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The gratitude in Wang Yuan's heart was indescribable, Mrs. Qin Guo gave all the strength she could, even including her son's life, which was already the limit of what she could do. In the face of such a heavy gift, Wang Yuan didn't know how to bear it.

"Madam, Miss Yuhuan. This ......," Wang Yuan said softly.

"Needless to say, if you refuse, you will despise our intentions. Our Yang family and your Wang family have long been connected, if we can't survive this catastrophe, these things will also fall into the hands of others, and we will all die at the hands of others. So don't have any worries, it's also for our own sake. Mrs. Qin Guo waved her hand.

Wang Yuan was speechless, although as Mrs. Qin Guo said, helping themselves was to help them survive the disaster, but after all, they gave everything. Wang Yuan still couldn't calm down in his heart.

"Jun'er, kneel." Mrs. Qin Guo shouted at Liu Jun, who was standing dumbfounded.

Liu Jun didn't know why, he was stunned for a moment, and then fell to his knees. Mrs. Qin Guo said: "You swear a poisonous oath to your father-in-law, and from now on, you will be loyal to your father-in-law with all your might." Even if your mother and your aunt are in danger, you must first be loyal and then filial piety. When loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, you must be loyal first. If your stepfather raises an army to fight, you must be the first to charge for your stepfather. ”

Liu Jun immediately understood what Mrs. Qin Guo meant, if Wang Yuan was determined to compete in the world, he must express his loyalty to him. After all, he was still a general of the Tang Dynasty before, and after swearing allegiance, he abandoned the Tang Dynasty and was only loyal to Wang Yuan. Regardless of success or failure, Wang Yuan will be his only allegiance.

Liu Jun swears here, from now on, only the righteous father will look forward. What the righteous father's sword refers to is the direction of Liu Jun's charge. From then on, he was loyal to his father-in-law, and there was no second heart. If this oath is violated, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. Liu Jun bowed his hand to the sky and swore in a deep voice.

Wang Yuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said, "What is this doing?" Do you still need to swear by poison? Hey, ma'am, you're forcing me to do something against the sky. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo said quietly: "Maybe it's against the sky, but maybe it's also in accordance with the will of heaven." The rise and fall have been repeated since ancient times. The Tang Dynasty was established, is it also a trip against the sky? You don't have a choice, whether it's public or private. ”

Wang Yuan sighed and groaned, "Madam, Miss Yuhuan, I know I have no choice. However, you also know that once this matter is decided, there is no turning back. But it's not so simple to really do big things. If I decide to act, I don't think about the possibility of failure, and I don't allow myself to fail. So before I do that, I need to think clearly. Although Li Mao is not worried, once an incident arises, I will not face him alone, but the enemy of the entire Tang Dynasty. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded slightly and said, "I understand, you are nothing more than worried about the will of the people, and you are also worried that the wealthy families in my Tang Dynasty are on Li Mao's side." I don't understand the people's feelings, but once the family is on the side of the Li Tang royal family, even if Li Mao falls, any prince will take the throne, and they will fully support him. If you don't have their support, it's hard to succeed. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "Madame also understands the inside story? ”

Mrs. Qin Guo smiled and said, "How could I not know? Are you the lady of Qin for nothing? Not to mention anything else, my husband's Liu family is a wealthy family surnamed Datang. The five surnames and seven clans of the Tang Dynasty are all families with strong financial and material resources. Under the cooperation of the big family, no one can match it. ”

Wang Yuan's eyes lit up and said, "So, Madame is very familiar with this?" Why don't you tell me about it? ”

Mrs. Qin Guo smiled and said, "Erlang, it seems that you have already prepared in your heart, and my bitter persuasion today is superfluous." If you don't have the heart to do something, how can you care about these things? I thought you would be thoughtful and wouldn't make a decision lightly, but now it seems that you have already done so. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Madam, do I have a way out?" Or, as you say, let Miss Yuhuan return to Li Mao's side to renew our lives? Your agitation is not very skillful. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo glanced at Wang Yuan and said with a smile: "However, you were still provoked, you were so angry that you almost flipped the table and cursed." Oh, I see, you're reluctant to be small...... Little ......"

