"I agreed to everything. Who knew it would be so difficult? Why don't I just save face?" Pei Shu said angrily.

Xie Xian raised his eyes, stared at the looming figure behind the partition and said,

"Auntie has always been unlucky, and Pepsi is the first to make a profit. This is just a lie to others, so there is no need to use it in front of me."

"You seem to know me very well." Pei Shu muttered dissatisfiedly: "Can't I have warmth?"

Xie Xian was noncommittal, put down the tea cup and stood up: "You must be scolding me for being nosy at this moment, right?"

Pei Shu answered silently, but she still asked if she knew.

"Who you want to show kindness to is your private matter. Others have no right to interfere, but..." He walked around the partition and came to Pei Shu.

"The position you placed Pei Yuanchang in was so coincidental that it made me suspicious. You may have some clues about the theft of official banknotes back then."

Pei Shu suddenly felt chills all over his body.

The official silver that disappeared from the Yuhang River was not only involved in the annihilation of the Huai family and the Meng family, but also involved Xie Xian's family and the Zhenguo government.

Gein's official silver was used for military supplies.

As we all know, food and grass supplies are the key to victory in a war.

Military supplies disappeared mysteriously, and the front line was tight. Special efforts should have been made to allocate funds from other sources, but because the scope involved was so wide, it even involved the Xiao royal family. The officials who handled the matter were afraid of causing trouble, and they tried every means to shirk the blame.

Due to the constraints of many complex factors, military supplies could not be transported to the front line, which led to the complete defeat of the Nanyi Battle and the total destruction of 80,000 soldiers.

This undue heavy price was also the trigger for the Fu family's downfall.

The eight states supported troops but refused to send troops to rescue, and morale was low.

Food and grass were cut off, and the soldiers suffered from hunger and were unable to fight.

General Fu did not leave the city to fight despite the enemy's roar.

He defended the city, and in the end he did not wait for the life-saving supplies and reinforcements. What he waited for was that the enemy troops broke through the city.

General Fu led his troops in a bloody battle, but in the end it was difficult to restore the decline.

Jingtongbian City was lost, and all 80,000 soldiers died in the battle. The people in the city were massacred on a large scale. When the news came back, the people were filled with resentment.

A culprit must be brought forward to quell public dissatisfaction.

When the emperor was afraid of the Fu family's army and wanted to take back his military power, he pushed the government to take the blame on the pretext of delaying the war opportunity.

Some courtiers who share the same party and oppose different parties took advantage of the trend to pin all the blame on General Fu.

Defined as a major military accident, a sinner through the ages.

Then he wanted to issue an edict to behead him and send his head to the nine borders. This would serve as a warning to the soldiers in the border towns.

This is equivalent to completely denying the Fu family's contribution to border defense and treating them as heinous ministers.

It is not without reason that Xie Xian hates the royal family.

His two uncles were not afraid of death and died bravely on the battlefield, leaving no trace of their bodies. General Fu was shot off his horse by the enemy during the chaotic battle, and was later dragged away by the local people and hid in a cellar. Fortunately, half of his uncles were recovered.

Life.

People survived, but life was worse than death.

It is regrettable that he served his country all his life and ended up becoming a sinner despised by all people. He regretted it until his death: "I didn't deserve to live."

My grandfather died with his eyes closed, and my grandmother fell ill and died in regret.

The eldest uncle and the second uncle who sacrificed their lives for the country not only did not receive the honor they deserved, but were instead stigmatized.

My uncle was demoted and moved to the left to the frontier. He was not allowed to return to Beijing without an imperial edict, and almost everyone in the town government was overthrown.

The result was that Xie Xian traveled a long distance in the freezing cold winter, killed several horses, and climbed the Lushan Mountain in the wind and snow to beg his master. This was how he managed to preserve the legacy of the Fu family.

Xie Xian's relationship with his maternal grandfather's family was unusual. He lost his mother when he was young, and the current Xie family's mistress was a concubine in the past. Perhaps there was a hidden reason behind the death of his biological mother, and the relationship between father and son was incompatible.

It can be said that he was raised by the Fu family. It's no wonder that he caught her like a shark after seeing blood at the slightest smell.

Pei Shu knew that she must not dodge at this time. She raised her eyes and looked directly at him and said,

"When the official silver was stolen, I was twelve years old. I had lived in the mountains for many years. Even after I returned to the capital, I only had the false name of being the leader of my clan."

"Mr. Xie has been immersed in officialdom for many years and has been able to get through like a fish in water, but he has not been able to get to the bottom of that strange case in one fell swoop. How can I, an idle family head who is not involved in the court, get the clues before you do?"

As she spoke, her voice became passionate,

"Furthermore, who doesn't know that the unsolved case five years ago was so deep and involved that it could affect the whole body, and if you are not careful, it will take the lives of the whole family, everyone is afraid to avoid it.

.How long do I have to live to get involved?"

"I admit that I did have selfish motives in choosing Xiyue as the place where my second uncle will be released, but it was just a coincidence that I got a kiln in Xiyue and wanted to get some convenience."

Xie Xian didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.

This man was very elusive. It was hard to tell whether he believed him or not. Pei Shu lowered his voice and said, "It's really scary for Mr. Xie to speculate on me like this."

Xie Xian remained silent, his eyes rising and falling as if he was considering the credibility of her words.

The silent atmosphere made Pei Shu suffer.

Finally, he spoke: "Little fox, there is not a word of truth in your mouth. At first, I was very puzzled as to why you did not hesitate to ruin your reputation to contact Mr. Mu Si. Later, I found out his true identity and I understood."

The Huai family, the Meng family, and the grandfather's family all suffered unreasonable disasters. Xie Xian had no intention of exposing Mu Si's identity, and even had the mentality that he could muddy the water as much as possible.

He continued without pausing: "You sent your confidant to Minzhou as soon as you got off the mountain. Your original purpose should have been simply to open up a way to make money for your family, but later you found that the Duke's mansion seemed to be too far away from your expectations.

, so you revised your plan in time and began to frequent Cainan Courtyard. Then you took advantage of your status to take over the kiln owned by the elder of your family as your own. Then you took the opportunity to take away the private property of the Qin family and sent Pei Erlang to Xi.

The more you hold office.”

"When the dots are connected, the answer is obvious. You are building an extraterritorial sea route to connect the domestic waterways, and you are trying to control the economic lifeline of a country. I guess, if Pei Erlang is used, your next step is to support him on the road to become a feudal official.

"

Having only financial resources but no power will probably lead to a miserable outcome. Even though her status is tainted with the word "noble", no one may think of her in a small fight.

But if she reaches the point where she is extremely wealthy and glowing with gold, the powerful and powerful people in the intricately connected aristocratic families will definitely join forces to surround and suppress her, and divide and eat her.

Evil tigers are also afraid of wolves.

To repel the swarming hyenas, you have to hold a sharp knife that makes people afraid, so that people can't touch her easily.

None of her moves were useless. Xie Xian was able to unravel the confusing situation, and when it gradually became clear, he couldn't help but admire her exquisite skills as a chess player.

She intends to build a force to compete with all parties to protect her own interests from being infringed.

She has big plans!

The sea route outside the territory is not only an endless source of wealth but also her escape route. She has already prepared for the worst before landing the first seed.

Xie Xian knew very well that what he had seen so far was just a glimpse of the chessboard.

If her ambition is, as he expected, to control the economic lifeline of the entire country.
Chapter completed!