Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 411 Wang Xie
Xie Xuan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that his identity had been seen through by Chen Xiao.

He smiled, then walked to Chen Xiao's side and got off the boat as well.

"How did you see through my identity, sir?"

Chen Xiao yawned. He hadn't shown any emotion along the way. Now he smiled and pointed at Xie Xuan and said, "First, let's talk about Xue Yuan's reaction."

"This girl is not someone who likes to meddle in other people's business. There were many people sent by other families before, but she pretended not to see them in order to complete her mission. This time she suddenly reminded me that there was someone on the shore."

"Then there must be someone here who she cannot ignore and who will have very bad consequences if she ignores him."

"We know that Xue Yuan comes from the Linjing Chen family, one of the four great families in Jiangnan. So the only people in Jiangnan who can make her react like this are probably the Wang and Xie families, and they must be the direct descendants of these two families."

After saying this, Chen Xiao continued: "The second thing is the attitude of the family you mentioned."

Chen Xiao blinked: "To be honest, your attitude shows a kind of "disapproval" of the noble families. Although you keep saying that you are dissatisfied with the court, it seems that you think the court should give the noble families more autonomy."

"But in fact you are expressing your dissatisfaction with the family."

"As far as I know, among the Jiangnan families, only the two from the Xie family have such thoughts."

"One is the world-famous Xie An, and the other is his nephew, the "intelligent and beautiful" Xie Xuan, the young master Xie."

"You are obviously not Mr. Xie An, so you can only be Young Master Xie Xuan."

After hearing these words, Xie Xuan suddenly realized that it was his demeanor that had exposed his identity. He smiled and shook his head, looking at Chen Xiao: "So that's how it is. However, there is one thing that I don't agree with, Master Chen."

Is there one thing you disagree with?
Chen Xiao looked at Xie Xuan curiously and asked, "Oh? Which point?"

Xie Xuan stood at the foot of the mountain, with a smile on his face: "Mr. Chen just said that I am not a natural talent, but I don't agree with this."

"As for what you just said, if you don't have a natural talent, how can you tell it in just a few short encounters?"

"Therefore, Xuan does not agree with this point."

He stood up straight, then slightly turned sideways, just like Chen Xiao asked him to get off the boat just now, and said softly: "Sir, we have arrived at Lanting."

"My uncle and Uncle Wang are waiting for you."

Chen Xiao paused for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Hahahahahahahaha, good, good, what a "talented and beautiful" Master Xuan."

"Come on, come on, I have long yearned to see the world-famous Mr. Wang Xizhi. I am so lucky to meet him today."

As he said this, he took two steps at a time and walked towards the mountain.

Lanting
Qu Shui Shang
A lush patch of bamboo grows freely and endlessly, and the lush green between them looks like a green lake.

There were two people sitting opposite each other, with a slightly gloomy look in their eyes.

"Master Yi, what do you think this Chen Yaoyou is doing in Jiangnan?"

Xie An's expression was a little solemn. He had the same guess as Xie Xuan, thinking that Chen Xiao's coming to Jiangnan must be for no good reason. After all, in the past two years, the imperial court had been suppressing the Jiangnan families more and more harshly. Or it could be said that it was not just the Jiangnan families, but all the families.

When Dayu was founded, it did not like these aristocratic families, but instead liked the so-called "common people" more.

After several generations of emperors, they finally seized the opportunity, overcame some "problems" and "obstacles", and finally got the opportunity to develop and take root in Jiangnan.

Jiangnan is a wealthy place, and the four great families here have gradually developed into almost unshakable giants.

In the world, apart from the Chen family, who else can compare to the Wang and Xie families?
The elegance of Wang and Xie is known to the world.

Wang Xizhi stroked his beard and said while playing chess: "No matter what your majesty thinks, no matter why Chen Yaoyou came to Jiangnan, we can only accept it, right?"

He placed a chess piece somewhere and sighed.

"In fact, your Majesty's patience with us has reached its limit, but due to some reasons, he can only use this covert method to fight us - but if we don't know what's good for us, the next one to come will be Chen Yaoyou."

