Shanxi Pingyang Mansion, that is, now Linfen City, Shanxi, since ancient times, here and Taiyuan, Datong is known as the famous metropolis of the Yellow River Basin, and it is precisely for this reason that most of Shanxi including Taiyuan and Datong fell into the hands of the Shaanxi Ming Army, Shanxi Eight Families transferred the main wealth of the family to this famous city through the ages, and at the same time, also took this ancient city as the main place to resist the Ming army in Shaanxi.

Pingyang Mansion, as one of the few big cities in Shanxi, used to be full of people and undecided traders, but during this time, with the tension of the war, it has long lost the prosperity and prosperity of the past, and it has become like elsewhere, the atmosphere is tense, the shouting and killing are constant, and the whole sky is shrouded in the dark clouds of war.

Invite Yuelou, the largest teahouse in Pingyang Mansion, usually, in addition to the real dignitaries, other people want to take a seat here, at least half a month in advance, it depends on your luck, not for anything else, just because here, it is Wang Dayu, one of the eight families in Shaanxi, the business opened by the Wang family, with the strength of the eight families in Shanxi and the entire northern frontier, there is really no one who dares to make trouble here.

It's a pity that such a good place, with the approach of the war, is not as good as the scenery of the past, of course, the business here is still thriving, but it is a little more depressed than before, but today, the Invite Yue Lou is unusually very deserted, it has come to the most lively restaurant moment in the evening, but no one in the entire Invite Yue Lou came to eat, of course, it is not that no one wants to come, but today the Invite Yue Lou is closed, except for a limited number of people. No one else will be accepted.

On the third floor of the highest Yueyue Building, in one of the largest private rooms, I saw four people sitting here, drinking tea, listening to music, and busy with their own affairs. Although these four people looked very inconspicuous, except for one of them, which looked normal, the remaining three were a little unsightly, one of them was a hunchback, although he had tried very hard to straighten his waist, but the hump-like thing on his back was not something he could change if he wanted to.

The remaining two have a fat head and big ears, if you don't look at it confidently, you really think that the second senior brother has become a sperm. The remaining one is the opposite of this person, and compared to the senior brother, he lacks the long hair on his body.

Although these people are not good-looking, and even look a little uncomfortable, if the people who really know these people appear here, they will know how much energy these people can have, because they are the helmsmen of four of the eight families in Shanxi, and the one who looks normal is the head of the Huang family who came from Taikoo County yesterday. Huang Yunfa.

Of the remaining three, the hunchbacked one is the head of the Tian family. Tian Shenglan, the remaining fat and thin two, are the heads of the big and small Wang families among the eight families, the fat man Wang Dengku, the thin man Wang Dayu, for outsiders, the eight families are a whole. One is prosperous, one is lost, but for the people of the eight families, it is a joke, you know. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, how can the Eight Families be an exception, and even the Eight Families are fighting more fiercely than other forces, after all, at their level, they can get huge benefits with one less opponent, so when they cooperate, they also don't think about how to pit each other's votes all the time.

In the fight against each other, forming a gang is an indispensable thing, so Huang Yunfei, Tian Shenglan, Wang Dengku, and Wang Dayu quietly formed an alliance for their own interests, and the remaining four people also united under the alliance of Fan Yongdou.

Among them, the reason why Huang Yunfa and the four people were able to form an alliance was to be able to fight against Fan Yongdou and others, you know, whether it is Huang Yunfa, or Tian Shenglan and others, they are different from Fan Yongdou and others in that the business they do does not need to have much contact with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Fan Yongdou and others are different, these people have been completely dazzled by power and interests, in order to get huge benefits, they have completely surrendered to the Manchu court, and it is precisely because of this that they will be divided into two forces, of course, This force is only launched when there are really internal contradictions, and usually when dealing with external threats, the eight major families spare no effort to attack, after all, they don't want a force that can be equal to them in the emergence of a force.

"Brother Huang, let's talk about it, what are you doing when you summoned us all to this Invite Yue Lou today, you know, although my Invite Moon Tower is not as lively as usual, but I can still make some money, now that the war is approaching, there is no way to do any business, do you know that there is no business on this day, and my Wang family has suffered a huge loss!" After drinking the tea in the teacup in his hand, Wang Dayu put the tea bowl on the table and finally couldn't help asking.

To tell the truth, for Huang Yunfa, if it was before, Wang Dayu really wouldn't talk like this, after all, everyone's family affairs are almost the same, and they can help each other, even if Wang Dayu is really dissatisfied with Huang Yunfa, he will not be so sarcastic, but now it is different, the Huang family has completely failed, not to mention that the Huang family has little wealth left now, let's just say that there are few direct children of the Huang family, except for Huang Yunfa in front of him, I heard that his eldest son has long been missing, If it weren't for the fact that Huang Yunfa once had a little face with them, they really wouldn't have come here, and Wang Dayu wouldn't have stopped the business of inviting Yuelou.

After listening to Wang Dayu's words, although Tian Shenglan and Wang Dengku on the side did not say anything, their expressions of indifference also showed their attitude, that is, this time they agreed to Huang Yunfa to come to meet, that is, for the sake of the past feelings, if there is really anything they can do, they will also help, if it is really too difficult, they will not cause trouble, after all, for them, the top priority now is how to resist the menacing Shaanxi Ming army, Instead of talking to a down-and-out family.

