Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 1804 Cause and Effect 3.0
"The old lady means that the Wang family doesn't have too many followers of Qinglian Sect?"

"To be precise, I just disdain Qinglian Sect's swindling and abducting practices. This is no different from those gangsters who cheat people's money on the street." Mrs. Ning looked at Xue Ruitian, "I know that Qinglian Sect is the most It wasn't like this at the beginning, but after the Xue family withdrew, Qinglian Sect has become a money-making tool."

"The old lady knows the origin of Qinglian Sect?"

"I've heard a little bit that when the Taizu wanted to make troubles, he had to have an excuse. Religion is often the most appealing, and it has been the case throughout the ages. What's more, the previous emperors were incompetent, the government was controlled by treacherous officials, and the people were fed up with it. Without enough food, if there is a place where they can eat and not be cold, they must do their best for it. This was not created by the Taizu, and it has been the same in all dynasties. After the founding of the Great Xia, Qing If the Lotus Sect returned to the essence of religion, and did not rely on itself to start misconduct from the dragon's merits, and even began to want to meddle in the government, it would certainly not end up in a siege. However, as far as I know, the first three schools founded by the Qinglian Sect After quitting, this sect disappeared for a period of time, almost ten years, and then reappeared in front of the world. But this time, the way of doing things is different from the past, more utilitarian, more eager for success, and more biased A cult. Many big families in the south of the Yangtze River had a good impression of the first generation of Qinglian Sect. Let’s say this because they thought that if they pursued and enshrined Qinglian Sect, they could propose the idea of ​​dividing the world equally with the emperor after the founding of the Great Xia. After all, I am a meritorious minister, and this itself has been the practice for more than 200 years. But the Jiangnan big clan did not expect that since the founding of the country, Taizu had prevented the big clan from causing trouble, so the big clan department was abolished from the very beginning. There are two ways to get into an official position and to be recommended for an official position."

"We know this, but the big clan has existed for so many years and has such a deep foundation, so naturally they have their ways, don't they?" Xue Ruitian showed a mocking smile on his face, "Isn't Ningchang country like this? It is a kind of ridicule to think about it as a child who participated in the imperial examination, became the object of pursuit of scholars from poor families all over the world, and became the leader of the Daxia literary world."

"Isn't this something you can't do? You know that you can't stop it, and you know that someone is playing tricks behind your back, but there is no way. It may be with one eye open and one eye closed. However, in order to prevent these big clans from advancing, we must pick the right time, teach them a lesson, give them a warning, and tell them that it is not that they do not know the plan behind you, but I don't want to mess with you, but when I want to mess with you, you won't run away." Mrs. Ning nodded, and sighed softly, "Isn't that what Ningchang is like? It's not because of this that his entire official career was delayed Has it been here for four full years? The thunder and rain are all due to the Lord, and some of us actually don’t understand this truth.”

"The old lady is wise!"

"Don't praise me, the Wang family is different from other families. After too much experience, they will not be obsessed with power, but not all families have the energy of the Wang family, and not all families agree with our approach. Therefore, among them Even if you can't occupy a high position, you still have to have your own people in the court and make plans for the future."

"This is for sure, because they are still dreaming of sharing the world with the emperor." Shen Cha looked at Mrs. Ning, "The old lady said just now that the Wang family never thought of taking control of the world again. Why? I know Songjiang Mansion The Wang family was born in the Langya Wang family, this is a family that has left a strong mark in the history books, has the Wang family never thought of reappearing the glory of the ancestors?"

"Rediscover the glory of the ancestors?" Mrs. Ning sneered, "This is just the so-called glory that outsiders see on the surface, but in fact, it is only when you are in it that you know the pain inside. Thorns, everyone walks tremblingly and cautiously. Langya Wang knew how terrible and risky it is to share power with the emperor, so he finally chose to retire. Because no matter who, no matter who The family and the emperor have the same power, and they will become the target of public criticism in the court."

"That's right." Xue Ruitian nodded, "Envy, jealousy, hate, keep asking yourself why this family and not yourself."

