Fu Zhongquan glanced at Tian Hongmao next to him. Fu Zhongquan could not speak of respect and prudence for the children of the largest family in Wuxi. It was not that he had contempt for the largest family in Wuxi. It was true that the times were changing too fast and he had not yet adapted to a new generation. With the glory of one family, another family will rise.
Most of these large, established local families rely on the family's long historical heritage, just like the powerful families in the Central Plains. Although there are not many talented and amazing children, most of the mediocre people in the past generations rely on the shadow of the family.
After the late Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, and after reaching its peak in the Sui Dynasty, the power and influence of the powerful clans were openly suppressed by the imperial court. Even the most powerful former dynasty, the elders at the beginning of the founding of the country, could not help but feel proud of being married to high-ranking officials.
Through hundreds of years of culture, the common people know the power and power of the powerful. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the imperial examination was introduced. Although it caused disasters for later generations of literati, it also completely caused the advantages of the powerful families to slowly fade away. Although the past dynasties have vigorously suppressed it, the concept of powerful people has completely penetrated into the hearts of the people.
It was only in recent decades, especially in the last years of the Xian Dynasty, that the local high sects were first cleaned up by Huang Chao, and then almost wiped out by Zhu Wen later. These people's deep hatred for the powerful people made the powerful people in the Central Plains exist in name only.
In the most chaotic decades now, although there are still shadows of the powerful and powerful people of the past in the hearts and minds of the world's population, that glory has become history.
Nowadays, with all the forces in the world, it is difficult to find the direct descendants of the original big family. Even if someone makes excuses, they are also the descendants of the side branches of the big family. I don’t know how many generations have passed. Not to mention that it is difficult for these people to gain everyone's recognition, even if they tell people about it themselves, they are still trembling and have no confidence at all.
However, it is the Tian family that is the most famous in Wuxi. Although they always call themselves: Tian's surname is Gui, from Yanmen, the county's cousin! But this seems to have no meaning, it can only show that their family has a long history. However, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a record saying that Wang Mang wanted to give the Wuxi chieftain Tian Qiang a bronze seal. Qiang has ten sons, and he is brave and brave.
Historical records record that they were not cold to Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, and they actually said: We Han ministers will not be reckless for the time being. What a powerful family this is, and how much courage it takes to say such powerful words!
Until the Northern and Southern Dynasties, more Tian family members of the Wuxi lineage could be found in historical records, such as Mantian Sheng in Yidu, Mantian Xiangqiu in Zhongzhong, Mantian Sipiao in Youxi, Mantian Douqu in Qianyang, Fuling Mantian Sihe and others.
As a result, all the barbarian tribes in the Wuxi area, since the Southern Dynasties, can be said to have respected the Tian family as the main ones, forming an unwritten rule, which is known as the Tianmen of the Wuxi giant tribe.
However, since the end of the previous dynasty, the warlords in various regions have not respected these big families so much, and have been trying to squeeze them out. The Tian family has gradually become less cohesive than before because of too many branches of the family.
Since Ma Yin took charge of the Chu region, in order to stabilize his position and to make his Ma family permanent, he had vigorously suppressed the barbarians in the Five Rivers and Three Regions. Of course, Ma Yin adopted both soft and hard methods. For example, he once added his daughter to the upstart Peng family. When attacking Wuxi forces, the areas in Xidong Youzhong bore the brunt, with the Tian family as the main target.
Regardless of the final outcome, some of the clan leaders headed by the Tian family suffered serious blows, so many people in the Tian family moved to Shuzhong. Nowadays, the Tian family in Wuxi, although it still has an iconic title, is actually torn apart, and it is difficult to cohere. In Fu Zhongquan's eyes, the Tian family lacks a soul figure in modern times, a strong figure who can unite the family's power.
The Fu family is also one of many families here in Wuxi, but compared with the Tian family, which has a long history, it can only be regarded as an upstart in recent decades at best.
He rose to prominence because of Fu Yantong in the family, but now everyone knows that he will be under tremendous pressure because of Fu Yantong. Compared to the Tian family, which is huge and has a long history, the Fu family is really nothing in Wuxi. At most, it is the same as the Peng family, which has also risen in recent years.
Fu Zhongquan was proud, because the Fu family's prestige was less than a century old, but it had surpassed the Tian family's popularity in recent decades. Together with the Peng family and the Ran family of Wuxi, they are collectively known as the New Three Heroes of Wuxi today. It became a family that could influence the overall situation of Wuxi. Even when the Ma Chu family failed and the Peng family suffered a similar setback, the Fu family not only gained most of the Ma family's wealth, but also became the largest Wuxi barbarian tribe in the Chu region.
