After a lot of talking......

"So, you didn't kill yourself? Chen Siliu won't use you to make a fuss? Cao Xiancheng glared at Xiao Fan, and the murderous intent in his eyes had not faded.

Suicide?

What's going on in the minds of officials in this era?

Xiao Fan let out a long sigh: "Your lord's eyes are really like torches...... It's not that complicated. ”

"Then what do you mean when you and Lao Tzu just drank a bowl of wine and then lay down? Isn't it calculating? ”

Xiao Fan only felt that there was a feeling of grief and indignation spreading in his chest: "My lord, it's natural to drink a small amount of alcohol...... Sin does not lead to death! ”

Cao Xian paused, and then slowly withdrew the sharp knife that was about to reach Xiao Fan's chest.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who are you from the Chen family?" Cao Xiancheng finally thought of this very important question.

Xiao Fan regained his usual gentle smile, but his face was a little palpitating: "Cao Min, let me introduce myself again, Xiao Fan is Chen Siliu's future son-in-law." ”

"What? Are you the Chen family's nest uncle? Cao Xiancheng was surprised.

Xiao Fan smiled bitterly, even the county Cheng who had just arrived in Jiangpu for less than two days knew him, and it seemed that his fame was really not small.

Uncle is uncle, I have to add the word "nest" in front, I am an eight-grade official, don't you know how to cultivate some morality?

"Your Excellency is really ...... Straightforward. ”

Cao Xiancheng laughed: "This official used to be a person in the army, he didn't know how to put on an official stand, and he didn't have a doorkeeper on his mouth, unlike you southerners who still go around in circles for a long time when they say a word, okay, even if the official wronged you just now." What is the matter with you coming to this officer? ”

Xiao Fan smiled, suddenly raised his head and stared at Cao Xiancheng, and said, "The grass people are brave, I want to ask the adults to let the Chen family go." ”

Cao Xiancheng nodded, gradually put away his smile, and a gleam on his seemingly rough and heroic face flew by.

"Why did this official let the Chen family go? Just because you drank a bowl of wine with the official? ”

Xiao Fan hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, please forgive the grass people for offending and saying a disrespectful remark that is arrogant......"

"You say."

"When the adults first came to Jiangpu, they took the Chen family, and their purpose was probably not just to vent their anger, right?"

Cao Xiancheng's eyebrows jumped slightly when he heard this, and then he said quietly: "What is it that is not angry?" ”

Xiao Fan smiled and said: "If it's not just to vent anger, it's for Liwei." ”

Cao Xiancheng was startled, his eyebrows jumped again, and he quickly returned to normal, but a pair of eyes gradually narrowed.

Cao Xiancheng sneered: "This Jiangpu County is really weird, the son of a merchant dares to beat the imperial court officials, but the Chen family's aunt is a real person who does not show his face, Lao Tzu is dignified and Bapin County, except for Huangzhi County, I am the biggest, you say, who else do I need to stand up to?" ”

Xiao Fan sighed and said: "If the second master wants to stand up, of course he will show it to the eldest master, although the grass people have not read any books, but they also know the truth that 'one mountain does not allow two tigers', the grass people saw the adult for the first time, and felt that you are a very self-motivated person......

Cao Xiancheng's face gradually became gloomy, and his gaze at Xiao Fan became more and more intense.

"Even if this official wants to be powerful, what does it have to do with the Chen family?"

"Of course it matters, the Chen family is a wealthy family in Jiangpu, and it is also a lowly merchant, rich but powerless, for adults, it is the most suitable choice to take the Chen family to knife, adults want to kill Chen Siliu, it is as easy as pinching a bed bug to death......"

Cao Xiancheng paused for a moment and said with emotion: "...... It's the first time I've heard someone describe my father-in-law like this, it's so ruthless! ”

Xiao Fan's face was slightly pale, he really didn't have much affection for the Chen family, so he didn't see the slightest respect between his words.

But if you don't like it, you don't like it, and you still ask for it.

“…… If you change others, you will naturally be honest and honest in knowing the county, but the adults are different from others......"

"What's the difference?"

