said, 'All the remaining trade shares of all the excluded forces will be divided among the remaining families, and the Hou Mansion will not be tainted at all'!
As a result, the alliance of forces that was originally united and wanted to force the other party to make concessions suddenly collapsed.

In the end, not only did the matter not get done, but the intrigues and deceit among each family behind the scenes also made the boss laugh.

As for secretly sparing the champion house to transport prohibited items?
Naturally, no one has done this before.

But after all, they still underestimated the unknown yamen called Liumen.

Finally?

People were killed, goods were seized, and afterwards they faced a heart-wrenching fine!

Revolt?

I won’t talk about the six-door admiral Zhong Xinggu who is neither yin nor yang.

When the three hundred heavy horsemen charge with their horse-drawn dragon spears and heavy horse hooves, who can stop them? Who dares to stop it?
Naturally, ordinary aristocratic families and sects cannot stop him, nor do they dare to stop him.

Those who dare to block, those who are able to block, don't say no.

But the price is such that even they cannot afford it.

There is no other reason.

Because behind this there is the shadow of the Haizhi guards who guarded Liaocheng.

And behind the Haizhi Guards, there was the seemingly insignificant Mayor of Zhenliao, Shi Li Wenjing...

Anyone who is truly discerning knows this.

In Youzhou, maybe you offended Gongsun Du, the general who suppressed Liao, and things were not too bad.

But what if you accidentally offended that smiling tiger?

Congratulations, even if you don't die, you still have to be prepared to shed your skin.

All in all, all in all.

These powerful clans and sects that are entrenched in Champion City have really suffered a lot of losses and beatings at the hands of the Champion Marquis in the past year.

I also knew clearly that in addition to being domineering and arrogant as a martial artist, that guy also had ruthless and cunning methods!

When dealing with such people, it is an understatement to say that it is not easy to get along with them.

Being in fear and walking on thin ice all day long is the true feeling of each force.

At this time, hearing the noisy noise coming from the top of the city, the leaders of various forces gathered together could not help but murmur in their hearts.

"What are you doing again? Who knows?"

The head of the Chen family in Zhuojun picked up the tea cup and spoke leisurely and contentedly.

"Can we care?"

At the beginning of the year, his predecessor was very lenient, but didn't he... let the 'barbarians' chop off his head in the blink of an eye?
He has finally seen through that this Champion City is no better than Zhuojun, where his family is located, let alone other places where powerful families and sects like them can do whatever they want.

In the City of Champions, if you want to live long and live well.

It is the right thing to do business safely and conduct yourself as a human being.

Don't bother with anything else, and don't ask around about anything.

How unjust would it be if he died in an unknown manner like the idiot from the Wang family next door?
What if the family comes to make trouble afterwards?
Isn’t it settled in the end?

Therefore, if this man does not seek death, he will not die.

Don't be afraid of being smart, just be afraid of pretending to be smart.

Hearing what the head of the Chen family in Zhuo County said, many people sitting at the same table thought deeply.

Yes, can they care about the champion?
I didn’t say it before, but they still dared to shout loudly at the Houfu Yamen about some things.

But since that prince broke through the realm and ascended to immortality at a young age, becoming the first immortal queen in Jiazi, who dares to try to stroke the tiger's beard?
Even if you lose your life, if your family is implicated, you will really have to go around without food!
Realizing this, all the powerful people at the table who were unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people fell silent.

The atmosphere became dull for a while.

Someone finally couldn't help but lowered his voice and said.

"Should we... withdraw?"

"I feel like something is not quite right about this situation..."

Ducks are foretellers of the warm water in the spring river, and cicadas are aware of the autumn wind before it arrives.

When it comes to sensing certain things, no one is more keen than them.

It’s just different than last year.

Those dirty and despicable savage dogs last year were still talking about etiquette.

Before heading south in a big way, they specially sent people to inform these various forces, and they managed to maintain some dignity.

But something is wrong this year.

No one informed them, not even a hint.

In addition, the caravan that was supposed to return in the near future seems to have had some accidents and has not returned yet.

After hearing the man's words, everyone at the table silently put down the tea cups in their hands, and their expressions became solemn.

