Putting away the invitation, Su Qi'an looked at Qin Huai beside him and spoke.

"If you don't go with me this time, maybe Lord Zhou Mu will still ask me, with the talent of my brother, this time the top ten places in Beijing will have a place for my brother-in-law."

Qin Huai shook his head with a smile, and said with a serious look, "Brother-in-law, what kind of ability I have, I know it, through these few state exams, I have also seen a little clearly, it is enough to have a reputation for Jinshi."

"It's just right, I can stay in Xizhou City, and with this identity, I can help you well, as for going to Kyoto to participate in the palace examination, I have no interest."

"Like my brother-in-law, the Jinshi fame has proven my ability, and later, I just want to help you in Xizhou City."

Qin Huai's seriousness, Su Qi'an was not reluctant, he nodded.

The time of the day passed quickly, and Su Qi'an did not bring a guard with him this time, only the coachman followed.

This made Qin Huai, Su Yong and the others quite worried, and Su Qi'an waved his hand and explained to them.

If the governor's mansion is in danger, I am afraid that there will be no safe place in this Xizhou city.

At this time, if he made a move on Su Qi'an, even if he didn't want to live, he would slap the face of the state pastor.

The so-called danger is not actually dangerous.

After instructing a few people, Su Qi'an got into the carriage and headed towards the state capital.

The state capital occupies a large area and is the residence of the three political officials of the Western State.

Therefore, there are three gates, and the doors are far apart, and it takes at least half an hour to walk from one side to the other, and it takes at least half an hour to go around a few streets.

This also gives enough face to the three chief officials, and the administrative power between the three does not disturb each other.

Su Qi'an's trip naturally attracted passers-by to watch, but no one dared to step forward or stop him.

Su Qi'an's name is already well-known in Xizhou City, and even a few big families dare not provoke it, let alone these ordinary people.

Su Qi'an's carriage moved forward slowly, and behind him, there were many eyes staring all the time.

Watching as the carriage turned into an alley, the men quickly followed.

But when they walked into the alley, they were dumbfounded by the scene in front of them.

There is no one in the alley, this is not a dead end, at the end of the alley, there is an adjacent street.

They went back and forth three or four times, but there was no trace of Su Qi'an, and they confirmed that they did not lose it.

Hell, in broad daylight, Su Qi'an disappeared in front of them with a carriage.

These people, like a swarm of headless flies, are looking around.

In an extremely hidden, underground-like passageway, a horse-drawn carriage drove slowly.

After turning a corner, in front of you, a butler waits at one side of the door.

Su Qi'an got out of the carriage and walked to the housekeeper, who arched his hand and said softly.

"Count Su, please forgive me."

Looking at the blindfold in Steward Tang's hand, Su Qi'an did not refuse, and picked up the blindfold very skillfully.

There was someone beside him to support him, following the footsteps of Steward Tang all the way and moving around.

This kind of darkness didn't last long, about ten minutes, Su Qi'an stood still, and the black cloth covering his eyes was unraveled.

Su Qi'an's eyes narrowed slightly, adapting to the light coming in, and gradually, his eyes opened.

In front of him was a large courtyard.

The courtyard is very quaint and quiet, there is everything, pavilions, corridors, small bridges, ponds, it looks very elegant.

In the pond, koi fish swim comfortably, and a gravel path spreads along the green willow trees towards the courtyard.

This kind of quaint and quiet atmosphere, Su Qi'an just glanced at it and withdrew his gaze.

In front of him, it was no longer the Tang steward who led the way, but the son of the state pastor, Tang Xiao.

Su Qi'an has no good impression of this prince, but there is no contradiction either.

After all, the contradictions and conflicts between the two were only in the Sichuan County Government, and the Zhou and Wei families quarreled.

It was only later, with the order of the state pastor, Zhou Weiliang was directly sentenced

The fall of the home.

Later, when I arrived in Xizhou City, I thought that it would be this prince who would have a conflict.

But this prince, from his arrival in Xizhou City, to the confrontation with Gongsun Yi in the back, even the last state test cheating turmoil.

Tang Xiao is like an outsider, he has never set Su Qi'an from beginning to end, and he has fallen into the ground.

They all judge things from a more fair perspective.

This surprised Su Qi'an, in his impression, this son, even if he was not as arrogant as Gongsun Yi, was by no means a good person.

Su Qi'an didn't think too much, looked at Tang Xiao who appeared, and stepped forward to signal with his fists.

Tang Xiao also returned the salute with a fist and spit out a word, "Please."

Then he took Su Qi'an with an expressionless face and walked towards the courtyard.

Walking along the gravel road to the end, a middle courtyard appears.

The door of the middle courtyard opened, and a figure stood beside the stone chair with his hands in his hands, as if he had been waiting for someone for a long time.

This person is Xizhou Mu Tangfeng, Su Qi'an has just stepped into the middle courtyard, and he is very keenly aware that there are no less than ten masters hidden in this middle courtyard.

The aura of these people is very similar to the two shadow guards that Tang Xiao brought at the beginning.

