The Tang family ranks first among the five major families because there is a Star Realm ancestor sitting in the family.
This ancestor's name is Tang Xian, the previous head of the Tang family. He made great contributions in the Battle of Yancheng and was later awarded the title of earl. It was this illustrious military exploits and title that allowed the Tang family to grow rapidly in Yancheng, from a middle-class family to a wealthy family in Yancheng.
The four families of Yu, Xue, Ma, and He also have a development history that is almost similar to that of the Tang family. Their ancestors all made contributions in the Battle of Yancheng and were awarded titles based on their merits. Relying on this military exploit and the court's favor, he took advantage of the situation.
In fact, the five major families are supported by the current imperial court. One is to deal with the large clans left over from the previous dynasty; the other is to quickly stabilize the situation and allow Yancheng, which has been trampled by the war to be dilapidated, to regain vitality as soon as possible and operate healthily.
It is conceivable that with the support of the imperial court, the five major families were so majestic and domineering at that time, just like five bloodthirsty wolves, using all means to eat up all the major clans left over from the previous dynasty.
The Su dynasty is stepping on the bones of the Wei dynasty, and the five major families are stepping on the bones of the previous dynasties of Yancheng.
In fact, this is not only the case in Yancheng, but also in other cities, large and small. Eradicating the old party and establishing new power is one of the methods for the Su family to quickly gain power after the establishment of the dynasty.
However, the imperial court did not always support them, but gradually began to neglect them, and even used methods to restrict and suppress their development.
At first, the court's actions were very small and soft. Although they were not angry, they could bear it. But in the past ten years, they suddenly began to strengthen their methods, especially after the city lords of each city were transferred and replaced by new city lords. They even intensified their efforts, and even openly supported the new families to fight against them.
They are so familiar with this kind of plot. This is how the previous clan was killed, and this is how they grew and developed. They never thought that as soon as they had settled down and tasted the pleasure and sweetness of a big family being in control, the court would turn against them and want to put them on the fire to roast them. Isn't this the same as burning the bridge across the river and killing the cook when they are full?
This is the current situation of the five major families. They are panicked and angry at the same time.
While they were afraid that the court would strike hard at them, they were also unwilling to share the benefits they had obtained. This is the country they worked so hard to build, why should the court take it away just as they say? It's really too much of a lie.
The reason why the rebel king Li Yuande raised his flag so smoothly has something to do with the actions of the current court.
Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
Now is a troubled time. If we don't take action now, how can we wait? Taking advantage of your illness to kill you!
Tang Yongning is the new head of the Tang family. He is in his forties this year and is seven years younger than Qi Wuwei. He has dragon eyes and tiger eyes, a majestic appearance, a tall body, and an awe-inspiring righteousness. After sitting in the chair for a whole day, my waist is still straight, my chest is handsome, and I am not angry or proud.
"It's already great that you can have a sip of soup, but you still want meat and bones? Who do you think you are?!"
Facing the patriarchs of the seven major families headed by the Zhao family, Tang Yongning showed no mercy in his words, squinting from the corners of his eyes with naked contempt and contempt.
"Ha" Zhao Jingming, the head of the Zhao family, said coldly and said with a smile: "Our seven major families may not be considered much, but if we are pushed into a hurry, we can still bite a few layers of your skin, and even pull you together." It’s not impossible for both families to be buried together.”
Although his words were harsh, he showed his timidity in front of Tang Yongning.
There is no way, the Tang family has a Star Realm ancestor sitting in charge, and they do have the arrogance.
"I shouldn't have given you a chance back then, I should have slapped you to death!" He Tongtian, the head of the He family, said with a gloomy expression.
His He family is the weakest among the five major families. If people from the seven major families on the opposite side do something crazy, such as dragging people to be buried with them, then his He family will definitely be the first choice.
This made He Tongtian feel threatened.
Zhao Jingming sneered and said: "Don't put gold on your face. If the Lord of the City hadn't taken care of us, the seven of us would have been crushed to death by you long ago."
