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Outside Qi City, Chu Xiu glanced back at the Jiang family and said lightly: "No wonder the Jiang family can rise in Jianzhou Prefecture, Jiang Xichen is a character."
Du Guangzhong nodded and said, "Yes, the Jiang family dared to attack Fang Zhengyuan in the past. They were indeed extremely bold."
Chu Xiu shook his head and said: "That's not what I meant, I meant his attitude today.
I have gone too far just now, and my strength is still here, but this Jiang Xichen can still resist falling out with me, if it were you, could you?"
Du Guangzhong thought for a while and shook his head: "No."
Thinking about it from his perspective, Chu Xiu's behavior just now was simply to cause trouble. If he was the head of the family, it would be strange if he would agree.
Not to mention someone as powerful as Jiang Xichen, who even dared to plot to kill an inspector, even other small families would not let Chu Xiu bully him like this.
If you are an inspector and you can ask for one-tenth of your family's property with just one mouthful, are you Guanzhong Punishment Hall or the Thirty-Six Giant Bandits of Northland?
"Then Sir, what should we do in three days?"
Chu Xiu said calmly: "Langzai, as I said, I hope the Jiang family will make a rational choice in three days. This choice does not belong to me, but to them."
After saying that, Chu Xiu turned around and left with the others.
At this time, in the Jiang family, Jiang Yao said dissatisfied: "Master, why do you have to tolerate Chu Xiu when he is so arrogant? One-tenth of the family property, it's a shame that he can say this! You simply don't know what to say!"
Jiang Xichen said coldly: "Of course I know that Chu Xiu is just deliberately blackmailing my Jiang family, but my Jiang family's ability to get all the way to this point relies on caution and determination.
When it is time to take action, you must act decisively, but you must not act recklessly. If you think about it carefully, the inspectors of Guanzhong Punishment Hall are almost all masters of the Three Flowers Gathering Realm, but now such a person suddenly appears
A warrior in the Waigang Realm, how can he sit in this position without any background?
The previous inspector Fang Zhengyuan was rigid in his life and did not know how to adapt. He has long been disliked by Mr. Wei. He has no backing behind him, so we dare to take action. But for Chu Xiu, we first investigate his background and take a look at him.
Are you qualified to take one-tenth of my Jiang family's property?"
After finishing speaking, Jiang Xichen said directly to Jiang Yao: "Let's go to Shangzhou Mansion with me and ask Master Wei Hanshan about the origin of Chu Xiu!"
This time the Jiang family only took out so few things to send Chu Xiu away. It was not because they really looked down on Chu Xiu, but because they had already spent a fortune on the inspector, but it was not Chu Xiu, the inspector, but Shangzhou.
Inspector Wei Hanshan.
After Fang Zhengyuan's death, Wei Hanshan was the most active. He wanted to take the opportunity to take over the Jianzhou Prefecture. The Jiang family was ready to invest in advance, so they went to give Wei Hanshan a big gift.
But who would have thought that Wei Hanshan did not take over Jianzhou Mansion in the end, but instead sent a new inspector, which made the Jiang family's gift go in vain.
Of course, it is not a free gift. At least Wei Hanshan has remembered the Jiang family's wishes. Even though Wei Hanshan did not take over the Jianzhou Mansion in the end, he still has a certain connection with the Jiang family.
The area of Shangzhou Prefecture is similar to that of Jianzhou Prefecture, but it is much more prosperous. There are more than 20 small cities under its command, and Shangzhou City in the center is also more prosperous than Jianzhou City.
Moreover, Wei Hanshan's behavior is different from that of most inspectors.
Most of the inspectors of the Guanzhong Punishment Hall, even if they have houses outside, live in the inspector's hall most of the time. Wei Hanshan likes luxury. He has a special mansion in Shangzhou City.
Even his office is in his own compound. Unless something big happens, he will only go to the inspector's hall.
At this time, Jiang Xichen led people to Wei Hanshan's mansion. After making the announcement, he was taken into the living room. After a while, Wei Hanshan yawned and walked out wearing a loose brocade robe.
Tuntun said: "Isn't this the head of the Jiang family? How come you have time to come to my place?"
Wei Hanshan was quite enthusiastic about the Jiang family before. If he could successfully take over Jianzhou Prefecture, then local wealthy families like the Jiang family would definitely be the ones he wanted to make friends with.
However, now that the new Jianzhou Inspector has taken office, he has given up this thought, and his attitude towards the Jiang family is also very casual, but after all, he has received benefits from others, and he still needs to see him when he should.
Jiang Xichen bowed his hands respectfully and said, "I came to see Mr. Wei this time because I actually wanted to inquire about the new Jianzhou Inspector Chu Xiu. Mr. Chu is really a bit too deceptive!"
After hearing the news about Chu Xiu, Wei Hanshan became somewhat interested and asked, "Why, what kind of trouble did your new inspector cause?"
Jiang Xichen said with a hint of sadness and indignation on his face: "Then Chu Xiu came to my Jiang family to beg for help. My Jiang family also gave Chu Xiu a lot of property according to the rules, but who would have thought that Chu Xiu was so open-mouthed?
, just ask for one-tenth of my Jiang family’s property!”
