In a luxurious manor, there are small bridges and flowing water, mountains and rocks, strange flowers, and winding corridors. It can be said that every step is a scene. The alternative luxury of Jiangnan Manor can be said to be vividly displayed. The maids and servants are constantly shuttling back and forth, making it extremely busy.
A large hall with carved beams, painted beams, cornices and brackets. Just looking at the fine carvings and layout, you can tell that countless labors were spent. Within the hall, more than a dozen large gilt candlesticks are placed in every corner, and each candlestick is staggered to the ground.
Dozens of large butter wax sticks were inserted.
The entire hall covered thousands of square meters, and even though it was dark, it was illuminated like daylight.
Eight calm and powerful old men were sitting there. They were served by three beautiful young maids. On the dining table, there were steamed Wuchang fish, Mianyang steamed fish, Tianmiu slippery fish, and Xiantao steamed three dishes.
Yuan, fried bacon with mud and mugwort, steamed catfish with rice flour, Yuanzi with fish, Bagua soup, red grilled shark fin, fish with shrimp and sea cucumber, mandarin fish with tomato sauce, Huangpi Sanhe, family portrait, hibiscus chicken slices, braised soft-shell turtle, orange petal fish
The table is filled with Yuan and other delicacies from the mountains and seas.
(Writing this in the middle of the night, I’m so hungry...)
At the front of the hall, thirty-six beauties were dancing gracefully, and twenty-four beautiful musicians were playing various instruments all around. The eight old men did not pay attention to the beauties performing, but were talking quietly to each other.
, this kind of beauty, they have seen too much in the decades of their lives, even various dance numbers, they have not seen it, it can be said that as long as it is not in bed, this kind of beauty
Simple dance has lost its appeal to them.
However, this is a tradition that has been passed down in China for thousands of years. When everyone gets together, even if they want to talk about serious matters, they must go through the formality, delicacies, and perform songs and dances. Otherwise, it will be a poor reception, and it will be embarrassing to talk about it.
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After knowing that the song and dance performance was over, the head of the official family said loudly: "I guess everyone has seen too many songs and dances like this on weekdays."
Hearing this, several other people laughed and said nothing, then heard the head of the Guan family say again: "I have retrained some dancers here. Speaking of which, this is from Fujian. The young man named Wang
I don’t know what to do, and I am very addicted to having fun, and I have come up with many novel things for everyone to see.”
Several other family heads present also said so, echoing that Wang Xuan was addicted to wine and sex, while preparing to look at him with a 'critical' eye.
After a while, girls with cat ears and rabbit ears, wearing colorful fur only on key parts of their bodies, with tails and bare feet, ran up one after another.
This 'running' may not be accurate. The Catwoman on all fours twists her waist, the short-tailed rabbit jumps lightly, and behind there are beauties dressed up as foxes, wearing sheep horns and other various costumes, running in different ways.
'Come up.
The last person to follow was a scholar disguised as a man. This song is about a scholar who strayed into the mountains and met a group of female goblins. After being bewitched by the goblins, he lived a life without shame...
As for how he was confused and how he was not ashamed, it also showed a complete picture...
This set is indeed novel and attracted everyone's attention...
After all these processes were completed, everyone began to talk about business. The head of the official family waved his servants away and his face became solemn. "I think everyone knows what we are called here for today."
"Yes, that little guy named Wang went too far." The head of the Wu family said with a sneer.
"That's not too much. He just doesn't know how high the sky is. He thinks he can challenge the whole world."
"You dare to massacre a Guangdong family. Although it has nothing to do with me in Huguang, as scholars, we take the people of the world as our own responsibility and will never allow anyone to do such a heinous and unethical thing." I thought that when the head of the family said this, his face was full of justice.
It was obvious that he believed his words deeply.
"Yes, if we allow these people to cause trouble in the world, how can we be worthy of the tens of millions of people in Chu, and how can we have the face to meet the Jiangdong elders."
"I also ask the head of the official family to uphold justice for the people of the world."
The head of the official family nodded slightly. Everyone is used to saying these words. Even they themselves believe it. They are very sure that they represent the people of the world. "This matter is not that easy. Compared with this time, everyone has sent people to Fujian and Guangdong."
Have you collected the information?"
Seeing everyone nodding, the head of the Guan family said: "Wang Xuan seems to have great ambitions."
"No, Fujian brought out 50,000 troops and gave those Qiuba families 20 acres of land each. Hey, this is privately buying people's hearts."
"Furthermore, these 50,000 troops have been replaced by his own people from top to bottom. I don't know what the people in the Ministry of War do for food, but he actually let him do this in private. These 50,000 people are monolithic.
I can't get involved at all, but I think the combat effectiveness must be much higher than that of the Ming Guards Army."
Hearing this, the head of the Wu family sighed, "The military system of the Ming Dynasty has gradually deteriorated over the past two hundred years. The descendants of the Wuxun Group can only rest on the merits of their ancestors and have forgotten how to go into battle to kill the enemy."
"Kill the enemy? You don't even dare to see blood. This guy named Wang has recruited more than 60,000 people in Guangdong. If this continues, something big will happen sooner or later."
As soon as these words came out, the scene became quiet for a while. No one wanted to say more, but everyone understood what it meant. It was just that Wang Xuan would rebel sooner or later.
"The Ming Dynasty has been more than two hundred and fifty years." The old voice of the Wu family leader remembered.
"Yes, the two Han dynasties lasted 200 years, the Tang Dynasty fell in 289, the Song dynasty lasted 319 years in total, and there is no need to mention the Yuan dynasty."