Some people couldn't help but hesitate.

"Those beasts can't... dare to attack us, right?"

The mere untouchables will be slaughtered if they are slaughtered.

It would be a bit confusing if the various forces like them were not spared.

Do you really think that these aristocratic families and famous families are vegetarians?
If they really offended the forces behind them, just Karasuma and the mad dog Shibi and the Seventh Realm True Immortal wouldn't be enough to punish the forces behind them.

The reason why they have been left alone for so many years, apart from not really paying attention to these dirty and despicable embryos, is more because they are prepared to keep them in Zhenliao City, Gongsun Du's town, and even Liaodong Gongsun behind them.

Of course, this is also mixed with the plan of the ancestor Gongsun of Liaodong to support the bandits and respect himself, so I won't go into details.

In short, the current situation in Youzhou and Grassland is actually a balance of power deliberately created by a group of people over the years.

Over time, many people have gradually acquiesced and become accustomed to this balance.

And it’s hard to believe that anyone would dare to break this seemingly long, but actually fragile balance.

Just like this moment, hearing the hesitant words of the person at the table, another person couldn't help but frown.

"Isn't that true? How dare he attack us?"

After the words fell, another person said disdainfully.

"Of course not! Although the mad dog at the beginning was a little crazy, he was not stupid!"

"Taking action against us? Can he afford such a price?"

"In the war last year, the mad dog didn't even dare to do it with the support of the immortal man from the Holy Mountain."

"Now that the old immortal of the Holy Mountain has sealed off the mountain to protect himself, and cut off his involvement with the Karasuma tribe, let alone attacking us, even if he goes south, I don't think it is possible this winter!"

I have to say that this person's argument is quite reasonable.

It seems sane and quite reasonable.

The heads of various families who were originally quite worried were heard nodding in approval.

Even the head of the house who started the conversation in the first place gradually let go of it.

I feel like I may have overthought this matter and frightened myself a bit.

But at this time, the head of the Chen family in Zhuo County didn't think so.

From his current attitude towards the Champion Houfu, it can be seen that this person sees things very clearly.

He also acts very cautiously. Such people, when faced with some life-threatening problems, will naturally think more.

What the head of the Liu family just said is indeed true.

According to common sense, the mad dog did not dare to act recklessly.

But what if...it doesn't follow common sense?

For example...that guy suddenly broke through?
Another example...is there another force quietly entering the situation?
Or even to put it simply, that mad dog is really crazy at the beginning and will break this balance and tacit understanding regardless of it?
Thinking of all these possibilities, the head of the Chen family in Zhuo County felt a chill in his back, and he felt like a thorn in his back, a lump in his throat, and pins and needles...

Seeing that he had a bad look on his face, the head of the Ding family in Qinghe spoke up.

"What? Does Mr. Chen have any ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Chief Chen picked up the teacup, blew the foam on the tea surface, hesitated for a moment and then said.

"I do think what Master Qian said makes some sense."

"Perhaps we should consider withdrawing from Champion City."

After hearing this, the head of the Liu family, who had just thought that the Karasuma tribe could do nothing to them, looked unhappy.

He originally wanted to retaliate, but he was forced to endure it as Chief Chen was stronger than him in cultivation and the Chen family of Zhuojun behind him was also far stronger than his own.

On the other side, the head of the Zheng family in Yuyang said rudely.

"Withdraw? Withdraw at your request? How can it be so easy?"

When all the forces came together to attack the champion prince's mansion, it was the man named Chen who was the first to stab him in the back.

He has long disliked the person named Chen.

Of course, the most important thing is that others are afraid of him and the Chen family of Zhuojun, but they, the Zheng family of Yuyang, are not afraid.

With his words as the starting point, it was natural for someone to respond.

"Mr. Zheng's words are right! How can it be possible to withdraw at the drop of a hat!"

"If we withdraw, it will be okay if those barbaric dogs actually go south. What if they don't go south?"

"What will the clan think of us then?"

Maintaining a business channel is not something that just a few people can do.

All kinds of goods, the warriors who guard the caravan, shopkeepers, butlers, and servants, Ling Ling always sounds easy to say.

In fact, there are many.

