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Chapter 392 Unparalleled Prestige!Ancestor Shouzhe is already a big man

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In Wang's Welcome Pavilion.

"Why did the governor say that?" Wang Shouzhe hurriedly supported his arm, arranged for him to sit down and talk first, and comforted him, "Don't worry, let's talk slowly if we have something to do."

After meeting Wang Shouzhe, Taishi Ankang seemed to have a "backbone", and his mood stabilized a lot.

Only then did Wang Shouzhe separate his mind and look behind Taishi Ankang.

This time Taishi Ankang did not come alone, there was an old man among the people who came with him.

The old man was dressed in a plain robe, with a strong and restrained aura of cultivation, which gave Wang Shouzhe a little pressure. Obviously, like Taishi Ankang, he was a powerful cultivator in the purple mansion.

However, compared with Taishi Ankang who is in his prime, his back is already a bit rickety, the skin on his face is already full of wrinkles, and obvious age spots can even be seen in many places, and there is even a touch of wavering in his seal. The lingering twilight looks like he is getting old and his life is not long.

On his slightly worn sleeves, there was a small family emblem embroidered.

In Longzuo County, Wang Shouzhe is no stranger to this family emblem.

Wang Shouzhe, who has always paid attention to intelligence work, can see the origin of this old man with just a glance.

Although Wang Shouzhe recognized the person, but because he didn't know the purpose of the other party, he still pretended not to know the person and said, "This senior has an extraordinary bearing, who is the ancestor of the Zifu from which family?"

Taishi Ankang supported his head and said, "Look at Shouzhe, I'm so confused. Let me introduce to you first, this is Yan Yufei from the Yan family in Longzuo, the ancestor of Yufei."

"It turned out to be the face of the famous ancestor Yu Fei. Shouzhe had long wanted to see the elegance of the ancestor, but he didn't want to be stingy." Wang Shouzhe bowed his hands politely.

Longzuo Yan family is a well-known Zifu family.It's just that most of their territory is in the north of Longzuo, and the situation in the past few hundred years has not been very good, and there is a tendency of decline, so the overall style of doing things is quite low-key.

Therefore, when the Wang's In-Law Alliance and the Qian's Shouda Trading Company spread their business all over Longzuo County, the Longzuo Yan's did not stand in the way, on the contrary, they were more cooperative.

Based on this alone, it can be regarded as a good relationship with Wang Shouzhe.

"Don't dare dare." Patriarch Yu Fei's face showed a flattered look, with a flattering smile on his face, and he bowed his hands in return, "It is said that the head of the Shouzhe family is a dragon and phoenix among people, and Yan thought it was a compliment Words. Only when I saw it today did I know that the rumors were conservative. Patriarch Shouzhe has an extraordinary bearing, and he is really like a real dragon."

Because there are real dragons in this world, Emperor Lingxu would not use real dragons to describe himself, which is relatively cheap.

However, because dragons are of noble blood, they are often the species at the top of the food chain, so dragons and phoenixes can also be used to describe some powerful men.

It's just that Yan Yufei, a dignified ancestor of the Zifu, who is about seven hundred years old, puts on such a low profile in front of young people, which is really unreasonable, and I'm afraid he wants something.

As soon as Wang Shouzhe changed his mind, he already had a guess, but he didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he exchanged greetings as usual, and received a high-standard reception according to the family etiquette.

After all, no matter Taishi Ankang or Yan Yufei, they are all important figures in Longzuo County.When a guest comes to the door, Mrs. Wang can't neglect it, and loses courtesy.

This time Yan Yufei did not come alone.

Among the group of the Yan family in Longzuo, there are Yan Feihong, the contemporary patriarch of the Yan family, Yan Shuangshuang, the great-granddaughter of Yan Feihong's first line, and some young men and women from some second line lines. The number is not small.They had been arranged by the porter on duty in the living room, and they were entertained with good tea and fruit.

Next, Mrs. Wang made arrangements for the reception according to the corresponding specifications.

Because the family's first patriarch, Longyan Patriarch, was never willing to come out to socialize.Therefore, Wang Shouzhe additionally arranged Wang Shouyong, Wang Shoulian, two elders of heaven and man to accompany him, and the little patriarch Wang Shizhao to accompany him.