Qi Wuwei waved his hand to signal Zhao Jingming not to argue, looked at Tang Yongning and said:
"The current distribution of interests in Yancheng is indeed uneven, because your five major families are too greedy and want to control the situation in Yancheng. Some of them even try to get involved in the military. Do you think the court will agree? This war It is not a war for me, Qi Wuwei, but a war for everyone in Yancheng. How can an egg be destroyed when the nest is overthrown? Your five major families know better than anyone else how the old clan of the previous dynasty was destroyed. I kindly advise you to think twice before acting. "
"Are you threatening us?" Tang Yongning shouted in a deep voice.
"It's not a threat, it's a reminder, a kind reminder." Qi Wuwei said with a smile, "You can't become fat by eating one bite. Only by taking one step at a time, slowly accumulating foundation, and after years of baptism and precipitation, can you become a truly wealthy family. You guys. In Qi's eyes, the five major families are just five lucky upstarts."
"Qi Wuwei, are you going too far?!" Tang Yongning stared at Qi Wuwei and said word by word. At the same time, a majestic aura emanated from his body and pressed towards Qi Wuwei.
The other four people also stared at Qi Wuwei angrily.
After the five major families rose to power, they were most afraid of being called a nouveau riche, but Qi Wuwei actually called them a nouveau riche in front of them. How could they not be angry?
Qi Wuwei suddenly stood up, raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily: "Since the drought started, you have been making little moves, inserting eyeliners here and there, bribing people here and bribing people there. Do you really think that I, Qi Wuwei, am blind? A few days ago Spreading rumors about water cuts in the city, creating panic, and today inciting the heads of the five clans in the north and south cities to come and force me to submit. Don’t I know what you have in mind? I might as well tell you the truth, the patio was closed more than half a month ago The water supply is running out, and the stored water will soon be exhausted, but I will never cut off the supply of clean water to the people outside the five cities, nor will I cut off the supply of clean water to the millions of refugees outside the city. Let’s all drink together if there is water. Everyone will die of thirst together."
"If you five major families don't want to live a stable life, then give up your seats. There are many families in Yancheng who are willing to take your place. Do you know how Butcher Zhang solved the famine problem in Yancheng back then? He used the method of resource sharing. Regardless of whether you are a prince or a beggar, just take out the food and share it equally. We must live together and die together. Today I plan to try this method to see if it works."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the heads of the five major families were extremely ugly, because Qi Wuwei had made it clear that he would not give in and would fight them to the bitter end.
"You are not Butcher Zhang, and Yancheng is not Yancheng at that time, so you can't do it." Tang Yongning sneered.
"Hehe, why don't we give it a try and see who kills whom in the end? I can't kill my son alone, we all have to die together." Qi Wuwei chuckled in a gloomy tone, his eyes were horrifying, and his facial features were a bit... A little bit ferocious, but in the end it looks like crazy.
Tang Yongning also stood up suddenly, and the patriarchs of the other four families also stood up. He sneered and said: "No one is scared, let's ride on the donkey and read the songbook, we'll see!"
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and turned around to leave.
Yu, Xue, Ma and He followed closely behind.
Qi Wuwei said: "He Tongtian, remember to escort Mr. Ling to the city lord's palace tomorrow morning to be punished, lest the city lord personally come to arrest the rebels. He family, why not remove it from the five major families."
"Qi Wuwei, how dare you?!" He Tongtian turned around suddenly, raised his finger and pointed at Qi Wuwei and shouted angrily.
Qi Wuwei ignored him and shouted: "Come here!"
As soon as Qi Wuwei finished speaking, he saw a soldier wearing bright armor stepping through the door. There was a golden eagle totem engraved on the armor on his left shoulder, clearly showing the rank of general.
Obviously, he had already been waiting for Qi Wuwei's call outside the door, otherwise how could he have come by such a coincidence.
He walked quickly to the hall, knelt down on one knee and said with a loud voice towards Qi Wuwei: "Jin Wu, the last general, is at your service!"
"At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the sky bell will ring one hundred and eight times! Yancheng has entered a state of war!" Qi Wuwei said in a sonorous tone.
"Yes!" The general named Jin Wu took the order.
"Go." Qi Wuwei said.
"General, please leave!" Jin Wu stood up and left.
