Chapter 544: Fame and Power, Leader of the Shenwu Society
Liuxing City welcomed a large number of refugees, and as expected, they were stopped outside the city.

If all of them were to pour into the city, it would definitely cause a huge impact.

“There is something wrong with these disaster victims. Why are they so quiet?” A solemn look emerged in the eyes of Xiang Jin, the mayor of Liuxing City.

It is normal for disaster victims to attack and cause trouble to express their dissatisfaction, and they only need to use force to suppress them.

But there is no action now, and this is the biggest problem.

This means that the victims have been completely controlled.

If we let them into the city again, the consequences can be imagined.

“We have gathered intelligence. It is said that the victims have formed a group called the Shenwu Society to unite themselves and avoid being bullied.”

“Its leader is a tiger-fighting hero. He killed a tiger that was eating disaster victims on the road.” A scholar beside him said.

He was just an ordinary person and did not successfully pass the imperial examination to become a Confucianist, so he stayed in Liuxing City and became the city lord’s adviser.

This made Xiang Jin start to feel uneasy.

The world is in such a mess, all that’s missing is someone starting a rebellion to set an example for other places.

Now tell me, if these disaster victims all listen to one person, you don’t have to guess what will happen next.

If you open the door, you will be sidelined or even taken over by someone else.

If we don’t open the door, it will give the other party a reason to directly shout slogans that the court doesn’t care about the lives of the people.

As long as this rumor spreads among the victims and accumulates dissatisfaction, they will riot and attack the city.

Then he was not sidelined, but died on the spot.

Only with his head can the victims vent their anger and appease their anger.

“You are such an ambitious person, how despicable!” Xiang Jin cursed angrily, and then asked, “How do we solve this problem?”

“Open the granaries and release the grain to stabilize the victims.” The counselors had no solution at this time, and this could only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Unless the leaders among the disaster victims are eliminated and they are turned into a loose group again, it will be a dead end.

Of course, there is another solution, which is to settle the dispute over the orthodox doctrine and then deal with the drought.

However, if Xiang Jin could do these things, why would he worry about the so-called disaster victims?

“Okay, but there is a problem. What if the victims rush in when the warehouses are opened to release grain?” Xiang Jin asked another question.

What if they are determined to take action? You can find excuses, but you only have one chance.

As long as they succeed, are they afraid of having no excuses?
It’s okay to even make it up out of thin air.

When the strategist heard this, he fell silent. He really had no idea how to solve the problem.

After thinking about it again and again, I still can’t come up with a clear reason.

“Otherwise, ask the court for help?” The counselor gave this result.

You can’t do this or that. He is just an ordinary person, not a Taoist, so in the end he can only ask for help.

“The imperial court will not be able to take action in the short term.” Xiang Jin rejected it again, and then said: “The struggle for orthodoxy has caused many cities to end up like Guiyun City, with the city destroyed and the people fleeing.”

“This is probably only the first batch of disaster victims who have come to our Liuxing City for refuge. The rest are on their way.”

“So you have to come up with a solution as soon as possible, otherwise you and I are doomed.”

The counselor was even more speechless. If he was asked to come up with a solution, what could he use to solve it?

There is no money, no food, no sufficient military support, and all the solutions are hopeless.

Let him solve it now, don’t be too outrageous.

After thinking it over again and again, the strategist found a way to survive.

If you don’t give me a way to live, I’ll just go to the other side.

“If the city lord does not give up, you can let me go find the leader of the Shenwu Society.”

“With my eloquent tongue, I can make that leader kneel and surrender!” said the counselor.

Xiang Jin was a little confused. When did you acquire this ability?

But on second thought, it seems that the best solution is to let the other party surrender.

“Okay, I’ll leave this to you.” Xiang Jin agreed without hesitation and said, “You can bring a dagger with you if the talks with the leader of the Shenwu Society fail.”

“Don’t worry, City Lord. I will die bravely.” The counselor said hastily.

“I am very pleased with your kindness.” Xiang Jin patted the counselor’s shoulder to express his appreciation, and then said: “It is good to die bravely, but it would be even better if you can bleed three feet.”

This means that if the negotiation fails, he will attack and kill the leader of the Shenwu Society.

After hearing this, the strategist really didn’t expect Xiang Jin to say this.

He can kill a tiger. He is not powerless, but when facing a tiger, he can only feed it.

“Yes, City Lord.” Seeing this, the strategist didn’t know what to say and could only agree reluctantly.

He became more and more determined to betray Xiang Jin in order to save his own life.

It’s too nice to think that I would sacrifice my life for you.

After all, it’s just a job, there’s no need to put yourself on the line.

Soon, the strategist was lowered from the city wall in a basket, and then, with the introduction of the victims, he came to the center of the camp.

There are quite a few people here. Sitting on the central seat is an ordinary middle-aged man who doesn’t look like a leader at all.

