Infrastructure Throne

Shen Qingze was silent for a moment, and under the meaningful gazes around him, he helplessly pursed the corners of his mouth, looking like a pitiful officiant who "has nothing to do in the face of power and oppression".

He slowly got up from his seat: "Sorry, I'm going to change clothes, excuse me."

The inexplicable conversation between the two was really confusing. The guests frowned as they tried to figure out the expressions of the two, feeling that this matter was not simple.

Rumor has it that all affairs of Yuanliu City, big or small, are handled by the chief priest, and the city lord never intervenes except for the guards.But now, it seems that the city lord Yuanliu is quite dissatisfied with the loss of power.

The lord of Yuanliu City clearly wants to suppress the prestige of the chief priest, and curb the momentum of other forces to make friends with each other. Could this... be the beginning of power strife in Yuanliu City?

One faction is the justifiable and hereditary city lord, and the other is the mysterious officiant with great achievements. If these two people fight each other, who will win the final victory?

The envoys and guests from various cities whispered and quickly reached a consensus - no matter who is the final winner, the rising momentum of Yuanliu City will be affected, which is of great benefit to them!

Thinking of this, everyone exchanged tacit glances, and secretly raised a little secret joy in their hearts.

Tear it, tear it louder!

Tia exchanged a glance with the black eagle behind her, and lowered her voice: "In the past few days, you should pay more attention to Shen Qingze's whereabouts, and find a chance, I want to see him alone."

Black Eagle: "This subordinate understands."

He sighed secretly, Master Tia personally invited him to be the deputy city lord of Mingzhu City. Shen Qingze was suppressed in Yuanliu City. Facing such a temptation, it was impossible not to agree. At that time, the other party would be able to All proceeds are from Pearl City, which will surely push Pearl City to a higher level.

Opposite Tia, Shelley pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, but he was thinking of something else.

Judging from the banquet tonight, it seems that in the confrontation between the two, the powerful Yan Zui City Lord has the upper hand, while Shen Qingze has to be controlled by others for some reason.

The so-called icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow.

If he acts at this time to support Shen Qingze to gain the power of Yuanliu City, and drive Yan Zui from the position of city lord, then in exchange, the Blue Sky Merchant Alliance will extend its tentacles to the power class of Yuanliu City, presumably Shen Qingze will not refused.

If he has the ambition and strength to dominate the Northland, wouldn't it be a win-win thing for the Blue Sky Merchant Alliance to contribute money and efforts behind the scenes to jointly control the Northland?

Behind the thin lenses, Shelley's eyes showed a clear water blue. As a businessman, investing in potential stocks when they are in decline is risky, but the benefits are huge.

But first, he needs to find a way to meet Shen Qingze alone.

He lowered his head and scooped up a spoonful of mushroom soup, savoring it slowly, it was extremely delicious, it was worthwhile for him to come here himself.

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The dressing room in the side hall of the banquet hall.

Of course Shen Qingze didn't come here to change clothes, he sat on the soft couch, poured himself a cup of hot tea, squeezed the tea lid and gently scraped off the floating tea foam, before cooling down -

With a creak, the door opened and closed, and someone came in.

"My lord, what kind of tricks are you playing?" Shen Qingze just turned his head, and a slender figure threw himself into his embrace with an attitude that could not be refused.

The teacup in Shen Qingze's hand almost spilled on the ground, he only had time to stretch out his other hand to wrap around the man's waist, Yan Zui's rough kiss had already involuntarily covered his lips.

Arrogant, eager, like a domineering monarch attacking the city.

Shen Qingze suddenly tightened the arms around him, grabbed a strand of the man's long hair with his fingers, and pulled it lightly, forcing the other's neck to raise a white arc, and the Adam's apple slipped very obviously.

No one spoke, the lips and nose were entangled, and in the small space supported by the arms, there was a faint sound of water leaking from the teacup or somewhere.

