Chapter 546: Once Upon a Time in Xiangyang
Yun Qing recalled: It was what happened when she first entered the boundary of Jingzhou, and Mother Xu couldn't bear to see the woman being kicked out, so she offered to let her live in the same room with her. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Yunqing and the others did not obstruct it at that time, Xu's mother was alone in a room, and out of kindness to take in the woman for one night, they were not easy to say anything.
The next morning, everyone went their separate ways.
They quickly put the chance encounter behind them.
Xu Mu and Yun Qing both felt that this was just a small episode, and there was no need to explain it to the territory.
Yan Ji is indeed from Xiangyang!
Yu Buzhi found Xu Piaomiao and asked him to send a few ink artists to the Xiangyang area to secretly investigate Yan Ji's life experience.
Xu Piaomiao silently accepted the order and turned to leave.
Now send someone to Xiangyang, it will be a month or two at the earliest, and Yu Buzhi doesn't want to wait that long.
"Deputy City Lord Yi."
"In!"
"Don't be idle, go and ask for news."
Yi Feng was inexplicable: "What can subordinates do?" ”
"That senior brother of yours, Zhai Yin, seems to be from Xiangyang, right?"
Yi Feng woke up like a dream, clapped his hands and smiled: "Not bad!" Brother Zhai is not only from Xiangyang, but the Xiangyang Zhai family and the Cai family have fought for several generations, and there are grudges that are difficult to reconcile. Since this matter involves the Cai family, Brother Zhai knows everything, and he will know everything, and he will say everything. ”
Yu Buzhi's eyes rolled and said, "I remember that you want your senior brother to join the Deer Leader." ”
"Yes, but Brother Zhai has never agreed. Brother Zhai is only above me, and his subordinates are willing to invite him to join as the deputy city lord, but Brother Zhai has never allowed ......"
"The position of deputy city lord is handed over, have I nodded? Do you think that the deputy city lord of my deer competition is qualified to be a high school? I might as well tell you today, the most important thing for the deputy city lord is to be able to reassure me, I don't agree, no matter how high I learn, is it useless? Yi Feng, you are fat, who gave you the power to receive privately? ”
Easy to stagnate in the wind, cold sweat trickling.
He was willing to give up the position of deputy city lord to Zhai Jian because he felt that Zhai Jian was more talented, and he believed that Zhai Jian could do better in this position, so he did not hesitate to use this to win over Zhai Jian and recruit a useful person for the territory. After being pointed out by the lord in person, he found out that this seemed to be a suspicion of private teaching, and it was not up to him to decide who would be the deputy city lord, Yi Feng was panicked in his heart.
In addition to panic, more is moving.
was scolded by Yu Buzhi, and Yi Fengsheng was not half dissatisfied.
It is true that he is not thoughtful, and the subtext in the lord's words is also clear: I believe you.
Based on this, Yi Feng felt that all his previous efforts and efforts were worthwhile.
Yu Buzhi continued: "I understand that you want to recruit talent for your territory, even at the cost of self-sacrifice, but some things may not be as simple as you think. Have you ever wondered if your willingness to give way to Zhai Jian will put pressure on him and become the reason for his refusal to join the Chase Deer Leader? ”
"This, how can it be ......"
"How not?"
Yu Buzhi said angrily: "Change places, you are better than Zhai Jiancai, Zhai Jian invited you to join the territory, and even expressed his willingness to give up his high position." He treats you like this, and you are not a selfish person who can't bear to take his place? Even for the sake of personal reputation, it's best not to do that, right? ”
Yi Feng Mu stood on the spot.
A word woke up the dreamer, and the lord's words made him regretful.
The standard of employing people has always been to emphasize talent and attitude, internal harmony, no dumping, no infighting, everyone proves their value with their abilities and achievements, and jointly promotes the development of the territory. The fact that the external hostile forces are doing things every now and then has also become a catalyst for internal unity.