Mrs. Qin Guo finished talking for half a while, and suddenly found that Liu Jun was present, and she shouldn't have said these words in front of Liu Jun, so she hurriedly swallowed the words. Over there, Yang Yuhuan's face was already flushed, and he got up and said, "You two are talking, I don't understand these things, and I can't interject." Jun'er, go out for a walk with my aunt, my aunt hasn't seen you for a long time and wants to talk to you. ”

Liu Jun hurriedly said yes, Yang Yuhuan stood up, stretched out his hand to put his arm around Liu Jun, moved lightly, and went to the courtyard.

When there were only Wang Yuan and Mrs. Qin Guo in the room, Wang Yuan was no longer polite. stepped forward and hugged Mrs. Qin Guo, and kissed her fiercely on the small mouth. Mrs. Qin Guo whined and was so muffled that she couldn't breathe. The fragrant tongue was sucked out by Wang Yuan, and even the root of the tongue was torn numb. felt that Wang Yuan was completely practicing himself, and his movements were violent and rough, making his mouth and tongue hurt together. When he was dizzy, his heart bit Wang Yuan hard. Wang Yuan was in pain, and let go of Mrs. Qin's mouth with a sigh.

"You're rude." Mrs. Qin Guo said angrily. took out a handkerchief and wiped the pure red that was messed up by Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan stroked his lower lip that was almost bitten and smiled: "If you dare to provoke me casually in the future, and deliberately provoke me to be angry, right?" ”

Mrs. Qin Guo took a sip and said, "You little conscienceless, I, Yang Yurong, gave you everything, and you still blame me." Which hairs on my body are not facing you? I'm just trying to stir up your blood, otherwise who wouldn't be so frightened that they pee their pants when they hear my suggestion to raise an army to rebel? I'm also too worried, you already have the heart of arrogance. ”

Wang Yuan sighed: "Don't say that about me, if I have a second way to go, will I take this road?" ”

Mrs. Qin Guo sighed lightly: "Yes, the world makes people, and I can't help myself. That's it, don't talk about this, it's still the same sentence, the left and right are dead, it's better to fight big. Winning takes all, losing is just that result. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and smiled: "It's better to talk to Madame neatly, if Madame is a man, she must be a bold and neat person who does big things." ”

Mrs. Qin Guo smiled and said, "Don't gossip with me, do you still want to listen to those things of the wealthy clan?" If you don't want to hear it, I'll go with Jun'er, and it's easy for our mother and son to meet. ”

Wang Yuan hurriedly said: "Listen, of course you have to listen." Tell me more about it. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo tidied up her clothes and sat down, restoring her dignified appearance. He raised his head and thought for a moment, and said: "Where I founded the Tang Dynasty, there are many scholars among the big families. Among them, the most powerful are seven. Two of these seven families are surnamed Li and two are surnamed Cui, so they are called five surnames and seven families. They are the Li clan of Longxi, the Li clan of Zhaojun, the Cui clan of Qinghe, the Cui clan of Boling, the Lu clan of Fanyang, the Zheng clan of Xingyang and the Wang clan of Taiyuan. Among them, the Li family in Longxi is the home of today's royal family. Gaozu Taizong is a member of the Longxi family, and the reason why the Longxi Li family was able to win the world was that the rest of the great scholars also contributed a lot. There was a lot of money, food, soldiers and horses. ”