"Yes, as time goes by, this kind of envy, jealousy, and hatred will eventually turn into hatred. No matter how close the relationship is, it will eventually become a stranger. On the surface, your colleagues, classmates, relatives and friends will compliment you , Holding you, in fact, their eyes are fixed on you all the time, if you make a mistake, even if it is a small point, they will be used as a handle to attack you endlessly, Until you get down from this seat. If you submit to them, they may let you go, but if you are not convinced and still want to make a comeback, they will completely crush you." She looked at Xue Ruitian, and then Look at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "As border generals with heavy troops in their hands, you should feel the same about this, right?"

"What the old lady said is true!" Xue Ruitian nodded, "What they envy is only the appearance, they really don't know what's inside."

"Yes, the price paid is unimaginable. The two families of Wang Xie and the emperor have shared the world equally for nearly 200 years. What did they pay?" Mrs. Ning smiled bitterly, "The two families of Wang Xie and Xie have been together since the very beginning. A big family with a population of 10, in the end, the previous dynasty was destroyed, and there were less than 2000 people left."

"Are the two clans added together?" Seeing Mrs. Ning nodded, Shen Cha looked at her in surprise, "There are only these people? How is it possible?"

"They think that the children of the clan are only serving as civil servants, but in fact, military commanders are also served by the children of these families. Many children of our two clans died in battle." Mrs. Ning smiled at the three of them, "Listen? It’s so unbelievable? This is the price of sharing power with the emperor. The Jiangnan clan not only produces civil servants, but also military generals, and also wants to keep the world peaceful.”

"But these clans now..."

"Because many of the generals of the big clans have died in battle, and there is no one in their lineage."

"how……"

"Are you surprised? It's incredible, right? It's not unreasonable for a big clan to exist for hundreds of years, right?" Mrs. Ning smiled, "By the way, do you know the Qin family in Jiangnan?"

"The Emperor Shang Qin's family?"

"Yes or no, the Qin Family of the Imperial Merchant is now a branch of the Qin Family in Yangzhou Prefecture. It was only separated from Yangzhou Prefecture seven or eighty years ago. At the beginning, this branch was born with the Qin family of Yangzhou Prefecture because of its talent in business. But I don’t know exactly what’s going on inside them. The Qin family in the south of the Yangtze River I’m talking about is the head of the Qin family of the imperial merchant and the Qin family of Yangzhou Prefecture.”

Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian glanced at each other, and both of them sneaked a glance at Shen Cha, and found that there was no special expression on her face, and they were slightly relieved.

"Old lady, where is the real head of the Qin family? Is there anyone still there?"

"No more!" Mrs. Ning shook her head lightly, sighed again, and said, "The real Qin family is gone, and all of them, all the children of the Qin family have died here. "

"He died here?" After hearing Madam Ning's words, Xue Ruitian stood up abruptly, looked at Madam Ning incredulously, and said, "Old Madam, you are talking about Jiaping Pass here?"

"Yes, it's just that it wasn't called Jiaping Pass at that time. Many years ago, before the establishment of the Great Xia Kingdom, this was a pass that no one cared about, but it happened to be a very important pass."

"Jiapingguan City has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times." Shen Cha looked at Mrs. Ning with a cold face, "But in the last 100 years of the previous dynasty, it was very chaotic here, the imperial army was no longer stationed, and the common people We were frequently invaded by foreigners. Later, a mysterious family took over here, fought hard, and repelled the intrusions of foreigners. Gradually, this place gained a little popularity." She looked at Mrs. Ning seriously, "This mysterious family is the Qin family and the Eagle King, right?"

"The general is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, indeed. But later, the Eagle King took his subordinates to the southwest border, and only the Qin family was left here." Mrs. Ning took the hot tea handed over by Xue Ruitian and smiled at him He smiled and said, "In the last 100 years of the previous dynasty, the entire court was in chaos. You all know that the last two or three emperors devoted all their energy to intrigue with the ministers. Controlling the government, it is impossible to have the energy to take care of the life and death of border soldiers and border people."

"Yes."

The three people present were not only military generals, but they also knew the history of Jiapingguan City very well. They knew exactly what tragedy happened here and what happened here.Therefore, they knew very well that Mrs. Ning was not telling lies, and that the old lady was well aware of the situation here.