“I am Hu Shichan, and I have come to surrender.” When the counselor Hu Shichan spoke, everyone present was a little nervous. “Pretend to surrender?” Jiang Peng’s eyes showed ferocity.

The formation of the Shenwu Society went smoothly, but there was a problem, that is, Qi Sui’an promoted a bunch of people from somewhere.

Each and every one of these people is a tough guy, which has led to a structure of checks and balances among them, so that no one can dominate the market.

Qi Sui’an, the leader of the Shenwu Society, still holds great power and has not even made any moves. The power is still in his hands.

Fortunately, Qi Sui’an was very generous. He only wanted power and was not willing to eat the meat and share it with others.

The top layer eats meat, the middle layer drinks soup, and the bottom layer can all have meat.

“No, no, no, I came here sincerely to seek refuge.”

“They also brought a letter of surrender.” Advisor Hu Shichan said hurriedly, “Liuxing City is empty. If we start at midnight, we will be able to enter the city and capture Xiang Jin alive.”

“Xiang Jin is here.”

Everyone had different expressions when they heard this, especially when Hu Shichan mentioned the word “zishi”, which reminded them of bad memories.

“Bring him a chair.” Qi Sui’an, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke.

No one disobeyed, and soon someone brought a chair for Hu Shichan to sit down.

“I don’t want to hear any analysis or planning. I just want to ask you, if I give this task to you, what are your chances of success?” Qi Sui’an asked coldly.

Hu Shichan, who had just sat down, was also stunned. He didn’t expect Qi Suian to say this.

“No need for midnight. There are one hundred people. I will invite the leader to move into the city lord’s mansion within an hour.” Hu Shichan was delighted.

Look, this is called magnanimity. Give him the opportunity to show his ability as soon as he arrives.

“I’ll give you five hundred men and three hours.” Qi Sui’an had a limited number of people, otherwise he could have given a thousand men himself, but he would have given you more time.

Hu Shichan’s eyes lit up, and he immediately said, “If the damage exceeds 100, I will bring my head to see the leader.”

“Jiang Peng, Feng Cai, the two of you help him.” Qi Sui’an pointed out two more people and said, “Remember, you must obey orders.”

“If this fails, you two will also be jointly responsible.”

“It’s done, the credit will be given.” Qi Sui’an is not a stingy person. He knows that it is useless to make empty promises. He has to give actual benefits.

However, what he gave was not what he needed, but what he got was useful to him.

“Yes.”×2.

Jiang Peng was dissatisfied. He was such an experienced person, but he had to listen to the newcomer. However, due to Feng Cai, his mortal enemy assigned to him by Qi Sui’an, he did not dare to take any action.

Balance is unbreakable in the Shenwu Society. Everyone has several mortal enemies. If you are not careful, you will definitely be dragged down.

Qi Sui is as stable as Mount Tai because of the existence of this balance.

Feng Cai’s idea is similar to Jiang Peng’s, but he looks at the longer term.

He had already started thinking about how to win over Hu Shichan. The best solution was to bring a talent of this ability into his own faction.

Many people have already started to band together and form factions to resist.

This can also be considered a conflict of interests.

Qi Sui’an was happy to see this happen. What was the point of fighting openly and secretly between individuals? Factional forces were enough fun to have.

“It is now Si hour, so your You hour ends now.”

“Just cooperate and adjourn the meeting.” Qi Sui’an said bluntly.

When everyone heard this, some people wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, they did not say anything and just left as Qi Suian instructed.

After everyone left, Qi Sui’an continued to study the special energy structure of fame.

He actually had quite a few ideas by extracting samples for analysis.

“Conceptual acquired rules have an effect similar to luck, but it is not luck, but more like the general trend.”

“As for the literary atmosphere and incense, they are small forces.”

“Before the great trend takes shape, it is far inferior to the incense of literature, but once it takes shape, it is as unstoppable as a surging river.”

“If there is a difference, it’s like the difference between Hinayana Buddhism and Mahayana Sutras.”

“But this flaw is also huge.”

Qi Sui’an discovered that the survivors’ incarnations had been restricted by the general trend.

Small trends can be changed but big trends cannot be changed.

So once the momentum is established, it will either be smashed to pieces or swim away like a dragon in the sea.

There is no such thing as turning back.

If Qi Sui’an retreats now, the backlash of his fame will directly cost the life of the survivor incarnation.

He could have resisted it, but it wasn’t worth it for an avatar.

“No wonder there are only three traditions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The imperial court may have had some, but they are all dead.”

“And once you succeed, the three sects will not let you go.”

“That is to say, the first realm I created, Commoner, is special and has the ability to conceal. Otherwise, I would have been found and dealt with by the people of the Taoist school.”

“It has big flaws, but also a high growth ceiling and high efficiency.”

“If this succeeds, it won’t be a problem for one family to sweep away the three sects.” Qi Sui’an feels that with fame and momentum as a foundation, there is a lot of potential.

(End of this chapter)