Wang Shuang's eyes lit up and he spoke enthusiastically: "He is the core elder of our family, the third son of Emperor Wuzhan, and the younger brother of the current head of the family. With his support, eldest brother, you will be able to gain a firm foothold in our family."
Got it!"
The ancestor of Wang Xu's branch is the brother of Emperor Wu Zhengwu. He has guarded the ancestral land for the Wang family for generations. He has meritorious service, but he has not entered the core of power of the Wang family.
Speaking of which, there are several brothers of Wu Zhandou Emperor, and most of the Wang family members of his generation are in seclusion. Except when they appear as Su Lao during ancestor worship, they cannot be seen at other times.
The current core layer of the Wang family is composed of the descendants of the Wu Zhan Emperor and the direct descendants of the ancestors of each lineage. Strictly speaking, they are the second generation of people in power.
The ancestors of each clan are of the same generation as those who followed the Emperor Wu Zhandou to conquer the country. In addition to the dead and injured, there are still seventeen or eight people. These people are not doing anything now.
In this way, the influence of the collateral families was greatly reduced, and the power was concentrated in the eldest family of Wang Wuzheng.
The most direct manifestation is that Wang Xu's lineage, whether Wang Gu or Wang Zhan, has little say in this family.
Even, they cannot represent the collateral line of their ancestral land, because their ancestor is Wang Wuzheng's sixth brother Wang Xuande, and Wang Xuande is the grandfather of his predecessor's father Wang Zhan.
Wang Xuande had more than a dozen children, and they were just one of them. Wang Xu discovered from the memory of his predecessor that he had never met his great-great-grandfather a few times, so it would be a lie to say how deep the relationship was.
Of course, this is also a common problem in large families. If generations are separated from each other, if there are no outstanding talents among the descendants, they will be lost to everyone sooner or later.
If you don’t believe it, you can look at Liu Bei. Liu Bei is the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, and his ancestor is also the son of King Jing of Zhongshan. But what about his descendants? They still make a living by knitting straw sandals.
There were countless Han clan clansmen like Liu Bei in the late Han Dynasty. Wang Gu was now equivalent to Liu Bei. If he could be recognized by his family, he would be the emperor's uncle of the Han Dynasty, and his status would rise to the top.
No, go as far as you can, people won't open the door for you if you ask for food.
"Although Wang Dafu's cultivation level is not high and he is only at the late seventh level, he is good at dancing and is a well-known good man among the core elders of the family. He is also responsible for external liaison work and has considerable power.
In the next few days, I will visit other Su Lao under his leadership. If I can have the support of a few more Su Lao, my mountaintop will be stable."
Each core elder has his own interest group and a group of family members surrounding them.
Wang Gu had just arrived and knew that it would be difficult to gather a mountain with his own strength. If he wanted to get a high position, he needed financial resources, manpower, and background.
In terms of financial resources, he can ask for help from his family. He only needs to survive the early stage and develop his own business, and then rely on his own hard work in the later stage.
The manpower and background must be borrowed from Wang Dafu.
Wang Dafu is a core elder, and those in the same circle as him are either core elders or ordinary elders.
Elders can be understood as elders.
Since he is an old man, who doesn't have a few nephews and descendants, they have no shortage of manpower.
At the beginning of Cao Cao's uprising, he had countless generals under his command, but he relied on nothing but family support.
These elders may not have any prodigy-level nephews under them, but there is definitely no shortage of talented juniors. Talents like Wang Shuang and Wang Mei must have one or two under them.
If Wang Gu is not greedy, if he can recruit five or six such people, he will have the confidence to compete with Wang Chenglong, Wang Chenghu, and Wang Zekai.
Without these helpers, although he is not afraid of the three of them, he is still weak and unable to do his full work.
Take this trip to the Northern Territory as an example. There are only a few people who dare to go to the Northern Territory with him and are capable of helping him.
When he was an elite disciple, the team members Wang Gu led could no longer keep up with him. He needed stronger teammates.
This is also inevitable.
Wang Xu also had many partners in his early years, but he is still not alone today. Why, because his partners at that time could not keep up with his growth rate.
