Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 256 0251 [Prominent Families in Shu] (Add more for the penguin boss)
The two talked while walking, unknowingly, they had already passed the abandoned tea mountain.

The villagers further downstream are much poorer, and they only moved here last year.They mainly grow beans and alfalfa. During the tea-picking season, they can earn some wages. Occasionally, they go to the mountains to log.

They have also learned how to grow mushrooms, but they are still cultivating mycelium. This year's drought has not yielded much.

Zhao Fengji looked at the huts and said, "There are three prominent families in Sichuan, namely the Wang family, the Fan family, and the Yuwen family."

Zhu Guoxiang was a little surprised: "Is there no Meishan Su family?"

Zhao Fengji explained: "The Su family in Meishan is not considered a famous family."

Zhu Guoxiang asked: "What is the origin of the Wang family in Shuzhong?"

"The family of the late Prime Minister Wang Wengong." Zhao Fengji replied.

Wang Wengong is Wang Gui, Li Qingzhao's grandfather, Qin Hui's grandfather, and Prime Minister Zheng Juzhong's father-in-law.

Zhu Guoxiang asked suspiciously: "Wang Wengong is from the middle of Sichuan?"

Zhao Fengji said: "Of course they are from Shu, and they moved to other places when they were young. The Wang family has already made a fortune in the Five Dynasties. The more than [-] mu of fertile land belong to the Wang family. For more than a hundred years, dozens of families have been married, and the in-laws are all from various families."

Zhu Guoxiang didn't know how to evaluate it anymore.

That is more than [-] mu of fertile land in the Chengdu Plain, and it is also married to dozens of powerful families across the country.Leaving aside those rich in-laws, not to mention that the Wang family is in Chengdu, I am afraid that they have also married countless families, and the relationship network is deeply rooted and extremely terrifying.

If Sichuan is occupied in the future, it will be difficult for the Wang family to deal with it.

Influenced by his silly son, Zhu Guoxiang is always thinking about rebellion.

Zhao Fengji still has an important message that he didn't mention. Regardless of how fiercely the Wang family's libertines dance, the real ability and talents are actually hidden behind the scenes.The big bet on Prince Zhao Huan was the Wang family's secret push to form a huge alliance by using the relationship between in-laws.

Over the past 30 years, the Wang family and the Zheng family alone have formed five couples.

Zheng Juzhong, a prime minister who was born in a treacherous party, relied on the support of the Wang family to quickly become a scholar leader in the past two years.Qin Hui later caused disasters in the Southern Song Dynasty, and he could not do without the Wang family's political network.

Cai Jing is so awesome. When he was madly seizing power, he once chased after Wang Gui's posthumous title, but he recovered under pressure two years ago.

Zhu Guoxiang asked again: "Where is Fan?"

Zhao Fengji said: "The Fan family in Shuzhong originated from the Han Dynasty."

Well, the Wang family made its fortune in the Five Dynasties, but the Fan family can be traced back to the Han Dynasty.

Zhao Fengji continued: "During the two Jin Dynasties, Fan Changsheng was the leader of the Tianshi Taoism in the middle of Shu, and assisted the exile commander Li Xiong to establish Chenghan. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there have been more than [-] Jinshi in the Fan family, and dozens of Enyin officials. The Fan family's ancestral home is also in the south of Chengdu, with tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. The fertile land there is either king or Fan. The Wang and Fan families have been relatives for generations."

This news is inaccurate. There are three branches of the Fan family in Sichuan, two of which moved from other places.

Of course, if the three Fan clans narrated their genealogy and actually narrated the same ancestor, then they simply declared to the outside world that they were a family.

The Fan family's children are not as prominent as the Wang family, and there are fewer high-ranking officials. On the contrary, there are a lot of Hanlin scholars, and they produce local officials and government teachers.

