Although he was a little confused, Yuan Lianghan's cunning showed no expression on his face. He looked at Shi Zhipei and pretended to be angry and said, "Don't swear by others. My Yuan family is innocent. When will it collude with the thief?"

"Mr. Yuan, you must give an explanation for this matter, otherwise I will never end up with you!"

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

"Why were those four city gates blocked? Could it be that the thief outside the city did it?"

"How do I know about this!"

Yuan Lianghan's expression changed slightly, but at night, his vision was not very good, and he was not worried about being seen by Shi Zhipei. He looked at Shi Zhipei deeply, and there was a deep fear in his eyes. The city gate was blocked by him in the middle of the night, but Shi Zhipei knew it in the middle of the night, which shows that Shi Zhipei was prepared for a long time.

Fortunately, Shi Zhipei's people did not have a conflict with the people on the city gate, and there was room for recovery.

Thinking of this, Yuan Lianghan said lightly: "After I received the news that Lord Shi occupied my Yuan Family Ancestral Hall, I rushed over without stopping. I have neither the time nor the energy to divide my mind to block the city gate, so this matter has nothing to do with me."

Listening to Yuan Lianghan's change of concept, Shi Zhipei sneered, but did not expose him. Otherwise, it would be bad to force Yuan Lianghan to a dead end and make him angry.

"Since the head of Yuan said that this matter has nothing to do with you, why not let the head of Yuan do it and remove the city gate blockade?"

Speaking of this, Shi Zhipei suddenly pretended to be enlightened and said, "Oh, I forgot that the person who blocked the city gate had nothing to do with the head of the Yuan family, so let's do it. Please inform the soldiers on the other side of the city gate and tell them the news that the ancestral hall was surrounded, so that they could also "spontaneously" arrest the thieves. What does the head of the Yuan family think?"

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

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

Shi Zhipei now occupys his own ancestral hall. If he disagrees, he will set fire to the ancestral hall directly. He will never choose this path unless he has to.

Since this road cannot be chosen, we can only do what Shi Zhipei said and let Qi Xiu and the others go out of the city.

After Qi Xiu left the city, there were only two results. The first was that the court won, so he was not involved in the rebels. The Yuan family might be criticized, but his Yuan family dominated the entire Nanzhou county, and the court could still kill them, so the problem was not big.

As for the second type, Bai Changqiu wins. If Bai Changqiu wins, he will provide him with so much food and supplies and provide them with a place to hide. Even if Bai Changqiu is dissatisfied with his inability to stop Qi Xiu and others, as long as he lowers his posture, Bai Changqiu will definitely not blame him too much for the Yuan family.

Although the Yuan family will suffer losses in either of these two results, this is the best result for the Yuan family.

When a top big family like them encounters a major change, the first thing they must do is not to take sides, but to protect themselves.

Because big families like them have no room for further progress, even if they stand in the right team, they will not be able to be kings and ministers, and open up borders and divide the land. The best result is nothing more than adding some wealth, and these have no temptation to big families like them.

The consequences of standing in the wrong team will be much worse. If you don’t do it properly, the entire family will be discontinued, so betting on both sides is the best choice.

What's more, Yuan Lianghan was thinking more at this time. The strength behind Bai Changqiu silently cultivated such a powerful army, and the goal must be very big. If they were allowed to overthrow the court smoothly, who would they target the next step.

Therefore, even if Bai Changqiu can win this time, it would be good to let Qi Xiu's people go out and weaken his strength, so as not to make any ideas that shouldn't be played at that time.

Thinking of this, Yuan Lianghan suddenly made a decision in his heart. He slowly said, "I will send someone to inform them of the news here, but I can't guarantee whether they will come."

"And if the city gate is lost because of their withdrawal, I will not bear any responsibility for this matter."

"Just go and notify the Yuan family. If there is any accident, I will take it all my responsibility."

After hearing Yuan Lianghan say this, Shi Zhipei was a little excited. Although he knew that Yuan Lianghan must have other plans in his heart, he didn't care. As long as Qi Xiu and the others could leave the city, everything would be easy to say.

As for the riots outside the city, they were just a group of baits. 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 city, even if they could enter the city, it would not cause much damage.

Yuan Lianghan nodded silently, then attracted two confidants and whispered to them a few times. After hearing this, they nodded and headed straight for the city gate.

Seeing Yuan Lianghan calling out two people, Shi Zhipei narrowed his eyes slightly and sent someone to the city gate to inform him that one person was enough, but Yuan Lianghan sent two, which meant that the other person must have another task.

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

As for Yuan Lianghan, he looked at the left Dongchang Guard with his eyes slightly lowered, as if he hadn't seen it.

There was a person he sent just now, who was indeed not to inform the city gate guards, but to tell Bai Changqiu that Qi Xiu and the others were going to leave the city. If Qi Xiu and the others were not sure about the situation and it would be too late to leave the city, Bai Changqiu, who had the advantage, only needed to set up an ambush outside the city to wipe out Qi Xiu and the others. This would be considered as a favor to Bai Changqiu.

But now Shi Zhipei obviously saw his plan and was about to immediately let Qi Xiu and the others leave the city as soon as he retreated the people at the city gate, making his plan fail.

However, he didn't care in his heart, and he just did it casually. If Qi Xiu and the others died, it would only mean that they were useless even if they left the city, and they would not be too useful. It would be a pity if they died. Anyway, they died outside the city and had nothing to do with him.

If Qi Xiu and the others can go out smoothly, the news has been passed on. If you can't seize the opportunity, it's Bai Changqiu's own problem. Anyway, his favors have been sold. Even if there is a problem, it has nothing to do with him.

Indeed, Yuan Lianghan still tended to have the second choice, so when he saw Shi Zhipei sending people out, he pretended not to see it and let Shi Zhipei send people to inform him.

Outside the city, when Bai Changqiu received the news, Qi Xiu and his men had already left the city. It would be a bit too late to intercept him. This result made him feel a little angry.
Chapter completed!