"The grass people heard that the adults were once the generals of the hundred households under the command of His Royal Highness King Yan, and His Royal Highness the King of Yan appreciated the adults, so he was tired of military achievements and moved to civil officials. Therefore, there is a reason why adults want to take the Chen family when they first come to Jiangpu, just as the so-called killing chickens and monkeys, no matter how rich the Chen family is, it is just a lowly merchant family, except that it will not cause criticism from others, but at the same time, they can demonstrate to Huangzhi County, so that the officials and servants in Jiangpu County are in awe of the adults, and the adults can do whatever they want in the future, with many fewer constraints, and they can even pull up their own team and fight against Huangzhi County in Jiangpu County......

There are still some speculations that Xiao Fan did not dare to say, he who knows a little about the history of the Ming Dynasty, knows that now King Yan is coveting the throne, when he is about to move, just waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to die, he may have to use the banner of "Jingnan" to do the usurpation of the throne, at this time Cao Yi will be arranged in Jiangpu County, dozens of miles away from the capital Yingtianfu to be a small county, the purpose may be to treat Cao Yi as a nail, firmly nailed to the rear of the capital, in case it is said to be of great use, Cao Yi came to Jiangpu was busy with power and power, presumably also to prepare for the future of King Yan.

However, this is something that cannot be said directly if he is killed, and if he really says it, Cao Yi will definitely kill people desperately. It is a matter of competing for the throne, and no one will allow a grass farmer to know this shocking secret.

Rao is like this, Cao Xiancheng was still shocked by Xiao Fan's words.

Xiao Fan is right, Cao Yi does have the idea of using the Chen family to demonstrate to Huang Zhixian, he wants to use the fate of the Chen family to tell Huang Zhixian how strong he is, and don't mess with himself if he knows each other.

This action naturally can't hide from Huang Zhixian, but Cao Yi doesn't care, before coming to Jiangpu to take office, he has inquired clearly, Huang Zhixian's backer behind him was originally Ying Tianfu Yin Zhang Chengxian, but during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were precarious, especially Hu Weiyong, after the Lan Yu rebellion case was dug up, Zhu Yuanzhang Dasuo court, nearly half of the world's officials were implicated, and Zhang Fuyin, who Huang Zhixian has always relied on, was unfortunately also implicated in prison, that is to say, Huang Zhixian's backer has fallen.

There is no backer in the officialdom, which is really a very fatal thing.

Therefore, Cao Yi, who originally belonged to the subordinate of Zhixian County, also dared to fight the idea of Zhixian, he took the Chen family and made a threat to Huang Zhixian, but he was not afraid that Huang Zhixian would know, the reason was naturally very clear, behind him stood the fourth son of the current emperor, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, such a powerful big man as his backer, even if he acted arrogantly, others did not dare to say anything.

It is not surprising that others can see through Cao Yi's intentions, but the strange thing is that Xiao Fan, a small citizen, can see through it, and Cao Yi feels a little frustrated.

"Could it be that the official's city is so shallow, and everything has reached the point where passers-by know everything?" Cao Yi smiled bitterly, as if he was self-deprecating.

Xiao Fan lowered his eyelids slightly, and said softly: "The adults are thin, the grass people are just speculating on their intentions, whether they are in the middle or not, it is all in the adult's thoughts, and the adult says no, then it is not." ”

"Since you said that the official intends to establish his authority, why should the official let the Chen family go?"

"My lord, although the Chen family is a lowly merchant, the existence of the Chen family is still of great significance to the entire Jiangpu County, the Chen family has been operating in Jiangpu County for many years, and there are many shops, whether it is the county government or the people, they have a non-negligible influence. If the Chen family falls, the large and small merchants in Jiangpu County will be in danger, and if the shops in the city are closed for fear of the imperial court suppressing business, the rice shop does not dare to sell rice, and the cloth village does not dare to sell cloth, and the people in the city are panicked, and if this develops, the people may be dissatisfied with the move of the adult to remove the Chen family. A mere Chen family is not worth paying such a price for adults, and the grass people are planning for the future of adults' official reputations, so they dare to speak out, please think about it. ”

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