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"What?! People from the capital? Zhao Deqing couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said to the clan elders beside him: "Quick, come with me to the outside of the mansion to greet you!" ”

Although Zhao Deqing is the head of the Zhao family in Yangzhou and the elder of Zhao Junchen's family, and Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan are only Zhao Junchen's staff, Zhao Deqing knows very well that Zhao Junchen actually does not treat the Zhao family in Yangzhou, and he still has some resentment in his heart.

Therefore, the status of the Yangzhou Zhao family in Zhao Junchen's heart may not be higher than that of his own staff!

In this way, seeing that it was Zhao Junchen's staff who came to visit, Zhao Deqing naturally did not dare to put on the shelf of the head of the Zhao family anymore, not only went out of the house to greet him in person, but also called all the clan elders around him - you know, a few days ago, the Yangzhou prefect came to visit, and Zhao Deqing just said "invite him in".

And the elders of the Zhao family also understood the joints, so they didn't complain at all, they all hurriedly got up and followed Zhao Deqing towards the outside of the mansion.

In fact, because these clan elders all have their descendants competing for the quota of the national eunuch and the palace, and know that the allocation of these places is actually decided by Zhao Junchen's words, at this time, Zhao Junchen sent his staff to come, maybe it was to deal with this matter, so their expressions at this time were more enthusiastic and humble than Zhao Deqing.

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But he said. Outside the Zhao family's mansion, Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan were waiting here. Waiting for the Zhao family to greet them.

At this time, Su Xiqing's expression was indifferent. looked like a matter of course, but Xiao Wenxuan's expression was slightly uneasy, glancing at the gate of the Zhao Mansion from time to time, and then at Su Xiqing beside him, looking like he wanted to talk.

Although Xiao Wenxuan is from a prominent background, his fame is far from being comparable to Su Xiqing, but Su Xiqing is an old man under Zhao Junchen, and has served as a staff member for many years, and his experience and insight are far from being comparable to Xiao Wenxuan. Now Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing have come to Yangzhou to do business together, and Su Xiqing is also the main one, and Xiao Wenxuan is only studying for the main purpose at present, so although he has different opinions in his heart at this time, it is not easy to say it clearly.

However, Su Xiqing is a delicate and clear person, who has served as a staff member and master for many years, and is the best at observing words and feelings, seeing Xiao Wenxuan, he looks like he wants to speak. Naturally, he understood that Xiao Wenxuan had other thoughts in his heart, so he said: "Xiao Gongzi, I see that you look a little uneasy, I don't know why?" ”

Xiao Wenxuan hesitated. Finally said: "Senior Su, this is where Lord Zhao's clan is located, and the people we are going to meet next are all the elders of Lord Zhao's clan." But now we didn't take the initiative to meet them, but let them go out of the house to greet them. Isn't it too arrogant? If it reaches the ears of Lord Zhao in the future...... What's more, let's come to Yangzhou this time to do business. I also have to rely on this Yangzhou Zhao family......"

Su Xiqing smiled slightly and explained: "Young Master Xiao, you have to remember that we are the staff of Lord Zhao, not the disciples of the Zhao family in Yangzhou. We came to Yangzhou this time to guide the Yangzhou Zhao family on what to do next, and what we did was to be anti-guest-oriented! If you want to convince them, you must be arrogant at this time, give them a little bit of power, and let them understand that we have Lord Zhao's support behind us, otherwise they, as landlords, will only think that we are weak and can be bullied, and then they will naturally not act seriously according to our orders. ”

After a pause, Su Xiqing continued: "Do you remember the ways of the staff I taught you at the beginning? When the staff does things, the first thing we need to consider is the personality of the master, and with the character of Lord Zhao, as long as we can do the things he explains, we don't have to care about anything else. Let's not say that Lord Zhao himself doesn't like the Yangzhou Zhao family, and now that he recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors, he just uses each other, even if Lord Zhao really values the Yangzhou Zhao family, and we offend the Yangzhou Zhao family in order to do things for Lord Zhao, we don't have to worry, Lord Zhao will naturally say yes for us. ”

Xiao Wenxuan was already smart, but he was inexperienced, but now when he heard Su Xiqing say this, he suddenly suddenly said: "I see, it is still Su Senior who has considered it thoroughly, and Wenxuan has been taught." ”

After speaking, Xiao Wenxuan also changed his natural appearance, waiting for the Zhao family to come up and down to greet him.

Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing didn't wait long, but a moment later, the door of the Zhao family's mansion opened, and then Zhao Deqing led the Zhao family elders to appear, and quickly came to Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing.

"The two of you are the staff in Lord Zhao's mansion? Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! Don't know what to call it? Zhao Deqing was polite and said.

