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Chen Huaisheng's expression gradually became serious.

Although it hasn't gotten to the point yet, just the sentence "Xiahou family has been removed from the three major families in Xijing" is enough to shock the world.

The Xiahou family has been a prominent family for thousands of years, and it is also a family that has the True Lord of Zifu. Although it has declined in the past hundred years, its influence still exists. Who can remove it?

Even the official family or Taoist palace can't do it, and there is no reason to do so.

As for the Western Tang Dynasty mentioned by Chen Jisheng, no matter how arrogant the Western Tang Dynasty was, it was impossible for him to cross the border to Zhao to show off his power. Do you really think that there is no one in Zhao?

"The Western Tang Dynasty has a connection with the Xiahou family. Although it sounds a bit scary, in fact everyone knows that the Dao Palace also has collaborators in the Western Tang Dynasty. Beirong and Nanchu have potential allies within our great Zhao, so the Western Tang Dynasty It’s not surprising that there are one or two internal agents in our country. They don’t care about their intentions. As long as they are not caught and do not do anything that harms the country too much, everyone will understand it tacitly... "

Chen Huaisheng stared at Chen Jisheng and said slowly: "Actually, many aristocratic families cooperate with outside the territory. The Xiahou family is not the only one. This can't be said to be treason, right?"

Chen Jisheng frowned and nodded: "Of course, ordinary cooperation has little relationship, but some things are different. Mi, Zhen, Xiahou, Xun, Cao, Guo, Sima, this order was originally the strength of the seven families when the three families were determined last time But in the past hundred years, the Xun, Cao, and Guo families have actually surpassed the Xiahou family in strength, and have been seeking to redefine the new three families. Although the Mi family and the Zhen family are also declining, they are much better than the Xiahou family. So the Mi Zhen family has been at odds with the Xun, Cao, and Guo families. The condition is that only the Xiahou family will be replaced first, and then they will consider the next adjustment ten years later..."

"What is the difference between the three families and the alternate families? In other words, what losses will the Xiahou family suffer if they are replaced?"

Chen Huaisheng didn't quite understand the internal dealings between these aristocratic families, but it must involve specific interests, and they were not small, so they valued it so much.

"The imperial court and the Dao Palace have special privileges for the four major families in the capital and the three major families in Xijing. For example, for the deacons of the Dao palace, each family of the four major families in the capital and the three major families in Xijing will automatically get a seat, while the candidate families must be based on the status of the Dao palace. The family ranking is adjusted every five years. If you have a deacon position, you will receive an annual spiritual sand subsidy from the Dao Palace. This subsidy is about fifteen thousand spiritual sand,..."

Chen Huaisheng took a breath. No wonder, this stroke alone is enough to make people salivate.

"This is just one of them. You should know that with the position of deacon, you can have a say in the allocation of the entire Great Zhao Lingshan Blessed Land in the Taoist Palace. Even if it is obtained during the war, if the Taoist Palace does not recognize it, it means that you Without legitimate rights and interests, other sects and families can take their place..."

This right is not small. If Baishimen Langling and Dangguo won the war against the Chonghua sect and Huanzhen Taoism, but failed to obtain the recognition of the Taoist palace, then other sects who obtained Lingshan blessed land in the war could legally intervene. Baishi Menbian can only suffer the loss of being dumb.

Therefore, the number of deacon positions in the Tao Palace often determines your right to speak. You can use your deacon status to blend and exchange interests with other sect families. But if you do not have this deacon status, you can only use Use your own interests in exchange for others to speak for you.

"Well, I probably understand, you continue." Chen Huaisheng nodded.

"The connection between the Xiahou family and the Western Tang Dynasty has been established for some years. I estimate it has been at least thirty years. A few years before I married the Xiahou family, I was not sure about it, but in the past few years, as their trust in me has deepened, So he slowly let me know a little bit about it." Chen Jisheng couldn't help but sigh: "Luoyi is the Holy Land of the Dragon King. It is only separated from Jinzhou by the Yellow River. There has always been a dispute over the land of Hanoi..." Chen Huaisheng was heartbroken. cold.

Where Hanoi belongs has never been decided. Although it is located in Hebei, it should theoretically belong to Hebei, but it is south of Wangwu, separated from Jinzhou and Yanzhou by Wangwu Mountain and Wuxing Mountain. In terms of transportation, It’s hard to say which one is more convenient, one river or two mountains.

"The dispute over the land of Hanoi is not just a day or two. There have been different opinions for hundreds of years. When the Beirong people were strong, they said it was the land of Hebei. When the Zhao Dynasty was strong, they said it was the land of the Central Plains. But so what. ? Although Hanoi is nominally part of Jinzhou, in fact Da Zhao is deeply involved, with Tianyun Sect and Taihua Dao both involved. I guess Da Cheng Sect is also involved now, right? Why, the Xiahou family is also involved? ? This is a bit overestimating your capabilities, isn’t it?

Chen Huaisheng looked at Chen Jisheng. The Xiahou family, with their little strength, wanted to beg for food from these super sects. They were asking for trouble. They shouldn't be so hasty. However, if Xi Tang wanted to intervene, they had to go through the Dachengzong of Yi County and win over Xiahou. Home, it seems reasonable to infiltrate into Hanoi.

But even if you, the Western Tang Dynasty, were to use the Xiahou family, how could you intervene and what was your purpose? This is something Chen Huaisheng doesn't understand.

The land of Hanoi is indeed important. If the Western Tang Dynasty settled here, they could compete with Zhao and Beirong for Jinzhou in advance, and they could cooperate with Luoyi to disrupt the places close to Zhao when they retreated.

But Zhao knew the importance of Hanoi very well, so the Dao Palace asked Tianyun Sect, Taihua Dao and Dacheng Sect to seal this place and not allow the Western Tang Dynasty to intervene. In this case, even if the Xiahou family colluded to help the Western Tang Dynasty, It is also difficult to achieve the goal.

What's more, the Xiahou family's collusion with the Western Tang Dynasty is just to strengthen itself through the exchange of interests, and then stabilize the status of the three families in Xijing. It is impossible to truly fall into the arms of the Western Tang Dynasty. It should know that its foundation is still in Da Zhao, unless the Western Tang Dynasty The troops left Tongguan and invaded Yijun, otherwise the Xiahou family would not dare to turn to the Western Tang Dynasty on key issues.

Seeing Chen Huaisheng looking at him suspiciously, Chen Jisheng took a breath and said, "Huaisheng, don't look at me like that. You can't imagine how complicated the matter is. The Xiahou family has been linked to the Western Tang Dynasty for decades, and their interests are very involved. Once the Xiahou family loses its status as one of the three major families in Xijing, it may quickly degenerate or even collapse. Because of this, there are some things that it is impossible to do even if it is known that it cannot be done. You still have to bite the bullet and do it..."

"Then what treacherous and unethical things did the Xiahou family do?"

Chen Huaisheng couldn't understand. If he did it, the interests of Zhao would be harmed and the Western Tang would benefit. Why should the person chasing Chen Jisheng obviously be an outsider and not someone from within Zhao? Otherwise Chen Jisheng, who was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, could still escape to Yi County, but he was afraid that he would be captured or killed even if he couldn't escape from Yi County.

"The Imperial Flag, the Imperial Flag of Luck, the Imperial Flag of Luck in Hanoi Road!" Chen Jisheng groaned and almost collapsed on the stone bed.

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