In the mountains and forests one kilometer away from Fenglincheng, there stands a remote small courtyard. The scale is not too big, but it is very quiet and elegant. The four guards on the door handles were all masters above the Bone Forging Realm.
Zhuo Fan and Luo Yunshang brought Luo Yunhai and Pang commanders to this place, under the leadership of the informant.
"Steward Zhuo, Miss Luo, please come inside!"
The man was very respectful, and after leading the four to the door, he bent down and stepped aside to make way, letting the four walk in front. The guards in front of the door frowned when they saw it, and their eyes were full of doubts, and at the same time they shone with contempt.
We are the royal guards anyway, who can't meet three points short, kowtow and smash garlic
It's just asking you to invite the head of a few local families, your damn waist is almost unable to straighten up, really fucking embarrassing our buddy.
Knowing how those comrades think of themselves, the man pouted and didn't care at all.
How do you idiots understand the importance of these few
Na Zhuo steward, but the master's friend, was even the one who was favored by the Yuxiao sword god Senior Fang Qiubai. As long as he said something, he would immediately become Fang Qiubai's disciple. When the time comes, even the emperor will be polite to three points, let alone us
As for the other three, they are all masters and friends of Butler Zhuo. If we don't look at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha, can we be rude to others
With a cold snort in his heart, the person still had a flattering smile on his face, leading Zhuo Fan and the others in.
Soon, everyone came to a garden outside.
Looking into the distance, I saw a pavilion in the garden and a stone table in the pavilion. The fat man was sitting on the main seat in the middle, and behind him was Fang Qiubai, the sword god of Yuxiao.
Next to the fat man was the Patriarch of the Lei family, Lei Yuntian, and Lei Yuting and Xiao Cui stood behind him. Next is Cai Rong, the head of the Cai family, with his son, Cai Xiaoting, standing behind him.
There are also two stools beside the round table, which I think are prepared for Zhuo Fan and Luo Yunshang.
"It seems that this is a meeting between the heads of the three families." Zhuo Fan touched his nose and couldn't help taking a step back, pushing the little devil Luo Yunhai to the front.
"Brother Zhuo, you..."
Luo Yunhai looked at Zhuo Fan incomprehensibly, but Zhuo Fan smiled and said, "I will show you the style of the Patriarch in a while, don't let them underestimate it."
Luo Yunhai was startled, as if he understood something, Luo Yunshang turned his head and glanced at Zhuo Fan gratefully.
Obviously, this meeting was a discussion between the royal family and the three family owners. But after these few months, Fenglincheng probably everyone knows that Zhuo Fan is the real leader of the Luo Family.
Then the royal family might regard Zhuo Fan as the real master of the Luo family.
Zhuo Fan is doing this now, in fact, because he doesn't want to go on his behalf, but to rectify the name of the Luo family. He wanted to tell everyone that the master of the Luo family was still named Luo.
"Four people, please in there."
The leading guard saw the three princes, and couldn't help but salute Zhuo Fan and the others again, bending down to the ninety degree standard to show his respect for the master's friend.
But when the fat man saw him, he was slightly taken aback, when did the royal guard be so humble.
The Cai family and Lei family were all shocked when they saw it.
When this guard saw the two families of them, they were all yelling five and six. They were very domineering and completely ignored their two little families. But for the Luo family, how do you treat it like a guest
For a while, the hearts of the two families were all whispering, even a little bit sour. It is also a family of Fenglincheng, this treatment is too bad.
Only Fang Qiubai smiled without saying a word. He had already guessed in his heart that Zhuo Fan must be pretending to be a tiger, frightening the sent guard. But at the same time, he gave Zhuo Fan another high point.
Under the diligent greeting from that person, Zhuo Fan and the four came to the pavilion. When Luo Yunshang saw the fat man, he bowed to him, "Luo Yunshang, the daughter of the people, see His Royal Highness the Three Princes."
As early as on the road, the man had already told Luo Yunchang his master's identity. Under the leadership of Luo Yunshang, the others also paid homage together. Only Zhuo Fan shrugged and said nothing.
But the fat man didn't care, waved his hand and said, "Please sit down."
At this time, Luo Yunchang took his younger brother and sat on two stools respectively, while Zhuo Fan and Pang Commander stood behind them separately.
The fat man took a deep look at Zhuo Fan and nodded secretly. A true loyal minister without arrogance!
Fang Qiubai also nodded with a smile, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.
Zhuo Fan's actions can be regarded as deeply loved by the two. From the perspective of the imperial family, Wu Neng protects the master's safety and Wen Neng protects his face.
The three patrons were all present, and the fat man took a deep breath and said: "Today, the prince invited the three patrons to come, in fact, he was ordered by the emperor to reveal the cause of the three thousand years."
Hearing this, everyone did not realize that they all looked at the fat man.
"Presumably when the three Patriarchs take over, they will receive an ancestral instruction at the same time, that is, none of the three of you can be an enemy of the other two. Moreover, you must support each other and support each other."
The fat man slowly stood up and said quietly, "Also, the three powers will never leave Fenglin City until the time when the pearl blooms."
Looking at each other, Cai Rong and Lei Yuntian looked at the fat man together, their faces uncertain. After Luo Yunhai nodded his head for confirmation, Luo Yunshang's eyes were also confused.
