On the wedding night, the villain husband cried and his eyes turned red

From the words of General Guan, Xu Shihuan and Wen Yidi heard a Wen family that was completely different from their impressions.

The Wen family is not originally named Wen, and they are not from the land of Wanhua Kingdom. Their ancestors have lived in Yuedao Country for generations and made a living by doing business.

The Jade Powder that exchanges life for beauty, and the Xiaoyao Powder that becomes addictive after one use. Nowadays, these terrifying banned drugs are all in their hands.

A small island country, but it holds unimaginable huge wealth. Finally one day, those families who lost their daughters because of Yurongfen, those who lost their fortunes because of Xiaoyao San, those who farmed honestly but were trampled by businessmen gathered together, took up arms and started a war.

At this time, the merchants of Yuedao Country realized that wealth was not worth mentioning in the face of life. They took out their gold and silver treasures and knelt down to beg for mercy, but they still could not stop the murderous mob.

In desperation, they took their huge wealth and fled overnight to the Kingdom of Dasheng, which later became the Kingdom of Wanhua. Seeing the gold and silver jewelry they presented and hearing them telling their tragic experiences, the Emperor of Dasheng Kingdom waved his hand and said:

"From now on, you are the citizens of my Dasheng Kingdom. Here, you will never repeat the tragic fate of the Moon Island Kingdom."

Since then, merchants from the Suwu Kingdom have been living in this land. They all changed their surnames to Wen one after another, and they called each other family members, which made people envious.

It should be said that the Wen family does have a good way of doing business. Within a few years, they became wealthy again.

It's a pity that the emperor of Dasheng Kingdom still kept an eye on it. He was worried that the Wen family wanted to restore the country, so he first blocked the way for businessmen to do scientific research, and then banned the sale of jade powder and Xiaoyao powder in Dasheng country.

If it hadn't been for that severe drought, the Wen family and the Dasheng Kingdom might still have maintained a balanced relationship, and the people would not have become hungry and red-eyed and embarked on the road of rebellion.

There was a severe drought that year and the people had no harvest. Fortunately, there is still some food in the house, so I won't go hungry. But the price offered by the Wen family was too attractive, almost the same as the price of grain sold in grain stores.

Unable to resist the temptation of money, the people only kept enough rations to feed themselves and sold the rest. Anyway, I have money in my hand. At worst, I can just buy grain later.

But since the grain collector left, the price of grain in the grain store has become higher and higher. I don’t know when the prices of other things also increased.

By the time the people came to their senses, the price of food had already risen to a level that was unimaginable for ordinary people. The imperial court sent people to investigate why food prices had risen so outrageously, but the merchants seemed to agree on the same story, saying that in disaster years food was scarce and supply exceeded demand, so the only way was to increase prices.

In order to survive, people sold their land, houses, and some even sold their children. They secretly prayed that as long as they get through this year, things will get better when there is a good harvest next year.

However, when the harvest comes next year, food prices in various places are still frighteningly high. The prices offered by the Wen family for food and clothing in the palace were extremely low. When the emperor saw the memorials presented from various places, he just thought they wanted to get some money from the court.

It was not until the uprising team reached the palace that the emperor realized that Dasheng Kingdom had unknowingly followed the old path of Yuedao Kingdom. At this time, the Wen family had already taken refuge with the late emperor.

The late emperor was one of the first people besides the Wen family to see that something was wrong. He didn't want to follow the Wen family in raising food prices, but in that case, he would be the one who would die if he didn't raise the prices.

After the fall of Dasheng Kingdom, the late Emperor ascended the throne and changed its name to Wansheng Kingdom. The Wen family also donated a lot of money, saying that they were willing to be the royal merchant of Wansheng Kingdom and contribute to making money for the court.

"Wen Yidi! Do you know how many people starved to death at home back then? Those farmers had cultivated the land all their lives, but they never imagined that they would not be able to eat even a grain of rice before they died!"

"Wen Yidi! Do you know what the Wen family did after the founding of the Wanhua Kingdom? Tens of thousands of kilograms of grain became moldy in the warehouse. They would rather dig holes and bury the grain in the ground than lower it. Sell ​​it to the common people at a reasonable price."

"Wen Yidi! Your Majesty knows that there cannot be no businessmen in this world, but if the Wen family and merchants are not suppressed, Wanhua Kingdom will be destroyed by merchants just like Yuedao Kingdom and Dasheng Kingdom before it. Knowing this, you Do you think the Wen family is pitiful? Are they innocent?"

Wen Yidi was silent. No one in the Wen family had told him the past events that Old General Guan had told him. According to my parents, the Wen family was the victim of the imperial power, the weak and pitiful party.

But after hearing this, he actually felt that the emperor was too kind to the Wen family.

"That's not right. Since the Wen family has the ability to subjugate the country, why don't they strike first and make an emperor themselves? Why bother living under the hands of emperors one after another?"

Xu Shihuan directly expressed the questions in his heart. Unexpectedly, General Guan laughed:

"Being an emperor depends not on wealth, but on the support of the people. Based on the support of the people alone, the Wen family will never be able to sit in a high position. Besides, how can the ambition of the Wen family be tolerated by a country of ten thousand flowers? "

"Shihuan, please go out first! I have something to talk to Mr. Wen alone."

Xu Shihuan looked at Wen Yidi worriedly, and saw Wen Yidi shook his head at her and said silently: Go ahead. She was very confused at this time, so she could only wait outside the camp.

"General Guan, I really didn't know what you just said before. Now that I know it, I can only apologize for the Wen family and you. I also promise you that as long as I am in the Wen family for a day, the Wen family will never This will happen again.”

Hearing Wen Yidi's solemn promise, General Guan laughed. After a long time, he continued:

"Whether you knew or didn't know what I just said, I don't care. But what I say next, you have to remember it word for word."

Seeing Wen Yidi nod, General Guan continued:

"Your uncle Wen Huandi almost became the eldest princess's consort. Three years ago, Princess Shuhui had a big quarrel with the emperor and the empress dowager in order to let you become the prince's consort. Deng Wanyu, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, I must have had trouble with my family before because of your younger brother."

"By the way, there is also the matter between you and Shihuan. Wen Yidi, you should be lucky that Xu Shihuan did not quarrel with the family because of you, nor did she delay the scientific examination because of you. Otherwise, I would not have said so much to you today. ."

"I don't think you look like a fool, so think about it carefully. What are the talents of the generations of men in your Wen family that can make the eldest daughter of the minister, the princess, and even the eldest princess risk everything for you? "

"Do you think this is a coincidence, or did someone do it on purpose? Is there something they did between you and Xu Shihuan? Is the Wen family you are trying so hard to protect really worth what you do?"