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Scattered voices came from below, and the spokespersons of those aristocratic families also saluted Qiao Xuan who was sitting in the main seat.

Taking a rough look around the people present, Qiao Xuan pursed his lips after seeing several familiar faces, and dropped a heavy bomb in the hall at the beginning.

"Everyone, I invite everyone here today because I want to announce something to you."

"A few days ago, the youngest daughter of my Qiao family got married to Zhang Yan, the son of Luoyang."

"Now that the two are married, it is expected that in a while, they will return to the Lujiang area to settle down together."

"My son-in-law, Zhang Yan, has already been conferred the post of the prefect of Lujiang by today's emperor, and he has sealed a fief, which is in the Wancheng area under your feet, and the government of Lujiang will also be moved from Shu County to Wancheng. area."

After speaking four sentences in a row, Qiao Xuan's expressions on the faces of the people present changed from puzzlement to surprise, and then turned into a wave of uncontrollable panic in an instant.

"what?"

"The county government of Lujiang is going to be relocated!?"

Looking at Qiao Xuan who was sitting on the main seat with some puzzlement, the gentry present at first thought that the other party was planning to use this incident to imply that they would wait for someone to send some Congratulations, but I didn't expect that before the three sentences were over, Qiao Xuan changed the subject and threw out a big news to everyone.

Whether it is the replacement of the Lujiang prefect or the relocation of the Lujiang county government, it is no less than a huge earthquake for them, because once the power center of Lujiang changes, the staffing of their own family and other things will be affected. This matter has an extremely serious impact.

Slightly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, many people have already started to think that if the local prefect really changes, then for this new prefect, what kind of role will his aristocratic family play, and whether he can pass The other side employs the opportunity to send some of their own people to the power hub of Lujiang.

Not too anxious, Qiao Xuan just sat on the main seat and waited for the people below to calm down when he saw the flustered look of the family members below.

In his field of vision, it can be seen that most of the people present are shocked by the previous news.

Among these people, those who come from relatively large families, such as the Gu family, are relatively calm. I don't know if they have already learned the news in advance, or because the other party's family power is not dense in Shu County. Will be affected by too many county changes.

Sitting quietly on the main seat and waiting, the reactions of everyone can be said to be within Qiao Xuan's expectations.

"Okay, I believe that some people here have already learned the news in advance, and some people have a lot of things they want to ask me."

"I called you here today for this reason. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them today. I, Qiao Xuan, will answer them in front of all the Lujiang gentry."

"I can swear to you all that all the changes related to this matter are due to the decision of today's emperor, not because my Qiao family wants to occupy Lujiang's governance..."

The noise in the main hall gradually subsided, and after seeing that everyone had gradually quieted down, Qiao Xuancai spoke again.

But this time, everyone looked at him without the respect they had before, and instead became a little suspicious.

The strange silence lasted for a long time. Although many aristocratic families had doubts about the relocation of the Lujiang government office and the replacement of the prefect, but affected by the atmosphere, everyone just looked at me and me for a while. Look at you, no one is the first to ask.

After a while, a middle-aged man in relatively ordinary clothes gritted his teeth and stood out from the crowd first.

"Mr. Qiao, I'm being polite."

Clasping fists with both hands and bowing to Qiao Xuan, the man pursed his lips slightly at this moment, as if he was organizing his words.

On the other side, Qiao Xuan nodded to the other party, then sat on the main seat and waited for the man's next words.

He vaguely remembered that this person seemed to be the leader of a small local gentry in Wancheng, and he usually got along very well with his Qiao family.

After a while, the man raised his head and looked in Qiao Xuan's direction, as if he wanted to see something different from Qiao Xuan's eyes.

"Mr. Qiao, all of you here today are the patriarchs of my aristocratic families from various places in Lujiang..."

"Dare to ask what kind of purpose you have informing us of this matter today?"

He stumbled and asked Qiao Xuan, wondering if the Patriarch of that small family was a little nervous at this time, so he hesitated for a long time before saying the whole thing to Qiao Xuan.

And this is what their small families are most concerned about.

Is it implying to myself and others that the Qiao family is going to expand its power, so make room for the other party's expansion as soon as possible?

Or should he tell all the families present that the new Lujiang prefect is the son-in-law of his Qiao family, so that he and others should not be ignorant?

It can be said that for their small families, the attitude of the Qiao family will directly affect the decisions they make.

