The Wu family is the most prominent family in Yuncheng, so this mansion is also built in a grand style.
It covers an area of more than thirty acres, with various courtyards and buildings scattered in a well-proportioned area.
The overall building is gentle and quiet, with small bridges and flowing water.
The Wu family is deeply rooted in Yuncheng, with more than hundreds of family members.
The current head of the Wu family, Wu Anbang, has been the head of the family for more than 20 years.
After half a lifetime of hard work, he transformed from a middle-aged man into a gray-haired old man.
These days, the atmosphere in the Wu family mansion is relatively solemn.
In the meeting hall, Wu Anbang, the head of the Wu family, sat at the top of the table.
"Master, this is not okay. Several big families in the city now regard us as enemies, and the business of the cloth and grain shops is not very good."
"Yes, the master of the house, there are some rogues who deliberately come to trouble us."
Everyone was talking about it, and the heads of major trading houses complained to Wu Anbang.
Wu Anbang frowned and patted the chair heavily.
The tone was quite unpleasant.
"Okay, I didn't come to you to listen to your complaints."
"Don't tell me these trivial things. Don't I understand these? I raised you just waiting for you to come and ask me questions?"
When the master of the house came up, he became angry, and everyone below was caught off guard. They all fell into silence and did not dare to say anything anymore.
Wu Anbang slowly scanned the crowd, and after a long while, he spoke slowly: "Now that the rebel army is firmly established in Yuncheng, who can compete with them inside and outside Yuncheng?"
"Cao Su is not Hu Rong. Cao Su is not easy to deal with. Don't treat him like an ordinary general with a thousand men. Not only is this person highly skilled in martial arts, he is also ruthless and scheming. If you underestimate him, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later.
"
Wu Anbang said to the many people in charge of the family.
These people in charge did not dare to refute Wu Anbang. After hearing Wu Anbang's words, they had no choice but to bow their heads and respond.
At this time, some clan elders on crutches came outside the meeting hall.
With the support of young girls and boys, these clan elders walked into the meeting hall and sat in front of the people in charge.
Wu Anbang dared to get angry with the manager, but he did not dare to put on airs in front of the clan elders.
When he saw the clan elders entering the hall, he stood up quickly to show respect.
There were a total of five clan elders, and they all nodded slightly and saluted, and then sat down at Wu Anbang's desk.
"Master, why is there such a big fire?"
The leader of the clan, like a dead tree, said calmly after sitting down.
Wu Anbang showed a wry smile: "You clan elders don't know. Now this Yuncheng is no longer decided by our Wu family. After the rebels enter the city, Cao Su has the final say."
The clan elder shook his head and said: "We don't care who has the final say, but the Wu family should not be in this situation in Yuncheng."
Wu Anbang was silent. Recently, the Wu family has been having a hard time. This is a fact.
On the surface, these families respect the Wu family, but in reality?
Who wouldn’t want to replace the Wu family?
The appearance of Cao Su was just a good opportunity, giving these families the opportunity to attack the Wu family.
They didn't dare to provoke Cao Su, so they could only settle for the next best thing. Although the Wu family ran in many directions, they could only win over a few families who were already on good terms with the Wu family.
Wu Anbang said: "Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials. These families in Yuncheng, starting from Hu Rong, have never understood the situation and have always wanted to gain more say. As a result, they met the more powerful Cao Su.
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"Cao Su is a general who fought against the rebels and an official of the imperial court. How can he be put on the same level as Hu Rong?"
"Now that the world is in chaos, our Wu family will not be able to guard this three-acre land in Yuncheng forever in the future. We will eventually go out. We do not seek to become a famous family in Yuzhou, but we should at least become a Langguan.
General."
After listening to Wu Anbang's words, several clan elders understood instantly.
They are all old people who are dying and do not understand anything.
The clan elder said in a deep voice: "Anbang, it turns out you have already considered this far."
Being an official is still very convincing in a small place like Yuncheng.
How can several clan elders not think about restoring the glory of their ancestors?
But the Wu family is just an ordinary gentry. In these years, the family has not been highly educated and has not been good at martial arts. The most powerful scholar is just a talented person. He was originally planning to participate in Qiuwei last year, but the Wanping Rebellion broke out.
Qiu Wei did not participate and continued to study in Yuzhou Mansion.
Wu Anbang sighed: "Now is the best opportunity. Cao Su is in Yuncheng, covering the sky with one hand, and there will be a battle with the Wanping Army in the south. As long as the war continues, Cao Su will definitely rely on our family in Yuncheng to transport food and grass for him, and prepare
instrument."