"But, old lady, how do you understand it so clearly?"

"Because many members of the Wang family have left their lives here. To be precise, the big clans that were in power in the previous dynasty have children who will stay in Jiaping Pass City forever, and will be buried here forever." Madam Ning sighed. Tone, "Think about it carefully, have those families clamoring for the separation of powers of the emperor ever appeared in the 200 years of the previous dynasty? Have they ever really held real power?"

Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, and Xue Ruitian looked at each other, thought about it seriously, and shook their heads at Mrs. Ning at the same time.

"No, it's not considered a top-level family, but I've heard of it."

"So they don't know at all how ridiculous and sad it is to seek power with the emperor. The emperor was busy fighting with all the officials. At that time, the Langya Wang family and the Chenjun Xie family were the two largest families in the previous dynasty. , once persuaded His Majesty the Emperor at that time to be careful of foreigners and send a large army to guard the border, guess how the Emperor of the previous dynasty responded?"

"I have an impression of this." Xue Ruitian smiled shyly, "I like to read story books and listen to books told by scholars, so I know a little bit more. Although the story books and storytellers are a bit exaggerated, But the basic content should be similar. I remember a certain emperor in the previous dynasty said, you big families have the same power as me. If you want to defend against the enemy and guard the gate, then you should do it. What to do is up to you to decide, you have the power, there is no need to ask me."

"That's almost what it means." Mrs. Ning sighed, "I still have an imperial decree from a certain emperor in my house. The content on it is the same as what you said, but it is more ruthless, that is to say, this crap is even more troublesome I have come to make an order, so what is the use of you? Don’t all your families have private armies, and you go to fight against foreign clans yourself. Whether you can win or not is your business, and what has it to do with me!”

"Imperial decree..." The three of them found it incredible that the previous emperor was so unreliable that he could write such an imperial decree. "Is that how it was written?"

"Aren't you surprised? The cabinet didn't block such an imperial decree, but it still issued it, right?" Seeing the person nodding, Mrs. Ning smiled slightly, "This is not over yet, there is one more sentence behind It's even more irritating, I still have important things to do, so don't bother me with such trivial matters, and deal with them yourself!"

"This..." Xue Ruitian couldn't believe his ears, he couldn't believe what he heard, he looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "I can now understand why a family like the Shen family can't get along in Xijing City It's really a blessing to have such an emperor in the previous dynasty." He shook his head helplessly, "So, let the big clan handle the matter of going to the border gates to defend against the enemy?"

"Yeah, splitting the imperial power equally just sounds good. In fact, if you really angered the royal family, you should lose your head or lose your head. No family can escape this. Those who are clamoring now, It's just that I haven't personally experienced this process, so I don't know what the truth is. If the emperor is really angry, even if you hold a lot of power, you will still die." Mrs. Ning gave a wry smile, "After a few days After discussing with the big clans, the Qin family stepped forward and led the troops to the border to defend against the enemy."

"Why the Qin family?" Shen Cha's expression was still like a piece of ice, looking at Mrs. Ning, "Can't you use another family?"

"The other family also has a private army, with average combat power, but the Qin family itself started as a general. Although many civil servants were produced later, the foundation is still the foundation of the military general family. Therefore, the part that belongs to the civil servants is left. After leaving Jiangnan, the head of the Qin family at that time led his own children, private troops, and private troops from other families to come here from Jiangnan, and stayed here for more than 60 years. Generations of Qin family children have left their lives behind. Here, until the last person. As a result, the power of the Qin family in the south of the Yangtze River has been weakened by more than half, and finally divided into the Qin family of the imperial merchant and the Qin family of Yangzhou Prefecture, but no matter how it develops, it will not be as prosperous as it used to be."

"That is to say..." Xue Ruitian and Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha who had no expression at the same time, "Uncle, he..."

"En!" Shen Cha nodded, "It also explained why he must join the Shen Family Army and why he must come to Jiaping Guancheng. Master is truly following in the footsteps of his ancestors, which is very remarkable."

(End of this chapter)