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Following Wang's convoy, one by one entered the Wengcheng.
The voices of onlookers and clamor became louder, especially some traveling merchants and casual cultivators who came from afar, who were shocked by the scene in front of them, and at the same time spread Wang's prestige.
The aristocratic family must have a deterrent force, so that people can be awed and dare not move their minds at will. One is to reduce all kinds of unnecessary troubles, and two, the bigger the name, the easier it is to obtain benefits.
But at the same time, the aristocratic family is maintaining its deterrent power. It has to make people confused about the depth and the real details.
To put it simply, if you want to establish your prestige, people will think that your Wang family is very powerful. At the same time, keep it mysterious so that people don't know how powerful you are.
The mysteries and mysteries in this must be carefully considered and grasped.
It was precisely because of this that under Wang Shouzhe's arrangement, the head of the mountain-swallowing python was placed on the roof of the first carriage. And the white-fronted golden tiger head "inadvertently" half-hidden and half-revealed from the car.
And the Water Spirit Turtle, carrying a large amount of prey, walked unhurriedly into the Wengcheng, raising the shock of the onlookers to an extreme.
In addition to being shocked, he was in awe of the Wang family. Even being able to subdue Tier 3 ferocious beasts, the rise of the Wang family is inevitable.
This is called parading the streets to praise merits, and it lays the foundation for the Wang family to dominate Ping'an Town in the near future.
What to show, what not to show, how to show. It's all the result of discussion and pondering by everyone in the Wang family, and it's not random.
While the people around couldn't help praising the Wang family, they also turned the topic on Wang Shouzhe one after another, saying that he is a young patriarch, young and promising, with a bright future.
"elder brother!"
Wang Luomiao broke free from her mother's hand and flew over, her little face turned rosy with excitement, her eyes were full of pride and admiration for her brother.
Those traveling merchants, casual cultivators, merchant representatives, and guard soldiers who blocked the way took the initiative to avoid a passage.
That is Wang Luomiao, the youngest daughter of the Wang family, the half-sister of the patriarch Wang Shouzhe, who is very wealthy.
With her short legs that hadn't grown yet, she swooped up.
Suddenly, Wang Shouzhe stretched his arms, put her on the horse, and led her to ride out of the inner urn city, and asked with a smile: "You little thing, I haven't seen you for more than a month, why are you so cute again?"
"Brother, your mouth has become sweeter." Wang Luomiao said happily, "It's not in vain that I wrote a letter with my sister-in-law Ruolan, and praised you very much."
"Uh...you still write letters to Ms. Ruolan?" Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but cry, "Can you handle your ghostly characters? Doesn't this suddenly reveal that my Wang family lacks cultural heritage?"
"Wang Shouzhe, you, you, you, you are too bullied, I fight with you." Wang Yanmiao was so angry that he would help you to coax you happily, and you elm's head. Hum, hum. , I wanted to show you my sister-in-law’s reply letter, but now, please don’t show it to you.”
"I didn't want to read the private conversation between you girls."
"You, you, next time I write to Sister Ruolan, I will say that you are a big villain and a big villain."
"Whatever, if I can't get a wife, I'll trade you, my daughter-in-law."
Gongsun Hui, who was chasing after him, was a little dumbfounded and relieved when he heard this scene.
This Shouzhe and Luo Miao have to do this every time they meet, and Shouzhe is quite happy with each other.
As for Luo Miao, after being half-dead from anger every time, she turned around and threw herself into her brother's arms.
The relationship between Shou Zhe and Luo Miao is really good.
Afterwards, Wang Shouzhe dismounted and thanked Gongsun Hui, Liu Ruolei and Liu Yuanrui. Only then did they follow the convoy again, heading for the main residence of the Wang family together.
Many people followed to watch the excitement, and more and more people gathered.
Zhouxuan Guanweng City, which was bustling before, was emptied in the blink of an eye. Only the members of the Liu and Zhao clans and some soldiers who could not leave because of their guarding responsibilities remained, and it seemed empty.
Lei Yangqiu, the guardian of Ping'an Town, saw this scene and the snow falling more and more, so he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"This Ping'an Town has completely changed."
All the young people from the Liu and Zhao clans suddenly lost their expressions. Many of them were weak in heart and couldn't bear the pressure, so they collapsed and started to cry.
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Wang's motorcade walked slowly.
Originally, the journey took less than an hour and a half, but it was abruptly taken for two and a half hours.
Behind the team, no less than three or four thousand people followed. Looking down from the heights, it was really a huge crowd.
The Wang family's main house has already heard the news, and the clansmen, servants, and maids who stayed behind have all greeted them outside the door. Afraid of lack of manpower, many people from the collateral branch were specially summoned to carry it.
"Shouzhe." Wang Shouxin came over, his face flushed with excitement.
