Chapter 277: Chapter 2041, the prince, have a very important message to tell you i

When Lu Chen arrived at the study, Chu Xiong was standing at the door of the study. Upon seeing Lu Chen, Chu Xiong immediately said, “This humble one pays respects to the Prince!”

Lu Chen quickly came over to support Chu Xiong by the arms and said, “Grandfather-in-law, what are you doing? There’s no need for formalities like this when we meet in private.”

Chu Xiong was about to say something about the indispensability of courtesy, but Lu Chen interrupted him and continued, “Grandfather-in-law, I presume you have already seen the assassin from last night?”

Hearing this question from Lu Chen, Chu Xiong sighed and then said, “I did see him. I never expected that after I left the Chu Family, they would do such a monstrous and unrighteous thing.”

Lu Chen said with a smile, “What I have been doing in the North Country has touched their bottom line; it’s not surprising that they would do such a thing. After all, the Chu Family is one of the Aristocratic Families, and even the largest one in the South.”

Chu Xiong said, “The Chu Family has already fallen apart and can no longer be considered a top Aristocratic Family of the South.”

Lu Chen asked, “Grandfather-in-law, about the matter I discussed with you before, have you considered it?”

“If the members of the Chu Family who wish to follow you are willing to come to the North Country, I can give them a piece of land for free. Of course, under the laws of the North Country, the Chu Family would only have the right to use it.”

“However, you must understand, Grandfather-in-law, that once the reforms in the North Country are complete, land will no longer hold the same importance as before, and the future development of the Chu Family doesn’t necessarily have to rely on land.”

Chu Xiong said, “I’m planning to return to Suf eng City tomorrow, but if I were to lead the people of the Chu Family to the North Country, there would likely be significant resistance.”

After all, he was the former Chu Family Master. There would definitely be many people following him, and if he were to leave, the Chu Family’s strength would be significantly weakened. First of all, the new Family Head would certainly not agree.

Furthermore, it is a crucial time for the Aristocratic Families of the South to band together against the Emperor. If so many people from the Chu Family were to leave all at once, it would equate to the weakening of the strength of the Southern Aristocratic Families.

If it were in the past, these Southern Aristocratic Families would have been more than happy to see the strength of the Chu Family diminish. But times have changed, and if the power of the Southern Aristocratic Families were to weaken, the Sum Emperor might set his sights on them.

So at the very least, the strength of the Aristocratic Families of the South cannot be weakened for now, and other families would definitely not allow the Chu Family to leave the South, to leave Sufeng City.

If Chu Xiong were to lead his clan out of Sufeng City, there could be another potential resistance, namely the Sum Emperor, who might not be pleased to see the Chu Family running off to the North Country.

Even though part of the Chu Family running off to the North Country means the weakening of the Southern Aristocratic Families, the Sum Emperor is quite suspicious by nature and might wonder if there is some other ulterior motive behind the Chu Family’s move to the North Country.

In short, it’s not an easy task for the Chu Family to leave the South.

Hearing Chu Xiong’s words, Lu Chen thought for a moment and then said, “Grandfather-in-law, if you encounter any difficulties, you can seek help from my people. They will assist you throughout the process of moving to the North Country.”

Currently, the Brocade Guard is throughout Sufeng City, and the intelligence work in the Southern area is very well done. If there are any movements from other families, the Brocade Guard will soon be aware of it; they would be able to cover and assist the Chu Family in leaving Sufeng City to some extent.

Chu Xiong replied, “Then I will trouble you with this.”

“I will head back today. Before we move to the North Country, I will send someone to inform you.”

Lu Chen responded, “Fine.”

Afterward, Chu Xiong left the North Prince Mansion.

Not long after Chu Xiong had left, a ‘bitch’ appeared at the yard entrance of the study, leaning against the doorframe with her body showcasing her S-curved waistline to perfection.

“Prince, such a big event happened last night, and you didn’t even say a word to me. If I hadn’t heard about it from the servants today, I wouldn’t have known that such a big incident had happened in Yan County last night.”

Seeing that it was Wang Qingci who had come back, Lu Chen said with a smile, “A big event? What big event? It was just dealing with a bunch of petty thieves; nothing to make a fuss about.”

As he spoke, Lu Chen glanced at Wang Qingci’s graceful figure and continued, “Is there any intelligence you have for me today?”

Wang Qingci replied, “Indeed, there is a piece of very important intelligence, and it is likely to affect Great Sum.”

Hearing her words, Lu Chen was momentarily stunned. Affect Great Sum?

Once Lu Chen came to his senses, he immediately made his way to the study. He and Chu Xiong had been talking in the yard, not even entering the study.

“Come in, and let me know in detail what it’s all about,” he said.

Afterwards, Wang Qingci followed Lu Chen into the study. Once inside, she proactively shut the door, then took out an intelligence report from her sleeve and placed it on Lu Chen’s desk.

Lu Chen picked up the report, opened it, and read it carefully. His lips gradually curled into a smile, but soon his expression turned serious again as he finally understood why Wang Qingci had said this intelligence could affect Great Sum.

At that moment, Wang Qingci said, “It’s quite normal for Great Wu to experience rebellion due to their constant waging of wars. If it weren’t for their recent declaration of war against Great Sum, it might not have led to a rebellion so soon. Following this, Great Wu will likely have no capacity to deal with Great Sum anymore.”

The content of the intelligence detailed recent events in the Great Wu empire, where revolts had erupted in two counties of the southwestern part, with the support of the regular Great Wu army. The regular army and the rebel farmers united and marched towards the Martial Emperor’s city under the banner of ‘ching-kun-tsai’, vowing to rid the emperor of “evil” ministers.