Chapter 251 Raise an army to investigate and burn down the ancestral home
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The aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty were, first of all, a large family, and the core members of the family were all family members.
Secondly, based on the family, it is also a cultural school that can represent the local area. If family members are the foundation, then the cultural school of each family is the true heritage of the family.
For this foundation, the aristocratic family searched everywhere for famous scholars and scholars from all over the world. Whether it was to support or hire, the meaning was almost the same. In short, it was to use power, money and affection to grant naming rights to these scholars, just like advertising for future generations.
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For example, a certain great Confucian was originally a so-and-so intellectual who played games and lived alone. After being won over by a powerful family, he was no longer such a great Confucian, but a so-and-so Confucian of the Wang family of Taiyuan, a such-and-such Confucian of the Boling Cui family, etc.
Finally, the combination of the noble status of public officials passed down from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, as well as the clan and background, formed a deep-rooted influence on the local government and people for thousands of years.
This kind of influence is also called power, and it can profoundly affect the implementation and popularization of the central court's decrees, or the difficulty of local administration by officials.
What is least worth mentioning is the family's military force.
It's not that the aristocratic families don't have force, it's just that the force is hidden deep in the people. When the Sui Dynasty was overthrown, all the major aristocratic families rose up to the top and responded to the call. Those "responders" were ordinary people, officials and soldiers who were deeply influenced by the aristocratic families.
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Only in troubled times can we truly see the long-hidden fangs of aristocratic families.
Li Qinzai suddenly appeared outside the Wang family's ancestral home with two thousand troops, which was definitely a huge shock to the Wang family.
Because there were not many soldiers and horses in the ancestral home. The ancestral home was a place for living and learning, not a military camp. Besides, the imperial court did not allow aristocratic families to have too many soldiers.
Therefore, there are at most a few hundred generals guarding the Wang family's ancestral residence at this moment. Li Qinzai's two thousand soldiers and horses who have experienced hundreds of battles can easily crush them.
Wang Ning's expression changed drastically.
When Li Qinzai said his name, Wang Ning knew something was wrong.
He is the core figure of the Wang family and knows what the Wang family did to the grandson of the British Duke a few days ago.
It is even said that Wang Ning also made plans for the carefully planned assassination.
At this moment today, Li Qinzai led two thousand soldiers and horses to form an array in front of the Wang family's ancestral home. Of course, he was not paying birthday wishes to the head of the Wang family.
This is clearly an attempt to punish the enemy.
Wang Ning, who had an elegant and calm demeanor, suddenly turned his head and looked around with a guilty conscience.
Facing thousands of menacing troops and horses, how could he not feel guilty when he had done something wrong?
Seeing the change in Wang Ning's expression, Li Qinzai looked down at him from the horse and smiled softly: "You must already know why I am here."
Wang Ning shook his head: "Your Majesty, who is good at developing weapons and weapons, has overshadowed my Wang family in Taiyuan. Outside Chen Bing's ancestral home, are you not afraid of violating the emperor's taboos and the court's laws?"
Li Qinzai smiled: "You want to talk to me about the laws of the court? Come on, let's talk more deeply. What crime should I be held guilty of secretly plotting to assassinate the county magistrate and a meritorious official of the court?"
Wang Ning said flatly: "I don't understand what County Uncle Li said at all."
"Don't admit it? Oh, Wang Congan of Chang'an has been captured by Baiqisi, and he has recruited them all. Oh, hasn't the news reached Qixian yet? The efficiency of your Wang family is too slow. No wonder the family has declined over the years, and each generation is not as good as the last.
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Wang Ning's heart sank and he didn't care to fight back against Li Qinzai's ridicule.
If Wang Congan really confessed, things would not be good. What he was afraid of was not Li Qinzai's personal revenge, but Li Zhi's reaction.
Then Wang Ning thought that Li Qinzai led more than 2,000 soldiers and horses from Chang'an and traveled unimpeded to the Wang family's ancestral home. There were no officials to intercept and report along the way. Doesn't that mean...
What Li Qinzai did today was actually approved by the emperor today?
Thinking of this, Wang Ning couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
At this moment, he couldn't help but deeply hate his cousin Wang who married into the Cui family in Qingzhou.
She was secretly instigating everything, asking Wang Ning to plot to assassinate Li Qinzai, and Wang Ning had no choice but to obey her.
He thought that as long as the plan was so flawless that no one could find any evidence, the matter could be concealed.
It was obvious that the people sent out were dead soldiers, and the Tang envoys were obviously sent to be used as cannon fodder. They seemed to be no match for the Wang family, so why were they still exposed?
The elegant demeanor could no longer be maintained. Wang Ning's eyes turned sinister and he said coldly: "What is Li County's intention when Bo Xing mobilized his troops to come here?"
