Chapter 1546: Shen Tang's surprise, jealous wife Li Fengniang
Chapter 1546: Shen Tang’s surprise, jealous wife Li Fengniang
Yuwen Shaogong pondered for a long time, and then said again, "Dad, even if Marquis Zhongwu wants to deal with those two families, what does it have to do with our Yuwen family?
Marquis Zhongwu has an irreproachable relationship with his uncle, he has the reputation of an uncle, and our Yuwen family has always kept a low profile, so he will never take action against our family!"
"hehe!"
Yuwenxuan smiled faintly, "It is precisely because of your uncle's appearance that those who came here are not those strong soldiers! Now, I, the children of the Yuwen family, have not lost anything, they have only scattered wealth.
Even if you lose 70% of your money, you will still be rich and powerful, and even if you do nothing, you will have no problem surviving for three or five generations."
"You don't have to think too much about this matter! In recent times, you have helped your uncle hand over the business. In addition, if the word goes down, no matter who in the family dares to make mistakes in this matter, they will be expelled from the family tree. , life and death are your own!”
"After this matter is over, I will ask your uncle to help with the operation. Marquis Zhongwu is strong and has the favor of the emperor. This concession is not a bad thing.
By then, no matter who is in Chengdu Prefecture or among the various armies, there will naturally be a place for you.
Come to think of it, neither the imperial court nor Marquis Zhongwu will refute the reputation of my Yuwen family at this time."
Yuwen Shaogong nodded. Although he was unwilling to do so, he did not dare to disobey his father's order...
At the Chengdu government office, looking at the Yuwen family's account books sent over by Zhang Jun, Shen Tang couldn't help but marvel. First of all, he sighed at the Yuwen family's strong financial resources.
There are millions of silver in cash, and the business network is spread throughout the Song Dynasty and surrounding countries. The number of people who depend on their family for food is at least hundreds of thousands, and the number of servants, young men, and assistants in the family is at least tens of thousands! No wonder that back then Those aristocratic families looked down on the royal family, and the emperor was also afraid of these aristocratic families but could do nothing about them.
This was the case with the "ruined" Yuwen family. When the family was in its prime, its power was indeed worthy of the imperial court's fear.
A century-old dynasty and a millennium-old family. The foundation of these families is too deep. They can stir up troubles that can shake up the court at any time! Just like during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the royal family was just a plaything in the hands of the family.
It was not until the imperial examination and the Huangchao Rebellion that a massacre was carried out, which almost wiped out the roots of these aristocratic families, and these aristocratic families gradually disappeared.
However, this is only relative. Just like this Wang family, it is actually a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan back then. However, it is naturally incomparable with the glory of the year.
In addition to lamenting the wealth of the Yuwen family, I was also extremely surprised by the Yuwen family's self-effacement!
Zhang Jun went to Yuwen's house, which was indeed what Shen Tang wanted.
After all, it may not be impossible to deal with Shen Tang, a member of the Yuwen family, but with the relationship between Zhang Jun and Zhang Jun, Shen Tang cannot act forcefully.
Letting Zhang Jun go is just to let the Yuwen family recognize the situation and pay some price.
But the Yuwen family directly gave up 70% of their family property, which was enough to surprise Shen Tang.
After putting down the account books, Shen Tang felt relieved. Without the constraints and involvement of the Yuwen family, he could then attack the other two families without any scruples.
"Sir, Lu Feng wants to see you!"
While Shen Tang was closing his eyes and thinking, Shen Chou walked in to report.
"Let him in!"
Not long after, Lu Feng entered the hall and said, "Sir, there is a secret message from Lin'an!"
When Shen Tang heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Could it be that the news about Jin Kingdom had reached the court?
While thinking about it, he took the secret letter directly, but the content in his heart made Shen Tang relieved. There was no discussion about the Kingdom of Jin in the court recently, but Queen Xia was seriously ill.
Seeing that nothing else happened, Shen Tang put the secret letter aside with confidence. However, the next moment, Shen Tang stood up and exclaimed, "The Queen is seriously ill?"
In fact, I didn't have much impression of Queen Xia's Shen Tang, and I only had a brief encounter with Zhao Shen when I first met her.
Moreover, the Xia family's mother clan was not prosperous and had little impact on the court.
However, counting the time, it was in this year that Queen Xia became seriously ill and died!
Of course, whether Xia died or not had nothing to do with Shen Tang, but Shen Tang clearly remembered that shortly after Xia's death, Crown Prince Zhao Ming also died of serious illness.
If Xia's death in Shen Tang was not a concern, then Zhao Mei's death in Shen Tang was extremely concerned.
First of all, Zhao Sheng's biological mother died not long ago, and now the queen is about to die, and the prince will die soon. If someone is instigated, there will definitely be something like the emperor being unvirtuous and being severely punished by heaven.
Although Zhao Shen's throne may not be shaken, some turmoil is inevitable.
Secondly, once Zhao Wei dies, the throne after Zhao Shen will inevitably fall on the third son Zhao Dun, just like in history.
As for Zhao Dun in history, Shen Tang didn't have the slightest favorable impression.
Zhao Dun was not in good health and suffered from intermittent mental illness! Let a mentally ill person become the emperor, and the future of the Song Dynasty can be imagined.
In addition, although Zhao Dun has some tricks, he is extremely cowardly.
Zhao Dun's first wife, named Li Fengniang, was jealous and domineering by nature. After Zhao Dun succeeded to the throne, he was unable to govern due to mental illness, so Li Fengniang took advantage of this to control the government.
Facts have proved that not every woman can become Wu Zetian.
Although Wu Zetian was the emperor, she also had prestige, means, and domineering power that even ordinary men could not compare to.
But compared with Wu Zetian, although Li Fengniang had the power of an emperor, she was a weakling.
She was a harem woman and child, and she didn't know anything about the important affairs of the court. She made random decisions every time she went to court.
And her biggest hobby is to benefit her mother clan.
Since she became a queen, three generations of her mother's family, the old Li family, have been crowned kings. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, her nephews have all become military envoys. They have favored dozens of relatives and granted hundreds of envoys.
Even the ordinary retainers of Lao Li's family have all obtained official positions.
It can be said that a person can become an immortal, and a chicken or a dog can only ascend to heaven.
With such a queen in power, one can imagine what the Song Dynasty would be like.
Come to think of it, a certain queen mother in later generations would be inferior by comparison.
Moreover, although Li Fengniang became the queen, she did not look like a mother to the world at all. Even Zhao Dun was extremely afraid of her!
According to records, one day Zhao Dun glanced at the hands of a palace maid a few times, and one of the meals sent to Zhao Dun the next day contained the hands of this palace maid.
The domineering nature of the Li family is evident.
Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou once gave Zhao Dun a concubine, who Zhao Dun loved very much. However, when Zhao Dun came out of the palace to offer sacrifices, the Li family directly tortured and killed the concubine.
Zhao Dun knew it was Li's fault, but he was so heartbroken that he could only cry and did not even have the courage to question.