Jizhou, Xu family.

Xu Yuanqing stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at his white hair that seemed to appear overnight. He felt a burst of sadness in his heart. It seemed that he had not been so tired and laborious for a long time.

Just because Li Chi, who was born with mud legs, had more white hair, which made Xu Yuanqing feel that his new white hair was a bit worthless.

Just as he thought of this, the servant called out softly outside the door, and then said, "Old Master, please come over."

Xu Yuanqing's face changed suddenly, and a hint of chill appeared in his heart.

He had not reported to the old man about dealing with the carriage and horses. He wanted to make up for it as soon as possible. Fortunately, the two people were dead. As for whether they had said anything, Xu Yuanqing had no need to worry about it at this moment.

He sorted out his clothes and went out, walked through the huge Xu family mansion, and walked to the door of the old man's study. He suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he had done something wrong and stood here waiting for the old man to scold him.

Shivering.

If you think about it carefully, I don’t know why I’m so scared. Even though he is in his fifties now, this feeling is still there.

He took a deep breath and then--in the door.

Xu Gengmao, the old master of the Xu family, sat on a rocking chair, and two young maids were shaking fans for him behind him. Xu Gengmao seemed to be asleep, but Xu Yuanqing knew that the old man was putting pressure on him in this way.

"Don't plan to explain?"

Xu Gengmao suddenly said something.

Just as Xu Yuanqing was about to open his mouth and talk, Xu Gengmao continued, "Since you don't plan to explain, it means you are still confident. You want to wait until the matter is resolved before telling me, so I won't ask."

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Xu Yuanqing: "However, I met President Gao of the Academy yesterday and saw a copybook in the study of President Gao of the Academy. It was the original copy of Mr. Songming's pendant. Have you heard of it?"

"Hear."

Xu Yuanqing leaned over and said, "A priceless treasure."

"Um."

Xu Gengmao said: "I also heard that Mr. Yuming once hid a seal from Mr. Songming. It was the only one in the world... After Mr. Yuming's accident, the people from the Inspectorate Department searched it all but could not find out the whereabouts of the seal. I heard that because of this, Liu Chongxin also got angry. Yu'er came back to pay me a favor early this morning. I mentioned it to him, and he suddenly thought of something."

The Yuer mentioned by Xu Gengmao is named Xu Yanyu, who is Xu Gengmao's great-grandson and Xu Yuanqing's nephew. His father Xu Yuanlang is Xu Yuanqing's second brother. For a while, his second brother wanted to get rid of him.

Xu Yuanqing's son is Xu Lilian. He is now working in the capital's Ministry of War and has not been home for many years.

So Xu Yanyu is particularly concerned about the old man Xu Gengmao. He works in the Jizhou Inspectorate and comes back every few days to pay tribute to the old man. In fact, it is just to show his face.

Xu Yuanqing's generation is Xu Gengmao's grandchildren, so it's hard to say that he could not take over the head of the family. Xu Yanyu felt that he might bypass Xu Yuanqing and inherit the head of the family directly.

When Xu Yuanqing heard this, he felt that things were not good. He leaned over and said, "Grandfather, if you have any questions, just tell me to do it."

"No need for you, you still have your business. I'll just mumble a few words to you."

Xu Gengmao said: "When people get old, they like to talk more, but there are not many people around them. You are my favorite grandson, so I just come to you to chat."

He smiled and said, "Yu'er said that when he found out that Mr. Yuming was in Tang County, there might be the one present. He heard that you were investigating this person named Li Chi, so he asked me if I need him to help you. After all, it is more convenient for him to do things in the Inquisition and Affairs Department."

"Need not."

Xu Yuanqing hurriedly said, "It won't be a problem for him. He has a lot of things to do in the investigation department."

Xu Gengmao smiled and said, "You are all doing your own business. I will hand over Mr. Songming's seal to Yu'er. If it is really in the hands of the man named Li Chi, this thing must be taken back."

"yes."

Xu Yuanqing said: "No need for Yu'er to intervene, I will find out the seal clearly."

"You don't have to worry about his business, and he won't care about your business. When I get old, I like to see how the younger generations look outstanding. Do you understand?"

Xu Yuanqing felt nervous and wanted to scold the old fox a few words. Xu Gengmao's meaning was clear, but he said that such an illusory thing as a seal would have to both of them to solve Li Chi. Whoever solves the problem, the head of the family might pass on the position to whom.

"I see."

Xu Yuanqing leaned over and said, "Then I will go back and continue to check?"

"Go."

Xu Gengmao asked him to leave, but said a few more words: "It's a coincidence that Prince Yu's mansion invited me over yesterday, and then I went to the academy with Prince Yu to visit President Gao, saying that President Gao was feeling a little uncomfortable when he felt the cold, and Prince Yu also gave me a gift."

He looked at the wooden box on the table and said, "This is the appointment letter of the three Zhangfu officials, which is blank. The prince said, "I asked me to fill in the name myself. Someone always needs to be an official in the place where I cast it."

Speaking of this, Xu Gengmao looked up at Xu Yuanqing and said, "After this is done, it depends on your own thoughts. If you feel that your family is bored, choose a place yourself."

Xu Yuanqing felt like a big stone was stuck in his heart, and a wave of impulse appeared in his heart. He wanted to rush up and strangle this old guy to death now.

This is already so blunt. Isn’t it just that if you can’t do this well, you’ll get out?