In addition, Wang Shouzhe vaguely guessed some of their intentions from the arrival of the young people from the Yan family in Longzuo.Therefore, he also arranged for some men and women from the younger generation of the family to come and accompany the guests.

The young people's boxes are far away from the elders, because they are afraid that the young people will be too cautious in the way of the elders, and let them play their own games.

Among them, at the main banquet, apart from the elders, there was also Yan Shuangshuang, a little girl from the Yan family.She looks about thirteen or fourteen years old, and she looks like a pink jade. Although she is a little nervous, she still has the demeanor of a girl from an aristocratic family, and she looks graceful.

What's more, Wang Shouzhe saw through her cultivation at a glance. At such a young age, she actually had a cultivation of the seventh level of the Qi Refining Realm, and her bloodline aptitude was undoubtedly the talent of heaven.

"Father Yu Fei is very lucky." Wang Shouzhe personally poured wine for Yan Yufei to show his respect for the senior, and praised with a smile, "Shuang Shuang has such blood aptitude at such a young age, and the future of Zifu can be expected. "

While speaking, Wang Shouzhe took out a red envelope, handed it to Yan Shuangshuang, and said a few auspicious words of praise.

Yan Shuangshuang hastily stood up and saluted in fear and trepidation: "Thank you, ancestor Shouzhe, Shuang'er will not be rewarded for nothing, please take it back."

"It's okay, just take it as a support for the young Tianjiao descendants from the same hometown, it's not worth anything." Wang Shouzhe smiled lightly, "Shuang'er, don't have to have a psychological burden, just concentrate on practicing hard, for our Longzuo County, and your Yan family Honor."

With Wang Shouzhe's current position and vision, he is no longer limited to one guard and one county.

With his current prestige in the entire Longzuo County, it is also a manifestation of status and prestige to regard the Yan family as a family from the same hometown, and Yan Shuangshuang as a junior from the same hometown.

"This..." Yan Shuangshuang was a little panicked, and secretly looked at Patriarch Yu Fei.

Before Yu Fei's ancestor could speak, Taishi Ankang said with a smile, "Shuang'er, don't be hypocritical. Now, who doesn't know that the 'Wangqian' clan of Longzuo County is a wealthy family, and that the ancestor Shouzhe earned so much money?" Money, it’s okay to support the outstanding fellow Tianjiao’s juniors.”

"Since the magistrate has said so, you can accept Shuang'er." Yan Yufei showed a warm smile on his old face.

"Shuang'er thanks the ancestor Shouzhe for his kindness." Yan Shuangshuang saluted Wang Shouzhe deeply, his eyes full of gratitude.

What is the situation of the Yan family in Longzuo now, everyone in the Yan family is very clear, the family has paid too much to train her.All the good things are for her to use first, while the other brothers and sisters are all withholding their cultivation resources, and life is extremely difficult.

"Shuang'er, go play with your older brothers and sisters, and learn a lot from the outstanding young people of the Wang family." Yan Yufei pampered her head, and there was a hint of guilt in the depths of her old eyes.

"Yes, old ancestor." After Yan Shuangshuang bowed to all the elders again, she retreated, and was led to the place where young people gathered by the maid outside.

After Yan Shuangshuang left, Yan Yufei winked at Yan Feihong, the contemporary head of the Yan family.

Yan Feihong immediately got up with a smile on his face, respectfully toasted Wang Shouzhe and said, "Patriarch Shouzhe, I heard that Ai Liyao, the great Tianjiao, swept all the Tianjiao and Tianjiao in the capital. This kind of glory and scenery made all Longzuo fellow villagers feel honored." Yan, I admire you very much."

"I just went to Shangjing to do some errands. Originally, the official was a little bit ignorant, but when he heard that I was from Longzuo, he immediately became more polite. When talking about Miss Liyao in his words, he was also in awe. , The matter of Feihong was settled in two or three strokes. Feihong toasted you to thank Zhanguang for his kindness."

