"…?!"
Boss Xu was completely confused when he heard from Bao Xu that his father had become the prefect of Xiangyi Prefecture. At this moment, he felt that Emperor Yongping might be a fool.
"Young Master Xu, I had no choice but to arrest you before."
"Your Majesty, you are generous and considerate!"
Bao Xu looked like he really had something to hide, and looked at Boss Xu with a very guilty look.
"Although I temporarily served as the magistrate of Xiangyi Prefecture before I went to the official position, I can't decide what to do. There are orders from above. I, the official, I really can't stand you!"
"Master Bao is serious, I understand!"
Boss Xu couldn't see Bao Xu's pretentiousness, but he couldn't be too aggressive until he saw his father. After all, in the current situation, Bao Xu is still in charge here.
"Master Bao, now, I wonder if my Xu family's rice and grain shop can reopen?"
"this… "
Bao Xu looked embarrassed for a moment and whispered, "To be fair to Mr. Xu, all the rice in the shop has been sent to the Qifeng Mansion Camp!"
"Of course, I will immediately give you enough money according to the market price of rice and grain!"
When Boss Xu heard what Bao Xu said, his face sank and he said coldly: "Master Bao, I dare to ask, if there is no food to eat, will your money be enough to satisfy your hunger?"
"this,… "
Bao Xu was stunned for a moment.
He really didn't expect Mr. Xu to be so rude suddenly, even though everything was fine before.
Boss Xu looked at Bao Xu coldly, with an unforgiving attitude, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Bao, I just want food. As for money, do you think my family is short of money?"
Short of money
Short of money
Bao Xu's head was buzzing, and he wanted to be tough. But as soon as this thought came up, he was crushed by himself. Now he can't lose his sense of proportion.
As the old saying goes, a little impatience will mess up a big plan.
For the sake of the family's long-term plan, he had to endure it.
As for the rice grain that Boss Xu wants, although it is a bit troublesome, it is not impossible to solve.
Furthermore, when Marquis Wu Cheng leads his troops and leaves, and he takes charge of Xiangyi Mansion again, won't he still have the rice and grain in his hands
That's all, that's all, let you be proud for a while!
Bao Xu quickly said that he would replenish the food supply of the old Xu family’s rice and grain shop as soon as possible.
"Master Bao, I know you are just a person who handles things. I don't blame you for this matter. However, you are a person who handles things, and I am also a person who handles things. Let's understand each other and understand each other!"
Hit a stick and give a sweet date.
Boss Xu didn't want to break up with Bao Xu now. After all, Mr. Xu hadn't arrived in Fucheng yet, and he didn't have the absolute strength to crush Bao Xu at the moment.
…
Just when Boss Xu secretly reached a consensus with Bao Xu on the rice grains of the Xu family, Shen Wansheng also returned to Linyao City with his people.
After just a little digging, I found out about Emperor Yongping's latest appointment.
"Young Master, shall we continue?"
They returned to Linyao City this time, originally planning to deal with Bao Xu, and sent a message to Mr. Xu, asking him to make preparations in advance, so as not to be caught off guard by the chaos.
"Bao Xu must die!"
Shen Wansheng did not change his mind just because things changed. For him, those who betray must die. If Bao Xu did not die, he would not be happy.
"Young Master, if we kill Bao Xu now, will it bring trouble to Marquis Wu Cheng?"
"Won't!"
Shen Wansheng didn't think that Bao Xu would have any influence on Mr. Xu. There were few people he admired in his life, but Mr. Xu, his sworn brother, was one of them.
Shen Wansheng admired martial arts and planning.
…
So, the night before Mr. Xu arrived in Fucheng, Bao Xu was hanged from the gate beam of the prefect's Yamen.
Before Bao Xu was hanged, he had obviously been tortured.
Shen Wansheng did not believe that Bao Xu was a member of Emperor Yongping. He just wanted to know who was behind his back. The answers that came out of this torture were really unexpected to Shen Wansheng.
Behind Bao Xu is actually the Queen Mother's natal family.
In order to prevent his relatives from intervening in politics and seizing power, the founder of the Tang Dynasty left behind his ancestral precepts that all queens of the Tang Dynasty must be the daughter of a folk draft. She must not come from a noble family, a wealthy family, or a senior official of the fourth or higher rank in the court. Home.
This method is certainly not bad.
But as the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.
When an aristocratic family controls a place, it is easy for the women of the clan to replace the real folk women.
The current empress dowager was nominally a member of an ordinary scholarly family, Xiaojiabiyu, but in fact, the empress dowager was born in Bishui Weishi.
Bao Xu was not actually named Bao, but Wei. He was the legitimate son of Wei's third wife.
After Shen Wansheng learned the truth, he hanged Bao Xu directly.
This is a declaration of war!
Changshan Shen's declaration of war against Bishui Wei's.
If it were a time when the world was at peace, facing Bishui Wei with the Empress Dowager as his backer, Changshan Shen would have no choice but to surrender. But now, the world is about to be in chaos, what about the Queen Mother
"Second brother, do you want to be emperor?"
After meeting Shen Wansheng, Mr. Xu heard many things from Shen Wansheng. Suddenly he asked quietly.
Shen Wansheng shook his head violently and said, "I don't want to!"
"Is that what your father wants?"
"My dad? He doesn't dare!"
Shen Wansheng smiled directly when he thought of his father's appearance in front of his mother.
"Then what are you fussing over?"
Mr. Xu is very worried.
Since no one in the Changshan Shen family wants to be emperor, then why should they get involved in this chaos that is causing chaos in the world
"Protect yourself!"
Shen Wansheng smiled bitterly, "Brother, the aristocratic family seems to have a good life, but since the series of decrees of Emperor Taizu, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, the life of the aristocratic family has been very difficult."
"Everyone said that the aristocratic family was greedy and occupied the fields, making the people's livelihood miserable."
"Actually, this is simply slander!"
"In this world, I am afraid that no inheritance family wants the world to be in chaos. And in the places controlled by the family, they have always focused on people's livelihood."
"After all, the aristocratic families are like local emperors."
"How stupid do we have to be to bring disaster to our country?"
"It is not the long-standing aristocratic families that really occupy the fields and harm the people, but the nobles and bureaucrats who suddenly became rich!"
Shen Wansheng really felt that he was wronged.
How could they, a family with a long history and in charge of one side, not understand that the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world? Of course, there are also bad apples in aristocratic families, but most people still care about reputation.
There is no undefeated dynasty, only long-lasting families.
Why do emperors from generation to generation look covetously at the aristocratic family? Is it not because the aristocratic family’s local reputation even surpasses that of the emperors!
Each of these emperors is worried about being replaced.
Therefore, by constantly pouring dirt on the family and manipulating people's hearts, the family's slightest mistake can be magnified countless times. Coupled with the wealth of the family, it is rare for others to be jealous. (End of chapter)