In the year 3615 of the Great Xia Guozuo, in a side hall in the Dayu Mausoleum on the outskirts of Pingyang City, the capital of Jizhou, a down-and-out middle-aged man knelt in front of a row of spiritual seats and chattered.

Pingyang City is the original imperial capital of Great Xia, the founding emperor of Great Xia Emperor Yu founded Great Xia after the establishment of Pingyang City, with the Great Xia unified Kyushu, the imperial capital of Great Xia moved to the Central Plains of Kyushu Jingzhou Yingtian City.

Dayu Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor Yu, and the mausoleum of Emperor Yu has also been relocated with the imperial capital; and now the Dayu Mausoleum of Huiji Mountain, the Daxia royal family is used to make meritorious contributions to the Daxia family in Jizhou; if the family is dead, the spiritual position can enter the Dayu Mausoleum in Jizhou is also the top number of the row. Therefore, there is an unwritten saying in Jizhou, "If you want to see the power of a family, just look at the number of spiritual positions of this family in Dayu Mausoleum."

Therefore, the people who come here to worship, the older ones are full of might, the young ones are full of heroism, and the younger ones are full of vitality, and now the middle-aged man is like an anomaly, although he is neatly dressed but not elegant, except for the jade pendant on his waist that looks like a dragon and not a dragon, which seems to be an old object of a little old, this dress does not have a bit of a powerful atmosphere, although the eyes are clear, bright and firm, but the face still reveals a sense of decadence.

It stands to reason that he has no less than ten spiritual positions to bow down, and the family power must be first-class in the entire Jizhou. Because the Great Xia Imperial Court stipulates that the spiritual position needs to be at least a position above the second rank, the second rank is only qualified and not necessarily able to move in, and the positions of the second rank are all equivalent positions of the political secretary of a province, and they are in charge of the administrative power of a province.

This middle-aged man is a disciple of the Ye family in Yanbei, Jizhou, and the surname Ye is said in Jizhou, and the first is none other than the Yanbei Ye family, the Yanbei Ye family is also a first-class family in Jizhou, and the ancestors of the Ye family have fought with Emperor Yu, and they have taken root in Jizhou since the founding of the country, and there are many ancestors who have sat in the first grade. Moreover, although the position of the contemporary Ye family is not high, it is only the position of two positive and second products, but one article and one martial arts also complement each other, and the status in Jizhou is still as stable as Mount Tai.

But the current Ye family is in turmoil and is facing the crisis of family ruin. There are many reasons for this, one of which is that the Ye family offended the cabinet of the Zhang scholar, and when the Ye family offended the Zhang scholar, the Zhang scholar was only the right-hand man of the four princes at that time. Scholar Zhang's heir committed something in Yanbei, and Scholar Zhang hoped that Ye Jinwen, the assassin of Yanbei at that time, could come forward to help release his heir, but Ye Jinwen did not give him face. Later, after the four princes succeeded to the throne, the scholar offended by the Ye family when the cabinet was formed became a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and he ranked high among the seven cabinet members.

And just five years ago, that cabinet scholar surnamed Zhang was appointed to be in charge of Jizhou's government affairs. As the advisors of the Holy Emperor, the Cabinet Scholars help the Holy Emperor deal with matters such as twists and turns, and help the Holy Emperor supervise and balance other officials in the imperial court, although the power comes entirely from the Holy Emperor and there is no right to dismiss or promote officials, but all government affairs will be reported to the Holy Emperor through them, so their suggestions have a great impact on the results. Except for other first-rank officials or special functional departments who can meet the Holy Emperor, many officials are unable to meet the Holy Emperor. At the same time, if there is no dependence on one side of the DPRK and China, then some replies of the cabinet scholars will directly determine life and death.

However, the Ye family has two rooms, and Ye Qingchen, the big house, has been the political secretary of Yanbei for 20 years, and it is not a cabinet scholar who can move at once, but the five-year layout and the promotion of other forces in Jizhou have made the Ye family move towards crisis step by step. The most important thing is that the second and third generations of the Ye family are severely restricted, except for the contemporary two-room family owners, no one can take the lead, and in the long run, the Ye family will decline step by step.

Although it is impossible for the Ye family to be wiped out, how can there be fewer enemies as a wealthy clan for so many years? If you are in power, you will put away your wolf ambitions and wagging your tail to tie you; if one day you are waiting for you to lose power, there will be no shortage of wall grass that everyone will push and beat the water dogs.

Ye Qingchen failed in the competition for the post of governor of Jizhou, and now he has to abdicate from Yanbei Bu political envoy, fortunately, Ye Ye Qinglin in the second room can barely support the Ye family as a second-grade Yunlu general in the Jizhou Expeditionary Northern Army, otherwise how can he support the entire Ye family by relying only on Ye Jinwen, the second-generation assassin of the Ye family. But because Ye Qinglin was recently defeated in a recent war with the Xiongnu, he is now also caught by Zhang Daxue and the Li family of Kaiyang.