Yan Feihong is more than 150 years old now, and he is a patriarch of the Celestial Realm who was born in Xiao Tianjiao. He looks mature, stable, warm and generous, but it shows the demeanor of the patriarch of the old Zifu family.

Wang Shouzhe didn't think much of it, and stood up with a smile to give him a hand: "The master of Feihong praises and praises, and the son of your patriarch, Yan Yujing, is also a proud generation. It is said that he stepped into the realm of heaven and man at the age of 79, and now he is only one year old." At the age of 30 or so, it is the peak of the early stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, full of potential, and will definitely be a Zhongxing Patriarch in the future."

As soon as Yan Yujing was mentioned, Yan Feihong's eyes showed a look of relief: "The child Yujing has been practicing in seclusion for the past two years. As soon as he is out of the seclusion, I will ask him to come to see Patriarch Shouzhe."

"It's not a matter of meeting. Yujing will come to my Wang family as a guest at that time, and Shouzhe will definitely treat him as a good host." Wang Shouzhe said gracefully.

After toasting to and fro, after drinking for three rounds, everyone from the Wang family and the Yan family also got to know each other a lot better.

At this time, Taishi Ankang said: "Shouzhe, this time I came to you, there are two things. One of them, after seeing you, my heart has settled a lot, so I will talk about it later. Let's talk first Let's talk about Yan."

"When I first came to Longzuo County, I was also under the care of Senior Yu Fei, and gradually gained a firm foothold. I believe you have heard about the situation of the Yan family now, Shouzhe." Taishi Ankang sighed, "In the past two or three hundred years , Yan's main industry was gradually impacted by the development of the Northwest. The profits and income were decreasing day by day, and the family gradually declined. However, relying on years of accumulation, they can barely maintain it. However, a hundred years ago, the child Yan Jingchi, who was full of family hopes, was under the impact When I was in the purple mansion, my mood was unstable, and I failed to clear the level, which not only made all the investment of the Yan family in vain, and made the situation worse, it also directly caused the problem of Yan's purple mansion alternation."

"What the family is most afraid of is accidents." Wang Shouzhe also said with emotion, "I can understand this situation. Back then, our Wang family had encountered such a predicament."

"Isn't that right? It is said that the Zifu is a thousand-year-old family, but once the Zifu can't survive the hurdle of the Zifu alternation, it will weaken at an extremely fast speed." Taishi Ankang sighed, "The northwest area, I don't know how big or small it is. The small aristocratic families are all waiting for senior Yu Fei to die, so that they can join hands secretly to attack the declining Yan family."

"The biggest problem of the Yan family now is that senior Yu Fei doesn't have much lifespan. Even if he has taken the longevity pill, he only has 50 years of lifespan left at most. And the new generation of Zifu species Yan Yujing, at least have It takes 150 years to achieve the Purple Mansion. The 100-year gap period without the Purple Mansion is the most vulnerable and dangerous period for the Yan family."

"At that time, a pack of wolves will be around, and whether the Yan family can stop it will not be mentioned for the time being. At least Yan Yujing may not be able to keep up with the resources to cultivate and attack the purple mansion. And as a county guard, it is impossible for me to participate in the aristocratic family. There's too much normal competition."

The aristocratic family of the Zifu relied on the deterrent power of the strong in the Zifu to convince the families below that they would not dare to steal their edge.Once the Purple Mansion fell and problems occurred alternately, the originally rich family fortune immediately became a reminder.

The so-called common man is not guilty, but pregnant is guilty.If you don't have enough strength, but you have enviable wealth, how can you not be coveted?
It was for this reason that Yuwen was anxious to promote Yuwen Chiwei to Nanao.This is because Mrs. Bilian was born in the fourth-rank Shangguan family, and with the support of the Shangguan family behind her, she has a certain deterrent power to other families, so she can do her best to maintain it. Otherwise, she might not even be able to survive Yuwen Chiwei's promotion to Nanao.

Even Wang Shouzhe, relying on the backing of Tianhe Daoist and Wang Liyao, a superstar on the bright side, made other aristocratic families feel scruples and dare not mess around, so he dared to develop the flying chariot business, develop other industries, and make money quickly.Otherwise, the more money he makes, the faster he dies.