"Hahaha... In fact, all of this is an agreement made by the royal family a thousand years ago with the three patriarchs, called the Pearl Secret Order." The fat man chuckled, and a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Luo Family, Cai Family, Lei The family, like the imperial seventh family, is the founder of the country."
"what?"
Like a bomb falling, everyone in the three houses couldn't help but looked at the smiling face of the fat man in disbelief. They couldn't think that they should have stood at the peak of the empire just like the seventh family, but why did they fall to the point where they could only be a small family in Fenglincheng
Facing everyone's questions, the fat man's face showed a hint of shame: "Sorry, this is what our Yuwen family owes you."
After sighing, the fat man said lightly: "The Tianyu Empire was just established, and the foundation was unstable, and the people were turbulent. Therefore, the founder of the country, the Emperor Taizu, assigned the seven heroes of the founding country to the people, governed by themselves, and calmed the disputes between the rivers and lakes, and gave them to them. Enough self-care rights, even on par with the royal family, this is the family of the Imperial Seventh Family."
"But who ever thought that twenty years later, the seven powers became stronger and stronger, and the struggle for interests finally caused the seven wars. At that time, the royal family was already out of control, so they had to take a wave and fight a wave. Weakened their strength. In the end, the Qijia realized that no one would benefit from this, and finally ceased the war. However, the war caused disastrous life, national power decline, and even the danger of national subjugation from time to time."
"But what does that have to do with the three of us?" Zhuo Fan frowned and asked.
Taking a deep breath, the fat man looked around the three families present and bowed deeply: "Everyone, it's true that they are the founding fathers of the country and the elders of the central government. If they are still in the court, I am afraid that they will have the same name as the four pillars!"
Four pillars
Hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help taking a breath.
The Four Pillars are the national pillars of the Tianyu Empire. They hold the lifeblood of the country's military, economy, politics, diplomacy, etc., and are the only court power that can compete with the Seventh Family.
There are even rumors that the true strength of the four pillars is actually more powerful, making the royal family feel terrified.
The royal family, the four pillars, and the seventh family constitute the strongest combat power in the entire empire, but they are also a balanced relationship that restricts each other. If one party loses balance, the Tianyu Empire will immediately collapse.
They never expected that their ancestors were so great that they might become the four pillars of the empire.
Seeing the expressions of the people, the fat man let out a laugh, and then said: "Emperor Taizu made a secret order with your ancestors to prevent the Qijia Rebellion from breaking out again. The three ancestors were demoted to Fenglincheng by the emperor under various excuses. , To become an ordinary family, in fact, the royal family will build the three families into a big family like the seventh family at any time. When the seven families fight again, it will be used to balance each other's strengths, and it can also reduce the occurrence of charity."
"However, even if the eighth family appears, you can't stop the seven families, right." Luo Yunshang was a little puzzled, puzzled.
Before the fat man said anything, Zhuo Fan smiled and said, "Miss, the eighth family appeared not to prevent, but to balance the forces of all parties. Generally, wars are fought when one party has an absolute advantage. A war that hurts one thousand enemies and hurts eight hundred will generally not happen unless there is an unshakable hatred. Therefore, sometimes two powerful forces have a conflict, but it is easier to resolve it. After all, no one wants to hurt both sides."
Luo Yunshang nodded, seeming to understand, the fat man gave Zhuo Fan a look with approval and said: "Steward Zhuo is indeed a genius, no wonder the Luo family will revitalize in your hands."
When Cai Rong heard it, he couldn't help but curl his lips, secretly regretting in his heart.
If he hadn't offended Zhuo Fan, he might be able to pull him over now. This kid is indeed a rare talent in a thousand years.
"Three princes, we already know the cause of the three families. Now I just want to know one point, how can you make us grow into the eighth family safely." His eyes narrowed slightly, and Zhuo Fan stared at the fat man's eyes and said lightly. .
The brows trembled unconsciously, and the fat man exhaled and nodded in admiration: "As expected, butler Zhuo, he got the idea as soon as he asked."
"Of course, if you want a family to rise, it is naturally not difficult with the power of the royal family. The difficult thing is how to rise without being discovered!" Zhuo Fan smiled lightly, Luo Yunshang didn't know them, so Zhuo Fan continued, "Could it be that Seventh generation family, will they watch us step by step and sit on an equal footing with them?"
The pupils of their eyes shrank slightly, Cai Rong and Lei Yuntian looked at each other, and there was a fine cold sweat on their heads instantly.
They were just happy, their ancestors were important ministers in the court, and their family was about to embark on the path of a family with the help of the royal family. But after hearing Zhuo Fan's words, he really awakened the dreamer.
How could the Seventh Family see them become stronger, or even surpass them? Then there is only one way to destroy them while they are not yet strong.
Thinking of this, Cai Rong and Lei Yuntian both gave Zhuo Fan a grateful look. Had it not been for his reminder, I would have been sold by the royal family this time, and would count the money for them.
What the royal family wants is the balance of the power of the seventh family, but they just want to live well.
At the same time, Cai Rong also had to admire Zhuo Fan's meticulous thoughts, which is very popular...