"The Yu family in Suzhou originally lived in Muyang. Because it was rumored that Princess Yu died here, a branch came here to guard the tomb. They belong to the same branch as the Yu family in Susong, Huainan."
The Susong Yu family belongs to the lineage of Yu Shinan in the Tang Dynasty. Compared with this family, the Suzhou lineage is obviously at a disadvantage... After all, Yu Ji is a woman. In addition to her beauty, at most she has the beauty of martyrdom. The name, let alone the Min family after the saint, was much worse than the Xiang family who claimed to be descendants of King Xiang.
Therefore, in Suzhou, the Yu family has a little reputation. People who come here, whether it is Su Shi or Li Qingzhao, do not take this family seriously.
The head of the Yu family is a middle-aged man. He was originally at the back of the queue, but at this time he was summoned by the emperor first and joined the Min family and Xiang family's queue in a grand manner... Although there was nothing on his face, he was really sure in his heart. Very happy.
Even this small difference made the head of the Yu family feel secretly happy. After all, in his memory, this was the first time he was in front of the Min family.
Therefore, facing His Majesty the Emperor, the head of the Yu family seemed very enthusiastic. He first introduced his family's origins, and then talked about the Yu family's longing for the Song Dynasty for a while, and finally revealed his family's trump card.
"I dare not hide it. Suzhou and Bozhou do not have such a deep connection. It is all because of the traitor Li Qiong... He kidnapped 100,000 people to defect. Most of those people lived in Bozhou."
"Since Su and Bo Prefectures are close to each other, they have always been at the horns of each other. The Jin people relied on Su and Bo Prefectures to defend our troops from Yingzhou, Sizhou, Haozhou and Yangzhou in the south. When Li Tie came to rule Bo, he moved many people from Bozhou to Suzhou, and this is how the two places are closely connected."
Not to mention that Suzhou's literary style is at its peak, the head of the Yu family, a person who has no fame, has a clear view of the Lianghuai area.
Liu Bang already knew these things. Just when he was about to ask something important, Yaoshi Guo beat him to it:
"But I don't know what the Yu family has to do with Bozhou?"
He brought this old boy with him mainly as a person to relieve his boredom, but he obviously did not have this consciousness. He had to ask questions clearly about everything, especially in war, he was almost more responsible than Liu Bang himself.
But again, Wen Guiwen said that it was impossible for Liu Bang to give his troops to this man. The main reason was that this boy was obviously a slave of the third surname. It was not like the Song Dynasty had no generals, so they would not take a gamble on him.
At this time, he asked and asked. Although he was a little unhappy, the question was what he wanted to ask about later, so Liu Bang still suppressed it and listened to what the head of the Yu family had to say.
Although this person did not know Pharmacist Guo, seeing that he was someone close to the emperor, he still replied respectfully:
"I can't tell you the relationship, but I do have contacts with many people in the city."
After he talked about it, it turned out to be...
Indeed, in terms of reputation and status, the Yu family is inferior to the Min family and the Xiang family, but at least they have established the clan here, and they have their own abilities after all.
And this ability, like the other two families, also relies on their ancestors.
Someone is about to ask, how can Yu Ji, a woman with no abilities, be reliable?
What is reliable is her identity as a woman.
It is said that before King Xiang died, the stunning beauty said: "The king is exhausted, how can I survive as a lowly concubine" and then committed suicide.
Such a chaste and chaste woman is naturally a model for contemporary girls to learn from.
They say that if you want to learn, you have to imitate the Yu Ji, but don't imitate those women who lived in Kaifeng city who lived in secret. The Yu family is even more proud of this and regards women's chastity as the family's purpose and the rule of the world.
The girls of the Yu family have learned the three obediences and four virtues since they were young. Take the frivolous A-Yu whom Liu Bang just described. As a girl in the family, she didn’t even have a name. But it was Wang Chan who held the lantern as a palace maid.
In this way, the surrounding wealthy families took a fancy to the noble sentiments of the Yu family women. From the time when this country was still called Li and Tang, the women of the Yu family were the most popular wives within hundreds of miles. .
