"Three hundred years ago, Zhu Jiabu turned over and won the Zhongzhou dragon chair. ”

"Twenty-four princes and generals from the ministers of the dragon have grown into twenty princes and nobles in more than ten years. ”

"Inside and outside the palace, interests are constantly entangled, there are endless battles in the open and secret, there are old clans in decline, and new upstarts are rising. ”

"In today's Youjing City, there are still nine families with the surname on the side of the Heavenly Family. ”

"Hong, Lü, Yu, Chang, Hu, Yin, Wu, Tang, Tang. ”

"The weight of these nine families in Zhongzhou is not heavy, if you want to cut down on any family and seize power, raid the house, but Long Yan is angry; ”

"And the nine families are well versed in the principles of things hurting them, and when dealing with a situation that cannot be fully controlled, no matter how many disagreements and grudges there are between them, they can put aside and work together to tide over the difficulties. ”

"The Nine Families can be said to be insignificant in terms of thousands of households in Zhongzhou, but to overthrow the Nine Families at the same time, although it is not the land of Zhongzhou, it is the political and economic lifeline of Zhongzhou, and it may be difficult to recover in three and five years. ”

"Therefore, even the two hands that cover half of the sky in the capital, and the nine families can only be wooed by their own preferences, and the purpose is also very concise and clear, striving to win the support of the majority of the family, so as to persuade the few families to stand aside. ”

However, over the years, no matter how several parties have secretly hooked their shoulders and played tricks, at least on the surface, the loyalty of the nine families to the imperial power has not diminished. ”

This is exactly where the confidence of the two pavilion masters of Tingyu Pavilion dares to enter Beijing to win support. ”

"That's where the biggest question comes in. ”

"The Hong family is holding the official family's fortune with one hand, no matter how loud the words of the Cardinal Sect on the river are over the years, they always have to bow their heads and smile in front of the Hong Family, not to mention whether the Cardinal Sect is acting like this with fake humility, or what agreement has been reached with the Hong family in private, in short, the Hong family's current life, as always, is proud. ”

"The three families of Yu, Hu, and Wu are as stable as old dogs in the officialdom, and if they can avoid things, they will avoid them, and if they can't avoid them, they will drag them out; outside the officialdom, they will continue to expand their territory, expand their family business, and lay a solid foundation. ”

"Chang and Tang families, in Youjing seems to be the most low-key, however, these two military atmosphere is the strongest, just because they don't like the treacherous clouds in the court, so the family focus is placed outside Youjing, most of the clan industry is scattered in various places, plus each has more than 100,000 border soldiers, only these two families in Beijing to do things freely, the most relaxed. ”

"The Yin and Tang families both relied on their in-laws to rise, and they seem to have the most sense of existence, but in fact, they basically rely on the shell of the emperor's relatives and relatives, and they are the most powerful and middle-class. The latter has long known how to restrain the superficial wealth and concentrate on operating and expanding the family business, and the former has only awakened to it over the years, learned from it, and stumbled. On the foundation of the nine families, these two families are the thinnest. ”

"And the Lu family, the most capable of doing it is the head of the Lu family, the official residence of the second grade, the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. In addition, in terms of scenery, it is inferior to the Hong family, in terms of not showing mountains and water, not comparable to Chang and Tang Erjia, and in terms of power, neither of them can compare with ......"

"When it comes to the Lu family in Youjing, everyone will only have an inherent impression: the Lu family is a peacemaker among the nine families, full-time singing red faces, and thin mud, and when the wall is about to fall, the Lu family will definitely come to support them with a hippie smile, and say that they are kind and wealthy. ”

It is precisely by virtue of the thicker face of the city wall that the Lu family can have a good relationship with the eight families, and they are involved in every industry and industry, but no matter what aspect, the Lu family's investment is extremely limited, and the participation is extremely low, so there is no right to speak, it seems that there is everything, but in fact there is nothing. ”

"If you are in the position of Tingyu Pavilion, and you want to choose one of these nine families to be your backer after entering Beijing, which one will you choose?"

For most people, this question is not difficult to answer, because there do not seem to be many options, and the lonely soul had asked himself before asking this question, and there would never be a Lu family in his choice.

Sure enough, Radish didn't hesitate too much, and didn't need to hesitate too much, so he replied: "Yu family." ”

Radish only made a choice, not an explanation, but the lonely soul was not surprised by this answer, because he also chose the Yu family.

In fact, Radish is more inclined to Chang and Tang Erjia in his heart, after all, the soldiers seem to be more loyal, and the soldiers on the border may revolt and rebel, but they will not bend their knees and betray the country, but the energy of Chang and Tang Erjia is not placed in Youjing, and it is difficult to quench the thirst of the near water, and according to the identity of the old Shifu of Meng and Luo, looking for a military family as a backer will undoubtedly increase the fear of all parties, and it is not conducive to their subsequent actions.

