Back Off, Let Me Come

Shen Tang hits the nail on the head.

Xie Qi's expression was almost shattered into pieces, his eyes were wandering, and he lowered his head unnaturally. He knew that he couldn't hide it from his lord, but he didn't expect that his lord would react so quickly and expose his plan as soon as he met him: "Let the lord laugh at the family scandal."

He smiled awkwardly, not daring to look directly into Shen Tang's eyes.

Occasionally, aristocratic families would have a few innocent-minded young men, but no young man would ever be the head of the family. If the Xie family's mess hadn't been too big, Xie Qi, as the nominal head of the Xie family, wouldn't have broken the pot. He couldn't hold it back, so he had no choice!

It just so happens that the lord wants to steal the meat from the family's mouth.

Xie Qi suddenly made a suggestion that shocked everyone present. They do the first grade of junior high school first, don’t blame him for doing the fifteenth grade!

but--

What he didn't expect was that Shen Tang could guess most of the truth from just a few pieces of information: "Shizang and his wife have not had any contact with clan affairs for many years, so they are all managed by a few elders of the clan?"

Xie Qi nodded: "Yes."

Shen Tang said: "Is there something wrong with these elders?"

Thank you: "..."

Shen Tang was concerned: "Have you become a monk?"

Thank you: "..."

Seeing his silence one after another, Shen Tang knew that he had guessed correctly.

A wealthy family is like a tree.

The main branch is the trunk of the tree, and the branches of the small branch are the branches.

Most of the property was inherited by Dazong, including real estate, shops, gold and silver treasures, valuable ancient paintings and books... These did not belong to the public family in name, but belonged to Dazong's lineage. Not surprisingly, it is only passed down among direct descendants. Branches of small sects struggle on their own, and if they have good connections, they can rely on family connections. Those with good abilities live well, while those with poor abilities still need support from their families. The income from the book lamp field is used for the study of the children of the clan, and the income from the sacrificial field is used for sacrifices and support for the elderly clan members...

Similar ones include ancestral hall field, tomb field, charity field...

These are all clan fields!

It is jointly owned by the entire family.

After the children of ordinary aristocratic families become prosperous with the help of family resources, they will more or less purchase family land for the family, and the cycle repeats to ensure the continued survival of the family. There is no guarantee that everyone will be rich and powerful, but it also gives the underdog a chance to rise. This process requires accumulation from generation to generation, and the accumulation speed is slow. At least it's slow in this troubled world where everyone is precarious.

Therefore, small sect branches will also be jealous of large sects.

Xie Qi and his wife had been hostages for several years and had only three daughters after years of hard work. The family power inevitably fell into the hands of the clan elders. The assets belonging to the large group quietly flowed into the side branches and public accounts, and perhaps the handlers were corrupt and hiding their personal interests. Xie Qi went back to do an inventory this time, and he probably found that Dazong had been reduced to an empty shell by corruption, and there were only a few cents left that could be passed on to his daughter.

As the head of the family, as a father——

It would be strange if Xie Qi was so angry.

In addition, he had conflicts with the Xie clan, so he broke the pot and broke it! Since we don’t want him to have an easy time, no one should think about it! Shen Tang made eye contact with Xie Qi.

Xie Qi can't hold all the explanations.

The contents of Shen Tang's guesses were pretty much the same, but the last two straws that broke the camel's back were two things - one was that Xie Qi unexpectedly discovered that a member of the Xie family had bribed people around Zheng Qiao in an attempt to get rid of the wealthy family. Killing with a borrowed knife; secondly, Xie Qi wanted to write his three daughters into the family tree when he went back this time, and established the eldest daughter as the eldest son and heir to the family, but this was rejected.

Even though Xie Qi explained that the eldest daughter was extremely talented and would definitely be qualified to be the head of the family when she grew up, several clan elders refused on the grounds that "this is Si Chen, a hen" and also said, "Women are born unable to practice, and now they are suddenly able to practice." , how can we ensure that they suddenly can’t practice?” He also said that his daughter will always be married off as a daughter-in-law. She is no longer a child of the Xie family. If she is the head of the family, wouldn’t it be treating the Xie family as a dowry? She insists on refusing! No matter how hard Xie Qi fought, they couldn't do anything, so they gave Xie Qi a son.

[The head of the family refuses to take concubines, and it is inappropriate to have no male heirs. 】

[The head of the family and the mistress have a deep love for each other, and it is not easy for us to instigate them to break up. These children are the descendants of a few poor side branches in the family, and their talents and understanding are acceptable. It is better to pick one of them and raise it under your knees. They are young and can be raised well. 】

Xie Qi is really discouraged now!

Finish the job and come back angry with your stuff.

Because Xie Qi's experience was tragic and frustrating, Shen Tang, as the protagonist, must have empathy and not laugh on the spot. After enduring it for a long time, he said with a serious expression: "Shizang's suggestion is good, but I'm worried that other family heads will not agree..."

