Chapter 46 This Disciple! It’s Not Easy to Raise (Please Vote for Me)

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Taishi Ankang's face darkened.

This kid Wang Shouzhe is really hard to fool.

However, given his status, it was difficult to say some words, so he had no choice but to look at the county prince Wu Dianshan for help.

"Little friend Shouzhe, why do you have to pretend to be stupid?" Wu Dianshan also had no choice but to persuade, "Cao Youqing is the Holy Land's genius...a descendant of Zixiao's lineage."

"Your Highness, is it possible that the Holy Land's genius can collude with wanted criminals and kill people at will?" Wang Shouzhe looked stunned, "Then where is the majesty of our Daqian law? If the Holy Land's genius can override the Daqian law at will , then what do we, the aristocratic families who protect the land, count? Shouzhe might as well take his family and all of them to seek refuge in the Holy Land."

"Nonsense, stop making jokes and diverting attention with me." Wu Dianshan scolded him with a straight face, "I tell you the truth, Cao Youqing's case is deeply involved, and it is not easy to publicly release the arrest documents at the moment. Mr. Shouzhe Friend, you are a smart man, don’t get too involved in this matter.”

"His Royal Highness is kind to Shouzhe, and Shouzhe will comply with your request." Wang Shouzhe saluted him and said with a slightly serious expression, "It's just that Cao Youqing stole the chicken but lost the rice. He suffered a big loss and may not be willing to give up. "

"It doesn't matter, I and the county governor will join forces to put pressure on the people behind her." Thinking of what Cao Youqing did, Wu Dianshan's face was slightly unhappy, "In any case, Longzuo County is the king in name only." Our fiefdom cannot tolerate them secretly stirring up trouble here."

"With His Highness's words, Shouzhe is relieved." Wang Shouzhe nodded and said, "If Qian has no objection, Shouzhe will naturally have no objection either."

"Although Mr. Qian has opinions, he can only swallow them in his stomach." Wu Dianshan frowned and said, "In the final analysis, this matter was caused by the dispute between the elders and younger generations of the direct descendants in the Qian family. That kid Qian Qinhong didn't even think about the inner house. If you can't control it, you really lose your moral character and authority."

After a pause, Wu Dianshan looked at the Sheriff Taishi Ankang and said: "Master Sheriff, little friend Shouzhe is here. I have already advised you. However, after all, the Wang family has suffered a loss this time. You have to show something."

Taishi Ankang was also quite helpless.

If it were an ordinary seventh-grade family, he wouldn't have to worry about his thoughts at all.

But now, although the Changning Wang family is only a seventh-grade family on the surface, both its heritage and background are unfathomable.

In particular, Li Yao, the contemporary queen of the Wang family, is a great talent, and she was accepted as a personal disciple by the dean of the academy, Tianhe Zhenren. If she takes this matter seriously and alerts Master Tianhe, the matter will not end well.

After all, this matter was extremely involved, and even he, a dignified county governor, had to be extremely cautious in his actions.

"It's appropriate to express something." Taishi Ankang nodded, looking at Wang Shouzhe with a kind and peaceful face, "Why don't the head of the Shouzhe family tell you what you need me to do?"

As expected of a county guard, he was indeed cunning and he kicked the ball back again.

"The Sheriff is in charge of Longzuo County for Your Majesty. He has to take care of everything and works hard. How can Shouzhe dare to ask for anything?" Wang Shouzhe is also not an easy person. He immediately said with a solemn expression, "I, the Wang family, are the seventh rank of Daqian. The family has the responsibility of shepherding and guarding the place. However, the Wang family usually has strategies to appease the refugees. As a result, the population under its jurisdiction is large, the land is in short supply, and the people are insecure. Shouzhe thought about it for a long time, and the only solution was to go outside the territory and expand the territory. . It’s just that the Wang family has a weak background, so I hope you will give me more support~~"

Ankang, the governor of the county, his eyes twitched.

This Wang Shouzhe is really not simple. He actually asked the government to support Wang's land reclamation by citing the fact that Wang had helped take in refugees.

It is not unusual for aristocratic families to go out to open up wasteland. With the Wang family's status, it is easy to apply for a development order. However, the aristocratic families financed the land reclamation on their own, and the government usually gave some rewards afterwards, built cities and towns on the spot, and did some logistical work. How can there be any reason for the government to pay for land reclamation?

As for saying that the Wang family is poor?

Taishi Ankang had the urge to beat someone up.

