Fan Jin kept his face calm, lowered his head and did not speak.

The Phoenix girl said: "Their Fan family used to be the rich and important first family in Xi'an City. Once upon a time, the Fan family had three prefects of Xi'an, and at that time they had thousands of hectares of fertile land, hundreds of shops, and nearly one-fifth of the industry in Xi'an. ”

Fan Jin still didn't speak, but his eyes flickered, as if he was imagining these good times at the beginning, infinitely fascinated.

The phoenix girl smiled slightly and said, "Although the Fan family is still one of the richest gentry in Xi'an City, it is far from the original scenery. All this is due to the fact that the owners of the Fan family in recent generations have become obsessed with martial arts. ”

"Especially the contemporary master, our Fan Zhutou's father, Mr. Fan Songxi, he is not only obsessed with swordsmanship, but even went to Wudang, worshiped under the Wudang famous elder Li Xuanzong, practiced hard for many years, and finally had some fame in the rivers and lakes, known as the Cangsong Sword. ”

However, human energy is limited. The obsession of these generations of masters with martial arts practice resulted in no intention to take care of the Fan family's huge industry, and things in the world were always either advancing or retreating, so the Fan family gradually began to fall from the peak. ”

"It is not easy to build a big family from scratch and accumulate wealth bit by bit, but it is very easy and very fast to fall from a glorious peak. ”

With the unintentional management of several generations of owners, the Fan family gradually began to make ends meet, and thousands of acres of fertile land and shops gradually changed hands and became other people's industries. On the surface, it seems that the Fan family still maintains the image of the leading big family in Xi'an City, but inside, especially in the generation of Fan Songxi, the Cangsong Sword, for the sake of learning the sword and the reputation of the rivers and lakes, it is even more expensive. ”

Fan Jin's expression darkened, as if he was touched by the Phoenix girl's words.

The phoenix girl looked at him and smiled, and then continued: "Probably because of the favor of heaven, at this time, a talent like Fan Jin and Fan Gongzi appeared in the Fan family. He is different from his ancestors, he is not interested in martial arts and swordsmanship, what he looks forward to is the glorious era when the Fan family said nothing in Xi'an and led the storm. He vowed to restore the former glory of the Fan family and let the Fan family rise again in the city of Xi'an. ”

"It's a pity that his father, Mr. Fan Songxi Fan, was obsessed with swordsmanship and was not interested in it. Without the support of his father, where would a young man who is new to the rivers and lakes have the connections and resources to restore the glory of the family?"

After he failed to participate in the township examination, saw that his career was hopeless, and returned home dejectedly, he began to gradually take over all the control of the Fan family from his father, who was dedicated to sword training. The first thing he did was to spend a lot of money to buy a vacancy for the head catcher from the hands of the former prefect. ”

"Fan Gongzi is very smart, and he deeply understands that in order for the Fan family to rise again, all kinds of conveniences from the government are indispensable. Since it is hopeless to enter the officialdom through the imperial examination, it is better to seek a shortcut. ”

And Fan Gongzi has already set his sights on the former prefect, and his greed for money and mediocrity are enough to become a suitable target, so Fan Gongzi has been by his side for five years. In the past five years, Fan Gongzi has diligently saddled up the prefect and handled various political affairs, becoming his indispensable right-hand man. ”

"Fan Gongzi is diligent and loves the people on the surface, but compared with the inactive prefect, he has won the support and love of the people of Xi'an.

Then no one knew that in the past five years, Fan Gongzi colluded with the prefect to set up false tax items, loot people's fat, embezzle public funds, and quickly accumulate the wealth of the Fan family. ”

Not only that, but he also used the power of the government and his prestige among the people to painstakingly set a trap and try to embezzle the properties of other big families in the city at a low price. Those people were extremely stupid, they all believed in Fan Gongzi's reputation, not only willingly resold the family property to him at a low price, but also thanked Fan Gongzi for his righteous action at a critical moment. What a stupid and ridiculous man!"

The phoenix girl grinned toothily and said, "Oh, by the way, the mansion we are in now is heard to be bought by Fan Gongzi from a family surnamed Wang, and it really makes a lot of money, isn't it?"

Fan Jin remembered Wang Xiucai and them who were gathering at the gate of the mansion to make trouble at this moment, and couldn't help frowning, and reprimanded in a slightly dissatisfied voice: "If you want to kill, kill you, what are you doing with her so much?"

The phoenix girl said coquettishly: "What's the hurry? The man is too anxious." Besides, the prefect has already fallen after the East Window Incident, and you have killed him again, and now there is no one to testify against you, what are you worried about?"

She turned her head and glanced at Miss Cheng again: "Like such a powerless little girl, are you still afraid that she will be able to escape?"

