While Lu Desheng was reading the letter, Lu Songli told the clerk beside him, "Go and ask Mr. Xue to come over."

The county government office that had been converted into a county governor's mansion was still small, and the offices were not far apart. It didn't take long for Xue Xu to arrive.

"Hello, Mr. Lu." Xue Xu said hello to Lu Desheng first, then turned to Lu Songli, "Mrs. Qin Liu, are you looking for me?"

"Read this letter."

"good."

Ji Wuyin's subordinates only checked the situation of the Xie family members who died after arriving in the Southland, which is what the letter said.

Xue Xu quickly finished reading the letter, "Mrs. Qin Liu, as you guessed, Xie Zhan must have transferred some of the young talents from the clan to turn light into darkness."

When Lu Desheng heard this, his eyes widened.

The last time Ji Wuyin arrived in Houcheng, Lu Desheng was not there, so he didn't know about it. When he read the letter just now, he just clicked his tongue twice and lamented that so many people died after the Xie family arrived in the south. The famous fruit of the misty land in the south.

It's true. I didn't think much about anything else.

When he heard them talking about it, 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 her suspicion.

Xie Zhan should make arrangements for the group of people he sent out, and have a suitable soil for their development. Otherwise, it would be too wasteful to let them all work hard from the bottom. After all, the people sent out are all the elites of the Xie family.

Xue Xu touched his mustache and said, "The Xie family has a great family and a great business. Your guess is entirely possible."

Lu Desheng's eyes widened, "This Xie family is really a cockroach that cannot be killed!"

Lu Songli thinks this is normal. As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The Xie family has been running the business for several generations, unlike the Qin family. People continue to die in the north from generation to generation, and the population cannot reproduce.

.The talent resources accumulated by the Xie family are beyond imagination, and it is not surprising that they have hidden strength.

Lu Desheng said, "But then again, this Xie Zhan is really smart."

Lu Songli: "The Xie clan has many people. Xie Zhan can send people out, and then turn from light to darkness, serving the Xie clan in the dark and supporting the family."

They can't use this method. The population base of the Qin and Lu families is too small.

Moreover, these people will definitely change their appearance after they leave. The most basic thing is to change their name, which means giving up their original identity.

The Qin family has always thought about making meritorious deeds and returning to Chang'an. No one thought about giving up their identity, and no one thought about rebelling.

Even if you have the idea of ​​not putting all your eggs in the same basket and leaving some incense for the Qin family, it is not easy to select a few Qin family members to escape.

The officers who escorted them at that time, as well as the Yang Wei Escort, were willing to provide certain conveniences on the way to exile, but it was impossible to join them and take the risk of beheading.

Once this matter is found out, it will really be a big deal.

"Ah Li, do you think it's possible that Xie Zhan sent out more people than this? Also, is it possible that he started while he was in exile? In this case, it would not be easy to attract attention." Lu Desheng felt that Xie Zhan was so treacherous.

, it is not impossible, after all, many people from the Xie and Zhao families died in exile.

Lu Songli understood that on the road to exile, it was indeed best to hide the population.

However, Lu Songli felt that there was little meaning in discussing this, "Dad, actually we just know that a group of people were sent out by Xie Zhan. It is meaningless to find out how many people there are."

Lu Desheng thought about it, after all, it was impossible for them to pick out the people one by one.

Lu Songli reminded, "Dad, Mr. Xue, the group of people sent by Xie Zhan are most likely to join the three worlds of military, government and business." After all, it is really important for an official to have a clean financial background.

The requirements of the military and merchants are not that high.

Lu Desheng and Xue Xu looked at each other and agreed with her analysis, "We should pay more attention to these two aspects in the future."

Or else, your enemy is the one who knows you best?

If Xie Zhan had not used the power of the Chen family to send out these first batch of people after the marriage, Lu Songli would not have noticed the Xie family's hidden power, at least not so quickly.

But Xie Zhan also has his own considerations, so this question has no solution.

"Dad, Mr. Xue, there is going to be chaos in the South. We need to be prepared." Lu Songli said in a surprising way.

"This - how can you see it?" At present, Nandi has just suffered a flood. The imperial court will definitely provide relief, and it won't lead to chaos, right? Lu Desheng still has some confidence in the imperial court.

Xue Xu was thinking.

Lu Songli: "Due to the floods, the situation in the South is delicate. Xie Zhan will not miss this opportunity."

If she were Xie Zhan, she would definitely not miss this opportunity and would definitely take advantage of the situation to stir up trouble. He now has this ability with the help of the Chen family, and the Chen family also has the same intention, and they hit it off immediately.

"How capable is Xie Zhan?" Isn't he still relying on others?

"Dad, you can't underestimate him."

Lu Songli learned from the news sent from the south that Chen Jiaye had handed over part of the core business of the Chen family 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 powerful, able to gain Chen Jiaye's complete trust in such a short period of time.

“Mr.

Xue Xu pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go with the former."

Lu Songli also thinks it’s the former. If it’s the latter, it’s impossible that they haven’t heard anything about it. What kind of credit is it? Lu Songli thinks it must involve huge interests. Otherwise, not even the Chen family would be affected.

Keep silent.

Forget it, I can’t figure it out, let’s just leave it for now.

"Ah Li, you said there will be chaos in the South. How bad will it be? What preparations should we make?" Lu Desheng asked.

She had speculated before that the structure of the six aristocratic families in the Southland had existed for too long. If the Xie and Zhao families wanted to occupy a place in the Southland, they would have to break the existing structure to have a chance.

For Xie Zhan, the more chaotic the situation in the Southland is, the better it is for him.

Therefore, he did not say that he would provoke conflicts among the six major families at the same time, but he would have to provoke conflicts between at least three families to make it easy to operate.

But because of the floods in the south, the court's eyes are also there, and it may end at any time. This is a variable.

Therefore, Lu Songli felt that after Xie Zhan suffered a loss due to greed, he should reflect and restrain himself. He would control this mess within his capabilities.

Of course Lu Songli hoped that he would fall into the same pit again, but it was too lucky to expect others to do poorly and take advantage.

So let’s be realistic. Lu Songli doesn’t know which conflicts Xie Zhan will provoke, but the Chen family is bound to be in turmoil.

After Lu Songli explained it like this, the whole idea became very clear.

Lu Desheng was the first to say, "First of all, it is certain that the Chen family will be unlucky."

Lu Songli looked at Xue Xu and said with a smile, "Yes, Patriarch Chen Jiaye benefited from Mr.

Let him make suggestions for the development of the Chen family. Xie Zhan is not one of those who is willing to submit to others."

Xue Xu also smiled and followed closely, "Then the Zhu family shouldn't be able to escape either."

It’s a soft persimmon to pick. Among the current big families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, Liu and Chen, the Gu and Lu families have always been the top two, and the Liu and Chen families have always been in alliance and marriage. In comparison, the Zhu family is the weak persimmon.

Lu Songli: "The last family should be the Lu family."

The Liu and Chen families are closely related, which means they are slow to react and many decisions cannot be made immediately. Moreover, the two families are transfusing each other's blood, so it is quite difficult to get them into chaos.

Although the Gu and Lu families have always been the top two most powerful among the six aristocratic families in the South, overall, the Lu family is slightly inferior to the Gu family.

Lu Songli said with a smile, "Dad, Mr. Xue, let's make corresponding preparations. While Xie Zhan has muddied the waters, we will fish in troubled waters!" What they have to do is to grab resources and the market.

"good!"
Chapter completed!