"It's the Taiping Army."

The chess piece fell on the board, making a crisp sound.

There was a hint of helplessness in their eyes. What could they do even if they were gifted?
Under the powerful force, they can only follow the rules.

otherwise
Wang Xizhi looked at Xie An and said, "Anshi, it has only been a few hundred years since the tragedy of the aristocratic families. Don't forget the army that slaughtered the aristocratic families all over the world, almost exterminated the young generation of the Yuan family, and reduced the Yuan and Lu families to second-rate families."

"Dayu was born into a poor peasant family. The emperor has never been particular about etiquette. They are all a bunch of barbarians."

Xie An nodded: "Then let him go. As for what he can find out, it depends on his luck. If he finds something, he should deal with it. He can learn from Chen."

He smiled bitterly: "But I have to say that every head of the Chen family is very courageous."

"They would conduct a long-term "inspection" on themselves, squeeze out the pustules on their bodies, and return all the things that were embezzled by these pustules. They would even compensate the victims, and all the compensation was paid by Chen."

"And whoever kills someone will pay with his life."

"Kill a life and pay with your life. Only the Chen family members follow this principle to the end."

Wang Xizhi also felt the same way.

This is what he admires most about Chen.

But in the blink of an eye, he laughed carefreely: "Okay, we don't have to be so upset. Since Chen has done this, what's wrong with us following suit?"

He blinked his eyes and looked like a naughty old boy.

"Don't forget that we were just two families suppressed by those families back then. Our Wang family was only a second-rate family, and your Xie family was even worse, only a third-rate family, barely on par with those families."

"How did we turn the tables and become the best family in the world?"

Xie An smiled slightly: "Of course I won't forget. After discovering that the ancestor Tianshi was the one of the Chen family, the ancestor of the Chen family immediately withdrew from the Great Wei and came to Linjing City."

"It is precisely because of this that our two families were not liquidated after the war, and have developed to this point, isn't it?"

The two men looked at each other. The two old foxes had already secretly known each other's decision, and they also knew that the other party knew their own decision. They had reached a tacit understanding silently and arranged a "one-stop" service for the rest of the aristocratic families in Jiangnan.

Responsible for killing, burying and funeral affairs.

Why isn't it considered a dragon?
The major families in Jiangnan have never been an iron bucket, but a loose group of people.

They always want to devour each other, because if they devour a few other families, there will be one less person to share the benefits of Jiangnan.

To this end, they were even willing to join forces with the imperial court and share part of the benefits with it.

It doesn’t matter whether you are the first or not, and it doesn’t matter whether you benefit or not - the most important thing is not letting others benefit and not letting others be the first.

While the two were looking at each other, several figures had already slowly walked up from the foot of the mountain.

It was Chen Xiao, Xie Xuan, and Wang Ningzhi and others who had been waiting halfway up the mountain.

"Hahahahahaha, I've heard of Yaoyou's talent for a long time. Seeing you today, I find that your reputation is well-deserved."

Xie An saw Chen Xiao was the first to speak, and he started with a "greeting" that was absolutely correct, and Wang Xizhi immediately followed up by praising Chen Xiao, and Chen Xiao hurriedly praised him back. The flowery sedan is carried by everyone, who doesn't like to hear nice words?
Everyone took their seats one by one, and Wang Xizhi and Xie An did not ask about the purpose of Chen Xiao's visit this time, as if they knew nothing and had no guesses, and just drank with Chen Xiao.

After a long time, the banquet was halfway through and everyone was drunk.

The sun had already set, and countless rays of light fell on the Lanting Pavilion, making it look extremely dazzling.

Xie An could not help but stand up and looked at the mountains and rivers with a drunken face: "The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. This is all thanks to the current emperor."

"Back in the day, the Wang and Xie clans were just a small family in Langya. How could they have imagined their current status and life?"

"But now, the Langya families that once dominated the world have all fallen, and the Wang and Xie families have gained their power today because they followed the right path, Your Majesty."

He staggered to Chen Xiao's side, and Xie Xuan beside him hurriedly supported his body.