Wang Yuan said: "I see. A family of scholars can establish the Tang Dynasty, and this alone makes me understand the power of everyone in the scholar family. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded slightly and said, "That's nature." The five surnames and seven clans are all wealthy families, and their family origins can be traced back to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and even the Han Dynasty. Taking the Qinghe Cui clan as an example, its family roots can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Cui's ancestor is one of the ministers of Qi, to the Han Dynasty has become a Shandong wang family, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty is a first-class surname, ranked among the five wealthy families. Until the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was still vigorous and unabated. Let's not talk about the things before the Tang Dynasty, just after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were hundreds of people who were officials, and more than 20 people from the official to the prime minister. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, some officials revised the "Clan Chronicles" and listed the Cui family as the first. Emperor Taizong issued an edict saying: The Li family is a royal family, how can the Cui family be the leader, is the Cui family more noble than the royal family? Only then did the Li family of Longxi be the first, the queen's eldest grandson was the second, and the Cui family and other wealthy families were arranged behind it. It can be seen that the strength of the Cui family is strong. ”

Wang Yuan listened with relish and praised: "It turns out that there are so many stories in this. Madame is really knowledgeable and knows everything. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo stroked her hair lightly and said with a smile: "You don't praise me, I am a woman, what can I know?" I just learned this when I heard my deceased husband talk about it. The deceased husband was a nerd who was obsessed with these anecdotes and liked to talk to me about them in his spare time. I don't really like to hear about it, but over time, I don't want to know, but I know something. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I see. ”

Mrs. Qin continued: "The rest of the families are also wealthy families with deep roots, and the family power is also deeply rooted in my Tang Dynasty. I don't know how many people in the family are officials, but there is no need to repeat them one by one. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and asked, "But why do I rarely hear news from these wealthy families, and those officials in the court and the central government are from these wealthy families?" Why does it seem to have disappeared? ”

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded and smiled, "They have indeed disappeared, and there is a reason for this." After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for the Li family in Longxi, the rest of the families were huge, and the children of the families were all over the court. Almost all of the government is controlled by them. And the wealthy families intermarried with each other, and the relationship became closer and closer. This poses a great threat to the Li family, who is a royal family. Although the Li family, a royal family from a big family, has the support of the rest of the families and sits on the country, after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, these big families are a potential threat. I won't say this, but you should understand it. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "I understand." is also from a wealthy family, and one family has won the world, so it is natural to worry that other wealthy families may also compete. Besides, the world has belonged to the Li family, and the rest of the wealthy families have also done their best, it is time to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and cook the rabbit and the dog. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo smiled and said: "It's not enough to cook rabbits and dead dogs, but the Hao family is more and more in control of the government, and their family members have become high-ranking officials in the court, and many things echo each other together, which has threatened the majesty of the imperial power." Therefore, it is necessary to suppress the wealthy family, but it is not enough to dare to kill them all. Because even the Li family, the royal family that owns the world, does not dare to openly launch extermination against these families, and it cannot be exterminated. After so many years, the five surnames and seven clans have long shared interests, you have me, I have you, like mud and water, they are inseparable at all. But although it is impossible to exterminate the clan, it is indeed necessary to limit their power and suppress other wealthy clans, otherwise the royal family will have to fall under the control of other wealthy clans. ”

Wang Yuan pondered: "That's true. It can only be suppressed, but not cut off. This is also the only way to maintain stability and maintain imperial power. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded and said, "Yes, these things are too complicated for them, and I can't say it clearly." In short, as the power of the Hao family continued to grow, the royal family finally made a move. Emperor Gaozong began to promulgate a decree to restrict the rest of the wealthy families from marrying each other by marriage, but if the wealthy families wanted to intermarry, they had to be approved by the royal family. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "This is a wonderful hand. Although it does not seem to be a drastic measure, it is definitely a very effective means to prevent private alliances between wealthy families. It may have no effect in a short period of time, but within ten or twenty years, the in-law connection that should have been established between the children of the family has been severed. It's a gentle stab. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo smiled and said, "A gentle knife, this statement is also novel and appropriate. During his reign of thirty-four years, Emperor Gojong issued three restrictions on the wealthy families. After the order to restrict in-laws, there was an order to restrict the children of the family from entering the court as officials, stipulating the number of family members entering the court as central officials, and balancing the forces of all parties. Now it seems that this is all a move to expel the family to control the government. ”

Wang Yuan thought that the rule of Yonghui under the rule of Gaozong was another peaceful and prosperous era after Zhenguan, although Gaozong was a bad person, but he was quite strategic in this matter, step by step.

