Chapter Thirty-Six: Wang's History

Taiyuan, the land of the Longxing of the Li family of the Tang Dynasty, here is not a flat river, but the terrain of a basin, since the Li family rose strongly here, it is called the 'cornucopia' here, and it is not the gold and silver treasures that gather, but the supreme treasure. It stands to reason that this should be the place that the Li family cares about the most, even more so than the ancestral tomb of the old family in Longxi, but now it is not the royal Li family that is entrenched here, but another family, the Taiyuan Wang family. This family, originated in the Jin Dynasty, according to legend, is a branch of the Langya Wang family, but the Langya Wang family with the fall of the Jin Dynasty and drowned in history, here has become the Wang family's base camp, the Wang ancestors have also produced countless big people, and even the book saint Wang Xizhi is also one of their ancestors.

But now the Taiyuan Wang family is not as prosperous as the Jin Dynasty, with the passage of time, the first family in the world when the king and the horse were in the world, gradually fell a lot, although the heritage is still there, but it is indeed less than the original world no one can stand out from the domineering. Now the Taiyuan Wang family is one of the five surnames and seven wangs, occupying a place in the top families in the world, but it is only hovering in the bottom few and not seeing the original glory.

Wang occupies Taiyuan, although it is a basin, surrounded by mountains in the west, north and east, only the central and southern parts of the river valley plain, which is not very rich, the climate in the river valley is warm, and the tributaries of the Yellow River bring convenient irrigation advantages, although it is only less than one-fifth of the area, but it still meets the needs of the people of Taiyuan. Here, the Wang were the lords of the land, and their countless tenant farmers leased the land. to support his family, but also to satisfy the extravagant life of the Wang family.

Taiyuan City. The radius is not less than dozens of miles, and it is a rare heavy town in the land of Guanzhong. The city wall is towering, thick like an ancient holy mountain, the flag flying on the head of the city, the big word 'Tang' fluttering in the wind, a group of soldiers wearing armor, patrolling the city, they are the Tang army stationed in the city, but most of the soldiers are in awe of the Wang family more than the Li Tang royal family. Because the general stationed in Taiyuan was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, after all, it is the base camp of a family. It is impossible to hand over the power of the garrison to someone else, so wouldn't it be a steel knife to his neck? Therefore, no matter which family it is, as long as the conditions allow, they will make the leaders of the garrisons around their lair their own people.

Outside the city of Taiyuan, there is a small inn, and the people who run this inn are a couple, both very old, and like all the people, they wear coarse cloth clothes, and their faces have been deeply scratched by years of hard work. The old cheeks and calluses on the palms testify to their simplicity. It was the hottest time of the year, and many caravans only chose to travel in the morning and evening, stopping at the hottest hours of the day.

At this moment, in this small inn, a caravan traveling from afar was stopping here. Men in groups of three and two were sitting in the hall of the inn, drinking boiled water, talking about what they saw and heard on the road.

"Do you know. Who is the most powerful person in this Taiyuan City? "A man with a short shirt open chest, a strong chest and a dark chest. It looked as rugged as his face.

"Who doesn't know this, it must be the garrison general Wang Qi. With 30,000 banners under his command, who would dare to offend him in the entire Taiyuan City? A thin man picked up the rough porcelain bowl and poured a mouthful of water into his mouth and replied.

"Wrong, I think it's Lord Taishou Zheng Yunfeng, he is the supreme governor of Taiyuan City appointed by the serious imperial court! Even General Wang Qi didn't dare to offend him! It's not a trivial matter to be convicted of Shangguan! Someone retorted.

"Actually, what you said is not right, although these two people in Taiyuan City can't be offended, but they can only be ranked in the top three, the two can be said to be comparable, but there is one person who is definitely above the two!" The open-chested man saw someone answering, and he was very excited to continue.

"Oh! So who is this person? It can't be that one! Someone seemed to have guessed something, and said aloud.

"Looks like someone still knows! Yes, that one can be said to be the real master of Taiyuan City, whether it is Lord Taishou or the garrison general, he does not dare to go against his wishes, he is the 'sky' within a hundred miles of Taiyuan. When he said the last sentence, the open-chested man stopped his voice and whispered.

"You mean the head of the Taiyuan Wang family, Wang Jun Zijie."

"That's right, I should have thought of it a long time ago, the garrison general Wang Qi is a side branch of the Taiyuan Wang family, and Lord Zheng Yunfeng is the disciple of this heir, how can he not respect him, this is the biggest snake in Taiyuan, even if the strong dragon of the royal family comes, it may not be able to suppress it, not to mention that this snake also has the power to almost turn into a dragon." A scribe dressed in a long robe, different from a room of rugged men, spoke up.

