Chapter 293 Waiting for the Peach
While Lu Desheng was reading the letter, Lu Songli instructed the clerk beside him, "Go and invite Master Xue over."
The county magistrate's residence, which was converted from the county government office, was still small, and the office buildings were not far from each other. It didn't take long for Xue Xu to arrive.
"Hello, Lord Lu." Xue Xu greeted Lu Desheng first before turning to Lu Songli. "Sixth Madam Qin, are you looking for me?"
"Take a look at this letter."
"good."
Ji Wuyin's subordinates only investigated the circumstances of the Xie family members who died after arriving in the South, and this was also what the letter mentioned.
Xue Xu quickly finished reading the letter. "Sixth Madam Qin, Xie Zhan must have, as you suspected, transferred some of the young talents from the clan and turned his actions from the open to the secret."
Upon hearing this, Lu Desheng widened his eyes.
The last time Ji Wuyin arrived in Houcheng, Lu Desheng was away, so he didn't know about this. Just now, when he read the letter, he just sighed twice, lamenting that so many members of the Xie family had died after arriving in the south. The reputation of the south as a land of miasma was well-deserved. He didn't think much about it.
Listening to them talking about this, he couldn't help but say, "This Xie Zhan is really treacherous!"
"Dad, Mr. Xue, I suspect that the Xie family has a hidden force." Lu Songli told them his guess.
Xie Zhan should have made some arrangements for the people he sent out, and provided them with a suitable environment for development. Otherwise, it would be a waste to let them all start from the bottom. After all, those who were sent out were the elites of the Xie family.
Xue Xu stroked his mustache and said, "The Xie family is a wealthy and powerful family. Your guess is entirely possible."
Lu Desheng's eyes widened. "This Xie family is really an indestructible cockroach!"
Lu Songli thought this was perfectly normal. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Xie family had been operating for generations, and unlike the Qin family, where generations of people constantly died in the northern border, their population couldn't grow. The Xie family's accumulated talent pool was far beyond what most people imagined, so it wasn't surprising that they had hidden strengths.
Lu Desheng said, "But then again, Xie Zhan is really smart."
Lu Songli: "The Xie family has many people. Xie Zhan can send them out, and then go from being open to being covert, serving the Xie family in secret and giving back to the family."
They couldn't use this method. The population base of the Qin and Lu families was too small.
Moreover, these people will definitely have to change their appearance after they go out. The most basic thing is to change their name, which means giving up their original identity.
The Qin family has always been thinking about making achievements and returning to Chang'an. No one wants to give up their status, and no one wants to rebel.
Even if one holds the idea of not putting all eggs in one basket and leaving some descendants for the Qin family, it is not easy to pick out a few members of the Qin family and escape.
The officers who were escorting them at the time, as well as the Yang Wei Escort Agency, were willing to give them some convenience on the road to exile, but it was impossible for them to go along with them and take the risk of being beheaded.
Once this matter is discovered, it can be a big deal or a small one.
"Ali, do you think it's possible that Xie Zhan sent out more people than this? Also, is it possible that he started during the exile? If he did that, it would be less likely to attract attention." Lu Desheng felt that with Xie Zhan's treachery, it was not impossible. After all, quite a few people from the Xie and Zhao families died during the exile.
Lu Songli understood that being on the road of exile was indeed the best way for people to hide.
However, Lu Songli felt that discussing this was meaningless. "Dad, actually, it's enough for us to know that a group of people were sent out by Xie Zhan. There's no point in finding out how many there were."
Lu Desheng thought about it and it made sense. After all, it was impossible for them to catch everyone one by one.
Lu Songli reminded him, "Dad, Mr. Xue, the three realms of military, politics, and business, the people Xie Zhan sent are most likely to be put into the military and business realms." After all, it is really important for officials to have a clean background. The requirements for the military and business realms are not that high.
Lu Desheng and Xue Xu exchanged a glance, agreeing with her analysis. "We should pay more attention to these two aspects in the future."
After all, your enemies are the ones who know you best, right?
If Xie Zhan had not used the power of the Chen family to send out this first group of people after the marriage, Lu Songli would not have noticed the hidden power of the Xie family, at least not so quickly.
But Xie Zhan also has his own considerations, so this question has no solution.
