Chapter 865 Chapter 865: Extorting money from aristocratic families (Part 2) [Requesting monthly votes]
“Pfft—ahem, cough, cough, is this rumor really true?”
Wu Xian and Shen Tang have finished their preliminary separation After collecting the spoils and dividing their respective territories, he couldn't wait to return to Tianhai to take charge of the overall situation. The successive operations of the Tianhai Family made Wu Xian clearly aware that these people were gradually getting out of his control.
He didn't know exactly how much he had escaped.
For fear of getting out of hand, the top priority is to go back and put things in order.
Wu Xian kept this plan deep in his heart and did not dare to tell anyone for the time being. The army's return journey seemed to be uneventful, but Wu Xian was suffering in his heart every day. Halfway through the journey, he received a very outrageous rumor, and his emotions instantly collapsed.
After coughing for a long time, he calmed down. He stared at a pair of big copper bell eyes that seemed to have seen a ghost: "Is this news true?"
The confidant messenger nodded heavily: "The news is reliable."
Wu Xian rubbed his swollen temples.
Thinking about the impact of this incident on myself.
"...Where did such, such unrealistic rumors come from? It's just that it was spread, and there are still people who believe it?" These rumors even spread to the circle of aristocratic families centered on Tianhai, and Wu Xian suddenly felt unprecedented Tired, the aristocratic family circle twenty or thirty years ago was not so stupid. Why is it that in a blink of an eye, everyone has lost their minds?
The confidant messenger said: "It was during the Dragon Slaying Bureau."
Wu Xian was shocked: "Which one?"
The confidant messenger had outstanding business ability and had already inquired about everything. Clearly: "The source of the rumor is Tao Yan, Tao Shenyu, that is The man who had publicly enmity with Lord Shen several times before. After his defeat, the remaining forces scattered and went their separate ways. "
For most scholars and warriors, the best way out is to rely on the warlord. power, and the second is to join a wealthy family with profound foundation. The former holds troops and horses, and can attack cities and seize territory when advancing, and occupy territory and become king when retreating. The disadvantage is that the risk is too great. Once defeated, it will be swallowed up by other warlord forces and lose all its wealth. The latter relies on generations of family heritage to ensure harvests despite droughts and floods, and has no worries about food and drink. The disadvantage is that the room for promotion is limited. If the owner's investment in the warlords still misjudges, they will lose everything.
In order to make a living, Tao Yan's remnants searched for connections to get recommendations and joined the family as guest servants. There was a new owner who was hesitant about which company to invest in as he saw that the situation in Northwest China was about to be settled.
Choose Wu Xian?
The benefits of following this lord are obvious. Both come from aristocratic families, and their three views and concepts are very consistent. Both parties have consistent interest positions and spontaneously safeguard the interests of the aristocratic family circle. It is a pity that Wu Xian's power was surpassed by Shen Youli, and the power gap between the two families widened. If they want to compete for the dominance of the northwest in the future...
They are worried that Wu Xian will lose.
Choose Shen Tang?
Shen Tang and Wu Xian have completely opposite strengths and weaknesses. If he joins Shen Tang now, he won't be able to reap much dividends, and he won't be able to develop a deep relationship with his new master. Most of Shen Tang's old men were from poor backgrounds, so it would be troublesome if they grouped together and rejected them.
The new head of the family is constantly worried about this.
Recruited a group of retainers to discuss the future of the family.
Among the guests, there is Tao Yan's old department.
Tao Yan's old subordinates and Shen Tang have new and old hatreds. How can they be willing for the new head of the family to join the old enemy? Dang even revealed all the details of the Dragon Slaying Bureau, leaving the new head of the family stunned for a moment. Everyone loves to eat melons, and the more bizarre the melons are, the more eye-catching they are.
