The old house of the Xie family in Chen County is located in Yangxia County, Daoyangxia, Henan. Before the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Xie family in Chen County was just an inconspicuous small family. Later, the famous Battle of Feishui in history was Xie An.

The Xie family was deeply involved in this battle, and they were commanding Xie An, the generals under their command, Xie Shi, Xie Xuan and Xie Yan, were all children of the Xie family.

It became famous in one battle, and the Xie family of Chen County has since entered the top family because of this battle. When Xie family was at its most glorious, people at that time called the Wang family of Taiyuan and Xie family of Chen County together "Wang Xie".

Later, a poet named Liu Yuxi wrote a famous line that all primary and secondary school students must recite, "In the old days, the swallows in front of Wang Xie Hall flew into the homes of ordinary people." The "swallows in front of Wang Xie Hall" in this poem refer to the Wang family in Taiyuan and the Xie family in Chenjun.

The world changes, and time changes.

Now the Xie family in Chenjun has gradually declined. There is always conflict between the aristocratic families and imperial power in terms of interests. The two can only maintain the stability of the regime through mutual compromise, mutual struggle and mutual dependence.

However, the aristocratic families are never willing to decline. They are still savoring the scenery of the Wei and Jin families governing the world hundreds of years ago. Therefore, the aristocratic families have been waiting for the opportunity to restore their past glory.

When a letter from Zhang Xie's family sent a quick horse to Yangxia County fell into the hands of the patriarch Xie Kui, Xie Kui suppressed his excitement. He knew that the opportunity had come.

That night, the Xie family sent countless fast horses to urgently recall the clan leader of the Xie family clan branch scattered everywhere to Yangxia County.

After the patriarchs arrived, Zhang Xie's letter took turns circulating in the hands of the patriarchs, and finally returned to Xie Kui's hands.

The lobby of the old ancient house is quiet, and the matter is so important that no one dares to speak easily.

The old Xie Kui broke the silence and coughed twice, "Tell me, how do you think about this?"

A middle-aged clan leader of the Xie family knelt on the west side, turned around in the direction toward Xie Kui, and said, "Old ancestor, I think I can't agree."

Xie Kui raised his white eyebrows slightly and said, "Oh? Tell me the reason."

"Gu Qing, who was born in the mountains and was born in a poor and humble family, how could a noble family be with the grassroots? Besides, although the Li Tang Tian family treats us and other aristocratic families occasionally, the relationship between the aristocratic family and Li Tang is still acceptable, and there is no need to take this risk to help Gu Qing fight against the Tang Dynasty."

Xie Kui nodded without comment, raised his turbid old eyes and looked around everyone, saying, "What are your opinions? Tell me together. It is related to the rise and fall of the clan. You should be careful."

After a long time, another head of the Xie clan said, "Old ancestor, I think the Xie clan should help Gu Qing."

Xie Kui remained unmoved: "Reason."

"The reason why the Xie family in Chen County can last for hundreds of years is because our Xie family follows the destiny of heaven, follows the current situation, and follows the heavens, everything will be auspicious. Since the rebellion of An Lushan, Li Tang, the country's fortune has taken a sharp turn for the worse. Even though he has recovered Henan in Guanzhong and the rebels are about to surrender to the court, the decline of the country's fortune is still irreversible, and the Li family's fortune will be exhausted..."

"You can see that Gu Qing holds great power in the court, and the king and his ministers dare not speak out. The private markets, countless refugees are displaced, and farmers have no land to cultivate. Even if the rebellion is put down today, it will take many years to restore the vitality of the past. The rebellion is sour. It has long affected all prefectures and counties, people, taxes, labor service, warehouse collection, merchants, etc., and all industries are abolished, and the people are living in poverty. These have become signs of the decline of the Li Tang..."

