Chapter 282 Jinyang Wang Family
Jinyang County.
Jinyang belonged to Hedong Road and was the seat of Bingzhou. It was a thousand miles away from Chang'an and was the place where the royal family of Jinyang was located.
The Wang family has been passed down for thousands of years, and its influence on Jinyang, Bingzhou, and even several surrounding states has long been deeply rooted, even above the imperial court.
Except for the official schools of the imperial court, all academies in Bingzhou were built with funds from the royal family, who also spent a large sum of money to hire teachers of the six arts.
The official schools run by the imperial court also charged high tuition fees.
But the Wang family's academy not only does not charge any fees, but the students can also receive a considerable subsidy every month.
In addition, the academy provides free of charge all the consumables such as pens, ink, paper and inkstones used for their studies.
The registration fees for the spring examination and the imperial examination were also borne by the Wang family.
The students in the academy had only one mission, which was to learn the six arts and take part in the imperial examinations.
Of course, it is not easy to enter the Wang family’s academy.
The academy does not discriminate based on background. No matter if a child is from a poor family or a noble family, as long as he is a talented child, he can enter the Wang family's academy. Even if he fails to pass the imperial examination in the future, he can still get a good job in the Wang family.
The Wang family's business is spread all over Daxia, and the shopkeepers, accountants, and managers are all selected from among the students of the academy.
If you pass the imperial examination, you can get even greater benefits.
The Wang family has been deeply involved in the imperial court for many years and has strong connections in the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples, which allows them to rise rapidly in officialdom.
These people, whether they were studying or serving as officials, had been favored by the Wang family since childhood. When they were in high positions, they would naturally give back to the Wang family. As a result, although the Wang family was far away in Jinyang, they were able to control the central court and thus influence the entire Daxia.
The benefits that the officials of Hedong Road received from the Wang family were more than ten times their salaries from the imperial court, so naturally they followed the lead of the Wang family.
As for the ordinary people in these states, they only know the royal family but not the royal family.
From birth to death, their food, clothing, housing and transportation are all dependent on the Wang family.
He farmed the Wang family's land, worked the Wang family's job, went to the Wang family's shop to buy things, went to the Wang family's academy to study, went to the Wang family's clinic for medical treatment, and even after his death, he used the coffin from the Wang family's shop.
For the people of these states, the emperor is a very distant thing and they may never see him in their lifetime.
But for thousands of years, their ancestors have lived under the influence of the Wang family.
The towering city walls of Jinyang County are almost comparable to those of Chang'an.
The royal flag was hung outside every shop in the city.
A complex of buildings with carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent and golden, like an imperial palace, is located in Jinyang City.
This is where the Jinyang Wang family resides.
For the past half month, the entire Wang family has been in an extremely depressing atmosphere.
The death of the eldest son Wang Heng was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Wang family.
The beheading of the second master Wang Yue completely trampled on the reputation of the Wang family.
The death of Erye was not just a loss of face.
He is the most talented martial artist of the current generation of the Wang family, having become a grandmaster before the age of forty. It is very likely that he will become another semi-saint of martial arts in the Wang family after his two ancestors.
If a sect has three semi-saints, even if they meet the Emperor of Daxia, although it will not be easy to win, they will still be invincible.
This will be another peak of the Wang family's strength in hundreds of years.
But now, with the death of the second master, the family’s hope of returning to its peak has been completely shattered.
Not only that, all the officials of the Wang family were massacred, almost leaving no one alive, completely severing the connection between the Wang family and the central government.
This destroyed their decades of hard work.
Even during the change of dynasties, the Wang family had never suffered such a blow.
At this moment, inside the main hall of the Wang family.
A middle-aged man in coarse cloth stood at the bottom of the hall, looked at the man sitting in the main seat, and said, "We are here to cooperate with the Wang family."
The man in fancy clothes sitting at the main seat looked at him with sharp eyes and asked, "Who are you, and who brought you in?"
When he received the message from his servant, he thought some important person had arrived.
The person in front of me was dressed in rags and looked ordinary. I had no idea where he came from.
How did the servants in the mansion bring him here?
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Don't blame the servants in the mansion. They are innocent. The master of the house, have a cup of tea and calm down."
He raised his hand and pointed lightly, and an exquisite jade teapot floated in the air. The body of the teapot tilted slightly, and the clear tea flowed into an agate cup.
Then, the agate cup slowly floated in front of the head of the Wang family.
He looked at the middle-aged man in the hall, and his expression became serious.
The skill of pouring tea through the air is not that amazing and can be easily achieved by those at the fourth level of martial arts.
What really shocked him was that he didn't feel any fluctuation of true energy during the process just now.
This person is not a warrior.
He is not a warrior, but possesses such extraordinary power. He must be from one of the schools of thought. These people have evil methods and must be guarded against.
He took the teacup, put it on the table, sat down again, and asked, "What cooperation?"
The middle-aged man said, "Let's cooperate on a business deal."
The man in fancy clothes looked at him and said, "The Wang family's business is managed by a special person. Come, take him to see the Third Master."
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "The head of the family has misunderstood. The cooperation I want to have with the Wang family is not about money."
