Chapter 602 Scales
Mr. Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this. Marriage is indeed a good way.
The role of marriage does not lie in the marriage itself. It doesn’t matter whether the relationship between husband and wife is good or not, but by this action, others will regard you as a whole. Xue Shao’s two brothers were against martial arts and Xue Shao was also executed. This is the reason. In this era when the family was the basic social unit, marriage and kinship relations were the undeniable most solid alliance.
Like Li Shangyin, a talented man later, was a disciple of Linghu Chu, an important member of the Niu Party, but married the daughter of Wang Maoyuan, an important member of the Li Party. Although he had never had any hostile behavior with the Niu Party, he was regarded as the Li Party since then. After the Niu Party gained power, he tried his best to suppress him. Li Shangyin had only talent but could not express himself for the rest of his life.
Although the aristocratic family is arrogant, it is not that they never marry anyone other than the five surnames. However, most of their children only marry within the five surnames. After hearing this idea, Mr. Zheng was happy and quickly asked Mr. Wang to sit down and talked happily about recruiting a son-in-law.
No wonder Lao Wang was anxious. The Wang family in Taiyuan was one of the first families to become a first-class family. Wang Yun of the Eastern Han Dynasty regarded him as the country and turned the tide of the country, and promoted the Wang family to a famous family in the world. Since then, the situation has changed, but the Wang family has always stood firm until the dynasty was hit by a great disaster.
Queen Wang of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi was the daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan, so the Wang family was suppressed the most miserable before and after Wu Zetian came to power. If it were not for this, although Lai Junchen was rampant, he would not have the courage to force his daughter to marry the Wang family. For this reason, the Wang family in Taiyuan urgently needed this opportunity than other major families.
Mr. Wang said proudly: "Our aristocratic families established the 'Ji Si Hall' to help the various aristocratic families, not to let them use the power of the aristocratic families to kill each other and fight for power and profit! Now, the two sects of Xianyin have become powerful, but Yang Fan has a good relationship with the Yinzong. If he becomes the leader of the Xianzong and the Yinyin family is harmonious, internal friction can be avoided."
Li Mubai sighed and said, "If Yang Fan became the son-in-law of a noble family, what would the emperor think? Will he still hand over this important task to him?"
Wang, who was in high spirits, was stunned at the same time. Could it be that Yang Fan was imitating Lai Junchen and also had a forced marriage, using the forced marriage as a cover-up? But in this way, in the eyes of the world, a fake forced marriage has become a real forced marriage. The Wang family has lost face for a while, can they afford to lose face for the second time?
Li Mubai said again: "In addition, there is another question. How can we explain to the Lu family? Although the 'Ji Sitang' is powerful, it is also fragile. It is said that it is powerful because it has the secretly provided financial, material, human and various support from our families, so it has great power.
It is said that it is fragile because the entire Jisitang. Whether it is the Exoteric Sect or the Hidden Sect, they all rely on the behind-the-scenes support of the aristocratic families, and their core members are also from major aristocratic families. Therefore, what they need to protect the interests of the family first, and the Jisitang secondly. Once the Lu family is angered, will the Lu children in the "Jisitang" agree?"
The anger on Mr. Zheng's face gradually faded away. He pondered for a moment and said uncertainly: "Since Jisitang is composed of elites from major families, of course, those who are capable must be promoted and those who are mediocre are inferior to those who are not as skilled as others. I believe the Lu family has nothing to say when they retreat!"
Li Mubai shook his head and said, "This is deceiving yourself! If Lu Binmi is mediocre and incompetent, he will ask him to give way, and the Lu family has nothing to say. But although Lu Binmi is not very clever at the moment, there is nothing wrong with it! The Lu family is forgiven by the poisonous oath and just withdrew from Fan Yang. If Lu Binmi's power is withdrawn at this time, what would the Lu family think?"
Mr. Zheng calmly said nothing.
Li Mubai said again: "You know how powerful the Lu family is. Among the Shandong gentry, the Lu family is now ranked second, and there are countless small families that depend on the Lu family. If our actions arouse a strong backlash from the Lu family, the alliance of the Shandong clan will collapse. Do you think the female emperor will miss this good opportunity?"
Mr. Zheng and Mr. Wang looked at each other and hesitated for a while. Mr. Wang asked, "So, what are your good plans?"
Li Mubai threw the chess piece back to the chess box and said frowningly: "I haven't thought about it yet!"
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Yang Fan accompanied Xiaoman to Chang'an City for a few days, and the baby in his belly began to get restless again. Yang Fan didn't dare to lead her around anymore. The young couple settled down these two days and just stayed in Gongsun's mansion.
Unexpectedly, Yang Fan stopped going out, but there were suddenly more people visiting him. There were endless guests, most of whom were children of the Guanlong Group.
Although the Guanlong Group started its military achievements and its rise was too short and its foundation was insufficient, the core figure of the Guanlong Group is Wei Peiliuxue, the four surnames of Guanzhong. These four major families are also a thousand-year-old family.
Jingzhao Wei family is now the leader of the Guanlong group that is dead but not dead. The Pei family in Hedong is the most famous family in the world. "The hundred families are the best, and the four surnames are the first; the whole world's clan is the Pei family!"