The Wang family has been in decline for fifty years, but he, Wang Shouxin, lived to be forty-three years old, and he has never seen the Wang family so beautiful.
Immediately, he carefully advised: "Some powerful aristocratic families return from hunting in autumn and winter. If there is a bumper harvest that attracts onlookers, they will take out a small part of the prey, ordinary ones are fine. Then cook the meat on the spot and distribute it to those Poor people who cannot eat meat all year round."
"At the same time, some powerful aristocratic families will also take out half a head of fierce beasts and sell them to local low-ranking families at a lower price in order to unite people's hearts and enhance prestige. This tradition is called 'Qingyu Banquet'."
Of course, at the age of forty-three when Wang Shouxin was alive, the Wang family did not have that power, nor did he have the status to hold a "Celebration Banquet".
Every time when hunting in autumn and winter, Mrs. Wang would go quietly and return in despair.
On the contrary, when the ancestor Zhou Xuan was alive, when the harvest was good, he would hold a celebration banquet.
As soon as this statement came out.
Several older clansmen all showed strong anticipation in their eyes. The Wang family has been down and out for fifty years, and now they have finally turned around. They also want to enhance the family's sense of honor and increase their prestige in the jurisdiction.
"Okay." Wang Shouzhe pondered for a while and said, "I remember that there are five or six ordinary bulls and big wild pigs left, so I took out one each, and the rest were marinated and refrigerated. In addition, some stocks raised in the family warehouse The meat is also taken out to hold a celebration banquet, and the warehouse will be emptied by the way."
"By the way, let's build a few more porridge sheds and serve porridge by the way. There are too many people and less meat to eat."
"As for selling beast meat at a low price, let's take that one-tier green-hoofed ox. It weighs three thousand catties, which is enough. Be careful to warn those low-level families that if they dare to sell low-priced spiritual meat If you give it to a traveler, don't blame me, Mrs. Wang, for being merciless."
The family's food warehouse is not small, but the harvest is so amazing that the icehouse warehouse may not be enough.
And just based on people like the Wang family, it is estimated that if they open up to eat, they can eat for two years.
"Okay." Wang Shouxin was so excited that he led the crowd to follow the agreement.
When the people and some local low-level Xuanwu families discovered that the Wang family was planning to hold a celebration banquet, and that the ingredients they brought out were astonishingly large, they immediately became overwhelmed.
Over the past few decades, the Liu and Zhao clans have held celebration banquets in turn. But the scale is very small, and I am afraid that even one of the celebration banquets held by the Wang family this time will not be completed, just to make money and show that they are the "top family" in Ping'an Town.
To hold the celebration banquet, the patriarch Wang Shouzhe was naturally not needed to come forward. Let the elder brothers, as well as the family members, younger brothers and sisters take care of it.
At this time, Wang Shouzhe returned to the main house with Liu Ruolei and Liu Yuanrui, and immediately visited Patriarch Zhisheng.
Along with him, of course, there are Patriarch Longyan and Patriarch Xiaohan.
This is due etiquette. After receiving the letter, the ancestor Zhisheng did not hesitate to come to help guard the main house of the Wang family.
This favor is not small.
After exchanging pleasantries and courtesies, the ancestor Zhisheng finally retired and said goodbye.
Naturally, Wang Shouzhe would not let Patriarch Zhisheng do things for nothing. Afterwards, a cart of spirit meat and spirit rice would be sent directly to the residence of the Liu family in Shanyin.
After dealing with all matters.
Only then did Wang Shouzhe settle down completely and relax, as if all the burdens had been relieved at once.
Afterwards, he took a nice bath, told Wang Gui not to see anyone, to not think about anything, and just lay on the bed for a day and a night.
During this period of time, dealing with the Liu and Zhao clans was really tiring. The most important thing was that I was tired and couldn't tolerate any mistakes.
But now, it's really relaxing.
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The Wang family's celebration banquet was held very lively, as if it had become the most lively celebration in the entire Ping'an Town.
Almost everyone talked about it with great relish, and the topic mentioned was the Wang family of Ping'an.
And the other two families in Ping'an Town, Ping'an Liu's and Ping'an's Zhao's, seem to have been forgotten in a corner, and no one mentions them again.
It seems that there is only one basalt family in the huge Ping'an Town - the Ping'an Wang family.
at this time.
A horse-drawn carriage with a large government official parked at the door of Wang's main house very low-key.
The first person to get down from the carriage was an imposing middle-aged man in the official uniform of the guardian envoy. This person was of course the guardian envoy Lei Yangqiu.
Then, two more old men in their seventies and eighties walked out of the carriage tremblingly.
The square in front of the Wang family was still buzzing with people. There were those who lined up to drink porridge and eat meat, and there were also local low-level Xuanwu families who came to buy cheap spiritual meat with the dry gold they had saved for a long time.
No normal person would miss such an opportunity.