After staying in this environment for a long time, it is inevitable that the perception of human feelings and sophistication will become relatively indifferent.
It is not easy to see the clues of these concepts accepted and recognized within the territory, and when dealing with people outside, it often seems simple-minded and too white-minded.
Yi Feng was willing to invite Zhai Jian as the deputy city lord, which made it even more difficult for Zhai Yin to accept.
After all, Yi Feng had studied in Lumen Mountain, and as soon as Yu Buzhi reminded him, he quickly thought of another possibility: even if the invitation was successful, and the lord agreed to Zhai Jian to replace him as the deputy city lord, would Zhai Yin think that the lord of Zhulu was unkind?
It's unforgivable!
"If you want Zhai Yin to join the Chase Deer Leader, don't say anything like letting you be the deputy city lord."
"Yes, my subordinates understand."
"The Zhai clan and the Cai clan are on the same page, and it was Cai Mao who instructed Cao Yin to cross the border to attack, which was an opportunity. You might as well let off some wind with that senior brother of yours. Let him know about it may help him make up his mind. ”
Yi Feng was overjoyed and left in a hurry.
As expected, the Zhulu Leader soon ushered in a mid-level official.
Zhai Jian officially put into effect.
Zhai Jian took the official route, with an initial intelligence value of 70 points, which is 10 points higher than the threshold of intermediate officials, and much higher than Yi Feng's initial intelligence of 62 points. Since Xu Shu and Xun Yan are both strategists, in the pure official system of the territory, Zhai Yan ranks first.
Zhai Jian agreed to join the territory on the premise of one requirement: he would not be the deputy city lord of the territory.
Yu Buzhi clearly told him that letting the position of deputy city lord was purely Yi Feng's own initiative and represented his mind, but he was very satisfied with Yi Feng's work and never agreed with his idea, which reassured Zhai Yin.
Yi Feng was ashamed and landless, and with a good heart, he almost messed things up.
Zhai Jian was arranged in the primary training center, this building needs to be presided over by middle-level officials, and the middle-level officials are Yi Feng and Zhai Yin, Yi Feng still continues to be his deputy city lord, and Zhai Jian is in charge of the training center. There won't be much to do in the training center, and Yu Buzhi asked Zhai Yin to familiarize himself with the affairs of the territory with Yi Feng first, and when the time is ripe in the future, he may be appointed separately.
Zhai Jian agreed.
Speaking of Cai's, Zhai Jian knows everything.
The Zhai family is a big family in Xiangyang, and now it is far less powerful than the Cai family, but the Cai family is prosperous in the last one or two generations, and before that, the two clans were equal, otherwise they would not have fought for several generations. Moreover, with the grievances of the Zhai family and the Cai family for several generations, they can still continue to survive in Xiangyang after the rise of the Cai family, which shows that the Zhai family is quite influential in the local area and is not comparable to ordinary families.
The relationship between the two families is bad, and Zhai Jian naturally will not have any good things to say about the Cai family.
"There were originally five major families in Xiangyang, and the Cai family and my Zhai family were among them, although the two families had some old grudges and often had some fights with each other, but most of them were within the normal range, and there was nothing particularly out of place. But with the previous generation of Cai family head Cai Wei marrying his sister to Taiwei Zhang Wen as his wife, the Cai family rose rapidly, and soon left the other four major families behind, forming a unique situation. ”
The sister of the head of the Cai family, who married Zhang Wen as his wife, is Cai Mao's aunt.
"The Cai family is strong and wants to expand its influence in Xiangyang, and this will inevitably touch the interests of other families."
"Cai's expansion, first take my Zhai family."
"The Zhai family and the Cai family have been grudges for several generations, and the locals in Xiangyang know it, so everyone takes it for granted that the Cai family attacked the Zhai family. My Zhai family was unwilling to sit still, and tried to find other big families to join forces, but the other big families were unwilling to directly grudge with the rising Cai family, and refused to help the Zhai family on the grounds that 'the two families have a long history of personal grievances, and it is inconvenient for outsiders to intervene', and the Zhai family was robbed of interests by the Cai family by various means and degenerated into an ordinary family in Xiangyang. ”
Recalling the events of that year, Zhai Jian is still full of emotion.
