The meeting of the four major families, but everyone came to listen, and no one was ready to speak, because everyone wanted to hear what Liu Zhenglong could bring, after all, this choice was related to the rise and fall of the four major families, and if one wrong step was made, the entire family would fall into the abyss.

Now, after all, the Great Song Dynasty is singing and dancing on the surface, and the so-called crisis is not too far in the future, in this case, every sentence must be scrutinized, and every step cannot be wrong.

Liu Zhenglong stood up and said, "All of you here are elders, I won't go around in circles anymore, today I just want to say a word about a century-old dynasty and a thousand-year-old family." This sentence should be a cliché, the family was also wiped out when the previous dynasty changed, but have you found an interesting phenomenon, the family is gone, but the new family has popped out again, do you know what caused this? ”

Gao Chen said with a smile, "Since ancient times, the imperial power is high, but there are always people who want to help the emperor to manage the country, the entire management is destined to be the owner of wealth, the master of power, the big waves wash the sand, the old family disappears in the long river of history, and the new family is destined to emerge." It's just that the era of the family has passed, and our dynasty is a civil and official world, and the family is only the owner of wealth, not the control of power. ”

Shi Yi shook his head, and he said unhurriedly, "The family and the power holder, the wealth owner cannot be equated. With the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty, more students from poor families eventually reached the pinnacle of power through the imperial examination, controlled the power, and owned wealth, but can they become a family and represent the family? ”

Obviously, this meeting was not about discussing anything, on the surface it was just a drinking party, but in fact it was a redistribution of power.

Liu Zhenglong knew that if he didn't say it thoroughly, today would end up being a debate. He said, "A dynasty of flowing water, a family of iron." It is true that the Great Song Dynasty is a civil official, but those civil officials have only held power for a few decades, and no one can form a family. On the contrary, the meritorious family has accompanied the founding of the Great Song Dynasty until now, and it has been one hundred and sixty years, which can be said to be the four major families, and it can also be said that the four great families. None of this is important, the most important thing is that without the military intervention, the court is destined to be bullied by foreigners, destined to contribute to the Western Xia and Liao, and is also doomed to military weakness. Imagine the Han and Tang Dynasties, how could any foreigner dare to be presumptuous in front of the Heavenly Empire. ”

This sentence has reached the hearts of these people, without a glass of wine to release the military power, how can there be the current embarrassing situation of low military generals, civilian officials are powerful, control power, and harm meritorious families can only make some money on the loss of air reserves, where is there any glory of military groups.

Not far from the previous dynasty, the festival envoy at that time, what a beautiful general is. These old foxes of the four major families were only envious of the scenery of the Jiedu envoys, and they didn't consider the harm caused by the militaristic state at all.

Old man Cao Ping knew what Liu Zhenglong wanted to express, and he also knew that this little fox needed to throw bricks and lead the jade by himself, so he put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Then let me, the old man, say a few words." ”

Among the people present, Old Man Cao is the oldest and has the highest backup, plus the Cao family has always been the head of the four major families, so his prestige is extremely high.

The meeting of the four major families does not mean that only the people of the four major families participate, but the representatives of the entire meritorious family, but the others have no right to speak, they are just observing. Therefore, every time the decision of the four major families represents the entire meritorious family, whoever opposes it will be directly kicked out.

Old Man Cao said unhurriedly, "Why was the Jin team able to sweep the world, to put it bluntly, it was not much different from the battle of the forbidden army at the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, it should be on par." At the beginning, the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army also swept the world, if it wasn't for the early death of Taizu, the Liao State would have been destroyed long ago, and there would be no later Western Xia, Jin State, I don't know if everyone agrees with what Lao Yu said"

"Yes, yes, the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army swept the world." The representatives of these meritorious families began to recall the infinite glory of their ancestors, of course, those glory were just the deeds passed down by the ancestors by word of mouth, and they didn't know how much to add oil and vinegar to the middle. But in any case, that glory can never be erased, this is the arrogance of the meritorious family, which is not something that can be erased by the civilian clique.

