Hebei Province, and Bingzhou.

The ancestral house of Taiyuan Wang's is located in the southwest of the state, a highland, the surrounding fertile fields are thousands of hectares, all of them are owned by the Wang clan, the Wang family stretches for a long time, the descendants reproduce, although each generation has a migration branch, but the number of people living in the group, is still considerable, with its roughness, the total is divided into four rooms Wang, the ancestor of the house is the Zhendong general Wang Shizhen during the Northern Wei Dynasty, his four sons have talent and fame, known as "Yingying medicine, Wang brothers", the four rooms of Taiyuan Wang, is the result of his four sons spreading branches.

Poetry and rituals to read, heirloom for thousands of years, Taiyuan Wang will be the Central Plains people's humility, gentle and elegant infiltration into the blood and bones, although there have been a lot of powerful and powerful figures, but never won the heart, Gaozu Li Yuan to Taiyuan left behind the post under the eyelids, the achievement of the emperor's industry, some people come thousands of miles to vote, follow the Jing Cong, win wealth, Taiyuan Wang but calmly watched, although did not limit the children from the dragon, the family as a whole did not have any action.

The barnyard official Ye Shisheng pulled hard, and Wang Shichong, who was called the emperor according to Luoyang, had a relationship with the Taiyuan Wang family, which was actually a great insult, Wang Shichong was just a Huer in the Western Regions, and the surname Wang was also used by usurped, and in terms of blood, there was no connection at all.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, compared with the other families of the five surnames and seven families, the Taiyuan Wang clan has become an official and has reached the temple The number of children can be regarded as the least, and the momentum of the background has gradually declined, not as good as the Cui family and the Li family, and the reputation has even been overshadowed by the second-level scholars such as Jingzhao Wei's and Lanling Xiao's.

However, in the bloody storm of dismantling the Guanlong group after the martial arts, and weakening the mountain-Dongshima, the Taiyuan Wang family was also affected the least, not long ago, the Boling Cui clan took the lead in exchanging gold and silver waves, and the Taiyuan Wang family only symbolically participated, and the five surnames and seven families advanced and retreated together, and the loss was minimal.

And the state is located in the land of Yan Zhao, many generous warriors, the people are fierce, often old fists to each other, but few people in the southwest of the city to cause trouble, Wang's ancestral home around the village grange, like the peach blossom spring of the general place, the road is not forgotten, the night is not closed, men, women and children, are tranquil and self-sufficient.

At dusk, the smoke curls up.

The sound of horses' hooves is like thunder, and the ground is quiet.

A group of tall horses roared over, and there were about a dozen knights on horseback, all dressed in brocade robes, and the rough shouts were endless, and they struggled to hold on to the reins at the intersection.

The horses neighed in pain, and the front hooves of the sea bowl soared into the air and stopped in place.

The first is a strong man, with a handful of beard, he has a distinctive feature, dark face, but not branded with gold characters, but tattooed with two circles of water lines, covering half of his cheeks, with sharp eyes, at first glance he is reckless, outlaw, very afraid of people.

Eagle eyes glanced around, and his eyes were fixed on the ancestral house of the Wang family in Taiyuan, the courtyard walls were made of stones, more than two zhang high, and the cyan roof tiles were continuous, grinning weirdly, "That's it, let's go and measure the territory, and surprise these sheep, hahaha"

He laughed a few times, clapped his horse forward, and everyone followed, raising a large cloud of smoke and dust.

More than a dozen horses galloped wildly, running around the Wang family's ancestral house, and it still took half an hour to return to the starting point.

The gatekeeper in the house was shocked when he saw this, and the wolves rushed to the door, some ran out of the door with sticks to guard, and some ran to the inner courtyard of the main hall to report to the patriarch Wang Cai.

When everyone was well guarded, the king should have come to the door in person, and the men and horses had gone away like the wind, and there was no trace of them.