However, Zhai Jian is quite objective, and the clan struggle is already very cruel, which is expected. The struggle between the wealthy families has always been like this, and the strength of the family has swelled to a certain extent, and almost all of them will embark on the road of expansion, giving priority to those enemies who have old grudges, which is understandable.
"The Zhai family suffered a heavy blow, and the Xiangyang family thought that the Cai family was satisfied, but this was not the case."
Soon after snatching the Zhai clan's traditional sphere of influence, the Cai clan launched a second wave of struggle without recruitment, suddenly attacking another of the five major families. The Cai family was fully prepared, bribed the family's dissatisfied with the status quo, and defeated the family in a very short period of time, and by the time the other families in Xiangyang reacted, the family had no power to fight back, and the damage was even more serious than that of my Zhai family. ”
"Encroaching on the many interests of the two families, the Cai family is getting stronger and stronger, and its strength is above all the families. Soon, Cai Wei married his eldest daughter to Xiangyang celebrity Huang Chengyan as his wife, and the influence of the Cai family was further expanded, and the momentum was unmatched for a while. The Cai family's strength and strong desire for expansion caused other families in Xiangyang to be highly vigilant, and the other families began to join forces for self-protection, agreeing to help each other and jointly fight against the expansion of the Cai family. ”
"Next, the Cai family tried to annex the small family several times in succession, but they were all stopped by the joint efforts of the other Xiangyang families. Everyone understands that if they sit back and watch other families be defeated by the Cai family one by one, no one will be spared in the end. It is difficult for a single family to compete with the Cai family, but many wealthy families have been operating in Xiangyang for several generations, and their influence has already extended into all walks of life. ”
"The Cai family was frustrated and had to stop fighting."
"Soon, Cai Yan passed the position of head of the family to Cai Mao, and no longer cared about the affairs of the clan."
"Just when everyone thought that the Cai family had given up on expansion, two sensational incidents occurred in Xiangyang one after another."
Speaking of this, Zhai Jian stopped, and his indignation overflowed.
Yu Buzhi and Yi Feng asked at the same time, "What's the matter?" ”
"The five major families in Xiangyang, the Zhai family and the Xiong family were successively suppressed by the Cai family, and their vitality was greatly damaged, and the fight against the Cai family mainly relied on the other two families, the Du family and the Yan family. The Du clan and the Yan clan have been rooted in Xiangyang for a long time, and their strength is not bad, and they can fight with the Cai clan if they hold a group. As long as the Du clan and the Yan clan stand tall, the Cai clan wants to dominate the Xiangyang region, and they can only be in the mirror. ”
Hearing the word Yan, Yu Buzhi and Yi Feng exchanged glances.
The woman taken in by Mother Xu is named Yan Ji!
"The Cai family knew this very well, and set out to divide the two alliances and sent people to propose marriage to the two families, but the Du family and the Yan family saw through the ambition of the Cai family, not only did they not agree, but they turned around and made a marriage contract between the two families, hoping to consolidate the relationship between the two families and show the Cai family their uncompromising position."