If the only remaining pillar of the Ye family also retreats, and the rest of the second and third generations of the Ye family have no one to replace, it will be difficult to escape the fate of beating the water dogs. And Ye Qiu, as the third generation of the contemporary descendants of the Ye family, was unable to practice martial arts because he was found to have blocked meridians when he was a child. Because there are not many heirs in the three generations of the Ye family, Ye Qiu has become the only son of the entire Ye family in the three generations, and it is precisely for this reason that the hostile forces have not specifically targeted Ye Qiu. Not long ago, in a small restaurant in Pingyang City, Ye Qiu was doing repeated things every day in a window position on the second floor of the restaurant, borrowing wine to kill his sorrows.

A middle-aged man in a brocade robe sat opposite Ye Qiu and said, "Hello Young Master Ye, are you interested in talking to you about a deal?" Ye Qiu glanced at the other party, this person looked like a person with a certain amount of power, but now that the Ye family was in turmoil, Ye Qiu was of course not interested, and said impatiently: "No interest." The middle-aged man in brocade said, "Young Master Ye, don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to it first." If you're still not interested in my deal, someone might be interested in my life. After hearing this, Ye Qiu said disdainfully: "Oh, is it? In Jizhou, no matter how depressed my Ye family is, it is not something that a cat or a dog can bully. As if expecting Ye Qiu's answer, the other party smiled at Ye Qiu and said, "Oh Young Master Ye, I forgot to introduce myself, my surname is Li." Ye Qiu was stunned after hearing this, then looked at the other party seriously, put on a smile and said, "Brother Li, can you recognize Brother Wen Peng?" The man in brocade looked at Ye Qiu with a sleek face and smiled: "At home, I often hear Wen Peng mention Young Master Ye's romantic deeds" Ye Qiu clasped his hands into fists and said: "Since it is Brother Wen Peng's family, I am interested in this business." But if it's a loss-making business, I won't do it if I lose my life, I can't afford to lose it, forgive me."

The man in brocade said: "Young Master Ye, don't worry, you and Wen Peng are friends, how can you make you suffer, this deal will definitely make you have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life." Ye Qiu said happily: "So very good, so very good, this matter is worth a big deal, Brother Li, you sit back and wait for me for a while, I will go home and bring the osmanthus brew that I have treasured for many years to our brothers to drink." "Young Master Ye won't listen to me first, what is this deal?"

Ye Qiu said with an expression that we brothers don't want to see each other: "Happy events are accompanied by wine, and after I bring the wine, wouldn't it be beautiful to talk while drinking?" After that, Ye Qiu was about to go downstairs, and as soon as he arrived at the stairs, two people who were practicing martial arts blocked Ye Qiu's way.

"Young Master Ye, I think it's not too late for us to talk about things first. ”

The indifferent voice of the brocade-clothed man sounded behind him: "Young Master Ye actually wants you to do something very simple, that is, write an article, and then tell the content of the article again, it's simple." ”

Ye Qiu replied embarrassedly: "Hey, Brother Li is not afraid of your jokes, you said that I am still confident that we will do some business transactions, but if you want me to write an article, I am really afraid of pitting you, I am ashamed, why should we stop this transaction?"

"Ye Qiu, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore, you should also know who I am and what I want to do. It's best for you to promise today, if you don't agree, I think it's not a big deal for the current Ye family to disappear with an unattended young master, right?"

The man in gray looked at Ye Qiu playfully and said. Then he said: "I know that for death, it is not fearful that the puppet will die in anger, as the Ye family's species, I believe that Young Master Ye still has the courage of the puppet, so Young Master Ye, you should understand that the disappearance I said does not mean death, I don't know if Young Master Ye Qiu is still interested in this business." ”

Ye Qiu saw that the other party was tearing his face, and he was no longer hypocritical, and said: "You are Li Wenlin, right, is your father good in the spirit of the sky?" A trace of anger flashed in Jinyi's eyes, but it was quickly suppressed, Li Wenlin gave the two entourages who were blocking Ye Qiu's way a look, and the two entourages at the escalator stepped forward and punched Ye Qiu with two punches, and the strength of the fist was not small, so painful that Ye Qiu hunched his back and covered his stomach with his hands. Fortunately, Ye Qiu's physical fitness is not bad, although Ye Qiu can't practice martial arts, but the strange thing is that his physical fitness is far beyond ordinary people, otherwise these two punches are estimated to have hurt his lungs.