Anbeiwei's plan can only be carried out with the endorsement of the royal family. Otherwise, a sixth-rank family with huge wealth is no different from courting death.

Wang Shouzhe held the wine glass, tasted it slowly, and then said after a pause: "The ebb and flow of the tide, the full moon and the moon's absence are the norm in the world. If you look at it from a macro perspective, when the Yan family fell, it would be as short as 300 years, or as long as [-] years." After five or six hundred years, a new Zifu family will surely be born in the northwest of Longzuo."

"Throughout the history of Daqian, the ups and downs of these aristocratic families have always been staged."

Both Yan Yufei and Yan Feihong's expressions changed, and their eyes suddenly became heavy.

Could it be that Patriarch Shou Zhe is trying to shirk?Don't want to touch this thing?
All of a sudden, the two of them panicked and worried about gains and losses. They couldn't help but both looked at Taishi Ankang, hoping that he would contribute more.

"Well, even though that's the case, ancestor Yu Fei is kind to Ankang after all." Taishi Ankang cupped his hands and said, "If Shouzhe can help, Ankang is grateful..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Shouzhe solemnly stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, the county guard, don't be so cruel to Shouzhe. My Wang family has grown up all the way, and I am grateful to the Taishi county guard for taking care of me in many places."

"It's not that I don't want to take care of this matter. It's just that Shouzhe is telling the truth that the Yan family will be in danger today, but it's not a day's cold to be frozen three feet. Let's put this aside for now, let's talk about your second case first... ..."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Feihong, the Patriarch of the Yan family, became anxious.

He hurriedly got up and said: "As long as Patriarch Shouzhe agrees to help my Yan family overcome this difficulty, our Yan family is willing to marry Mingzhu Shuanger to Wang family."

The voice fell.

Wang Shouzhe's face darkened, and there was a trace of coldness in the expression he looked at Yan Feihong.The smiles on the faces of Wang Shouyong, Wang Shoulian, and Wang Shizhao who were accompanying him froze instantly.

But in a word, the atmosphere where the guests and the host were enjoying themselves just now suddenly became extremely depressing.

"Feihong, you are just messing around." Patriarch Yu Fei's heart sank, and he hurriedly reprimanded Yan Feihong, "Patriarch Shouzhe is such a thoughtful person, he must have a deep meaning in making such arrangements. How can he talk to Taishi Sheriff? Is it your turn to interrupt indiscriminately?"

"Yes, yes, ancestor, I was wrong." Yan Feihong also realized that he was too reckless, his face was extremely gloomy, and he kept wiping cold sweat from his forehead, "Patriarch Shouzhe, it was Yan who was in a hurry and lost his manners. Shouzhe The family wants to beat and punish, and Feihong admits it."

Wang Shouzhe heard the words, the coldness on his face melted like ice and snow, he smiled like a warm spring breeze, raised his hand to toast a glass of wine, got up and said: "Senior Yu Fei, Master Feihong, Shou Zhe has just returned from outside the territory, and it is inevitable that he will feel a little bit tired physically and mentally." I'm tired and can't drink enough, so I won't be with you. I punish myself with a drink to express my apology, and then Shi Zhao, Shou Yong, and Shou Lian will accompany me."

Although his attitude was still the same as before, it was as comfortable as the spring breeze turning into rain, but it made the hearts of everyone in the Yan family feel cold to the bottom of the valley.

After Yan Yufei and Yan Feihong glanced at each other, they also hurriedly burst into smiles and said, "Master Shouzhe should put his body first, please feel free, feel free."

"Shi Zhao, you and your fifth and sixth grandpas accompany the honored guests well, so don't lose our courtesies from the Wang family." Wang Shouzhe patted Wang Shizhao on the shoulder, "The guests and hosts must have a good time."

"Yes, Grandpa." Wang Shizhao answered with cupped hands.

After Wang Shouzhe made some arrangements, he invited Taishi Ankang, "Some time ago, An Ye gave me some wild spirit tea. Although it is not as expensive as high-grade spirit tea and fairy tea, it has profound meaning and has a special taste. County If Master Shou doesn't dislike the vulgarity of wild tea, how about going to Shou Zhe's courtyard to drink some tea?"

