Lin Yuanzhi's words made Su Qian feel warm in his heart. He knew that Lin Yuanzhi was paving the way for him and taking away his worries.
Unlike other teachers and students, he and Lin Yuanzhi had a deep relationship. They met only rarely and seldom communicated with each other.
But Su Qi'an knew that whenever he needed Mr. Lin's help, Lin Yuanzhi would be obliged to help him.
As the saying goes, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, which refers to the relationship between two people.
Su Qi'an cupped his fists at Lin Yuanzhi and said softly, "The students are here. Thank you teacher for taking care of me."
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The three days passed very quickly, and the three big families of Wang, Chen, and Liu were already impatient, and they set off as soon as daybreak.
With a bit of coldness on their faces and an angry look, they went straight to the county government.
If Su Qi'an had been polite to them three days ago, they would have saved Su Qi'an's face.
But after Su Qi'an fulfilled his promise, he punished their juniors in public according to the laws of Great Liang, without giving them any face.
In this situation, they wanted to get it back no matter what, and the best time to find a situation was when Su Qi'an gave them a satisfactory explanation today.
This time, not only do they want to get 80% of Xizhou's business, but they also want Su Qi'an to recoup the humiliation they suffered, including the capital and profits.
In order to prevent Su Qi'an from causing any trouble during today's meeting, they who stayed in the county had already set out their spies to see what conspiracy the Dongshan Marquis was up to.
During the three days of surveillance, they only saw Zhou Qi riding a carriage and leaving the county with a group of soldiers. Judging from their appearance, they seemed to be directing the anti-bandit work outside the city.
Since the fall of Tang Feng, Xizhou has been very restless, and bandits are rampant in various mountains and forests.
Although Xie Cang led troops to encircle and suppress the entire Xizhou, and achieved great results, there were always some cunning bandits who scattered and hid quietly.
From time to time, small groups of troops are used to attack, which is a kind of autumn wind. To deal with this kind of banditry, the only way to deal with this kind of banditry is to rely on the local county guards and county magistrates to lead troops to encircle and suppress them regularly.
This kind of regular encirclement and suppression has been included in the annual assessment of county guards and county magistrates.
Therefore, Zhou Qi's departure was not unexpected to them. Of course, just in case, they still sent some people to follow Zhou Qi's departure.
It wasn't until they were sure that Zhou Qi really went to suppress the bandits that they felt relieved.
For three days, in Zhou Qi's case, Su Qi'an stayed at the county mansion for the rest of the time and did not go anywhere.
This surprised the three old patriarchs. Based on their official experience, this Dongshan Marquis should not be the type to be easily captured.
Unless he has already prepared his trump card and is waiting for them to win, or he is struggling to the death, hoping to lose less ugly and regain some face.
No matter what it is, it doesn't matter to them. What they were initially worried about was whether Su Qi'an would jump over the wall in a hurry and recruit troops to return to defense in these three days.
Coercing them with force is what the three old patriarchs are most worried about. For this reason, the three old patriarchs have already sent a message to the family and are ready to fight back at any time.
But after waiting for three days, there was no intention to mobilize troops at all. As long as it was not to the point of using weapons, no matter how big a trump card Su Qi'an had, among the three of them, he was no more than Xiao Dao'er.
Now, they want to appreciate Su Qi'an's trump card.
The arrival of the three hidden aristocratic families caused a commotion in the streets.
The people in the city stared with wide eyes as they watched the three aristocratic families heading towards the county government.
They know that after today, things will change in Sichuandu County.
The three major hermit families marched straight to the county government without anyone stopping them, not even the soldiers from the county government. Seeing the menacing crowd, their faces were calm and they were taken directly to the side room of the county government.
I dropped the sentence, "The Marquis is busy with official duties and will have to wait to see you."
After saying this, he left without giving anyone any reaction.
Everyone who saw this scene was a little stunned. By the time they reacted, the soldiers leading the way had already left.
At this time, the younger generations of the family couldn't sit still and spoke angrily.
"Old patriarch, this is not the way to treat guests. You don't take us seriously and leave us alone. Isn't this insulting? This is too much."
"That's right, old patriarch, I think this Dongshan Marquis did it on purpose. Today he wants to give us an answer, and now he asks us to wait for him. This is really cowardly. Otherwise..."
The noise became louder and louder, and just when it broke out, Wang Tianfang's voice suddenly sounded.
"Shut up, me!"
"How long has it been and you are still making so much noise? Have you forgotten the lesson learned last time? You haven't beaten enough?"
As soon as these words came out, the noise immediately ceased, and the younger members of the family who wanted to cause trouble immediately stopped talking.
He stood behind him submissively, for fear of being called out by Wang Tianfang.
Among the three hidden families, the most powerful one is undoubtedly the Wang family, and the previous patriarch of the Wang family, Wang Tianfang, is a well-known big shot.
Among the three major families, he is the only one among his contemporaries who has reached the high position of Zhou Cheng.
Moreover, at that time, when he was the prefecture prime minister, there was a vacancy in the prefecture pastorate for a period of time, which was equivalent to saying that at that time, Wang Tianfang was the top leader of the state.