However, Fu Zhongquan still knew that the Fu family was facing a major crisis in Wuxi just because the family background was not enough and the talents accumulated were far from enough.
At this moment, I am sitting here, and it seems that I am still one of the main guests. It is not because I am powerful enough, but because someone wants to interfere with something. If I don't come, I will give others a chance to misunderstand.
Wuxi had always seemed calm, but Fu Zhongquan knew that with the situation in Shuzhong and Chu, and the advancement of the new ruler of the Zhou Kingdom in the Central Plains, Wuxi's calm was obviously only temporary. When the situation changes, these big families will definitely be the first to bear the brunt.
He then looked at the several Yang family brothers sitting across from them. They all looked like dragons and tigers, but Fu Zhongquan knew that these were not the best and most elite disciples of the Yang family. Although Yang Changping's room is not the most powerful, it is already very powerful in Wuxi.
There were a few relatively unfamiliar faces sitting next to them, and even there were two or three strangers on my side. Fu Zhongquan was not familiar with them, but he knew very well in his heart that this was an attitude expressed by the Yang family to himself, and also to demonstrate to the people who came here now.
Fu Zhongquan was still a little surprised by the sudden arrangement of the Yang family, but Fu Zhongquan did not express dissatisfaction and understood that this was because he was used to contingency. Just now Yang Changping sent someone to invite him, but Fu Zhongquan didn't show any ambiguity. Fu Zhongquan knows what the Yang family is thinking, but he is also very calm. Although he does not have much ability, Fu Zhongquan still has this kind of calmness.
What's more, although the Fu family doesn't have many talents, they can't compare with the Yang family brothers in terms of force and strategy. However, Uncle Fu Yantong's power is still there, and the Fu family has not intervened in some surrounding matters, and no one dares to openly challenge the Fu family's limits.
Seeing Yang Changping's angry look, Fu Zhongquan didn't feel any gloating at all. Regardless of the outcome of what happened to the Yang family, Fu Zhongquan only felt sympathy for him at the moment. He also has children. If his child suddenly disappeared, Fu Zhongquan estimated that he would also be furious.
Knowing that the fiery Yang Changping was known to love his children, as a strong parent, how could he tolerate such a thing happening? Fu Zhongquan is still a little surprised as to why Yang Changping hasn't gone berserk today. Could it be that things have turned around or that the Yang family is already confident.
Anyone who has their daughter suddenly kidnapped will feel particularly uncomfortable, not to mention that it is on their own territory. Not to mention that the Yang family cannot let go of their face. Even as a large family related to Qianyang, it is also a big family. A shameful thing.
The Fu family doesn't want to wade into this muddy water, not to mention that there are people who have been slandering the Fu family secretly. As Fu Zhongquan, he definitely doesn't want to leave any impression on others. It was not that he was afraid that the Yang family would fall out, but the Yang family asked him to come. Although the meaning was not stated clearly, the meaning was already clear.
Since the Yang family established its prestige in Wuxi, it has continued for five or six generations, and nine out of ten of the children in each generation are contemporary heroes. Not to mention the dozens of men in each generation, most of the women in the clan are women and men.
It can be said that the Yang family is one of the fastest growing families in Wuxi in recent decades. The strength of the Yang family is naturally inseparable from the strength of each generation of its children. But someone actually kidnapped the daughter of the Yang family. It was obvious that they wanted to make the families here suspicious of each other, and it was even better to do it directly.
Although Fu Zhongquan is not very smart, he is definitely not stupid. Being recognized by his uncle Fu Yantong is something he can be proud of.
Although the Yang family is considered a powerful family by the Wuxi barbarians, it is said that they are just the descendants of a mixture of barbarians. It is actually difficult to verify which clan they come from. Therefore, even though they are extremely powerful, they are not yet included in one of the three major families of the Wuxi upstarts. But for the legend of the rise of the Yang family, who among the Wuxi barbarians can ignore or not care?
But now someone is plucking the hair from the lion’s head!
Uncle Fu Yantong has always warned his brothers not to cause trouble in Wuxi, but they must not be afraid of trouble. After all, the Fu family's reputation in Wuxi cannot be damaged in the slightest. But we can't let the Fu family suffer disaster because of stupidity.
The Fu family conquered the world of Wuxi because of Fu Yantong, but it also suffered because of Fu Yantong. Fu Yantong has always understood this truth, so Fu Yantong has always disciplined the children of the family. Because although the Fu family has many children, none of them can take the lead. This is Fu Yantong's biggest worry, and it is also the real reason why he has continued to promote the children of the Wuxi Barbarians, especially the Yao people, over the years.