In her eyes, Miss Cheng standing on the side seemed to have become a dead person.

Fan Jin glanced at the phoenix girl, and it seemed that he was not good at attacking, so he could only snort stupidly.

After listening to this for a long time, Miss Cheng generally understood something, but then she asked: "Fan Gongzi colluded with the former prefect, embezzled public funds, and robbed you by trickery, but how could he hook up with you?"

"Hook up?" the phoenix girl giggled, "Miss Cheng, your words are really ugly! The reason why he came together with me is only because he is a very good man, and there will always be a woman around an excellent man, especially a woman who is shrewd and capable and can help him." ”

She pointed to herself: "And I, just like that, not to mention, I understand the amorous and look good." ”

There was a foxy hint in her words, she twisted her bumpy waist, and glanced at Miss Cheng defiantly.

In the face of her boasting, Miss Cheng snorted and was speechless.

The Phoenix girl continued: "Actually, we have known each other for a long time, when I built that red sleeve move a few years ago, thanks to Fan Gongzi's great help!

Looking at her smug look, Miss Cheng couldn't help but curse in her heart: "Little Sao Fox, Dog-headed Military Division!"

Of course, the phoenix girl didn't know what she was thinking, and she said triumphantly: "Fan Gongzi has cooperated with the former prefect for five years, but I didn't expect that one day, this prefect was too greedy, and privately swallowed a large amount of public funds issued by the imperial court, and finally the East Window incident happened and lost his official position. ”

"Originally, he was going to be escorted to Beijing to be questioned, but our Fan Gongzi did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to make a dot up and down, which saved this life, and only sentenced him to be cut off from his post and repatriated to his hometown. ”

Of course, the former prefect is grateful to Fan Gongzi, but

He never thought that the reason why Fan Gongzi came to the rescue was not because of the friendship between the two at all, but because he was afraid that once he was escorted to Beijing, he would confess all the ugly things they had done before. ”

"But the only people in the world who can really keep secrets are the dead. Therefore, on his way back to his hometown, the former prefect suddenly encountered robbers, and the whole family was killed, and the treasury of the government was suddenly caught in fire soon after, and all the files and records stored in it were also burned. ”

"Until now, our Fan Gongzi is still not very reassured. Because after the previous prefect, the new prefect Zhao is a little different. He is not only diligent in political affairs, loves the people like a son, but also shrewd and capable, and seems to be alert to some things of his predecessor, and even Fan Gongzi suspects that he is secretly investigating the case of the former prefect. ”

"This is definitely not good news, although the person concerned is dead, and all the dossier records have been turned to ashes, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, and it is impossible to completely hide these things that Fan Gongzi and he did in collusion at the beginning. So, in order to do it once and for all, all of these people must also die. ”

Miss Cheng felt a little incredible: "So, you helped him create such a plague in Xi'an City, killing so many innocent people?"

The Phoenix girl sneered: "I said it, no one is innocent. These people more or less knew some secrets that they shouldn't know, and they died unjustly at all. As for the unsuspecting ordinary people who are infected with the disease, there will always be some sacrifices to do great things, which is also inevitable. ”

"What's more, after this plague, all industries in Xi'an will be depressed, and there will be a lot of empty houses and a lot of new business opportunities, which is really a great help to our Fan Gongzi's plan. ”

She turned her head to Fan Jinmei and smiled, "Look, I'm considerate and thoughtful enough for you, right?"

Fan Jin sneered at this time: "You are doing this all for me? I'm afraid it's more than that, right? Half of the money I've earned over the years has been handed over to you, aren't you doing this to protect yourself?"

"That's right," the Phoenix girl generously admitted, "I did get a lot of money. But you know, researching Gu poison is a very expensive thing. ”

Fan Jin didn't seem to believe it at all: "Gu poison, until today, I learned that you were one of the so-called Ten Hall Yamas, I'm afraid you handed over all that money to the mysterious Xuanyuan Gongzi behind you, right?"

The smile on the phoenix girl's face was even worse: "Actually, it's not a good thing to know too much, isn't it good that we take what we need and perform our own duties like before?

Fan Jin was a little stupid and didn't speak again.

Miss Cheng scolded Fan Jinjun angrily at this time: "When we first entered Xi'an City, we thought that you, Fan Zhutou, would stay in the city to organize the people to fight the plague in such a dangerous situation, and you must be a good official who loves the people like a son and cares about the people." I can't believe that you are such a vicious, despicable and shameless villain!"

"Love the people like a son, care for the people?" Fan Jin seemed to be touched by these words, and suddenly raised his head and let out a burst of laughter like a madness.

After laughing, he almost gritted his teeth at Miss Cheng and said angrily: "Do you know how these people in Xi'an City treat our Fan family?"