The Kyoto lord Wang family, the contemporary head of the family, Wang Ren, sat in the front hall of the house at this time and sighed silently. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Wang Ren is fifty-three years old this year, and he can be regarded as the existence of three shocks in the court. Most of his hair was already covered with silver strands, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes made him look old.

However, a pair of particularly bright and cloudy eyes make it look like a sense of wisdom.

At this moment, Wang Ren was holding the teacup in his right hand and the tea lid in his left hand, letting the bursts of white mist rise, and moving his left hand from time to time, but for the Longjing tea in Jiangnan Shanggong, now he has no posture to taste it.

"Ugh."

Wang Ren sighed, then put the Longjing tea in his hand on the table, and then stood up, he walked to the front yard with his hands on his back.

Coming to the front yard and feeling the warmth with a hint of scorching sunshine, Wang Ren closed his eyes and let the sun shine on his face.

At this moment, the footsteps sounded hurriedly, and Wang Ren's son, who was also in the court, Wang Mingyi, who lived in the household department, came to his side at this time.

"Father."

Wang Ming said respectfully, Wang Ren didn't open his eyes, he continued to enjoy the warm sunshine, and then said, "It's all arranged?" ”

"Yes, all arrangements have been made, after the end of this imperial examination, our Wang family will have the names of twenty candidates, and they will appear on the list."

"Twenty? What about the other families? How many people are they arranging this time? Wang Ren turned around at this time and asked.

After Wang Mingyi heard this, he also responded without thinking: "Fifteen members of the Jun family, fifteen members of the Han family, and fifteen members of the Lu family, these three families have the largest number of people in addition to my Wang family, and the other families add up to about thirteen people. ”

"The Jun family, the Han family... Counting our Wang family, then there will be a total of sixty-eight candidates with the brand of the family, which is equivalent to entering the court in advance.

Sixty-eight people, only the top 100 were admitted in the imperial examination, and our family has now booked more than half of the number in advance.

Tsk, although the entire Nanqing world is still surnamed Yang, the Yang family is already a real name. ”

Wang Ren said silently, and Wang Mingyi's eyes also showed horror after hearing this, if his words were spread, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to rebellion!

Subconsciously glanced around a few times, and after seeing that there was no one else in the front yard except for the father and son, Wang Mingyi's face also recovered a lot.

"Father, how did you remember to say this?" Wang Mingyi asked puzzled, Wang Ren bit his lip at this time, and then shook his head.

Then he returned to the front hall, sat in the center of his position, and looked at Wang Mingyi, who followed up, Wang Ren opened his mouth and asked a little inquiringly: "Mingyi, what do you say is the situation of our Wang family in Kyoto?" ”

After Wang Mingyi heard this, he paused, looked at his father seriously, and after seeing Wang Ren's expression as before, he also said cautiously: "Outside the heavenly family, there is no one who can match!" ”

Wang Mingyi's answer is only eight words, but the domineering and pride in it are also clearly expressed, as the most favored family at present, only his own Wang family has the confidence to say these eight words.

After Wang Ren heard this, he was stunned, and then smiled and repeated his son's answer: "Outside the heavenly family, there is no one who can match." ”

"Well, then, the old man asks you whether this is good or bad. Or to illustrate the righteousness, do you really think that our Wang family will still have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and continue to be normal? ”

"Father, what do you mean?" After seeing Wang Ren's sudden reverberation, Wang Mingyi's heart suddenly had other thoughts at this moment.

Wang Ren looked at the son in front of him with a ruddy face who had never experienced any twists and turns since he was a child, and he also had complicated feelings in his heart.

If he hands over such a big family to him after he dies, will the Wang family in the future still be as beautiful as it is now?

"Clear. You can't see anything from the surface, it is true that His Majesty is very fond of the Wang family now, but this favor cannot guarantee the future scenery of the Wang family.

If it weren't for our Wang family, who controlled the salt pans in the south of the Yangtze River and the mines in the northwest, would you be naïve to think that just by virtue of a concubine Mei, a woman could let His Majesty take care of everything for our Wang family? ”

Wang Mingyi's eyes showed a different look, and after seeing that his father had some scruples and looked at him worriedly, his face also began to become heavy.

"The child doesn't understand, please explain it to the father."

"Well, yes, just ask if you don't understand, it seems that you haven't forgotten what the old man taught you at the beginning."

Wang Ren glanced at his son with a smile, then took a sip of warm tea, moistened his throat and continued: "For the emperor, the word balance is the most important, at a certain time, it will not make one family completely stronger, and at the same time, it will also make another family rise.

