Chapter 783: The Captain of the Big Ship
"Shen Wansan! Know."
"Is it the one who is very rich in the Ming Dynasty, Shen Wansan, who is rich enough to rival the country?"
"That's right."
Xia Xin thought for a while and said, "It is said that his money can buy half of Zhu Yuanzhang's country, Zhu Yuanzhang has the capital of Nanjing, because of lack of funds, he also asked Shen Wansan to help build one-third of the city wall." β
"Yes, it is said that he got nearly half of the world's property, at that time, no one knew, no one knew, and his reputation was comparable to that of the emperor."
"At the same time, he is also the first person in history to die of showing off his wealth, and he has to tell Zhu Yuanzhang that he wants to take out one million silver taels to reward the three armies, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang put his face where to put it, he dared to show off his wealth in front of the emperor, but he was the first in history, which led to the tragedy of his house being raided and exterminated and distributed to Yunnan."
"The development of the Xia family is also a bit similar, when the Xia family was at its peak, it was probably stronger than Shen Wansan, the so-called prosperity and decline, after the heyday, it will naturally begin to decline."
Wang Yunzhong had an expression full of emotion, "The specific reason for the decline, probably no one knows, maybe it's the first bird to shoot the head, the Xia family is too popular, maybe it's the planning of someone with a heart, the Xia family didn't die at that time, and other affiliated families will never have a place to get ahead, or maybe there is a conflict within the family or something, who knows, the specific reason is only clear to the Xia family themselves." β
"Anyway, at the peak of the day, that is, a few decades ago, there was a big contradiction in the Xia family, and there was a dispute in the family, and then the Xia family was divided into four overnight, one heir remained in the family, and the other three heirs all went out independently."
"Of course, the people who go out independently are also the brains in the family, some people run away, and some people run away with some henchmen, and with the disagreement of the four heirs, it leads to chaos in the Xia family, they are in charge of important positions in the Xia family, for example, someone is in charge of internal affairs, someone is in charge of diplomacy, someone is in charge of business, and someone is in charge of politics, as soon as the boss leaves, the people below can only play chicken feathers."
"At that time, the Xia family was basically invincible, invincible in all aspects, and there were only a handful of families in the country that could compete with it, but with the departure of these three people, the functions of various departments of the Xia family were paralyzed, either there were fewer people, people were taken away, or because of the lack of brains, they could not perform their functions."
"Then, some of the subordinates under the Xia family, some still follow, and some of them take the assets of the Xia family to stand on their own,...... Well, you imagine him as the general under the emperor, with the emperor's three armies, ran out to occupy the mountain and become the king. β
Wang Yunzhong looked at the starry sky in the distance and said, "The Xia family is too huge, the huge is as vast as this starry sky, and it is just civil strife, so naturally it can't control so many people below, even if the emperor can't control the mountain, during this time, several families have risen, including some who were originally attached to the Xia family, such as our Wang family, which is a particularly good one." β
"However, after all, the Xia family has a long history and deep roots, although the turmoil is a bit nerve-wracking, it still can't change their powerful power, the big ship of the Xia family, relying on the last heir, was appointed as a trainee captain, and soon set sail again."
"It's a pity that although the big ship is big, it is not as stable as before, because many of the sailors under his hands only obey the original boatswain, although they are still attached to the Xia family, but they do not obey the orders of the Xia family, they can already be self-sufficient, just take this big ship to ride, you give him a ride, he will ride, you don't give him a ride, these sailors are amazing to change a boat to sit, people have strength and experience, there is no shortage of you This ship, there is more to carry him."
"So, now the problem comes, the Xia family needs to rule these sailors rooted, pull back the hearts of the people, let everyone be willing, and take the initiative to help this big ship go further, some sailors are willing to submit, but some sailors are not willing to submit, you know, the Chinese are more traditional, some people identify a boatswain, will always follow this boatswain, don't they all say the grace of knowing or something?"