Tai Shi Ankang got up, and accepted it with pleasure: "How can the tea that that kid An Ye can afford be ordinary? If so, today I will be a part of Shouzhe's reputation."

When he left the banquet hall with Wang Shouzhe, he cast an indescribable look at ancestor Yan Yufei, shook his head helplessly, and then followed Shouzhe.

"Seniors come to our Wang family as guests. If you have any inconsiderate points, please point it out." Wang Shizhao began to entertain the Yan family warmly, as if he was not affected by the past, "Senior Yu Fei, you have a taste of ours. The spirit wine made by the spirit treasure gourd...Senior Feihong, this is Anjiang's specialty, steamed red-tailed spirit fish, fifth-grade spirit crocodile meat with salt and pepper."

The hospitality of the royal family, Showa, Shouyong, and Shoulian, can be described as inattentive, unenthusiastic, and inconsiderate.

As for the Yan family, they tried their best to be "flattered" and "very satisfied". The scene was naturally very lively, as if the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.

However, while Patriarch Yu Fei and Patriarch Yan Feihong were enjoying the hospitality with smiles on their faces, they felt more and more uneasy in their hearts.

They wanted to find out Patriarch Shouzhe's true intentions, but Wang Shizhao "inadvertently" changed the topic after several careful attempts.

This made them even more uneasy, but they had nothing to do, they could only continue to "enjoy" the hospitality without eating.

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at the same time.

Wang's group of young people who were in charge of entertaining the younger generation of Yan's had truly become one with the people of the same age of Yan's.

Wang's family education is extremely strict, and ethnology will strictly require various etiquette norms. There will be learning and assessment in dealing with people and receiving people and things.

These grades will be counted into the total score of ethnology, who dares to fail in this aspect?If they really failed, they would basically be beaten up and thrown back to learn ethnology again.

This time, the main force responsible for receiving the younger generation of the Yan family is the fifteenth-year-old Wang Shifeng of the "shi" generation.He is the second son of Wang Zongrui, the second son of Wang Shouzhe.

Even if Wang Shifeng wasn't from Wang Zong'an's first direct line, it could only be classified as a direct line, but as long as Wang Shouzhe was still alive, even if he was a direct line, his status would be very high.

He is 20 years old this year, and his appearance naturally inherits his grandfather Wang Shouzhe's handsome and handsome appearance, and he has worked hard at the grassroots level of the [Changning United Manufacturing Division] for two years. , deputy director of the third department.

When he set foot on the job, he has lost the youthfulness of the ethnology era, and gradually has the bearing of an elite youth.

Different from the other brothers and sisters present, or the immatureness of the young people of the Yan family who did not shoulder the burden, Wang Shifeng's words and deeds were very mature and stable, and he acted thoughtfully, quite like his father Wang Zongrui.

Not only the younger siblings are in awe of him, but even Yan's peers have unknowingly felt a sense of admiration and awe towards him.

"Brother Shifeng."

The one who spoke was a girl who had also stepped into the family business——Wang Yinglei.

She pouted slightly and said, "I really envy you. You have been promoted to deputy director in just two years. I have been working for almost a year, and Sixth Brother Murokawa still treats me like a child and makes me Doing small tasks such as passing messages, sending and receiving letters, etc. This makes the homework I learned in ethnology useless at all."

"Yinglei, you have to be patient, all the children in our family start from the bottom." Wang Shifeng said with a smile, "But the age gap between Brother Six and us is too big, and he will indeed treat you like a little sister in terms of mentality. Come to take care of me, I always feel that you have not grown up. If you want to grow, you can first apply to the sales department of refining products to start, take away the aura of Miss Aristocratic Family, and work hard for two years to achieve some results Say it again."

"There are distinguished guests here today, so I won't go into details with you." Wang Shifeng was afraid of neglecting the guests, so he said, "Tomorrow I happen to be free, you come to me, and I will help you make some suggestions."

"Thank you, Brother Fifteen." Wang Yinglei beamed with joy.