The Hong family is relatively single in terms of channels and means, and the most reliable in terms of comprehensive strength are the Yu, Hu, and Wu families.

As for the three families of Lu, Yin, and Tang, they are not considered at all.

And Yu, Hu, and Wu are among the three families, Yu Le is not only the Yu family, but also an important member of the Zangfeng Pavilion, the Yu family and the Zangfeng Pavilion are not related to each other on the surface, but in fact, they have long been unrelated, compared to other gangs in the rivers and lakes, the Zangfeng Pavilion is relatively controllable, and the relationship with the Yu family, borrowing the power of the Zangfeng Pavilion, seems to be more logical.

Therefore, the Yu family is the best choice among the nine families.

No matter how bad it is, it is the Hu and Wu families.

But why the Lu family?

How could the Lu family be favored by that fan-bearing boy?

This is the biggest puzzle of the radish and the lonely soul after making their own choice.

"Because...... Is the Lu family rich?"

Radish didn't drink, but he pursed his lips and smacked for a long time, and finally came to this conclusion that he couldn't even convince himself.

Because the only basis for this conclusion is that the second ancestor of the Lu family is known to spend money like flowing water.

The lonely soul asked, "Then where do you think the Lu family's money comes from?"

Radish became more and more unconfident, and said in a low voice: "Ministry of Rites?"

The lonely soul said: "Etiquette, sacrifices, banquets, foreign affairs and imperial examinations, there is indeed a lot of oil and water to be fished in these links, but what is it compared to the household department and the Ministry of Industry?"

Radish shook his head helplessly: "Naturally, it can't be compared." ”

Lonely soul sighed: "The Ministry of Rites is not a Qingshui Yamen, all sides of the Lu family have to be pleased, only the reason of the same stream and pollution, can never be clean with two sleeves, but when it comes to the ability to collect money, the Lu family's Ministry of Rites is probably not even comparable to the officials of the Yu family, let alone the household department of the Hu family and the Ministry of Industry of the Wu family." ”

The inference has reached a dead end, which is no different from the dilemma of yesterday's gang meeting.

The lonely soul did not let the radish continue to linger in the dead end of thinking, and continued: "Yesterday, our second conclusion was to overturn the first conclusion: Listening to Yuge's choice of the Lu family has nothing to do with money. ”

"The inference is almost inconclusive. ”

"Fortunately, there are still some clues that let us jump out of the misunderstanding. ”

"The gang found the carriage they abandoned after the transfer. ”

"The wheels of the carriage are not lightly worn, and it is fine to go slowly, but there are bound to be problems when you go fast. ”

"The carriage is very large and sturdy, and the structure of the carriage is also very exquisite, there are obscesses under the seats containing the necessities of daily life, and there are a few spaces with traces of food residues, and the roof of the carriage can be covered by a curtain drawn. ”

"It can be said that as long as the horses do not run dead and can move, and the wheels do not wear out for a long time, they can eat, drink, and sleep in the carriage all the way, and they do not need to move and get out of the carriage at all. ”

"The strength lies in the fact that the six sides of the carriage are made of wood and iron, and the thickness of the crossbow that guards the city can only knock down the carriage, but it cannot pierce it. ”

"They must have had several of them along the way, and no less than twenty of the same good horses. ”

"These preparations can only be arranged by asking the Lu family to help them arrange them during their time in Youjing. ”

"Then, we have a third conclusion, listening to Yuge's choice of the Lu family, not only because the Lu family is rich. ”

"Even if they are as rich as Hong, Yu, Hu, and Wu, I am afraid that if you give three or two more months, you may not be able to toss these equipment. ”

"It's okay for the horse to say, spend more silver taels, use more connections, and always find a way to bring it back from the north. ”

"And those carriages, in terms of craftsmanship alone, it is not difficult to find such skilled craftsmen near Youjing, but it is only a month, which is only enough for them to barely make three or four carriages of the same style, so it is inevitable that it will not be too late to arrange along the way, and it is absolutely difficult to be silent and unknown. ”

"The only explanation is that the Lu family has already had these carriages and horses, and now they are just taking them out at the right time. ”

"We took the time to inquire about these situations, and we were always confirmed. ”

"As for whose idea it was to build such a carriage, there are two possibilities. ”

"The first possibility is that Tingyu Pavilion and the Lu family in Youjing have long been familiar with each other, and as early as when Meng and Luo planned to go north, they were already planning related things in private. ”

"The second possibility is that these novelties have little to do with Tingyu Pavilion, they are purely new works played by the Lu family, and they are used to help Tingyu Pavilion, which is the Lu family's cooperation and investment in Tingyu Pavilion. ”

"Based on the limited information we have, this is the fourth conclusion we can deduce. ”

"The last thing we want is for the first possibility to be true, and the second possibility is comfortingly more probable. ”

After listening to a series of analyses, Radish suddenly realized, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, the situation in Beijing was far more complicated than he imagined, and he asked, "Why?"