Chapter 407: I Want to Be Faithful to the Lord
The Xu family meeting hall.
At this time, a family meeting was being held, and I saw more than a dozen old people sitting at the top of the house, dozens of middle-aged men and women in the back, and hundreds of middle-aged and young people in the hall outside.
The Xu family, as a medium-sized family in Kuozhou, Xilong Road, has a wide range of people, huge power, and is quite influential in the area of Kuozhou, and there are as many as 100 people in the clan who are masters of Danyuan Sanhua, compared to the original Jingxiang Wang family, it is much stronger, especially there is a strong person in the spiritual realm in the clan, that is, the father of the current head of the family, Xu Zhongdao, Xu Zhenshan.
"Let's talk about it, where should our Xu family go?" one of the long-bearded elders had a sad face.
"King Li's promulgation of the family's excellent military order, saying that he wanted to promote the talents of all the families in the western four provinces and enter the army for training. Another red-faced old man frowned, and said in a strange voice, "In my opinion, the move of leaving the king is clearly to take over the major families and return them to their own use. ”
"The major families were originally under the rule of the king, and it is reasonable to join the army of the king. A refined man below listened and couldn't help but say.
"Having said that, in the past, whether or not to join the army was all about will, but now it has become a military order, which will inevitably lead to resistance. The red-faced old man was still resentful.
"The intention of leaving the king is to give preferential treatment and deepen the connection between the court and the family, although it is forced to change some ways of joining the army, but on the whole, it is acceptable, and the advantages for our family also outweigh the disadvantages, do you need to put on this sad face?" a thick-bearded man next to him questioned.
"The king is murderous and cruel, who knows what he will be in mind?" After a moment of silence, Xu Zhongdao, the head of the family who was sitting on the main seat, finally said in a deep voice, "In the middle of last month, the Qiu family, which has been famous for a long time in my Xilong Road, was uprooted and destroyed. ”
"Which Qiu family?" asked the refined man.
"Which other Qiu family is naturally the Qiu family who is known as the genius of the first day of Xilong Road, the Qiu family from which he was born. The long-bearded old man shook his head and sighed, "I really didn't expect that a wealthy family like the Qiu family would be destroyed in one fell swoop." ”
"Who did it?" the refined man looked surprised, "The Qiu family is not an ordinary family, and the people who can destroy the Qiu family are definitely not ordinary people. ”
"Although there is no evidence, everyone has speculated that the mastermind behind the scenes is probably the king. The long-bearded old man continued, "Don't forget, in the previous Heaven Dou Competition, King Liwang killed Qiu Si. ”
"You are all mediocre people who disturb yourself, what kind of person is Liwang, who has the ambition of Ling Tian, how can he not cherish his feathers?" The refined man disagreed, "What's more, our Xu family is only a medium family, if the king wants to kill my Xu family, it is almost like crushing an ant to death, where does it take a lot of trouble?"
"You just blindly worship the king of Li, and do not understand the sinister heart of people, and the king is also a human being, and you also have selfish intentions. Xu Zhongdao's face was worried, "The head of this family must not watch our Xu family become slaves under the king......
"The head of the family is worried. Before Xu Zhongdao's words fell, several deacons below spoke out against it, "If you leave Wang Tianzong's capital, you can follow King Li, that is a meritorious career, how can you come to slaves."
Such a statement is not only to think too highly of oneself, but also to blaspheme the king. ”
"Stubborn. Xu Zhongdao looked at the boiling ground below, anxious, "The head of the family decided to move the clan, leave Xilong Road, and go to Nanyang Road. ”
"How can our Xu family's hundreds of years of foundation in Xilong Road be easily abandoned?"
"It is clear that it is to sacrifice the original and seek the last, and destroy the future. ”
That is, although this method did not openly disobey the edict of leaving the king, it opened a precedent for migration out of the country, and it was inevitable that the king would be jealous and hateful. ”
"In case you leave the king in a rage......"
Xu Zhongdao didn't expect that the crowd below was so angry that he didn't buy his resolution at all.
"Confused!" At this time, a heavy reprimanding voice came from the back hall, and I saw an old man with a full face and a childish face walking out slowly, it was the only spiritual realm powerhouse of the Xu family at present, and it was also the pillar combat power of the Xu family, the old master Xu Zhenshan.
Xu Nafu came out behind Xu Zhenshan, his eyes confidently sweeping over everyone in the hall.
"Father, why are you here?" Xu Zhongdao was a little surprised when he saw Xu Zhenshan come out, and hurriedly bowed respectfully, but turned his head to see Xu Nafu standing nearby, and said with a sneer, "Xu Nafu, you are a side branch of the sixth room, and your identity is not enough, so why don't you go and wait outside the hall...... Ah......h
But it was Xu Zhenshan who slapped Xu Zhongdao from the chair to the ground with one hand.