"Dad, Mr. Xue, there will be chaos in the South. We must be prepared." Lu Songli said shockingly.
"How do you know?" The Southland had only suffered a flood. The imperial court would surely provide disaster relief. Wouldn't chaos break out? Lu Desheng still had some faith in the imperial court.
Xue Xu was thinking.
Lu Songli: "The situation in the South is delicate due to the floods. Xie Zhan will not miss this opportunity."
If she were Xie Zhan, she would not miss this opportunity and would definitely take advantage of it to stir up trouble. He now had the ability to do so with the help of the Chen family, and the Chen family also had the same intention, so they hit it off.
"Is Xie Zhan so capable?" Isn't he still living under someone else's roof?
"Dad, you can't underestimate him."
From the news sent by Lu Songli from the South, it was learned that Chen Jiaye had handed over part of the Chen family's core business to Xie Zhan for management.
In other words, Xie Zhan has gained the complete trust of the Chen family.
After hearing Lu Songli's analysis, Lu Desheng and Xue Xu felt that Xie Zhan was really amazing, as he could gain Chen Jiaye's complete trust in such a short time.
"Mr. Xue, in a situation like Xie Zhan's, to gain Chen Jiaye's complete trust, I think he would have either made great contributions to the Chen family or averted a major crisis for the Chen family. Which one do you think Xie Zhan would be?"
Xue Xu pondered for a moment and said, "The former."
Lu Songli also thought it was the former. If it was the latter, they couldn't have heard anything about it. What kind of achievement was it? Lu Songli felt that it must involve huge interests. Otherwise, even the Chen family wouldn't have remained silent.
Forget it, I can’t figure it out, so I’ll leave it alone for now.
"Ali, you said that the South will be in chaos. How chaotic will it be? What preparations should we make?" Lu Desheng asked.
She had previously speculated that the structure of the six great families in the South had existed for too long. If the Xie and Zhao families wanted to gain a foothold in the South, they would have to break the existing structure to have a chance.
For Xie Zhan, the more chaotic the situation in the South is, the better it is for him.
Therefore, he did not say that he would stir up conflicts among the six major families at the same time, but at least stir up conflicts among three families in order to make it easier to operate.
But because of the floods in the south, the court's attention is also there, and the situation may change at any time. This is a variable.
Therefore, Lu Songli felt that after Xie Zhan had suffered a loss from his greed, he would reflect and restrain himself, and would be able to control this chaotic situation within his ability.
Of course, Lu Songli hopes that he will fall into the same pit again, but it is too lucky to expect others to do poorly so that she can take advantage of it.
So let's be realistic. Lu Songli doesn't know which families Xie Zhan will provoke conflicts with, but the Chen family is certain to be in turmoil.
After Lu Songli’s explanation, the whole idea becomes very clear.
Lu Desheng spoke first, "First of all, the Chen family's misfortune is set in stone."
Lu Songli looked at Xue Xu and smiled, "Yes, Clan Leader Chen Jiaye benefited from Mr. Xue's assistance and reaped the benefits of having such a talented and intelligent person. Now he wants to repeat the same trick, using interests and emotions to bind Xie Zhan and make him make plans for the development of the Chen family. Xie Zhan is not the kind of person who would be content to be inferior to others."
Xue Xu also smiled and followed closely, "Then the Zhu family shouldn't be able to escape either."
The Zhu family picks on the weak. Among the current major families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, Liu and Zhang, the Gu and Lu families have always been the top two, and the Liu and Zhang families have always been allies and intermarriages. In comparison, the Zhu family is the weak one.
Lu Songli: "The last one should be the Lu family."
The fact that the Liu and Zhang families were closely related also meant that their reactions were slow, and many decisions could not be made immediately. Furthermore, the two families relied heavily on each other, making it difficult to cause chaos between them.
Although the Gu and Lu families have always been the top two most powerful of the six great families in the South, overall, the Lu family is slightly inferior to the Gu family.
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Dad, Mr. Xue, let's make the corresponding preparations next. While Xie Zhan has muddied the waters, we'll go down and fish in troubled waters!" What they have to do is to grab resources and markets.
"good!"
Sucking blood from the south, giving blood transfusion to Liaodong County.
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