Hedong Road, Puzhou, Sangquan County.

Puzhou was called Puban in ancient times, and it was the capital of Houtu and had the reputation of being in the world.

Sangquan is the seat of Puzhou, the land is flat and fertile, the agriculture and mulberry trade are prosperous, the carriages and horses are divergent, the people are luxuriant, the big city is the first in the east of the river.

Different from the city always built in the flat area next to it, Sangquan goes the opposite way, the whole city topography presents the form of high and low inclination, there is a long saka ramp in the city, stretches for more than ten miles, the height difference between the east and west ends is about more than 100 meters, starts from the Emei Ridge on the east side of the Pufu Temple, passes through the temple slope to the west, goes straight down to the Pujin Bridge on the side of the Yellow River, there is a Zhenhe pagoda built on the side of the bridge, the name is called the stork bird building.

Hedong Liu family has been inherited for a long time, but it is not a thousand-year-old family, in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, experienced five chaotic China, some of the people in the clan died in the war, some left their hometowns, most of the elite clothes crossed to the south, scattered all over the place, although the scholars surnamed Liu are all to Hedong as the hall name, but the genealogy is scattered, it is difficult to continue, and it is difficult to determine the belonging.

At this time, the Hedong Liu clan who lived in Sangquan, the clan relatives were about thousands of people, the clan Zhongtian Lianqian Mo, the slave envoy, Zhong Ming Ding Shi, the first Wang clan in Hedong, the clansmen were not many officials, and the official position was generally not high, but the family learned from the origin, there were more talented people, text exchanges, poetry and singing, known for elegance.

The patriarch of the Liu clan is Liu Congyu, who is over the age of six, sick all the year round, and has long been out of the council, and the eldest son Liu Cha bows to the general affairs of the clan, and he is the father of the concubine Liu and Liu Zhen.

The family is a big family, the people are difficult to reconcile, the people are unpredictable, Liu Chabow on behalf of his father, and he was born in the branch, although the name is right, but still can't stand the heart of the people often openly and secretly constrained, the elders of the clan, are Liu Congyu's peers, is Liu Chabow's elders, often with the identity of each other, so that he left and right, all kinds of controversy in the clan, endlessly, for several years, survived the prime of life and early aging, Hua Fa, but only barely support.

At present, the Hedong Liu family, there are poems, but no hairpins, there are wealth, but no prestige, with empty shells, it is difficult to compare with the five surnames and seven hopes, and then in the event of a catastrophe, it can only be as in the past, let people slaughter, and the line of the branch has already had the heart to change its course, conform to the times, enter the dynasty with handsome children, operate business with distant branches, and use the wings of the Feng clan to build a thick family heritage.

It is because of this long-term strategy, Liu Cha bowed to the public opinion, and sent his daughter Liu into the palace and became the concubine of Ruizong at that time, but unfortunately the situation of the dynasty changed, Ruizong Li Dan from the emperor and the heir, and then to the king, defeated and retreated, and was squeezed, so that Liu Cha's preparation fell into the void, and it was difficult to stretch his ambitions, and he was under heavy pressure from the old clan elders in the clan.

However, his ambition to bring the Liu clan into the Shendu is still alive.

Not long ago, he got another opportunity, and happened to hear the news spread by Langzhong Qi Chong of Puzhou, the Commerce Mansion, saying that he had a huge amount of copper coins in his hand, and after thinking about it, he discussed with his henchmen several times, and sent his eldest son Liu Zhen into Beijing to test the king's mind.

Everything was as he thought, Liu Zhen brought back good news, the king of Xiang had the ambition of a bird, and intended to comb Hedong Road for his own use, promising that Hedong Liu's help him get his wish, and he helped Liu's show his strength in Jinke Chunqiu.

Liu Chabow believed in his son-in-law's promise, and in his understanding, Xiangwang Li Dan, as one of the only two remaining sons of the empress, was the prince of the dynasty, and he wanted to fiddle with the spring official yamen and install a few jinshi quotas, wouldn't it be a bag to take things?

When Liu Zhen returned to Puzhou, he received his full support, instigated the clan forces, made progress in an orderly manner, and gradually disintegrated and corroded the officialdom of Hedong Province.

The day before yesterday, the gods sent a letter that the trend of the imperial court had changed, and the time was urgent, so you could give up the small to take the big, and you don't have to be greedy, and you must pinch the handle of the main officials of Hedong Province as soon as possible.

Liu Cha was in a hurry, intensified his efforts, tried his best to strategize, and seized the day.

Somehow, the rumors were revealed, which attracted a violent backlash from the clan elders, and the quarrel between the two sides could not be settled, and the lawsuit reached Liu Congyu's sickbed.

