It was windy outside, and the black clouds were very low, shrouding the darkness. Only the bells under the eaves were ringing in the wind unwilling to be lonely. Cao Hu stood on the steps with a fan, and Cao Siyuan stood under the stage, both frowning.
Thinking
I don't know how much time passed, but Cao Hushan let out a heavy breath and said, "You are too impatient. You should be more cautious. I have no son, and you are the heir to my Cao family. How can you do this?"
"Uncle, you can't be cautious in this matter." Cao Siyuan sighed and said, "The rumors of the Governor's attack on my brother-in-law have spread. Others can change, but our Cao family cannot."
"The first is that we are already the in-laws of the head of the Ye family, or the most direct, not concubines, but wives. Even if we want to switch sides, will others believe it?"
"Secondly, we have already received a lot of benefits from the Ye family. If we vacillate at this time, we will be showing off our appearance and appearance. In this case, we will have a reputation as a villain. No one will treat us well. I am afraid that anyone who wants to take refuge in the future will take refuge.
No, who is willing to accept a family that rebels against its in-laws?"
"Of course if it's a life-or-death situation, there's no choice, but it's not up to you now."
Cao Hushan saw Cao Siyuan standing still, analyzing them one by one with a sneer, his eyes jumped, he lowered his eyelids and pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "I thought you were still young and didn't want to have such knowledge and make people admire you. This is really the best of our family."
blessing"
"It depends on you, what should I do next?"
"Don't hesitate, Ye Qing is always a man of heaven, Hanlin, and there are real people in the family who can support this situation. Even if it is a last resort, it will not completely collapse." Cao Siyuan showed a determined look: "Our Cao family cannot retreat in the slightest now. We must
It’s no worse than not marrying a girl—we should inform the Ye family of each family’s news.”
Cao Hushan's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then dimmed again: "But this has greatly offended these families, and the aftermath... is so difficult."
Cao Siyuan slapped his thigh: "Uncle, can you still think about so many tricks at this time? Think about it, if they don't think about us, why don't they always give us a greeting instead of finding out by ourselves?"
After hearing this, Cao Hu shuddered and looked at his nephew. He didn't expect that his nephew would be more interested in him than his father-in-law of the Ye family. After a long time, he sighed: "Go ahead and tell me."
"Yes." Cao Siyuan's eyes were bright and he hurriedly went.
Yejiazhuang
It rained at night, and the sky was like mist. The water hit the blue bricks, and there was a little accumulation of water.
Ye Qing had a pair of wooden shoes under his feet, and two soldiers followed closely. After passing the door, he saw Cao Siyuan coming to salute.
"You've been waiting for a long time." Ye Qing glanced at him with a smile and said, "They are all members of the family, so why should we be so polite? I just came here and saw you talking and laughing, why didn't you say anything?"
After saying that, he gave in and added: "You come early this time, and we will talk under the eaves."
Cao Siyuan nodded and went over to stand. Strangely speaking, he was tough in nature, but in front of Ye Qing, he became disciplined and did not dare to be arrogant. He immediately told the situation he had control over.
"Yesterday, the Cang family held a banquet for guests, and more than a dozen families went there. I already know about it." Ye Qing listened, paced, and said in a heavy tone: "With you, it will be clearer."
As he spoke, he glanced at Cao Siyuan admiringly. In his previous life, this man inherited the Cao family and was known for his bravery. However, this bravery could not resist the general trend, and he later became disgraced.
But even so, it cannot erase this man's perseverance and struggle.
"Let's not talk about the big principles, but the small principles are called kindness and righteousness. The Cang family joined the wine alliance without paying any price, and earned at least fifty thousand taels of silver in a year. This time, because of the family, they were exempted from the threat of thieves.
Disaster, I have nothing to do to the Cang family, I didn’t expect it to be like this."
"This debt must be repaid... I feel like a mirror in my heart. I know there have been rumors recently and no one wants to be in trouble. But if you think about it, even if you avoid trouble and withdraw, it is better than being a spy or repaying kindness with hatred."
Cao Siyuan was impressed by what he said. He thought that Ye Qing would be furious. Instead of being calm, slow and orderly now, he thought to himself: "If he is the second best candidate, his mood will be really different."
After being stunned for a long time, he heard Ye Qing say: "This matter needs to be discussed. When you come, let's go together."
