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Chapter 871: 871: Hongmen banquet, shovel shit [ask for a monthly ticket]

Shen Tang hit the nail on the head.

Xie Qi's expression was almost broken into slag, his eyes were wandering, and he lowered his head unnaturally.He knew that he couldn't hide it from the lord, but he didn't expect the lord to react so quickly, exposing his plan as soon as he met him: "The family is ugly, let the lord laugh."

He smiled awkwardly, not daring to look directly into Shen Tang's eyes.

Occasionally, aristocratic families would have a few innocent-minded young men, but no young man would ever be the head of the family.If the Xie family's mess hadn't been too big, Xie Qi, as the nominal head of the Xie family, wouldn't have broken the pot.He couldn't help it, he had to!

It just so happened that the lord wanted to grab the meat from the family's mouth.

Xie Qi was heartbroken, and simply put forward a suggestion that shocked everyone present.They do the first day of junior high school first, don't blame him for the fifteenth day!
but--

What he didn't even expect was that Shen Tang could guess most of the truth through a few pieces of information: "The Shizang couple haven't been in touch with the affairs of the clan for many years, and they are all managed by a few clan elders?"

Xie Qi nodded: "Yes."

Shen Tang said: "Is there something wrong with these elders?"

Xie Qi: "..."

Shen Tang was concerned: "Have you become a thief?"

Xie Qi: "..."

Seeing that he was silent one after another, Shen Tang knew that he had guessed right.

A family is like a tree.

The big one is the trunk, and the small ones are the branches.

Most of the property was inherited by Dazong, including real estate, shops, gold and silver treasures, valuable ancient paintings and books... These did not belong to the public family in name, but belonged to Dazong's lineage.Not surprisingly, it is only passed down among direct descendants.Branches of small sects struggle on their own, and if they have good connections, they can rely on family connections.Those with good abilities live well, while those with poor abilities still need support from their families.The income from the book lamp field is used for the study of the children of the clan, and the income from the sacrificial field is used for sacrifices and support for the elderly clan members...

There are also ancestral hall fields, cemetery fields, and righteous fields...

These are all clan fields!
It is jointly owned by the entire family.

After the children of ordinary aristocratic families get rich with the help of family resources, they will more or less buy family land for the family, and the cycle goes on and on to ensure the endless life of the family.There is no guarantee that everyone will be rich and powerful, but it also gives the downcast a chance to rise.This process has to go through the accumulation of generations, and the accumulation speed is slow.At least in this troubled world where everyone is precarious, it is slow.

Therefore, small sect branches will also be jealous of large sects.

Xie Qi and his wife had been hostages for several years and had only three daughters after years of hard work. The family power inevitably fell into the hands of the clan elders.The assets belonging to the large group quietly flowed into the side branches and public accounts, and perhaps the handlers were corrupt and hiding their personal interests.Xie Qi went back to do an inventory this time, and he probably found that Dazong had been reduced to an empty shell by corruption, and there were only a few cents left that could be passed on to his daughter.

As the head of the house, as the father—

It's no wonder Xie Qi is mad.

In addition, there was a conflict with the Xie clan, so he broke the jar!Since you don't let him have a better time here, don't think about it!Shen Tang made eye contact with Xie Qi.

Xie Qi couldn't bear to explain everything.

The content of Shen Tang's guess is not bad, but the last two straws that crushed the camel's camel are two things - one is that Xie Qi accidentally discovered that a member of the Xie family had bribed the people around Zheng Qiao to try The second is that Xie Qi went back this time and wanted to write the three daughters on the family tree of Dazong, making the eldest daughter the eldest son and heir of Dazong, but was denied.

Even though Xie Qi explained that the eldest daughter was very talented and would definitely be able to be the head of the family when she grows up, several clan elders refused on the grounds that "this is the rooster sitting in the morning", and said, "Women are born unable to cultivate, but now they can suddenly cultivate. , how can we guarantee that they will not be able to practice suddenly?" and said that Xie Qi's daughter will always marry off as a daughter-in-law, and is no longer a child of Xie's family. Wouldn't it mean that Xie's family would be used as a dowry and insisted on refusing to let her be the head of the family?No matter how hard Xie Qi fought, they still arranged for Xie Qi to have a son.

[The head of the family refuses to take concubines, and it is not appropriate to have no male heirs under his knees. 】

[The head of the family and the mistress are deeply in love with each other, and it is not easy for us to provoke and separate them. These children are a few down-and-out descendants of the family.They are all young, and they can be raised well. 】

Xie Qi is really discouraged now!
Finish the job and storm back with stuff.

Because Xie Qi's experience was miserable and aggrieved, Shen Tang, as the protagonist, must have empathy and not laugh on the spot.After holding back for a long time, I put on a serious expression: "Shizang's suggestion is good, but I'm worried that other Patriarchs won't agree..."

