When these clansmen who were arranged in the official mansion returned to their families one after another, they discussed with the patriarchs of their clans, only to find that Wen Han was ready to turn against them from the beginning.

When he first took office, he promoted these people to official positions, which was basically a clear promotion and a covert demotion, secretly depriving them of their powers, and the new official positions he was given were simply inconsequential idle positions.

Moreover, Wen Han's arrangement of the newly appointed officials is in its own vein, although he is showing goodwill with these wealthy officials, he is secretly constantly doing things for Wen Han. And they also deliberately concealed them from these wealthy officials.

This discovery immediately made all the wealthy families in Hedong panic. They found that there were very few people in their hands who could threaten the Taishou of Hedong.

Historically, all states and counties in the world have been government and wealthy families, each accounting for half of the country. And this Wen Bufan actually wants to have the right to hold the entire Hedong in his hands!

Of course, the various wealthy families in Hedong would not let this happen, and immediately decided to gather together to discuss how to deal with Wen Han.

In Yangwu County, Hedong, Wang's family.

The power of the Yangwu Wang clan in Yangwu is not inferior to the power of the Wei family in Anyi. Although the Wang family has not produced big names like Wei Zifu and Wei Qing like the Anyi Wei family, it is rumored that this Yangwu Wang family has produced several powerful and brave generals, and has followed Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, to fight the world.

Today's Wang family can be described as very lively. There are constant cars in front of the door, and all of them are extremely gorgeous and luxuriously dressed nobles, these people look arrogant, they always look at people with their heads held high, and they know at a glance that they are either rich or noble.

In the hall of the palace, the gold lacquer pillars, the left and right tiger carved bronzes, precious jade can be seen at the eye, and the whole hall is very decorated. Each table and chair is made of rosewood, and people sit on it to cool in summer and warm in winter, and even the furniture is very valuable.

The patriarch of the Wang family, Wang Zhong sat in the main seat, and the left and right families were the heads of the wealthy families who came from various counties in Hedong, a total of eight people. These eight people are from the Zhang family of Mi County, the Chen family of Xincheng, the Liang family of Liang County, the Li family of Ji County, the Yanshi Jiang family, the Zhou family of Pingyin, the Chang family of Lantian County, and the Gao family of Juan County.

plus the Yangwu Wang clan, a total of nine people. These nine wealthy families are all big clans, and they have accumulated extremely deeply, and the combined power can control almost half of Hedong County.

After a few royal family members served tea, Wang Zhong on the main seat waved his hand, signaled the family to retreat, and said that within two hours, if there were no guests, the whole house could not be disturbed.

When the royal family left one after another, an old man about fifty years old, wearing a delicate crown and a very clean and noble old man sitting at the head of the left seat, was the patriarch of the Zhang clan in Mi County, and he only heard him shout suddenly.

"This is extraordinary, it is really deceitful! I sold it to him so well at the beginning, but he turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, and he wanted to control the entire Hedong in his hands! ”

"Hmph, this article is extraordinary and does not move, and if it moves, it is like a raging storm and rain. Mingsheng and Secret Descent, Tuntian Implementation, these methods are all aimed at you and me, these wealthy people. Now, our people have no power in the government, and once Tuntian is implemented, then our influence in Hedong will be greatly reduced. ”

Directly opposite the patriarch of the Zhang clan was the patriarch of the Chen clan in Xincheng, a middle-aged man in a black suit. He hummed in a gloomy voice, his eyes particularly gloomy.

"We can't sit idly by and let this man take control of the east side of the river. As soon as this person came, he was uneasy and kind, and used this trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to throw us and the others around. If we don't make a move, I'm afraid that this person will become even worse. ”

The patriarch of the Liang County Liang County, who was next to the patriarch of the Chen clan in Xincheng, took a sip of tea and spoke.

"Not only Wen Bufan, but also the Wei family! If it weren't for Wei Zhongdao's helper, how could I have been deceived by the two of them. Without wasteland, it would be impossible to carry out this tuntian.

After solving Wen Bufan, the Wei family can't stay. What do you think? ”

"Well, Liang Lao is very reasonable. The Wei family betrayed us and surrendered to Wen Bufan, so the Wei family no longer had to stay in Hedong. ”

As soon as the words of the patriarch of the Liang clan came out, it immediately aroused the approval of many people in the audience.

"Everybody is quiet. Since all the princes unanimously agreed, they can no longer leave Wen Bufan and the Wei family in Hedong. Of course, the moment is to solve Wen Bufan first. As long as Wen Bufan leaves Hedong, and the nine of us join forces, the Wei family will be a piece of cake at all.

How to solve this Wen Bufan, the prince is resourceful, it is better for the princes to listen to the prince's thoughts first. ”

At this time, the patriarch of the Pingyin Zhou clan spoke, and as soon as his words fell, the people present immediately turned their eyes to Wang Zhong who was sitting on the main seat. Wang Zhong is about sixty years old, and although he is old, his eyes are very bright.

"That's right, Mr. Wang is highly respected, and I would like you to come and get ideas for everyone."

Wang Zhong smiled and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Hehe, in fact, you don't have to worry. This extraordinary article is just from a humble background, so why bother with brainpower to deal with this kind of person. The old man had also heard of his deeds.

