The people of the Jiang family welcomed Chu Xiu into the main hall very politely. Jiang Xichen cupped his hands to Liu Chengli who came in first and said: "Master Liu, you haven't been here for some time. I wonder why you are here this time?"
In Jianzhou Prefecture, the most familiar gang leader of the Jiang family was Liu Chengli. The whole city was previously under his jurisdiction.
Liu Chengli pointed at Chu Xiu behind him and said, "This is our new inspector of Jianzhou Prefecture, Mr. Chu Xiuchu."
Jiang Xichen and others from the Jiang family just wanted to visit him, but after seeing Chu Xiu's strength, they were all stunned.
Obviously, they did not expect that this new inspector would only be in the Waigang Realm.
However, Jiang Xichen did not show too much surprise. He just smiled and said: "It turned out to be Mr. Chu in person. It's really a sin. Mr. Chu was too low-key when he took office. Otherwise, my Jiang family would definitely send a congratulatory gift in person.
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Of course Jiang Xichen's words were just polite. No matter how low-key Chu Xiu was, Jianzhou Prefecture was so big. How could the Jiang family not know about the new inspector taking office? But they had no such plan at all.
Chu Xiu waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Master Jiang, you're welcome. I am the guard of the Guanzhong Punishment Hall. It's all just a formality. It doesn't matter if you have it or not."
Jiang Xichen laughed and said, "Master Chu, it's okay to be indifferent, but I, the Jiang family, can't be indifferent. I'll prepare wine and food here immediately. Master Chu, please take a seat."
Seeing that Chu Xiu's attitude was quite friendly, everyone in the Jiang family breathed a sigh of relief.
They were afraid that the new inspector would be like the previous inspector Fang Zhengyuan, who would not take in food and salt, and would not eat hard or soft things. In that case, they would have a headache.
Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry to eat. In fact, I came here this time to ask for help from the Jiang family."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Other people in the Jiang family were afraid that Chu Xiu would say something like asking the Jiang family to help investigate the accidental death of the previous inspector.
Jiang Xichen looked normal and said: "Master Chu, just tell me what you have to say. As long as my Jiang family can help, my Jiang family will never refuse!"
Chu Xiu smiled and said: "It's easy to say, actually I came here this time to ask for help from you, Master Jiang.
Jiang Family Master, you also know the situation in the Guanzhong Land. Warriors and caravans from the three regions of Beiyan, Dong Qi, and Western Chu, as well as some miscellaneous people, have gathered here. As a result, the entire Guanzhong Land is a mixture of dragons and snakes.
It attracted many evil villains who wanted to take advantage of the chaos.
It is not easy for me, the Guanzhong Punishment Hall, to protect the safety of this area. I have made many sacrifices over the years, such as Fang Zhengyuan, the newly appointed inspector, and Wu Siping, the gangster who was under my command not long ago. These people all sacrificed their lives to protect Guanzhong.
Died in the line of duty."
The other Jiang family members were a little nervous when they heard the words Fang Zhengyuan, but Jiang Xichen's expression remained unchanged because he knew that the newly appointed inspector in front of him did not come here because of Fang Zhengyuan's matter.
Otherwise he wouldn't have added Wu Siping.
What happened to Wu Siping was very clear to the outside world. This unruly and ruthless gangster was very cautious in his work before and would never take risks easily. As a result, the new inspector just came to Wu Siping.
He died in the line of duty. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
It's just that Wu Siping's case is just like Fang Zhengyuan's case. There is no evidence and only suspicion is useless. People will not investigate and officials will not investigate. Anyway, as long as no one investigates, it is absolutely safe.
So Jiang Xichen's attention was focused on the word "begging" that Chu Xiu said. He couldn't help but ask: "What does Mr. Chu mean?"
Chu Xiu said calmly: "It's very simple. I, Guanzhong Punishment Hall, guard Fang Ankang, but my brothers are reluctant to replace the broken swords in their hands. I heard that the Jiang family is rich, and even has the title of Jiang Bancheng in Qicheng."
, so I am shameless and want to ask the Jiang family leader for some support."
When everyone in the Jiang family heard what Chu Xiu said, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that it’s the autumn wind. Since that’s the case, it’s much easier to say.
In other places, if the local martial arts forces were so suppressed by the people of the imperial court, they would naturally be very disgusted and resisted.
But in the land of Guanzhong, 99% of the aristocratic families established themselves in Guanzhong by trading with people from the other three countries.
The Guanzhong Punishment Hall controls their lifeline, so it is very necessary to have a good relationship with the Guanzhong Punishment Hall. Not to mention the autumn wind, the Jade Buddha that the Jiang family gave to Wei Jiuduan even cost one-fifth of the entire Jiang family.
One's property was a huge loss.
Why did the previous inspector Fang Zhengyuan die? It was not because he was greedy, but because he was not greedy.
Now Chu Xiu is taking the initiative to ask for things from them, which is a good thing.
So Jiang Xichen immediately found a servant, whispered a few words, turned to Chu Xiu and said: "Master Chu, don't worry, my Jiang family has been in Guanzhong for so many years, and has been protected by the Guanzhong Punishment Hall for so many years.
It’s time to make some contributions to the Guanzhong Punishment Hall.”