Then he took off his coat and handed it to the soldier, and then said: "Take off your coat too. I will send it to you when it is dry. Let's go there first."
"Yes" Cao Siyuan responded, and followed him to a hall, where he saw a few soldiers lined up, and inside were more than a dozen deacons, some sitting upright, some talking. As soon as the two of them entered, they saw everyone suddenly
They fell silent and stood up together: "Lord"
Ye Qing smiled: "No need to be polite, please sit down. Siyuan, you can find a seat by yourself and tell what you just said."
Cao Siyuan knew that he had now entered the direct lineage of Ye Qing, and he couldn't help but feel overjoyed, so he said without hiding it: "...that's all. Other families in the south of Pingshou County will also follow suit and establish alliances. Several big old families of the Cang family are taking the lead.
…”
Ye Qing looked down calmly. This unfavorable news had a heavy feeling of darkness pressing on everyone's hearts. Listening to the description, this was an unprecedented sincerity and unity, but it lacked a unified goal and a basis for shared interests.
Not even talking about past collaborations, what made them come together?
Zifan was shocked when he heard this: "Is this what the governor did?"
"Not necessarily. If the Governor takes action, it will definitely be fatal. He will not make any rumors to scare the snake." Ye Qing's eyes flashed: "I'm afraid they are still some of our old opponents..."
"Yu Family" Jiang Chen suddenly realized that his intuition about the art of war allowed him to break through the fog and grasp the key point.
The rumors are indeed mainly spread in Nancang County. With such ability and motivation, the Yu family is the most suspicious. He said coldly: "He caused these troubles and wanted us to be exhausted in the conflicts between the states, counties, and counties."
There might even be a real fatal blow secretly... Ye Qing just smiled and saw a small torrent of luck, which was less than half of what it was ten days ago.
"However, the governor will definitely be detrimental to the lord, and there are all these abnormalities... Hasn't the lord sensed that there is a secret network targeting my family?"
"This alliance is not reliable." Ye Qing thought as he listened to Lu Shangjing's report. This report was much more complete than Cao Siyuan's report. Cao Siyuan couldn't help but feel shocked.
"Are the only four families, Cao, He, Jiang, and Mo, considered allies?"
"There are four companies that are pretty good. This is the foundation." Ye Qing didn't care: "They beat theirs and we beat ours. Mr. Lu, you announced the news to all the families in the county and said that in order to deal with
The traitor soldiers will have to pay a certain tribute in the future, and send a certain number of soldiers to my house to gather under my command."
Everyone was in a daze. Can you do this now? Doesn’t it force people to the opposite side?
"This matter must be determined within three days. If you don't want to, but there is no clear indication of the defection, the family will be placed on the second-level list. The family that has clearly betrayed is not considered an enemy, but it will be placed on the third-level list."
Seeing everyone looking at each other, Ye Qing smiled: "I will show you three things, and this is the first one."
With a wave of her hand, Jiang Zinan came in. She looked at everyone and said crisply: "According to my information, the reward from the imperial court has arrived in Yingzhou, and it is estimated that it will arrive in the county within five days."
"The specific content of the reward is not a secret. The Lord will receive the official title of Fifth Grade Hanlin and the title of Nan Lianbo."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately rejoiced. Even Ye Zifan was beaming with joy. Earl, the Ye family actually had an upright Earl.
Seeing everyone's happy expressions, Ye Qing sighed inwardly.
The moment he learned about the reward, Ye Qing's heart felt cold. He had already told Prince Yu about his situation. In fact, what he wanted was not the Kongjue. Kongjue had no legitimate soldiers.
Even if it is just a name, it is much better than this Kongjue. Now the soldiers of Ye Mansion have far exceeded the limit of 300 for regiment training, which is already very dangerous.
As long as he is a real baron and has the power of government and military, he can justifiably carve out the local county system.
However, those who were waiting were the Kongjue and Hanlin officials. It cannot be said that they had no effect at all. They were dignified fifth-grade Hanlin officials. Count, at this dangerous time, raising hundreds of soldiers was not a big deal.
The governor is silent now because he wants to wait until he expands further, preferably more than a thousand, and then he will be punished with the power of thunder and the crime of privately accumulating armor.
You are so honored as the king of the county, why don't you give him the title of a thousand people?
These can only be said to be matters within one's job. It would be the same with or without him. Thinking of this, Ye Qing felt cold in his heart.
It seems that we still have to wait for this heavenly reward...