Along the way, he encountered a lot of open knives and dark arrows. Do you know why? ”

"Hmph, I know a thing or two. When this person was still white, he dared to speak out and say that he wanted to stand up for the world. Isn't this going to be hostile to the rich like us? He was so arrogant that of course there were many people who wanted to teach him a lesson. ”

"Hehe, of course his arrogance is one of the reasons, but the biggest reason is that he is not like you and me, he has the full support of big forces in the imperial court. In order to curry favor with these powerful people, our family has spent an unknown amount of silver taels to win the friendship and support of these people.

Although he is now the guardian of a county, he is still a small person for those who have great power in the court behind you and me. The old man has repaired a book, and prepared gold and silver, which will be handed over to the first of the ten permanent servants in the near future.

At that time, after Zhang Gong received the letter from the old man, he would tell this Wen Bufan in front of the current saint that since he became the Taishou of Hedong, not only did he not build anything, but also caused chaos in Hedong.

Moreover, the Holy Lord's faction is extraordinary, but it wants to annihilate the rebellion around Hedong. At that time, Zhang Gong told him again that he was afraid of the war, delayed the war, and had negative hopes.

Although this article is extraordinary, he is one of the eight captains of the West Garden. The Holy One was very fond of him. But it can't stop the mouths of the people.

I also ask the princes, just like the old man, to repair the book to your friends and nobles in the court, so that they can denounce this extraordinary article in front of the saint together with Zhang Gong.

Under the mouth of the people, the saint can only do things impartially, remove this extraordinary official position, and transfer him out of Hedong. In this way, will all the princes be happy? ”

"Haha, the prince deserves to be the prince. This plan is very good, so that Wen Bufan's arrogant days in Hedong will not last long. I don't believe that under the condemnation of these powerful high-ranking officials, this extraordinary can stay in the position of Taishou in Hedong! ”

"yes. Money and foreign things, for you and me, spend only a few silver taels to drive away this plague god. Worth! Worth! ”

"Hehe, that's what I said. As the saying goes, if money can solve a problem, it is not a problem! That way, we can rest easy. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, I will go back quickly, prepare this gold and silver, and send the letter to Luoyang. This extraordinary article is still being the Taishou of Hedong for a day, and I will be restless for a day! ”

On the other side, in Anyi County.

Wen Han was reviewing the documents about Tuntian, while Zhou Long, Zhang Hong, and Han Song were in the next room, all sweating to calculate the population and the food budget that needed to be allocated in the next few days. The implementation of Tuntian can make the three of them tired enough, and they are busy in the county hall almost every day.

Hedong County originally had a population of more than 300,000 people, but since the implementation of Tuntian, displaced people from other prefectures and counties have rushed to Hedong's population, and now Hedong County has a population of almost more than 400,000.

When there are many people, many trivial things will come one after another. Although the settlement and food were temporarily solved, there were also many heretics who loved to steal chickens and dogs and rob crimes, and Wen Han took extremely tough measures against these people, once they were discovered, they would take back the land, put them in prison, and after completing their sentences, they would be expelled from Hedong.

Wen Han's toughness also temporarily suppressed some heretics, they finally had a place to live, a field to cultivate, and could survive, of course, they didn't want to go back to the days when they were hungry and unclothed, and they didn't know when they would fall asleep on the ground and never get up again.

Wen Han put down a scroll, just picked up another scroll, and as soon as he opened it, the scroll cracked for some reason.

Wen Han frowned, and suddenly felt a feeling of unhappiness, so he put down the scroll, walked out of the building, and watched the scene outside the hall.

In his mind, what Xi Long had said two months ago rang out again.

"Lord, after the implementation of Tuntian, calculate the days, and those wealthy people who have been promoted and secretly descended by us should also find a clue. At that time, the wealthy people in Hedong hated the lord to the core.

After that, it is inevitable that they will not bribe the high-ranking officials in the court and slander the lord in front of the saints. People's words are terrifying, in case the saint listens to slander, I am afraid that all these careful plans and calculations of the lord will eventually turn into a dream of Huang Ke. So, my lord, do you have to prepare first? ”

At that time, Wen Han pondered for a while and smiled bitterly.

Get ready? How can he prepare? In the court, except for his friendship with his teacher Wang Yun, it is impossible for anyone else to help him. And when Tuntian was implemented, Wen Han and the wealthy people in Hedong turned their faces, and after Wang Yun's family learned about it, they were afraid that Wang Yun would be forbidden to associate with him again.

After all, there is such a saying in the wealthy family, the wealthy families in the world are all family.

The number of wealthy people occupies a very small part of the world, but they can control a large part of the power, financial resources, and land. Naturally, there is a reason, don't look at the fights between some wealthy families from time to time, but once they encounter something that threatens the interests of the entire wealthy family, these people will immediately unite to the outside world. It can be said that these wealthy people are a group of people with special identities, or it is more appropriate to describe the relationship between these people by a race.

And like those wealthy people, they generally use silver taels? Wen Han is not reluctant. Instead, he knew that those high-ranking officials would never accept his silver taels. Wen Han and the wealthy can be said to be two completely different groups, and who of these two groups can bring them more benefits does not need to be estimated at all, and it can be seen at a glance.

Many of the high-ranking officials in the court are also from proud families, and of course they will not abandon their roots and help Wen Han, an outsider.

As for Wen Han's former boss, He Jin? This person's interests are paramount, and he doesn't talk about old feelings.

Wen Han thought about it, he had no other way but to pin all his hopes on Emperor Han Ling.

"Zhicai, what if we wait for the authorities, our way is still in the hands of others. I have nothing to do, but I pray that the Holy One will see this fact. ”

Gradually, in Wen Han's mind, this sentence sounded again. Today he thought of Xi Long's question that day, and he only had the same answer at this time.