Li Wenlin looked at Ye Qiu in a little surprise, but he didn't expect this kid to be able to stand after two punches, and then Li Wenlin said: "Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu, it's not a good thing for you to take advantage of your tongue now, if I do, you will obediently listen to me." ”

Li Wenlin told Ye Qiu to let him report it, "Ye Qiu's grandfather, Ye Qinglin, in order to make profits for the Ye family, obtained the latest discovery of sound-absorbing steel minerals in the Yinshan Mountains at the junction with the Xiongnu, negotiated with the Xiongnu for this rout, let the Xiongnu obtain the ownership of the sound-absorbing steel, and then the Xiongnu took out 10% of the minerals to Ye Qinglin every year, so there was this big defeat." All the human and physical evidence has been prepared, and it is just a perfect opportunity, an opportunity to know the news. In return, they can help Ye Qiu be exempted from all military servitude, and at the same time, they will also give Ye Qiu enough wealth to ensure that he will be prosperous and rich in this life, and be a chic rich son. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Wenlin asked, "How is Ye Qiu? Are you interested in this deal? I advise you not to think about committing suicide, you ants don't even have the choice to die in front of me." If you don't agree, you can disappear from now on. ”

Ye Qiu looked at Li Wenlin, he knew that what he said was true. Li Wenlin, as a genius of the Li family, is at least a Dongfu realm cultivator now, and he really doesn't even have the right to die in front of him.

Ye Qiu looked at Li Wenlin and asked, "How can I believe that what you say will be true? The entire Great Xia knows that my Ye family and the Xiongnu have a common enmity, how can it be possible to collaborate with the Xiongnu, even if I am willing, do you think this kind of thing out of nothing can blind the imperial court?"

Li Wenlin said with a smile: "There is no eternal enemy in front of interests, and your Ye family is no exception. Who else told you that this matter was made out of nothing, so you don't have to worry about whether the court will believe this matter, just do what I ask. As a matter of sincerity, I will give you a secret letter, which contains some things that are enough to affect the life and death of a second-grade master, and it is stamped with his big seal, so you can rest assured that you can't even compare to a second-grade master compared to a second-grade master. You don't have to worry about me settling accounts after the autumn and destroying the secret letter, you can send this letter to the Great Xia Gold Bank, if you are missing or die, it is up to you to decide who this letter will give to, and you know the reliability of the Great Xia Gold Bank. Ye Qiu, don't worry, I really hope you accept it. For I want you to live in remorse for the rest of your life, and make you bear the infamy of a traitor. Don't think that you can keep you safe and secure by having a dad who can match you and move mountains. Only your humiliation can honor my father's spirit in heaven. Ye Qiu, I advise you to accept it, even if you don't accept it, we will find other people to do this, I believe that there will always be someone who will accept it, and sooner or later your Ye family will be destroyed. Does Ye Qiu know, you should thank me, it was I who gave you this opportunity, in fact, if you don't do it, there are still many people in the Ye family who can do it. It was this opportunity I got for you, and you should be thankful that you have a good father. ”

Ye Qiu said calmly: "I can accept it, but I need you to give me the letter now, I need to confirm it, and then I have to go to the Dayu Mausoleum, and last worship the ancestors of the Ye family." I know what you're thinking, and you can rest assured that you can go in with me and not leave the sight. ”

Li Wenlin said with a confident expression: "How good it is to cooperate so early, with this is the content of the letter, I believe you have also seen your grandfather's big seal and know how to distinguish the authenticity." Then there was a scene where Ye Qiu was kneeling in the ancestral hall of the Ye family in the Dayu Mausoleum.

Ye Qiu knelt in front of the Ye family's spiritual throne and said silently in his heart: "The ancestors of the Ye family are above, I, Ye Qiu, as the descendants of the Ye family, have come here today to worship all the ancestors, hoping that the ancestors in the spirit of heaven can protect my Ye family through this crisis." Although I, Ye Qiu, as the son of the Ye family, can't practice martial arts, and I don't have any interest in learning literature, and I have won the title of a gentleman, but I, Ye Qiu, as a descendant of the Ye family, will always abide by the group motto "The backbone can be broken, but it can't be bent". You underestimate my Ye Qiu and my Ye family's integrity, the Ye family's training "The backbone can be broken, but it can't be bent" is the principle that all Ye family sons and daughters have adhered to since they can remember, so Ye Qiu firmly believes that no one in the Ye Mansion can be a traitor. Hey, it's just that my Ye family will inevitably be tortured. ”

Ye Qiu felt remorse in his heart, why was his physical fitness far beyond ordinary people and even comparable to that of a martial artist in the Peiyuan Realm, and his parents' cultivation talent was terrifying, but he turned out to be a waste person with blocked meridians, if he worked hard to learn a little bit about literature and politics, maybe he could also contribute to the family at this time instead of as a breakthrough.

Li Wenlin watched with interest as Ye Qiu knelt in front of the Ye family's ancestral sages to worship, and at this moment, Li Wenlin's heart swelled with unprecedented happiness. Li Wenlin has been haunted by his father since he was killed by Ye Qiu's father, and according to Li Wenlin's qualifications, he had every chance to enter the Longmen realm at the age of 45, but because of this reason, he has been troubled Cultivation cannot go further, looking at Ye Qiu's appearance at this moment, Li Wenlin is so happy that the bottleneck of many years has begun to loosen, and he can break through the fifth vein and enter the Longmen realm when he goes back to retreat for a while.

"Alright, let's go. Ye Qiu's voice sounded, interrupting Li Wenlin's thinking.