Where is the Wang family poor? The information collected by the government clearly states that Wang's current wealth is quite substantial. I'm afraid that many sixth-grade aristocratic families are not as rich as your Wang family, right?

However, this time it was the government that was in the wrong, and compensation and appeasement were necessary.

Forced to suppress the urge to beat people, Taishi Ankang's tone was as gentle as the wind: "It should be, it should be. The head of the Shouzhe family has made great contributions to resettling the refugees. He is a role model for my family. How can the county governor not express his gratitude? This county Shou will sign a development order for the Wang family, and at the same time support the Wang family with a development fund of 500,000 gold. I hope that you, the Wang family, will make good use of it and contribute more to the country."

Five hundred thousand dry gold is quite a lot.

Wang Shouzhe immediately accepted it and thanked him sincerely: "Shouzhe, thank you Lord County Sheriff for your understanding and support. Don't worry, I, Wang, will definitely work harder to open up a habitat for Daqian."

After all, the government and the Qian family are different. Qian's business is for investment, so he is naturally willing to invest heavily. However, the government's funds come from taxes and allocations from above. All fund flows must be registered and reported to superiors, not the county governor's word. Being able to come up with half a million gold is considered very sincere.

After the agreement, both parties were happy.

Regarding Cao Youqing's matter, Wang Shouzhe will not publicize it to the outside world. As for the follow-up matters, as well as the negotiations with the Cao family, Qian family and Lingyun Holy Land, that is all the matter of the prefect Taishi Ankang.

At this time, the wine and food had been prepared. Seeing that the two people's discussion was over, Wu Dianshan, the prince of the county, had all the wine and food brought up, and invited the two of them to sit down to drink and eat.

Naturally, Wang Shouzhe and Taishi Ankang would not deny him face. In the end, the meal lasted for more than an hour before it was over, and both the host and the guest had a great time.

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same time period.

The Qian family of Longzuo.

As the saying goes, "Once you enter the Hou family, it is as deep as the sea." Although the Qian family is not a Hou family, as a fifth-grade Zifu family, it has lasted for more than a thousand years. In terms of strength and foundation, it is far better than the Hou family in ancient China. The gate is much stronger.

The Qian family's main residence is naturally far wider and deeper than the Hou Men's mansion, which is "as deep as the sea". It covers an extremely large area, with more than 10,000 domestic slaves and more than 1,000 generals.

A family of this level naturally has a complete management system.

In the West Garden of the main house, due to the architectural layout, this area has less sunlight all year round. It is densely wooded and overgrown with weeds. The courtyard is even more gloomy due to disrepair.

This is not because the Qian family has no money to repair the house, but the Xiyuan area has always been used by the Qian family to punish and distribute erring women in the clan, which is somewhat similar to the cold palace of the ancient Chinese royal family.

Once assigned to Xiyuan, he is not allowed to leave without permission, which is equivalent to being abandoned by the family. This represents an extremely severe punishment for the family.

Why are they only issued to women? Naturally, this is because if a male tribesman makes a big mistake, he is usually sent to the family mine and undergoes some extremely hard work as punishment.

at this time.

This rarely used Xiyuan was rarely opened. A beautiful woman in luxurious clothes was escorted in by a group of strong servants and pushed to the ground.

This beautiful woman turned out to be Cao Lina, the current wife of the Qian family.

Cao Lina had not come back to her senses until she was thrown into the yard.

She stared at Qian Qinhong in disbelief and said angrily: "Qian Qinhong, how can you have the courage to lock me in this miserable place? I, Cao Lina, am the legitimate daughter of the Cao family in Liaoyuan, so you are not afraid of my brothers and uncles from my mother's clan. Accountability?”

Outside the courtyard, Qian Qinhong stood with his hands behind his hands, his face as gloomy as water: "Cao Lina, although it is the intention of our ancestors to lock you up. But the head of the family also believes that you should stay here and reflect on yourself. As for your mother's family, it is up to you to hold you accountable. ...Hmph~ We, the Qian family, haven’t properly questioned the Liaoyuan Cao family yet. What kind of family tradition does your Cao family have, so that you can actually raise a vicious and poisonous woman like you?!"

"I'm vicious? Why do you say I'm vicious?" Cao Lina's face turned cold, and she gritted her teeth and said angrily, "I, the legitimate daughter of the Cao family, married an old widower like you, and the son I gave birth to didn't even have the right to inherit the family. Why do you want money? Xuehan, that bitch whose mother is dead, can inherit the lineage, even if he can't be the head of the family, his son and grandson will always be in the order of the head of the family? In what way is our son Xuerui's qualifications, blood and birth inferior to his? Why can he only be the head of the family? An elder?!"