Otherwise, there would be no need for these real people, who are at least in the Yuan Shen realm, to be in charge.

Even though this withdrawal can leave part of it behind, the movement is still not small.

If the wild dog goes south later, you can still use the sentence "stop loss in advance" to explain.

But if the barbarian dog hadn't come, at least he would be regarded as cowardly as a mouse by the tribe, which would only make him a laughing stock; at worst, he wouldn't even be able to keep his position as the leader who has not warmed up yet.

This is why even if some of them noticed something was wrong, they still didn't move.

As for staying to help defend the city and resist the barbarian dogs from going south?
Sorry, this...no one really thought about it.

This champion city is the fiefdom of the champion, so what does it have to do with them?
Not to mention that they already had deep resentment towards the champion.

Even if they get along well with each other and have a close relationship on weekdays, they can't risk their lives to fight those despicable and dirty dogs.

The two men were yelling at each other, and Chief Chen looked ugly.

I want to refute, but I can't provide any strong evidence.

Just when his face was turning red from holding it back, he heard a servant rushing in from outside.

"No...it's not good!"

There was a master present who saw the servant's reckless behavior and was about to scold him, but heard the servant look panicked.

"Masters! I just found out the news from the top of the city, and our champion seems to have admitted it!"

"This winter, the wild dogs will definitely go south!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the principals at the table suddenly changed.

"Is this true?"

The servant did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly told what he had just heard from the city.

indeed.

The champion did not clearly say that 'the barbarian dogs will inevitably go south'.

But listen carefully, just the sentence "Do you think I have a chance of winning in this winter's battle" can explain everything.

For a moment, all the principals in the banquet looked ugly.

The barbarian dog...is really going south?

And this time, those filthy, low-life people didn’t inform them like they did last year. What does this mean?
It shows that those dogs obviously don’t even want to let them go!
"What a bold dog!"

Someone was so angry that he slapped the table in front of him into powder.

"That mad dog is really crazy!"

"That's right! These barbaric dogs really don't know what to say! They are so stupid!"

But he scolded and scolded, and he ignored the disdain of those barbaric dogs in the Karasuma tribe.

What's hidden under their angry appearance at this moment is a fear that is so strong that they can't get rid of it.

Because once those barbaric dogs go south, there will be hundreds of thousands of cavalry!
Perhaps with the combined strength of these families, they can indeed resist or even crush each other.

But it has to be the family and sect behind them, and it has to be a joint effort!
With their solitary strength alone, they cannot stop the terrifying barbarian cavalry!
The only outcome is death!
So what should we do next? Needless to say?

"Withdraw! The sooner the better!"

The faster you act, the more damage you can recover.

When the time comes to return to the family and sect, perhaps not only will there be no faults, but also merits will be achieved.

After saying this, all the principals at the table stood up one after another.

However, just when they were about to leave in a hurry, the head of the Liu family, who had just vowed that the barbarian dogs would not attack them, and might not even go south, felt a little unwilling to do so.

He looked at the servant suspiciously for a while, and then asked.

"The city is heavily guarded. Even the untouchables who are repairing the city wall are being watched. How did you get up there?"

The servant was stunned when he heard this, and then said.

"Servant...servant, go up and deliver the meal..."

This doesn't sound like a lie.

After all, part of the food for the untouchables was indeed provided by their families.

Seeing Chief Liu ask this question, someone among the chief officers who had just been about to leave came back and asked.

"What Chief Liu means...is this news deliberately released by the Marquis?"

Upon hearing this, Chief Liu did not reply directly.

After staring at the servant for a while, seeing that he didn't find any flaws, he waved his hand and sent him away.

When there was no one else around at the table, Director Liu suddenly used his spiritual power to seal the hall.

Then, in the eyes of everyone's doubts and annoyance, he suddenly spoke quietly.

"Have you ever thought that we might have another option?"

Hearing this, some of the principals frowned, while others were puzzled.

"What choice?"

The head of the Liu family glanced at everyone, then lowered his eyelids and lowered his voice.

"Perhaps we can take this opportunity to change the Champion City to another owner?"

As soon as the words came out, the whole hall fell into silence.

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(End of this chapter)