Xu Zhongdao's hands and feet were panicked, he didn't expect his father to beat him, and he couldn't help but look at Xu Zhenshan with a frightened face, but unfortunately Xu Zhenshan was in a haze, and he didn't say a word, although he hated iron and steel, but he was so angry that he didn't want to teach Xu Zhongdao a lesson.
"What we are discussing today seems to be ordinary on the surface, but it is actually related to the rise and fall of our Xu family, so the old man has to be cautious. After a few breaths of silence, Xu Zhenshan finally spoke up and let Xu Nafu behind him, "As a guard of the prince, Nafu is most aware of the situation and can communicate with everyone more." ”
"Thank you for your love. Xu Nafu raised his head and stood up, looking high-spirited, "Elders and deacons, I am Xu Nafu of the side branch of the sixth room, and now I am fortunate to be a captain of the army of the prince's guard. ”
Xu Nafu committed a crime and left the Song Dynasty, although he had been in the army for many years and served as a lieutenant, but he had not attracted much attention from the people in the clan. However, this is not what it used to be, with the rapid rise of Liwang, Xu Nafu, who is the captain of Liwang's personal guard, is also rising, and in today's Xu family, he seems to be an unattainable big man, and even with Xu Nafu's side branch, he has also begun to emerge.
"As we all know, the current place where the king is in charge of the four realms is not only a high and powerful person, with a wide range of soldiers, but also a high level of cultivation, and he enters the realm quickly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top person in the Shenyuan Continent. Xu Nafu continued, "Now that we are meeting the expansion of the army of Liwang, it is the moment for our generation to gallop across the field and shine, and it is also a great opportunity for our Xu family to show their ambitions." ”
"Yes, the merit of leaving the king is known to the whole world. Xu Zhenshan nodded and agreed.
"Father, do you mean that our Xu family can only give in
Left the king's obscenity?" Xu Zhongdao listened to the two singing and harmonizing, and was a little dissatisfied.
"Master, please pay attention to the wording. When Xu Nafu heard this, he said categorically, "The king is majestic and inviolable, and you dare to speak like this, which is a great disrespect to the king." ”
"Bastard, you can't do it......" Xu Zhongdao saw that Xu Nafu dared to accuse himself, and he was immediately angry.
"Zhongdao, shut up!" Xu Zhenshan couldn't bear it anymore, if he didn't have such a son, he really wanted to shoot him to death on the spot.
"In addition, King Li promised to give our Xu family a quota of military captains of the Immortal Dynasty every ten years, and at the same time, there is also the opportunity to compete for the position of military captain every year. Xu Nafu said happily, this is the special care of King Li's self, in the same Kuozhou, the Chen family and the Jiang family, whose family strength is similar to the Xu family, are all a quota of one lieutenant every ten years.
"Really?"
"King Li's heart is really important to my Xu family. ”
"Great, in the future, our Xu family may be able to produce some Immortal Dynasty generals. ”
"It's a rare opportunity......"
When the elders and deacons below heard this, they all turned their heads and ears, if there was a fixed number of military captains of the Immortal Dynasty in ten years, then it would be immeasurable for the future growth of the Xu family.
"Father, what can you hope for as a mere captain?" Xu Zhongdao looked disdainful, "It's so stingy to leave the king......"
"You rat-eyed rammer, how can the old man have a son like you......" Xu Zhenshan was short of breath for a while, and kicked Xu Zhongdao out with his feet.
"Please be relieved, we will fully support the old master. ”
"Yes, the number of military captains of the Immortal Dynasty under the command of the king is worth the same, and this is a special preferential treatment that other families can't ask for. ”
"In the long run, our Xu family will definitely be able to grow steadily. ”
"The period of prosperity of the Xu family is just around the corner......"
Seeing that the elders and deacons in the hall agreed one after another, Xu Zhenshan sighed with emotion, stroked his beard, and his eyes were deep, as if he had seen the highlight moment of the Xu family in the future.
Of course, with Wang Ruoli issuing the order of the family's excellent military, the storm set off is definitely not only the Xu family, but also affected Xishu, Xilong, Xichuan, Xiyong four provinces, nearly seventy percent of the family almost for the first time, hugged the thigh of the king, and three percent also made a cooperative attitude without too much thought.
I don't know if it was the iron-blooded policy of leaving the king, or the powerful prestige, for a while, the followers were like clouds, completely stirring up the talent flow of the entire Four Realms. From the free range of the noble family to the "explicit cooperation", although there are certain drawbacks, it can play a faster and better role in popularization.
As a result, Wang Ruoli gained a large number of middle and lower-level generals, although it did not help much to the strength of the army under his command in the short term, but as long as it was supplemented by training, he would definitely be able to exert a stronger combat power of the army in the future.
However, Wang Ruoli's pace of gathering strength did not stop, and he aimed at the forest of sects, such as the top sect of the Song Dynasty in Xiyong Road, the one-word sword gate.