"Patriarch, my Hedong Liu clan, innocent, a hundred years of fame, to be elegant and subdued the world, never to be anyone's eagle dog dog legs, nor to bend the waist for five buckets of rice, Liu Cha bowed perversely, for his own selfish interests, contrary to the ancestral teachings of farming and reading, he must not be allowed to do anything wrong"

The voice is like a bell, the righteous and strict words, it is the clan old Liu Conghou, the vested interests of the Liu clan in Hedong step by step, and also the most hardcore opposition to the reform of the Yan Branch.

Liu Congyu sat on the bed, closed his eyes slightly, and did not speak.

A hint of fierceness flashed in Liu Cha's eyes, and he forcibly said, "Uncle Cousin, you don't think about it, one day, your children and grandchildren can wear purple and yellow and smell the world?" ”

"Even if you want to, you have to take it from the straight, don't ask for it from the song, just rely on your ability" Liu Conghou confronted him and snorted coldly, "You are not your own, you are related to the clan, if you do someone's dog and horse, the whole clan will be disgraced, and the reputation that the clansmen have worked hard to earn will be ruined, so it is not too late to advise you for your uncle, and to restrain yourself from the precipice."

Hearing this rhetoric of relying on the old and selling the old, Liu Cha was so angry that the three corpses jumped violently, this is a naked slap in the face, no one knows, the reputation of the clan is supported by his descendants of Liu Conghou.

"I also think so, the gods are windy, small households, and they can't afford to mix."

"If you are worried about your daughter, you can teach her to be a good woman, to be a woman, to be a woman, to be right, and to do right, what are you afraid of? Why gamble on the fate of the clan? ”

"It is precisely this reason, everyone in a small family, there must be a weight, the weight is not light, and more brainstorming should be made, not rash and arbitrary"

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The clan elders said one after another, Piri Yangqiu, and the number of Liu Cha bowed to nothing.

"Ahem...... cough lightly" Liu Congyu coughed lightly twice, and everyone stopped talking, looking at him, to see how he dealt with it?

"You guys, housework, at home, climb those many things" The thin finger nodded at Liu Cha and Liu Zhen, "You two, you are grounded for three days, and you can copy the ancestral teachings, and in the future, the affairs of the clan must be based on the ancestral teachings, and you must not be capricious...... A few of you, help more, don't let them get confused"

Liu Congyu said lightly, but the people assigned were all strong people.

"Hmph......" Liu Conghou snorted, and didn't dare to entangle any more, after all, he had a big support and couldn't twist his arms around his thighs.

Liu Cha bowed and Liu Zhen glanced at each other, biting their cheeks, and the look of anxiety in their eyebrows was very strong.

Pujin Bridge, Stork Tower.

A group of people strolled from the Yellow River, climbed the stork tower, and looked down on the surging river.

"The wind and rain are smooth, the treasure is beautiful, and the land is good" Among the group, there is an old man with a big belly, who sighs with emotion.

There was a handsome jade-faced Langjun next to him, a little short in stature, and a little thin, side by side with the old man, hearing the words, just his head, looking into the distance, taking a deep breath, very enjoyable.

has been banned in the palace for a long time, and her free and fresh taste has been absent for too long.

It would be better if the people around him were not this old fat man, but his own Langjun.

"Xie Niangzi, the right minister ordered, the soldiers are fast, so that I wait for the gallop to investigate the case, I am afraid that it is not appropriate to postpone, when going to Puzhou to assassinate the history of the mansion for business" The old fat man, that is, Di Renjie, finally couldn't help it, they arrived in Puzhou yesterday, first went to Emei Ridge, and then came to the stork building, like a tour of the mountains and rivers, how can there be a little urgency?

Xie Yao had a smile on his face, forcibly straightened his face, and said coldly, "Di Xiang, you crossed the line, you went to investigate your case, do you have to command me to act?" ”

Di Renjie choked in one breath, uncomfortable, and the investigators who came with him, including those from the three law divisions and those in the palace, were nearly 100 people, but in addition to guarding him, who could he command?

"Hehe, don't dare, dare to ask Xie Niangzi to be bright and dark, and act separately" Di Renjie gave Xie Yaohuan enough face and left with his guards.

Xie Yao looked at his back and couldn't help but giggle.

Quan Ce ordered that he was anxious for Xinghuo, but Princess Taiping was worried that her power was limited, and managed to stumble on the progress of the Hedong Liu clan.

They were in a hurry along the way, but they came early.

"But you also have miscalculations, it's even more heartfelt," Xie Yaohuan chuckled and muttered.

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The dawn of the Tang Dynasty

Dawn of the Tang Dynasty original