Over the past 160 years, the military generals group has been suppressed by the civilian clique, countless people have been imprisoned, and countless families have died. The Great Song Dynasty has a tradition of not killing civil officials, but the bomb pressure on military generals is always very cruel, the killing of heads is gone, and the destruction of homes and doors also occurs from time to time.

Liu Zhenglong couldn't help but secretly stretched out his thumbs to praise Old Man Cao, and mobilized everyone's emotions in a few short sentences, in the final analysis, these people have always lived in the merit book of their ancestors, and they have always missed the glory of their ancestors, and they dream of being a militaristic world like the Tang Dynasty, holding heavy power, showing off their might, and trampling civil officials under their feet.

"Empty talk misleads the country, and the military prospers the country." Gao Chen said loudly, "If my dynasty can have half of the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, why not be bullied by foreign races." How could the small Jin Kingdom threaten the Great Song Dynasty, and how could the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun become a heart disease. A strong army and a powerful group of generals will make the Great Song Dynasty appear an unprecedented grand occasion for all nations to come to the dynasty. Civil officials can be powerful and prosperous if they write a good article, but the military generals will be bullied by the sword and the horse leather shroud. All of this is because the power in our hands has been taken away by civilian officials, in the future, do we count on that group of sour scholars who are 'not diligent in their limbs and do not divide their grains' to resist the Jin Guo Iron Cavalry, or do we rely on our meritorious family? ”

"Of course it is us, and only we can shoulder the responsibility of defending the country."

Although the crowd was passionate, Liu Zhenglong still saw that there were many people who were destined to be traitors, after all, they had been oppressed by the civilian clique for too long, and they couldn't stand up if they knelt for too long. He watched to himself as he pondered what to do with these people.

Now there is still a long time before the Jin army goes south, and the civilian clique still has the final say in the DPRK and China, and the official family can uproot a family with a single word.

Wealth and danger are sought, this kind of meeting at this time does not mean that there must be risks, there are still great benefits in the middle, the first can bring the loose meritorious groups together, and the second can also make the official family somewhat awake, so that they will not always live in a dream, and they are fooled by the six thieves all day long and do not know the height of the sky, and they think about recovering the sixteen states of Youyun all day long, at least let the official family hesitate a little more and take care of it. After all, the intelligence of the Imperial City Division had already been reported, the Liao State was defeated, and the Jin State was destined to be a threat to the Great Song Dynasty.

After all, there is nothing tangible in this kind of meeting, it is nothing more than some slogan, and it will not be seized by the officials, that is, there will be no danger. It will only hasten the rupture between the meritorious family and the imperial court.

The old man knew that the heat was almost over, and he said with a smile, "I'll say two more words, the first is that I can't count on the civilian group to lead the army to recover the sixteen states of Youyun, the old man suggested that everyone write to ask Liu Zhenglong to serve as the envoy of the expedition to the north to recover the sixteen states of Youyun, after all, he is the son-in-law of our meritorious family and our spokesperson." Second, if Liu Zhenglong's expedition fails, everyone should prepare as soon as possible and buy land in Hangzhou, why? To prevent the defeat of that group of civil officials, regardless of whether the Jin army will go south or not, it is not a difficult thing for everyone to buy an industry in Hangzhou. Now the governor of Hangzhou is the old son Cao Ju, as for whether he will invest, that is your own problem. ”

The Shi family, the Pan family, the Cao family, and the Gao family have long passed the gas, that is, no matter what sincerity is talked about today, everyone must be encouraged to transfer their property to Hangzhou. On the surface, it is just an investment and a way back, but in fact, it is to pave the way for forcing the official family to move the capital to Hangzhou in the later stage.