"These stubborn sailors are only willing to obey the orders of the superior boatswain, or the supreme captain, and their boatswain has naturally left, as for the captain, it is a pity that it has been passed down from generation to generation, and the Xia family only has a trainee captain, and to this day, there is still no official captain of this big ship."
"This also leads to the fact that although the Xia family is big, there are many places, many industries, which belong to them, but they don't belong to them, they need an official captain, or rather, an orthodox, justifiable captain, do you know what I mean."
Xia Xin held his chin in one hand and thought for a while before he said, "I know, just like in ancient times, a bunch of generals only listened to the emperor's orders, even if the second-in-command national teacher and prime minister couldn't mobilize the generals, and the crown prince, who was the emperor's heir, may not be able to officially ascend the throne because he didn't find the jade seal, or for some other reason, even if he forcibly ascended the throne, he was not recognized as an orthodox emperor, he didn't have a tiger talisman jade seal, these generals didn't listen to his orders, and he couldn't move the Imperial Forest Army, he was an empty shell emperor, can barely send eunuchs and palace maids or something. β
"Clever."
Wang Yunzhong smiled happily, patted Xia Xin on the shoulder and said, "I didn't misread you, you comprehended very quickly, haha, compare them to eunuchs and palace maids, Wan Wan is a palace maid, this metaphor is interesting." β
"I don't know what the 'jade seal' is, what the conditions may be, in short, if he doesn't meet that condition, he won't be able to ascend the throne and be the 'orthodox emperor', which is something I'm happy about, or rather, this is something that most people like to see."
Xia Xin paused before replying, "So, what does this have to do with me?" β
"Of course it's your business," Wang Yunzhong smiled very comfortably, "Have you ever thought about where the three heirs who ran away, maybe you are the immediate family member of one of them, in that case, you also have the right to inherit." β
"What about the evidence?" Xia Xin asked lightly.
"Uh...... For the time being, there is no evidence yet. β
Wang Yunzhong was a little embarrassed and said, "I haven't found it yet, but I believe that Wan Wan will not be boring enough to approach an ordinary irrelevant person." β
"Then you should check all the people around her." Xia Xin replied calmly.
Looking at Xia Xin's appearance, Wang Yunzhong was a little puzzled.
He felt that most people would be ecstatic when they heard that he was the heir of a certain family, after all, this was an opportunity to ascend to the sky, did he know what the Xia family represented, did he know how powerful this inheritance was, and if orthodoxy returned to the throne, his life would be rewritten.
Wang Yun had a moment in it, and even suspected that Xia Xin didn't understand.
However, he immediately dispelled this idea of his own, feeling that unless Xia Xin was extremely stupid, it was impossible for him not to understand.
But, why doesn't Xia Xin look very interested?
He didn't understand it very well.
How can he understand that Xia Xin's long-standing wish is not fame, not power, not soaring, not one step to the sky, as long as he and his sister live well.
Moreover, it is good to live in peace.
I don't want to get involved in something so complicated, full of scheming, and, moreover, dangerous.
Xia Xin asked calmly, "Even if it is, what do you want me to do?" β
"I don't need you to do anything, moreover, I will help you return to the Xia family and get back what should belong to you, to be precise, it's not what I asked you to do, it's that we can cooperate, as long as you figure out the way of the Xia family's orthodox return, I can help you, of course, I can't help you in vain, as long as you help me afterwards, let's be mutually beneficial, you have no loss at all."
Wang Yunzhong said with a smile, "Not only is there no loss, but you will also gain a lot." β
Xia Xin thought about it, the other party should also be plotting something against the Xia family, so he wanted to help himself get to the top, and then let himself give back to him.
As for what it is, Xia Xin feels that it will not be a simple thing, after all, with his current strength, there should not be much that he can't get.
Seeing Xia Xin pondering, Wang Yunzhong continued to persuade, "Look, I'm very straightforward, I never cheat, mutual benefit is mutual benefit and reciprocity, I will make it clear to you at the beginning, so as not to be like Wan Wan, take advantage of you, and keep you in the dark." β
Xia Xin looked at Wang Yunzhong suspiciously, not understanding what he meant when he said Wanwan.