And no matter what the relationship between these two families was in the past, when they were raised by the emperor, then these two families will be rivals from now on.

Even if there is no conflict of interest between them and different political philosophies, both of them must be hostile. ”

"Because the emperor wants the two families to restrain each other, so that one of them does not have too much power, and finally embarks on the road of power."

Wang Mingyi said, and after Wang Ren heard this, he nodded: "Yes, you are right." Balance, which is also a manifestation of the art of the emperor.

Our Wang family is now a relative of the Heavenly Family, and at the same time, we secretly hold the salt pans in the south of the Yangtze River and the mines in the northwest, just as you said before, there is no one outside the Heavenly Family, and it is indeed the situation of our Wang family.

But if you were Your Majesty today, would you be willing to let this go on forever? ”

"Father, what do you mean ......"

Seeing that his son was finally about to come to his senses, Wang Ren's tone at this time was also low: "Our Wang family, the limelight is too strong!"

In the court, it can even be said that there is a hundred responses, no one dares to oppose it, and no one dares to touch our Wang family's moldy head.

It stands to reason that when His Majesty sees this situation, he will suppress us, and immediately raise another family to fight with us.

And the old man is also prepared for this, but in the past ten years, His Majesty has not made any moves!

Even the old man felt that His Majesty intended to let our Wang family go to the road of Quanchen, and Quanchen only had two ends in the end!

One, overthrow the emperor, take the throne himself, and change hands in the world from then on, two. That is to disappear from Kyoto. ”

"Father, do you mean that Your Majesty wants to do something to our royal family?"

Wang Mingyi said in a panic, but Wang Ren shook his head: "It's not our Wang family, Your Majesty is probably going to make a move against all the powerful families in Beijing!" ”

"In the past, when Your Majesty was still the prince, with the help of our royal family, we finally ascended to the throne, and in return, Your Majesty gave us ten years of scenery!

But recently, His Majesty has revoked officials in Jiangnan and Northwest three times and twice, which makes the old man feel it. Your Majesty is already intent on attacking us.

And the Wang family, as the number one family in Kyoto, should have become the first pawn of His Majesty's sacrificial sword."

Speaking of this, Wang Ren sneered, his eyes were full of contempt: "But Jiangnan and Northwest, even if Your Majesty wants to do it, but there is no ten years, it is impossible to eliminate the Wang family's imprint in Jiangnan and Northwest!" ”

"And Jiangnan and Northwest, as long as they are under the control of my Wang family, then Your Majesty will never be able to completely tear your face with us, so our Wang family will not be wiped out in Nanqing in the end."

"But, in the same way, we can't sit still and have to find a new way out. And this way out is His Royal Highness the current King of Qi. ”

"King Qi?"

"That's right, it's King Qi. As long as we help him ascend to the throne of the crown prince and help him sit on that high and high position, then no matter whether it is out of our help or the relationship between the Wang family and his mother's family, he will definitely treat us well!

When His Royal Highness King Qi becomes the lord of the world, then from now on, we can really be regarded as outside the heavenly family. No one can match it! ”

Wang Ren said at this time, and glanced at his son with a smile: "Knowing that this imperial examination, why did our Wang family arrange so many people to go in?" ”

After Wang Mingyi heard the question, after thinking about it, he also smiled and said: "This is a gift prepared by my father for His Royal Highness King Qi, and it is also my father's sincerity!" ”

"That's right, it's the old man's sincerity to His Royal Highness King Qi! Those twenty people, after the imperial examination, the old man will use his hands to scatter them everywhere

After four or five years, they will be recalled, and then at that moment, His Royal Highness King Qi will have a force that should not be underestimated!

Whether it is to build momentum for His Royal Highness King Qi or for the benefit of our royal family, they are a vital link!

After a while, you secretly handed over the list of twenty people to King Qi, King Qi has been smart since he was a child, and he must have seen that list, and he also knew the true meaning of the old man. ”

"Yes, father."

Wang Mingyi responded excitedly, looking at his expression, it was as if King Qi would become the lord of the world tomorrow!

After Wang Ren saw the expression on Wang Mingyi's face, he frowned, and then continued: "Mingyi, you have to remember that when you become the head of the Wang family, no matter whether the Son of Heaven is the king of Qi at that time or not, you must remember one thing!"

Always keep the greatest interests in your own hands, only in this way will others or Your Majesty not touch you easily.

But in the same way, you must not be blind to no one because of this, and you must always remain humble, even if you have evil relations with others, but do not show it on the surface.

Because if you don't do this, then you will only have two ways to go in the future, one, Lonely! Two. Minister! And these two paths, no matter which one you end up on, the final outcome is death! ”