"The court has a powerful and extravagant and excessive luxury, and the people are suffering and living. The Li Tang country is already on the edge of the cliff. The only thing that is missing is someone to push it gently. Old ancestor Weng and Gu Qing are the ones who push it. At this time, if I, Xie, are in the same spirit as him and destroy Li Tang together, in the future, the Xie family of Chen County, can stand in the court as a founding hero and rule the world with the new king. The profits of the country are numerous times better than now. Do you still need to consider how to choose?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was moved. After looking at each other, everyone was already intent on moving.

After all, it is still for the word "profit".

The "profit" in the eyes of aristocratic families is not only money and land, but also power and official titles, the power of the court, the reputation of the people, the school of the Shilin, the guests of the disciples, etc. These are all combined to be qualified to be called a "aristocratic family".

The Li Tang had already shown signs of decline, and the Xie family of Chen County was eager to get rid of the decline. At this time, a Gu Qing, who had an invincible army, appeared. Gu Qing and the Xie family of Chen County had a theoretical relationship, so Gu Qing and Xie family had a basis for cooperation.

Seeing that everyone was already moving, Xie Kui still closed his old eyes halfway and said lightly: "It's great to speak freely. Who else has a great opinion?"

Both opinions were expressed, one positive and one negative, and no one spoke in the hall, and everyone's eyes were staring at Xie Kui.

This is the ancestor of the Xie family and the patriarch who can determine the fate of the Xie family. Summoning various tribes to discuss matters is just a form. I believe that before summoning everyone, Xie Kui had already made a decision in his heart.

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Xie Kui said lightly: "The letter also said that Gu Qing was quite cautious about the aristocratic family, and he insisted on refusing to give in to the power of the court, but he was willing to give the aristocratic family a way to make a hundred times more profitable. If the power is not enough, the money will be compensated, which is probably the meaning of this."

"I am very curious. What kind of method Gu Qing can make us profit a hundred times. As for the power of the court, hey, let's talk slowly in the future. In the end, if the negotiations are not reached, it will be at most the status quo. There is no rush to do this. Depending on your opinion, you may tend to cooperate with Gu Qing?"

Most of the people in the hall nodded and agreed, while a few people shook their heads to express their opposition.

Xie Kui smiled, and his half-closed old eyes finally opened and suddenly started to cough. A junior standing next to him hurriedly took out a scarf and reached it to his mouth. Xie Kui coughed for a while and then opened his mouth and spit it on the scarf.

The younger generation folded the handkerchief and put it silently into their arms.

The upbringing of children from aristocratic families can be seen.

After coughing, Xie Kui finally spoke: "Former Sui Wudao, the world was reversed. King Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty rebelled in Jinyang. The major families in the world were happy. It took only more than a year for the former Sui Dynasty to be overthrown. The dynasty was overthrown rather than the Li family taking advantage of the situation, but it was better to say that Emperor Yang Wudao, who had a deep grudge with the major families. When the power of the aristocratic families united, a dynasty lasted for only more than a year and then fell down..."

"Unknown to me, more than a hundred years have passed. Over the past hundred years, Li Tang and various aristocratic families have accumulated new grudges, especially when Emperor Gaozong was in power, he promoted the imperial examinations in order to suppress the aristocratic families and restricted the aristocratic families from occupying land. Even the schools and Taoist monks have become weapons in their hands to suppress the aristocratic families..."

Xie Kui's face, full of vicissitudes of life, was getting older and older. He sighed and said, "The world is reincarnation. After more than a hundred years of twists and turns, he returned to the original point. Now the resentment between Li Tang and the aristocratic families is so deep that many places cannot be reconciled. The major aristocratic families in the world have gradually fallen into decline in the past hundred years, and some families are even forever destroyed in the world..."

Xie Kui's turbid old eyes suddenly emitted a sharp light like a sword, and he said in an accentuated tone: "Aristocratic families should seek change. Only by changing can they continue the past and open up the future and develop the clan and move forward."

"Gu Qing is only thirty years old, but he can command a 100,000 tiger and wolf army. What is rare is that this son is not arrogant or indulgent, and has ambition and tolerance. He is a hero of the times with great ambitions. He is different from An Lushan's people. Compared with the troubles of An Lushan's rebels, I can see that the Anxi Army is a elite with strategy and military discipline, and has no harm to the people. From this we can see that Gu Qing has a great goal."