That will definitely not be agreed.

Shen Tang said again: "I don't want to agree either."

The existence of clan fields will make clan power stable and strong.The larger the clan, the more they can do whatever they want in one place and bully others!When the scale is large enough, any official who comes to take office will have to pay a visit to the dock. After all, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away.

Xie Qi was shocked, but quickly restrained himself.

Shen Tang rubbed his brows, he had a rough plan in his heart, and then he smiled again: "What is the purpose of the clan fields under various names? Isn't it to worship the ancestors, help the orphans and widows in the clan, so that children can go to school? If the government can If all these problems are solved, then there is no need for the family land to exist? The family land can only benefit the old and the weak of the clan, and the great harmony of the world can also benefit the common people of the world!"

"Whether it's a descendant of one clan or a common citizen, they are all the same to me, so naturally I should treat them equally."

Xie Qi's mind was buzzing, and his heart was in a mess.

For a moment, he didn't know what his master's plan was.

She doesn't really want to confiscate all the family land, does she?

Shen Tang didn't give him too much time to think about it, and said to himself: "Since the aristocratic families in these places want to bargain with me, then let's hold a Hongmen banquet... Ah no, it is an ordinary banquet for entertaining guests. Everyone sit down and discuss it. There is nothing wrong with it. We can’t negotiate face-to-face! If there is, it’s definitely because I don’t have enough swordsmen hiding in the dark! Isn’t it?”

Xie Qi: "..."

Everyone: "..."

My lord, I don't even bother to cover up the basics!

Shen Tang smiled and threw the news from Lin Feng on the table, and beckoned someone to draw up invitations, inviting all the heads of families, big and small, to attend, so that she would recognize them as familiar!Who won't come?
"That's not to make face for the [-]th class!"

"I'll personally go to your door and invite them!"

Whether it is vertical or horizontal is not sure.

Everyone clasped their hands together and said, "Wei."

Someone else wrote the invitation, but Shen Tang still had to stamp the seal with the Wenxin monogram himself, and continued to work after finishing the job.She has been really busy recently, and the matter of the aristocratic family is just one of them. This is the result of Shen Tang's restraint of killing intent.

If you really piss her off, it's not impossible to kill her from top to bottom!Shen Tang is not afraid that they will join forces to beat her, even though her troops are scattered now, it will only take a few days to integrate the troops.If they dare to touch the bottom line again, the next time they will be bloodbathed up and down.

In addition to the land in the hands of these aristocratic families, there were also official news from Yan and Qian states. Shen Tang saw more than a dozen official systems from dozens of counties and counties, and the various titles, titles and powers were even more confusing.The information sent back made her head dizzy.

"Aren't He Yin and Long Wu very unified?"

Why is it so magical in Yanzhou and Qianzhou?
Because of Qin Li's literati way, Shen Tang didn't let him go on a business trip elsewhere.Hearing Shen Tang's complaints about these contents, Qin Li said with a smile: "At the same time in the Northwest Continent, there were 36 countries standing side by side, and each small country had its own system."

Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp.

The dried shrimp is in the belly of the small fish, and the small fish is in the belly of the big fish. Both the dried shrimp and the small fish are not fully digested, and the big fish is swallowed by the bigger fish.It is normal for the local official position system to be chaotic, because often the official position in the previous country has not adapted, and the new official position in the next country will come down again.The result of frequent changes is that many local officials are misplaced, and everyone continues to work under different names.

Longwu and Heyin were united because they were both governed by Xin State in the early days, while most of Yanzhou and Qianzhou were once seven or eight scattered small countries.The corners of Shen Tang's eyes twitched fiercely. "But Zheng Qiao..."

Yanzhou and Qianzhou have been in Zheng Qiao's hands for four or five years.

"Zheng Qiao seems like someone who would care about these problems?"

Qin Li asked a sharp question.

Shen Tang: "..."

For Zheng Qiao's peerless and crazy critics, whether it is the Xin Kingdom or the Geng Kingdom, in his eyes, the country is a system full of bugs. As long as the system can still run, it doesn't matter how it runs.Just say, is the country functioning?
As long as it works, nothing else matters.

Hehe, Zheng Qiao doesn't need to worry about it.

But she has to take care of it (╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻

Shen Tang grasped the brand-new bronze table case, and for a moment in a trance, he subconsciously increased the strength of his fingers, leaving fingerprints on it that even fingerprints were clearly visible. : "Others are the predecessors who planted trees and the descendants to enjoy the shade. Why is it my turn that the predecessors shit and I shovel shit?"

Qin Li ignored some of Shen Tang's outrageous words.

How can anyone not be crazy when he is the protagonist?