"Sir, the one that An admires and admires the most is Chen."

"In the past seven hundred years, the Chen family is the only one that has survived among all the noble families in the world."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao laughed and stood up. His body was shaky, his face was red, and his eyes were blurry. Wang Ningzhi supported his arm, allowing him to barely stand.

Under the moonlight, everything is so condensed and beautiful.

He spoke with pride about the Chen family's ancestral teachings and the "self-examination" that the Chen family had never interrupted for hundreds of years, and then he was even more complacent like a little animal.

After another hour, it was finally time for the banquet to end.

The servant who came with Chen Xiao had already come up. After apologizing to Wang Xizhi and the others, he was about to take Chen Xiao away.

Chen Xiao was drunk and could hardly stand. He walked to Wang Xizhi and said, "Uncle Wang, I am only gathering here at Lanting today, but I didn't see the world-famous Lanting Preface. This is really unacceptable."

"Next day, Xiao will definitely visit Wang's company."

"Uncle Wang, please let Xiao take a look at the Lanting Preface when the time comes."

Wang Xizhi also smiled and said complacently: "Lanting Preface is the best work of my life. If my nephew comes to visit me in the future, I will certainly welcome him with open arms."

The drunken people were taken away by their families, calling each other names in confusion.

In the carriage

Chen Xiao, who was staggering just now, immediately sat up straight, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"These guys reacted quickly. Wang Xie is indeed Wang Xie, and the world-famous Xie An is also worthy of his reputation. No wonder they were able to bring the Wang and Xie clans to this point."

The servant next to him was not surprised.

His young master can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, let alone just this little bit, he wouldn't get drunk even if he drank for three days and three nights.

"Sir, what do you mean by this? I don't quite understand."

"Aren't Wang Xizhi and Xie An already drunk?"

"Are you still talking nonsense?"

Chen Xiao curled his lips: "Are you drunk?"

"These two old foxes can hold their liquor quite well, and what they say under the pretext of being 'drunk' is the key."

"They were telling me that no matter what my purpose was, they supported me."

"If they want to defeat the Jiangnan family, they can even cooperate."

Also cooperate?
The servant's face was full of confusion and disbelief.

"what?"

"What does it mean?"

"Aren't they also a Jiangnan family? Are they willing to give up their power?"

Lose power?

Chen Xiao shook his head and smiled: "Your Majesty did not send me here to destroy the entire family."

He sighed and said, "After all, our Majesty is really suspicious. Although he is afraid of Wang Xie, he is more afraid of Chen."

"Wang and Xie combined can barely rival Chen's in popularity. If Wang and Xie are defeated, won't Chen be the only one left in the world?"

"Your Majesty would not be happy to do that."

He yawned and said, "Your Majesty just asked me to warn Wang Xie and then destroy the other noble families."

"Wang Xie knew this very well, so he sent Xie Xuan to test me first, and then met me at Lanting."

“Lanting, a place for friends to gather.”

"If they had any hostility towards me, they wouldn't be in Lanting."

Chen Xiao stretched and said, "Okay, stop thinking too much."

"I have to visit Wang tomorrow."

"I want to see what conditions this world-famous Wang Xizhi can offer me."

He smiled playfully.

"and--"

"I think the other thing His Majesty asked us to investigate is also related to someone in the Wang family."

"After all, in the whole Jiangnan, the Wang and Xie clans have the most "romantic talents". They pursue freedom and ease, and the teachings of Huang Lao, so they must be involved with that thing."

A hint of anger flashed in Chen Xiao's eyes.

"If I find out who it is, he will be dead for sure!"

Five Stone Powder!
He was not required to come this time. The emperor sent his capable general, who was also the leader of the "Daozu", to investigate the matter. However, one of the nephews of Chen Xiao's clan was contaminated with the "Five Stones Powder" at a young age.

After several investigations, it was found that the source of Wu Shi San was Jiangnan.

That's why he came.

Xie's Mansion
Xie An sat there, not drunk at all.

He looked at Xie Xuan and asked, "What do you think of this Master Chen Xiao?"

(End of this chapter)