"If Cao Su can defeat Wanpingjun, our Yuncheng family will be indispensable."
"Even if all the families in Yuncheng regard me as their enemy, what does it matter to me? As long as it's for the Wu family, I can go through mountains of swords and fire."
These words were serious, and when everyone heard them, they suddenly felt that they were in the wrong.
There is a feeling of guilt that "the owner of the family has obviously tried so hard, but we still don't understand him."
But there was still a steward who didn't understand and asked: "But the head of the family, even if Cao Su defeated the Wanping Army and we have made a great contribution, what does this great achievement have to do with the prosperity of our family?"
Wu Anbang shook his head and said, "Don't you understand this?"
"Let me ask you, if Cao Su wins the Wanping Army in the future, who will be most concerned about the war here?"
Who cares most about the war?
Emperor?
Everyone's breath was suffocated. Can such a thing enter the emperor's eyes?
Wu Anbang looked at everyone's expressions and thought they understood. He nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, that's the right general."
"General You is the general of the Eastern Expedition. He has an army of 100,000 tigers under his command, and he also has the power to recruit talents. If Cao Su defeats the army of 10,000 Ping, our martial arts with great contribution will definitely come into the sight of General You. Then I will be in a little while
If we put it into practice, General Discipline Right will take a new look at our Wu family, and we will have the opportunity to completely join this line in the future."
It turned out that Wu Anbang had set his target on the right general early on.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Having a high-ranking official like General You can indeed save the Wu family from many years of detours.
Many famous families in Yuzhou follow this route, and there are often shadows of central ministers behind them.
But it’s not something you can do just because you want to. If you don’t have enough qualifications and confidence, who will care about you?
The steward still didn't understand and asked, "What if Cao Su loses?"
Wu Anbang glared at him and turned coldly: "If Cao Su loses, then we probably won't be able to save Yuncheng. In the future, when the Wanping Army settles the scores, not a single one of the major families who raised troops in turmoil that night can escape."
No one can escape.
In this case, everyone feels inexplicably heavy, and the price of failure is too high.
Therefore, the head of the family had no choice but to board Cao Su's pirate ship first.
After boarding his ship, there was at least a little hope.
Just when the atmosphere became heavier, some noise suddenly came from outside the house.
A servant hurriedly broke into the meeting hall.
"How unbecoming is it to be in a panic!"
Before Wu Anbang could open his mouth, a clan elder yelled at him.
Although the clan elder was old, he was so angry that he immediately frightened the servant so much that he knelt on the ground.
Wu Anbang frowned when he saw the servant's appearance.
The servant cried and said: "Master, something is wrong. Miss, she..."
Wu Anbang's eyes widened with anger and he suddenly stood up: "What's wrong with Yun'er?"
What happened to Wu Yun?
The clan elders were also a little anxious.
Wu Yun is the youngest daughter of the third generation of the Wu family. She has always been extremely intelligent and well-educated. She is regarded as the apple of her eye, so nothing can happen to her.
The servant hurriedly said: "Miss, she took the place of Master Ming and ran out of the house."
Wu Anbang breathed a sigh of relief, he was fine.
But he immediately reacted and shouted angrily: "Miss, did you run out of the house?"
"Yes, Master Ming was tied up in the room. The young lady went out for him. I am afraid that he has been picked up by the rebels." The servant cried, and if this was calculated, it should be his dereliction of duty.
But who would have thought that a lady who has always been knowledgeable and sensible would actually do this?
"What's going on, what's going on?"
The clan elders couldn't understand why Wu Ming was kidnapped, and what did Wu Yun want to do when she went out?
It was difficult for Wu Anbang to explain clearly to the clan elders for a while.
He strode out of the meeting hall and met another servant head-on.
"Master, something happened outside."
"what happened again?"
The veins on Wu Anbang's forehead were about to pop out. He didn't understand what was going on today. One thing happened after another.
The servant hurriedly said: "Master, there are rumors on the streets outside that the rebel army has left Yuncheng."
Did the rebel army leave Yuncheng?
Is this fake news?
How could the rebel army suddenly leave Yuncheng? Don’t want the Yuncheng they just captured?
Also, with so many people, how could they just leave without even saying hello?
The two things were mixed together, an idea suddenly appeared in Wu Anbang's mind, and his expression suddenly changed.