Chapter 208
Chapter 208
After Lu Songli and his men entered the city, they split into three groups in order to avoid attracting attention.
The people from Yang Wei's Escort Agency and the reconnaissance team's guard team first found an inn to stay in, and then Yang Wei's Escort Agency sent two people - Wu Ren and Lu Wei, who were good at dealing with people.
They will go find a real estate agent, rent or buy a house, and then purchase the property. Anyway, it has to be done as soon as possible.
Their ability to handle matters has greatly improved along the way. In the past, when they needed to rent, buy a house, or acquire property, they would have searched for it themselves to save money, rather than going to a real estate agent.
But now they feel that what the Sixth Young Master’s wife said is right. Time is money. Professional matters should be left to professionals, and the money that should be earned by others should still be earned by others.
At the same time, Xu Zheng and four officers escorted the Qin family to the Xiangping government office for handover.
The official in charge of the handover in Xiangping was named Tang Yueguang. He was stunned when he saw the Qin family gathered neatly together.
He picked up the list in his hand in disbelief and counted the heads again.
Generally speaking, if half of the exiled people survived, it was considered a good thing. The Qin family was also very impressive; not a single member of the family was missing, and every one of them was still alive and well.
Moreover, apart from a few men with minor whip wounds and a small number of people with pale faces, the others, although dressed in rags, were healthy and in good spirits. They rarely saw prisoners in such good condition.
Tang Yueguang looked at Xu Zheng and others in confusion. Since when did the bailiffs and police officers become so easy to talk to?
But he could tell something was wrong at first glance. Wait, why are the bailiff and the police officer so fat?
He has seen many bailiffs and police officers escorting fugitives, and which one of them is not skinny and dark.
Something was wrong. Something was wrong with these people. It seemed that someone must be helping this family, and these bailiffs and runners had taken a lot of money from them. The more Tang Yueguang thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was right.
Nanhai County, Panyu County
Xie Zhan stared at the words "Fanyu" on the county stele pavilion for a long time without saying a word. Southland, would this be a new beginning for their Xie family?
Xiao Hua and Xiao Yasi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "We're finally here. As long as the handover is completed, the hot potato between the Xie and Zhao families can be thrown away. I'm happy! I can go back alive, so happy!"
The Xie and Zhao families looked at the towering city gate and felt a new hope in their hearts. Although they didn't know what would happen next, at least they didn't have to watch their clansmen die on the road.
The core members of the Xie clan, however, were much more confident. The patriarch had previously discussed with them the six prominent families in the south, and they needed to choose one to rely on. After comparing them, the patriarch was most optimistic about the Panyu Zhu family.
This is also the reason why the head of the family worked in prison and asked his superiors to exile the two families to Panyu in Lingnan.
When they heard that the head of the family had already made a plan, they felt relieved.
"Hurry, hurry into the city!" Xiao Hua urged them as soon as the city gate opened.
People from the Xie and Zhao families slowly entered the city with the crowd.
After entering the city, Xiao Hua sent them to the Panyu government office for handover.
The Panyu official in charge of the handover checked the number of people and nodded with satisfaction, "No elderly people, no children, great!"
Xie Zhan glanced at the man expressionlessly.
Xiao Hua's heart trembled. Brother, can't you just think about this in your heart instead of saying it out loud?
The people from the Xie and Zhao families were also very angry. The person in charge of the handover in Panyu was so irritating!
Especially the people of the Xie family, they dared to be angry but not to speak out. So many people in their family died, and he actually said it was good?
The Panyu official in charge of the handover stamped a document before handing it to Xiao Hua. "Okay, the handover is complete. You can leave."
Xiao Hua put the official documents in his arms, said goodbye to the Panyu officials with a smile, and then quickly disappeared with the remaining officers.
The official in charge of the handover was quite puzzled. Why were they running so fast? But this thought only flashed through his mind. He was just thinking about how to deal with these fugitives when his superior, Cui Zhubu, rushed to the yamen.
As soon as Cui Zhubu appeared, he glanced at the people from the Xie and Zhao families, "Who is Xie Zhan?"
"I am Xie Zhan."
"Your Excellency invites me, please follow me."
"Let's go too!" Xie Nan and Xie Bai stepped out. They didn't know where the other party came from or what their intentions were. The head of the family was their backbone and no one could afford to lose.
Cui Zhubu took a look and did not stop him. After all, the nobleman did not say that he wanted to meet Xie Zhan alone.
A quarter of an hour later, the door to the county government's living room was opened and Xie Zhan pushed it open and walked out.
Just as he was about to step out of the living room, the eldest son of the Chen family spoke from behind him, unyielding. "Please consider what I'm saying, Young Master Xie. Once you've considered it, please tell Chief Clerk Cui, and we at the Chen family will certainly welcome you."
Xie Zhan turned around and said, "I have a question. How did the noble chief know me?" He didn't believe that the Chen family was so well-informed.
Young Master Chen laughed out loud and said, "Xie Lang's name has long been known in the South..."
Only then did Xie Zhan realize that before he arrived in Lingnan, he had already become famous among the upper class families in Lingnan.
Upon hearing the news, Xie Zhan's heart sank. He felt like he had fallen into a conspiracy.
After leaving the sight of Master Chen and Master Cui, Xie Nan called out worriedly, "Patriarch——"
Xie Nan knew that the head of the family's initial choice was not the Chen family, but the Zhu family.
Xie Nan only knew one side of the story. If there was one family among the six great families that Xie Zhan least wanted to cooperate with, it would undoubtedly be the Chen family.
"Nothing." Xie Zhan tried hard to calm himself down.
Plans cannot keep up with changes. Now that the situation has changed, he can only go with the flow.
He was wondering who was behind this game, but he already had a vague idea of the answer.
It is impossible that it was the political enemy of their Xie family in Chang'an. If it was them, the other party would have simply tripped them up on the road to exile. This way, the cost would have been the lowest and the effect would have been the greatest.
Moreover, with the transition from the old to the new, the court was in chaos, and political opponents were also trying to protect themselves in the storm. Furthermore, there were countless people who were exiled, and only a few were able to return to the center of power. They did not think that the Xie family could do it.
After eliminating the Xie family’s political enemies in Chang’an, the only enemies left for the Xie and Zhao families were the Qin family and the Lu family.
In fact, this answer also indirectly confirms his speculation.
When the Xie family was in exile, the Qin family and Lu Songli were also on their way to exile, so they were unable to spare any effort. Now they should have arrived in Xiangping and are free to do so.
Lu Songli must have guessed that he had made a move on the 100 hectares of land in Longcheng. Tying him to the Chen family was her counterattack.
As the saying goes, your opponent is often the one who knows you best.
The reason why he set his eyes on Lu Songli so accurately was not only because he knew Lu Songli, but Lu Songli also knew him, so they could calculate each other's weaknesses that could be attacked.
Also, those people in the Qin family are good at fighting, but when it comes to conspiracy and manipulating people's hearts, they are not enough to be tied up in one hand.
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