After a while, a servant came over with a brocade box. Jiang Xichen placed the brocade box in front of Chu Xiu and said with a smile: "Master Chu, please accept it."
Chu Xiu opened the brocade box, which contained a row of finger-sized purple gold bars and two bottles of elixirs.
Jiangxi Chenyi stretched out his hand and said: "Two hundred taels of purple gold, two bottles of five-turn elixirs and spiritual nourishing pills, twenty pills. It's just a small thing, not respectful."
Chu Xiu took a look at the contents of the brocade box, picked up a purple gold bar and played with it. He looked at Jiang Xichen and said calmly: "It's so trivial. Master Jiang, do you think that I, Chu Xiu, am a beggar?"
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"boom!"
Chu Xiu slapped the brocade box and flew it aside. This sudden outburst shocked everyone. Even Du Guangzhong and others did not expect that Chu Xiu would fall out with the Jiang family on the spot.
Everyone on the Jiang family's side suddenly had a look of anger on their faces. Chu Xiu's move was just a slap in their faces. Someone as grumpy as Jiang Yao was about to explode, but was stopped by Jiang Xichen.
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The smile on Jiang Xichen's face had faded. He looked at Chu Xiu and said coldly: "Master Chu, what do you mean?"
Chu Xiu said coldly: "What do you mean? Two hundred taels of purple gold and two bottles of fifth-level elixirs are enough to dispatch a warrior from the Waigang Realm, but you can dispatch more than 200 Jianghu arrestees in the entire Jianzhou Inspector Hall.
With the policeman?"
Jiang Xichen said with suppressed anger in his eyes: "How much do you want, Mr. Chu?"
Chu Xiu said calmly: "Not much, one-tenth of your Jiang family's property."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xichen suddenly became extremely angry and laughed: "Mr. Chu, you have such a big appetite! Everyone is like a lion with a big mouth. Your mouth is as cruel as a dragon's. You will kill me Jiang family every time you open your mouth."
One’s family property, why?”
Chu Xiu said calmly: "You, the Jiang family, are very wealthy. You can give one-fifth of your family property at once to give birthday gifts to the executioner. Now, am I not worth one-tenth as an inspector?"
Everyone in the Jiang family can see that Chu Xiu is simply making trouble unreasonably.
One-fifth of the entire Jiang family's property was used as a gift for Wei Jiuduan. That was because the Jiang family was courageous and worked hard to gain protection.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Although the Jiang family is still a powerful force in Jianzhou Prefecture, it is very inconspicuous in the entire Kansai area.
But when Jiangxi Chenli defied all opinions and spent one-fifth of his family property to buy a Jade Buddha of Pure Heart and Warmth and gave it to Wei Jiuduan, the Jiang family immediately stood out and became the most outstanding person at the entire birthday banquet.
Wei Jiuduan was indeed very satisfied with the gift sent by the Jiang family.
When others saw Wei Jiuduan's attitude, they knew that Wei Jiuduan had remembered this favor from the Jiang family, so he would not provoke the Jiang family at any time. This also made the Jiang family go smoothly in the past few years.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Fang Zhengyuan didn't care about Wei Jiuduan's attitude and insisted on making things difficult for them. It was impossible for the Jiang family to transfer Fang Zhengyuan to other places.
Although Wei Jiuduan recorded this favor from the Jiang family, it does not mean that Wei Jiuduan will do whatever the Jiang family says, because this is just a favor, not a transaction. Wei Jiuduan will give it to him only if he wants to, and if Wei Jiuduan doesn't want to give it, they can't.
Go and ask for it.
If the Jiang family directly sent people to Wei Jiuduan and asked him to transfer Fang Zhengyuan, then Wei Jiuduan would definitely beat out the Jiang family members and think that the Jiang family did not appreciate promotion.
When did a small family dare to interfere in the appointment of an inspector? It is simply a matter of life and death.
That's why the Jiang family chose a dangerous strategy to get rid of Fang Zhengyuan. As long as they did it covertly and did not leave any obvious evidence, when the matter was reported to Wei Jiuduan, Wei Jiuduan would tell people not to investigate the Jiang family, otherwise they would die.
As a rule, an inspector should conduct strict inspections.
After this series of events, they had already earned back the money they spent on Wei Jiuduan's birthday gift. This transaction was quite cost-effective.
And look at Chu Xiu in front of us. Although he is an inspector, he is just a newcomer. The most important thing is that he only has the Waigang realm.
What advantages and benefits can an inspection envoy from Waigang bring to them? The Jiang family could not imagine this, so Chu Xiu wanted one-tenth of the Jiang family's property as soon as he came up, which can only be described in four words.
, that is wishful thinking!
At this time, even those Jiang parents who had always seemed hesitant wanted to fall out, but at this moment Jiang Xichen suddenly waved his hand to stop their next words.
Looking at Chu Xiu, Jiang Xichen said with a smile: "Master Chu, what you want is too precious, I must report it to my ancestor before I can make a decision.
Besides, one-tenth of the Jiang family's property is not only in Qicheng, but some of it is in the outside world. It takes time to collect it. I wonder if Mr. Chu can give you three days of grace. After three days, I, the Jiang family, will definitely give you an answer, Mr. Chu.
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Chu Xiu took a deep look at Jiang Xichen and said, "Well, I will give you three days, Master Jiang. I hope that after three days, you will make a rational choice."