After a quarter of an hour, I saw the door come out of the inside and said lightly to Liu Xu: "Our master has invited me, come with me." After saying that, he turned around and walked inside without waiting for Liu Xu. . His obviously rude attitude made everyone on Liu Xu's side look a little ugly. Although Liu Xu was a little angry in his heart, he was more of a sneer. From this attitude, it is not difficult to guess Xu Yi's attitude towards him. Liu Xu didn't say much, and followed the door into the Xu Mansion from the small door next to it. Compared with Qian Er's mansion, this Xu Mansion is much more elegant. It occupies a much larger area. There are corridors around the courtyard. There are rockeries and rocks in the courtyard, and there are many trees and flowers. , it obviously has more of an artistic garden feel, and it is completely different from the courtyards that Chen Feng had seen before, with a few trees planted and some random flowers and plants. Such a house is somewhat consistent with Chen Feng¡¯s impression of the ancient garden buildings he had seen in the media in his previous life. The yard he lives in now is even worse than a doghouse compared to this one. Even though Qian Tuzi's house that he had set his sights on earlier was like a doghouse compared to it, Qian Er's yard was considered pretty good, but there was no comparison with this place. ¡°It¡¯s no wonder that the Qian brothers were born as scoundrels in the market. They have little background and cultural accomplishment. The two brothers are just a nouveau riche and a country bumpkin. But this Xu Yi is a little different. According to the information he got, Xu Yi was born in a scholarly family. He was also a Jinshi himself and was a scholar. This level was several levels higher than that of the Qian brothers. It has to be said that before Liu Yuan, the last emperor, the imperial examination system of the Southern Han Dynasty was relatively complete and successful. It recruited and trained many scholars, many of whom came from the north. This was very important for the Southern Han Dynasty. Dominance plays a very good stabilizing role. It's just that later histories and historical materials only one-sidedly exaggerated the darkness and corruption of the Southern Han Dynasty and the debauchery and immorality of the emperors of all generations, and made little contribution to the many achievements and historical contributions of the Liu Dynasty of the Southern Han Dynasty in the Lingnan area. mentioned. "You wait here first." A few steps away from the door of the front hall, the door stopped him. Liu Xu frowned slightly, but stopped without saying anything. After they had gone in and had a cup of tea, they saw him come out. He waved his hand casually towards Liu Xu and said, "Go in." Seeing that he was so rude to him, Liu Xu couldn't help but snorted in his heart and wrote down what happened today. After suffering, he decided to come back with revenge one day. He is not a generous person. Liu Xu ignored him now, shook his sleeves, and took a few steps forward into the hall with an expressionless face. Sitting high in the main hall is a thin old man in his forties, with a white face, black beard, and slightly gray hair. He has a Chinese character face, an aquiline nose, a straight face, and sharp eyes. This person must be Xu Yi, deputy envoy of Youjie. Not far behind him, there were two Kongwu men standing in the corner not far from him, dressed as guards, with sabers hanging from their waists. As soon as Liu Xu came in, the three of them all looked at him. Xu Yi's eyes were even brighter, with a hint of murderous intent, but he quickly calmed down. Liu Xu took a moment to look at him, then he knelt down and said: "My subordinate Liu Xu, Commander-in-Chief of Wuhou of Pingkangfang, pays homage to the deputy envoy." "Are you Liu Xu? As expected, a hero comes from a young age!" Xu Yi said slowly, But there was no intention of letting him get up immediately. "Deputy Ambassador Xu is ridiculous, my subordinates cannot be called heroes." After Liu Xu said this, he stood up from the ground without waiting for Xu Yi's reply, and looked at Xu Yi with neither humility nor arrogance. He didn't come here pretending to be a grandson, not to mention that he didn't like pretending to be a grandson. In addition, although his current strength is still a bit weak, he is not necessarily afraid of Xu Yi. What's more important is that if he shows weakness now, Xu Yi may not be able to let him off easily. It is better to be tougher and let the other party throw a trap. Xu Yi's eyes flashed with anger, and he said coldly: "Okay, okay! I don't know, Marshal Liu, why you came to see me today?" Liu Xu also had an angry look on his face and said, "I'm here to give you a gift. It's just that I'm here to give you a gift. I came to give you a gift with good intentions, but the disciples of your mansion were rude to me in every possible way, calling me names and orders like a normal person, but I don¡¯t know if that was your intention, Deputy Commander Xu.