In the depths of the backyard of the Wang Family's Mansion, Wang Xiannian gathered all the immediate family members of his Zun Mansion and came to his father Wang Gongming together.

Since Wang Gongming delegated power a year ago, he has never paid attention to the major affairs of the Wang family, and has devoted himself to providing for the elderly, but asked Wang Xiannian how to deal with family and state affairs.

But now, when he saw that several of his sons and grandsons had come here, he was astonished, and his face was gloomy.

Wang Xiannian has three younger brothers, five sons, and as for daughters, there are more than ten.

However, at this moment, he wants to discuss the separation of the family, and his daughter, wife, concubine and other female dependents are naturally not present, only men.

Wang Gongming watched everyone rush in, and he didn't speak, but secretly thought about the reason.

As for Wang Xiannian's sons and younger brothers, they were all puzzled, and they didn't know what big things Wang Xiannian was going to say when he summoned him.

After everyone came together, Wang Xiannian's second brother Wang Xianyao took the lead and asked, "Big brother, I don't know if you have summoned us over this time, what do you have to discuss?" ”

"Yes, father, what the hell is going on?" Wang Xiannian's eldest son, Wang Yuchang, also had questions.

He knew that Wang Mang had come to his Wang family to ask for help before, and he also knew that Wang Mang had a bad relationship with his Wang family and left angrily.

Now that he saw his father holding a meeting, he wondered if the matter to be discussed was related to Wang Mang.

Wang Gongming took the cane and spoke: "Read it first, what do you have to say, now you can say it together." Since a year ago, I handed over the Wang family to you to take care of, and I haven't seen anything major happen to our Wang family.

A few days ago, I heard the eldest grandson of Yu say that our Wang family is ready to send 100,000 troops to fight against the Xiongnu. Didn't you also discuss this matter with many great families? ”

Wang Xiannian glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Father, brothers, this time I summoned you over to discuss the future development direction of our Wang family. In addition, this meeting is only for internal consultation, and must not be disseminated. ”

"Where is it going?" Everyone frowned, very puzzled, and they all showed puzzled expressions, and listened quietly.

Wang Xiannian pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Since I have been in charge of the Wang family for a year, I have found that although our Wang family is harmonious on the surface, there are actually many potential problems. There are some good development plans, but it is difficult to implement. Therefore, I plan to separate from other provinces. From then on, each province developed its own way, and no one could hinder anyone.

Of course, although it is a separation, for the defensive strategy, it still maintains a trend of both falling and prospering. What I mean by the division is that Xuzhou, which is controlled by the Wang family, is divided into five parts, each of which belongs to each other, and no one can interfere in the development of the area under his jurisdiction. Just like when Wang Xianzhi was alone in Yuzhou, our Wang family only asked about his situation.

I have just spoken to other people in other provinces about this, and I guess they are also discussing the separation of families at the moment. Therefore, I would like to ask you, what are your views and opinions on this matter? ”

"Nonsense!"

As soon as Wang Xiannian's words landed, Wang Gongming was furious and said: "Xiannian, you are messing around. Since ancient times, division is a loss, and cooperation is a benefit. Why has our Wang family been able to continue to flourish for so many years? Isn't it because all the forces of our Wang family are gathered together and have absolute authority? If the family is divided, won't the power of our royal family decline?

You have to understand one thing, that is, once the family is separated, then each family will have its own abacus in the future, and it is difficult to maintain a high degree of consistency. As for the defensive strategy you are talking about, this is obviously absurd. When that time comes, everyone is in the way of their own interests, who will easily help a certain family?

This idea of yours is like the Great Zhou Dynasty dividing the kings of the world, and it is categorically undesirable. Back then, the Great Zhou Dynasty divided the country to the princes, but what was the result? The enemy has invaded the Jingshi, what are the other princes doing? If the Great Zhou Dynasty did not divide the world at that time, but maintained a high degree of consistency and centralized power, then how could they be easily attacked by others in Beijing?

The fundamental development plan of the concentration of power in our royal family and the high degree of consistency of all lineages was stipulated by Taizu and cannot be changed. How can you, as the patriarch, take the lead in saying this? ”

"Yes, big brother, I can't see this matter." Wang Xiannian's third brother shook his head and said, "Once the family is separated, our Wang family will definitely weaken." When the Wei family and the Huo family come to attack, how can we resist? Dividing oneself hurts the foundation, and combining oneself will look at the world, this is the current situation. ”

"Father, third brother, how can I not know what you say?" Wang Xiannian shook his head and said, "Now that the Huo family and the Wei family have joined forces, their power has increased greatly. Originally, our Wang family could be on an equal footing with them, but now it has fallen behind. If we don't find a way to change this situation and grow rapidly, then in the end we will still be swallowed up by them.

However, how easy is it to grow quickly? As I said just now, if a policy is to be implemented, at least three of the five veins must be in favor of it. As a result, many policies are difficult to implement and hinder development time. After all, some development policies require a certain amount of risk, but this risk is not something that everyone is willing to take.

Now it makes sense only to travel lightly, throw away the shackles, and go all out. Once we are separated, then we can develop as we want, without scruples, and we can use our own ideas and ways to annex and expand outward. Now our royal family is too bloated, which is very unfavorable to the current dangerous form.

If we are one step behind, there is no turning back. We also all know that His Majesty already has a certain strength, and the Feng Yi behind him is also ambitious. As for the other new nobles, they should not be underestimated and have full potential. An old family like ours, if we lose a move at this juncture, we will definitely be stepped on by others. ”

"Hmph, pure gibberish."

Wang Gongming said angrily: "Xiannian, do you have some development plans that have been destroyed and vetoed by other prefectures?" That's why you had this idea? ”

"Yes, exactly." Wang Xiannian said coldly: "At the beginning, I promised to send troops to Yuzhou, but the other prefectures resolutely disagreed. led to the loss of Yuzhou, and Huo Jiawei's family sat big. Then I proposed to devote a part of my energy to Guizhou and curb His Majesty's development in Liangzhou, but this plan was rejected again, causing His Majesty to sit big and the Feng family to swell.

Just now, Wang Mang came to our Wang family and was about to ask for help, I wanted to promise him to join forces to destroy the Jia family and regain his prestige. But this matter was still sabotaged by them, causing Wang Mang to leave angrily. That Wang Mang is now in full swing, winning the hearts of the people all over the world and being named a saint. If we join forces with him, we will definitely be able to join forces without fear of Huo Wei's family.

Now that he is leaving angrily, it is equivalent to cutting off one of our development plans. Therefore, I plan to work with him again after the separation.

Nowadays in Kyushu, there are many heroes in Zhuzhou. The three major prefectures of Yuzhou, Jizhou, and Jingzhou are occupied by the Huo Wei family. In addition to Xuzhou, which we control, the remaining four states also have their own subordinates, which should not be underestimated.

Now His Majesty wants to send troops to fight in Dongyi, Nanban, Xirong, and Beidi, and this move is nothing more than an attempt to pull our major families into the water and hinder our development. This is a conspiracy, and we have to agree.

However, once we send troops, there will definitely be certain troubles and obstacles to the follow-up development. If we don't have so many scruples at this moment, we can let go of our hands to do it, and let go of our hands to snatch and carve up Kyushu, then the revenue we get can keep up with the speed of consumption, and we will not fall behind other families. ”

(End of chapter)