And if the other party really intends to take advantage of the relocation of the Lujiang River to seize the power of the new Lujiang County Governor, then for the small families below them, it is necessary to decide their own team as soon as possible.

Whether it is to unite with those gentry whose interests have been damaged, and strive to directly squeeze the other party out of the circle of Jiangdong gentry, or to completely turn to the Qiao family, through behaviors similar to exchanging "sovereignty" for "governance power", and become Lujiang bridge. This is a vicious dog from a family that has been faintly promoted to the first-class level.

For them, the first thing they need to confirm is the attitude of the Qiao family, one of the two big snakes in the Lujiang area.

At the same time, Zhou Zhong, who was watching everyone silently, also quickly entered the field of vision of several more flexible-minded families.

"The Duke of Zhou was also there. Judging by his appearance, I'm afraid he already knew about the relocation of the Lujiang River?"

"If the government office is moved from Shu County to Wan City this time, let alone our small families, the Zhou family, which is a giant in Shu County, should be the first to jump out to oppose it...Why didn't he react at all?"

Discussing in secret, those aristocratic families were not only waiting for the reply from the Qiao family, but also faintly observing Zhou Zhong's reaction.

Seeing this, Qiao Xuan, who had already expected the thoughts of the people present, looked around at the people present, and then turned his eyes back to the middle-aged man who asked the question earlier.

"My purpose?"

"Hehe, I don't have any purpose, I just want to inform everyone."

Looking at the crowd with a smile on his face, Qiao Xuan looked like a rich man at this time, he looked quite kind and easy to talk to.

But it was obvious that such a somewhat perfunctory answer was naturally not what the heads of the aristocratic families present wanted to hear.

"Qiao Gong... Patriarch Qiao was joking, please be a little more serious..."

He secretly wiped the cold sweat off his head, not only the other people present were paying attention to Qiao Xuan, but even the middle-aged man who asked the question earlier was waiting for his answer.

Seeing his current state, Qiao Xuan shook his head helplessly before continuing to explain to everyone.

"The old man is not trying to be perfunctory today, but to inform the many Patriarchs present about this matter, so he specially called everyone from all over Lujiang River and Wu County hundreds of miles away."

"The reason why I told you about this matter in advance is because our Jiangdong gentry have always been united, and telling you about this in advance can make everyone prepare earlier... Secondly, I, Qiao, have lived most of my life. I don’t want to be misunderstood by everyone here at this time.”

"Believe it or not, my Qiao family didn't know about the relocation of Lujiang River..."

Some helplessly explained to the crowd, Qiao Xuan also knew that his words were not convincing, after all, if Lujiang really ruled Wancheng, then he, Qiao Xuan, would be the biggest vested interest among the people present.

As he expected, before Qiao Xuan could finish speaking, a questioning voice sounded from a side corner.

"Ah? You said you didn't know beforehand?"

"But Patriarch Qiao, you just said everything, the new prefect of Lujiang is your son-in-law..."

"With this light, we don't have anything to say if you have an extra bite in Lujiang, but you can directly move the government office to Wancheng... Besides your Qiao family, who else would do this?"

"Is the Qiao family going too far this time?"

Chapter 34 Interrogation

A rather harsh voice sounded from the corner, Qiao Xuan turned around to look, just in time to see a Lujiang local gentry representative looking in his direction with a somewhat unhappy expression.

It didn't take long for him to recall the identity of the other party, who was the speaker of a small family that settled near Shu County.

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"To be honest, I only got this news in the past few days... The first time I sent my servants from the Qiao family to Lujiang and nearby Danyang, Wujun and other places to invite everyone here."

"Patriarch, although I, Qiao, can understand what you are worried about, I can assure you that this matter was definitely not brought up by the Qiao family, it was just a coincidence."

"If you really don't want to believe it, then I, Qiao, have no other choice. I can only ask you to wait for a few days until my son-in-law takes office. The facts will naturally explain everything."

Sighing slightly, Qiao Xuan was quite helpless with the other party's thoughts, but the fact was that, even if the other party didn't believe it, he had no other way to speak.

After all, he didn't know why the current emperor moved Lujiang County to Wancheng, and he didn't understand why Zhang Yan was sealed to Lujiang as the prefect. He could only guess that the other party might be due to his previous relationship with him. I want to use this method to make up for it or say to give a reward to the Qiao family.