Seeing that everyone was discussing, Liu Zhenglong said, "I am still a general judge in Hangzhou, although I have not taken office, but one-third of the land in Hangzhou is under my name, if you want to buy, you will be 50% off, of course, you must do a good job of delivery procedures before the fifteenth day of the first month." ”

Five-fold, in this case, the investment will be profitable and not lost, and a fool will give up such a good opportunity.

In the end, Liu Zhenglong said, "It is my duty to go to the 16 states of Youyun, and I have only one thought, that is, we must make a voice that belongs to the military, and we cannot let the civilian clique be powerful." Regardless of whether it can be made in the end, we can no longer be bullied by civilian officials! ”

At the end of the meeting, everyone went to other rooms to eat, but Liu Zhenglong and the four major families did not move, they ate in the conference room.

Old man Cao said, "It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married." Some of us are destined to be traitors and take the initiative to report to the civilian clique. I won't say so much here, if you belong to that family, you will have that family to deal with it. Our military doesn't pay attention to so many vain things, just erase them. ”

There is no need for evidence, there is no need to send the traitor to prison, you only need to suspect which one you want to erase directly, this is the domineering of Old Man Cao, and it is also the status of the four major families among the meritorious families.

It is not a big problem to sweep the snow in front of the door, at least these four major families can do it. What everyone has to deal with next is the counterattack of the civilian clique, as long as there is a little demand for rights here, the civil clique will spare no effort to suppress it, even the official family can't afford to provoke the civil official clique, and how can the meritorious family compete.

To deal with the civil official group, to be honest, these people really don't have many tricks, and for one hundred and sixty years, the civil official group has controlled all fields of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is very difficult to compete with it. If it can be easily confronted, Song Qinzong will not be stupid to go to the Jin Army camp, do you think this guy is brainless and wants to go, the key is that under the coercion of the civilian clique, he has to go, and he has to go if he doesn't go.

At this time, everyone's eyes were on Liu Zhenglong, this guy is a civil official in the real sense, maybe he has a way to solve this problem.

Liu Zhenglong sighed and said, "Actually, the civilian clique is so terrible, you don't have to bother yourself, I have many ways to deal with them." ”

Hearing that they could deal with civil officials, everyone's spirit suddenly came up, and they listened one by one, wanting to hear Liu Zhenglong's high opinions.

"Today, is my big day, can you drink and chat, today I have prepared a good wine specially brewed for the military generals' Iron Horse Glacier into a dream', don't you want to taste it, after this wine is put on the market, it will always cost a bottle, and you must make an appointment a month in advance, otherwise you can't buy it."

The crowd burst into laughter.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Zhenglong said, "It is very simple to deal with the civil official group, that is, the spear of the son and the shield of the kezi." They like to talk about big truths, so let them persuade the officials to cancel the maritime alliance and give up the fight for the sixteen states of Youyun. Don't worry, the official family will definitely not be able to withstand it, and will eventually beg the meritorious group to come forward to solve the problem. Once it is decided by you, then the matter will not be interfered with by the civilian clique. ”

Yes, if you want the horse to run fast, but you don't want to give forage, how can it be so simple. The recovery of the sixteen states of Youyun is destined to be a battlefield of the duel between the civilian official group and the meritorious group, and in this battle, the official family will not support the civilian official group, because the civil official group is headed by Cai Jing, Bai Shizhong, and Fan Zhixu to oppose treachery, oppose the union of Jin against Liao, and oppose the recovery of the sixteen states of Youyun.

Literati have the integrity of literati and the persistence of literati. In the eyes of the civil official group, it has been peaceful with the Liao State for so many years, the country is peaceful and peaceful, and the song and dance are peaceful, which is very important for the Great Song Dynasty. Besides, if you want to abide by the alliance of Lanyuan, how can you unilaterally tear up the alliance, it is definitely not a gentleman's doing, and the Liao State has already sent an envoy to show that you can give up the New Year's coin, and the issue of the sixteen states of Youyun can also be discussed, as long as it is not in alliance with the Jin State.