How much has Xu Yuanqing done for his family over the years? Now, because one thing is not done immediately, he is about to be expelled from the house?

"Thank you grandfather for your kindness."

Xu Yuanqing leaned over and left the study room. The moment he went out, the sky was high and the clouds were not easy to make him feel happy.

This old guy can use anyone in his family as a bargaining chip. He can take it out to trade except himself. He can hold it to the sky when he uses it, and step on the mud bar when he doesn't use it.

He looked back and then quickly left.

Shortly after returning to his own residence, his subordinates hurriedly reported that they had sent back the news from the Jiedushi's mansion that Xiahou Zhuo and General Liu Ge might go to the brothel tonight.

But it was not the Double Star Tower where Gongshu Yingying was, but the March River Tower.

"March River Tower..."

Xu Yuanqing was silent for a moment, looked up and asked, "The Cui family's property?"

"yes."

The subordinate replied: "Manyuejianglou belongs to the Cui family. The owner on the surface is a manager of the Cui family, named Cui Tae, but Cui Tae is just a small role in the Cui family, and he is just a manager of a court of the Cui family."

Xu Yuanqing thought carefully for a while and said that the people from the Cui family were not very easy to control.

There are many families in Jizhou. In such a large city that is dominant in the north, all forces have their own territory, intertwined, intertwined, and did not interfere with each other. This delicate balance is actually difficult to control.

However, most people in Jizhou have a scale in their hearts. If they rank the three most powerful families in Jizhou, the Xu family can only barely rank third.

The Xie family ranked first, and the Cui family ranked second. The status of these two families is undoubtedly, but the third Xu family is not that big, and the family behind the Xu family is also not as powerful as the Wang family. The Wang family has a much stronger power in Jiangnan than the Xie family, but in major cities in the north, the Xie family

The strength is better than the Wang family.

"The Cui family is not easy to get along with."

Xu Yuanqing's subordinates said: "It's not very convenient for us to bring weapons into the March River Tower, and it's not easy to do things if we go in. After all, the Cui family..."

It is difficult to say what the subordinates say later, after all, the Cui family is not very proud of the Xu family.

The Xu family, Xie family, and Wang family were all branches of their respective families that later moved to Jizhou. Only the Cui family has been in Jizhou for hundreds of years. The Cui family has an unshakable position in Jizhou.

After leaving Jizhou, the Cui family may give the Xu family some face, but in Jizhou, the Cui family does not even need to give the Xie family face.

"Change me."

Xu Yuan was silent for a moment and said, "Go to March River Tower tonight."

At the same time, Jizhou Prefecture, the Intercepting Affairs Department.

Sadly, the people of Jizhou Prefecture Inspectorate did not know their ancestor. Liu Chongxin, who was known as the 5,000-year-old in his life, was already dead. The Capital Inspectorate had been taken over by Jing Ting.

The advantage is that because people in Jizhou don’t know that Liu Chongxin is dead, his disciples can still dominate the world in Jizhou.

They still feel that they have the protection of Liu Chongxin, and no one dares to offend them.

The disadvantage is that once Prince Yu sends troops to the Nanpingjiang area, he will probably know what happened in the capital. He will probably not have many good days, such as Liu Chongxin's disciples.

"Stat."

The subordinate leaned over and said, "I have sent someone to investigate. The man named Li Chi is now running a carriage. He has a close relationship with Xiahou Zhuo. Moreover, after Prince Yu left Jizhou, Xiahou Zhuo was left behind in Jizhou. If we offend Li Chi rashly, Xiahou Zhuo may make things difficult for us."

Qiansi Xu Yu sat on the chair and shook his legs gently. After hearing his subordinates say it, he nodded: "It seems that my uncle is not too incompetent. After all, it involves Xiahou Zhuo. We have been disconnected from the capital for too long, otherwise we would not have given Prince Yu so much face."

He stood up and paced around the room and said, "But what to do if my uncle is helpless, it may not be that difficult to deal with."

He ordered: "Give you two days to find out the people of Yongning Tongyuan Carriage and Horse Store. What is your name and where is your hometown? You know how to do it. The Inspectorate Department still has the power. The Prince is about to send troops. It is also very important for the Inspectorate Department to investigate the outsiders in Jizhou City."

The scale of the Investigation Department was extremely large. As the governor, Liu Chongxin also had left and right officials, twelve brigades and more than one hundred regiments.

However, according to the internal name of the Intercept Department, they called the Brigade Prison the Qiansi, also called the Seika, and the delegation Prison the Baisi. When the subordinates called the Seika Prison, they probably mean that they had a higher status.

The inquiries and the delegation of the Ministry of Justice, Yuan Wuxian leaned over and said, "Sir, I will handle this matter. When I was in Tang County, I took over Mr. Yuming's case. Maybe I can find anything else."

Xu Yanyu nodded: "It's appropriate to go there. Let's explore how deep the water is in this carriage and horse carriage. Don't make a fuss. You have to look at the owner when you beat a dog. Then check the foreign population and find out their people before talking about it."

"yes!"

Yuan Wuxian said: "I will take people there in a while, and there will be no trouble."

"Um."

Xu Yanyu waved his hand: "If there is really Mr. Songming's seal, how much is that thing worth?"

Yuan Wuxian said: "It's hard to say that in Jizhou, there will be people who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy this thing, but they will definitely not be as good as the price in the capital. If you can sell it in Jizhou for 30,000 to 50,000, and if you can buy it in the capital, it may be more than 50,000."
Chapter completed!