That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 706
"Brother Ye, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?" The visitor landed on the Wanghai Terrace, and lightly cupped his hands.

Ye Daoqi looked at the uninvited guest and sighed softly, "Brother Li still doesn't know whether it's good or bad?"

The scribe also sighed, "There are thousands of fortifications in the chest, and the cage is built high, so you can't enjoy yourself, you always want to vent your stagnant energy."

Ye Dodge was silent.

The person who came was Li Qingyu, the patriarch of the Li family in Jiangling. After defeating Li Zijian, Li Qingyu was on the rise. In addition to taking power in the Li family, he also rose to the top among scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Several literary masters spared no effort to promote him. He was able to rank among the eight Confucian scholars, and even came from behind, second only to Chen Gongyu who has been famous for many years.

Ye Daoqi said bitterly: "Jiaci is exactly the same as Zunjun. Although they are old, they can't see through the word 'let go', and they regard us children as puppets in their hands. They will say anything about everything, no matter how big or small it is." But the decision is really..."

Li Qingyu said indifferently: "That's why I have endured for the past 20 years."

"Since you are old, you should take care of yourself for the rest of your life."

"What should be let go will naturally be let go."

"Although an old man has a long-term ambition, the truth in the world is that a new generation replaces an old man. If he refuses to let go, we can only ask him to return to his old age."

Li Qingyu looked at Ye Daoqi, and slowly asked, "Brother Ye, do you think so?"

The Patriarch of the Ye family looked towards the sea, and said softly: "May I ask you a question, why does brother Li want to swim in this muddy water of my Ye family?"

Li Qingyu smiled and said: "I dare not hide this from Brother Ye. The reason why I came here is actually at the behest of Madam Murong. Although Madam Murong is the master of the Murong family, she is also married to the real person in charge, and the real person in charge came from Ye Mrs. Ye, who was supposed to be the rightful Patriarch of the Ye family, had to give up the position of the Patriarch of the Ye family only because of the honor of teaching the real person. In this way, Mrs. Murong can be regarded as half of the mistress of the Ye family. Shi’s affairs can’t be regarded as outsiders.”

"Aunt, she..." Ye Daoqi frowned, startled again and again in his heart. It was precisely because Murong Xuan was not an outsider that the two sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law had been at odds for many years. After all, was it because of Ye's power?Now this aunt is determined to attack Mrs. Ye. If she succeeds, is she really willing to hand over Mrs. Ye's power to her?

Ye Daoqi's face was uncertain, and after a moment of silence, he asked softly: "I want to hear the truth from Brother Li."

Li Qingyu answered the wrong question: "The real master is about to ascend."

Ye Daoqi was slightly taken aback. He was not a stupid person, and he immediately understood after being reminded by Li Qingyu, "If uncle Feisheng passes away, then auntie will no longer be the head teacher's wife of the Taoist sect, so she has to make plans early."

Li Qingyu said frankly: "Not only that, but if the real person in charge ascends, how will the Ye family maintain its position as the number one family in the Wei state? There is no need for the Murong family to say too much. After all, there are two great Bodhisattvas, Wanyan Beiyue and Murong Xuanyin. Xiao Jin, the king of Wei, did not dare to be slighted, and the Shangguan family is full of talents. Even if one Shangguan Qinghong died, there are still countless Shangguan children who stand up to support the family, but what about the Ye family? Only Brother Ye You are alone."

After Ye Daoqi was slightly distracted, he laughed at himself: "The Ye family has always had a small population. Among Jiaci's generation, there are only Jiaci and his uncle, and there are even a handful of offspring. , Jia Ci had to take charge of Ye's family as a woman, and recruited a son-in-law, that is, her late father. In this regard, Ye's family was on par with the already destroyed Gongsun family. Because of this, the great change that year Afterwards, many members of the Zhang family were still spared, but the Gongsun family, which was already small in number, was completely extinct."

