Chapter 407 Going to Watch the Fun
The first thing Xie Zhan did upon returning to the South was to visit his wife and son. After seeing his son, he thanked his wife, who was standing beside him, for her hard work. Zhao Yutan's eyes were filled with tears, and Xie Zhan embraced her, gently patting her shoulder to offer his comfort.
It was late at night, and Xie Zhan was still busy in the study.
When he was finally done with his work, he put down the documents in his hand, stood up, walked to the side in his middle shirt, and poured himself a cup of cold tea.
At this moment, a sword with a cold glow was pressed against his neck. He glanced at it and continued to pour water.
"Xie Zhan, aren't you afraid that I will cut your neck with my sword?" The person who spoke had a hoarse and unpleasant voice. As he spoke, he exerted force and blood immediately appeared on the blade of the sword.
"Then you apply it." Xie Zhan didn't struggle at all.
The man growled, "Do you think I dare not kill you?"
Xie Zhan said calmly, "Of course you can kill me. After you kill me, the worst that can happen is that the Xie family will never have a chance to rise again. Your twin children will be left without any relatives to support them, struggling to make a living in this cruel world. When they reach marriageable age, they will never be able to join a high-ranking family."
The sword of the newcomer hesitated.
Xie Zhan continued, "Xie Wei, do you think the Xie family is still the same helpless family they were when they first arrived in the South? Will you be allowed to come and go as you please? If you weren't my younger brother, do you think you could easily enter my study?"
In particular, the defense of his residence is the strictest in the entire tribe.
Xie Zhan asked him back with a cold look on his face.
Xie Wei, who was standing behind Xie Zhan, heard this and threw away the sword in his hand. He then grabbed Xie Zhan's neck and turned him to face him. "Open your eyes and see what you have done!"
At this moment, the guard's voice sounded outside the door, "Master?"
Xie Zhan said, "Nothing, please leave."
The guards outside the door looked at each other and retreated as instructed.
Xie Wei asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Xie Zhan carefully looked at the man's face, which was scarred by the fire, and said, "It's fine. His facial features are not burned."
Xie Wei was so angry that he used force on his hands.
"I'm serious. You only lost your face, but you let both of us survive. I think it's a good deal." Xie Zhan said this with a serious look on his face. "Aren't our lives more important than your face?"
"You have a point. One face for two lives. But why do you want me to be the sacrifice?"
"For the entire family, your sacrifice will be the lesser loss to the family."
"You are truly outrageously cold-blooded. You take advantage of people to the fullest."
Xie Zhan didn't think this was cold-blooded; he thought it was rational and clear-headed! But forget it, let him vent.
Xie Zhan knew he was talking about the fire that not only destroyed his face but also caused him to save their coach's son.
He was puzzled, "Don't you like the benefits I have obtained for you?" How much does the commander of the Southern Expedition Army think of him now?
Xie Wei was speechless about Xie Zhan. He couldn't kill him, so he threw him away, picked up the sword on the ground, and walked out of the door. Before leaving, he turned around and said, "You'd better remember what you said tonight, otherwise, I won't mind taking your life with my own hands in the future!"
"Don't worry, I won't let you down."
Xie Wei was too lazy to waste any more words.
Xie Zhan shouted at him, "Xie Wei, this is just temporary. When the Xie family is no longer controlled by others, I will find a world-famous doctor to heal your face."
After Xie Zhan and the others had gone far away, he picked up the cold tea beside him and took a sip, then lowered his eyes in thought. He had to admire his grandfather's foresight. He sent Xie Wei away, but also raised him to adulthood and cultivated him into a talent. At the critical moment of the family's survival, he told the truth about his life experience, which made him unable to let go of the family.
Liaodong County, Houcheng
After receiving the imperial edict of promotion, Lu Desheng learned that Lin Ran had gone to Shi Mansion with the imperial edict of demotion, and he immediately rushed over.
He claimed to the public that he was rushing there to handle the handover between the old and the new, and refused to admit that he was there to watch the fun, to add insult to injury, or to beat up a man who was down.
Liaoxi County, Governor's Office
Lin Ran led his men to surround the governor's mansion. After reading the imperial edict and having Shi Tao and his family arrested, he ordered a search of their home.
He sat in the main courtyard with his arms and legs spread out, drinking tea, while his men were confiscating the property of the Shi Mansion.
At this time, many ordinary people gathered outside the governor's mansion, watching from afar.
They all said privately that it seemed that their governor was in big trouble.
It was at this time that Lu Desheng walked into the governor's mansion.
As soon as he came in, he greeted Lin Ran, "Master Lin, long time no see."
Lin Ran nodded, "Is Governor Lu here?"
Lu Desheng smiled and said, "Yes."
The detained Shi Tao had a dejected look on his face, and Lu Yiliang beside him also didn't look very good. When they heard Lin Ran addressing Lu Desheng, they both looked at him.
Lu Yiliang asked Lu Desheng in a trembling voice, "The new governor of Pingzhou is you?"
"Yeah."
When Shi Tao heard this, his eyes were bloodshot, "You are the one who harmed me?" Whoever benefits is suspected.
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes and refused to admit it. "Who hurt you?"
Aren't you harming yourself? In the words of his little daughter, he is just pretending to be loyal. If he is truly loyal to the emperor, he will not make such a mistake. After all, the thunder and rain are all the emperor's grace.
He was just pretending to be loyal, but he was not cruel enough to himself and did not try hard to brainwash himself into thinking that the object of his loyalty was the new emperor, which allowed people to take advantage of him.
"Lü Desheng, don't be so timid. Now that it's come to this, let me die with a clear conscience."
Lu Desheng wouldn't be fooled. "I don't understand what you're talking about!" He didn't care if he died knowingly or not. Anyway, don't even think about catching him. He knew too well what it meant to say something that could lead to disaster.
Perhaps because she felt sorry for Shi Tao, Lin Ran, who was always very frugal with words, told him, "It's not him. If you want to blame someone, blame your daughter."
Shi Tao was stunned. His daughter? The eldest or the second daughter?
Since Lu Desheng was the beneficiary, Shi Tao could only think of his second daughter Shi Xue.
After learning that the disaster was caused by her, he felt so regretful.
If his second daughter had not fallen in love with Qin Sheng and had forced herself on Lu Desheng's daughter, would he still be sitting firmly on the position of Pingzhou Governor and avoid this disaster?
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