The aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty were, first of all, a large family, and the core members of the family were all family members.
Secondly, based on the family, it is also a cultural school that can represent the local area. If family members are the foundation, then the cultural school of each family is the true heritage of the family.
For this foundation, the aristocratic family searched everywhere for famous scholars and scholars from all over the world. Whether it was to support or hire, the meaning was similar. In short, it was to use power, money and affection to grant naming rights to these scholars, just like advertising for future generations. .
For example, a certain great scholar was originally a solitary intellectual who played games. After being won over by a powerful family, he was no longer such a great scholar, but a certain great scholar of the Wang family of Taiyuan, a great scholar of the Boling Cui family, etc.
Finally, the combination of the noble status of public officials passed down from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, as well as the clan and background, formed a deep-rooted influence on the local government and people for thousands of years.
This kind of influence is also called power. It can profoundly affect the implementation and popularization of the central court's decrees, or the difficulty of local administration by officials.
What is least worth mentioning is the family's force.
It's not that the aristocratic family doesn't have force, it's just that force is hidden among the people. When the Sui Dynasty was overthrown, many aristocratic families responded to the call. Those "responders" were ordinary people, officials and soldiers who were deeply influenced by the aristocratic families.
Only in troubled times can one truly see the long-hidden fangs of aristocratic families.
Li Qinzai suddenly appeared outside the Wang family's ancestral home with two thousand troops, which was definitely a huge shock to the Wang family.
Because there were not many soldiers and horses in the ancestral home. The family's ancestral home was a place to live and learn, not a military camp. Besides, the court did not allow aristocratic families to have too many soldiers.
Therefore, there are at most a few hundred generals guarding the Wang family's ancestral residence at this moment. Li Qinzai's two thousand soldiers and horses who have experienced hundreds of battles can easily crush them.
Wang Ning's expression changed drastically.
When Li Qinzai said his name, Wang Ning knew something was wrong.
He is the core figure of the Wang family and knows what the Wang family did to the grandson of the British Duke a few days ago.
It is even said that Wang Ning also made suggestions for the carefully planned assassination.
Today, Li Qinzai led two thousand soldiers and horses to form an array in front of the Wang family's ancestral home. Of course, he was not paying birthday wishes to the head of the Wang family.
This is clearly a case of raising an army to investigate.
Wang Ning, who had an elegant and calm demeanor, suddenly turned his head to look around with a guilty look in his eyes.
Facing thousands of menacing soldiers and horses, how could he not feel guilty when he had done something wrong?
Seeing the change in Wang Ning's expression, Li Qinzai looked down at him from the horse and smiled softly: "You must already know why I am here."
Wang Ning shook his head: "Your Majesty is good at developing swords and weapons. He has overshadowed my Wang family in Taiyuan. Outside Chen Bing's ancestral home, are you not afraid of violating the emperor's taboos and the court's laws?"
Li Qinzai smiled: "You want to talk to me about the laws of the court? Come on, let's talk more deeply. What crime should I be held guilty of secretly plotting to assassinate the county magistrate and a meritorious official of the court?"
Wang Ning said flatly: "I don't understand what County Uncle Li said at all."
"Don't admit it? Oh, Wang Cong'an of Chang'an has been captured by Baiqisi, and he has recruited them all. Oh, hasn't the news reached Qixian yet? Your Wang family's efficiency is too slow. No wonder the family has declined over the years, and each generation is not as good as the last. .”
Wang Ning's heart sank and he didn't care to fight back against Li Qinzai's taunt.
If Wang Congan really confessed, things would not be good. What he was afraid of was not Li Qinzai's personal revenge, but Li Zhi's reaction.
Then Wang Ning thought that Li Qinzai led more than 2,000 soldiers and horses from Chang'an and traveled unimpeded to the Wang family's ancestral home. There were no officials to intercept and report along the way. Doesn't that mean...
What Li Qinzai did today was actually approved by the emperor?
Thinking of this, Wang Ning couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
At this moment, he couldn't help but deeply hate his cousin Wang who married into the Cui family in Qingzhou.
She was secretly instigating everything, asking Wang to assassinate Li Qinzai, and Wang Ning had no choice but to obey her.
He thought that as long as the plan was so flawless that no one could find any evidence, the matter could be concealed.
It was obvious that the people sent out were dead soldiers, and the Tang envoys were obviously sent to be used as cannon fodder. They seemed to be in no way comparable to the Wang family, so why were they still exposed?
The elegant demeanor could no longer be maintained. Wang Ning's eyes turned sinister and he said coldly: "What is the intention of Li County Bo Xing's troops to come here?"
