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Chapter 224 The Song family is quite sensible

Lingnan.

Princess Pingyang left the government office and returned to the Song family.

Subsequently, the head of the Song family also knew how Princess Pingyang encountered a wall in the government office.

In the meeting hall.

The head of the Song family and the eight heads of each branch of the Song family all had ugly expressions on their faces.

None of them expected that Dongchang would not even take Princess Pingyang seriously. It was really arrogant.

What the head of the Song family and others couldn't stand the most was Cao Shaoqin's overbearing and frame-up words.

Privately make jade seals and sew dragon robes.

If Dongchang is really accused of such a crime and kills him first and then reports him, then the Song family will be in big trouble.

Even if the Song family is one of the four great families, it cannot afford such consequences.

Perhaps, some people would naively think that this was a frame-up by Dongchang, and it was impossible for the court to deal with the Song family just because of Dongchang's one-sided words.

But the heads of the Song family are all old foxes who have been up and down for many years. They know better than anyone else that the world is not black and white.

For an emperor, as long as he can consolidate his power, there is nothing he can't do.

If the Song family did not cooperate with the court, then Dongchang would frame the Song family and accuse the Song family of such a crime. The person in the palace would never blame Dongchang.

Because Dongchang's actions were in line with the thoughts of the palace official, and he handed the knife to deal with the Song family into the palace palace's hands.

How could the man in the palace blame Dongchang for framing him?

The head of the Song family calmed down his emotions, glanced at the housekeeper and said, "Are you ready for the greeting card I just asked you to prepare?"

The head of the Song family never thought that Princess Pingyang could bring Song Yan back.

The reason why I asked the housekeeper to tell Princess Pingyang the news was because I wanted Princess Pingyang to test Xun Yu.

I want to see Xun Yu’s attitude.

Now it seems that Xun Yu's attitude is very firm.

If the Song family doesn't respond, Dongchang may really frame the Song family.

The butler immediately bowed and said, "Master, we are ready."

The head of the Song family nodded; "Well, let's go to the government office to deliver the invitation!"

"I will personally go to the government office to visit Xun Yu."

After not replying to Xun Yu for a few days, the head of the Song family wanted to show off to Xun Yu.

The head of the Song family believed that Xun Yu was probably waiting for him, the head of the Song family, to take the initiative.

The other eight heads of various branches of the Song family present were all stunned.

They did not expect that their clan leader would personally go to the government office to visit Xun Yu.

You must know that as one of the four great clans of the Song family, there are not many people in the entire Zhou Dynasty who can be visited by the head of the Song family.

"Yes, sir."

The butler took the order and left.

"Clan Chief, Xun Yu is a newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs. If you go to the government office to visit him in person, are you giving Xun Yu too much face?"

After the butler left, a person in charge said with a frown.

The head of the Song family shook his head; "Although Xun Yu is the new Minister of Household Affairs, he is the one in the palace."

"Our Song family has been dragging this out for three days, and we have to make some gestures."

"Otherwise, what will the man in the palace think of our Song family?"

The head of the Song family took a deep look at the eight heads of various branches of the Song family sitting below.

It was not that the Song family wanted to show Xun Yu, the young minister of household affairs, but the person in the palace behind Xun Yu.

Let the person in the palace see the attitude of the Song family and feel reassured about the Song family.

…

Government office.

Lobby.

After the Song family handed over the greeting card, Xun Yu personally welcomed the head of the Song family into the government office.

In any case, if the Song family has achieved this superficial level of skill, Xun Yu has to do the same.

"Xun Yu is really flattered that Patriarch Song can visit Xun Yu in person!"

Xun Yu asked someone to serve tea, sat down and said with a smile.

"Lord Xun, you are so old. As an old man who is about to die, what can make Lord Xun flattered?"

The head of the Song family also said with a smile.

The two were polite to each other.

Xun Yu looked at the head of the Song family: "Clan Chief Song, what did Xun Yu mean when he visited the Song family before? I wonder if the result of the discussion between the Song family has been reached in the past two days?"

The head of the Song family nodded; "To be honest with Mr. Xun, I have tried my best to talk through the rest of the Song family in the past two days, and I have lived up to Mr. Xun's expectations."

"It is the duty of the Song family to cooperate with the imperial court."

"If Mr. Xun has any needs or instructions, please feel free to ask. The Song family will fully cooperate."

The head of the Song family expressed his stance.

"However, I would like to thank Mr. Xun first for helping the Song family clean up some moths."

"If it weren't for Mr. Xun, I wouldn't know how many moths there are in the Song family that are ruining the Song family's reputation and family style."