"I like to cooperate with such heroes of the times. I have ambition, integrity and decent attitude. I will never suffer any major losses in working with him. I can fight once." Xie Kui's hunched back gradually straightened up and said slowly: "Everyone, I have decided that the Xie family of Chen County will do their best to help Gu Qing and seize the Li Tang country!"

The old patriarch made the final decision, and the children of the Xie family who were willing or unwilling in the hall bowed their heads and bowed.

After the tone was set, a middle-aged clan leader said: "The daughter of the ancestor, Gu Qing and Zhang Zheng will be married in Chang'an in a few days. Will I, Xie, express it?"

Xie Kui's eyes returned to their turbid appearance and said lightly: "Of course I want to express it, so I can celebrate with great fanfare. Zhang Zheng's daughter is..."

The middle-aged clan leader said, "It was born to Zhang Zheng and his concubine, not from me, Xie."

"It's okay, nominally, it's still mother and daughter, but it's an in-law that cannot be denied. Xie immediately gave a generous gift and contacted the families of Henan in Guanzhong and sent special envoys to Chang'an to quickly enter Gu Qing's wedding, and he would take this opportunity to express the feelings of Xie's family in Chen County. Xie's family in Chen County is willing to advance and retreat with Prince Gu and share wealth and honor."

The middle-aged clan leader hesitated and said, "Another aristocratic family..."

Xie Kui smiled faintly: "Famousness and wealth are in front of us, and grudges are in front of us. People are mediocre and only for profit, and people are happy only for hatred. Today, both are both, and there is no reason why major families do not agree."

"Gu Qing... I am very optimistic about this young man. I hope he will bring us a different atmosphere in the future. I also hope that after the new dynasty, Gu Qing can get what the aristocratic family needs, otherwise it will be another unsolvable grudge."

…………

The wedding will take a few days later.

Not only are Gu Qing and the Zhang family busy, but even the people in Chang'an City Well were looking forward to it after hearing this.

The prince’s wedding is probably different, right? At the wedding banquet, you have to hold at least two pieces of meat to be worthy of Prince Gu’s identity.

The wedding date is approaching, and when the Gu family and Zhang family are in a state of joy, the atmosphere in the Tai Chi Palace is a bit low.

Gu Qing was named the prince, Gu Qing married, Gu Qing helped refugees...

Everything is Gu Qing, and even if he is in the palace, he still has no choice but to avoid him. However, Li Heng has no choice but to do anything to him.

The master is extremely good, and the way to die.

However, when this person with a high level of power has absolute strength in his hands, the person who kills him becomes the emperor.

What a person with a hard fist says is the truth.

In the Tai Chi Palace, Wan Chun knelt in front of Li Longji and Li Heng, drooping his eyelids and breathing, his expression was gloomy.

Li Longji looked ugly and stared at this extremely loving daughter. For the first time in his life, he had the urge to beat her up.

Li Heng's eyes flashed with an unpredictable light, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The atmosphere in the hall was very depressing. After a long time, Li Longji said in a angrily tone: "Yier, when did you have an affair with Gu Qing? Why did I never know?"

Wan Chun whispered: "It's been a long time, long time. After Gu Qing saved his father's life from Mount Li, his daughter treated him..."

Li Longji was stunned and recalled that on Mount Li, the fires and smoke spread around him. Gu Qingfen saved him without hesitation. For a moment, he felt a little more disagreement in his heart.

In recent years, there have been gratitude and grudges between the monarch and his subjects, but they have finally come to this point.

"Gu Qing is about to get married, but you only told me today that you have an affair. How can I bear it?" Li Longji said angrily.

Wan Chun said softly but firmly: "Gu Qing married his wife in his wedding. His daughter is willing to be Gu Qing's concubine. Please ask the father and the emperor to beg him."

