The woman in black glanced at Chen Qi with great admiration, "They all say that [Governor of Nine Gates] is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also extremely intelligent. When I see him today, he is indeed extraordinary."
Facing the compliment from the woman in black, Chen Qi sneered for a moment and stretched out his hand again to signal, "Sit down."
The woman in black was not polite and sat down generously.
Chen Qi poured the other party a cup of unfinished drink from the picnic, "Would you like some Coke?"
The other person shook his head and said, "I don't drink this."
"mineral water?"
"Can."
After a glass of mineral water was delivered to the other party, Chen Qi smiled and asked, "Miss Xiao, why don't you introduce yourself first?"
The woman in black glanced at Chen Qi, and then said with relief, "Now that you have discovered it, I will no longer hide it.
I am indeed a member of the Lanling Xiao clan, my name is Xiao Huimin, and I am the third daughter of Xiao Tianqi, the leader of the Xiao clan."
"This time, on my father's orders, I came to invite Governor Chen to [Fandong] to have a talk."
Chen Qi moved his fingers slightly and flicked the cigarette ashes on his fingertips, "Then, why don't you dare to show your true face to others, but instead ask this... this young lady named Zhou Yuanyuan to pass the message on your behalf?"
At this time, Zhou Yuanyuan still has the arrogance and arrogance she had before?
Recalling the scene that had just happened, she was so frightened that her hand holding the water glass was trembling.
"Now our Xiao family's team is all staying with the [Fandong] Zhou family. Zhou Yuanyuan is a child of the [Fandong] Zhou family. I was worried about my own safety, so I asked her to come forward on my behalf."
Suzaku interrupted at this time, "Then what?
Isn’t the result the same?”
Xiao Huimin: "..."
"The matter has come to an end. If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please!"
Xiao Huimin was free and easy. She knew that she was captured by Chen Qi and could not escape easily. She was going to die anyway, so she might as well die in a dignified manner.
"I think Miss Xiao has misunderstood. Chen did not capture you to harm you."
"Then you are..."
Chen Qi still smiled, "Here, Chen has a question, and I would like to ask Miss Xiao to answer it."
"what is the problem?"
"What is the specific reason why you are planning to attack me this time?"
Chen Qi asked, "In my impression, I haven't had any bad relations with you before, right?"
Xiao Huimin sneered, "Do you really not know, or are you pretending to be stupid on purpose?"
Chen Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, "How do you say that?"
"In the past, we, the nobles of the family, although we were a little obsessed with fame and fortune, we still abided by our duties and rarely did anything that harmed the interests of our family and country."
"But in recent years, you so-called national forces, under the banner of maintaining social stability, have tried every means to get rid of us, or infiltrate us and control us."
"For example, the Three Emperors, the Five Kings, and the Twelve Princes. These family forces may appear to have great glory on the surface, but in reality, they have long been reduced to your vassals, and they must ask for your opinions on everything they do."
"Our families have built a foundation through generations of ancestors who have sacrificed their lives and blood. Why should you be allowed to sit back and enjoy the fruits of it?"
Xiao Huimin became more and more excited as she spoke, "Some time ago, the power organization headed by you completely destroyed the Zhuge clan, which has thousands of years of heritage."
"If we don't take action immediately, I'm afraid the Zhuge family will be our best example!"
After hearing this, Chen Qi finally understood the whole story.
The Cui family of Xihe, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Xiao family of Lanling, the three hidden clans, are preparing to join forces to attack Chen Qi.
It's because they feel their own survival is threatened.
As we all know, in today's society, there are irreconcilable conflicts between family power and the country.
Family forces are bent on pursuing their own development and growth and benefiting themselves, while the country, considering the overall situation and the interests of the people, often introduces policies that are beneficial to the people but detrimental to the interests of the family.
If you dare to disobey, you will inevitably be terminated.
The Cui family of Xihe, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Xiao family of Lanling saw that some time ago, the Zhuge clan was destroyed by the army led by Chen Qi.
They were worried that they would follow in the footsteps of the Zhuge clan, so they decided to join forces to resist.
Now, as the number one person in the military department, Chen Qi is the first to bear the brunt and has become their target.
This may seem to many people as hitting an egg with an egg.
After all, if a few small families, even hidden sects, try to confront the absolute power of the military, they are seeking their own death.
However, this is the only way they can think of to survive.
Threaten the military headquarters and shake the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces to seek opportunities for negotiation.
Imagination is beautiful, but reality is so skinny.
"What we want is freedom and the right to survive. If you don't even give us this, we won't hesitate to die together!"
Finally, Xiao Huimin added coldly.
Chen Qi sneered for a moment, "Freedom, what a high-sounding word!"
Xiao Huimin's eyes widened several times, "You, what did you say?"
"Miss Xiao, Chen once served as the head of the family. If you want to fool me with words that sound just but are actually self-interested, you are looking down on me."
"The pursuit of freedom is everyone's right, but this must be based on the premise of not harming the interests of others."
"Today is a legal society. You families with a long heritage may be used to the sweetness of being self-centered and undisciplined in the feudal era."
"But what I want to tell you is that in today's era, the interests of the people of the country are above all else. Don't still want to copy the same old routine. This is unrealistic and impossible."
"As for you saying you want to die together with us?"
Chen Qi sneered disdainfully, "Let me ask, do you have this ability?"
Xiao Huimin: "..."
Chen Qi shook his head.
Today, the relationship between family clans and national power is similar to the relationship between Jianghu sects and the government and the court in ancient times.
One side seeks freedom and refuses to be restrained, but the other side wants to benefit the people and does not allow such forces that are above the law to exist.
If the two sides have different ideas, the conflict will naturally deepen.
In modern film and television dramas, the Jianghu is generally used as the perspective, depicting how chivalrous and heroic the Jianghu people are, and how dark and abominable the government officials are.
But these are generally a kind of subjective beautification under the author's writing style.
If we look at it from an objective perspective, are these so-called narrow-minded people the origin of the intensification of various social conflicts?
"Tomorrow, I, the general, will keep my promise and go to [Fandong] in person."
"But I'll give you a vaccination first. If you want to get something from me, you'd better give up this idea as soon as possible."
"Suzaku, see you off."
After saying that, Chen Qi stood up and walked towards Ye Miaoyu and Wanwan who were fishing not far away.
Seeing this, Suzaku raised his hand indifferently, "You two, please."
Xiao Huimin's face was gloomy and uncertain. She glanced at Chen Qi who was walking away bitterly, snorted coldly, stood up and left.
