Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

After one stick of incense.

Just as Gu Chan and the other person were still sitting in the pavilion feeling sentimental.

All the officials in the yamen gathered together in fear.

Gu Qifeng could run away with his family, but he couldn't run away with the officials! These officials couldn't lose their jobs, otherwise how would they support their families in the future?

Now, everyone was standing outside the pavilion, standing straight, fearing that Gu Chan would get angry and ask them to leave, thus making them lose their jobs.

Gu Chan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Don't be afraid, I have no intention of targeting you. I just want Master Gu to enjoy his old age in peace."

"Then, sir, what should we do next? The county government is without a county magistrate, who should we listen to?" The lawyer stepped forward and asked.

Gu Chan laughed and said, "Don't worry, wait a moment, my people will all be here soon. I will stay in the county government for a few days until the new county magistrate takes office."

"Is that so? Then we can rest assured." said the lawyer.

"You guys continue to do your things!" Gu Chan waved her hand and ordered.

The officials immediately turned around and left, each doing their own thing.

Gu Chan kept the master alone, took out the account book that Gu Qifeng had given her earlier, handed it to him and said, "Take this account book to the Prince Changxian's mansion and give it to the Prince Nanxian. Remember, answer whatever he asks you truthfully, and don't lie."

"Yes, sir," the master responded respectfully.

Then he took the account book and hurried to Prince Xian's palace.

Not long after he left, Cheng Hao and four other men brought the caravan and the goods to the county government office to settle down.

Afterwards, Gu Chan specifically ordered the cook in the yamen to prepare several tables of good wine and delicious food overnight, and set up a banquet in the courtyard outside. She called a group of officials to come and sit down, and celebrate with them.

In short, she made as big a fuss as possible, with the purpose of letting everyone in South City know that she had now moved into the county government office and had driven away Gu Qifeng's entire family.

As for the reason behind this, not many people in the outside world know the real reason, and anyone who knows the real reason dares not disclose it easily.

On the other side, in the study room in the backyard of Prince Xian’s mansion.

Just as Gu Chan was leading everyone to eat and drink in the county government office, the lawyer was standing in front of the desk, with his head down and a frightened look on his face.

Nangong Song sat behind the desk, looking at the account book in his hand, his expression changing from gloomy to bright.

Nangong Jinze sat aside, his face turning blue with anger.

Anyway, the father and son never thought that at this critical juncture, Gu Chan would actually choose to go against them. They originally hoped that Gu Chan would take his people away as soon as possible, but judging from the current situation, they were afraid that Gu Chan would have to interfere in the matter of the Nancheng County Magistrate.

The silence lasted for a long time before Nangong Song slammed the account book on the desk with a bang. He then glared at his master and said, "So, Gu Qifeng has already emptied the county government of all valuables and left with his family?"

"Yes, Your Highness, they should have left the city by now." The lawyer said honestly.

"Hmph! You're such a good guy, Gu Chan! My father and I have been giving in everywhere, but you're pressing us hard. Do you really think we're easy to bully?" Nangong Song gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.

The lawyer was so scared that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and he couldn't stop waving his sleeves to wipe the sweat off.

Nangong Jin asked, "He just asked you to come here to deliver the account book to us?"

"Yes, little prince, but Lord Gu told me to come and tell whatever I want to say and not to lie," said the lawyer in a trembling voice.

"So what did he say about the new county magistrate?" Nangong Jin asked.

"He didn't say that. He just said that he would take his people and stay in the county government office for a few days and leave after the new county magistrate takes office." said the lawyer.

Nangong Jin frowned and waved, "Take the account book and go back!"

"Yes, little prince." The lawyer hurried forward to take the account book, then left as if escaping.

After he left, Nangong Jin said to his father, "Father, it seems that this brat doesn't intend to let my uncle be the new county magistrate. We must find a way to get rid of him. Otherwise, if the position of the new county magistrate falls into the hands of his people, it will not be a good thing for us in the future!"

"Gu Chan, you are unkind, but don't blame me for being unfair. I will let you know tonight how miserable the consequences of going against me are." Nangong Song clenched his fists and shouted coldly.

After saying that, he immediately sent someone to call Kong Wu over and ordered him, "Find a few strong men and sneak into the county government office tonight. You must kill him for me no matter what."

"Your Highness, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not." Kong Wu said.

"Speak." Nangong Song shouted coldly.

Kong Wu sighed and said, "Gu Chan is not an easy character to deal with. It would be difficult to assassinate him. I can't guarantee that I can get rid of him tonight. Once I lose, he will definitely have this handle in his hand. Then you, my lord, will be completely passive."

"Father, I think what Deputy General Kong said makes sense, and have you ever thought that this brat dared to be so presumptuous and fight with us so blatantly, maybe this was not his intention." Nangong Jin said in a deep voice.

Nangong Song was stunned at first, then he suddenly widened his eyes and said in great surprise, "You mean, this is what the emperor meant?"

"The emperor originally sent him to Jiangnan to raise money for border relief, but now he has turned to Nancheng, not hesitating to take a detour and directly intervening in Nancheng's affairs, blatantly opposing us. I have reason to suspect that the emperor secretly signaled him to restrain us, otherwise how would he dare to be so bold?" Nangong Jin said smartly.

Nangong Song's face instantly became extremely embarrassed, and he couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that the emperor has set his sights on us. He is intentionally using him to warn us! This is troublesome. I'm afraid we really can't snatch the position of county magistrate from him."

"Father, I do have a plan that can break this situation." Nangong Jin said with a sinister smile.

Nangong Song and Kong Wu became interested and looked at him.

Nangong Jin said with a sinister look, "At present, as long as we get rid of Gu Chan, we can indeed break the situation, but it is not appropriate to get rid of him with our own hands. As Deputy General Kong said, if we fail, he will definitely catch us. Once he reports to the emperor, the emperor will have a reason to get rid of us. But if the person who killed him is not us, then even if he dies, the emperor will not be able to do anything to us, right?"

"Your Highness is absolutely right. This plan has another advantage. If he is killed by someone else, we can still use the slogan of catching the murderer and avenging him to completely control the entire South City area. By then, South City will completely belong to you, Your Highness." Kong Wu nodded and said.

Nangong Jin laughed sinisterly after listening to this, and immediately decided to use this trick to kill Gu Chan by borrowing a knife, and then completely control the entire South City area.