The head of the Wang family looked at him and said, "You might as well make your words clearer."
The middle-aged man said slowly, "The second master of the Wang family was beheaded in public, and all the officials of the Wang family were killed. Decades and hundreds of years of hard work were destroyed in an instant. Is the head of the family willing to give up like this?"
The head of the Wang family slammed the table, stood up, and said angrily: "What do you want to say!"
This matter had been on his mind for a long time.
The charge of treason is totally a fabricated one.
For thousands of years, the Wang family has never been bullied like this.
But Chang'an was under the rule of the Great Xia Emperor, a place beyond the reach of the Wang family, and he could do nothing about it.
The middle-aged man said, "Whether the Wang family participated in the murder of the crown prince, the head of the family knows it best. This is just an excuse for the Great Xia Emperor to suppress the Wang family. The Wang family has two semi-saints. Which family in the world can compare to them? Why should we endure this humiliation..."
The Wang family patriarch's eyes flickered, and these words touched his heart completely.
If the Wang family did not have a semi-saint, he would have accepted what the Emperor of Daxia did.
The Wang family has two semi-saints, one more than the royal family, yet they are still bullied like this. What's the difference between that and having no semi-saints at all?
He asked in a deep voice: "How do you want to cooperate?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "The Emperor of Daxia is incompetent and has appointed treacherous officials and persecuted loyal officials, causing the people to live in misery. As a family that has stood for a thousand years, the Wang family does not want to watch the people suffer. Have you ever thought about changing the surname of the world?"
The head of the Wang family looked at him and asked, "Do you want the Wang family to rebel?"
The middle-aged man said, "Didn't the Li family gain the throne through rebellion? Which dynasty today didn't originate from rebellion?"
The head of the Wang family did not answer.
This statement is certainly correct. He also wanted the royal family of Daxia to be named Wang, but the Wang family did not have the strength to rebel.
The Emperor of Da Xia is not just a title, he is also the strongest person in Da Xia. Even if the two ancestors of the Wang Family join forces, they are no match for the Emperor of Da Xia.
What's more, apart from the two ancestors, the power of the Wang family is not worth mentioning compared with the imperial court.
The middle-aged man seemed to see through his thoughts and continued, "Don't worry, Patriarch. We will not let the Wang family face it alone. We will persuade the other families one by one. The Wang family is now at its peak. If the Emperor of Daxia dies, the supreme position will belong to the Wang family..."
The head of the Wang family frowned and asked, "What good will this do you?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "We don't care who becomes the emperor, and we have no desire for the throne. The reason we help the Wang family is just to get what we need."
The head of the Wang family finally realized something, stared at the middle-aged man, and said in shock: "You are from the Zongheng family!"
The middle-aged man did not deny it and asked, "Will the Wang family do this business?"
The head of the Wang family took a deep breath and a moved look appeared on his face.
If it were someone else, he might even suspect the other party had ulterior motives.
But if you are a strategist, everything makes sense.
They are indeed not interested in the throne. The strategists are good at winning battles from thousands of miles away and planning strategies within the tent. They are best at controlling the situation, and this is also their way of practice.
Whether it is to incite chaos in the world or to bring it together, as long as the situation changes, the strategists can gain huge benefits from it.
This is the reason why they have disappeared for so many years.
During the Warring States Period, the diplomats showed their talents and helped many countries become the overlords of the continent. This is how the five dynasties of today came into being.
But when the five dynasties stopped fighting and began to recuperate, the strategists had no chance to display their abilities, and another transformation began.
They began to interfere in the internal affairs of various countries, helping the princes fight for power, inciting various forces to rebel, and benefiting from the succession of the throne and the change of dynasties...
If they fail, they can get out of this unscathed and find an opportunity to make a comeback.
The countries or forces controlled by them are left in a mess, which makes the strategists become rats crossing the street.
However, with the help of a strategist, the possibility of success is quite high.
The head of the Wang family was greatly tempted. The ability of a strategist cannot be judged by their level of cultivation. A strategist of high level can even move the power of an entire country.
If they are willing to help, wouldn't it be possible for me to achieve success overnight?
"snort!"
Just when the patriarch of the Wang family was about to agree, a cold snorting voice suddenly exploded in his ears.
The head of the Wang family trembled and immediately regained consciousness.
He looked at the figure that appeared out of thin air in front of him and said respectfully, "Greetings, ancestor!"
The middle-aged man took a few steps back, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. The old man looked at him and said coldly: "Don't show off such shameful tricks in my Wang family."
The head of the Wang family suddenly looked up and looked at the middle-aged man in fear.
The strategist possesses the power of control. Not only can he take objects from a distance like a warrior, he can even control people's thoughts. His cultivation level of the fifth realm was actually affected by him invisibly. Doesn't it mean that this person's cultivation level is at least the fifth realm?
The middle-aged man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, bowed to the old man, and said: "The current situation is rare in a century. I remind you kindly. Since the Wang family has no intention, I will take my leave..."
Just as he was about to leave the hall, the old man suddenly said, "Wait..."
(End of this chapter)
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