This is because when a large number of Jinshi emerged in the Fan family, it happened that the old and new party struggles happened, and the whole family was involved, and they were demoted and released every three days. (The No. [-] scholar Fan Zhen is Sima Guang’s best friend and the recommender of Su Shi. With this relationship, Su Shi still dared to write poems indiscriminately. It would be strange if he was not expelled from the court by the New Party.)
Zhao Fengji also said: "The Yuwen family is a descendant of Xianbei. They moved to Shu in the late Tang Dynasty. Their ancestral home is in the southwest of Chengdu, and they also have nearly [-] mu of fertile land."

The Wang family and the Fan family are both in the Huayang area of ​​Chengdu, and the Yuwen family is near Shuangliu, Chengdu.

Zhao Fengji suddenly said, "Yuwen Cuizhong is Cai Jing's nephew."

Zhu Guoxiang immediately understood that the Wang family and the Fan family were the sixth sons, and they formed a clique to support Zheng Juzhong on the surface, but they were secretly betting on the prince Zhao Heng.And the Yuwen family simply joined Cai Jing's camp.

But this is wrong news. Although Yuwen Cuizhong took refuge in Cai Jing, Yuwen Xuzhong was very close to Zheng Juzhong.A pair of brothers belong to Cai Dang and Zheng Dang respectively. No matter who wins, the Yuwen family can keep their wealth.

Zhu Guoxiang asked some Shu families again, and found that many of them were related to these three prominent families.

For example, the Meishan Su family——

Su Shi's third son, Su Guo, known as "Little Dongpo", although he moved to Yingchang (Xuchang), he also married the daughter of Fan's family.Su Shi's grandson, Su Fu, married Wang's daughter.

These families have long been integrated through marriage.

Zhu Guoxiang guessed in his heart that if he returned to Tokyo, the Wang family might also come to propose marriage.

Due to the rapid changes in the current situation, King Jia Zhao Kai actually promoted the Imperial City Secretary, and the position of Prince Zhao Huan was in jeopardy.The Wang family even began to quote Li Bangyan. Zhu Guoxiang, the favorite minister of the emperor, must be more valued by the Wang family, and Zhu Ming became famous at a young age and has yet to have a regular wife.

If the son married the daughter of the Wang family and brought the rebel army to Chengdu in the future, how would the Wang family in Sichuan react?

Seems to be interesting.

I am afraid that he will immediately join his family and then follow the wind and contact the court secretly.

Once the rebel army loses the battle, the Wang family will look for opportunities to betray and directly help the imperial court recover Chengdu.

If the rebels repel the officers and soldiers many times, the Wang family will rely on their in-laws and do everything possible to insert clansmen among the new forces.Then, while helping the Zhu family's father and son to conquer the world, they quietly kept in touch with the court until one of them completely lost power.

This kind of aristocratic family is unreliable, they can bet on several heads.

Zhu Guoxiang took Zhao Fengji back and said, "I won't be returning to Beijing for the time being, and I will live in Yangzhou for a while. I won't write a letter to your father either. Once I have written words, I will make a statement. For the prince, just keep a low profile. Remember, it is to keep a low profile in front of the officials, and don't offend the officials in person again. As for the treacherous party, the prince does not need to show good looks, so that he can win the hearts of all the officials."

Zhao Fengji cupped his hands and said, "This junior must tell the truth."

Zhu Guoxiang also said: "The factions of the treacherous party are against each other. Although they fall to King Jia, they cannot work together. The prince's deeds of denouncing the traitor party can let Li Bangyan spread the word to the officials' ears. Remember, it is only an angry reprimand of the traitor. Party, don't criticize the government's decrees. In this way, the more the prince is at odds with the traitor party, the more at ease the government will be."

Zhao Fengji thought carefully, and finally bowed and said: "This junior seems to understand."

Song Huizong only favored Jiawang Zhao Kai, and this was just the beginning.Later, no matter where Song Huizong went, he always brought King Jia with him.Even when he was a guest at Cai Jing's house, King Jia followed him closely, scaring the princelings so much that they couldn't sleep, and Prince Zhao Huan was even made a little nervous.