"That is, this Taiyuan Wang family is one of the five surnames and seven hopes, this world's largest family, how can the head of this clan be stronger than any parent official."

A voice of echo sounded, and so many people in the entire hall of the inn actually agreed with this, which shows how much prestige this Wang clan has in the realm of Taiyuan.

"The Wang family is indeed the biggest snake in Taiyuan, but do you know that the Wang family has a major event recently?" The open-chested man saw that everyone he wanted participated in the topic he raised, and suddenly felt that something great had been accomplished, and said proudly, and the sea bowl in his hand was drained by him in one gulp, and then someone filled it for him.

"What's the big deal, could it be that the head of the Wang Jun family has married a concubine again?" A big black man leaning against the window said nonsense, and laughed after he finished speaking.

"That big black man, don't guess if you don't know, this place is not far from Taiyuan, who knows if there is any Wang family's eyeliner in this inn, if you know that you arrange the rights and wrongs of the Wang family like this, you will be unlucky!" His companion hurriedly stopped him, and a pair of eyes looked around, as if searching for the so-called eyeliner.

"Don't worry, the Wang family may not be able to do anything to me! Even if I say this in front of Wang Jun, I'm not afraid! The big black man grinned.

"Can't you say a few words? If it really attracts the people of the Wang family, don't blame me for not helping you, do you think that if it weren't for your mouth along the way, we would have so much trouble? And there is actually such a thing, now let's look for the nearby mountain village first, and see if there is any room for recovery! His companion grabbed the big black man who wanted to continue, and whispered beside him.

"Alas! I can't be blamed for that! You also know that such a valuable thing is actually handed over to us directly, and no one wants anything to happen! The big black man didn't have the love to continue to laugh, and said with a broken face.

"This big brother is not right, these days Taiyuan City can be described as full of lights, you don't see that the Wang Mansion in the center of the city is hung with red lanterns, it is more festive than the New Year! This must be a happy event, maybe the Wang family will reduce the rent a little this year! The innkeeper interjected when he saw what they were talking about.

"What the hell is going on! This Wang family is not going to marry a daughter, right? ”

"No, it's not to marry a daughter, but to find the eldest lady of the Wang family who has been separated for a long time. This eldest lady is the granddaughter of the old man Wang Jun, and the eldest daughter of the third generation of the Wang family. The open-chested man didn't want to hang everyone's appetite, and said directly.

"Since it is the return of the eldest lady of the Wang family, it must be a festive event and worth celebrating!"

"It's just that you can't imagine that this eldest lady of the Wang family has been used as a maid all these years, haha...... I really want to know which kid is so good to let the eldest daughter of the Wang family be a maid, it's really a bold thing! If he knew the identity of his maid, I don't know if he would be scared! The open-chested man didn't wait for everyone to digest the news he had just learned, and threw out another, more exciting news.

"This ...... Is this true? Is there really such a thing? ”

"The Wang family must hate that shit luck kid to death, maybe he will dismantle that guy and light the sky lantern."

"Anyway, that's all about those big guys, we just hope that this trip will catch up with such a good thing, Wang's mood will be comfortable and charge less tolls, so that we can earn more money this time!" The shopkeeper of the caravan, an old man with gray hair, sat at a table near the staircase of the inn and said.

"Yes, yes, yes...... That's it! ”

At this moment, a young man walked down from the upper floor, wearing a sky blue robe, stepping on deerskin boots, and a strange fan in his hand, and walked down the stairs with a sway: "Dare to ask all brothers, when was the eldest lady of the Wang family you said taken back to the Wang family?" After asking this question, the young man turned to look at the window position, then closed the fan in his hand with a bang, played with it in his hand, and then nodded lightly in the direction of the window, smiling and waiting for the person below to answer his question.

"This ...... It's not very clear, after all, although we know some of these things, but we don't really know them, after all, no one dares to inquire more about the secrets of these big families! The open-chested man replied a little embarrassed, looking at the dress of the person in front of him, he must be a son of a family, if he can answer his question, maybe he can climb up to such a little relationship, but this opportunity slipped away.

"That's right! That's troublesome too! The blue-shirted boy didn't ask anything more, but turned around and went upstairs.

"Is it really him?"

"Do you want to go?"

"Since I've been bumped into, how can I not go, unless I don't want to live!"

"Then let's go!" (To be continued......)