¡± Xu Yi couldn¡¯t help but be taken aback and said with a hint of surprise. : "Is there anything else?" Liu Xu sneered and said, "Am I still deliberately wronging that disciple?" Xu Yi snorted angrily and said, "Zhao Liu, go and arrest Tian Fugui and beat him three times. "Ten sticks." Ichigoin in the corner quickly accepted the order and left. Seeing this, Liu Xu immediately lowered his attitude, cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for venting your anger on me. Such a rude disciple should be taught a lesson, otherwise I don't know what kind of trouble will be brought to Mr. Xu's house in the future." Xu ?He snorted dissatisfiedly and said: "This is a matter in my house, so you don't have to worry about it. Now I ask you, did you kill Qian Eryong?" Liu Xu was slightly surprised in his heart, but on the surface But he was full of doubts and said: "Mr. Xu, why do you ask this? Qian Er died of illness. Many people know this. How can you say that I was the cause of death? His brother Qian Tuzi is crazy and thinks so. "Why does Mr. Xu think so?" "Hmph! Don't make excuses with me. Qian Eryong's death must have a lot to do with you. He has always been in good health. How could he suddenly do this?" He was so weak in energy and blood that he died in just two or three days. I heard that he got this strange disease just after you took people to make trouble at the dock, isn't that true? " Xu Yi said as he spoke, While secretly observing Liu Xu's expression carefully, unfortunately, he could not see anything wrong with Liu Xu on the surface. "My subordinate really had nothing to do with Qian Eryong's death. Mr. Xu was really wronged. I heard that many doctors with excellent medical skills had diagnosed his illness. In the end, he died of a serious illness. Everyone knows that "It's unfair to accuse a subordinate. I can only say that there is no reason to accuse me. Master Xu, please be careful and don't listen to the slander of some villains." Xu Yi fell silent for a while, squinting his eyes slightly and stroking his beard. But he didn't even look at Liu Xu. Seeing him like this, Liu Xu couldn't help but secretly curse. His behavior is similar to Chen Jide's before, and they are all the tricks of those in power. He really doesn't have much time to accompany him to scheming here. Originally, he planned to temporarily ease their relationship by giving gifts, but now it seems that it is obviously impossible. He does not want to be taken advantage of and has greatly reduced the gift list he originally planned. "Master Xu, my subordinates led people to search Qian Eryong's residence this time. The proceeds were a total of 1,500 taels of silver and some real estate. The 1,500 taels of silver and some real estate deeds have been handed over to me. It was given to the government office, and it was General Chen who took it personally. However, this time the young man brought twenty taels of gold and the deed to Qian's second residence as an apology for Mr. Qian's murder. , my subordinates had no choice but to rise up and kill them, please don¡¯t take it to heart, Mr. Xu.¡± Liu Xu said and took out the house deed and twenty taels of gold from his arms. Holding it with both hands, he was about to step forward and present it to him, but another guard in the corner stood up and blocked him. He reached out and grabbed the gold and house deed from his hand, and put it on the tea table in front of Xu Yi. . Liu Xu was of course a little angry at the guard's actions just now, but he also knew that Xu Yi must be guarding against him, which is why the guard acted like this. After all, he now has a notorious reputation, so it is reasonable for Xu Yi to guard against him. On the other hand, it shows that Xu Yi, the boss, is also a little afraid of his subordinate, which is also a good thing. Xu Yi glanced at the four pieces of gold and the house deed on the tea table, squinted his eyes and stared at Liu Xu coldly and said, "You are indeed very loyal to General Chen. You even gave away the 1,500 taels of silver." "Hey, don't you know that I have deposited one thousand taels of silver with Qian Er?" Liu Xu couldn't help but be slightly stunned. The reason why he mentioned this was to provoke a continuation between him and Chen Jide. The two of them were fighting. The conflict between the two of them was now beginning to surface. Of course, Liu Xu thought that it would be best for both of them to lose. Then maybe he could take advantage of the situation and solve them both at once. From this point of view, Liu Xu's ambition and appetite are getting bigger and bigger now. "I just didn't expect that the old guy Xu Yi would suddenly say this at this time. This was obviously blackmail. "Master Xu, I think you should go and negotiate with General Chen to resolve this matter. My subordinates have already handed over the money, so it is not for my subordinates to interfere with the ownership of that sum." Liu Xu said with a pretense of embarrassment. . "That sum of money was in your hands. Of course I want to find you. In short, I ask you to deliver one thousand taels of silver to my house tomorrow. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless." Liu Xu felt cold in his heart. Murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his head slightly and said: "Deputy Ambassador Xu, you are really making things difficult for your subordinates by forcing them like this. Not to mention that you are just talking without proof, even if you really saved money with Qian Er. I will definitely not be able to get one thousand taels of silver tomorrow" "This is your business." Xu Yi interrupted, "I only want you to send me one thousand taels of silver tomorrow, no matter where the money comes from. Where did it come from? Otherwise, I don't mind showing you what I'm doing. Do you think you can just kill a few people and walk away in Prince Xing's Mansion? Huh! You're really ignorant. I'll send you a thousand taels of silver tomorrow. . Now, get out of here!¡±