However, Song Huizong never expressed his intention to abolish the prince, and he suddenly became the Supreme Emperor without discussing with anyone.

After the goods arrived, no one seemed to believe them, knowing what kind of things were around them.Jia Wang Zhao Kai is more like a tool he deliberately supported to suppress the princelings.

Back at the house, Shen Yourong had already arranged for Zhao Fengji's entourage.

Zhu Guoxiang called Yang Zhi: "Are you in a lawsuit again?"

Yang Zhi replied: "I was ordered to escort the grain in the south of the Yangtze River and go to Chang'an to recruit refugees as soldiers. The Yellow River surged, and the grain transport ship was washed away near Tongguan."

"You... are really unlucky," Zhu Guoxiang couldn't laugh or cry, "We have already arrived in Tongguan, even if the flood came a day or two later, we could transfer the grain to the land."

Yang Zhi said with a bitter face: "It has already landed, and it is transferring grain. Suddenly, the river surged, and I asked everyone to carry it quickly. But there was only one boat left, and no one dared to move it. They could only watch helplessly as it was washed away by the flood." Walk."

Zhu Guoxiang asked, "What are your plans?"

Yang Zhi said: "I plan to stay in Daming Village, there is still a small family in Tokyo, I dare to ask my husband to send someone to bring a letter."

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I will try my best to help you bring your little one here."

Yang Zhi knelt down: "Whether I can pick up my family or not, my life is my husband's."

Zhu Guoxiang said: "You came here on a hike. You lived in the wind and slept in the open. You are very weak. You should stay in the inn for a few days and wait for your health to recover before you go to find a piece of land to build a house. You brought three horses and bought them at the village's expense. I will use the money to hire people to build houses for you, and I will give you some land."

"The gentleman is benevolent and righteous." Yang Zhi burst into tears of gratitude.

Zhu Guoxiang also said: "Those who are willing to cultivate the land can farm in the village. Jinzhou sent a group of convict female relatives. If you want to marry a wife, you can also hire someone to be a matchmaker. Those who are strong and willing to protect their homes can join Daming Village village brave team.”

Yang Zhi said: "I would like to be a village brave."

Zhu Guoxiang comforted: "You are new here, I am afraid that you will not be convinced. If you practice a lot and show your talents, you will be made an officer."

"Everything is arranged by my husband," Yang Zhi said.

After arranging Yang Zhi's affairs, Zhu Guoxiang walked back to the back house.

The An Niang that Song Huizong rewarded, Zhu Guoxiang took over the house when he was in Tokyo.A big man, far away from his wife, with a beautiful woman by his side. This beautiful woman sings well, and he couldn't hold it back for three months.

Well, without explaining too much, Dean Zhu is just an old critic.

"Sir, many of the people who came here today have words on their faces, so I'm afraid they are not kind people." Shen Yourong said worriedly.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "It's okay, you arrange someone to be a matchmaker and let them settle down. If you have a family, you should be careful. Anyone who dares to disobey will be expelled and killed."

Shen Yourong said: "Since Mr. Xiang has made a plan, I won't say much. The money and food saved in the past two years are almost used up this year. I only hope that the weather will be good in the coming year."

"The weather will be smooth." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Shen Yourong said: "I've heard from Lu Shanglv that the drought in Jinzhou is more serious, and I don't know if Da Lang is going well."

Zhu Guoxiang smiled and said: "Except for the lack of food, he is very happy. In two days, I will go to Yangzhou, visit the writers there, and take down the land rewarded by the emperor. Maybe I will build a house there , live there for a while if you have time. Do you want to move there too?"

"It's fine to stay for a few days, but it's fine for a long stay." Shen Yourong said.

The terrain of Daming Village is narrow, and the population limit is almost reached. Zhu Guoxiang plans to go to Yangzhou to open a second base.

(End of this chapter)