The two of them fell into the soft couch, Shen Qingze's back sank into the soft cushion, and the tingling sensation like electric shock climbed up the spine.

Every strand of hair, every look in the eyes, every breath, the scorching gas that burst out made people's scalp numb.

Yan Zui panted heavily, staring at the other party's slightly parted lips with downcast eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "What kind of food festival, the more you eat, the hungrier you become..."

Shen Qingze gave a rare low laugh, hugged the man tightly, and stroked the corner of the man's bright red lips: "So the city lord didn't eat enough at the banquet, so he came here to steal something?"

Yan Zui suddenly got excited, raised the end of his eyes and squinted at him: "It is clear that the chief priest hinted that the city lord is coming to have a tryst, don't deny it."

Shen Qingze slapped the man for his righteousness and was speechless, looking at him helplessly: "Is it okay to throw the guests outside like this?"

Yan Zui buried his head in his shoulder, and let out a nasal voice in a muffled voice: "Those guys are full of evil intentions, I don't want to see them... They have dug their way to the city lord, I'm really impatient!"

Shen Qingze smiled, put the cold tea back on the coffee table, and hugged him with both hands: "Then why did you deliberately make things difficult for me? Didn't you fuel their arrogance?"

Yan Zui snorted coldly: "There have always been some restless guys behind the scenes stirring up the wind and rain, unwilling to lose their noble status, spreading rumors, hoarding and reselling Yuanliu coins, and betraying information in the city."

"You and I have already let them have a way out and didn't cherish it. If that's the case, let them do what they want."

"My city lord waits for them to jump out by themselves, saving a lot of trouble."

Shen Qingze stretched out a finger and pointed the tip of the man's nose: "Fishing law enforcement?"

Yan Zui curled his lips into a smile: "This word is quite new."

Shen Qingze: "Then what does the City Lord plan to do?"

Yan Zui raised his eyebrows: "You listen to me for everything?"

Shen Qingze's eyes were gentle: "Of course."

Yan Zui licked his lips: "Then give me a kiss first."

Shen Qingze: "..."

His eyes sank slightly, he turned over and pressed down on him, gripped those lips fiercely, biting his teeth gently on the soft skin.

Yan Zui put her arms around his neck, closed her eyes, and kissed him passionately, her curled eyelashes trembling slightly.

The dim light illuminates the cramped corner of the room, and casts the intertwined shadows of the two on the wall, forming a hazy mass...

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It didn't take long before rumors about the city lord "beating" the officiant at the dinner party spread intentionally or unintentionally through various channels.

Some people say that the city lord and the chief priest are using each other, and now the city lord Yan has all his bows hidden, and wants to cross the river and demolish the bridge; join hands;

Others said that the officiant and the city lord had an extraordinary relationship and once slept on the same bed.Of course, everyone scoffed at the last statement, which was just a joke, and no one believed it at all.

The food festival lasts for a week, and the concept exhibition that attracts the attention of businessmen is on the last night. During this period, everyone has enough time to visit, buy, and listen to gossip in the trading area.

The people of Yuanliu City didn't believe the rumors and rumors that were getting worse and worse at first. In their simple concept, the characters of their city lord and priest are trustworthy, and they are definitely not greedy and unscrupulous villains!There must be some misunderstanding.

Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the two coming out together to clarify the rumors, but the worsening bad news seems to be getting out of control, spreading with nose and eyes, and gradually some people start to waver.

"...I don't believe it, it must be a villain!"

"You are too naive. Which superior person can tolerate the separation of power? I have an uncle who works in the city lord's mansion. I heard from him that he often sees the city lord and the priest with colors on their faces after they are alone."

"seriously?"

In the tavern, what the drinkers talked about the most was the disagreement between the two adults.

A table of guests in the corner did not talk like the others. One of them carefully looked around and handed a wooden box wrapped in black cloth to the other.

The man lowered his voice: "It's this thing. We spent a lot of money to get it from the black market in Mingzhu City. It's a rare opportunity, so be careful!"

