By the way, should we start a newspaper sometime in the future to control the voice of public opinion and see who dares to speak ill of her? We can expose them in a heartbeat!

For civil officials, this is like killing without getting blood on their hands!

Feng Tang mainly targeted Zhang Tingji, and incidentally indiscriminately mowed down Xu Qian and Huang Shouping, delivering a barrage of attacks that lasted the entire time it took to drink a cup of tea.

Moonlight smacked his lips, wondering why they felt so dry!

[Master, this Zhang Tingji is Feng Tang's mortal enemy. He comes from the Zhang family of Jiangnan, a family of officials for generations, which is quite different from Feng Tang's humble origins.]

Fengtang: My Lord, is it possible that a commoner could have a more elegant name, such as 'Hanmen' (meaning 'humble origin')?

He cautiously glanced at Yue Fuguang's expression, thinking that the Junior Tutor would certainly not disdain him for coming from a humble background and refusing to take him as a subordinate.

"But I find Feng Tang more pleasing to the eye."

Fengtang: Tears are about to fall!

Wu Yong: Hmph, the Junior Tutor must find me agreeable.

He looked down at his large belly, took a deep breath, and thought, "Hmm, I've lost weight!"

Indeed, Xiaozhuzi didn't like Zhang Tingji either. The Zhang family had lasted for hundreds of years, not just because they were rich and powerful.

Also, because they were quick to kneel, the head of the family in each generation had a secret weapon: marriage alliances.

The Zhang family is prolific, with their children and relatives by marriage spread throughout the entire Dayan Dynasty.

"Little Pearl, what do you mean by kneeling quickly?"

[It's just that at the end of each dynasty, the Zhang family always managed to catch the last train of the new dynasty.]

This is true in this dynasty, it was true in the previous dynasty, and it is true going back and forth.

In the previous dynasty, the Zhang family had an aunt who entered the palace and was favored by the last emperor for several years. She even gave birth to a son and a daughter for the old emperor.

The son died with the fall of the Tong dynasty, but the daughter changed her name and entered the Zhang family, becoming a Zhang family woman. Later, she married into an official family surnamed Tong.

This can be seen as a way of continuing the Tong family bloodline in their own way.

The host guessed who her grandson, Tong Jiye, later married.

"Jiangnan, could it be related to Sima Jing? Speaking of Sima Jing, do you know how Bao Qianjun is doing now?"

The emperor is unaware of his cousin's wolfish ambitions; will the Bao family repeat the same mistakes?

[Master, when you warned them about the assassins who might kidnap the bride, didn't you subtly remind them to be careful of the south?]

Judging from Lord Bao's demeanor, it seems the Bao family will be safe for the time being.

However, the woman Tong Jiye married was indeed related to Sima Jing; she came from the Shen family, the same Shen family as Shen Wanchuan.

After the fall of the Sima family's Great Wei, the successor was Shen Wanchuan's grandson, and the Shen family's empire changed hands again in less than twenty years.

The new ruler was Tong Jiye's son, Tong Chengzong, and the state was named "Great Zhou," historically known as the Southern Zhou.

Upon hearing this, everyone except Xu Qian, Huang Shouping, and Zhang Tingji, who were still arguing, fell silent for a moment.

Especially the noble families, who never expected that the Great Zhou Dynasty, which their ancestors overthrew, would be restored more than a hundred years later. Although it was said that the Great Zhou Dynasty established by the descendants of the Tong family was located in a corner of Jiangnan, they were still allowed to restore the country in the end.

"The dynasties have changed hands so frequently; in less than a century, three families have ruled. The Tong family's restoration of their kingdom after a hundred years has actually succeeded—that's a better outcome than that of Murong Fu!"

[Murong? How does Master know that the Tong family was replaced by the Murong family? This dynastic change is like an old woman's foot binding cloth—long and tedious. We can discuss it in detail later.]