That will definitely not be agreed to.

Shen Tang added: "I don't want to agree either."

The existence of clan fields will make clan power stable and strong. The larger the clan is, the more it can do whatever it wants in an area and use its power to bully others! When the scale reaches a certain level, every official who comes to take office has to visit a dock. After all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.

Xie Qi was shocked, but quickly restrained himself.

Shen Tang rubbed his brows. He had a rough plan in his heart, and then smiled again: "What are the clan fields under various names for? Isn't it just to worship ancestors, help orphans and widows in the clan, and allow children to go to school? What if the government can If all these problems are solved, then there is no need for clan fields to exist, right? Family clan clans can only benefit the old and weak of a clan, but the great unity of the world can benefit the common people of the world!"

"Whether it's a member of the same clan or a commoner, they are all the same to me, so naturally I should treat them equally."

Xie Qi's mind was buzzing and his heart was in a state of confusion.

For a moment, I didn't know what my lord's idea was.

Doesn't she really want to take over all the clan fields?

Shen Tang didn't give him much time to think about it, and said to himself: "Since the aristocratic families in these places want to bargain with me, let's have a Hongmen Banquet... No, it's an ordinary banquet for guests. Let's sit down and discuss it. Nothing is wrong. Face-to-face discussions can’t be concluded! If so, it’s definitely because I don’t have enough swordsmen hiding in the dark! Right?”

Thank you: "..."

Everyone: "..."

My lord is too lazy to even cover up the basics!

Shen Tang smiled and threw the news from Lin Feng on the table, beckoning for people to draw up invitations and inviting all the heads of families, large and small, to attend so that they would look familiar to her! Who won't come?

"That means not giving face to the sixteenth-level superiors!"

"I'll personally go to your door and invite them!"

Whether it comes vertically or horizontally is not sure.

Everyone raised their hands and said, "Wei."

Someone else would write the invitations, but Shen Tang still had to stamp the seal himself with a monogram, and he would have to continue working after the work was done. She has been so busy recently that she hit the back of her head, and the aristocratic family incident was just one of them. This was the result of Shen Tang restraining his murderous intention.

If she really gets pissed off, it's not impossible to kill her from top to bottom! Shen Tang is not afraid that they will unite to attack her. Even though her troops are now scattered, it only takes a few days to integrate them. If they dare to touch the bottom line again, the next time they will be bloodbathed.

In addition to the land in the hands of these aristocratic families, there were also official news from Yan and Qian states. Shen Tang saw more than a dozen official systems from dozens of counties and counties, and the various titles, titles and powers were even more confusing. The information sent back made her head dizzy.

"Aren't He Yin and Long Wu very unified?"

Why is it so magical when arriving in Yanzhou and Qianzhou?

Because of Qin Li's scribe's ways, Shen Tang didn't let him go on a business trip elsewhere. Hearing Shen Tang's complaints about these contents, Qin Li smiled and said: "At the same time in the northwest continent, there were thirty-six countries standing side by side, and each small country had its own system."

Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps.

The shrimps are in the belly of the small fish, and the small fish are in the belly of the big fish. Neither the shrimp nor the small fish are fully digested, and the big fish is swallowed by a bigger fish. It is normal for the local official position system to be chaotic, because often the official position in the previous country has not been adapted to, and the new official position in the next country comes down. The result of frequent changes is that many local officials are misplaced and everyone continues to work under different names.

Longwu and Heyin were unified because they were both ruled by the Xin State in the early period, while most of Yanzhou and Qianzhou were once seven or eight scattered small states. Shen Tang's eyes twitched fiercely.

"But Zheng Qiao..."

Yanzhou and Qianzhou have been in Zheng Qiao's hands for four or five years.

"Zheng Qiao looks like someone who can care about these issues?"

Qin Li asked a sharp question.

Shen Tang: "..."

For Zheng Qiao, a peerless crazy critic, whether it is the Xin State or the Geng State, in his eyes, the country is a system full of bugs. As long as the system can still run, there is no need to worry about how it runs. Just say, is this country functioning?

As long as it works, you don't need to worry about anything else.

Haha, Zheng Qiao doesn’t need to worry about it.

But she has to take care of it (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Shen Tang grasped the brand new bronze desk. For a moment of trance, he unconsciously increased the strength of his fingers, leaving fingerprints clearly visible on it. His expression gradually became ferocious and twisted, and the veins on his forehead were also squirming in darkness. The strong resentment could kill a ghost. : "Other people have planted trees for their predecessors to enjoy the shade, so why is it that when it is my turn, it is my predecessor who poops and I am the one who shovels the poop?"

Qin Li ignored some of Shen Tang's outrageous words.

How can one not be crazy when one is the protagonist?