Wei Hanshan was speechless when he heard this. He couldn't help but sighed: "This Chu Xiu really dares to say this. With one-tenth of the family property, is he so poor that he is crazy?"
The position of the inspector can be regarded as the most basic level of Guanzhong Punishment Hall that controls a party's power. In a small town with more than ten state capitals, there are dozens of large and small forces in total. If anyone comes to Guanzhong Punishment Hall for help, it is very helpful to show some filial piety on weekdays.
It was normal, but Chu Xiu directly asked for one-tenth of the family property. This was almost like robbery. Even Wei Hanshan did not dare to do this. Where did Chu Xiu get the confidence?
So Wei Hanshan here asked in surprise: "This Chu Xiu has done so much, and you haven't fallen out with him yet?"
Jiang Xichen said: "I also want to fall out, but Chu Xiu looks so menacing that I'm not sure who is behind him. What if he has some connections above the main hall and wants to take advantage of me?
Isn’t it easy for a small aristocratic family like the Jiang family?
That’s why I asked you, Mr. Wei, for help, hoping to find out the details of Chu Xiu.”
Wei Hanshan looked at Jiang Xichen with a half-smile but not a smile: "Master Jiang is quite careful."
Jiang Xichen said with a smile: "If you are in the Jianghu, if you are not careful, you will die long ago. There are a lot of people in my Jiang family behind me, so I can't help but be careless."
Wei Hanshan waved his hand and said: "Okay, since you said so, Master Jiang, I will help you this time. The origin of Chu Xiu's identity is really not simple, and there is a backstage."
As soon as he heard Wei Hanshan's words, Jiang Xichen secretly thought it was dangerous.
The water in the Guanzhong Punishment Hall is deep. The four chief executioners are only forces on the surface. The warriors with real combat effectiveness are all within the main hall, such as the leaders in the Jixiang Division. It is said that they
Their strength is stronger than those four executioners.
But then Wei Hanshan said: "But you don't have to worry, Chu Xiu can't threaten you.
Even though Chu Xiu is young, he is quite famous among the younger generation. He is a figure who has been on the Dragon and Tiger List.
He was once a casual cultivator, and later joined the Qinglong Society. He worked as a killer in the Qinglong Society for a period of time, and it is said that he caused a storm in the land of Yandong.
Later, for some unknown reason, he suddenly betrayed the Qinglong Society, joined the Guanzhong Punishment Hall, and became the Jianzhou Inspector.
And his backstage, which is the key to making him the inspector, is the "Guanzhong Hero" Chu Yuansheng. This son was personally recommended to Lord Guan Siyu by Chu Yuansheng, and it is said that he is also a distant relative of Chu Hero.
Since it is Hero Chu who speaks, Lord Guan Siyu will naturally give the hero Chu this face, otherwise do you think he, a warrior in the Waigang Realm, can become an inspector so smoothly?"
Wei Hanshan looked at Jiang Xichen and said calmly: "Although Chu Xiu is a hero on the Dragon and Tiger List of the younger generation, his reputation belongs to Yan Dong's generation. Even if he is a hero, he is only of the younger generation, so there is nothing to worry about.
As for Chu Daxia’s recommendation, you don’t need to take it seriously. Chu Daxia has recommended many people over the years. Who has he managed?
Besides, even if Master Chu wants to take care of it, he can't. This is an internal matter within the Guanzhong Punishment Hall, and Master Chu also has a sense of proportion."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xichen breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands in front of Wei Hanshan and said, "Thank you, Master Wei, for telling me."
Wei Hanshan's news is very important to Jiang Xichen. Without absolute confidence, how could he dare to fall out with Chu Xiu?
In the past, the Jiang family dared to attack Fang Zhengyuan because Fang Zhengyuan had no backers and was not even liked by Wei Jiuduan, and the Jiang family still had a favor with Wei Jiuduan.
Although this Chu Xiu was weaker than Fang Zhengyuan and had a backer, it was obvious that this backer was useless.
The "Guanzhong Hero" is indeed famous in the land of Guanzhong, but the big thing is only the reputation, not the power.
Just like Wei Hanshan said, Chu Yuansheng will not easily interfere in the internal affairs of Guanzhong Punishment Hall. If he has to take care of every problem he recommends, then who has the final say in Guanzhong Punishment Hall?
Jiang Xichen smiled and handed over a brocade box, which contained five hundred taels of purple gold and two six-level elixirs. Although there were only two pills, they were more valuable than the two bottles Chu Xiu had before.
The contents of this brocade box are more than double what was previously prepared for Chu Xiu.
"Master Jiang, what do you mean by this?" Wei Hanshan put the brocade box away calmly and then asked.
Jiang Xichen said with a smile: "It's just a small thing, please don't take it too seriously, Lord Wei. Our Jiang family is planning to take the business to Shangzhou Prefecture recently, and I hope Lord Wei will take care of it.
And if Chu Xiu still wants to embarrass our Jiang family, I hope Master Wei will help my Jiang family speak some fair words."
The county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Although the Jiang family has left some impression on Wei Jiuduan, the lower-level inspectors still have to make friends.
Originally, Chu Xiu was a very good choice, but because Chu Xiu was too greedy, they had no choice but to abandon the near and seek the distant, and make friends with Wei Hanshan. At worst, they would move their business to part of Shangzhou Prefecture.