"It is not only the tradition followed by all the families in Daqian that the direct lineage is passed on to the elders but not the younger, it is also an explicit rule of family inheritance in the laws of Daqian. You, you, you..."

Qian Qinhong pointed at Cao Lina with trembling fingers, and was almost so angry at her stupidity that he couldn't even speak.

After a while, he managed to catch his breath and reprimanded with a cold face: "Why do you, the ancestor, set such a rule? If a family wants to inherit for thousands or tens of thousands of years, the most important thing is unity and stability! It is precisely because of these strict traditions and laws that cannot be exceeded that the inheritance of aristocratic families can last forever. Otherwise, brothers within aristocratic families would often fight each other, fight each other, and suffer from internal imbalances. Wouldn’t it have been chaos long ago?!”

"Cao Lina, I think you have been poisoned by that bitch Cao Youqing!" Qian Qinhong was filled with resentment, "That bitch, as the pride of the Holy Land, did not think about his duty to open up territory for mankind and defend against foreign enemies, but he dared to get involved in the chaos of the heavenly changes. It’s okay to be stupid and die, but you still dare to use you to control my Qian family and try to coerce my Qian family into the whirlpool! Do you really think that our Qian family is easy to bully?"

After all, the Qian family is a powerful person of the fifth rank, and there are many capable people in the clan. After some investigation and deduction, it is natural that Cao Youqing's plan has been surmised.

Now that the situation is unclear, which aristocratic family would dare to easily take sides? If one thing goes wrong, the whole family will be destroyed.

Cao Lina's face changed greatly when she heard this, as if she only realized the seriousness of the matter at this moment: "Then, what about Rui'er? I did everything and it has nothing to do with him! Husband, Rui'er is your biological son ,you……"

"Hmph~ Do you still have the nerve to mention him?" Qian Qinhong interrupted her, pointed at her and cursed, "If you hadn't been instigating him behind his back, how could he have thoughts he shouldn't have? Although he himself didn't He was involved in the case of killing his brother and seizing his heir, but he was also implicated by you. Our ancestors have ordered that he be banished to the mines to serve as a minor chief, and he will not be allowed to enter the Qian family's gate for thirty years!"

"Ah! Then, isn't that Rui'er..."

Cao Lina fell to the ground, her face pale.

She understood that "not allowed to enter the Qian family's door for thirty years" was just a nice way of saying it. In the final analysis, Xuerui was exiled. Even if he comes back thirty years later, he will only be a marginal figure and will never be reused by the family again.

If I had known... If I had known this would happen, she shouldn't have...

After all, they had been married for many years. Seeing her in such a state of despair, Qian Qinhong felt a little unbearable in his heart. But thinking about the stupid things she did, his heart hardened again.

"Ignorant woman, trying to shake the foundation of the family, will end up harming her children and herself~ You should spend the rest of your life here in Xiyuan reflecting on yourself~"

After that, he waved his sleeves and turned around to leave Xiyuan.

The gate of Xiyuan slowly closed behind him. Cao Lina's soulless silhouette was also locked behind the door, never to be seen again.

In fact, this time, not only Qian Xuerui was implicated, but he, Qian Qinhong, could not escape either.

A few days ago, the ancestor had personally given him an order, ordering him to complete the change of family head within five years. The reason was that he was a dignified family head who could not even control the inner house, and had lost his authority and morality.

As for the next head of the family, he is naturally the first heir specified in the ancestral system and laws - Qian Xuehan!

Qian Qinhong, who retires from the position of head of the family, will join the family elders' council and become a glorious elder of the Qian family.

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Although Qian tried his best to cover up this turmoil within the Qian family, he wanted to prevent the news from leaking out. But how can the major aristocratic families in Longzuo County live on dry food?

The internal relationships among these long-standing aristocratic families are intricate and complicated. How could such a big news be hidden?

It didn't take long for this incident to cause a stir in Longzuo County and became a topic of conversation for many people after dinner.

After Wang Shouzhe learned about these changes, he was filled with emotions.

Although the family's inheritance in this way may not be the optimal solution, it is at least a method of inheritance that has stood the test of time and is indeed effective and conducive to the stability of the family.

Moreover, as an ancient tradition, the eldest son's inheritance system has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and is widely accepted. Except for the royal family, all aristocratic families practice this.

Wang Shouzhe had no intention and did not have the strength to change it.