"Yes, the Ming Dynasty has existed for a relatively long time since Zhou Dynasty. Now the country's power is weak, the emperor ignores the government affairs, and there are such monsters in the south..." The head of the family shook his head after saying this.
By this time, many great families had already seen the signs of national subjugation. The Han Dynasty, the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties, the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, each generation could not exceed this limit. For these great families with a longer history than the Ming Dynasty, they were rooted in the local area. Many things
, he could see countless times more clearly than the emperor who was imprisoned in the palace.
What the emperor knows depends entirely on what the ministers want the emperor to know. However, the emperor has never heard the truth. He keeps saying that the world is peaceful and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. But when the country is about to be destroyed, these big families are not afraid.
It would be great if they could support the resurgence of the dynasty, but in this situation, no big family is willing to take risks. Even if the dynasty changes, they have nothing to fear. As long as their family is strong enough and has enough influence in the local area, then as long as
If you are willing to support the new dynasty, the benefits you will receive will only be greater.
Of course, the premise is that they don't have the desire to compete for the world.
No matter who the emperor is on the throne, the governance of the world still requires scholars like them, or in other words, people with enough influence in the local area.
As long as there are people who are interested in the world, even if they are defeated in the battle in the end, they are the ones who opened the way for the True Dragon. They will treat big families like them well. They can surrender to the True Dragon in the end. No matter what, it will benefit the Invincible Land.
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The closer the dynasty is to silent memory, the more intense the internal fighting becomes, and the more blatant the struggle for power and convenience becomes. Are these people who can reach the highest positions in the world all stupid pigs?
Is it because they don’t know that internal fighting will only consume the last bit of luck of the dynasty and make the dynasty sink deeper and deeper?
No, no matter whether it was before the imperial examination system or after the imperial examination system, whoever can reach the highest peak in the struggle for power, wherever there is a fool, is a guy with more hair than a monkey. These old foxes understand very well,
Know what you want.
At the end of the dynasty, everyone took advantage of the last opportunity to benefit their family, hoping that the family would grow stronger and have more say. This was to seek the continuation of the family. These were magic weapons used to survive troubled times, or to be successful in the next dynasty.
Gain a higher starting point and status.
It is the continuation of the family, not the title of a loyal minister!
Even though the Ming Dynasty became "our Qing Dynasty", looking at the top management of the Qing Dynasty, except for the Jurchens who were some capable ministers in the early Qing Dynasty, after that, all the people who occupied high positions in the imperial court were Han people.
It can only be said that these big families did not expect that the Jurchens could be so barbaric and kill so much.
In their hearts, the Jurchens’ Hou Jin would treat them, the ‘important ministers’ of the country, just as kindly as their ancestors did during the Jin Dynasty.
Of course, despite the mistakes, these large families still have descendants, and if they continue, they still say that their scalp is itchy and the water is too cold. "Rebuilding the Tomb of Hedong Jun" records that by 1810, his descendant Qian
Zongyuan still has records, which shows that the way of survival of these aristocratic families is still very effective.
Even now, Nanyu Qian's mansion is still there.
"This boy named Wang is definitely not good!" The head of the Wu family said in a deep voice, and everyone understood what he meant.
"But this guy's strength... Fujian has 50,000 elites. It is said that everyone is wearing iron armor, and Guangdong has recruited another 60,000 people. I don't think this will be his end. With such strength, I'm afraid..."
"Well, this matter concerns all the people in the world. We Chu people cannot be the only ones to contribute. Fujian is right next to Zhejiang. It is the stronghold of Wang Xiaozi. The Zhejiang Party cannot escape. Similarly, Jiangxi is the territory of the Donglin Party. They
Don’t even think about being alone.”
"Of course. Looking at his actions, this boy named Wang has great malice towards the aristocratic families. He has massacred more than twenty aristocratic families on some unfounded charges. These people are monsters in troubled times and must not be allowed to do so.
Let him take over."
These words made everyone nod in unison, "This man has a violent temperament and is a Jie and Zhou-like figure. If this man is allowed to rise to power, all the people in the world will probably fall into endless hell and perish forever."
"The head of the official family is right. This matter requires Labor Officer Wu to go to the Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party to discuss this matter. In any case, Wang Xuan cannot be allowed to develop further."
The head of the official family nodded slightly, "Don't worry, this boy from the Wang family is unpopular with the people. At most, he is just a guy who opens the way for the real dragon. Sooner or later, he will be doomed."
As soon as these words came out, everyone agreed.
In fact, this is not wrong. These big families have deep-rooted influence in the local area. The so-called people who win the hearts of the people win the world. This people's hearts never refer to ordinary people who cannot read. I don't know how to write the word "people's hearts" and where to go.
Express what you mean!
This people's heart has been referring to the aristocratic families that control the local area since ancient times. Any big force that aspires to the world, as long as it can get the support of these people in one place, it will immediately have smooth government orders, local peace and tranquility, and stable people's hearts.
Taxes and other things are even easier to obtain.
If you don't get the support of these people, then it's hard to say that no one will pay attention to the decrees, local unrest will occur, the people will be uneasy, and taxation will not be even a thought.
As long as you want to be a ruler and want the place to be long-term and stable, you cannot rely on killing alone to maintain it. There will always be a large number of people to govern the place. Especially when the troubled times have just ended and the dynasty has changed, it is too late to hold the imperial examination.
To solve the problem, we can only rely on these local aristocratic families to maintain stability and stability, so they have nothing to fear.
But now, in their hearts, Wang Xuan has lost the support of the people!