The high-ranking officials of the Great Logarithmic Dynasty maintained good relations with the Liao State, and they opposed the tearing up of the Lanyuan Alliance and the dispatch of troops by the imperial court. In fact, these are high-sounding reasons, in fact, they are greedy for life, afraid of death, afraid of war.

Liu Zhenglong just wants to take this issue out, let the Song Dynasty participate in this matter, and let the officials make the final choice, whether to follow the will of the civil officials and give up the recovery of the sixteen states of Youyun, or to work against the civil officials and insist on recovering the sixteen states of Youyun, no matter what the result, it will be beneficial and harmless for the meritorious family.

The official family gave up recovering the sixteen states of Youyun, which indicated that the Jin army would not be able to fight in a short time, and the meritorious family had enough time to prepare for the defense of Tokyo. If the official family insists, it will be the enemy of the entire civilian clique, and at that time, it will be necessary to rely on the meritorious clique to check and balance the civilian clique, then things will be much simpler.

The biggest advantage of a martial artist is that he is resolute and resolute, and since it has been decided, it will soon be operational, and he does not want the literati to look ahead and backward.

No matter what the people below do, the four major families formed an offensive and defensive alliance to fight against the civilian clique, and everyone pushed Liu Zhenglong to the forefront, confirming his special existence.

The candle night in the cave room is beautiful for every girl, but Pan Jin can't be happy, no matter what, being a concubine is not such a glamorous thing. But she also knows that this is her destiny, and no one can change it.

The groom's official Liu Zhenglong didn't know how to make the bride happy, he felt that maybe after the experience, Pan Jin would naturally fall in love with him, and this night action was more than sweet words.

The white scarf and the dazzling red, all of this made Pan Jin clearly realize that he had handed over the most precious thing to the other party, and he couldn't change anything, he could only teach his husband and children well.

The moon bends and shines on Kyushu, and a few families are happy and a few are sad.

The Shi family is destined to be sleepless nights, and this choice is very important to the Shi family, but when he really stepped out, Shi Yi was still a little wavering, and he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to do so.

Shi Chong saw that the eldest brother was full of sadness, so he said, "Big brother, restore the supreme glory of the ancestors, this is very important and meaningful to the four major families, why are you so preoccupied?" ”

"Third brother, you don't know something. After the release of military power with a glass of wine, the meritorious family was established one by one, although there is no military power, but the wealth and glory are passed down from generation to generation, this kind of comfortable life is used to it, and suddenly wants to ask the official family for military power, which is a taboo, and the wealth that originally belonged to us will be lost, as the head of the family, I have to be cautious. ”

Shi Kan showed a weird smile on his face, and he said with a smile, "Big brother, you don't seem to be taking these into account, if it's these, you can bring it up on the spot." What you are worried about is that the Pan family and the Cao family are in-laws with Liu Zhenglong, and the best son of the Gao family, Gao Chong, is working in front of Liu Zhenglong's account, among the four major families, the Shi family is the weakest, and when the interests are divided in the future, the Shi family will not be able to bargain. ”

Shi Yi said coldly, "Fourth, as far as you know, what is the use of this, isn't it a fact, our Shi family can be said to have no connection with Liu Zhenglong, what can we get when the benefits are really distributed in the future?" ”

Shi Kan was not convinced, he argued, "There is no relationship to establish a relationship, it is still the Zhao family, no matter how the division of interests is carried out, it is impossible to bypass our Shi family." Junior brother, I am willing to talk to Liu Zhenglong in person to ensure that the interests of our Shi family are not damaged. ”

"No need, I'll talk to Gao Chen first, you must know that it is not enough for the Gao family to be just a high favor, the Gao family should also find a way, no matter how the Pan family and the Cao family make wishful thinking, it is impossible to bypass the Shi family and the Gao family."

Shi Yi and Gao Chen have a good relationship, and the two have a lifelong friendship.