After explaining to the owner of the small family on the opposite side, Qiao Xuan once again promised everyone present that he would consciously restrain the expansion of the family's power after he moved to the Lujiang government office, and at the same time, he would try his best in terms of employment in Lujiang. Be fair and just among the local families in the area, regardless of origin.

Only this time, the eyes of everyone present were clearly full of distrust towards him.

In fact, this is also normal.

Looking around at the people present, Qiao Xuan could say that he had already anticipated the occurrence of today's situation and was mentally prepared.

The reason why he called people over today was that he had no intention of persuading all the families present, but he just wanted to show an attitude among the crowd.

Especially with large aristocratic families like the Zhou family and the Gu family, let's clarify our attitude.

To be honest, Qiao Xuan didn't really care too much whether it was the local small families in Wancheng or those noble families from Shu County who were hostile to him because of the relocation of Lujiang River this time.

Whether it is for him or against him, such a family is not too important to him, or to the Qiao family who has a close relationship with the new prefect.

Whether he supports it or opposes it, for Qiao Xuan, all he needs is to let these people serve as witnesses, witnessing that he has disclosed all the information to all the gentry in Jiangdong today.

For the entire Qiao family, compared with the attitude of those small families, what really matters is whether the Zhou family and other large families are willing to trust him, and whether they will secretly trip the Qiao family.

Now that he and these people have disclosed the information publicly today, no matter what, in the next few days, the information will definitely spread rapidly throughout Lujiang, and even among the Jiangdong generation.

At the same time, those small families who have learned the news in advance will also make preparations immediately. It can be said that he lost the interests of the Qiao family to a certain extent to express his attitude to several other families of the same level.

Therefore, facing that person's questioning, Qiao Xuan didn't explain too much, he just emphasized his position again, and didn't say anything more.

……

"Whether everyone present believes it or not, it is the truth."

"It's just that Qiao believes that instead of questioning the Qiao family at this time, it's better to think about it and how to do it is the truth."

He pursed his lips lightly and stroked his beard. Looking at the messy appearance of everyone present, he, Qiao Xuan, was not someone who could be suppressed by some small characters at will. Naturally, he was not worried about the small family from Shu County. question.

After hearing this, the representatives of the gentry below were also a little commotion. Obviously they wanted to end the meeting as soon as possible, arrange the transfer of those family businesses under their command as soon as possible, and at the same time prepare for some new changes in the future of Lujiang. Start preparing ahead of time.

"Suspending the family's series of follow-up investments in Shu County", "changing the distribution of the family industry in various counties in Lujiang" and "gradually tilting the family's talent center to the vicinity of Wancheng", for those small aristocratic families, they are not so concerned. There is enough time to think about whether the Qiao family is the mastermind of this matter, and there are still many things waiting for them to deal with immediately.

Undoubtedly, the more such work is done and the better prepared, the more benefits their family will be able to obtain in the next few months.

And Qiao Xuan's behavior today can be said to have brought all the families present to the same starting line, at least at the same starting line in terms of intelligence, so they are so anxious to calculate at this moment.

"Patriarch Qiao, what you said is outrageous. The Qiao family has always been a famous family in our Jiangdong, and you, Mr. Qiao, are even more famous. Of course, our aristocratic families are willing to believe what you say."

"I waited for that reaction before, but it was just because the matter was serious and I was a little surprised."

The time gradually passed amid the whispered discussions among those families, and Qiao Xuan also answered the questions raised by several small families during this time.

The current scene has gradually quieted down, and it wasn't until about half an hour after Qiao Xuan's announcement that the first positive voice appeared among the crowd present.

Da da da.

There was a sound of steady footsteps, and Qiao Xuan saw that the Zhu family of Wu County, who was sitting at the edge of the crowd, finally stood up and took two steps in his direction.

This person had been watching the discussion in silence before, and hardly expressed any opinions.Qiao Xuan was a little surprised to speak out in support of himself at this time.

Everyone has been discussing for such a long time. It can be said that for the Qiao family, everyone present has a slight doubt and distrust in their main views, so the topics are relatively heavy.

Now the Zhu family was the first to speak out to express their trust, but they faintly pulled the mainstream arguments that everyone had seen towards the Qiao family a little bit.

"Everyone here, I believe that you have some doubts about the Qiao family in your heart, but have you forgotten one thing?"