Yue Fuguang saw the adults below who, like her, couldn't help but frown, and chuckled inwardly. It seemed that everyone had quite the imagination; as soon as they heard the word "foot binding cloth," it was as if they could smell it.

The system continued to reveal information: "Didn't we mention earlier that one of the reasons the Zhang family has survived for hundreds of years is through marriage alliances? Wouldn't you like to know which families they've intermarried with?"

At this point, some people lowered their heads even further, as if some of them really did have daughters and wives from the Zhang family.

"You've been talking a lot, haven't you? I'm getting impatient listening. Besides, who you marry is decided by your family, and it has little to do with these women from your maternal family."

I'll just mention a few; we won't talk about those who live a peaceful, stable life.

Some people breathed a sigh of relief while silently praying that their family wouldn't be mentioned! Their humble origins weren't worth the attention of the divine artifact!

The Zhang family has the Sima family as a relative by marriage, but the woman who married into the family was an illegitimate daughter, and she was married to a member of a collateral branch of the Sima family.

Furthermore, Shen Wanchuan's son married the daughter of a distant relative of the Zhang family.

Next was Tong Jiye's son, Tong Chengzong, who later became emperor. He had a concubine named Zhang when he was still a prince, and she was later made a concubine named Consort Hui after he became emperor.

Master, guess who else they married?

When the emperor and his ministers of Dayan heard this, they began to realize that the Zhang family had made a series of bets and won every time. It was known that several families who would ascend the throne after the fall of Dayan were related to the Zhang family by marriage.

Could there be another Murong family behind this?

The surname Murong is quite rare in the Dayan Dynasty. If we were to count those with real power, the only one would be Murong Qian, the garrison commander stationed on the border of Jiaozhou.

Their guess was quickly confirmed. Yue Fuguang speculated, "Won't the Murong family be next?"

[Master guessed correctly, it's the Murong family, and the future emperor of the Murong family is still Zhang's grandson.]

Moonlight clicked his tongue in amazement, "The Zhang family really are undefeated at the gambling table. For ordinary people to achieve this level is truly remarkable. These powerful figures of the Mingxi Dynasty, who only look at what's in front of them, are far inferior!"

The ministers of the Great Yan Dynasty looked bitter. The Little Immortal Lord was scolding them for being short-sighted. Looking at the few people fighting like fighting cocks in the arena, they felt ashamed!

Master, we shouldn't boost others' morale while diminishing our own. The reason the Zhang family is able to consistently win big is because they cast a wide net.

Leaving aside the officials in the court, even Prince Ming and Prince Qi had daughters from the Zhang family in their service.

Wei Ping and Cai Xian had a sudden thought. The Qi King, who had faked his death, had been secretly captured by them, and he did indeed have a concubine in his harem who came from a collateral branch of the Zhang family.

As for the Ming King, who was being secretly monitored by them, he did indeed have a personal maid surnamed Zhang, who was originally from Jiangnan.

Judging from His Majesty's intentions, he still wants to use the Ming King as bait to lure the two from Beili and Nanzhao. It is said that Lan Xuan'er is vying with the Emperor of Nanzhao in order to marry the Ming King.

Therefore, King Ming cannot close the net for the time being, but a palace maid from the Zhang family should not be able to cause any major trouble.

Despite this thought, they still felt they should send more people to keep an eye on the woman.

Emperor Mingxi looked at Zhang Tingji, who was speaking eloquently, and sneered inwardly, but spoke calmly yet with an undeniable determination: "I am not superstitious about auspicious times. I want to use this 'Imperial Excavation' ceremony to tell the world that the court values ​​this object more than pearls and jade!"

The imperial astronomer was ordered to choose an auspicious time, which was also to tell the people of the dynasty that the court valued this object as much as it valued the common people of our Great Yan.

The Great Yan was blessed by Heaven with the bestowal of high-yield, superior seeds; this is a great fortune for the Great Yan.

Potatoes are a staple food for millions of people.

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