Yan Yuxiang, a young daughter-in-law of the Yan family, heard the conversation and asked curiously with her beautiful eyes: "Brother Shifeng, I don't understand. As a noble descendant of the Wang family, you Why do you have to work at the bottom for two years after entering the family business? Do you really have to obey the orders of those subordinates?"

Yan's visit this time came with some purpose, so the young men and women who came with them were all very handsome and dressed with care, the boy looked handsome and heroic, and the girl looked gentle and charming.

"Miss Yuxiang." Wang Shifeng bowed slightly, and replied gracefully, "Our [Changning United Manufacturing Division] is a common industry belonging to the alliance family. It is a huge economy, and it needs institutionalized management to last."

"Although our Wang family holds a relatively large share in it, we can't act arbitrarily, otherwise how can we convince the public? Although I work at the grassroots level, grassroots talents are the cornerstone of the manufacturing department and the real backbone of the manufacturing department. Anyone who can serve as a deputy The director or the person in charge, all have excellent and worth learning. I have learned a lot from them, and they deserve my respect."

"Brother Shifeng is really amazing."

Several girls from the Yan family looked at Wang Shifeng with adoring eyes.Although they don't understand a lot of words, it doesn't prevent them from appreciating Wang Shifeng's unique taste, which is completely different from ordinary sons of aristocratic families.

The young sons of their family are considered outstanding among their peers, and they are also widely welcomed by girls in the Yan family's territory.But after communicating with the young people of the Wang family, they found that there was a big gap between them. Whether it was bearing, vision, knowledge or conversation, they were not on the same level at all.

This person is afraid of comparison.

Therefore, several boys of the Yan family were a little depressed.

They also tried to communicate with Wang Yinglei, Wang Yinghuan, and Wang Yingmeng and other girls of the same age of the Wang family, intentionally or unintentionally wanting to show off their cultivation and knowledge, but they found sadly that no matter what aspect they were, they were inferior to Wang Yingmeng. There are a few girls with gentle temperament and modesty.

Many times, what they say will make people suddenly understand, and sometimes they can't even understand it at all.

They don't know that this is the gap in cultural heritage.The level of thinking, the cognition of the world, and the breadth of vision of the two parties are not in the same order of magnitude.

But it's not that they are too weak, but that the young people of the Wang family have received a very comprehensive education since childhood, and their level of consciousness and horizons have been raised unconsciously.

under depression.

A young man named Yan Xiangda said to Yan Shuangshuang, the younger sister of the direct line, "Sister Shuang'er, earlier you said that Patriarch Shouzhe gave you a red envelope. Why don't you open it and have a look?" ?”

"This..." Yan Shuangshuang hesitated, "Isn't that good?"

"Sister Shuang'er, let us see and see, I guess it's five thousand gold."

"I guess it's ten thousand thousand gold. I heard that ancestor Shouzhe likes to support outstanding young people. After all, our Shuanger sister is a proud figure, and ancestor Shouzhe must be happy to see her."

Unable to withstand the entreaties of his brothers and sisters, Yan Shuangshuang finally opened the red envelope, and there was only one golden ticket, a purple golden ticket.

"Purple Gold Ticket!"

The bright purple color almost blinded the eyes of all the young people in the Yan family.

They never expected that the ancestor Shouzhe, whom they had never met before, would be so generous that it was a purple gold ticket to sell.This is a purple gold ticket, one hundred thousand dry gold!

Wang Shifeng on the side smiled and said: "Congratulations, Miss Shuang'er, my grandfather usually carries a lot of red envelopes, but the Zijin ticket is already the biggest red envelope. It seems that my grandfather likes you very much."

The other young people of the Wang family also congratulated.

"This, this is too much..." Yan Shuangshuang was a little dazed, "Brother Shifeng, can you return it for me, no, Patriarch Shouzhe?"

Today's Yan family is too down and out, the family resources are all used to plant in the Dui Zi Mansion, how can children see Zi Jin Tickets?
"Sister Shuang'er, just keep it." Wang Yinglei said with a smile, "How can there be any reason to take back the red envelope given by Fourth Grandpa?"