The aristocratic families from all over the world had just digested the information sent by the Lin family, and then received group invitations from Shen Tang one after another.The handwriting on the invitation and the [Neiku burned to splendid ashes, Tianjie trampled to the bone] were written by one person, and subconsciously thought it was Shen Tang's handwriting, and subconsciously shuddered—they didn't all hand in donations It's over, isn't it?

After seeing the contents of the invitation clearly, everyone felt like they were mourning for their heirs.

At the beginning of the invitation, he sincerely thanked each family for their generosity. Shen Tang thanked each family for their understanding of righteousness on behalf of thousands of common people, and used the excuse to invite each family to the banquet.Although the Patriarch was not named by name, the meaning behind the words in black and white is very clear.

The head of the family does not have to go, but he must go to the person who can make the decision.

At worst, it has to be the second in command.

All families are gloomy, and dare not discuss countermeasures this time.

There are also stubborn people who want to self-mutilate and sue for illness, and let other people go there for them-fools also know that this is a grand banquet, and it is very likely that they will not come back, but if they don’t go, they will really weigh five catties with them. ——It’s just that the plan has not yet been implemented, and the troops stationed in various places have been completely taken over by Shen Tang’s people. These troops train every now and then, using the streets in front of each house as a runway for training.

[One two one, one two one! 】

Before dawn, we began to run and exercise in order.

【one two three four--】

Not to mention the head of the family, even the family members of the head of the house heard it.

In addition to running for military training before dawn, the military training instructor also used the street as a martial arts arena. Every now and then, he would bring more than a hundred low-level officials to learn how to use martial arts to transform weapons, and practice bending bows and arrows. wall.

Patriarch of the family: "..."

Shen Tang didn't do anything, and she didn't say anything.

But the patriarch of the aristocratic family can't pretend that she didn't do nothing.

After the last quarrel, Shen Tang thoroughly found out the location of the private soldiers raised by each family on the farm, including the hidden contents such as scale and combat power.It is inconvenient for each family to contact. Once someone makes a move, the farm will be caught in a fire and several people will be killed.

There can be no unity without contact.

Losing the protection of force is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

So, the heads of each family hesitated for a few days, and went their separate ways.

They did not dare to delay on the road, and all arrived within the stipulated time.Strangely, the closest and the farthest arrived on the same day.Many patriarchs are related by marriage and know each other.For the sake of caution, I dare not even have a conversation.

They also saw Shen Tang for the first time.

The rumored monster that is neither male nor female.

In terms of appearance, it is indeed not much better than Zheng Qiao.

Under the guard of his personal guards, Shen Tang walked to the main seat and took his seat, raised his hand to greet the pale-faced heads of the family: "Good morning, gentlemen, you've worked hard on the journey, did you sleep well last night?"

Because the place wasn't big enough, Shen Tang simply put the banquet in the martial arts training ground, and each food table had a small plaque with the names of the heads of each family on it.The original intention was to make it easier for them to find a location, but in the eyes of the various Patriarchs, it was just a small spirit card.

Everyone looked even worse: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your concern."

"If there is someone who is not well taken care of, you must speak up."

Patriarchs: "..."

At this time, someone noticed that the food table was empty except for the little spirit card, not even a single dish!This scene made a few sensitive people instantly think of a certain allusion.They kept their expressions on the surface, but they were sweating coldly in secret.

Bang bang bang, I heard Shen Tang clapping his hands.

Followed by a row of burly soldiers carrying plates, their arms were thicker than the thighs of the house owners. When they bent down to put down the dishes, they cast huge black shadows that enveloped the house heads completely. Saber.

Shen Tang said apologetically: "You all know that Shen came from a rough background and had a hard time getting started. He has long been accustomed to living a simple life and does not like extravagance. He does not support dancers or singers in his house. He even provides food to guests. I'll ask the soldiers to help me. Haha, the conditions are crude and not as good as the warm and fragrant soft jade in the prince's house. It's rude."

The heads of each family were pale.

They couldn't help but wonder what kind of blood relationship Shen Tang had with Zheng Qiao. Why did the two of them like to be flamboyant in front of others?

Do not--

Zheng Qiao is not as good at playing as Shen Youli.

They knew it was a Hongmen Banquet, and Shen Tang also knew that they knew it was a Hongmen Banquet, but they really didn't expect that Shen Tang would directly put his knife and ax on the bright side.Is this not even bothering to pretend?However, none of the princes of Gungun dared to yell at him.

Shen Tang didn't seem to see how broken their spirits were, so he said "eat and drink well", and his appetite was whetted.

Patriarchs: "..."

Well, not everyone has an appetite.

On the side of the Lingzhou family, there is a person who is particularly conspicuous.

The old man with white beard and hair closed his eyes and meditated.

Beside him, someone was feasting.

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