Although Guanlong Group has declined as a huge group, they are all big families that have existed long before the formation of Guanlong Group. After the rise of Guanlong Group, they became an important member of it.
Now this huge group is declining, but the vitality of these big families is still there, and they will not decline easily. In fact, these big families can completely get rid of the Sunset Group, which has become a burden, but once this group declines, they will be alone and will inevitably not compete with the Shandong gentry.
As the saying goes, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow. They also fantasized that the Guanlong Group could rise again and were unwilling to give up their efforts to revive the Guanlong Group, so they naturally wanted to have some contact with Yang Fan.
However, the young generation from the Guanlong family who have frequently visited the door these days are the younger generation. First, they are still questioned about their vision. Although they already feel that Yang Fan is a key, they are still not enough to estimate how much effect he can play; second, judging from the storm at Li Taigong's birthday party, Yang Fan has become acquainted with the Shandong gentry, and naturally hit it off with them. The elders do not need to make a fuss.
Gongsun Bufan's wife, Aunt Pei, is from the Pei family. Although in the Pei family, Aunt Pei's room is a side-by-side and is not an important person, the younger generation of the Pei family often comes to visit this distant aunt in the past few days. After visiting his aunt, he goes to Yang Fan to chat. It is obvious that the drunkard is not drinking.
What a smart figure, Mrs. Pei, her family came to the door for several days, and she realized something was wrong. Early that morning, her nephew Pei Qiuli, came to Gongsun's mansion again. She had first met her aunt in the Buddhist temple, so she wanted to talk to Yang Fan. Mrs. Pei called him and said, "Qiuli, tell me the truth to my aunt. Why did you come here frequently these days?"
Pei Qiuli is a young man who is just young. When he heard his aunt's question, he stood still and replied: "My uncle has always been disliked from being involved in aristocratic families, so his father told me that if my aunt doesn't ask, there is no need to talk about it. Now that my aunt is asking, my nephew dares not not answer. Soon... the court will have an order, and Yang Fan will be transferred to the Tianguan Office and the Minister of the Quanzhitianguan..."
Mrs. Pei raised her eyebrows slightly and said disapprovingly: "So what? Although the Ministry of Personnel is the yamen for selecting officials, it cannot cover the sky with one hand. Those with third ranks and above must choose the emperor personally, those with fifth ranks and above must nod their heads, and those with sixth ranks and below must also be reported to their subordinates for review. Yang Fan became the Minister of Personnel, which is worthy of the Pei family's so flattery?"
Pei Qiuli smiled bitterly and said, "If you want to be flattered, it is not the case. My nephew originally liked his character and wanted to date him. Another thing is that my aunt devoted herself to practicing Buddhism, but she did not know that the world is changing now. The southern border is now..."
Pei Qiuli said to Aunt Pei from beginning to end what happened in the morning, and said, "By chance, Yang Fan, the fifth-rank doctor, became one of the key figures. Although the weight is small, he can weigh a thousand pounds, so he cannot be treated as an iron lump."
Aunt Pei suddenly realized that since she was involved in her family, although she has devoted herself to practicing Buddhism in recent years and has become increasingly calm, she cannot ignore it.
Aunt Pei thought for a moment and said, "Yang Fan is extremely alert. Although he doesn't know the details, he has visited many children of aristocratic families in the past two days, so he must have thought in his heart. If you want to make friends with him and develop slowly, you are afraid that others will take the lead. It is better to talk to him openly!"
Pei Qiuli has been having a happy time with Yang Fan these days, but unfortunately he has never been able to talk about the topic. He is young and has a kind of aristocratic family in his bones. He is a little embarrassed to speak out. Now that he has received his aunt's advice, he has made up his mind and bowed long, "What my aunt taught me is that my nephew knows what to do. However, there is not only one nephew around him every day. In the eyes of everyone, it is really hard for my nephew to talk to him about the topic."
Aunt Pei said, "Since that's the case, you will be as always today. Come early tomorrow, and your aunt will create opportunities for you and the two of you!"
Pei Qiuli was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you for your fulfillment!"
The Gongsun family has been constantly communicating with guests, most of whom never came to visit the house. The Dugu family, which used to occasionally, was gone without any movement. When the boatwoman told the news that many children of Guanlong Group frequently visited the Gongsun Mansion and told the girl Ning Ke who was sitting cross-legged, she just smiled slightly, looking very proud, like a little fox who had stole two chickens.
In the Lu Mansion, Mr. Jiang stared at Yuan Tingyun kneeling in front of him with a cloudy face. He knocked on the desk with a few fingers and said in a deep voice: "It's been two days, you haven't moved at all. Can you stop listening to my words?"
Yuan Tingyun said with a bitter face: "Young Master, the young master gave me the order, and the villain immediately started to prepare, but... Yang Fan has not gone out the house these two days. The villain inquired. It is said that his wife is about to give birth and her fetal movement is frequent. Yang Fan stays in the house every day and will never go out."
"Then come to the door and kill!"
Mr. Jiang said coldly, turned his head and sat upright against Lu Boyan, who was sitting in the corner of the wall, and said, "I'll let Mr. Lu go with you. I'll kill, Yang, Fan!"
Chapter completed!