Fu Yantong hopes that the talents he promotes can help the children of his family in the future, and he also hopes that these people will become the help of the Fu family. However, times have obviously changed. Not to mention that the Fu family cannot make everyone return home, even these people have many white-eyed wolves.
Fu Zhongquan was praised by his uncle. Although he was always proud of himself, he knew that he could not compare with the outstanding brothers of the Yang family in terms of his talent in both civil and military fields. However, because his uncle Fu Yantong was here, the barbarians from all over Wuxi still had to give the Fu family face, and he had always had smooth sailing.
But since my abilities are limited, I guess in the eyes of the Yang family, they really don’t take me seriously!
But because of the Fu family's prestige, he also held an important position in Qianyang. Regardless of whether this incident had anything to do with the Fu family, the meaning of calling him here was different. If his uncle wasn't around, he knew that he might be a joke in the eyes of others.
There is no ghost in his heart, and Fu Zhongquan is not afraid of someone knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Just because he knew this, Fu Zhongquan knew clearly that the Yang family was used to staying up all night with the Fu family! But since he came here happily this time, the Yang family has not gone berserk until now.
Seeing the reactions of the Yang family's children in the hall, Fu Zhongquan felt a little emotional. If all the children of the Fu family were half as talented as his Yang family, no one would dare to underestimate the power of the Fu family.
"Good advice! I don't dare to show my shame in front of Mr. Yang, but a certain family has been born and raised in Wuxi for decades and knows every plant and tree in Qianyang. Mr. Yang, if there is anything you can do to help, just ask. OK!" Fu Zhongquan tried his best to look calm, without smiling or pulling a face.
If it were normal times, if Fu Zhongquan was so polite, Yang Changping would definitely stay up late or even ridicule him. But the disappearance of his daughter today involved a lot of involvement. Even if he was as irritable as Yang Changping, he tried his best to calm down with the persuasion of his brothers.
Yang Changping is not too old, and he is no longer a young boy. He knows that things are slow and urgent, and his temper can only do bad things. The Yang brothers are not very wise people and point out that their daughter's disappearance is not a simple problem. So looking at Fu Zhongquan's words, he nodded rarely.
"Although a certain family doesn't know the details yet, a certain family was shocked when they heard the information from Mr. Yang. But they do know one thing, that is, something happened to Miss Eighth Young Master Tian, in Wuxi. Who will benefit the most!" Fu Zhongquan gently stroked the beard under his chin and looked at Yang Changping quietly, whose eyes were red. He knew that he had held it in until the end. If he stimulated him again, this tiger would really There may have been an outbreak.
Yang Changping saw that Fu Zhongquan was polite in speech, but his tone was quite friendly in front of him, and the anger in his heart dissipated a little. Yang Changping had always been a little shy about this younger member of the Fu family who was slightly older than him. Looking at him now, Yang Changping couldn't help but feel that this Fu Zhongquan was not as stupid as others said!
"Third brother, please tell everyone the reason of the matter in detail!" Yang Changping stared at his third brother Yang Changen.
Yang Changen bowed his hands and saluted everyone, and then told the story about his niece's disappearance.
It turns out that Yang Changping's daughter ranks eighth in her own branch of the family, and is usually called the eighth sister. She is only fifteen years old this year. Not only is she tall and graceful, she is also a young female general who is skilled in bow and horse.
Because Yang Changping and Tian Sihao's father, Tian Hongcun, are friends, and the eighth sister has been childhood sweethearts with Tian Sihao since they were young. Although their parents are not married, the two families are interested in getting the two people to form a good relationship to create a good story. What's more, being able to marry two big families is, in a sense, a good thing.
By chance, Bamei became friends with Wan'er who grew up in Yifen Garden, and they were very good friends, so she often went to Yifen Garden to look for Wan'er. This Wan'er is also a versatile woman. Although she was born in a theater, the Yang family has never interfered with the eighth sister.
Yesterday, it was heard that Wan'er had learned a new song, so she invited her eighth sister to come over. Tian Sihao happened to be in the Yang Mansion, so they went to Yifen Garden to listen to the music together. At nightfall, Bamei's maid came back to report that Bamei and Tian Sihao were both left in Yifen Garden.
The Yang family didn't care, because Yifen Garden was originally the property of the Tian family. However, when the time was approaching, someone from Yifen Garden came to report in a hurry, saying that Wan'er's maid Luo Luo bought arrowroot soup for several people. After returning to Yifen Garden, the two eighth sisters who were originally with Wan'er, All are missing.
The people in Yifenyuan still saw Wan'er fainted on the ground, and after checking the arrowroot soup, they realized that she had been drugged. Only then did everyone remember that there were two Bamei with them, and they didn't dare to report them missing at first. They sent people to the Yang family and Tian family to look for them, only to find out that both of them were missing.