Shi Yi's worry is also Gao Chen's worry, but Gao Chen thinks deeper, and now that his friend has expressed his concerns, he is embarrassed to hide and tuck.

Gao Chen put down the teacup and said, "Let's not talk about these vain things, we should consider deeper problems." If the Jin army really goes south, if there is really a great change in the Great Song Dynasty, where should we go. ”

"You mean there's really that possibility?"

"Definitely." Gao Chen said very firmly, "The Pan family took the initiative to provoke the civil war of the four major families, and in this case, the Cao family actually chose to take the initiative to reconcile, and also married the Cao family's daughter to Liu Zhenglong, which shows that the old man Cao saw the problem." You must know that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and there is no great change in the Great Song Dynasty, no matter how good Liu Zhenglong is and how hard he works, he will not be strong enough to make the Cao family jealous, and no matter how sharp the Pan family's attack is, it will not make the Cao family mess up. How shrewd Old Man Cao is, he can bend his waist for a young junior, and he can press the entire Cao family up, you must know that the Cao family has been glorious for one hundred and sixty years, and even the official family is difficult to shake. All of this can only show that the Great Song Dynasty will usher in great changes. ”

"Are you saying that the Liao State has fallen, and the Jin army is unstoppable in moving south?"

"Do you think you can get out of the way?" Gao Chen is the governor of the Privy Council, and he still has a good grasp of military intelligence, and he said helplessly, "Liao Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi has been defeated and fled westward, and it can be said that the emperor's westward flight has heralded the fall of Liao." Yelu Dashi and Li Chuwen and others did not know the whereabouts of Emperor Tianzuo, they supported Yelu Chun as the emperor, it is ridiculous that there are two emperors in a country at the same time, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country. If such an absurd thing happens, how can the Liao State not die. What's even more outrageous is that Yeluchun didn't dare to fight against the Jin army when he became the emperor, and offered to surrender as a vassal, but when he was rejected by the Jin State, this old guy was scared to death. Now that the woman Xiao Puxian is in power, she is even more flustered. The Liao State now exists in name only, and the Jin State Iron Cavalry swept through the seemingly powerful Liao State in just a few years, do you think the Jin army of the Great Song Dynasty can withstand it? ”

Others don't know how, Shi Yi knows the sincerity of the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, and most of the armor belongs to their Shi family, how can it be unclear here. The treasurer of the arsenal stole it out of the treasury and sold it to the Shi family, and then the imperial court bought it from the Shi family at a high price.

Shi Yi said stupidly: "Are the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom really strong to the point of invincibility? ”

"The cavalry of the Jin State is indeed very powerful, not invincible, but their generals are really powerful, Wan Yan Zonghan, Wan Yan Zonggan, Wan Yan Zongbi, etc. are really powerful, and only our ancestors have such great ability, Marshal Wan Yan Xianye's military talent is not inferior to the founding general Cao Bin, and our Great Song Dynasty really can't fight against it. The forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty could not defeat the cavalry of the Jin State, and as for the generals, they were vulnerable in front of the Jin generals. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Chen's face was heavy, and he said angrily, "The current Jin State is as strong as the original Song Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the country, and the fierce generals are like clouds. ”

"Isn't there still Liu Zhenglong?"

"Liu Zhenglong has little chance of winning the duel against Yan Xian, at most five or five, but where are there so many fierce generals, where are there so many elite soldiers!" Gao Chen is also optimistic about Liu Zhenglong, but how can one person stop the entire Jin Kingdom?

"A thousand armies are easy to obtain, but a general is hard to find. With our four major families, it should not be a big problem to have good soldiers, as long as they can grasp military power, then this problem can be solved. As long as Liu Zhenglong can command the three armies, I am afraid that he is too ambitious and will eventually get out of control. ”

"The dynasty of flowing water, the family of iron, does he have ambitions, as long as it is to ensure our interests, why bother so much?