Li Qinzai said calmly: "There is a widow in your family who remarried to the Cui family of Qingzhou, but she refused to be my mother-in-law peacefully. Instead, she wanted to get rid of my son-in-law. Tsk! Later I was not polite and interrupted a pair of servants of the Wang family. hands and feet..."
Staring at Wang Ning's face, Li Qinzai said slowly: "When I interrupted their hands and feet, I once said that if the Wang family in Taiyuan dares to provoke me again, I will set fire to the Wang family's ancestral home! Although I, Li Qinzai, He’s a bastard, but he’s also a bastard who keeps his word.”
Wang Ning was shocked and shouted sharply: "Li Qinzai, how dare you!"
"The Wang family in Taiyuan has been a member of the millennium-old family and is a famous family in the county. It originated from Wang Yun, Situ of the Han Dynasty. How dare you be rude in front of the Wang family's ancestral home!"
Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes: "According to your opinion, if you send people to assassinate me, I will not be able to take revenge whether I am alive or dead? Just because you are the commander of a thousand-year-old prestigious family?"
Wang Ning said coldly: "The Wang family has been around for thousands of years and has countless disciples and former officials. If you dare to act arrogantly, everyone in the world will criticize you and the Li family. The emperor will not be able to protect you. Mr. County Li, please think twice."
Li Qinzai smiled: "Before assassinating me, have you ever inquired about my reputation and conduct in Chang'an, Li Qinzai?"
"In Chang'an City, I don't take the initiative to provoke others. Others have already burned high-quality incense, but you dare to provoke me and even plan to kill me. If I don't take revenge and go back, the world will think that I, Li Qinzai, am getting worse as I get older. Soft."
"The world belongs to Li Tang, not to your Wang family. How can anyone in the world criticize me?"
Seeing Li Qinzai's expression becoming more and more violent as he spoke, Wang Ning was secretly frightened and said sternly: "Li Qinzai, I advise you to think twice! If you dare to be rude to Mr. Wang, you will not be able to bear the consequences!"
Li Qinzai laughed loudly: "I have caused too many troubles in my life, but this trouble is relatively high-level. I can't help but feel happy...Think twice? No need to think twice, do it first and then talk about it!"
After saying that, Li Qinzai's face flashed with fierceness and he shouted: "Come here, set fire!"
Wang Ning was shocked and turned pale, turned around and ran towards the gate of his ancestral home, shouting as he ran: "Everyone in the Wang family has come out to protect the courtyard. Evil thieves are bullying the door. Who can't bear it!"
While Wang Ning was running, Liu Asi and a group of subordinates had prepared small cans of kerosene and threw them towards the roof of Wang's ancestral house.
After a crackling sound, the small oil tank broke on the roof, and the splash of kerosene instantly filled the roof.
Then Liu Asi took up his bow and pulled the string, and a rocket shot out.
With a bang, all the houses in the front yard of Wang's ancestral home were set on fire, and raging fire shot into the sky.
At the same time, hundreds of Wang family generals rushed out from the hospital and killed the two thousand villagers under Li Qinzai's command.
Liu Asi said sternly: "The whole army forms an array, advance!"
boom!
The villagers of the Li family who were veterans seemed to have returned to the battlefield of the old days. The villagers in the front row held swords in their hands and took a step forward together, shouting in unison: "Kill!"
The sound of killing shook the sky, causing the birds on the treetops to fly away in panic.
The murderous aura that soared to the sky instantly filled the surroundings of the ancestral home. Hundreds of Wang family members stopped in a hurry and stared in horror at the farmers of the Li family not far away.
These people are not farmers, they are real veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. This is clearly an invincible army with strict military discipline. The difference is that they are wearing farmers' clothes, but they have no fighting power or killing intent. Reduce it by a hair.
A cry of kill was like a steel knife scraping the face, and the generals of the Wang family immediately felt the chill of the knife on their necks.
Li Qinzai was still riding on his horse, looking at the raging fire in the Wang family's ancestral house, and said coldly: "Continue to set fire, today the Wang family must not leave a tile behind!"
Whoosh whoosh!
Countless rockets were fired at Wang's ancestral home. The rockets landed on the roof, and the fire in the main room and courtyard was getting bigger and bigger, and it was already unstoppable.
In the ancestral house, the Confucian scholars and disciples of the Wang clan panicked and fled in all directions, screaming. Countless people hurriedly escaped from the back door.
Wang Ning stood outside the gate, looking at the raging fire and the murderous Li family. His body couldn't help but slumped to the ground, with tears streaming down his face in despair.
Li Qinzai stared at him and said coldly: "Wang Ning, when you first planned to assassinate me, you should have thought of the consequences today. I, Li Qinzai, am not a weakling who can be manipulated by others. You picked the wrong enemy!"
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