However, the Wang family has always been very clear in handling affairs. There are quotas for the number of people in a family and the number of purchases.
And the people in the jurisdiction who eat porridge and eat meat to enjoy the celebration banquet must also have a local household registration certificate and registration, so that you will not be eaten again and again.
If anyone dares to act recklessly, Wang's methods are naturally not vegetarian.
But even so strict, after three days and three nights there are still many people queuing up.
"Tsk tsk, the Wang family is really prosperous." Lei Yangqiu, the guardian, smiled and praised, and then said to Wang Luoqiu who was dividing the meat, "Little sister Luoqiu, do you remember me?"
Wang Luoqiu looked up at him, continued to register people, divided the meat and porridge with his hands and feet, and said casually: "Remember, it is the one who was scolded and cried by my fourth brother, who seems to be surnamed Lei or something..."
Lei Yangqiu's face turned embarrassing, and he felt exhausted. When have I ever been scolded and cried
It’s just that it’s not easy to argue with the little girl, so she laughed dryly twice and said, “This, I can’t bear to mention the past. By the way, is your fourth brother there? I want to see him, and Miss Luoqiu will help pass it on.”
"Didn't you see that I'm busy?" Wang Luoqiu replied impatiently, then waved to a boy and said, "Junyan, go to Wang Guitong to tell the fourth brother, someone named Lei is looking for him. By the way, that's the one." Guardian."
"Yes, Miss Six." Ouyang Junyan shrunk his neck, and hurriedly ran to work.
He felt straight in his heart, working with Miss Six is a prestige, and even the dignified guardian has to wait.
soon!
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In the main hall of Wang's front hall.
Wang Shouzhe and Lei Yangqiu sat face to face drinking tea, chatting a few words from time to time.
Lei Yangqiu kept laughing heartily, and echoed Wang Shouzhe's point of view, as if a subordinate was facing the leader.
As for the two old men in their 70s and 80s, they stood with their heads down, their hands drooping together, trembling, as if they were waiting for the decision of fate.
These two old men are naturally the elders of the Liu and Zhao clans.
After three rounds of tea.
Lei Yangqiu asked cautiously: "Brother Shouzhe, as the guardian of Ping An, Brother Yu, there are some things that you don't have to worry about. After all, there are so many eyes staring at me. I just want to ask, brother Shouzhe. How do you plan to deal with the remnants of the Liu and Zhao clans?"
"Disposition?" Wang Shouzhe sipped his tea leisurely and said, "Resident Lei is joking, my Wang family is a traditional family that abides by the law, but I have no right to dispose of other aristocratic families."
Lei Yangqiu knew that Wang Shouzhe was not easy to mess with, so he was already mentally prepared, and immediately said: "Brother, let's keep people informed and don't speak secretly. Idiots know about your Wang family and Liu Zhao's family in Outland. , but it is a fait accompli, and no one will pursue it."
"However, there are some obvious things that need to be dealt with properly, so as not to go up to the peak and blame me, I can't bear it."
"Guardian Lei, please don't talk nonsense, what's the matter in the outer domain and the inner domain?" Wang Shouzhe drank tea, glanced at the two old men indifferently, and said loudly, "I repeat, our Wang family is a law-abiding family. Don’t do anything illegal.”
The two old men trembled immediately, and their whole bodies trembled.
Lei Yangqiu murmured to himself, it was true. With your Wang Shouzhe's ability, it is estimated that you can wipe out all people while abiding by the law. Of course, there is no need to take the risk of doing illegal things.
Lei Yangqiu smiled wryly at Wang Shouzhe's reluctance: "Why don't I come up with a solution, brother Shouzhe, and listen to it first."
Wang Shouzhe was noncommittal.
"The situation is like this. Similar to what happened between your three clans, our Dagan Kingdom, and even Longzuo County or Changningwei are not without precedent. The usual traditional practice is that if one party fights in the family In the end, he abstained from the game and went far away, and the other family would not be able to pursue him." Lei Yangqiu said after deliberation.
"Now the Liu and Zhao families only have some old, weak, women and children left, as well as underage men. I don't think so. According to some precedents, all properties under their names will be recovered by the Wang family at a 50% discount. Then Liu and Zhao All the surviving members of the Clan family will use this money to escape to other counties and buy some fields to support their livelihood. They also swear that they will never return to Longzuo County."
After speaking, Lei Yangqiu carefully observed Wang Shouzhe's expression.
Unexpectedly, Wang Shouzhe didn't make a sound at all, and continued to drink tea, acting as if he had nothing to do with himself.
Lei Yangqiu was quite helpless, but as a guardian, he had to participate in this mess because of his duty.
Immediately continued to persuade: "Look at the patriarch, the left and right are just some old and weak women and children. After leaving other counties, even if they can gain a foothold in the local area, they are just a small low-ranking family. I want to go back to the ninth rank in this life. Family, absolutely impossible."