Su Xiqing was not so polite, just nodded lightly and replied, "My name is Su Xiqing, and the one next to me is Xiao Wenxuan." ”

Then, without waiting for Zhao Deqing to speak, Su Xiqing took out a secret letter from his arms, handed it to Zhao Deqing, and said: "This is a secret letter written to you by Lord Zhao, and it is also a proof of the identity of the two of us. ”

Zhao Deqing opened the secret letter and looked at it, and sure enough, it was a letter from Zhao Junchen, and the content was exactly what Su Xiqing said, so he nodded again and again, and said: "This is naturally excellent, the two of them can serve as staff members in Lord Zhao's mansion, they must be talented, and my Zhao family has two people to help, and the next step will be worry-free." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Deqing stretched out his hand and said, "Two, let's go into the house and talk about it." ”

Su Xiqing still looked like a matter of course, nodded, and was not polite, so he walked towards the Zhao family's mansion first.

On the other side, Xiao Wenxuan saw that Zhao Deqing did not blame the arrogance of the two of them at all, and the last trace of worry in his heart also dissipated, so he also followed Su Xiqing's example and walked towards the Zhao family's mansion first.

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However, it was said that after Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan came to the Zhao Mansion Guest Hall, their attitudes became more and more arrogant, and they did not wait for the guidance of Zhao Deqing and others. He took the initiative to sit down on the first seat.

Seeing Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan's attitude, Zhao Deqing and the others were just as Su Xiqing expected. Not only did he not get angry, but he became more polite and humble. Seeing that the first seat was occupied by Su and Xiao, Zhao Deqing did not have any dissatisfaction in his expression, and sat on the side consciously.

Seeing Zhao Deqing's expression, Su Xiqing nodded secretly, thinking that this head of the Zhao family was not a straw bag, at least he understood his true status now, and he also knew how to forbear, and he was not carried away by the scenery these days.

However, a person like this. It is even more difficult to make him completely obey his orders.

Therefore, Su Xiqing also became more and more aggressive, and after Zhao Deqing and the others sat down, he first picked up the tea and tasted it for a while, and then asked slowly: "Patriarch Zhao, you went to the capital to meet my Lord Zhao a few days ago, and Lord Zhao also explained some things to you at that time, how are these things done now?" ”

Zhao Deqing hurriedly said: "I hope the two gentlemen know." I have been doing everything that Lord Zhao commanded, and now the unmarried women of the appropriate age in the eight clans of my Zhao family have all gathered in one place. Waiting for Lord Zhao's selection; The young children of the Zhao family have also been studying hard in recent days, competing for the place of the country's eunuch; Furthermore. In order to welcome the arrival of His Majesty, my Zhao family also spared no gold and silver. The Zhao family's mansion was renovated with all their might, and the Zhao family also practiced etiquette. When the time comes, I will never embarrass Lord Zhao......"

After Zhao Deqing reported everything he had done in the past few days, Su Xiqing first nodded, and then said casually: "Patriarch Zhao has done a good job, but have you forgotten something?" ”

"Forget jì?" Zhao Deqing was slightly stunned.

Seeing that Zhao Deqing still didn't understand what he was referring to, Su Xiqing's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "When you came to Beijing, Lord Zhao told the Zhao family to restrain their behavior in the future, and they must no longer do those things that bully men and women and run rampant in the countryside as usual...... Can you do these things? ”

Zhao Deqing nodded again and again, and said: "Lord Zhao's orders, we naturally don't dare to slack off, and we will do everything according to Lord Zhao's wishes......"

However, without waiting for Zhao Deqing to finish speaking, Su Xiqing snorted coldly, looked at Zhao Deqing with a smile, and said: "I forgot to tell Patriarch Zhao that today is the third day I have been waiting for Yangzhou to come, and the reason why I came to visit today is because I have been collecting news and observing the dynamics in Yangzhou for the past two days." ”

After speaking, Su Xiqing gave Xiao Wenxuan a look.

Xiao Wenxuan understood what Su Xiqing meant, so he stood up and listed them one by one: "A month ago, that is, shortly after Patriarch Zhao returned to Yangzhou from the capital, Zhao Wenchang, a son of the Zhao family, forcibly bought 67 acres of fertile land in Xinghua and Baoying counties, and paid about 130 taels of silver, and paid 35 taels of silver, these good fields originally belonged to the gentry Zhang family in the place, but unfortunately they dared to be angry because of the relationship between the Zhao family and Lord Zhao, but they dared not speak out......

"Twenty-eight days ago, the Zhao family, together with the prefect of Yangzhou, in the name of expanding the Zhao Mansion to prepare for the arrival of His Majesty, purchased 17 houses behind the Zhao family's mansion at a price of one-third of the market price, displacing more than 60 people......

