In the side hall of Gao Mansion, behind a landscape screen, figures flashed. Gao Lian was sitting on the chair, while Zhao Dun and the other person were carrying their hands on their backs and looked anxious, walking back and forth in the hall, their arrogance was beyond words.

Several others sat on the chairs, all of whom were solemn. Except for the sound of Zhao Dun and the other two pacing back and forth in the side room, there was no other noise.

I don’t know how long it took, but Zhao Dun suddenly stopped and finally said, “It really doesn’t work. Let’s go to Dong Shizhen together. It’s been almost three days. We can’t sit like this.”

"We may not be able to see Dong Shizhen." Gao Lian said: "In the past two days, we went to the Governor's Office three or four times. The Chu surnamed stayed in the door, which was obvious that he did not want to let anyone go."

"Don't want to let go?" Zhao Dun said angrily: "Uncle Gao, you have told us that the Chu family just wanted to take this opportunity to make a fortune. None of our families was stingy. The money and land donated to the Xinyan Bureau were enough for him to live a good life for several lifetimes... He has a big appetite and we have taken a lot of action, but why hasn't there any movement left on him yet? The people from our six families were arrested, and none of them were released yet."

A frown beside him and said, "Can the person surnamed Chu still be unsatisfied, and we still want to bleed?"

"He has a big appetite." Zhao Dun said: "What are he not satisfied with the six families offering wealth? Does he still want to swallow all of our families in one bite?"

Gao Lian pressed his hands and told Zhao Dun not to be too anxious, saying, "In theory, what we gave should be enough. Even if he is not satisfied, at least a few people should be released. But until now, no one has been released, and this situation is really wrong."

A stout gentry in Beishan stood up suddenly and sneered: "Can the person surnamed Chu just take money and not do anything, right? If it really doesn't work, let's write a letter to the court to report that the person surnamed Chu is corrupt and abused in Xiguan and gain a full net...!"

Before he could finish his words, Gao Lian reached out and said, "Where is the evidence?"

"Is the money sent to the New Salt Bureau not evidence?"

"Although the New Salt Bureau was established by Chu Huan, it is an official government office." Gao Lian said lightly: "Chu Huan has long thought of a way out. The money is sent to the New Salt Bureau, not to Chu Huan's hands. How do you report it to the court? Don't forget that compared to us, Chu Huan has a greater handle. Our people are in his hands, and the power of life and death is also in his hands...!" When he thought of Gao Huo's life and death now, he felt anxious.

Zhao Dun seemed tired from walking, sat down on the chair and said, "This matter will be delayed for one day, and many people will be confused. Uncle Gao, you probably know that the Song family and Wu family have started to find people to sell the shops and land at a low price... They thought they had done this secret, but they could not hide it from me after all."

"Ah?" Someone next to him became nervous immediately, "Zhao Dun, are you saying that their families are preparing to withdraw?"

"They went through a lot of trouble before and bought the shop and fertile fields. Now the autumn harvest has not arrived. The crops in the fields are growing well. It has not been long since their shops opened. At this time, they have to sell the shop and fertile fields. What do you think they are going to do?" Zhao Dun sneered: "Isn't this just seeing something happen to us, and I'm afraid of being implicated, so I'm going to take it away first."

"It's really not good enough." Someone cursed: "In order to come to Xiguan, they ran to Gao Shiwang's mansion many times. Now that they are in trouble, they are going to sneak away."

"House and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly away when the disaster comes, not to mention that everyone is not husband and wife." Gao Lian said lightly: "In the market, in these two days, rumors have been everywhere..."

Zhao Dun said: "I also heard that our gentry in Beishan secretly connects with the heavenly path. Now the government is thoroughly investigating this matter..."

"Don't let his damn farts." Someone cursed: "Chu Huan has not yet produced conclusive evidence. Why are those unruly people talking nonsense?"

"We can't stop them." Gao Lian sneered: "This matter is probably the wind released by Chu Huan's people. Otherwise, if the matter was kept secret, it would not have been spread so quickly."

Zhao Dun frowned and said, "People's words are terrifying... Our family has been arrested, so we can't get out immediately, but the Song family...!" When he said this, he suddenly thought of something, his brows spread, and he sneered: "Uncle Gao, the matter has been going on for a few days. Why has Chu Huan not attacked other gentry in Beishan except for our six families? If he really wants money and makes more ideas, wouldn't he have an extra way of wealth?"

"From the current situation, Chu Huan probably not just wants to make some money for us." Gao Lian's eyes twitched slightly, "If I was not wrong, I really know his final intention now."

Zhao Dun was obviously not a fool, and immediately said: "Uncle Gao said that Chu Huan's ultimate goal is to force us... all out of Xiguan?"

"It should be that." Gao Lian had already clenched his fists, "He was to kill the chicken and show the monkeys, and to attack the six of our families. The real purpose was to show the entire Beishan gentry, so that the Beishan gentry retreated and retreated from Xiguan... Just like the Song family and Wu family, they must be worried that the matter of Tianmendao would be brought to their heads, so they simply sold the shops and land they had just obtained and pulled back to Beishan. Our foundation in Xiguan is unstable, and our foundation is still in Beishan. When we return to Beishan, Chu Huan naturally could not find their troubles."

"There will never be a minority of people who have this intention." Zhao Dun frowned and said, "I didn't move at the beginning, just watching, but after a few days, Chu Huan has not let go, and the rumors in the market are getting more and more fierce, just like our Beishan gentry has joined the Tianmen Road. You may be able to calm down, but for the families of Song and Wu, they can't calm down. Today, the Song family and Wu family have begun to prepare for retreat. Other families know, how can they sit firmly?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, more people will sell all the property and land in their hands in the next few days." One person smiled bitterly: "We were ambitious at the beginning and entered Xiguan on a large scale. We wanted to do something here, but now we have just become beautiful and will be forced out of here by the Chu Shengsheng...!"