As soon as the aristocratic families from all over the country digested the information from Lin, they began to receive mass invitations from Shen Tang. The handwriting of the invitation and the threat to each family [Burn the inner treasury to ashes, trample all the bones of public ministers on the streets] were written by one person. I subconsciously thought it was Shen Tang's own handwriting, and subconsciously shuddered - didn't they all hand in donations? Okay, it’s not over yet, right?

After seeing the contents of the invitation clearly, everyone felt like they were mourning for their heirs.

The invitation began by sincerely thanking each family for their generosity. Shen Tang thanked each family for the thousands of people and understood the righteousness, so he used the excuse to invite each family to attend the banquet. Although the family leader was not named by name, the meaning behind the black and white words was very clear.

The head of the family does not have to go, but he must go to the person who can make the decision.

At worst, he has to be the second in command.

Each family is gloomy and do not dare to discuss countermeasures this time.

There are also stubborn people who want to harm themselves and report illness, and let others go there for them - fools also know that this is a Hongmen Banquet. If you go, you will most likely not be able to come back, but if you don't go, you will really lose five kilograms with the box. ——It’s just that the plan has not yet been implemented. The garrisons in various places have been completely taken over by Shen Tang’s people. These soldiers and horses train troops every now and then, using the streets in front of each house as a runway for training.

[One two one, one two one! 】

Before dawn, we began to run and exercise in order.

【one two three four--】

Not to mention the head of the family, even the family members of the head of the house heard it.

In addition to running out to train before dawn, the military training instructor also used the streets as a martial arts field. Every now and then, he would bring more than a hundred low-ranking soldiers to learn to use martial energy to form weapons, and practice bending bows and arrows. From time to time, arrows would escape and cross the courtyard. wall.

The head of the aristocratic family: "..."

Shen Tang didn't do anything, and she didn't say anything.

But the head of the aristocratic family couldn't just pretend that she didn't do anything and didn't say anything.

After the last commotion, Shen Tang thoroughly figured out the location of the private military groups raised by each family on the farm, including secret details such as their scale and combat strength. It was inconvenient for each family to contact each other. Once someone made any move, a fire would break out in the farm and several people would be killed.

Without contact, there will naturally be no unity.

Without the protection of force, you are a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

So, the heads of each family hesitated for a few days and went their separate ways.

They did not dare to delay on the road and all arrived within the stipulated time. The strange thing is that the closest one and the farthest one arrived on the same day. Many family heads are related by marriage and know each other. To be cautious, I didn't even dare to have a conversation.

They also saw Shen Tang for the first time.

The rumored monster that is neither male nor female.

In terms of appearance, he is indeed even better than Zheng Qiao.

Under the escort of his personal guards, Shen Tang walked to the main seat and took a seat. He raised his hand to greet the heads of the aristocratic families with fair faces: "Good morning, gentlemen. It's been a long journey, how did you sleep last night?"

Because the place was not big enough, Shen Tang simply placed the banquet in the martial arts training ground. Each table had a small plaque with the name of each family head on it. The original intention is to make it easier for them to find a location, but in the eyes of each family owner, it is just a small magic card.

Everyone looked even worse: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your concern."

“If there is anyone who is not taken care of well, you must speak up.”

The heads of each family: "..."

At this time, someone noticed that the food table was empty except for the small magic sign. There was not even a single dish on it! This scene made several sensitive people instantly think of a certain allusion to the spirit. They were calm on the surface, but secretly they were sweating coldly.

Bang bang bang, I heard Shen Tang clapping his hands.

A row of burly military men came over carrying plates. Their arms were thicker than the thighs of the householders. When they leaned over to put down the dishes, the huge black shadow cast by them enveloped all the householders. Saber.

Shen Tang said apologetically: "You all know that Shen came from a rough background and had a hard time getting started. He has long been accustomed to living a simple life and does not like extravagance. He does not support dancers or singers in his house. He even provides food to guests. I'll ask the soldiers to help me. Haha, the conditions are crude and not as good as the warm and fragrant soft jade in the prince's house. It's rude."

The faces of the heads of each family were pale.

They couldn't help but wonder about the blood relationship between Shen Tang and Zheng Qiao. Why did they both like to be sarcastic in front of others?

No--

Zheng Qiao is not as good at playing as Shen Youli.

They knew that this was the Hongmen Banquet, and Shen Tang also knew that they knew that this was the Hongmen Banquet, but they really didn't expect that Shen Tang would directly show his ax to the public. Are you too lazy to even pretend? However, none of the Gonggun princes dared to scold him.

Shen Tang didn't seem to notice how broken their spirits were. He said to himself, "Eat well and drink well", and he had a great appetite.

The heads of each family: "..."

Well, not everyone has an appetite.

On the Lingzhou family's side, there is a person who stands out.

The old man with white beard and hair closed his eyes and meditated.

Beside him, someone was feasting.

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