"When Emperor Wu came to the court, he was even more harsh on the family. Emperor Wu was ruthless and resolute, and suppressed the five surnames and seven clans. Divide and conquer. In order to protect themselves, the major families secretly supported the Li kings to raise troops. However, because they were divided and ruled by Emperor Wu, it was difficult to concentrate their forces. Therefore, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, Li Chong, the king of Langya, and others all failed. As a result, Emperor Wu launched a purge and launched thunderous measures against the Li family, a major family of the family. However, after all, the strength of the Hao clan is still there, and Emperor Wu also knows that if the Hao family is forced to join forces to resist, the consequences will be terrible. It is said that in the first year of Shengong, Emperor Wu reached a compromise agreement with the wealthy family. Since then, several wealthy families have moved to the southeast and have not interfered in government affairs. The children of the family are officials, not to the third grade. The imperial court promised to adopt a gentle policy, no longer purge and suppress the wealthy family, and promised the right to operate tea, grain, salt and iron in the southeast. forcibly stripped several wealthy families from the imperial court. But the wealthy family has since lost the opportunity to enter the center of the imperial court. In exchange for the benefits of the imperial court's wealth, he was in peace. Mrs. Qin Guo said softly.

Wang Yuan said dumbfoundedly: "It turns out that there is such a secret in this. Although this is a legend, it is not without reason. It is also a good exchange for the family to give up power in exchange for the right to manage wealth in the southeastern provinces. Otherwise, it's a lose-lose situation. But overall, the family has suffered a big loss, and I am afraid that it will decline. No wonder I have been in the dynasty for so many years, and there is not much talk about the wealthy family. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded and said, "Yes, although it is a loss, it is better than exterminating the clan." After Emperor Wu, the current Emperor Taishang ascended the throne as the emperor, and he will never allow these wealthy families to infiltrate the court again, but the relationship with them has eased a lot. Several wealthy families have to be married by the emperor, and the restrictions on officials have also been relaxed. It is said that His Majesty once summoned several heads of large clans to give favors. Several clans also expressed their full support for the Li royal family, and gave full support in terms of financial and material resources. Because of the poisonous power of Emperor Wu, several wealthy families were unwilling to take any more risks, so it became a situation of reconciliation and coexistence between the two sides. This is what I know about the Tang Dynasty, some things are just hearsay, but there is no conclusive evidence. As for what agreements are made between the Hao family and the royal family, and what the specific collusion is, then I don't know anything. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Thank you, madam, these things have opened my eyes." I am like a frog at the bottom of a well, and I will not know that there is another world until after today. In any case, the connection between these wealthy families and the Li family is severe, which is why they support the Li family to the death. In this case, if you don't know the relationship between them and start something rashly, I am afraid that you will be hit hard. During the prosperous and peaceful period of Kaiyuan Tianbao in the past few decades, these big surnames have obtained the privileges of the imperial court, and they may have blossomed everywhere in the southeast. The southeast land is rich in wealth, and if it can't cut off the line of support for the Li royal family, it will be a big trouble. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded and said, "I agree with what you said, even if they decline, if they join forces to support one side, the strength will be terrifying." The land of wealth in the world is occupied by them, and the financial resources of several families may account for thirty percent of the wealth in the world, if they are determined to support the Li family, there may be no one in the world to shake it. Don't look at the An Lushan Rebellion, but if they can't seize the southeast, they are doomed to failure. ”

Wang Yuan nodded heavily, thought silently for a moment, and said, "Madam, you just said that your husband's Liu family is also a big family, why is it not among the five surnames and seven clans?" ”