Including but not limited to——
Shen Tang hated the family, killed the whole family, and dug up the ancestral graves. The skeletons of victims in Heyin and Longwu areas can prove it! Marriages between aristocratic families are frequent, and the relationships between each family are complicated. The female family members of the aristocratic family who escaped from Longwu County have a few connections, and they are also related to the local wealthy families. This melon is authentic!
Shen Tang has a violent temperament, and his ferocity is comparable to that of the violent master Zheng Qiao. The typical evidence is that Shen Tang violently beat his old master Tao Shenyu in public at the Dragon Slaying Bureau League meeting, and his emotional control was quite poor. Really, that scene is so cruel that I can’t even stop it! The main purpose of his new home is to surrender to her. If something doesn't go his way one day, are he not afraid of being grabbed by his hair and beaten and humiliated in public?
Shen Tang killed Ying Ye. I heard that she secured Longwu County by killing ordinary people in Shiwu, one tribe after another until they reached the royal capital. In the capital of Shiwu King, she only picks and kills, no matter men, women, old or young, if she is caught, her head will fall to the ground!
In addition to the above three points, there is also——
The new head of the family looked slightly cold: [Anything else? 】
【This is what I heard from the late Lord Shen Yugong. Shen Youli was a licentious person and had no taboos between men and women. There was a staff member named Gu in her account who used her yang to replenish yin, and she was always sick. Haunted. The two of them had no scruples in the Dragon Slaying Bureau... The former Lord Shen Yugong had a disagreement with the man named Gu in the early years, so the treacherous man turned a deaf ear to Shen Youli, and then the man named Shen stabbed the former Lord in the back when he was crossing the river. . 】
Tao Yan’s former ministry spoke with sonorous force. When he mentioned Tao Shenyu, his eyes filled with tears. He did not mention the details of the hatred between Tao Yan and Gu Chi, nor did he mention that Tao Yan took refuge before crossing the river. Zheng Qiao wants to sneak attack Shen Tang: [If your parents don’t believe it, you can ask others. 】
The other people mentioned by the old department are his former colleagues.
Some former colleagues are attached to other local aristocratic families, and they only need to send someone to give a couple of confessions to know whether his words are true or false.
A pair of oral confessions basically matched.
The faces of all the family heads were greener than the leaves of green vegetables.
Of course they would not believe it so easily, and they sent people to investigate, but the information returned was generally consistent with what those subordinates said - it was true that the murder of the whole family and the excavation of ancestral graves were true. Is it true that Shiwu went on a killing spree to the royal capital and brought back a bunch of ears? It's true that the Dragon Slaying Bureau lost control and beat Tao Shenyu in public. Of course - is this extravagant melon true?
At this time, a wise man looked at the rough information about Shen Tang’s subordinates and suddenly discovered some pattern - why are all the civil and military personnel in Shen Tang’s account so outstanding, yet all of them are bachelors? Given their/their status, the people below didn’t give them/them handsome boys and girls? Even if the people below don't give it away, Shen Youli, as the lord, should reward it, right? This is unreasonable!
So——
Are they really not related?
After thinking about it, Wu Xian is more worthy of investment.
At this juncture, Shen Tang issued a notice to recruit talents. Seeing that there were not many people to recruit, we specially sent people to do ideological work at the door, asking them not to hide and tuck in, and to come out if anyone at home could work. There will be no such good opportunity in the future.
There was a house owner who was making innuendoes.
It is said that there is an ugly but talented tribesman in the tribe, who is also a literary scholar. I wonder if Jun Shen will dislike him.
The local official who was in charge of being a lobbyist was startled.
The government office has information on the personnel of the local wealthy family, and the family in front of him also has many personal contacts with him. In the mood of taking care of his acquaintances, he went to the door in person to make peace. However, he didn't remember that there was an ugly and talented scholar in this family.
And——
How ugly can one be if one is nourished by culture?
He had an intuition that the head of the family in front of him was dishonest.
Is the so-called ugly literary scholar a test?