"Besides, the fourth grandpa will give red envelopes to the children of the family every year during the Chinese New Year. Whoever performs well can also receive purple gold tickets. I did very well in the graduation exam last year, and fourth grandpa also gave me red envelopes with purple gold tickets , It can be regarded as a resource subsidy for supporting and disguised."

For a moment, the eyes of all the young people of the Yan family, including Yan Shuangshuang, became a little dazed, and they looked at Wang Yinglei and the others with envy in their eyes.

This Wang family is too exaggerated, the head of the family gave red envelopes to the children, and even gave out purple gold tickets...

How great would it be if I were a child of the Wang family?

This emotion lingered uncontrollably in the minds of the young people of the Yan family.

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Wang Shouzhe's courtyard.

The moonlight is bright and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing.

Wang Shouzhe and Taishi Ankang leisurely drank the wild spirit tea filially offered by Wang Anye.

"Good tea, good tea, this tea is sweet and bitter, and has a long aftertaste." Taishi Ankang praised, "Compared to the tribute spirit tea I have drunk, it is half as good."

"If the governor likes it, I'll give you two money." Wang Shouzhe sipped his tea slowly.

"It's a deal." Taishi Ankang's eyes lit up, but then he sighed and said, "Shouzhe, does the Yan family really have no chance? If you don't want to intervene in this matter, who are the other families in Longzuo County? They are not willing to touch their hands. And the Yan family does not have the courage to go to other counties to seek reinforcements, otherwise it will provoke public anger, and it will be even more difficult to obtain benefits."

"Your Majesty, the problem of the Yan family is rooted in the root cause." Wang Shouzhe sighed, "They made their fortunes in the early years by enclosing land in the early years, and later generations did not think about making progress, so that they gradually lost their industrial advantages. , but relying on the accumulated prestige of the Zifu aristocratic family, they did not lose. Even if the Zifu was replaced by a fluke more than a hundred years ago, it only slowed down the time to be eliminated."

"A thousand-year-old family, a thousand-year-old family, how can a family last for a thousand years so easily? If they don't change their minds, they might as well demote themselves early, give up part of their wealth, and cut off their tails to survive."

"Shouzhe, you are angry because you feel sorry for that child Shuang'er? The Yan family has sold everything to promote Shuang'er to the status of Tianjiao. They want to sell the child for a price and win strong support for the family. This makes you dissatisfied. Get used to it?"

Taishi Ankang is also a human being, how can he not understand?
He said with emotion: "This reminds you of the time when the Wang family was in the most difficult time, the ancestor of your family Longyan had to send the child of his direct line to the Xu family in Changning for marriage, right?"

Wang Shouzhe took a sip of the spirit tea, rolled his eyes at him and said, "Dignified sheriff, what are you doing thinking about me, a small person? It's not embarrassing."

"Little people?" Taishi Ankang's mouth twitched violently, and he was so angry that he poured tea, "If you, Wang Shouzhe, are considered small people, are there any big people in Longzuo County?"

"According to your will, you can influence the life and death of a Zifu family. Isn't this a big shot?"

"Your small dissatisfaction can make Yan Yufei and other ancestors of the Zifu feel uneasy, thinking over and over again what has offended you. Isn't this a big shot?"

"Also, Your Majesty ordered me to increase the tax revenue of Longzuo County by another [-]% within ten years. Eunuch Yao, who announced the decree, revealed in private that this is because His Majesty was so angry with you, Shouzhe, that he tried to find a way to wear small shoes for you. But I will not." I understand, Your Majesty wants to wear small shoes for you to be angry with you, so why involve me?" Tai Shi Ankang complained with a depressed face, "I am just an ordinary poor county guard, Mr. Shouzhe, when you fight with Your Majesty, Can you not implicate me at will?"

"I'm afraid not." Wang Shouzhe said leisurely while drinking tea calmly, "Because in the eyes of His Majesty, in the eyes of King Kangjun, and in the eyes of many wealthy families in Guilong City."

"Your Majesty, you have long been in collusion with me, Wang Shouzhe, and are in cahoots."

"I let the wind go, everyone is our own, so you don't have to thank the county guard.

"I..." Taishi Ankang's face was shaking, and he had the urge to mess things up.

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