If it was Huang Yunfa in the past, when he heard Wang Dayu's words, I am afraid that he would not be able to hold back the anger in his heart for a long time, and either directly scolded Wang Dayu angrily, or directly turned around and left. It's a pity that what made Wang Dayu and the three of them feel a little curious was that after listening to Wang Dayu's words, Huang Yunfa didn't get angry, nor did he get angry, but took a sip of tea with a calm face, and then stared at the three of them after looking at each other. Speak.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, Brother Wang, nothing else has changed, this eloquence is a lot of sharpness, could it be that it was specially trained during this time, trying to use this three-inch tongue to persuade the strong Shaanxi Ming Army, if this is the case, then congratulations to Brother Wang, your eloquence has been superb, no need to exercise."

"What. You" Hearing Huang Yunfa's sarcasm, Wang Dayu's face suddenly changed, and he was about to scold, but fortunately, he hadn't scolded yet, and a voice rushed to shout, "Okay, shut up." ”

It was Wang Dengku, who had not spoken, who suddenly interjected. Among the eight families, although it is headed by Fan Yongdou. But Wang Dengku is the oldest of them, and it is precisely because of this that his qualifications can be regarded as the oldest, and it is with this that Huang Yunfa and others can compete with Fan Yongdou and others without falling behind.

"Yunfa, things have come to this point. If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hide it, we have been working together for so many years, and everyone knows who and what kind of person is. Why are you stirring people up so much here? "I have to say that the phrase "people become old and become fine" is really a classic, Wang Dengku didn't speak for a long time, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he got to the point.

Seeing that Wang Dengku spoke, Huang Yunfa also became solemn, and arched his hand at Wang Dengku and said, "Since the senior Wang has spoken, then Yunfa will say it directly, Yunfa came this time, just to ask you, the current situation has been very clear, although the Manchu court is strong, but the Hongguang court in Shaanxi is not a vegetarian, so the two tigers are fighting, what do you think we will do if we are added in the middle." Of course, now that my Huang family has fallen into the middle of the road, even if it is really annihilated, it is nothing, but you all have a lot of money, and you really want the family business left by your ancestors for several generations to decline. ”

"Hmph, I think you can't eat grapes, say that grapes are sour, we will decline, don't worry, now the Qing Dynasty is thriving, didn't they say some time ago that they had captured the land of Jiangbei, if they took advantage of the situation to invade Jiangnan, then there would be no one in the entire south who could resist the powerful army of the Qing Dynasty, and at that time, with the rich food and salary in Jiangnan, it was not easy for the Qing Dynasty to dominate the world.

As for the Hongguang ****** you said in Shaanxi, don't look at their momentum now, but that's just for a while, what if the thief Li Zicheng had millions of soldiers, in the end, he was not completely lost overnight, and he died tragically, so in my opinion, that Hongguang ****** I'm afraid that the rabbit's tail can't grow, and we have nothing to worry about. It may be that he was angry with Huang Yunfa just now, so as soon as Huang Yunfa's words landed, Wang Dayu spoke.

"Hahaha, the tail of the rabbit, I think I'm afraid you are really the tail of the rabbit, I'm afraid you don't know, not long ago there has been news that it is more than 100,000 troops of Wu Sangui who attacked Henan, and was attacked by Li Yan of the Shaanxi Ming Army, with less to win more, and fled in embarrassment, and now the entire Henan has completely fallen into the hands of the Shaanxi Ming Army, you think about it, since Henan has been pacified, then who will be the next target of the Shaanxi Ming Army, it can only be the weak and weak you.

Don't say that the Manchu court will come to the rescue of you, you know, the land of Henan, which is more important than our Shanxi, but even so, the Manchu court and Dolgon did not come to the rescue, so you can think of how they will treat us in Shanxi, I am afraid that in the eyes of the Manchu court and Dolgon, we who have lost their role are not worthy of them to start a big war with the Ming army in Shaanxi.

Think about it, if this situation really happens, what will our fate be, for how the Shaanxi Ming army treats traitors, I am afraid that you have already known, I am afraid that when the time comes, a full house will be beheaded, and the sins of the nine clans will not be able to escape, do you really want to just watch your family property being taken away and your relatives being slaughtered? While smiling, Huang Yunfa said.

I have to say that Huang Yunfa's words made the other three people bow their heads and be speechless, of course, if his words were said to hardcore traitors such as Fan Yongdou or Jin Liangyu, I am afraid they would not take it as a thing at all, but for Tian Shenglan and other people who were not so close to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these words made them have to think about it seriously, after all, anyone, as long as it is related to the things they care about the most, will become cautious.

"Yunfa, since you dare to say so, have you already found a solution, or rather, you came today with some kind of purpose, if what I said is right, from the tone of what you just said, I know that you may have been in contact with the Shaanxi Ming Army, since this is the case, you can tell the truth, as long as what you say makes sense, we will think about it seriously." Wang Dengku spoke.

Wang Dengku broke his intention in one fell swoop, Huang Yunfa not only was not nervous, but said with a smile on his face, "It is worthy of the old-timers, this little thought of the younger generations is in front of your old man, it is really nothing to hide, since the old-timers have been so straightforward, then the younger generations will no longer hide it, to be honest, the younger generations have indeed contacted the people of the Shaanxi court, and have also been promised, and the Shi people of Shaanxi also said, as long as they know their mistakes and can change their mistakes, and stop the precipice in time, then the mistakes they have made will be written off. And the imperial court will also promise not to pursue the back accounts, but if you make mistakes again and again, and those who do not change their ways, then in the future, when the Ming army goes south, it will definitely be severely punished. ”

As soon as Huang Yunfa's words were finished, they saw that Tian Shenglan and Wang Dayu's eyes were about to fall off, they never thought that Huang Yunfa, who used to seem to have the best temper, would actually do such a risky thing, thinking that the person in front of him was actually the enemy's spy, the two almost screamed excitedly, fortunately, at the critical moment, Wang Dengku was under the table, and one of them kicked them fiercely, and they immediately reacted, and immediately closed their mouths tightly.

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