In the early years, when I was a county magistrate in Shuzhou, I had a little friendship with Kou Xiong, so I knew him a little, Kou Xiong was straightforward, bold, and righteous, if you were good to him, he could cut off his head and give it to you, if you were not good to him, no matter who you were or what your identity was, he would dare to draw a knife and ask for your life. ”

Pei Shichang and Kou Xiong are friends, but the relationship is only average, but they still know a little about him, since they talk about Kou Xiong, Pei Shichang also talked about his situation.

You Yuanfeng looked at Liu Wei: "How much do you know about the Kou family?" ”

Liu Wei shook his head: "The Kou family is partial to Jiannan, with little political ambition, and has been very low-key in life over the years, most of the children of the family are in the army, there are few civil officials, and there is no one who is an official in Fengjing, Kou Chi and my father had some personal grudges back then, so our Liu family and the Kou family, for so many years, have always been well water and not river water, and both sides are respectful and far away, so I don't know much about the Kou family." ”

Kou Chi is Kou Xiong's grandfather, a generation of heroes who once controlled most of Jiannan, died in the later years of Pingzong, that is, two years before the Battle of Hebei, he was also the last famous general of the Pingzong Dynasty, if Kou Chi had not died that year, if he led the army, the result of the battle of Hebei might be another ending, and it would not be that Pingzong had no generals available, and he was not at ease with anyone.

Liu Guanghui said at this time: "Even if the emperor gets the support of the Kou family, it is not a big deal, the Kou family has been a little defeated over the years, since Kou Chi died, in the past few decades, there has been no decent talent, although the family is very famous, but it is only in the place of Jiannan, out of Jiannan, who can be affected?" ”

Luo Yuanjie said with a smile: "What Liu Xiangguo said is very true, the emperor is now promoting his henchmen as much as possible and selecting talented people from poor families, and on the other hand, he is trying to win over all the family families, but the reaction of all families is flat, this Kou family may feel that this is an opportunity, so they have the idea of attaching themselves to the emperor." ”

You Yuanfeng looked at everyone: "Since everyone is sitting here, they are their own people, don't hide it, if you have any news, tell it." ”

Xu Ruotang, who had not spoken, spoke at this time: "Old man, many families have sent people to the capital to carry out activities, among which Yu Jin, Zhao Tiancheng, Helian Chu and others will come in person. ”

The people Xu Ruotang said are all the heads of the gate valve family, among which Yu Jin and Zhao Tiancheng are big families in Huaibei, and Helian Chu's family is in Hebei, and these families are inextricably linked with the local powerful feudal towns.

Subsequently, everyone said a word, and they all said different news from different channels and gotten.

It is not surprising that these family families that have been inherited for many years, the relationship between the various families before is complicated, some families deepen the connection between the two sides with interests, some are by marriage, and some are originally an ancestor, with the same bloodline, but in the end they split up and gradually grew up, forming a new family force that is not weaker than the family.

For example, the ancestors of the Huainan Wang family, and Wang Renzi's family, were a family three hundred years ago, but later slowly developed and formed, forming a new local gate valve family.

Many big families have more or less branches, such as the You family where Li Xun's father-in-law You Mingyuan is located, the sect leader's family is in Fengjing, but there are also some branches in the local area, and some of them have developed to the present, which is already quite famous and powerful.

Talking in a whisper there, You Mingyuan pulled Li Xun, asked him about his recent work, and told him to have a good relationship with everyone, you are now a political minister, although you are in a high position, you can't be too arrogant, you should pay attention to friendly colleagues, make friends with useful people, unite beneficial people for your own use, and build your own small team as soon as possible, after all, it is your son-in-law, You Mingyuan is still very concerned about Li Xun, and found this opportunity to teach Li Xun the way of being an official.

Li Xun glanced up, You Yuanfeng and Liu Wei were talking in a whisper there, not knowing what they were talking about

"Father-in-law, what is the purpose of gathering us here today?"

Li Xun asked in a low voice.

You Mingyuan pointed at You Yuanfeng and said softly: "It's mainly for the old man, we're just accompanying the guests, this meeting will not discuss decision-making matters specifically, just let everyone sit together, meet, get acquainted with each other, and the real competition is behind." ”

Li Xun frowned slightly, and wanted to ask again, You Mingyuan waved his hand: "There are many people, if you have any doubts, Xunkong will come to me in private, and I will explain it to you clearly." ”

Li Xun nodded and stopped talking.

"Liu Ji, it seems that many people can't bear the loneliness anymore, and they all want to squeeze into the capital."

"The place is so big, there are not too many people to live, they are all crowded in, there must be people who are going to be forcibly kicked out, we have to plan early."

You Yuanfeng sneered: "This is our home field, those people have been driven out for so many years, even if they come back, it's not like they can do whatever they want." ”

Liu Wei shook his head and said: "Everyone's family has lasted for many years, the background is not bad, the blank period of several decades will not cause too much loss and impact, many once famous figures, but they are still alive, it is difficult for these people to be beaten, but if there is a chance, it is not difficult to regain the position." ”

You Yuanfeng frowned and said, "You did everything possible to bring the old man and the You family in, and now this is the attitude?" If that's the case, everyone should do what they do, so as not to that idleness. ”

"Now the situation is unclear, if we go the wrong way, it will be difficult to come back, so we must not be in a hurry, and something will happen if we are in a hurry."

Liu Yu said: "Moreover, so many forces and families have all poured in at once, and only a few of us have the ability to stop it?" ”

You Yuanfeng glanced at Li Xun below, and said lightly: "What do you mean, the old man understands, let Li Xun find a chance to talk about the emperor's tone and attitude, many things still depend on the emperor's attitude, if we can't join forces, once this general trend moves, just a few of us can drown us all at once." ”

Liu Yi chuckled and said, "Your You family wants someone to stand at the front desk, are you going to push Li Xun, or are you looking for someone from your own family?" ”

You Yuanfeng was silent for a moment, and finally said lightly: "You came suddenly, I didn't prepare for many things, and I didn't count the specific arrangements, so let's take a look first." ”

Liu Yu glanced at You Yuanfeng, nodded, and didn't speak.