The head of the Song family changed the topic and thanked Xun Yu again.

When Xun Yu heard this, he smiled without changing his face and said: "The Song family has a great business, so it is inevitable that there will be a few scum, but the Song patriarch doesn't need to worry about it."

"Since the Song family is willing to cooperate with the court, that's the best thing."

"Xun Yu will immediately allocate manpower to measure and calculate the land of the Song family. I hope the Song patriarch can cooperate as much as possible."

"Xun Yu thanked Patriarch Song first."

Xun Yu bowed his hands to the head of the Song family and thanked him.

After receiving the invitation from the Song family, Xun Yu had already expected this result.

Maybe the Song family had to make a choice under the current situation.

They will definitely not try their best to cooperate, and maybe they will resort to some tricks.

But these are irrelevant to Xun Yu.

As long as the Song family opens their mouth, this matter will be much easier to handle.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xun, our Song family will fully cooperate with Mr. Xun."

"I'll take my leave now and go back to let the people below prepare."

The head of the Song family said and already stood up.

"Well, Xun Yu will send the Song clan chief."

Xun Yu also stood up and sent the head of the Song family out of the hall.

After the head of the Song family left, Cao Shaoqin appeared next to Xun Yu.

"Although the Song family says nicely and wants to cooperate, I'm afraid the Song family won't be honest."

Cao Shaoqin looked at the back of the head of the Song family as he left and said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the Song family speaks."

"If you want to use illegal means, I have my own way to deal with them."

Xun Yu looked at the direction where the head of the Song family was leaving and said with twinkling eyes.

How could he not know that the Song family would definitely not be honest.

But as long as the Song family opens his mouth, he has plenty of ways to deal with these small tricks of the Song family.

Cao Shaoqin withdrew his gaze and looked at Xun Yu: "What about the captured Song family members?"

The purpose of arresting those members of the Song family was to force and beat the Song family.

Now the Song family has given a reply and agreed to cooperate with the court.

So should these captured Song family members be killed or released?

Xun Yu also withdrew his gaze, glanced at Cao Shaoqin and said, "Although the head of the Song family just seemed to be thanking me, he actually had a deeper meaning."

"But how could the people captured by Dongchang be released so easily!"

"Except for Song Yan, the other arrested Song family members should be handed over to Palace Master Zhang for trial according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Let Song Yan be locked up for a few days and then released! He is the son of Princess Pingyang after all, so he can be considered as leaving a small amount of face to the Patriarch of Song."

After saying that, Xun Yu turned around and walked back to the lobby.

How could Xun Yu not understand the profound meaning of what the head of the Song family just said.

But it is a pity that this is not a deal, and it is impossible for Xun Yu to release the arrested people of the Song family.

When Dongchang started arresting these people, the outcome of the Song family was already doomed.

This can be regarded as a kind of shocking warning from Xun Yu to the Song family!

Now that the Song family has heard back, they are willing to cooperate with the court's actions this time.

Then Xun Yu didn't waste any more time. He immediately summoned the people from the Ministry of Household Affairs and personally led the people to measure and count the Song family's land.

With the Song family taking the lead, Xun Yu believes that Lingnan's next steps will be much smoother.

…

After the head of the Song family walked out of the government office, his face darkened.

He had already hinted at Xun Yu in his words just now, and the head of the Song family didn't believe that Xun Yu couldn't understand it.

However, Xun Yu never expressed his stance, which made the patriarch of the Song family look a little ugly.

Originally, the head of the Song family thought that by giving Xun Yu a reply and fulfilling Xun Yu's previous request, he would be able to let Xun Yu release the captured Song family members.

But now it seems that he took it for granted.

It may be difficult for those arrested Song family members to come out safely.

As for Song Yan, the head of the Song family is not worried about what Xun Yu will do to him.

After all, Song Yan's identity was there, and the patriarch of the Song family didn't believe that Xun Yu would unwisely touch Song Yan.

"Go home."

The head of the Song family got on the carriage directly and returned to the Song Mansion.

…

Xun Yu led his men and, with the cooperation of some people from the Song family, began to measure and count the land of the Song family.

Originally, the Song family wanted to hide the truth and use some means to deal with Xun Yu.

But the result is that these methods of the Song family failed to have any effect in front of Xun Yu.

The Song family's land, whether openly or secretly, was measured and counted one by one by Xun Yu.

At this moment, the Song family realized that Xun Yu was more extraordinary than they imagined.

But it was too late, so he could only break his teeth and bite the bullet and continue to cooperate with Xun Yu.

…

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen looked at the twist in his hand and frowned slightly.