Wang Yunzhong= smiled and explained, "Isn't it, she didn't tell you anything, didn't I tell you, as the chief diplomat of the Xia family, I don't know what she said to you, anyway, her task should be to frame you, so that you don't have thoughts about the Xia family, prevent accidents at home, or, do something that makes you disqualified from inheritance, etc., then only she knows." β
Xia Xin's face changed, and she found that Xia Wanwan really didn't say anything to herself, and she did something a little strange, and suddenly came home and said that she was her fiancΓ©e, the two had a marriage contract when they were young, and her mother.
and met Xia Chaozong, she pretended not to know herself, just to prevent herself from attracting Wang Yunzhong's attention.
Now that I think about it, Xia Xin understands a little.
Although I don't know much about her specific mission, I feel that she should indeed have a purpose.
Seeing Xia Xin's face change, Wang Yunzhong knew that he was right, and continued, "Xia Wanwan, Xia Chuyan, is jokingly called the two heavenly daughters of the Xia family by people in the circle, the pride of the sky, one outside the main and one inside, if you think that the other party is just a simple woman, you are very wrong, I have worked with her a few times, and I really can't get any bargains?" β
Xia Xin immediately regained a calm look, not letting Wang Yunzhong see the clues, "Yes, I thought you liked her and were pursuing her, is it okay to talk about people behind your back?" β
"Oh, look at you, how can you be so frank, just like me, one yard is one yard, feelings are feelings, things are things, don't say it, I've seen a lot of girls, like Wan Wan is so genius, there is really no second almighty."
Xia Xinxin said that Moon Dance should also be counted as one, but immediately thought that Moon Dance's family affairs are very poor, and the cooking is even worse, and this place is indeed not as good as Wan Wan.
"So, you see, people are using you, and I'm cooperating with you to make things clear, and I promise that as long as we cooperate, we will have a different and wonderful journey."
Wang Yunzhong smiled and stretched out his hand to Xia Xin.
Xia Xin refused without the slightest hesitation, "I don't want it." β
"Why?" Wang Yunzhong was puzzled.
"There's no why." Xia Xin was very decisive, "Don't want is don't." β
"Yes," Wang Yunzhong was not the slightest surprised.
He had already guessed that things were not going so well.
"Then let's go back to the first question, take the liberty of asking, do you remember your parents were in a car accident, so do you know why it was a car accident?"
"......" Xia Xin narrowed his eyes suddenly, "Is there anything else wrong with the accident?" β
"What about the driver who caused the accident?"
"I don't know, I said I ran away."
"Ran away and couldn't find it, Mr. Policeman's work efficiency is really low, can't he find it, or was he hidden by someone with a heart?"
"What do you mean?" Xia Xin was a little displeased.
"I have found someone to investigate, but I can't find anything, so I can't say anything without evidence, I can only regret that your parents unfortunately passed away due to an accident, but I can tell you another thing, one of the three heirs of the Xia family who ran away at that time was found a few years ago, and then one night, all the family disappeared."
"......" Xia Xin's breath became short.
"Of course, the so-called disappearance may just be an accident, this family may have gone abroad, emigrated, taken a plane, or something, a lot of ......"
Wang Yunzhong suddenly showed a meaningful smile, "However, it is also possible that it disappeared after being hidden by someone with a heart, or it has been sunk to the bottom of the sea and disappeared, who knows, anyway, this matter was very big at the time, because there is no specific evidence, I won't talk nonsense, and the one who gave the Xia family a lot of trouble at that time, and even the army came to the door to get people." β
"......" Xia Xin looked gloomily, the cold edge in his eyes made the sword light fade, and he stared at Wang Yunzhong without speaking.
Wang Yunzhong had a disapproving expression, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "If you don't believe me, you can also go to Wanwan to verify whether I lied." β