It's night at Xiao's house in Yangzhou City.
Xiao An, the head of the Xiao family, looked tired.
Yangzhou City is the capital of Jiangzhe Prefecture. There are eight wealthy families in the city, and the Xiao family is one of them.
These eight families existed long before the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were not considered wealthy families at that time. However, when Zhou Taizu launched an army to conquer Mingzhou, these eight families took the right sides and gradually developed into the eight subsequent aristocratic families.
I thought that if the Great Zhou Dynasty was not destroyed, the eight great families in Yangzhou would exist forever. This concept was not only believed by the children of their families, but also the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Prefecture recognized their superior status.
Until today, the envoy of Qianhu, the Xuanyi Guard who had been keeping silent, suddenly made an attack, and everyone was awakened.
The fact that several of their major families have survived to this day is not due to how strong they are, but because the higher-ups have never planned to touch them.
But now, the Xuanyi Guard Zhen Fu, who had not been taken seriously by them before, has become a knife on their necks!
"Everyone, let's talk about it. What should we do next?"
Rubbing his forehead, Xiao An looked very gloomy. He looked at the other family patriarchs in the lobby and many officials in Yangzhou City and asked.
To put it bluntly, in addition to the prefect, most of the garrison generals and officials in the major yamen in the city were members of the eight major families.
This was the reason why they dared to treat thousands of members of the Xuanyi Guards like dogs before, but now, Song Xuan, who suddenly parachuted in from the imperial capital, completely disrupted the situation in Yangzhou City.
"What else can we do? Hundreds of people from the Jiang family have been sentenced to prison. It is said that they are still guilty of treason. Song Xuan has already drawn his sword. If we don't resist, he will kill us sooner or later!"
The head of the Sun family had a ferocious look on his face, and the veins on his forehead were exposed. Among the scholars beaten to death by Song Qian during the day, his son was among them.
He wanted to unite with several other major families to take action against Song Xuan, but some of the other clan leaders were still hesitant.
"Brother Sun, is it too early to draw a conclusion on this matter? Why did I hear that the reason why the Jiang family was wiped out was because he sent a killer to assassinate Song Xuan, which caused the trouble?"
"Yes, this may be a personal grudge between Song Xuan and the Jiang family. How about we wait and see what happens first?"
The head of the Sun family snorted coldly, "You are really naive. You have lived a wealthy life for a long time and have lost any courage.
Do you think that just one member of the Jiang family can satisfy Song Xuan? "
A clan leader frowned and said, "Brother Sun, what do you mean?"
"What's the meaning?"
The head of the Sun family laughed and said: "I have not been idle these days, I sent people to collect all the information about Song Xuan.
Do you know how he, a young man who was just twenty years old, went from being a newly promoted second-grade Xuanyi guard to becoming a member of hundreds of Xuanyi guards, and even reached the position of governor? "
The head of the Sun family raised his hand and made a beheading motion on his neck, and said solemnly: "He was killed by killing people!"
"The first time this person left the imperial capital, he destroyed the Tian family, a powerful family in the north of Mingzhou. He killed thousands of people from the three Ming families before he got into the eyes of the emperor and reached his current position as the governor."
The head of the Sun family looked gloomy and stared at everyone coldly, "A large family with a history of hundreds of years has just promoted him from Xuanyi Wei Chief Banner to Hundred Households.
Do you think that if Song Xuan wanted to be promoted from a hundred households to a thousand households, how many big families would he need?
Do you think one Jiang family is enough? ! "
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the clan leaders who were still hesitant fell down one by one.
They are not afraid of old men in official circles, nor are they afraid of money-hungry and lustful people. What they are afraid of is this kind of young and ambitious young people who are just starting out.
Seeing that everyone began to look thoughtful, the head of the Sun family continued: "For someone like Song Xuan, if you have the resources and connections to help him climb up, he will naturally be friendly with you.
But it's a pity that we have huge energy in Jiangzhe Prefecture, but we can't get involved in the entire Xuanyi Guard system.
Our only use to him is to contribute and become his stepping stone!
The Jiang family has been wiped out. I want to ask, who among you wants to become the next Jiang family and follow in his footsteps? "
Chen Yan, the head of the Chen family, has a gloomy expression. The Chen family and the Jiang family have the closest relationship, and there are many marriages between them.
If the Jiang family is really convicted of treason, then the nine clans will be punished. If the Jiang family is finished, the next one to be unlucky will be the Chen family.
Thinking of this, he suddenly couldn't sit still and stood up immediately, with a look of indignation on his face.
"Everyone, Song Xuan has become so powerful that we, the big families in Yangzhou, may have been worried about him for a long time!"
"What does Brother Chen mean?"
Chen Yan said calmly: "That man is from the imperial capital, and his family is probably not short of money, so giving money is useless. As for women, with his current status, what kind of woman does he want?"
Relying on wealth and sex to win over him is of no use to him. "
The head of the Sun family frowned and said, "If we can't win over each other, then let's jointly spend a lot of money to hire the innate killer from Qingyi House to take action!"
Chen Yan praised: "This is a method, but you can't just rely on the killer. You have to have a backup plan."
"What does Brother Chen mean?"
Chen Yan's eyes were a bit sinister as he said: "The government forced the people to rebel. The Xuanyi Guards went on a killing spree in Yangzhou City and brutalized the people. The people couldn't survive anymore and rose up to attack the government. This kind of thing should be familiar to you, right?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
"Brother Chen, do we have to take this step?"
Even the head of the Xiao family showed hesitation, "This move can kill one thousand enemies and damage oneself eight hundred. Even if Song Xuan can be eliminated through the riot, the entire officialdom of Yangzhou City will be greatly implicated when the court is furious." .
The network resources we have accumulated in Yangzhou over the years may be burned to the ground! "
Chen Yan sneered, "If you don't want to give up your children, you won't be able to trick a wolf! We spent so much money and raised so many people in Yangzhou, isn't it just for this day?
As long as our big families don't fall, there will be plenty of opportunities to re-employ people in the officialdom, but if we fall... Don't you understand the truth that the skin will not be left but the hair will be attached? "
As he spoke, he looked around at the officials in the hall. Most of these people were from major families. At this moment, they all stood up one after another.
"The interests of the family are greater than heaven, so we will naturally follow the clan leader's decision!"
"So..." The head of the Xiao family stood up and said coldly: "The garrison general of Yangzhou City is a member of my Xiao family. If you want to do it, then do it.
At that time, I will order the Yangzhou garrison generals to send troops at the same time to enter the city on the grounds of quelling the people's riots. As soon as they entered the city and the army rushed straight to the Xuanyi Guards Station, no matter how high Song Xuan's martial arts skills were, there was no way he could survive under the crossbows of the army! "
As soon as these words came out, all the clan leaders nodded.
"So good!"
"Now that I've done it, I'll also solve it with Lin Ruhai!"
"One riot is a good way to solve all the troubles in Yangzhou."
"That's it, then it's settled!"
The head of the Xiao family made the final decision, "Brother Chen, please contact the killer in Qingyi House, don't feel bad about the money, this thing is just a number to us!
As for the other clan leaders, be prepared in advance. It would be best if Song Xuan died at the hands of an assassin. If the assassination failed, then a riot would be launched immediately!
This time, Song Xuan must be completely nailed to Yangzhou City! "
