Chapter 501 [Make Up Your Mind]
Qi Lie did not lie in the face of his sister-in-law and wife, he went to command the Qi family troops to attack Songjiang Ling, there was nothing abnormal, but the communication with the family was suddenly cut off, and then his father Qi Lin also came to the front line, and then they were attacked and captured by the people of Qingyang Ling, and finally they decided to surrender, and then asked the people of Qingyang Ling to come to Pinghua City to pick up all the family members and receive Qingyang Ling together.
Although Qi Lie's speech was very bland, he only talked about some key points, after all, he was facing his family, and he didn't want the two women to worry, however, the two women were also smart people, although Qi Lie didn't say much, but they all understood that Qi Meng Qi Lie and they were not weak, and there were pro-soldiers and guards around, and in such a situation, they would even be captured, which means that the people of Qingyang Ling must be very powerful, and this process must be dangerous.
"And what do you think?" Qi Lie's wife Qi Fangshi is a little weaker, and she is speechless at this time, and it is good to be able to hold back and not cry, but Qi Meng's wife, that is, Qi Lie's sister-in-law Qi Wang, is very calm, although Qi Lie explained the current situation to the two of them, and said that now Qi Lin's father and son are all captives and need to go to Qingyang to lead, but Qi Wang's still asked.
"Sister-in-law, my surrender and my intention to fall to the Qingyang Leader are true, when the time comes to go to the Qingyang Leader, I still plan to join the Qi family's troops, even if I start as a small soldier, I will rise from the army again." Qi Lie resolutely stated his position, but then he said: "But if the sister-in-law is unwilling." I can also help persuade the eldest brother, and when the time comes, the eldest brother and sister-in-law can live an ordinary life with their father in the Qingyang Territory, and I think the Zhao family should see it for my active participation in the war. I don't want to embarrass you. ”
"Ah Lie, it seems that this time you finally figured it out!" Qi Wangshi said with a little relief: "The Qi family has betrayed the enemy and betrayed the country, and if they go against the grain, they will definitely be left behind for 10,000 years, even if they can become a big nobleman in Auckland, what can they do?" After all, we are Tianhua people, and we have Tianhua's blood in our bodies, in Auckland. We simply can't be alone, there's no way to stay alone. Stand, if I'm not mistaken. It won't be long before other Auckland nobles will propose marriage to the Qi family! ”
Qi Lie was silent and didn't speak, which he also thought of, different from Tianhua. The aristocracy of Auckland was very powerful. The nobles had a lot of privileges, so although there was a lot of competition between the nobles, on the whole, they still united to occupy the country together, and in this context, the marriage between the nobles became a very common thing, and it was inevitable to rely on marriage to unite the two families.
Tianhua is different. Because Tianhua does not have many aristocratic privileges and will be demoted or abolished, Tianhua is suppressed by the nobility as a whole. And marriages between nobles are not common, because that means that the two families may unite, which is tantamount to a blatant provocation to suppress the aristocracy, so once it is found that there are two noble families marrying, they will definitely be subject to strict surveillance, and the assessment will be more harsh.
Just like Zhao Zheng's wife Zhao Wen's family, the Wen family, that is, the Wen family's family is mainly engaged in business, a merchant family, but not a nobleman, no title, so it is equivalent to a commoner, and the wives of Qi Meng and Qi Lie brothers are the same, Qi Lie's sister-in-law Qi Wang was originally in huge debt and had to sell herself to pay off the debt, of course not a nobleman, and Qi Lie's wife Qi Fang is the orphan of Qi Lin's old subordinates, and Qi Lin's old subordinates are just a nice saying, in fact, it is just a pro-soldier of Qi Lin's age, who died to protect Qi Lin, So Qi Lin adopted Qi Fang's family.
In Tianhua, there are many such situations, aristocratic men marry commoner women as wives, and aristocratic women marry into commoner families, this practice, so that there is not much contact between the nobles, and it is difficult for individual nobles to compete with the imperial power, and the communication between nobles and commoners will be more, class consciousness will gradually weaken, and the degree of social stability will be higher, in the long run, Tianhua's strategy is still quite reasonable.
On the Auckland side, it is completely the opposite, marriages between nobles can be said to be very common, small nobles climb the thick legs of big nobles by marrying women from big nobles or marrying into big nobles, and big nobles by marrying women into the sons of small nobles, or let their second sons and third sons or concubines into some small nobles with only women in the family, in order to control these small nobles, to further increase their strength.
Sometimes, it even happens in the family of the small noble, the legitimate heir has the blood of the big noble, and therefore the small nobles are gradually annexed by the big nobles, but for the small nobles, after being annexed, they can call themselves the people of the big nobles, and for the big nobles, they can also increase their strength and influence, which is a win-win model, and joining the Qi family in Auckland will definitely not be able to avoid this kind of thing.
Now although the Qi family has joined Auckland, but before the Li family is destroyed and this certificate of nomination is handed over, they are still in the stage of being observed, once they have completed their tasks, become a real member of Auckland, and officially obtain the title, then soon many nobles will apply to them for marriage, marrying the woman of the Qi family or letting their men into the family, marrying the woman of the Qi family or recruiting the son-in-law of the Qi family, it is possible.
At that time, the Qi family and the nobles of Auckland were no longer separated, and when the relationship between everyone developed, they all became relatives, and the blood was mixed with each other, it was really you and me, and I had you, and for this, the Qi family could imagine it as long as people with a little foresight, and for Qi Nan and other people who were determined to join Auckland, they were not opposed to such a marriage, if they could let the Qi family and other nobles get involved and further consolidate their status, then they would be happy to see it.
However, such an approach is a double-edged sword for any family, it is true that through marriage with other nobles, the Qi family will have a deeper connection with other nobles in a short period of time, and it is possible to rise quickly and obtain huge benefits in a short period of time, which is also in line with the original intention of the Qi family to join Auckland, but in this way, the Qi family may also be swallowed up by other families, become vassals of other families, or even disappear completely, such a thing, for Auckland, which has developed by plunder, It's all too common.
Therefore, it is a very risky move for the Qi family to join Auckland, and a person living in the world is not able to live just by relying on interests, therefore, the Qi Wang family has opposed this from the beginning, but she is just a commoner who married into the Qi family, and she has no right to speak at all in the Qi family, and even Qi Meng's status in the Qi family is not high, so they can only say it in private.
"Sister-in-law, this time I really figured it out, whether it is for our interests or for our conscience, we can't continue to stay in the Qi family." Qi Lie was also a little ashamed when he heard the words of the Qi Wang family, a woman can have such an awareness, but he, a big man, violated his heart for a little benefit, so Qi Lie said firmly: "Now the Zhao family is the vanguard of the protection of Tianhua against Auckland, if it is under the command of the Zhao family, it will not be considered to bury our brother!" ”
"Good! You can say that again! Qi Wang nodded and continued: "Since Ah Lie, you can have such an awareness, then we can't hold you back, don't worry, Xiaolian and I, and a few children will follow you to leave the land of right and wrong in Pinghua, and will also help you persuade Ah Meng and his father, so that they can also listen to your opinion, as for Xiaoqing and Xiaohong, it depends on their own meaning." ”
"Madame! We are willing to follow you, as long as you don't want us anymore, we will always be your handmaiden! "Xiaoqing and Xiaohong, that is, the two personal maids of Qi Wang's and Qi Fang's family, can be regarded as their henchmen, this time they came out of the Qi family and hid here, except for the children, they only took these two people, hearing Qi Wang's words, the two immediately said that they would also go together, Qi Wang's there is nothing to do, and the rest depends on how Qi Lie arranges. (To be continued......)