Li Qingyu said calmly: "There is a saying called 'a country of a hundred years, a family of a thousand years'. Since ancient times, there has never been a dynasty of 300 years, but there are many families that can be passed down for thousands of years. That's why there is a saying of family and country. Family comes first. , the country is behind, the country is broken but the family will not perish, let you be shaken by wind and rain, I will not stand still, this is the principle of our aristocratic family."

Ye Dodge didn't speak.

Li Qingyu went on to say: "But now, since the Great Chu Dynasty, the imperial examinations have flourished, and the children of the Han clan have gained an extra Longmen. The rise of the Han clan has become an unstoppable trend. Although there are still aristocratic families, they are no longer powerful families. Our reasons If it doesn't make sense, let's not talk about the Zhang family and Gongsun family that have been destroyed, but the Shangguan family, who is still alive, does not have the demeanor of a thousand-year-old family. It is almost the same as the servant of the king of Wei. Go right away, life and death, honor and disgrace are all in the thoughts of others, and looking at the temple and the sect, it will be difficult to see the grand occasion where the ministers of the temple and the master of the sect are all sons of my family."

Ye Daoqi said softly: "This road is exhausted."

Li Qingyu's tone was a bit heavy, "That's right, now the king of Wei and the court are on the verge of breaking out, but in the final analysis, it's still the Xiao family's internal strife. It can be said that one family has one surname and enjoys the world to itself. We can only beg for mercy. Change, change leads to success, and now we have reached the point where we have to change, so Mrs. Murong wants our aristocratic families to unite and seek a place to stand in today's troubled world."

Ye Daoqi turned pale with shock, and hurriedly looked around.

Li Qingyu said calmly: "Don't worry, even if this word reaches the king of Wei, with Madam Murong around, nothing will happen to you and me. After all, Master Teacher is just about to ascend, and he hasn't really ascended yet."

Ye Dodge took a deep breath, trying to calm down his agitated mood.

Li Qingyu's words revealed too many secrets.

The situation of the aristocratic family is going from bad to worse. Looking at the current cabinet, except for one sub-assistant Xie Su Qing, which of the other three cabinet members is a member of the aristocratic family?Looking at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion again, except for Sun Shaotang, the former military governor, among the rest, whether it is the great governor Wei Jin, the central military governor Zhao Wuji, the left military governor Zhang Wubing, the right military governor Zha Qing, and the rear military governor Yu Yu Kuang, all of them came from poor families. I have to say that the aristocratic family really has to do something now, otherwise they will really sit and wait to die.

If we ignore the Daoist Master Teacher, the Murong family is undoubtedly the most powerful among the many families, and it is most suitable for the head teacher's wife to be the leader, but the mother will definitely not agree, so this aunt will take the initiative to come to find him. He, to help him truly confirm the position of Patriarch Ye.

Just mother's side...

Just when Ye Daoqi was fighting fiercely between heaven and man, Li Qingyu said plainly again: "To tell you the truth, besides the Ye family, the Murong family, and me, the Jiangling Li family, there are seven other families, big and small, who have already agreed to Murong. Madam's suggestion, as long as Madam Murong raises her arms and responds, then..."

Li Qingyu didn't finish his sentence, but Ye Daoqi already understood, he hesitated, and asked: "Then how can you help me take over the power of the Ye family? After all, it's my mother, and my uncle certainly doesn't want to see my mother suffer any harm. "

Li Qingyu smiled and said: "Regarding this point, Mrs. Murong had already explained this in advance when I came, so please rest assured, Brother Ye, we will never act like Meng Lang, just asking the old man to 'put it down', and it is just to help Brother Ye get back what should have been. something that belongs to you."

Ye Daoqi gently stroked his beard, then nodded heavily, his face revealing a firmness and determination that he had never seen in the past few decades.

Mrs. Ye's old lady, the rooster sits in the morning?

It's time to set things right.

(End of this chapter)