He thought about it for a while: [Because we have known each other for many years, I will tell you a little bit. Mr. Shen never judged people by their appearance, but I heard that he preferred courageous warriors with strong physiques. Saburo has become famous at a young age, so he might be recommended. His future prospects are limitless! If one is a man of letters and the other is a man of arms, supporting each other, why worry about being in a poor family? 】
Don’t hesitate, push both of them up!
Let the handsome one show around more to gain some impression points.
The face of the house owner turned from cloudy to rainy in an instant.
He stood up, waved his sleeves, and angrily chased away the guests.
The lobbyists were confused, but they could see one thing - this family didn't like Mr. Shen. Could it be that they had other ideas?
He was secretly unhappy: [These wealthy families...]
At this juncture, are you still thinking about betting everywhere?
I don’t know if these families were secretly angry, but he visited another family the next day, and was kicked out before he could say a few words. As a last resort, the officials had no choice but to report the matter, fearing that the new leader above them would be angry.
What’s even worse is——
These aristocratic families show goodwill to Wu Xian.
[These people are unwilling to go to Shen Jun. Even if they force themselves to come, they will be dead in the future. It is better not to...] The officials who were rejected everywhere were also angry and cursed in private.
As everyone knows, Wu Xian is also jumping around and scolding these aristocratic families for their evil deeds. What is the use of rushing to find him now? Why did he go there earlier?
This is to roast him on the fire. What he is most afraid of now is that Shen Tang will find a reason to attack.
The internal troubles are unresolved and the external troubles are coming again. Do you want to force him to death?
The next second, he remembered something important in his mind.
Hurryly ordered people to spread paper and grind it, and pick up a pen to write a letter.
Who to write to?
Of course it is for Shen Tang.
I will never give Shen Tang a chance to take the blame!
Worried that the speed would be too slow, I specially found a capable confidant to deliver the letter. It must be delivered to Shen Tang as soon as possible.
To show his sincerity, Wu Xian personally denied that the matter had anything to do with him, and sent all the information obtained from the investigation to Shen Tang. When Shen Tang saw this handwritten letter, she roughly guessed Wu Xian's intention, but she never expected that the source was Tao Yan!
"Tsk, it was too easy for Tao Shenyu to die. One day I am interested in digging up his grave." The anger caused by this matter had been mostly dampened by the heavy official duties, and Shen Tang was furious now. She couldn't get angry, so she just wanted to sneer, "If you cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, they will grow again with the spring breeze! It's my fault that I didn't kill all Tao Yan's old men! It's because they ruined my reputation everywhere, it's interesting!"
"It's so interesting!"
Shen Tang smiled angrily at everyone.
When she thought that one of the most favorable evidences for this cucumber was that she had many singles under her account, she couldn't even laugh.
"You are unmarried and have no children, what does this have to do with me? I admit that there is a lot of work in the early days of starting a business, but in the past four or five years in Heyin and Longwu, only the first year was busy, right? Overtime pay is also paid in the form of benefits. After the grassroots are promoted and the official office is improved, the majority of employees will be paid. Don’t you guys all deserve to have a rest? You have no conscience, I really haven’t squeezed you to the point where you don’t even have the heart to think about life-long matters. You have a house, you have a carriage, you have a salary and benefits, so why don’t you get married?”
Shen Tang was seriously injured by this "cucumber"!
The grievances in my heart are overflowing!
She is really too bitter, even more bitter than bitter melon!
She suffered silently like the little daughter-in-law who was a doormat. She thought that all her hardships would come to an end, but unexpectedly, public opinion dealt her a heavy blow. No matter how big a landowner or capitalist she is, she is just a victim, a bitter melon turned into spirit!
Shen Tang went crazy on the roof grabbing Wu Xian’s autographed letter.
Qin Li said gently: "My lord, come down first."
Chu Yao sighed: "Wu Lang, we have something to discuss."
Zhao Feng scratched his head: "The general will eventually get married..."