Li Longji and Li Heng were stunned for a while, and then Li Longji was furious: "God princess, she is someone else's concubine! Did you take the wrong medicine? Do you have the face to ask me to be kind?"

Wan Chun said sadly: "My daughter only recognizes him, and she will not marry him in this life."

"Then you will live alone and I can afford to support you! It's better than letting the Tian family become a laughing stock and laughing for thousands of years."

Wan Chun opened his mouth and said firmly: "If you can't marry Gu Qing in this life, your daughter will only die."

Li Longji was furious: "Then die! If I want you to be someone else's concubine, especially Gu Qing's concubine, don't think about it!"

Wanchun's tears stumbled down, and she still knelt in front of Li Longji, pursing her lips tightly, and cried silently.

A person who is so carved and carved in his hand since he was a child, and when he saw that she was sad, Li Longji felt soft and said softly: "Yier, you don't know what Gu Qing has to do with the royal family now. I will tell you that I, Li Tang, are at the critical moment of life and death, and I will never stop with Gu Qing. How can I marry you to him?"

Wan Chun cried and said, "My daughter has nothing to ask for in this life, she only wants to marry Gu Qing. If the father feels that the princess has damaged the reputation of the Tian family for her concubine, she asks the father to seize the title of Princess of her daughter, and her daughter is willing to marry him as a civilian."

Li Longji was so angry that his whole body trembled and said tremblingly: "You are so crazy, so crazy! Come on, Doctor Xuan!"

"My daughter is not sick! My daughter just likes a man!"

Li Longji's eyes became cold and stared at Wan Chun's face and said, "No matter how crazy you are, in short, I will never agree to promise you to Gu Qing as a concubine. From today on, you will be confined to Xingqing Palace and never leave the palace! I am willing to support you in the palace to live your life."

The relationship between father and daughter fell into extremely cold for the first time in her life.

Li Heng, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said, "Yier, please go out of the hall first, I will chat with my father for a few words."

Wan Chun nodded obediently and obediently left the hall.

Li Heng then looked at Li Longji and said, "Father, the palace servants came to report yesterday that the two major military governors of Longyou Beiting had sent secret envoys to Chang'an, and soon arrived. As for Xian Yu Zhongtong, the governor of Jiannandao, I issued a secret order for many days, but Xian Yu Zhongtong has not sent envoys out of Shu yet. Xian Yu Zhongtong led the Shu army and the Anxi army to join forces to attack the enemy. I believe Xian Yu Zhongtong was still swaying between the royal family and Gu Qing, so he did not make any statement..."

Li Longji raised his eyebrows and looked at him, not understanding why Li Heng was so stupid about mentioning this matter. Isn’t it now about Princess Wanchun’s marriage?

Li Heng said with a serious expression: "Father, only Longyou and Beiting have responded to the secret orders so far. With Shi Siming's rebels, I still feel that it is not enough to fight against the Anxi army. We must continue to win over more vassal states and serve the kings. We need time to mobilize local garrisons in various prefectures in the Tang Dynasty. Father, time is very important..."

“Henger means…”

Li Heng said slowly: "If we can temporarily ease the cold relationship with Gu Qing, we can gain enough time. Otherwise, Chang'an City will be in danger of being exhausted, and it is really dangerous to hang swords above the heads of you and my father and son. No one knows when Gu Qing will start, maybe today or tomorrow..."

Li Longji was shocked and then realized something: "So, why don't I marry Wei'er to Gu Qing as my concubine, and on the surface, become a relative of Gu Qing and ease their relationship?"

Li Heng nodded and said, "Yes, and you can only be a concubine. You cannot forcefully issue an order to marry a wife. Otherwise, it will easily cause Gu Qing's disgust. For the sake of his ancestors and the country, the father should give up, and it is just a daughter. If you buy time for us, when the troops of the major vassal states arrive in the capital to serve the king, it will be a decisive battle with Gu Qing."

Li Longji said coldly: "The princess is a concubine, which has never been heard of throughout the ages, and the face of the Tian family has been lost."
Chapter completed!