After all, people are different. Even if some people study to death, they will not be able to get into Tsinghua University and Peking University.
That's why there is such a saying as riches change friends and noble wives change. This is a difficult thing in ancient times.
"Eldest brother is really rich. Second sister, we will also enjoy happiness if we follow eldest brother in the future."
Wang Xu had a smile on his face and jokingly joked with Wang Shuang.
Wang Shuang curled her lips and asked: "Why, you still want to be a playboy? By the way. How is your little girlfriend named Wang Xun'er? I heard that she went to the Goddess Palace and became a registered disciple of the Goddess Empress.
, are you still in contact?"
"Yes, but we don't have much contact. I'm in the King's City and she's in the Goddess Palace. We're more than a hundred thousand miles apart. The studies in the Goddess Palace are heavy, and the requirements of the Goddess Empress are strict. We can only communicate with each other every two or three months.
Not bad.”
Wang Xu looked indifferent. He is a person who does not believe in eternity, because there are too many temptations in the world of mortals and too many uncertain factors in time.
He thought, three to five months is easy to say, but three to five years is difficult.
After Wang Xun'er left like this, the feelings gradually faded away over time. As a person, she should not be mentioned again in the future.
After all, it was his predecessor who liked Wang Xun'er, not Wang Xu. He was devoted to the Tao and had no love for his children. Rather than being confused and confused, it would be better to forget each other in the world.
"Second sister, stop talking about me, what's going on between you and that Wang Pan?"
Wang Xu doesn't want to talk too much about Wang Xun'er, not because he feels guilty, but because it's meaningless. He doesn't like doing meaningless things.
"Him?"
Wang Shuang's face darkened, and she said unhappily: "What else can happen? My eldest brother has become famous, and I, the younger sister, have also become famous. Some people don't want to work hard anymore."
Wang Pan is also of the younger generation, his cultivation level is similar to that of Wang Shuang, and he is a little younger than Wang Gu.
As for his appearance, he is a bit handsome and is quite popular among the female cultivators in my family.
Ever since Wang Gu pacified the cities in the northern region, Wang Gu has become a rare commodity, and even Wang Shuang has become a hot commodity.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wang Gu's future is limitless. Now that he has a level of cultivation comparable to that of ordinary elders, he has a high chance of becoming a core elder in the future.
Marriage is always a profitable investment. Those who have daughters will naturally pay Wang Gu's attention, while those without daughters can only play sideways with Wang Shuang.
"Second sister, Wang Pan has a good reputation among the clan. He is handsome and he knows how to make progress. Don't you want to consider it?"
"What are you thinking about? If you have an embroidered pillow, you can't even beat me. Why should you marry me?"
With a sneer on her face, Wang Shuang said carelessly: "The future husband I'm looking for doesn't need to be handsome, but he must be strong. I don't want to find someone who is just a softie."
Wang Xu shrugged, Wang Shuang's cultivation level was not weak, he was definitely at the elite level of his family.
Among the younger generation, there are not many people who can beat her. If you exclude those who are married, those who are flirtatious, those with bad personalities, and those with low emotional intelligence, there will be even fewer people left.
Of course, Wang Xu also understood Wang Shuang's thoughts. Marriage and love are not child's play. A low-quality marriage is not as comfortable as a high-quality single. There is no need to wrong yourself for that half-foot-long stick.
"Brother, how are you doing over there?"
Wang Shuang turned to look at Wang Gu. They were both brothers and sisters, so there was no obstacle in talking about these topics.
"me?"
A silly smile appeared on Wang Gu's face and he said with a smile: "You have more friends than you have lovers."
"Is your name Wang Yanan?"
Wang Xu asked back, in the past few months, Wang Gu was far away in the north, and a girl named Wang Yanan kept asking him about Wang Gu.
"Wang Yanan?"
Wang Gu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, the one I like is called Wang Yuqiao!"
"Wang Yuqiao?" Wang Xu glanced at him. After getting the second confirmation, he thought to himself: "I didn't realize that this cheap brother of mine is quite popular."