Below, Gu Chi and others looked up at the roof. They were all called to the rescue by the lord's personal guards - the lord who had always been conscientious suddenly turned over the table and went on strike! Suspected to have been greatly stimulated.
"I won't go down, you must promise first!"
Gu Chi scratched the tip of his nose and said nothing.
"Marriage is all about fate. Besides, literary scholars live longer than ordinary people. These things are really not urgent." Qin Li boasted that he was well-informed, but his master had never experienced it when he climbed on the roof in the middle of the night and went crazy to urge marriage. , but I can’t regret it yet.
No matter how deviant the new lord is, he is still better than Duke Wu.
Shen Tang said: "I'm not talking about you."
Qin Li has just joined, and this time the cucumber has nothing to do with him.
Her sharp eyes glanced at Chu Yao.
Chu Yao was just thinking about how to speak, when he heard a rough male voice interrupt: "Master, why do you have to force it? Wu Hui became famous in the northwest when he was young, and someone once came to him to propose marriage. However, something happened to Wu Hui not long after, and he has been It has been delayed until now. Over the years, he has experienced all kinds of warmth and coldness..."
Chu Jie came to the rescue, and Chu Yao gave him a look of approval.
The words brought back Shen Tang’s memories. Chu Yao lived a miserable life in Xiaocheng. As a handyman in Yuehua Building, who would he marry? Pushing forward further, after encountering so many changes and setbacks, how can you still think about starting a family? Just surviving is a stumbling block.
Shen Tang looked unbearable.
Apologised: "Alas, I have touched an old wound."
Then I thought about it, all these people in the account couldn't make up a pair of parents. They all have their own ups and downs. As the lord, she didn't want to be considerate, but she also made trouble unreasonably and exposed scars... The more she thought about it, the more guilty Shen Tang felt, and she took the initiative to follow her. The roof climbed down.
I feel embarrassed facing everyone.
"Well, I'm busy with official duties, so I'll go back and do some work."
Looking at the lord who disappeared quickly, everyone looked at each other until Gu Chiyin suggested: "These aristocratic families are so ignorant. , and there is no need to show any favor to them. Should we let the news out, the three families that donated the least money, let’s——”
He raised his hand and gestured to his neck.
Everyone passed it unanimously, otherwise this matter would not be relieved!
Shen Tang slapped the table: "Just do it!"
Rip it to death!
Since then, a group of aristocratic families have not been able to show the evidence of the debauchery between Shen Jun and his subordinates, so the three tribes of the Yi people are killed. Standing firm amid the bad news about "Monument of Merit and Merit", I received another rumor.
"The three families that donated the least money are going to be killed by the Yi tribe?" The aristocratic family sent people to inquire about Shen Tang's attitude. When they accidentally learned of this gossip, the head of the aristocratic family asked with a dark face, "Is the source reliable?"
The retainer said: "The source of the news is reliable. It came from the personal guards around Shen Youli. The orders have been written and sealed!"
The head of the family closed his eyes and thought for a moment.
"Is there any news from Wu Zhaode?"
The doorman shook his head: "No news has been sent back yet."
After saying that, he hesitated again.
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, the head of the family exclaimed: "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating? Is there any other bad news?"
The guest: "I heard that Wu Zhaode's generals, Li, Song, and Everything sent by the Wang family has been returned..."
The attitude of returning the goodwill gifts is very clear.
The doorman hesitated: "And..."
The head of the family asked: "And what?"
The retainer made a sad face: "Wu Zhaode also sent someone to spread the word that he and Shen Youli Tangdi are deeply in love, and the two families do not distinguish between you and me. I warned the three families not to do anything to sow discord again..."
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Shiitake lives in a coastal city, and her home is only half an hour's drive from the sea. You can imagine how emotional she is today. I have relatives who make a living from fishing, and my circle of friends is filled with despair. Woohoo...
I hope Onigashima sinks like the background of this article...
(End of this chapter)