Gao Lian was thinking, his eyelid suddenly raised and glanced at everyone and said, "Everyone, everyone has experienced the hardships of coming to Xiguan and knows the hardships. In order to gain a foothold in Xiguan and build a foundation, everyone here, who has not lost all their money, transferred a large amount of money to Xiguan, bought a house and made a land, and many families have also borrowed huge debts... That's right, after arriving at Xiguan, we spent so much effort to get shops and fields. Dongfang Xin and Dong Shizhen are both blood-sucking bats. We have to be grandsons in front of them, and we have to pretend to be smiling and let them suck the blood on our bodies...!"

Everyone's expressions were solemn, and everyone's eyes showed a solemn look, and there was an unconcealable anger.

Gao Lian thought about it, glanced at everyone again, snorted coldly, and said, "Now Chu Huan is making a big deal with a small matter. Not only will he swallow the money accumulated by our generations, but he will also drive us out of Xiguan. Are you willing to do this?"

"Of course I'm not willing!" Someone immediately said: "In order to build a foundation in Xiguan, my Huo family mobilized all the family's resources and borrowed a large number of debts. They originally wanted to make a difference in Xiguan, but now they have returned in a defeat. Not to mention that they have no face since then, how can they repay the large debts they owe? My Huo family is now counting on the thirty hectares of fertile land in Xiguan. If they sell and withdraw at this time, they will definitely lose all their money."

Several other people also said that they were all talking about their difficulties.

Gao Lian raised his hand and said, "Everyone is right. You can withdraw at this time. Not to mention not saving your family, we donated a lot of money to the New Salt Bureau before, and if we feed the dogs, we will go but not return. The most important thing is that we came from Beishan to Xiguan, and the momentum was great. The entire northwest and even the entire Qin Dynasty knew about it. When we came here, we were so majestic. Now we were forced out of Xiguan by a young junior who had been in office for less than a month. How good are we to meet the elders of Beishan?"

"Uncle Gao, due to the situation, what can we do if we dare not?" asked one person, "The matter has reached this point today. Dongfang Xin and Dong Shizhen are still pretending to be deaf and dumb, and have not come up with any useful methods. The so-called people do not fight with officials, and without the help of Dongfang Xin and Dong Shizhen, how can we fight against Chu Huan? Although he is a new official and has a foundation that is unstable, he is a governor and a chief magistrate after all. What can we do?"

Gao Lian clenched his fists and sneered: "His purpose is already very obvious. He is to force us to the death of the gentry of Beishan. Should we just watch him show off his power and wait for death?"

Seeing Gao Lian sitting upright, Zhao Dun felt something and asked, "Uncle Gao, do you... have any good ideas?"

Gao Lian hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to approach. Everyone was a little surprised, but they all got up and came to Gao Lian's side.

...

In the Governor's Office, Chu Huan was sitting upright on a chair, holding a teacup in his hand. Less than three steps in front of him, an official in blue clothes was hunching his body, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he dared not look up.

"Zhao Xin is gone?" After siping a few sips of tea, Chu Huan put down the teacup, raised his head, and frowned, "I didn't see you yesterday, why did you come to report today?"

The official with green clothes was the commander of the Ministry of War Department and Zhao Xin's subordinate. At this moment, he was sweating coldly and his voice was faint: "Report to the Governor, Master Zhao has occasional private affairs, and it is common for him to wait for three to five days before the yamen... Xiaguan really doesn't know that this time he will disappear with his family... Xiaguan and his colleagues from the Ministry of War Department have searched many places, but no one knows the whereabouts of Master Zhao..."

"Have Zhao Xin told you that this governor restricts him to exchange the weapons drawn from Hyogo within three days?" Chu Huan looked at Ling Li coldly, "Can he handle this matter?"

The order official hurriedly said, "I don't know, Chief Zhao has not explained it."

"Are you sure Zhao Xin is missing?"

"The official is sure." The official said, "The official went to the Zhao chief's mansion today. The servants in his mansion were still there. I heard that the wife of Zhao chief's wife had something to do and wanted to go back in a hurry, so she packed her luggage yesterday. They left in the middle of the night. Zhao chief only told his family that he would return when he wanted to send his wife to the city gate, but he would never return this time. Until today, Zhao chief's man still did not return to the mansion."—

PS: I need to explain the reason for the suspension of updates in the past two days. I started to leave at 6 o'clock the day before yesterday. Because I had to do private affairs, I needed a household registration certificate from both parties. So my wife and I took the bus to my mother-in-law's side and there was no internet at all. It was impossible to update. And when I got there, I had to go to the relatives' house. Yesterday I went to Hefei early in the morning. Although I finished the work at noon, I started to take the bus to my hometown again in the afternoon. I arrived home last night and was exhausted. Today I had to pick up customers again. My sister got married and had already finished the wedding banquet in Ningbo man, but I had to hold a drink here at this end of the house. The customs here are strange. I have to come to invite guests. My aunt, uncle, uncle, uncle, uncle, uncle, I can't let the old man take action. I have been busy for another day and finally got off at night. I will send this chapter first and then write it immediately. There will definitely be another update. I'm sorry to everyone.

In addition, the New Year is coming soon. On the way back, you must be careful and cautious, so that everyone will have a smooth journey.
Chapter completed!