A handsome man in plain clothes was reclining on the edge of the window, staring at the rapidly changing scenery outside the window, his incomparably soft eyes were full of anticipation and fascination.

It was rare for Mo'er to see such an impatient look on Xie Yan's face, and hurriedly comforted: "Master, now that you have definite news, what are you still anxious about?" It's better to think about how to act properly so that you can rescue the girl immediately. ”

Although it was a running carriage, the car was stable and there were almost no bumps, and Cai Tang, who was making tea, also smiled happily: "Thanks to Youyu this time, we all thought that going to Huan Mansion was such a dangerous errand, she did it so easily, and the slaves and maids heard the maids in Huan Mansion call her sister uncontrollably." ”

Su He was naturally on the side at this time, listening to her relaxed, but couldn't help but retort: "You are really ignorant, now it seems that it is naturally simple, when she first entered the Huan Mansion, she was a little girl who no one cared about, if there was a slight mistake, where would there be today?" Besides, if she didn't get the favor of the masters of the Huan Mansion, how could she find out any useful news? ”

Cai Tang stuck out his tongue, and turned to Xie Yan and said, "In short, thanks to the master's good training." ”

Xie Yan still didn't answer, as if there was a fanatical storm in his heart, rolling and sweeping through his heart.

For so long, he has never given up looking for Hagi Niang's whereabouts, but Huan Xuan hid her too well, even people inside Huan Mansion rarely knew about it, let alone him as an outsider.

Jingzhou, Jiangzhou, Jiankang, he searched all possible places, but he never expected that Huan Xuan would let her live in Jiangdong's hometown, Wu County, not far from Jiankang.

Wu County has always been a relatively closed and self-consolidated place, compared to a place like Jiankang, it is much more difficult to place people there, not to mention that the land of Wu County belongs to the four major families, even if they are lucky enough to buy a small piece of land, often foreign families will be suppressed by the local clans after living there for a long time, and they will not be able to gain a foothold in Wu County smoothly.

In the face of such an aristocratic family that eats the ancients, in the first year of Xianhe decades ago, the imperial court finally couldn't help but crown the four-year-old prince Sima Yue as the king of Wu, and wanted to include the rich land of Wu County into its sphere of influence.

The imperial family was crowned the king, and Wu County was a fief, but not to an adult prince, but only to an ignorant milk doll, the imperial court was very clever in this approach, which not only gave enough face to the local forces of Wu County, but also a kind of temptation to ask for directions.

However, the four major families of Wu County did not intend to give face to the imperial court at all, the entire Wu County had such a vast and rich land, and the taxes finally handed over to Sima Yue were not as good as the tribute of an ordinary county. Moreover, there is no explanation at all, as if it is a handout for a beggar, which is exactly what it means, "If you want to collect taxes, then you will collect them, anyway, that's all, if you want to take them."

This is no longer just an act of "non-violent non-cooperation", it is completely a slap in the face.

As expected, the weak Eastern Jin Dynasty court chose to endure silently as usual.

Therefore, until now, Wu County is still an existence that seems to be an independent kingdom, and the four major families each have their own armaments and staff, just like a small court, completely uncontrolled by the Sima royal family.

Although it seems a little incredible, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court adopted a particularly tolerant attitude towards these families who did not oppose their right to rule, not only never held them accountable for forming armaments, but also generously appointed the young sons and nephews of the four major families as officials and officials. For decades, the imperial court has been at peace with the four major families of Wu County, and they are very satisfied with each other.

Therefore, no matter how the outside world changes, Wu County is still a local separatist force headed by the four major families, who is the emperor, whose dynasty, and who will govern seems to have nothing to do with them at all, they are only willing to guard their own one-third of an acre of land, and spend their leisure time leisurely.

Even the royal family could not insert their cronies in the place of Wu County, let alone dare to compete head-on with the four major families of Wu County.

Now I'm going to brush the tiger's whiskers with a big grin, and I'm a little excited just thinking about it.

Therefore, this matter should only be resolved quickly, if it is procrastinated, it will inevitably alarm the local heroes and cause a lot of trouble.

He made up his mind, and said to Mo'er: "When the post station is resting, I will order someone to shovel all the family emblems on the carriage and engrave the family emblem of the Taiyuan Wang clan. ”

As soon as these words came out, Mo'er and Caitang Suhe both looked at their master suspiciously, and their eyes were a little confused.

Cai Tang couldn't help but say first: "Master, we just want to go incognito, that's it, pretending to be someone from the Taiyuan Wang family like this, isn't it a bit of a loss, if it is known, I am afraid that it will laugh at our Xie family." ”

Although Su He didn't say anything, he also looked quite approving, and together with Cai Tang, he looked at Xie Yan with some puzzlement.

Xie Yan helplessly explained to his maids: "I said earlier that this trip is very dangerous, so you don't have to come with you, but you both have to come, do you think this time is the same as the last time you went to Jiangling?" The people of Gangneung and Kure are completely different. ”

"Wu County can be said to be a place where no one is in charge, all the power of life and death is in the hands of the local clan, and the local subjects don't know what imperial power or government is, and naturally they don't know what Chenjun Xie clan is. I think about it, it is most appropriate to use the signboard of the Taiyuan Wang clan of the descendant family. ”

Cai Tang still pouted dissatisfiedly, and said unhappily: "Even if you want to use someone else's signboard, it is much better to use Langya Wang's than Taiyuan Wang's, after all, Master Ying is the patriarch of the Wang family, and it can be regarded as a relative." The slave maid didn't believe it, the family of Prime Minister Wang who led the court to the south back then, could they still know each other? ”

Xie Yan listened to her and didn't answer, but there was a hint of noncommittal leisurely in his eyes, very calm and full of confidence.

Mo'er guessed Xie Yan's intentions a little, he remembered the previous entanglements with the Taiyuan Wang clan and the Sima royal family, and suddenly thought of one thing.

After a long time, he had forgotten a little about that kind of thing, but the master obviously hadn't forgotten it.

His eyes lit up, and he interjected with a smile: "By the way, master, I understand......"

Xie Yan's eyes were also bright, and he nodded at him and smiled slightly.

Cai Tang and Su He looked at each other, and they didn't know why, and they couldn't guess what kind of dumb riddle the master and servant were playing.