The person on the opposite side squinted his slender eyes, glanced at the box arrogantly, but did not reach out to take it: "You should know that my lord is going to take a huge risk to be this lobbyist. If we don't have some relationship with Mrs. Yan, we wouldn't Dare to swim in this muddy water."

The man seemed to have expected it, and took another paper bag, revealing a corner of a thick stack of banknotes: "Of course, of course, this is my little wish, as long as it can be done, get rid of that Shen , we will definitely follow the example of your lord!"

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In a blink of an eye, there are only two days left for the Autumn Harvest Food Festival.

Shen Qingze has been living a reclusive life, dutifully playing the role of a "out of favor" officiant, so that Tia and Shelley have never been able to get around Yan Zui's eyes and ears, and get in touch with him alone.

At night, the city lord's mansion.

Tonight's City Lord's Mansion has an unexpected guest for Yan Zui - Fang Yu, the youngest son of his mother Fang's family.

Fang Yu's age is almost the same as Yan Zui's, but his status is vastly different.

When Yan Zui's mother married the old castellan, Fang's family was already in decline, especially during the Eternal Night Ceremony in the past, not only did Fang not receive any preferential treatment from the old castellan, but instead he paid for the two old people. Since then, Fang has held grudges In my heart, I have never had any contact with the Yan family.

Based on this embarrassing relationship, the Fang family was excluded among the nobles. In order to avoid being caught, the Fang family has been paying taxes honestly and keeping themselves safe.

It was precisely because of this tranquility that after the other old nobles were overthrown by Yan Zui and Shen Qingze, the Fang family survived unscathed and regained a bit of the new aristocratic atmosphere.

In the intensified "power struggle" between Yan Zui and Shen Qingze, the Fang family also had their own little plans.

As we all know, Shen Qingze was born as a blacksmith, and he was merciless when dealing with the nobles. The Fang family walked on thin ice in front of him, for fear of being fooled by him.

But Yan Zui is different, they are related by blood after all.

Originally, Fang's life was pretty good, and he didn't have any ambitions, but with the prevalence of conspiracy theories between the city lord and the priest, Fang felt a crisis.

If Yan Zui is the final victor, that's all. If Shen Qingze is allowed to take the position, the remnants related to the Yan family must be eradicated. Isn't the Fang family dangerous?

Although Yan Zui has a guard in his hands, Shen Qingze alone can hold thousands of troops, so it's not easy to deal with him?

Just at this time, representatives of the old nobles found them, presented them with a wooden box, and promised various benefits.After thinking about it, Fang decided to help Yan Zui.

"This...is the gift you presented?"

In the study, Yan Zui was playing with the pitch-black wooden box, inside was a pair of bracelets, the cold color of dark gold, full of weight in his hands.

Being looked down upon by Yan Zui, Fang Yu felt a heavy pressure on his head.

He smiled stiffly: "My lord, this bracelet is not simple. The person who wears it can lose power for a period of time, and can't use force by any means. Let others do whatever they want."

Fang Yu added: "I don't have any other intentions, but I just get such a treasure occasionally, and I just want to dedicate it to the city lord."

Yan Zui smiled meaningfully: "Really?"

He gently closed the wooden box: "This city lord has accepted it, you can go down."

Sure enough, there is a show!

Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, peeked at Yan Zui, his heart was jumping with joy, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously, and left the study with vain steps.

After he left, Yan Zui held the pair of dark gold bracelets and stared at the light, the metal collided with a crisp and pleasant sound.

"Do whatever you want... Tsk tsk, what a good thing."

Behind the floor-to-ceiling screen, Shen Qingze poked out half of his head, his eyes shifted to his hands, and stared at him vigilantly: "What strange thing is the city lord thinking?"

Yan Zui looked back at him with a half smile but not a smile: "I was thinking, what will someone look like when he loses control under his serious face?"

Shen Qingze: "..."