"After more than a hundred years, no one in this family will remember the Wang family anymore!"
"And if you want to kill the old and weak, women and children, the patriarch of the royal family, it will be bad for your family's reputation to spread the word."
"Hehe~" Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "Lei Zhenshou always treats me as a bad person, which is not advisable. Although I am very reluctant to part with my old neighbors, if the Liu and Zhao families want to move, they can Just leave anytime, no one is stopping you."
This Wang Shouzhe is really hard to speak, Lei Yangqiu is very tired.
If he hadn't guarded peace and had received many benefits from the Liu and Zhao clans, he really didn't want to come out and swim in this muddy water at this time.
In the current situation, without your consent, Wang Shouzhe, would they dare to sell their family property and run away
There are quite a few people in this big family, old and young, so you are not afraid to run into "bandits and water bandits who robbed the way" and end up with nothing left
"30% off. I will make a decision for them. After all, they are the ones who made the mistake first, so I will sell the property to you Wang family at 30% off." Lei Yangqiu said, "Give me a quick word from the patriarch Wang, if you can, I will leave immediately People, don't meddle in your shit anymore. From now on, even if I go up to the peak to blame you, I won't bother to intervene."
After Wang Shouzhe hesitated for a while, he felt that he had almost suppressed it, so he said lightly: "Since there is a statement from the Lei guard, I should give you some face."
Lei Yangqiu breathed a sigh of relief, thank you for your face. Without waiting for him to speak, Wang Shouzhe said again: "However, I also have two conditions."
"Brother Shouzhe, tell me, I'll try my best to mediate." Lei Yangqiu looked solemn.
"First, what county they move to is up to me, Mrs. Wang, and I will keep an eye on the situation there," Wang Shouzhe said.
Lei Yangqiu agreed without hesitation, "This is no problem, it's just that the patriarch Wang tried his best to give them a way to survive, and don't let them go to counties where they can't survive."
"Then Liu's Lingbei County and Zhao's Monan County are only a few thousand or tens of thousands of miles away." After assigning a place at random, Wang Shouzhe said, "Secondly, young men between the ages of twelve and sixty are temporarily You have to stay. Serving hard labor in my Wang family for five years can be regarded as atonement for their ancestors."
Lei Yangqiu's face turned bitter, and he secretly thought that Wang Shouzhe is really cruel.
Without those young men, it would be extremely difficult for the Liu family and the Zhao family to gain a foothold in such a distant strange county, right? It is estimated that the local family will target and bully everywhere.
And after five years of hard labor, how can those young and strong people still have any energy left in their hearts? How to be competitive again
It's over!
The two clans of Liu and Zhao are basically finished. In the future, they will at most be an ordinary Xuanwu family. Let alone a hundred years, even seven or eighty years later, no one will remember the Wang clan or Pingan Town anymore.
The two clan elders in their seventies and eighties also looked extremely embarrassed.
Wang Shouzhe's strategy is to eliminate the possibility of their comeback. He is planning to let Liu and Zhao's two clans never be reborn.
But if they don't agree, it is estimated that none of the Liu and Zhao families can leave Ping'an Town alive.
"Forget it, the Liu and Zhao clans should be thankful to the Patriarch Wang for their survival." Lei Yangqiu concluded, "Everything should be done according to the Patriarch Wang's ideas."
He, Lei Yangqiu, was worthy of the dead Liu Zhide and Zhao Bojun. You can no longer offend the promising Wang Shouzhe for the sake of their two dead ancestors, right
"Yes, Lord Lei." Although the two clan elders were full of desolation, it was not their turn to decide their own destiny at this time. At the same time, they also saluted Wang Shouzhe, "Thank you, Patriarch Wang, for leaving us a way to survive."
"If that's the case, I won't leave Lei to guard the meal." Wang Shouzhe served tea and saw off the guests.
Lei Yangqiu led the two surviving clan elders, smiled and cupped his hands: "I'm talking about the patriarch of the king, farewell, farewell."
After they reached the entrance of the main hall, Wang Shouzhe said another sentence: "Guardian Lei, before you leave, don't forget to take away their ninth-rank family seals. Some families are crowned with monkeys. You can't get on the stage."
Lei Yangqiu was stunned, and hurriedly cupped his hands: "Yes, yes, everything is under the command of the clan king and patriarch."
When Lei Yangqiu got into the carriage and watched the lintel of Ping'an Wang's family drift away, he couldn't help but sighed deeply.
"After today, the Wang family will be able to cover the sky with one hand in Ping'an Town."
What Lei Yangqiu didn't know was that after they left.
Wang Shouzhe casually took out the system notebook, and made changes in the prestige column in a serious manner.
Family Prestige: Township Prestige (100) Covers the sky with one hand
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