Text Chapter 1265 So That's It

At the dinner three days later, Miao Yi showed enough sincerity. Fu Qing, the commander of Dongcheng District, stood at the gate of the guard palace to welcome the guests in person.

In the palace garden, Xu Tangran personally directed the layout and arranged the banquet.

The best singers and dancers were invited from Tianjie, and Xue Linglong, the top star of Tianxianglou, was naturally indispensable. Commander Xu always went to the side room and took the initiative to get close to Xue Linglong who was doing her makeup. When he saw Xu Tangran's smiling eyes that seemed to have no doubts about his good intentions and looked at Xue Linglong, Xu's mother and Xue Linglong were very frightened.

In the inner palace, Miao Yi stood with his hands behind his back in the pavilions and towers, watching Heitan playing in the pool with an expressionless face. Ying Wudi and Murong Xinghua stood behind him on both sides, and Baolian kept going back and forth to report the news.

Murong Xinghua occasionally tilted his head to look around, and saw a few unfamiliar faces wandering around the pavilions and towers. After so many years, she couldn't be unfamiliar with the people guarding the palace. Although they were all wearing the standard golden armor of the Heavenly Court, she was sure that they were not from the Palace Guards, nor were they from the Heavenly Street. She didn't know where they came from.

It is worth noting that those people seemed to have been circling around the Grand Commander and would not leave this circle. Their eyes were paying attention to this side, as if they were alert to the people around the Grand Commander. That's right! Including the glances at her, they seemed to be on guard, as if they would pounce on her immediately if she dared to make any rash moves.

The situation was a bit weird, including the Grand Commander's banquet this time, which was also puzzling. Murong Xinghua couldn't figure out what Miao Yi was going to do.

Looking back at Miao Yi, his profile was still firm, but his face was expressionless, making it hard to see what he was thinking. Murong Xinghua found that the Grand Commander was a little different from before after returning from this assessment, and he was much more profound.

Could it be that some changes in this assessment affected him? Murong Xinghua instantly thought of what he had experienced in that assessment. It was really unbearable to look back on the past, and my thoughts sank instantly...

Don't talk about her. Ying Wudi also noticed those unfamiliar faces, and he didn't understand what Miao Yi was going to do with this banquet.

In fact, Miao Yi didn't tell anyone about the banquet, not even Yun Zhiqiu knew about it. He warned Yang Qing not to tell anyone, including Yun Zhiqiu, otherwise he was afraid that Yun Zhiqiu would stop him.

He also knew that Yun Zhiqiu and others were doing it for his own good, but he had his reasons and his position. It's just that he didn't want to explain so much this time, leaving himself some room.

"Sir, Commander Fu said it's almost dark." Bao Lian entered the pavilions and reported.

Miao Yi looked up at the sky, it was already dusk, and asked: "How many people came to the banquet?"

"Not many..." Bao Lian hesitated, as if she didn't say it out of consideration for Miao Yi's face.

"Let's go!" Miao Yi turned and left without saying much.

Several people followed, Ying Wudi and Murong Xinghua looked around, and then looked at each other. Everything is self-evident, because the unfamiliar faces around him quickly approached after seeing Miao Yi walking.

As soon as he walked out of the harem, he ran into Fu Qing who was coming towards him. Miao Yi asked: "How many people came?"

Fu Qing: "About twenty, but the situation is not right. The people who came have unfamiliar followers. Although they were blocked outside the palace, they refused to leave. They have been waiting outside. Those who didn't come sent people to greet them, and they all said that they received a call from the host. They have something to do and can't come to the banquet. Commander Xu asked, should this banquet continue?"

"Why not continue? It's normal for people to be unable to come because of something." Miao Yi sneered, and his footsteps did not stop.

The lights were on, and the weather was beautiful.

The group went straight to the public garden of the front palace. Xu Tangran, who was happily talking to the guests, turned around and saw Miao Yi coming, and quickly ran over to salute.

More than 20 shopkeepers, led by Wu Hanshan, the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce in charge of Dongcheng District, came forward to pay their respects, "Meet the commander-in-chief."

"No need to be polite!" Miao Yi smiled and extended his hand to support him, and turned to ask Xu Tangran, "Is the banquet ready?"

Xu Tangran nodded and bowed, "Replying to the commander-in-chief, everything is ready, just waiting for your words."

Miao Yi smiled and opened his arms to face the crowd, "Then take a seat and start."

"Please come in first, commander-in-chief!" Wu Hanshan and others immediately separated on both sides, and all extended their hands to invite respectfully, very respectfully. Who can tell that this group of people had humiliated Miao Yi badly?

Miao Yi smiled and led the crowd through the crowd, Xu Tangran led the way in front and led Miao Yi into a pavilion.

More than 100 invitations were sent out, but only 20 people came. Xu Tangran was very considerate and quickly ordered people to remove the extra seats to avoid leaving many empty seats on the scene to embarrass the commander-in-chief.

The seats of a group of shopkeepers were placed in a circle in the open-air garden, and the environment was elegant. After everyone sat down, Miao Yi, who was standing behind a long table filled with delicious food and wine, extended his hand to everyone, "Please!"

No matter what was plotted behind the scenes, everyone still followed the rules on the surface. After all, Miao Yi's position was no longer as precarious as it was back then. The power of Tianjie was now firmly in Miao Yi's hands. Everyone had to give face to Miao Yi, but also to the power in Miao Yi's hands.