He Tongtian's face was extremely ugly and he took a deep breath.
He asked in a tone of voice: "Qi Wuwei, are you serious?"
"Qi, the lord of a certain city, naturally follows his words." Qi Wuwei said expressionlessly.
The expressions of Tang Yongning and the other three people were also slightly stiff. They really didn't expect Qi Wuwei's attack to come so suddenly, so violently, and so forcefully.
This is going to be an operation on the He family.
Why did Qi Wuwei want Yancheng to enter a state of war? That's because under a state of war, any non-military force gathering in the city will be regarded as rebels and traitors. There will be no room for argument, and the army will directly send troops to eliminate them.
In this way, Qi Wuwei moved the He family. If the four of them wanted to send people to support him, they would have to think carefully.
Qi Wuwei sneered. He just wanted to see if the five major families, who were all standing together and threatened to be prosperous and suffer losses, could really stand together.
In fact, he has been planning to disturb the five major families. Today, by chance, they came to his door, so let's do it at the right time.
The heads of the five major families, headed by Tang Yongning, left the City Lord's Mansion with gloomy expressions on their faces and their own thoughts in their arms.
"Brother Tang Yongning, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" After walking a few steps out of the city lord's palace, He Tongtian, the head of the He family, asked Tang Yongning anxiously. He was much older than Tang Yongning, so he called Tang Yongning a "virtuous brother."
"I didn't expect Qi Wuwei to be so tough and refused to take a step back. I don't know if he has someone to rely on, or if he is jealous because of the death of his son. He really wants to fight us at all costs? Let's go back and convene a meeting of the five major families about this matter. Let's make a decision at an emergency meeting." Tang Yongning frowned.
"Okay." The other four nodded in agreement.
Obviously, they didn't want to fight Qi Wuwei to the death. They were out for profit, not gangsters fighting, and they had to fight for the reputation of being the boss. Therefore, a lose-lose outcome is what they least want to see.
They thought they could force Qi Wuwei to compromise, but they didn't expect Qi Wuwei to refuse to give in and be so tough.
Now both of them are on the edge of a knife, and it depends on who can't help but make concessions first.
"Master Zhang, please come this way." Wan Qiuqing led Zhang Xiaopou out of Qi Wuwei's bedroom, showed him the way, and took him to dinner.
In May, the days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter.
At half past six at this time, it was still bright, and it would take half an hour before it would get dark.
Tianwu Taoist asked Zhang Xiaopeng to eat first. He said that he would prepare some things for catching gargoyles at night.
"Madam, you call me "Young Master" all the time, which makes me feel uncomfortable all over. Miss Qi and I are good friends, so just call me "Pawn". Zhang Xiaopou was made uncomfortable by Wan Qiuqing's politeness.
"Then I will call you Xiaopeng from now on. Well, you don't have to call me Mrs., you can just call me Auntie, it sounds friendly." Wan Qiuqing agreed, and at the same time asked Zhang Xiaopou to change her name to her. .
"That kid is brave and I will call you aunt from now on." Zhang Xiaozu said.
Wan Qiuqing nodded and warned again: "Pawn, you must keep the matter about Changkong a secret and never let it slip. When you have dinner, you will meet some young heroes from Yancheng, but among these people We do not rule out the possibility that there are rebels or spies from the Big Tooth Army. They will most likely try their best to trick you into talking to you, so you must think twice before saying anything you say."
"Don't worry, Auntie, I just need to eat more and talk less." Zhang Xiaozhu said with a smile.
"I'm afraid it's not up to you." Wan Qiuqing said.
"Why?" Zhang Xiaozhu was confused. He didn't know the young heroes from Yancheng. How could they force him to speak?
"Because there are many admirers of Yoyo among them. I don't know where they heard that you and Yoyo have a good relationship, so they strongly requested to see you. I don't know what they want to do." Wan Qiuqing said with a smile.
As someone who has experienced it, she naturally understood it, but she just didn't say it out loud.
"" Zhang Xiaopeng understood it as soon as he heard it, because Shouhou and Zhuangyuan often fight over the most beautiful village flower in their village.
Hey, Shouhou is dead, but I wonder if the number one scholar is still alive?