However, before Miss Yan passed the door, a fire broke out in the Du family, and the Du family village was reduced to scorched earth, and the head of the Du family was in the same lineage, including servants and maidservants, a total of more than 100 lives, and no one escaped. After the incident, the local family thought that the fire was too strange, and it was completely unreasonable for more than 100 people to be spared in such a large estate. ”
"The Du family suffered this catastrophe, the dragons have no leader, the Cai family took the opportunity to make trouble, wantonly embezzled the Du family's business, although other families tried to stop it, but the Du family itself did not have a person who could pick the beams out, how much can outsiders help? So everyone blinked and watched Du Shi fall, and Cai's choice of timing was too suspicious, becoming the only beneficiary, and it was rumored that the fire was caused by Cai. ”
"Family struggles are not uncommon, but most of them are carried out within the framework of legal principles, and the embezzlement of property is just that, and it is rarely so radical as to kill or injure people. If the fire that Du Shi encountered was not a natural disaster, but someone deliberately set fire to Du Shi's door, it undoubtedly set a very bad precedent, and the cruelty of the means is outrageous! The families in Xiangyang were outraged, and the Yan family and other families jointly petitioned for orders, asking the government to investigate the matter thoroughly,"
"The government investigation has ended hastily, claiming that there is no evidence to prove that the fire is man-made, and do not suspect it without grounds."
"There are people from a small family in the official mansion, and there is news that the Nanjun Taishou knows the origin of the Cai family and Zhang Wen, and intends to suppress the Du family fire case, and orders the Xiangyang County Government not to do much, so the investigation is just a false story. Although everyone was angry, there was nothing they could do. ”
At this point, only the Cai family and the Yan family were left in the original five major families in Xiangyang, and the power of the two families was very different. After the Du family's accident, the Yan family was unable to support itself, and although it had the support of other small families, it could not continue to compete with the Cai family. After the Yan family recognized the reality, they had to take the initiative to show favor to the Cai family, and were willing to give some benefits to recognize the Cai family's supremacy in Xiangyang, but the Cai family did not accept it. ”
"Not long after the Du clan fire, a group of rogues raided the Yan family's manor."
"The Yan clan knew that the Cai clan would not give up, so they took precautions in advance, and actively trained Zhuang Yong to protect the village, and it is said that they also purchased a batch of powerful trap beasts, and their defense ability is not bad. But it was not the ordinary rogues who attacked the manor, but the famous Wuling Kou......"
Yi Feng exclaimed in surprise: "Wuling Kou! ”
Yu Buzhi glanced at him and motioned for Yi Feng to calm down.
"That's right, it's Wuling Kou."
Zhai Jian gave an affirmative answer, he knew why Yi Feng was so out of shape, he had lived in Zhulu Territory for so long, and he had some understanding of some things in the past of the territory, Wuling Kou had invaded Zhulu Territory many times, and Zhai Yin knew it. What's more, during the campaign against Dong Zhuo, Wuling Kou came to attack, and Zhai Jian happened to be chasing the deer at that time, and knew that the two families had fought many times.
"Wuling Kou was not afraid of death, and attacked the manor at any cost, and finally Yanjiazhuang was breached, and most of the Yan family heads were killed. Fortunately, Yanjiazhuang's stubborn resistance bought some time, and other families heard the news and sent people to help, and Wulingkou was forced to retreat, and the Yan family avoided the tragedy of being wiped out. ”
"As we all know, Wuling Kou takes money to do things, and rarely attacks for no reason, not to mention that Yanjiazhuang's defense force is not bad, and Wuling Kou will launch a strong attack at the expense of his troops, no matter what, it can't be explained."
"All suspicions point to Cai's!"
"It's not enough to set fire to the door, but I actually use the hands of the rogue to clear the ......"
This incident aroused the strong indignation of all the families, and the orphans of the Yan family and the Du family began to take revenge by means of vendetta, and the Cai family was killed one after another, and the Cai family jumped out to condemn it, but no one paid attention to them at that time. Everyone sympathized with the Yan clan and the Du clan's suffering, even if someone witnessed them killing people, they would not take the initiative to report it, and even individual clansmen from other families began to plot against the Cai clan......"
Over time, the Cai family finally couldn't bear the bloody revenge and asked the Nanjun Taishou to mediate. The Cai family did not dare to admit that what happened to the Du family and the Yan family was their doing, but they were still forced to swear to the heavens that the Cai family would never do similar things to the Xiangyang family in the future, and the matter came to an end. ”
"My Zhai family can survive in Xiangyang to this day, and it is also stained with the glory of the oath of the year......"