If it weren't for his age, he would be appointed state pastor, and it would be a sure thing.
The most important thing is that Wang Tianfang's many years of official experience has allowed him to accumulate a lot of connections. It is no exaggeration to say that among the twelve states of Xizhou, at least six states have more or less connections with him. .
As for the imperial court, let alone the privilege of having direct access to Tianting, even a second-grade Duke would be respectful when meeting him.
Therefore, even the Chen family and the Liu family, who are the three major hidden families, know that this old patriarch of the Wang family is not easy to mess with.
After a period of silence, Wang Tianfang withdrew his gaze and said coldly, "This time, I am taking you out to see the world, not making you laugh. If you didn't play enough last time, you can continue."
"Remember, you are the descendants of a hidden family, and you have the pride of belonging to a hidden family. If you let me hear this plan, you will each receive fifty hairpins from me after you return."
Wang Tianfang's words immediately had a considerable intimidation effect, frightening the juniors of the three major families and retreating quickly, not daring to say another word.
Wang Tianfang closed his eyes slightly and said to the two old patriarchs beside him, "No matter how much the Dongshan Marquis delays, we will not be able to change the economic lifeline of Xizhou. Don't be impatient. We can just wait with peace of mind."
Wang Tianfang's words made the two old patriarchs feel a little more at ease.
As Wang Tianfang said, Su Qi'an's biggest reliance was the army in his hands, but if he didn't mobilize it, it would be like cutting off an arm.
Trying to defeat them by other means is just wishful thinking. Apart from having weaker troops, Su Qian's financial control and family heritage are not something that Su Qi'an can shake.
Since he wanted to use the mantis as a chariot, Wang Tianfang wanted to see how he struggled to the death.
As time passed, two hours passed in a blink of an eye, and the sun in the sky went from dim to bright to three in the sky.
Even so, there was still no movement in the side room, which made the two old patriarchs very angry. Due to Wang Tianfang's reasons, they never got angry.
As he watched, the anger in his body grew stronger and stronger, and when he was about to explode, suddenly, a hearty voice sounded outside the door.
"Haha, I'm really sorry. I am busy with official duties and have delayed three people. I hope you will bear with me."
Su Qian walked in alone with confident steps.
With the appearance of Su Qi'an, Wang Tianfang's eyes immediately opened and he said directly.
"Marquis Dongshan is busy with official duties. I can understand. Let's just let this matter go. Let's just talk about it. Marquis Dongshan please hand over your promise."
Wang Tianfang was so straightforward that Su Qian nodded, but looking at him, he didn't pay attention. Instead, he smiled and sat above the three old patriarchs.
With a relaxed and comfortable look, he said softly, "Haha, don't worry, Patriarch Wang, this promise will have to wait."
Wang Tianfang's expression changed, his eyes became sharp, he stared at Su Qi'an and said, "Dongshan Hou, what do you mean, you made me wait for three days, are you trying to fool me?"
Everyone could see that Wang Tianfang's patience had already reached its limit at this time. The reason why he had not had an attack before was mainly because he had not seen Su Qi'an. Even if he lost his temper, it would be of no use.
But now that Su Qi'an appeared, the situation was different. Wang Tianfang no longer cared about it at all.
As long as Su Qi'an rebels and seeks death, he will immediately show Su Qi'an's attitude and let him know who has the final say in Xizhou.
Looking at the vaguely angry Wang Tianfang, Su Qi'an still smiled, crossed his hands, and nodded.
"Patriarch Wang is right. I asked you to come here today just to tease you."
"Others are afraid of your reclusive family. I'm sorry, but here, you are nothing, not even as good as the ordinary families in Xizhou. It sounds like they are a royal family with a respected status. In fact, you are just a group of profit-seeking people. A guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
"A family like yours should have perished early. If you have survived so far, you don't want to hide and thrive. Now that you have jumped out, what is the difference between you and those bugs? Die as soon as possible."
Su Qian's series of insults completely angered Wang Tianfang.
He didn't know what Su Qian had eaten to have the courage to talk to them like this.
This has touched their bottom line, Wang Tianfang said loudly with a sneer on his gloomy face.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Su Qian, you are brave. Since you want to die, I will help you."
"I will let you know who has the final say in Xizhou!"
Instantly, the atmosphere in the room became tense. Wang Tianfang was fully prepared this time.
The last time he came, he didn't have many expert guards around him, so he had to choose to retreat temporarily.
In the past three days, he had already removed many elite masters from the three major families.
For now, the three major hidden families are not as good as Tang Feng in terms of military strength, but in terms of quality, they do not give in too much, or even worse.
At the moment, Su Qi'an is the only one who can take advantage of the situation. The next step is to seize Xizhou.
This is the change in adjustment based on the situation on the scene, and Wang Tianfang's ambition also changes with it.
If Wang Tianfang had no ambition, would he really think that his high position for so many years was in vain?
Su Qi'an came to his door, and there was no way he would let this good opportunity pass him by.