However, in this incident, the biggest beneficiary is probably Qian Xuehan.

From Wang Shouzhe's point of view, although Qian Xuehan looks gentle and humble on the surface, and often hugs people and cries, but judging from the series of operations of that kid, he is probably also a master who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and it is not that simple.

With him in charge of the Qian family, it is still unclear what changes will occur.

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same time period.

The capital of Daqian.

The Daqian State has been in existence for more than seven thousand years, with a vast territory and a prosperous economy. Naturally, the capital, which is the core of national power, is not that simple.

The large area of ​​land from the north of the Anqing Mountains to the west of Longqing Bay belongs to the capital of Daqian. In terms of land area alone, even Longzuo County, which is still in the development stage, cannot compare with it.

And in the heart of the capital, there is a city called "Guilong City".

Guilong City covers a vast area and is the largest city in Daqian Kingdom. It is also the only city without city walls in Daqian Kingdom. Because, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the area of ​​Guilong City has been expanding year by year, and it has not completely stopped until now.

The entire capital was built with the imperial city of Guilong City as the core and thirty-six acropolis as supplements.

It is said that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the founding emperor Ziwei Xuandu and the Lord of the Lingyun Holy Land, the then Emperor Lingyun, joined forces to set up an unparalleled formation with Guilong City and thirty-six acropolis as the center of the formation. The country of Daqian has good weather and good weather, which lasts for thousands of generations.

Of course, this is just a legend. In the more than seven thousand years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, no one has seen this unprecedented formation activated, so naturally no one knows whether it is true or false.

But there is no doubt about one thing, that is, as the imperial city, Guilong City is the well-deserved center of power of Daqian.

Guilong City has been standing here for many years since the founding of Daqian.

Over the years, the torrent of history has flowed like water in a river. Countless talented heroes who astonished the times rose up here, and then fell like meteors here, leaving countless distinctive and profound marks on this city.

It is like a monument, just standing there is already heavy enough and shocking enough.

Who knows whether a toddler in the corner of this majestic city will become a generation of heroes who can guide the country and criticize Fang Qiu in the future?

Guilongcheng East.

Near the edge of the city, there is a large restaurant called "Baiyun Tower" known as the "Palace on the Clouds".

Baiyun Tower has three unique features: "exquisite taste", "excellent sound" and "excellent dance". The most delicious food, the most moving music, and the most graceful dances in all of Daqian are gathered here.

With these "three unique features", Baiyun Tower has stood in Daqian for thousands of years, and no restaurant has ever been able to outshine it.

Of course, this is also inseparable from its own profound background.

now.

The sun sets in the west and twilight falls, but the lights in Baiyun Tower are still bright.

Under the cover of night, the entire Baiyun Tower is like a nightless sky decorated with lights, with carved railings and jade inlays, and the ground is beautiful. The legendary Langhuan Blessed Land and the Immortal Jade Palace are nothing more than that.

The building is not a traditional pavilion structure, but a more complex open structure.

The pavilion is hollow, with a huge cloud platform at the bottom and elegant seats around it. There are gauze curtains hanging in these elegant seats, which are like pavilions and are inlaid in various places in the building. They are scattered like the starry sky. The spiral steps are like star trails connecting the pavilions, spiraling around and confusing.

There is also a specially selected hanging garden between the pavilions and seats. Various spiritual plants and flowers are planted in the garden, with spiritual butterflies flying, spiritual birds hopping, and birds chirping and flowers fragrant.

The fluorescent stone lamp carved into the shape of a crane spreading its wings exudes a hazy brilliance, and the starlight is like rays, curling down from the high sky, making everything seem to be covered with a layer of light and shadow, becoming hazy and beautiful.

The brightest thing in the entire building is the huge cloud platform at the bottom.

The whole body of the cloud platform was carved from spiritual stone. There were exquisite formations arranged on the platform. A beam of light shot down from the top of the pavilion and enveloped the entire cloud platform.

Looking down from the pavilion box above, everything on the cloud platform is clearly visible.

On the cloud platform, the graceful dancers are whirling and dancing, with their waists swaying and their white clothes flowing. Against the white clouds rising from the cloud platform, they look like fairies falling from the fairy palace to the earth.

"The 'Seven Beauties of Langhuan Pavilion' is indeed well-deserved. Fairy Niaoyun's dancing is really amazing~"

In a certain seating room upstairs, several talented young people dressed in fine clothes were having a drink while enjoying the eye-catching singing and dancing, tut-tutting and praising them.

