The king behind the empress

Chapter 264 Qi Xiu Goes Out of the City
Although he was a little uncertain, Yuan Lianghan's city mansion did not show any expression on his face. He looked at Shi Zhipei pretending to be angry and said, "Don't spout blood. My Yuan family is innocent. When did I collude with the rebels?" gone?"

"Master Yuan, you must give an explanation for this matter, otherwise the old man will never end with you!"

Looking at the angry Yuan Lianghan, Shi Zhipei was not surprised but happy. He knew that Yuan Lianghan's heart had been shaken now, otherwise he would not have said these words. Shi Zhipei was not in a hurry, and said calmly: "Did your Yuan family really not collude with the rebels?"

"Why were those four city gates sealed? Could it be that the rebels outside the city did it?"

"How does this old man know about this!"

Yuan Lianghan's complexion changed slightly, but it was nighttime and his vision was not very good. He was not worried about being seen by Shi Zhipei. He took a deep look at Shi Zhipei, with deep fear in his eyes. He was blocked in the middle of the night, but Shi Zhipei found out in the middle of the night, which shows that Shi Zhipei was well prepared.

But fortunately, Shi Zhipei's people did not conflict with the people at the city gate, and there is still room for redemption.

Thinking of this, Yuan Lianghan said lightly: "After the old man received the news that Mr. Shi occupied my Yuan family's ancestral hall, he rushed here non-stop. Nothing to do."

Hearing Yuan Lianghan's secret change of concept, Shi Zhipei laughed, but he didn't expose him, otherwise it would be bad to drive Yuan Lianghan to a dead end and make him angry from embarrassment.

"Since Patriarch Yuan said that this matter has nothing to do with you, why don't Patriarch Yuan remove the blockade of the city gate as a convenience?"

Speaking of this, Shi Zhipei suddenly pretended to be enlightened and said: "Oh, I forgot, the person who blocked the city gate has nothing to do with Yuan Patriarch, so that's it, please Yuan Patriarch to inform the soldiers on the other side of the city gate and tell them The news of the siege of the ancestral hall made them "spontaneously" arrest the thieves, how does Patriarch Yuan feel?"

Listening to the undisguised sarcasm in Shi Zhipei's words, Yuan Lianghan seemed not to have heard it, and his face was unmoved in the slightest.

However, he did not immediately respond to Shi Zhipei's words, but kept weighing the pros and cons in his heart, thinking about what he should do next.

Shi Zhipei now occupies his own ancestral hall, if there is a disagreement, he will directly set fire to the ancestral hall, unless it is absolutely necessary, he must not choose this path.

Since he couldn't choose this path, he could only do what Shi Zhipei said and let Qi Xiu and the others leave the city.

After letting Qi Xiu leave the city, there are only two outcomes. The first is that the imperial court wins. Then he is not deeply involved with the rebels. The Yuan family may be blamed, but his Yuan family dominates the entire Nanzhou County, and the imperial court can drive them all to death. , so the problem is not very big.

As for the second option, Bai Changqiu wins. If Bai Changqiu wins, then I have provided him with so much food and grass, and also provided them with a place to hide. Even if Bai Changqiu is dissatisfied with his inability to stop Qi Xiu and them, as long as Lower your stance, Bai Changqiu will definitely not be too expensive to criticize his Yuan family.

Although the Yuan family would suffer losses in either of these two outcomes, this is already the best outcome for the Yuan family.

For a top family like theirs, when encountering great changes, the first thing to do is not to stand in line, but to protect themselves wisely.

Because a big family like theirs has no room to go further. Even if they stand in the right team, they will not be able to confer kings and ministers, open up borders and crack the soil. The best result is nothing more than adding more wealth, and these There is no temptation for a big family like them.

But the fate of standing on the wrong team will be much worse. Otherwise, the entire family will be broken, so betting on both ends is the best choice.

What's more, Yuan Lianghan was thinking more at this time. The strength behind Bai Changqiu, who silently cultivated such a powerful army, must have a big plan. If they successfully overthrow the imperial court, the next step may be to target Who will it be.

Therefore, even if Bai Changqiu can win this time, it would be good to let Qi Xiu's people go out to weaken his strength a little bit, lest he make any unreasonable ideas at that time.

Thinking of this, Yuan Lianghan suddenly had a decision in his heart, and he said slowly: "The old man will send someone to inform them of the news here, but I can't guarantee whether they will come or not."

"And if the city gate falls because of their withdrawal, this old man will not bear any responsibility."

"Patriarch Yuan just feel free to notify. If there is any accident, I will bear it all."

Hearing what Yuan Lianghan said, Shi Zhipei was a little excited. Although he knew that Yuan Lianghan must have other plans in mind, he didn't care. As long as Qi Xiu and the others could leave the city, everything would be fine.

As for the rebellious army outside the city, they are just a group of bait. Even if they were given a chance, they would not dare to enter the city. What's more, with the Yuan family's control over the county, even if they could enter the city, they would not cause much damage. .

Yuan Lianghan nodded silently, then recruited two confidantes, whispered a few words to them, the two nodded after listening, and went straight to the city gate.

Seeing Yuan Lianghan calling two people, Shi Zhipei narrowed his eyes slightly, and it was enough to send someone to the city gate to notify one person, but Yuan Lianghan sent two, which meant that the other person must have other tasks.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhipei's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he immediately summoned an East Factory Guard from the yard, whispered some instructions to him, and that East Factory Guard immediately left in another direction.

As for Yuan Lianghan, he looked at the Dongchangwei who left, with his eyes downcast, as if he hadn't seen it.

One of the people he sent just now was not to notify the city gate guards, but to tell Bai Changqiu that Qi Xiu and the others were leaving the city. If Qi Xiu and the others did not understand the situation and caused them to leave the city late, they would have taken the lead Bai Changqiu only needs to set up an ambush outside the city to wipe out Qi Xiu and the others, which can be considered as a favor to Bai Changqiu.

But now Shi Zhipei had clearly seen his plan, and was going to let Qi Xiu and the others leave the city as soon as he withdrew the people at the city gate, which made his plan come to nothing.

But he didn't care about it in his heart, he just did it easily, if Qi Xiu and the others died, it would only mean that they were useless, even if they went out of the city, they would not be of much use, and it would not be a pity to die, anyway, outside the city Dead, it has nothing to do with him.

If Qi Xiu and the others were able to go out smoothly, his news had already been passed on. If he couldn't seize the opportunity, it would be Bai Changqiu's own problem. Anyway, his favor was sold, and even if there was a problem, it had nothing to do with him.

Indeed, in Yuan Lianghan's mind, he still preferred the second option, so when he saw Shi Zhipei sending someone out, he pretended not to see it and let Shi Zhipei send someone to report the news.

Outside the city, when Bai Changqiu received the news, Qi Xiu and his men had already left the city, and it was too late to intercept them. This result made him a little sullen.

"This old man is still calculating at this moment!"

(End of this chapter)