"Nineteen days ago, Zhao Qishan, a son of the Zhao family, molested a woman from a good family in the downtown and beat the woman's father, causing the people of Yangzhou to talk ......about it."

"Thirteen days ago, Zhao Xuanran, Zhao Wenzhi, and Zhao Wenwei, the children of the Zhao family, stayed overnight in the Qinglou and did not return, and during the period, they boasted about the prestige of Lord Zhao in the capital, and how the Zhao family would ...... if they had Lord Zhao in the future."

"Seven days ago, Zhao Xingzu, the elder of the Zhao family, suddenly visited the Yangzhou Niu family, who had always had a dislike for the Zhao family, and relied on the relationship between Lord Zhao to humiliate Niu Jinwen, the head of the Niu family, in public, so that Niu Jinwen fell on the bed in anger on the spot, and he couldn't get up so far, which caused an uproar......

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As Xiao Wenxuan listed all the actions of the Zhao family in the past few days, Zhao Deqing and the elders of the Zhao family were all pale, especially some of the Zhao family elders who were named by themselves or their juniors, and they were even more panicked.

"Patriarch Zhao, do you still need us to continue?" Su Xiqing sneered: "I really didn't expect that the Yangzhou Zhao family would have such a great ability to do so many things in a short period of time!" If Lord Zhao knew, he would probably be equally amazed, right? ”

After hearing Su Xiqing's words, Zhao Deqing's body trembled slightly.

He understood that Su Xiqing was threatening him.

Originally, Su Xiqing had an arrogant attitude since he appeared, and he did not have the slightest respect for him, the patriarch of the Zhao family, although Zhao Deqing did not show it on the surface, but he also hated it in his heart, but he kept being patient.

However, now, when the handle fell into the hands of others, Zhao Deqing didn't dare to have any more resentment, but said: "I hope the two gentlemen know that these actions are not our original intention, but the Zhao family is a big family, there are many clansmen, and they have different thoughts, even if I want to manage it, I can't manage it." ”

"Oh? Is it unmanageable? Still don't want to care? Or even a private indulgence? Su Xiqing sneered: "If you really want to take care of it, why haven't these Zhao family members who have bullied men and women and run rampant in the township have not been punished so far?" If you do something wrong and you don't get punished, how can you restrain your clansmen, Patriarch Zhao? ”

On the other side, Xiao Wenxuan also spoke: "When Patriarch Zhao was in the capital, Lord Zhao also said that now our son of heaven likes the set of private interviews with micro-services, and the behavior of the Zhao family is like this, if you let Your Majesty know about it during the private visit, where will Lord Zhao's face go?" Lord Zhao's instructions to Patriarch Zhao were not untargeted, let alone a few polite words, and I hope that Patriarch Zhao will not make mistakes! ”

Seeing that Zhao Deqing was about to say something, Su Xiqing had already waved his hand and ordered: "Next, I hope that Patriarch Zhao can handle all these things in the shortest possible time!" The forcibly occupied fields are all returned, the houses that are forcibly bought must also be made up for the silver, and the children of the Zhao family who do the wrong thing must also be punished! In addition, immediately open a porridge shed outside Yangzhou City, free food for the poor people in the left area, and I heard that the peach blossom flood is coming recently, but several counties in Yangzhou are short of money to repair the embankment, and the Zhao patriarch also needs to donate some silver for this, of course, these things are known to everyone......"

Hearing Su Xiqing's various orders, Zhao Deqing hesitated, knowing that he had no capital to oppose now, although it would cost a lot of money, but he still gritted his teeth and agreed.

As Zhao Deqing began to act according to Su Xiqing's instructions, the two were also in a different position, and Su Xiqing also took the opportunity to completely grasp the initiative!

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But after Zhao Deqing agreed, Su Xiqing saw that his goal had been achieved, so he naturally would not gain an inch, and his face suddenly became much more relaxed, and he said with a smile: "If Patriarch Zhao corrects his mistakes, then the two of us will naturally not say that Lord Zhao knows these things!"

By the way, I heard Patriarch Zhao say just now that the women in the eight clans of the Zhao family have all gathered now, just waiting for Lord Zhao's selection, but I don't know if I can let the two of them meet first? According to Lord Zhao's instructions, the two of us also need to understand some information first, after all, the matter of entering the palace is not trivial, it is very important, although there are men and women to prevent it, but now they can't take care of it. ”

In this regard, Zhao Deqing naturally agreed.

It's just that he was just about to lead Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan to the West Courtyard, but Zhao Deqing suddenly remembered that there was a conflict in the West Courtyard at this time, and he didn't know if it had subsided.

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