"Patriarch, the night owl enters the house, and he has nothing to do, so he should mobilize more young people in the clan and prepare iron utensils to prevent accidents" A middle-aged scribe dressed as a middle-aged scribe frowned and worried, and bowed his hand to the king.

Wang should be tall, with five strands of long hair, outstanding demeanor, wide robe and big sleeves fluttering in the wind, shaking his head disapprovingly, and said indifferently, "And the state hot land, the Wang family was born in Si and grew up in Si, whether it is an official or a bandit, the one who asks for it is nothing more than money and silk, nothing more than fame and fortune, can be prevented for a while, can not be prevented for a lifetime, can be given, can not give, and the body is hidden, kill me, kill my surname, but the ancestral hall of the ancestor is safe, the sword and axe are added, what does it matter?" ”

Turned around and brushed his sleeves, and flew away, but he was indifferent.

"What the patriarch said is extremely true, the clan is the most important, and there are precious daughters" The old people in the clan were all impressed by the king's demeanor and words, and even praised them.

The middle-aged scribe watched them all disperse with a ridiculous expression.

Someone behind him patted him on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Brother Yu is in good shape, but it's no wonder you, Da Lang and Erlang are erudite and knowledgeable, and they are all officials in Beijing, you have a little more gain and loss, and it is also a matter of course, although the patriarch is depressed, but he has his own confidence, my Taiyuan Wang family, standing for thousands of years, the branches are extended, all over China, how can anyone not open their eyes and want to provoke?" ”

Wang Yu couldn't speak.

His eldest son Wang Zhiben, the second son Wang Zhixian, won the power of the central court Luantai squire Quan Ce Qingyan, and they were on the emperor's list, one was the first on the first list, and the other was the first on the second list, which was passed down as a good story.

Quan Ce is working hard, and now Wang Zhiben is a bachelor of Zhuying, Wang Zhixian is a captain of Chang'an, and the young man is ambitious and in the limelight.

The man chattered for a long time, and when he saw that Wang Yu didn't answer, he was quite bored, muttered a few times, and left by himself.

Wang Yu sighed, shook his head, left the ancestral house, returned to his home, and arrived at the door, but saw a few black shadows flashing in front of the wall.

Wang Yu was in a hurry, and ran quickly to the courtyard, but saw that everything was as usual, and there was nothing unusual, he closed his eyes vigorously, opened them again, and looked around, without the slightest disturbance.

"Daddy" maid led a boy out of the second gate, saw him, and called people with a loud voice.

Wang Yu had a big heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and held the boy in his arms.

This is his third son after more than ten years, called Wang Zhilian.

Shendu, Chenguang Garden, small building in the middle of the lake, study.

Wu Chongmin's eyes were a little red, he had already told his eldest brother Quan Ce what had happened, but he didn't get a word of comfort, Quan Ce just flipped through the letterhead on the table, and a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he hadn't heard it.

"Big brother, maybe try to let me resign from the post of Prime Minister Shi?" Wu Chongmin begged.

Quan Ce finally raised his head, looked at him, and said in a deep voice, "Chongmin, as a man, when you overcome obstacles, how can you rarely encounter setbacks and retreat."

"The king of Xiang is unkind and impermanent, he can't convince me, and I don't want to follow him" Wu Chongmin wrinkled his cheeks and retorted in a way he had never had before.

Quan Ce stood up, walked around to him, sat down cross-legged, and stood side by side with him, "Chongmin, any position has its utility, the front can't be, just go to the opposite side, the difference is only in the person, Xiangwangfu, it's your experience, what you can do with this position, I'll wait and see"

Wu Chongmin fell into deep thought, woke up after a long time, and clenched his fists, "Big brother, Chongmin knows what to do"

Quan Ce raised his head, flipped through the bookshelf behind him for a moment, took out a white mask, and handed it to him, "Poisonous snakes shed their skin, moths break their cocoons, and people need a mask to grow."

Wu Chongmin stretched out his hands to take it, and a trace of perseverance flashed on his still somewhat childish cheeks, and he nodded heavily.

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