Mrs. Qin Guo said with a smile: "My husband's Liu family is the Hedong Wang clan, and the Hedong Sanwang clan, the Liu family, the Pei family, and the Xue family are the newly rising family families after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Part of the reason for the rise of the Sanwang clan is also the deliberate result of the royal family. You must know that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the number of children of the three clans in Hedong has reached more than 50 people who have become the concubines of the Tang Dynasty, which shows that the Li royal family supports the rise of the three clans with the covenant of in-laws. All three of these clans are royal relatives. The Pei family is even more likely to be a lot of people. There has also been the rise of Merriam-Webster in recent years. In my humble opinion, the imperial court did not want the royal family of the five surnames and seven clans to sit on the throne, so it resisted by supporting the rise of the wealthy families with foreign surnames who were loyal to the Li family. However, in fact, although the three tribes of Hedong and the Wei family and other upstarts of the Tang Dynasty have risen rapidly, they are not the same as the major wealthy families in the southeast. Those clans have been in business for hundreds of years, and some have even lasted for thousands of years, and they are incomparable in terms of their heritage and even family branches. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I understand, the Li family wants to take advantage of the rise of the upstart to get rid of the control of several wealthy families. After all, although the situation has improved, several wealthy families have a strong family background and a long history, and no one can compare with them. If there are upstarts to compete with them, they can also clamp each other, and life is divided and ruled. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded and said, "What you said should be good, I remember that my deceased husband once told me that my husband's Liu family once married the Cui family among the five surnames and seven clans who now live in Qiantang County. My father-in-law was the only one in my husband's last generation, and the rest were all women. Two of them married the children of the Cui family. It is said that His Majesty personally decreed that marriage was granted at that time. As soon as you said it, I wonder if the imperial court wants to use the marriage between the nouveau riche and the family to win over one family and divide the connection between the Cui family and the rest of the family. After all, in-laws are the fastest way to bring the two parties closer. ”

Wang Yuan stroked his palms and said, "I'm afraid that's exactly the case." Marriage between the five surnames and seven clans is no longer allowed to be intermittent, and marrying with foreign clans can play a role in accelerating the differentiation of the relationship between them. There can be no doubt about this. I can only say that the Li royal family has tried everything for this matter. They are both dependent and jealous of these wealthy families, which is called love and hate. However, there must be a connection between your husband's Liu family and the Cui family? ”

Mrs. Qin Guo thought for a while and said, "After all, it is a matter of the previous generation, and my husband's family has withered since the previous generation. The deceased husband had eleven brothers and sisters, and Ben had two older brothers. However, they all died in their youth. Only one of the deceased husbands in the family is an adult, and the rest are women. The deceased husband was weak and his life was very thin, and he only left Jun'er, the only seedling, and returned to the west. The Liu family has actually fallen. He has long been cut off from Cui's family, and I don't know if the two elders who married in the past are still alive. If it's here, I'm afraid it's also the year of the sixtieth year. Since my deceased husband died, I haven't had much contact with my husband's family. They don't like the name of my Yang family, and I don't bother to deal with them. Several of Liu Jun's aunts also lost the news after the chaos. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "It's a pity, I would like to meet the wealthy families of the Southeast family and talk to them." ”

Mrs. Qin Guo was surprised: "What do you want to do with them?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "If I can sever the connection between them and the Li royal family, that is the key move." If I had the chance to meet them, I'd like to give them a try. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo shook her head slightly and said, "Your idea is a bit unrealistic, but if you really want to see them, I can visit them as a member of the Liu family." After all, the two aunts are married to Cui, and I have a reason to visit. I hope they are still there. As long as one of them is there, the move is not abrupt. Then I might be able to match you up and meet them. ”

Wang Yuan was overjoyed and said: "If this is really the case, it would be great." In this way, when the weather warms up and the spring flowers bloom in the next year, I will order someone to escort you to the south. You're just going to take a break. It's best to be able to meet in person, and it's okay if you can't. I can think of something else. ”