Li Qinzai said calmly: "There is a widow in your family who remarried to the Cui family of Qingzhou, but she refused to be my mother-in-law peacefully. Instead, she wanted to get rid of my son-in-law. Tsk! Later, I was not polite and interrupted a pair of servants of the Wang family.
hands and feet..."
Staring at Wang Ning's face, Li Qinzai said slowly: "When I interrupted their hands and feet, I once said that if the Wang family in Taiyuan dares to provoke me again, I will set fire to the Wang family's ancestral home! Although I, Li Qinzai,
He’s a bastard, but he’s also a bastard who keeps his word.”
Wang Ning was shocked and shouted sharply: "Li Qinzai, how dare you!"
"The Wang family in Taiyuan has been a prestigious family for thousands of years and is a famous family in the county. It originated from Wang Yun, Situ of the Han Dynasty. How dare you be rude in front of the Wang family's ancestral home!"
Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes: "According to your opinion, if you send people to assassinate me, I will not be able to take revenge whether I am alive or dead? Just because you are the county commander of a thousand-year-old family?"
Wang Ning said coldly: "The Wang family has been around for thousands of years, and has countless disciples and former officials. If you dare to act arrogantly, everyone in the world will criticize you and the Li family, and the emperor will not be able to protect you. County Count Li, please think twice."
Li Qinzai smiled: "Before assassinating me, have you ever inquired about my reputation and conduct in Chang'an, Li Qinzai?"
"In Chang'an City, I don't take the initiative to provoke others, and others have already burned incense, but you dare to provoke me, and you even have the idea of taking my life. If I don't take revenge and go back, the world will think that I, Li Qinzai, get worse as I get older.
Soft."
"The world belongs to Li Tang, not to your Wang family. How can anyone in the world criticize me?"
Seeing Li Qinzai's expression getting more violent as he spoke, Wang Ning was secretly frightened and said sternly: "Li Qinzai, I advise you to think twice! If you dare to be rude to Mr. Wang, you will not be able to bear the consequences!"
Li Qinzai laughed loudly: "I have caused too many troubles in my life, but this trouble is relatively high-level. I can't help but feel happy...Think twice? Don't think twice, do it first and then talk about it!"
After saying this, Li Qinzai's face flashed with fierceness and he shouted: "Come here, set fire!"
Wang Ning was shocked, turned around and ran towards the gate of his ancestral home, shouting as he ran: "Everyone in the Wang family has come out to protect the courtyard. The evil thieves are bullying the door. Who can't bear it!"
While Wang Ning was running, Liu Asi and a group of subordinates had prepared small cans of kerosene and threw them towards the roof of Wang's ancestral house.
After a crackling sound, the small oil tank broke on the roof, and the spray of kerosene instantly filled the roof.
Then Liu Asi took up his bow and pulled the string, and a rocket shot out.
With a bang, all the houses in the front yard of Wang's ancestral home were set on fire, and raging fire shot into the sky.
At the same time, hundreds of Wang's generals rushed out of the courtyard and killed the two thousand villagers under Li Qinzai's command.
Liu Asi said sternly: "The whole army forms an array, advance!"
boom!
The farmers in the Li family, who were veterans, seemed to have returned to the battlefield of the old days. The farmers in the front row held swords in their hands and took a step forward together, shouting in unison: "Kill!"
The sound of killing shook the sky, causing the birds on the treetops to fly away in panic.
The murderous aura that soared to the sky instantly filled the surroundings of the ancestral home. Hundreds of Wang family members hurriedly stopped and stared in horror at the farmers of the Li family not far away.
These people are not farmers, they are real veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. This is clearly an invincible army with strict military discipline. The difference is that they are wearing farmers' clothes, but they have no fighting power or killing intent.
Reduce it by a millimeter.
A cry of kill was like a steel knife scraping the face, and the generals of the Wang family immediately felt the chill of the knife on their necks.
Li Qinzai was still riding on his horse, looking at the raging fire in the Wang family's ancestral house, and said coldly: "Keep setting fire, today the Wang family must not leave a tile behind!"
Whoosh whoosh!
Countless rockets were fired at the Wang family's ancestral house. The rockets landed on the roof, in the main room, and in the yard. The fire burned bigger and bigger and was unstoppable.
In the ancestral house, the Confucian scholars and disciples of the Wang clan panicked and fled in all directions, screaming. Countless people hurriedly escaped through the back door.
Wang Ning stood outside the gate, looking at the raging fire and the murderous Li family. His body couldn't help but slumped to the ground, with tears streaming down his face in despair.
Li Qinzai stared at him and said coldly: "Wang Ning, when you first planned to assassinate me, you should have thought of the consequences today. I, Li Qinzai, am not a soft persimmon who can be manipulated by others. You picked the wrong enemy!"