Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Hearing this, Wang Hongzhi couldn't bear it anymore: "My lord, stop talking."

"Do you think I want that?"

"But there is really no way. Now that Taiyuan Wang Clan is very powerful, they and their allies will definitely not want to see our Langya Wang Clan prosper."

"Taiyuan Wang?"

"Are you talking about the Taiyuan Wang family who messed up with his ancestors?"

"Being suppressed by such a family with unclear genealogy, you are really good descendants of Wang Youjun!"

Faced with Wang Hongzhi's hysterical questioning, Li You was not ready to let him go.

He continued to criticize Wang Hongzhi and the current dismal situation of the Langya Wang Clan.

However, Li You's words were not completely fabricated, but every sentence hit Wang Hongzhi's pain point.

The pedigree of the Langya Wang family can be traced back to Ji Jin, the prince of Lingwang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The ancestor of the Wang family in Linyi County.

Later, after the development of Cao Wei and the Western Jin Dynasty, it became the number one family in the world at that time after Yongjia went south in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Due to their strong support for the Sima regime and hard management, the Wang family of Langya was called "the most prominent family" by Sima Rui, and they wanted to share the world with them.

When the Wang family was the most powerful, more than 75% of the officials in the court belonged to the Wang family or were related to the Wang family. The real thing is "the king and the horse share the world".

However, with the defeat of the southern forces, the Langya royal family also declined rapidly.

Speaking of the Wang family now, the first thing everyone thinks of is the Taiyuan Wang family.

However, in Wang Hongzhi's heart, the Taiyuan Wang family is just a mob.

The Taiyuan Wang clan is actually divided into two branches, the Jinyang Wang clan and the Qixian Wang clan.

In fact, the two Wang families had no relatives at first, but in order to achieve greater benefits as a group, the descendants of the two families decided to develop together.

It is precisely because of such a decision that the Taiyuan Wang family was able to follow Li Tang's Xingsheng's ride and develop to its current scale.

People in this era attach great importance to inheritance, and are actually very cautious about Lianzong.

Just like Du Zhenglun, his Du family has one school and three scholars, and he is also in the limelight, but when he wanted to join the Jingzhao Du family, he was still rejected.

Therefore, for the Lianzong of the Jinyang Wang family and the Qixian Wang family, the Langya Wang family who claimed to be the orthodox Wang family was very disdainful.

But now, this mob in their eyes is riding on their heads.

After the Langya Wang family rejected the request of the Taiyuan Wang family's Lianzong, the Taiyuan Wang family even unilaterally put forward the absurd theory that the Langya Wang family came from the Taiyuan Wang family.

In order to prove this false proposition, they deliberately quoted scriptures and classics. According to the "Guoyu" records, Prince Jin was abolished because of direct remonstrance.

It is also said that when Wang Jian of Langya in the Southern Qi Dynasty compiled the "surname genealogy", he put the Wang family of Taiyuan before the Wang family of Langya. It can be seen that the influence of the Wang family of Taiyuan was stronger than that of the Wang family of Langya very early.

For such a thing, Langya Wang naturally couldn't bear it.

So now, when Li You mentioned this matter, Wang Hongzhi was completely angry.

"King Yan, please also respect the ancestors of the Langya Wang family."

"Although I, Wang Hongzhi, have limited abilities, I am willing to do my part for Langya Wang's family!"

"King Yan, tell me if you have any plans!"

Seeing Wang Hongzhi whose fighting spirit was finally aroused, Li You finally smiled with relief.

"That's fine, Hong Zhi, do you know why your Langya Wang family declined so quickly?"

Regarding this question, the entire Langya Wang family is actually thinking about it, and they also want to know why the Langya Wang family, which was so prosperous for a while, became what it is now.

Wang Hongzhi nodded and said: "Because the Wang family tried their best to manage the South, but the South was defeated!"

When he said this, Wang Hongzhi kept his head down, and did not look up at Li You until he finished speaking.

However, Li You shook his head and said: "Hearing such words from your mouth, I think it is impossible for the Langya Wang family to restore their former glory."

Then, before Wang Hongzhi could defend himself, Li You said, "If you think that the decline of the Langya Wang family was caused by the defeat of the south you managed, then what are you going to do now?"

"Should we continue to operate in the south or return the focus of operations to the north?"

"The north has been divided up by the five surnames and seven Wangs. Can you still get the land and resources you want?"

Faced with Li You's series of questions, Wang Hongzhi was speechless.

In fact, what Li You said was also where the Langya Wang family was confused. In the end, Wang Hongzhi said: "Even if the land is not managed well, my Langya Wang family has a long history, and there have been talented people in all generations."

"Now Your Majesty is very thirsty for talents, as long as we can have more clansmen to join the court as officials, the Langya Wang Clan will eventually regain its glory one day."

Hearing this, Li You's face became more and more serious.

"Hongzhi, have you ever thought that the reason for the decline of the Wang family is that they got too close to the imperial court!"

"Look at other aristocratic families. Although some of them are officials in the court in each generation, more people are still managing the family land."

"Keeping the foundation of the family is the root of their ability to survive the social turmoil."

Hearing this, Wang Hong was stunned.

What Li You said shocked him, but this time he really had no way to refute.

Wang Hong straightly understood that what Li You said was not wrong.

The most prosperous Langya Wang clan was the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but with the demise of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the glory of the Langya Wang clan no longer existed.

Throughout the Southern Dynasties, Langya Wang's reputation was greater than his real strength.

Although each generation also produces talents in large numbers, most of them are only famous for poetry, calligraphy and painting.

And it is precisely because they put their love on the mountains and rivers that they missed the opportunity to develop their family well.

It is precisely because they want to climb up with all their heart, but they have not laid a good foundation for the family.

"Then according to the lord's wishes, how should the Langya Wang family regroup?"

At this moment, Wang Hongzhi was completely convinced by Li You's words, calmed down, and began to ask for advice seriously.

Li You keenly noticed the changes in Wang Hongzhi, and smiled inwardly.

[It's done, as long as Wang Hongzhi can be persuaded, the Langya Wang family will become a great help to Nanshi! 】

"As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although you are being suppressed by the Taiyuan Wang family, you still have a lot of contacts and resources in Jiangnan."

"Now we have to reintegrate. Although the Langya Wang Clan cannot rise again in a short period of time, it is still possible to stabilize the current situation."

This time, Wang Hongzhi didn't have the previous hesitation and retreat, but instead, the fire of hope ignited in his eyes.

He solemnly bowed to Li Youyi: "Thank you, King Yan is perfect."