Langhuan Pavilion was created by Mrs. Langhuan. The women trained in the pavilion are all good at music, graceful in dance, and outstanding in character and talent. Even their talent and strength are quite good, and they have always been highly sought after by aristocratic families in Beijing. .

The Qiyan of Langhuan Pavilion are the seven most outstanding among them.

These seven people are not only beautiful and beautiful, each has their own specialties, but each of them has the strength of the heavenly and human realm, and is extremely popular in Beijing. I don’t know how many young people from aristocratic families spend a lot of money just to meet them.

If Baiyun Tower wasn't prestigious enough, it might not be able to invite Fairy Niao Yun.

At the same time, in a large lounge upstairs, several young men and women were participating in a special event launched by Baiyun Tower in recent years - the "Big Eater Competition for Young People Under Fifty Years Old".

A group of young people gathered in a circle happily to cheer for the objects they supported.

The game has obviously been going on for a while. At this time, the long table used for the competition was already covered with mountains of empty plates. Three contestants could no longer hold on and ran to the corner to vomit. Only two people were left on the long table still competing. .

The two people are a man and a woman.

The man was strong and tall, like an ancient war elephant that came out of the wilderness. At first glance, he looked like the kind of guy who had some kind of powerful bloodline and had practiced advanced body-training techniques.

The woman, on the other hand, is not so conspicuous. She is fair-skinned and beautiful, with a slightly round face and a plump double chin. A pair of big eyes blinked, as if full of innocence and simplicity.

This woman is clearly the eldest lady of the "Li" generation of the Wang family - Wang Lizi.

She is also the only woman among the contestants participating in the Big Eater Competition.

Ever since she came to the capital with her master, Master Yunyang, she has been hanging out in Baiyun Tower. Over the past few years, she has become somewhat famous.

Although, this fame is mostly due to her good appetite. But fame only goes so far.

The capital is a place where dragons and tigers roost, and there are countless strange people and strangers. As for Wang Lizi, apart from being particularly delicious, there doesn't seem to be anything special about her.

Gambling is one of the "roots of bad nature" of human beings.

As long as there are people, the word "gambling" has always been forbidden.

There are also some good gamblers participating in these big-eating competitions, and the trader is a shopkeeper from Baiyun Tower.

"The final competition is here. I bet 3,000 gold on the elephant to win." A young man from a noble family lightly threw out a stack of gold. "Even though the elephant is only in his forties, he has not yet In the Lingtai realm, he is the young patriarch from the border barbaric tribe - the War Elephant Tribe. His ancient War Elephant bloodline has reached the second level peak, and he has also practiced the "War Elephant Body Tempering Technique" to the point of becoming the stomach of a hundred refinements. It can eat a whole bull in one breath and can even digest the ore and iron sand."

"I have also heard about him. I heard that he has been accepted into the family general rank by the third-grade family 'Gongye' and has become a direct descendant of the current Gongye family. It is said that the Gongye family intends to train him to become a genius! "

For a time, all the children of the aristocratic families were talking about it, and many of them showed envy.

Even in the capital of Daqian where ancient aristocratic families gather, the Gongye family is one of the top ancient aristocratic families. To be favored by the direct descendant of the Gongye family, the big beast is obviously on his way to success, and his future prospects are limitless.

Many people began to follow suit and bet on the elephant to win.

However, Wang Lizi is also famous and has many fans. In particular, some ladies from aristocratic families took out their golden tickets and bet on King Li Ci to win: "Miss Li Ci is a distinguished guest in Prince Heng's family. It is said that she is quite popular with Prince Heng. She has an unfathomable appetite. Let's bet that Miss Li Ci will win." .”

"Miss Li Ci is quite good at eating, but she is far inferior to the big savage elephant. The War Elephant Body Tempering Technique is not a vegetarian."

Despite the differing opinions, the vast majority of people ultimately voted for the wild elephant. Those who voted for Wang Lizi only accounted for a few tenths. And as public opinion becomes one-sided, more and more people are suppressing the big elephant.

at the same time.

On the top floor of Baiyun Tower, in a private room with a large hollow platform.

Seeing this scene, a man with gorgeous clothes and a noble demeanor couldn't help but frown slightly: "Yunyang, is it really okay for you to plan a scam like this?"

Sitting next to him was an old man with simple clothes and a fairy-like manner.

Hearing this, the old man stroked his beard and sighed, and said earnestly: "Prince Heng, you are a typical example of 'you don't know how expensive food, rice, oil and salt are before you become a family'. Is it easy for me to train a disciple?"

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