"Your Majesty, those big families in Shandong have entered Yecheng and are waiting for Your Majesty's summons!" On the bank of the Zhanghe River, on a big boat, Li Xin lazily basked in the spring sun, Zheng and Yang sat on the side, stuffing preserved fruits into Li Xin's mouth from time to time. Li Yuan died, and the Zheng and Yang families did not return to Chang'an, but stayed with Li Xin and took care of Li Xin. Song He reported with his head bowed in the distance.

"Are you coming? What about Chiaki? Li Xin didn't look back, just asked Song He.

"Haven't come back yet." Song He hurriedly said.

"Well, after Qianqiu comes back, summon them again, keep an eye on them carefully during this time, these guys are very dishonest, I have been in Yecheng for a month, and I haven't seen them come to see me, why, now that I'm here, I want to see me, it's a joke." Li Xin said disdainfully: "The shelves of the Shandong family are very big. ”

After Zheng Guanyin listened to it, her face changed, she was also a member of the Zheng family, at this time, when she heard Li Xin say this, she was a little worried in her heart, and her face was discolored, but she didn't know what to do.

"Don't worry, remember one sentence, the water spilled by the married daughter, you are now a member of the Li family, and it has nothing to do with the Zheng family." Li Xin glanced at Song He and said, "Is Zheng Jibo here?" Let him come to me. "Zheng Jibo is Zheng Guanyin's father, not a branch of Zheng Shanguo, Zheng Shanguo is the same, the daughters of the five surnamed families do not marry outside, and only when Li Yuan was the emperor, the Zheng family married two daughters, but they are all side branches.

"Yes." Song He glanced at Zheng Guanyin and secretly called this woman lucky. Li Xin had to deal with the five surnames and seven wangs, and although the Zheng family lost the Xingyang base camp, the overall strength did not lose much, especially in the status of the Shandong family. If Li Xin wants to attack the Zheng family, he will definitely not be able to take tough measures. Internal discord is the most effective approach.

"Your Majesty." Zheng Guanyin was moved in his heart and shouted softly.

"If your father is loyal to Datang, it will naturally be beneficial. Although the family is good, it is not a good thing for the court and the people of the world. Li Xin said with relief: "If you don't take advantage of the present and wait for my descendants in the future, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with." ”

"The concubine understands." Zheng Guanyin's eyes flickered, revealing a trace of tenderness. She was occupied by Li Xin, on the one hand, for the sake of Li Jiancheng's son, and on the other hand, for her father. It was only at this time that Li Xin gently walked into her heart.

Yecheng. Many families have come to meet the Son of Heaven. Zheng Shanguo naturally chose a good inn, and behind him, the principals of the Zheng family came, among them was an old man, about sixty years old, with a thin appearance, dressed in a brocade robe, in the crowd. It's very calm, and I don't know why, but the people around him don't want to stand with him. His name is Zheng Jibo, and he also has an identity. It is Zheng Guanyin's father. This time, he also followed Zheng Shanguo to Yecheng.

"Step-uncle! If it were me, I would simply announce that Guanyin would be driven out of the Zheng family and take a look. What's going on? She married Li Jiancheng, and now although Li Jiancheng is dead, she should also abide by women's morals. Now follow, hey, my Zheng family's face has been disgraced. An old man of the Zheng clan beside him sighed and said. There were many people next to him who nodded their heads again and again.

Zheng Jibo felt bitter in his heart, in the face of imperial power, could a weak woman refuse, these people don't have a backache when they stand and talk. In the final analysis, isn't it for the reputation and interests of the Zheng family? He has ever considered the feelings of others. Zheng Jibo was suddenly a little dissatisfied in his heart, and he understood why Zheng Shanguo was not optimistic about himself.

"Duke Wu Shan, His Majesty the Emperor invites Duke Wu Shan to meet at the Zhanghe River." At this time, a man in Tsing Yi walked up to Zheng Jibo and said in a low voice.

Zheng Jibo was stunned for a moment, but when he looked again, he found that the man in Tsing Yi had left, he thought about it, and then followed him out of the inn and came towards the Zhanghe River.

Zheng Jibo's age is not young, this man who inherited Wu Shangong is uneasy at the moment, following Song He, he used to be a character in the history of the Kuozhou Assassin, but now in front of Li Xin, he seems to be an ordinary person, standing there quietly, the young man in front of him is only about thirty years old, dressed in green clothes, with a short beard under his chin, smiling, but his eyes seem to be like a deep pool, which makes people unable to see the reality clearly.

"Give Wu Shan Gong a seat."

Li Xin greeted Zheng Jibo with a smile and said, "Wu Shangong just arrived in Yecheng?" ”

Unlike Li Xin's other women, he has no other feelings for the Zheng family, but he just looks good at her, and she only has a strong sense of possessiveness, and the only people who really have feelings are the eldest grandson Wujian and others, so Zheng Jibo also uses the attitude of the emperor to see his courtiers.

"Exactly." Zheng Jibo hurried back. His mood was very complicated, he followed Zheng Shanguo and them into Yecheng together, when he knew that his daughter followed Li Xin to Zhanghe as soon as he entered the city, he knew the situation, and his heart was full of joy and worry.

"Is Wu Shangong willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty?" Li Xin said with a smile.

"The world is so big, all of them are His Majesty's courtiers." Zheng Jibo gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "The same is true of the Zheng family in Xingyang, naturally he is His Majesty's courtier. ”

"Wu Shangong laughed, Xingyang Zheng is afraid that it will not be Wu Shangong's turn to call the shots." Li Xin stood up, handsome, and regardless of Zheng Jibo's embarrassment, he said: "However, Zheng Shanguo is already old, he has occupied the Xingyang Sect for many years, and for so many years, he has supported the Li family, so that my Tang Dynasty captured Xingyang and occupied your Zheng family's Sect, such a person can also live in peace as the patriarch, is Wu Shangong willing to watch the Xingyang Zheng clan fall like this?" ”

"Ahh Zheng Jibo was stunned when he heard this, his eyes widened, looking at Li Xin, he never thought that Li Xin actually had this idea, he wanted the Zheng family to split up, or to let himself replace Zheng Shanguo as the patriarch of the Zheng family, the purpose of which Zheng Jibo knew at a glance that he didn't want the Zheng family to completely surrender to Li Xin.

Do you need to do this? But when he thought of being in charge of the powerful Zheng family, he still showed a trace of heat in his heart, and he took a deep breath at the moment and said, "Your Majesty, what does the minister need to do?" ”

"Land, Academy." Li Xin stretched out two fingers and said, "First, the Zheng family must hand over the excess land, which is the same as the Guanzhong family, and second, the disciples of the Zheng family can have their own clans, but all school-age descendants must join Xingyang Academy to study." All the glory of the Zheng family was given by the previous dynasty, and this dynasty will not recognize it, and there is only one Wu Shangong in the entire Zheng family. ”

Zheng Jibo's eyes widened, you must know that these titles were given by the previous dynasty, but from the Zhou and Sui dynasties to the later history, for more than 100 years, these titles are counted, even if they do not receive salaries, they are also famous. Now that Li Xin wants to take back all these people's titles, won't this cause chaos in the world? Will the great families agree?

"This is Datang, only those who have contributed to Datang can get the title and fame." Li Xin said very calmly.

Zheng Jibo's face was stunned at first, but in the end he couldn't cry or laugh, what Li Xin said made sense, if you don't have any credit to Datang, what qualifications do you have to enjoy the glory of Datang? But will these families agree? But all this has nothing to do with Zheng Jibo, he knows that when his daughter becomes Li Xin's woman, he can only follow this path. (To be continued.) )