This setback was sent by the patron king of Southern Xinjiang.

The content of the memorial was that the patron king Zhou Zhan requested to return to the court and let Zhou Yu take over the Zhennan Army and guard the southern Xinjiang.

Originally, this was the best thing for Zhou Chen.

Zhou Yu is his man and is 100% loyal to him. With Zhou Yu taking charge of the Southern Army and taking charge of Southern Xinjiang, Zhou Chen is 100% assured.

This was also one of Zhou Chen's intentions in sending Zhou Yu to southern Xinjiang.

The patron king Zhou Zhan could take the initiative to give up his military power and let Zhou Yu take over, which also saved the emperor Zhou Chen a lot of trouble.

After all, the patron king Zhou Zhan was a veteran of the Three Dynasties and had been in charge of southern Xinjiang for many years.

If the emperor Zhou Chen issued an edict, it would chill the hearts of the veterans.

The backer king Zhou Zhan can take the initiative to abdicate in favor of a more talented person. This is definitely a happy outcome for everyone and has the best of both worlds.

However, these are all arranged by Zhou Chen for the future, not right now.

At the moment, Zhou Chen has no plans to let Zhou Yu replace his backer king Zhou Zhan.

"It seems that the patron king Zhou Zhan saw my intention, so he took the initiative to request an order."

Zhou Chen thought secretly in his heart and put down the memorial in his hand.

Now is not the time for Zhou Yu to replace his backer king Zhou Zhan.

Although Zhou Chen believed in Zhou Yu's ability to command troops, Zhou Yu's qualifications still seemed insufficient.

Even with the victory in the battle that just annihilated the Southern Barbarians, it was still not enough.

Rudely taking over the position of the patron king and guarding southern Xinjiang may cause some undesirable consequences.

Before, there was no way to let Lu Bu and the others take over the army.

Now, the generals are enough. The patron king and the Zhennan Army are somewhat different from the Shenwu Guards and the Zhenbei Army, and they are also fundamentally different.

Therefore, we still have to wait to discuss this matter.

Zhou Chen changed the memorial and temporarily suppressed it.

At this time, Cao Zhengchun walked into the Yangxin Hall.

"Your Majesty, this is the news just returned from Lingnan."

Cao Zhengchun stepped forward and presented a piece of paper to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen took the note from Cao Zhengchun's hand without saying anything.

Opened it and glanced at it.

"Haha, this Song family is quite sensible and can see the situation clearly."

"In this way, with the Song family taking the lead, it can be regarded as opening up the gap among the noble families above."

"Next, Xun Yu and the others will be able to go much more smoothly."

The content on the note was the news that the Song family had cooperated with Xun Yu in measuring and counting the land.

The news was immediately passed back to Luoyang through the factory guards in Lingnan.

Zhou Chen put down the note in his hand and said, "The Song family is willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Household Affairs to measure and count the land, so the other three gatekeepers should also cooperate."

"The Langxie Wang family and the three remaining major families probably won't have any problems."

"Without the resistance from top aristocratic families like them, the resistance below will be much easier to solve."

"There can be no accidents in measuring and counting the land. Now it's time to prepare for other things."

Having said this, Zhou Chen looked at Cao Zhengchun: "Is there any movement outside the pass?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the news from the factory guards, foreign races from all over the world are already deploying troops to defend our great Zhou Dynasty."

"The detective cavalry from Xirong and Beidi are out in all directions, and they have been paying attention to the movements of our Zhenbei Army and Xiliang Army."

"They may have also expected that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, would not give up and might send troops outside the customs."

Cao Zhengchun told some of the news received outside the pass one by one.

Zhou Chen heard this and sneered, "These alien thieves react very quickly."

"However, even if they mobilize their troops for defense, it will be like a mantis trying to defeat a chariot. They have lost hundreds of thousands of troops. How many troops can they still have?"

Zhou Chen had a sneer on his face.

"Let the factory guards try their best to understand the situation outside the customs."

"Especially the terrain outside the pass, it is best to draw a map and send it back to prepare for the army's next departure from the pass."

Zhou Chen said to Cao Zhengchun.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun cupped his hands and said.

"besides."

"Send a message to Zhao Yun and ask him to return to Luoyang immediately with his white horse Yi Cong."

Zhou Chen said again.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun's eyes flashed and he bowed again to accept the order.

Recalling Zhao Yun and Baima Yicong, it seems that Your Majesty is going to use troops outside the pass.

Cao Zhengchun thought secretly in his heart.

"Go for it!"

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

Cao Zhengchun turned around and exited the Yangxin Hall.

(End of chapter)