Chapter 421: Council Hall
Unlike his original house which was a combination of residence and office, after the official establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, some basic needs had been taken into consideration.
As the king, Zhou Xu owns a more decent meeting hall in Caoyuan Village.
This is not just about boring issues like status or something like that; the core issue is space.
Before the winter of last year, their world was invaded by lizardmen. At that time, Zhou Xu planned to summon all the military officers and even the ministers of various departments to discuss the matter.
After all, once the war breaks out, it will not just be a matter for the officers. The entire grassland village and even the entire Great Zhou will be affected, and all departments will naturally have to cooperate.
But the limited space in his office can only accommodate two or three people making reports while standing. If there are more people, there will be no room.
Thus, the plan to build a council hall was conceived.
Zhou Xu's residence was arranged behind the council hall.
Considering the background of the times, the existence of the Council Hall is like a huge monster, located in the deepest part of the grassland village.
There were two guards guarding outside the palace. Diak, who came here under the leadership of Drogo, felt tremendous psychological pressure in his heart just by looking at this building.
From Drogo's perspective, he felt that everything in this village was declaring their power! "Drogo, are we going in now?"
At this moment, Diak even lowered his voice unconsciously.
When Drogo heard this, he shook his head.
"The king is discussing matters with the ministers inside right now. He will come and call you when it's your turn."
After mastering the most basic characters and pinyin, the management of each village now mainly reports their work in written form.
Of course, if their king were here, they would definitely prefer to report in person.
This is the most efficient way. For some things, decisions can be made and implemented on the spot.
If there are any problems, they can be discussed on the spot and solutions can be found during the discussion.
Invisibly, a pattern of "attending court" has been formed.
Facts have proved that the model passed down by our ancestors for thousands of years is still reliable.
In the corresponding historical context, this is indeed the optimal solution.
Sitting on his throne, Zhou Xu, who had just finished a discussion, glanced at his entourage.
The follower immediately understood and shouted loudly...
"If you have something to say, come to court. If not, leave court!"
It’s not that Zhou Xu wanted to put on such a show, but during a previous court session, the discussion on a certain matter was quite heated. By the end, Zhou Xu’s mouth was dry and his throat was smoking, and he could not even shout anymore.
So from that day on, the attendant had a new job.
The ministers from the grassland village below took their leave one after another. Zhou Xu stretched and quickly drank a sip of water to moisten his throat.
"Let the Centaur representatives come in."
"Send the Centaur representative to see you!"
This set of procedures was undoubtedly taught by Wang Dong. In his words, 'Without rules, there will be no order.' This really made Zhou Xu a little powerless to refute. Plus, it did work, so he put it into use.
Outside the hall, Diak was not stupid. When he heard the voice, he knew that someone was calling him.
Drogo on the side quickly led Diak in.
"Drogo greets the King!"
After entering the hall, Zhuogo faced Zhou Xu and knelt on one knee to salute.
Diak was just stunned on the spot, his eyes opened wide involuntarily, and later he even couldn't help rubbing his eyes, and for a moment he wondered if he had seen something wrong.
Until Chitose, who was lying on the inside of the throne, yawned out of boredom.
This action made Diak's heart skip a beat, but also made him completely confirmed it.
My goodness, that was not a decorative object, but a living beast! And according to his intuition, it was most likely an extraordinary creature! Thinking of this, Diak felt his scalp tingling.
Under this premise, a young man who looked young and was wearing a black robe was leaning lazily on the body of the extraordinary creature.
One of its hands was even on the head of the extraordinary creature, touching it from time to time and scratching its chin.
I don’t know if it’s because Zhou Xu has been staying less in Caoyuan Village recently, so every time he comes over, Qiansui becomes particularly clingy.
Even when attending court, it had to squeeze into a chair with Zhou Xu.
Zhou Xu didn't care about this.
If Qiansui lies on the throne, then he will lie on Qiansui. To be honest, lying on Qiansui is much more comfortable than lying on a chair.
In this situation, the people in the grassland village have long been accustomed to it, but Diak has never seen it before. He didn't even know that there was a supernatural creature in this village! You know, supernatural creatures are often equated with deadly threats.
He simply couldn't imagine how a supernatural creature could lie there so obediently, allowing a human man to lean on him and even touch his head with his hand.
This scene made Diak lose the ability to think in an instant.
When he finally came to his senses, he saw Drogo still kneeling on one knee in a salute posture, and kept glancing at him out of the corner of his eyes and winking at him.
At that moment, Diak broke out in a cold sweat.
Although the Centaurs are still a primitive tribe in terms of the level of civilization development, their heritage has not been broken after all, so the internal civilization heritage is actually higher than that of many primitive tribes.
Although he was not a citizen of the Great Zhou, and did not need to perform such a great ceremony when meeting the king of the Great Zhou, it was certainly not okay for him to just stand there in a daze. He still had to have the most basic courtesy.
And now, there was no doubt that he had been rude, which made Diak a little panicked.
The main reason was that this village and that extraordinary creature brought him too much shock and pressure.
He wanted to do something, but found that his body was stiff.
Fortunately, Zhou Xu didn't seem to care much about Diak's disrespect.
"Welcome to our Great Zhou. Did you sleep well last night?"
Faced with Zhou Xu's concern, Diak didn't know how to respond, and in the end he could only reply dryly, "It's a habit."
Zhou Xu smiled and saw Diak's nervousness and embarrassment, but didn't say much.
"Okay, let's get down to business. We, the Great Zhou, have joined forces with your Centaurs to form an alliance. On the premise of mutual assistance and mutual benefit, both sides naturally have to fulfill some obligations..."
Having said that, Diak quickly perked up a bit.
There is no doubt that this is the main reason why he came here as a representative.
While confirming with his own eyes what the situation in the Great Zhou was, he also needed to figure out what they all needed to do after forming the alliance.
(End of this chapter)
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