Ye Qing looked at the sky, thinking a little anxiously, without showing anything on his face. After seeing everyone happy, he pressed his hands and said, "That's why I asked everyone to finish it within three days, because I don't want anyone to always have two ends."
"What I'm saying is, I always want to take advantage. How can there be such a good thing?" Jiang Chen shouted.
Everyone laughed. In their opinion, the crisis had been resolved. The fifth-rank Hanlin, earl, and governor had to reconsider their plans.
After laughing, Ye Qing pressed his hand again: "This is the second one, the Five Elements Chaos Yuan Fei Formation that I used to kill Master Huo Yu. Many people want to ask for this, but this formation requires a spiritual weapon from the Shui Palace, and
It is the foundation of my family, and I cannot betray it at will."
"However, the four families of Cao, He, Jiang, and Mo are our allies, which is different. Therefore, our family sent magicians to the four families to build the team, led by Qianqian and Bai Jing. The charge was only one hundred thousand taels. As for the formation required,
The four families can collect the spiritual weapons themselves or purchase them from Shuifu Mansion, which can guarantee defense for more than an hour."
After hearing this, Lu Shangjing suddenly realized that there was an illusion that a gold mine was opening in front of him. Seeing this, Ye Qing smiled. In fact, this is still a simplified version, but it cannot be said like this.
"For the second-tier families, the price my family dispatched to build is 200,000 taels. As for the Northern County Alliance, I will give a discount of 300,000 taels..."
Having said this, Ye Qing smiled: "There are eighteen schools in this county, not to mention other counties. My family's group of magicians is very busy. Those who are unwilling or late to submit are just what my family wants."
Ye Qing said calmly: "And I'm very curious. When the various companies in the south hear this news, can this alliance continue? How many of them will risk their own lives and refuse to buy the formation?"
Everyone laughed and shook their heads: "They are not stupid."
Ye Qing mobilized his morale and poured cold water on him at the right time: "Don't say it yet, don't underestimate people's stubbornness. I dare say that this is not a confrontation that can be ended in a short while. There are always people who are dazed, and they will lose their pants in the end.
Lose.
The man behind him chuckled and pulled his belt with a slender hand: "My husband is too rude."
Ye Qing didn't blush: "The purpose of what I did was to raise the threshold for entry. Some people want to get benefits without paying a lot of money. How can there be such a cheap thing? If you want to go into the water, just go into the water together. Who can stand there easily?"
ashore
"Isn't this too risky..." Qianqian said.
"That seems to be the case now, but just wait, when the rewards from Heaven and the imperial court come down, many people will find that their risks have always been greater than ours." Ye Qing smiled, said, and waved his hand:
"The third thing is that we contact Shuifu and quickly mobilize troops through Shuifu. This matter is still a bit far away, so I won't say more.
As soon as he said this, Lu Shangjing smiled bitterly. My lord really had no technical skills to crack it, but he couldn't deny that it was effective... especially when the Ye family communicated with the water government system and mastered monopoly security resources in a short period of time.
Although it cannot completely solve the problem, once this method comes out, there is no need to work hard at all. The whole county will automatically clean up and create a new order over time... It will take some time to bring this order into order, but it is more than enough to solve the current crisis.
As for the water march, once it is successful, it will radiate throughout the county, which is of even greater significance. Most of the people present have this common sense.
"My lord worked hard to marry these two dragon ladies. In peacetime, I didn't realize how many benefits there were. Looking back now, I really made a huge profit..." This was the voice of many people at this moment.
Seeing that everyone had completely stabilized, Ye Qing laughed out loud, red flames came out from his hands, burned some secret messages, and stood up and came out: "This matter is settled like this, you can think about the rest."
Jiang Zinan was stunned for a moment and looked at her hands, which made huge waves surge in her heart... How could it be possible that the Lord's aura wasn't Jin De?
"Let's go" Ye Qing said.
The girl followed closely, feeling the fire virtue in this man...
Ye Qingcai was a little surprised when he heard someone ask from behind: "My lord, you said that as long as you are there, there will be a big man, right?"
"Well, it's Cicada, yes, I said so, so what?" Ye Qing was a little strange.
Diao Chan laughed, wiped her tears, hurried a few steps, followed him quietly, and said reassuringly: "It's okay.
Heaven revitalized the Han Dynasty with fire and virtue. Is all this destined by fate?