This is the strength of the highest governor of a state.

As long as Su Qi'an dares to reveal half of his murderous intent, the next moment, he will definitely be attacked by the thunder of these shadow guards.

The strength of these people, each comparable to Tong Zhan, is a top first-class master.

Su Qi'an walked into the atrium, and the subtle changes on his face were still noticed by Tang Feng.

Tang Feng smiled and waved his hand, "You all stand down."

"Father, this—" Tang Xiao's face changed slightly, and he opened his mouth to stop it.

But Tang Feng didn't care, and said, "This invitation was originally my invitation to Count Su."

"Count Su came here this time, he was alone, and he had to show his sincerity for his father, and besides, this is his father's residence, what danger can there be."

With Tang Feng's order, the ten shadow guards hidden in the atrium disappeared and left quickly.

Looking at this scene, Su Qi'an's face showed a little embarrassment, and he wanted to say something, but was stopped by Tang Feng.

"Count Su doesn't need to bear it, the official's invitation today is purely a private invitation, you can speak freely, don't be pressured."

"Xiao'er, I heard that you were sorry for Count Su in Chuandu County before, you are too bold."

"I happened to meet today, and I apologize to Count Sue."

Tang Feng changed his words and directly named Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao didn't have any resistance, and bowed respectfully to Su Qi'an, and said sincerely.

"Count Su, the trip to Chuandu County is my rudeness first, and I hope Count Su doesn't care."

"Shizi is polite, this is just a trivial matter, and it can be regarded as not knowing each other."

Su Qi'an waved his hand and spoke.

"What Count Su said is reasonable, it's good to say everything, laugh, you have to learn from Count Su's generosity."

"Xiao'er understands, if there is anything I don't understand in the future, please ask Count Su for more advice." Tang Xiao was very sincere and saluted Su Qi'an again.

This move made Su Qi'an a little helpless, and Su Qi'an and Tang Feng sat opposite each other.

In the end, it was Su Qi'an who spoke, "Lord Zhou Mu, Su is grateful for the importance you attach to Su, but Su is straightforward."

"What's the matter with Lord Zhoumu, I hope the adults can tell me, the way the adults are now, it really makes Su unbearable."

Su Qi'an's straightforwardness made Tang Feng stunned, and then laughed, "Hehe, only Count Su dares to be so straightforward in front of this official."

"That's it, since Count Su asked, the official won't hide it."

"I hope to cooperate with Count Su."

This time, Su Qi'an was stunned, Su Qi'an looked at Tang Feng, shook his head and said.

"Lord Governor, you're joking, not to mention in Xizhou City, looking at the entire territory of Xizhou, who else does Lord Governor need to cooperate with.

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"Even if they cooperate, Su is just a small earl, and compared to the state pastor, it is not worth mentioning."

Su Qi'an's refusal, as Tang Feng expected, he did not speak, and was silent.

As time passed, Tang Feng sighed and said, "Count Su, I think with your intelligence, you should be able to guess that this Xizhou City is not that simple."

Su Qi'an nodded.

"This official, the state pastor, seems to have infinite scenery, but in fact, he is balanced by the other two." ap.

"One is a local family for many years, and the other is someone in the imperial court, and the official wants to do something, but you saw it."

"Not to mention, let's just say that the results of the state test cheating investigation announced a few days ago, Count Su really believes that the so-called cheating incident can be set off just by relying on two inconspicuous guys?"

"A lot of things are ultimately the product of the official's compromise."

Su Qi'an was silent, he understood what Tang Feng said, this matter was not simple,

But Su Qi'an knows even more that even the state pastor can't change it, how deep the water behind it is, even if he is added, things are not done well, but he is drowned, and then it is over.

Su Qi'an's worries were naturally seen by Tang Feng, and Tang Feng continued.

"Count Su, originally the official didn't want to involve you in these things, but the official has learned that he has received important news."

"The Gongsun family seems to have a powerful Heilu army."

As soon as these words came out, Su Qi'an was shocked.

Because of this, I knew it in the communication with the nine girls.

If it was said that what the ninth girl said only made Su Qi'an skeptical, but this time it was Tang Feng who spoke, and the nature immediately changed.

Su Qi'an asked, "Lord Governor, this matter is really true, with the power in the hands of Lord Governor, it should not be difficult to report directly to the imperial court and send troops to exterminate the Gongsun family."

Tang Feng shook his head with a wry smile, "If only this matter was as simple as Count Su said."

"This news, in fact, was learned about it half a year ago, but the Gongsun family's concealment was too deep, and in the past half a year, the official has been in the air every time."

"But not long ago, according to reliable information, if this group of Heilu troops of the Gongsun family made any big moves, if this official can't stop them, once they really wait for the Gongsun family to act, it will be too late to stop it."

"Lord Governor, do you suspect that the Gongsun family will besiege Xizhou City?"

Tang Feng nodded, "That's right, this is what this official is most worried about, you also know the strength of Heilu, if the Gongsun family really has a Heilu army of thousands of people, once it rises, the consequences will be unimaginable."