The most important thing is that Wan'er's maid Luo Luo also disappeared together. Now Wan'er is still awake in Yifenyuan, and both the Yang family and the Tian family have sent people to guard her.
Everyone listened to Yang Changen's statement and looked at each other for a while. Everyone knew that it was definitely not a trivial matter, but the people involved were basically there. Fu Zhongquan was still an outsider, but seeing everyone looking at him, Fu Zhongquan made some calculations in his mind and looked at Yang Changping who was looking at him.
Yang Changping pointed at the strangers in the hall, and then his eyes fell on the man on the left next to Fu Zhongquan. This man had big ears and seemed to be ordinary in appearance, but Fu Zhongquan felt that this man was not an ordinary person. He should be a top-notch knight-errant swordsman in the world.
"Mr. Tang, you are the swordsman of Eight Sisters. Although you have not been around for a long time, I would like to sincerely listen to Mr. Tang's thoughts!" Yang Changping actually had a respectful tone, and even gave a rare salute to Mr. Tang.
"General, you're welcome! With Eight Sister's current skills, the other party is not prepared for a sneak attack. It is estimated that it is difficult for ordinary people not to make a move. I think the general should be aware of this!" Mr. Tang pondered: "And this kind of sneak attack It should be after the drug was administered, although there are no good martial arts guards in Yifen Garden, two living people were kidnapped. Even at night, there were many people in Yifen Garden, and they were not ordinary people!"
Although Fu Zhongquan had never heard of Mr. Tang, looking at Yang Changping's look and Mr. Tang's calmness, he knew that his guess was not too wrong. Nowadays, the power in Wuxi is complicated, and he did not expect that the Yang family would also have people from the Jianghu family involved. Fu Zhongquan couldn't help but feel lucky for his previous plan.
"Mr. Tang, you think that the other party sent masters to Yifen Garden to kidnap Xiang'er and Sihao!" Yang Changping couldn't help but frown. Although his family has strong martial arts skills, Yang Changping also knew that he and Jiang Hu had to fly over the wall. Swordsman Errant is still a long way off.
"If you are not a master, the general thinks that even with your martial arts skills, if you want to take away the eighth sister and Mr. Tian, you will not be silent! Someone suggested that it is better to go to Yifenyuan to see if there are any clues left. Get off!" Mr. Tang looked at Tian Hongmao, one of the owners of Yifenyuan.
"Let's go, that's fine!" Yang Changping stood up immediately, and his fiery eyes seemed to calm down. "Instead of waiting for speculation here, a certain family would like to see who is so bold!" Looking at the people in the hall, it seemed that the flames of the tallow candles were flickering.
Like a mountain collapsing and the ground cracking, a stream of bright red blood seeped out from there, seemingly unable to block the torrent of blood. It was bleeding crazily from the cracked cracks in the wall, from the penetrated wall.
At first, it was just near the wall, but in the blink of an eye, Yin Hong's blood spread from under the wall to the stone path. You can see that at the end of the road, a river of blood is flowing quickly. At first it was just bleeding, but as more and more blood poured out of the wall, it looked like it was sprayed out from the wall.
The blood gradually surged, and seemed to have a whistling sound. It gradually turned from a stream-like blood river into an endless river, pouring down overwhelmingly.
Wan'er watched helplessly as the river of blood poured in. She stood there but had no ability to resist. She could only watch as she was covered by the river of blood and submerged by the waves of blood.
The scarlet blood drowned him in an instant. His whole body was washed away by the bloody river, and he was submerged in the crazy waves of blood. In the middle of the blood river, he could not turn around at all. Given the opportunity, Xuehe rushed into the distance.
He didn't even have time to resist, or to survive. Seeing himself being washed away by the waves of blood, he couldn't help but let out a muffled cry. This helpless cry seemed to be impossible to hear. Where did the people come from in the vast sea of blood?
Even if he wanted to scream, it would have no effect. Not only was his body covered in blood, his eyes were filled with blood, and his mouth also had a fishy smell. He even felt that he was going to die.
Finally, I landed underground in the blood river, surrounded by blood. I felt like I was floating in the blood, and strangely I could see my floating body.
Is he already dead?
My mind was confused for a while, and my vision was blurry. When I opened my eyes, my eyes were completely dark. It was still night, he was not dead yet, he was having a nightmare.
"Ah!" With a cry, Wan'er gradually adapted to the surrounding environment and finally saw that she was lying on the bed. The bed is a bed that I am familiar with, and it is still in my own flower house. But what frightened Wan'er was that there were people standing in front of her bed, and they were all men.
Wan'er felt uneasy, but her eyes gradually got used to the images in front of her, and she realized that there were several familiar faces.