After Miao Yi sat down first, everyone sat down one after another. The singing and dancing prostitutes from Tianxiang Tower came to pour wine for Miao Yi, and Baolian was beside Miao Yi. Behind Miao Yi, four young generals in golden armor stood in a row.

The shopkeepers in Dongcheng District secretly exchanged glances. Wu Hanshan took the lead, raised a glass with both hands and stood up, facing Miao Yi in the pavilion and saluting, "The Commander-in-Chief has given you such kindness, but we can't repay it! If there was anything in the past, If you do something wrong, I hope you, the Commander-in-Chief, will not argue with us small merchants. If the Commander-in-Chief gives you any orders in the future, I will wait until death! If the Commander-in-Chief does not dislike it, please accept me and wait for a drink!"

Fu Qing and others, who were also present below, glanced sideways. Anyone who is obedient will say, if I really have any instructions, it would be strange if you would refuse even to the death!

More than 20 shopkeepers also raised their glasses collectively and stood up, saying in unison: "If you don't mind, Commander, please accept a glass of wine while I wait!"

Miao Yi smiled faintly, took the wine glass, sat down and raised the glass, and said with a smile: "What happened in the past is over, let's all drink up from this cup!" After saying that, he went ahead and showed his empty wine glass to everyone.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" A group of people toasted after thanking him, and showed the bottom of their empty glasses to show their sincerity.

After Baolian poured the wine, Miao Yi stretched out his hand to signal everyone to sit down. He looked around everyone and sighed: "I have sent out more than a hundred invitations, and only you here can appreciate them... Hey! I know what everyone is thinking. , I am afraid that I have doubts about this banquet. However, it is precisely because I am worried that everyone will have doubts that I have changed the group banquet to send invitations to Dongcheng District separately, and prepare for the four cities to take turns to entertain each other separately. It’s just to dispel everyone’s doubts and show sincerity, so as to avoid people misunderstanding what my intentions are! My intention to turn conflicts into friendship can be said frankly, I hope you can understand!”

As soon as these words came out, all the shopkeepers looked at each other, and it could be said that they suddenly realized that this was the case.

I couldn't figure it out before. Why would you only invite Dongcheng District to a banquet if you want to turn a conflict into friendship? If there is a conspiracy and only target Dongcheng District, then you are asking for trouble. Only fools do this. The Niu Niu Commander can't be so stupid, right? Everyone really couldn't figure it out and had concerns, so some people came and some didn't dare to come to the banquet.

Now, everyone has finally found the answer to the question that has been puzzling for the past few days. This answer really explains the reason. Apart from this, I really can't think of any other reason to explain this weird banquet behavior.

It turned out that the four cities were to take turns hosting the banquet, in order to eliminate everyone’s doubts!

Even Fu Qing and others were shocked, it turned out to be like this, no wonder!

All the shopkeepers felt enlightened and relaxed in an instant. Some of them were amused. It seemed that Niu Youde was unwilling to give in to the forces behind everyone, and he was so painstaking and considerate that he even deigned to separate and entertain everyone in turn.

But Fu Qing and others couldn't help but secretly sigh in their hearts. It was impossible not to lower their heads, and it was true that their arms couldn't twist their thighs! If your guess is correct, the four people behind you should be the ones you hired to protect yourself. It seems that after an assessment, you really saw the power of this group of powerful people, and finally gave in.

Some things that I couldn't figure out before can now be explained. Fu Qing and others were relieved. They were worried that Miao Yi would be tough before, but now they were relieved. Otherwise, they would be afraid of the consequences.

Murong Xinghua, on the other hand, looked at Miao Yi sitting in the pavilion with a somewhat complicated expression. She had witnessed with her own eyes how brave Miao Yi was during the assessment in the Inanimate Land, and in this assessment, he single-handedly killed a million people. Three in and three out, he is really a world-famous hero. Just hearing about it makes people dazzled. In her mind, men like Miao Yi are real men of blood and heroes in her heart. They will not succumb to reality as unbearably as she did. There is always a light in the darkness! But now, under the pressure of power, this hot-blooded man actually lowered his proud head. The helplessness of life has turned the hot-blooded hero into a coward, and I can't bear to think about it.

After grabbing the wine glass, Murong Xinghua raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, spitting out the depressed alcohol in his chest.

The changes in the expressions of the people below were all seen in Miao Yi's eyes. Miao Yi also sighed in his heart. He thought he was not stupid, but his way of doing things was indeed lacking compared to Yang Qing. Yang Qing only made a small design. A banquet can deceive everyone, completely dispel everyone's doubts, and allow him, Miao Yi, to immediately grasp the situation that may be beyond his control. Only then can he truly appreciate the magical effect of this banquet.

It's not that Miao Yi has never used strategic methods, but the methods he uses cannot be as detailed and thoughtful as Yang Qing's, and they are not as clever as Yang Qing's flip of the wrist!

"The commander-in-chief's words are serious. Some people judge a gentleman with a villain's heart! We are very lucky that the commander-in-chief does not hold us accountable for our faults. We apologize to the commander-in-chief!" Wu Hanshan stood up again raising his glass with both hands. stand up.

"I apologize to the commander-in-chief!" A group of shopkeepers also stood up and raised their glasses.

Whether it's a sincere apology or a pretense, it doesn't matter to both parties in the contest! (To be continued...)i1292