The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 105: Change of face in one second!
Prosperity, people suffer; death, people suffer.

Wei Ning didn't know the penetrating power of these two sentences before, but now that he has experienced it personally, he knows how miserable the people of the past dynasties have been.

After all, Uncle Li was still a retired soldier, and yet he was so humble and humble. What about the other common people?
In this era of distinct classes, people will be annexed and deprived of even the most basic guarantees of survival.

There are various ways of land annexation, but in essence they are plundering by the strong and the weak. The weak prey on the strong, enriching the powerful and suffering for the common people.

Squeeze out the last bit of residual value from ordinary people!
The current social situation is like this, and Weining can't change it, but he can change Uncle Li's situation now.

Wei Ning asked Uncle Li to go back first and relax, he will solve these things.

Since Wei Ning was granted the title of Grand Concubine, he rarely uses his status to do anything, and there is nothing that requires him to use his status to facilitate it.

Wei Ning sighed softly and said to Zhao Ce, "Let's go to Lantian County first."

Zhao Ce nodded heavily. He was rather hot-blooded and brainless. He always wanted to fight and kill when he encountered such injustice.

But this is not a battlefield. Fighting and killing will not solve the problem. What matters now is human relations.

Wei Ning rode General Red and took Zhao Ce to the Lantian County Yamen first.

He learned the address and past of Marquis Yingyin from the Lantian County Government.

The Marquis of Yingyin is called Guan Qiang. He is the grandson of the founding general Guan Ying. He is hereditary and inherits the title of his grandfather.

The Guan family was a powerful figure in the founding of the country, with a profound family background and complex social relationships.

It's not on the same level as Weining.

In feudal society, the power of a family is reflected in its personal connections. No matter how many people and power a family has, it is useless.

Society is a network. Whatever you do, you need connections. China has been an interpersonal society since ancient times.

Only the strength of the interpersonal network can reflect how powerful a family is.

The network of three generations and seven dynasties was by no means comparable to that of a newly promoted concubine like Weining.

Wei Ning brought Zhao Ce to the Guan family's residence, and Wei Ning was polite in everything he did.

In the hall of Guan's home, Yingyin Marquis Guan Qiang personally received Weining, which was considered as a sign of respect for Weining, a newly wealthy man in the Han Dynasty.

Wei Ning clasped his fists humbly and said, "I'll see you, Lord Marquis."

Guan Qiang was a thin and slender old man with deep nasolabial wrinkles on his cheeks. When he saw Wei Ning, he smiled and said, "Master Wei, you're welcome."

"How come you have time to come see me?"

Guan Qiang looks down on Weining because he thinks Weining has no rules.

The imperial court promoted him to the chief concubine. He should have visited the homes of powerful people like Lantian as soon as possible, but he was like an alien. He had never been like this before.

It can be assumed that this young concubine does not understand the rules.

Wei Ning said crisply: "Master Guan, I have come to ask for something."

Guan Qiang made a sound and said with a smile: "I am so virtuous and capable of helping the great concubine. The great concubine is now the emperor's favorite minister and a hero of the Han Dynasty."

Wei Ning could hear the teasing in the other person's words, and he didn't mind. He smiled back and said, "Master Guan is joking."

"I would like to ask Lord Marquis to give my friend a way to survive."

"My friend doesn't want to sell his ten acres of fertile land at a low price. Please forgive me, Lord Marquis, and don't treat him the same way."

Guan Qiang made a sound and said: "Concubine Wei has already spoken, so I naturally have no reason to refuse."

"Thank you." Weining clasped his fists.

In Weining's view, this is not a big deal, and the other party will give him face.

It's just ten acres of land. To a powerful family like the Guan family, it actually means nothing. A scheming person like Guan Qiang shouldn't make a fuss over these few acres of land that makes both of them look bad.And now Wei Ning's suspicion has been confirmed, and the other party agreed.

Wei Ning cupped his fists and saluted, then walked away.

Many things that seem to be huge in the eyes of ordinary people are just things that can be solved with just one sentence in the mouths of the powerful.

This is social injustice, and it is also the rule of the game in this world. As long as you are in the society of the Western Han Dynasty, you have to accept this rule.

Otherwise, why are so many people in the world working so hard to find a future?

Zhao Ce still felt a little unhappy and aggrieved.

After leaving Guan Mansion, he cursed and complained: "General, why should we give him face?"

"He let us in and didn't even give us a sip of water. It was obvious that he looked down on us."

Wei Ning said with a smile: "As long as the goal is achieved, don't worry about the details and go to Chang'an."

Zhao Ce said oh, the two of them were thinking differently and stood at different heights.

Zhao Ce thought that the young man was full of energy and wanted to take revenge, but Wei Ning only wanted results.

This is Wei Ning's transformation after he became educated and understood the rules of society. Many people cannot transform in their lifetime.

A young man's spirit should always be smoothed by time and experience. If you are living within the rules of the game in this society, you must know how to use the rules of the game to do things.

"master."

In the middle hall of Guan Mansion, Guan Qiang's steward bowed down and spoke to Guan Qiang cautiously.

Guan Qiang took a sip of tea, hummed, and said, "What?"

The steward said: "Don't you want those ten acres of fertile land in Lijiawu?"

Guan Qiang said calmly: "Why not? There is so much traffic and wild roads, and it is always uncomfortable to lose ten acres of land."

"But... Chief Wei's side..." The steward glanced at Guan Qiang tentatively.

Guan Qiang looked at him in confusion: "What is the Chief Wei? What's wrong?"

"Just because he said something, you have to give him face? What face does he have? A little guy who doesn't even have all his hair."

There are many powerful people in Lantian. If Guan Qiang regresses this time, wouldn't it tell the powerful people in Lantian how powerful this new rich man is?
Why does he want to make Weining famous?Weining is not qualified to talk about whether he is a relative or a friend.

You don’t really think that you can make me listen to you with just one sentence, do you?

what are you?
Guan Qiang had the word disdain written all over him.

The steward understood, and said: "Okay! Then the old slave will continue to collect the land."

"Well, we brought over the ten acres of land earlier. If it doesn't work, we can use means. Aren't there so many people in his family? Why don't you give the land if one or two die?"

The steward nodded: "Old slave, I understand."

The benefits of ten acres of land are worth exchanging the lives of one or two people.

The lives of untouchables are worthless and they are born to be enslaved and slaughtered like livestock.

……

Wei Ning brought Zhao Ce to Chang'an, and first went to a wine shop.

The business here in Chang'an is better than that in Lantian, and the profits are higher. The people Wei Ning uses are also the maids at home. They are all from the palace. They know some words and know arithmetic. They are also Weining's personal slaves, so they can be used with peace of mind.

Wei Ning then took Zhao Ce towards Wei Qing's residence. Wei Qing wanted to pay back the five thousand gold. This was the general's kindness, and Wei Ning kept it in his heart.

(End of this chapter)