Not to mention Suzhou and Bozhou, even Xuzhou, Chenzhou and even as far away as Jinan Prefecture, if they can choose, the Yu family will be the first... In recent years, everyone has paid more and more attention to the virginity of women, and the women of the Yu family It has become increasingly popular.
Many young ladies of the Yu family were betrothed when they were still in their infancy, and they were immediately married off as soon as they came of age.
In the Song Dynasty, the betrothal gift and the dowry had always been half and half. Only in the Yu family, the betrothal gift had to be multiples or even multiples of the dowry before they could beg for a daughter. This shows how popular they were.
Naturally, the Yu family's confidence lies in the thirty or so families in Suzhou City who are related by marriage. These families are either officials in the Kingdom of Jin, wealthy businessmen, or least of all,... It must be a family with famous ancestors.
That is to say, the purpose of the Yu family is very strict. A married daughter is like thrown water, and her mother's family will not care whether she is alive or dead. Although this seems a bit mean, it makes the women of the Yu family even more respected by the husband's family. Liked it.
"More than thirty households..."
This number is surprising, but it is not small at all. The head of the Yu family respectfully handed over a piece of paper, and what was written on it was the origin of those people's surnames.
He didn't expect that this family alone could bring such a surprise. Liu Bang thought about it and asked one more question:
"Since the Yu family won't contact the girls, what's the use of this list?"
The head of the Yu family bowed and said, "What the officials said is absolutely true. In normal times, this list would definitely be useless."
"But now is the time when we, the Song Dynasty, are expelling the captives. Bozhou is the territory of the Han people. It has been occupied by the Jin people for so many years, and it will eventually come back."
"At this time, with the might of your Majesty's army, the destruction of Bozhou city is only a matter of time. As the head of the Yu family, I cannot watch those who are related to the Yu family help others to do evil and take the wrong path. I should advise them as soon as possible. Understand the situation clearly and be prepared to meet Master Wang."
"This kind of contact is not for my Yu family, but for them. It doesn't break the rules."
Liu Bang suddenly liked this person a little bit... Gou Ri's words showed no flaws at all. He was really a person who had to erect a memorial arch for what he was doing.
"Then if we get in touch, how confident can you be that you can make him abandon his dark side and turn to the bright side?"
The head of the Yu family was still very respectful: "Ten percent."
"Um?"
Liu Bang had some doubts that he had heard wrongly, but when he saw Yaoshi Guo also looking shocked, he knew that he had heard correctly.
Seeing the doubts on everyone's faces, the head of the Yu family explained unhurriedly:
"I dare not deceive the officials. These thirty-three families are now all headed by the Yu family. The mistresses of each of their families are all women of the Yu family."
"So naturally they can do a lot of talking... Other new daughters-in-law of the Yu family, or younger ones, are not recorded in the book."
This is undoubtedly good news. Since Zhao Mi and Yang Yizhong arrived in Suzhou, they have suffered huge losses and small losses at the hands of the Bozhou soldiers. If they fight hard, it is another matter whether they can win. The casualties alone were not a price the two of them could bear.
Naturally, this was not a price Liu Bang wanted to bear.
Now with the help of the Yu family...these thirty or so families are not just ordinary people, but they are all big shots with high status. If they all work together, it will really be done with twice the result with half the effort.
Everyone was happy, everyone was happy, and seeing that he had played a role, the head of the Yu family was also very happy. While everyone was happy, Liu Bang finally made his request.
"I just invited a lady from your family to come over. To be honest with the owner, I really like her very much."
"I just happened to hear that she was not yet married, so I wanted to make a gracious request to the head of the family and let Ayu follow me. I'm sure the head of the family won't object, right?"
After hearing this, the head of the Yu family, who was still amicable at first, suddenly had a smile on his face. He was stunned for a while, and then he came to his senses and said:
"Guan, Guan's family, didn't Ayu tell you that she was already engaged to someone?"
The emperor invites you, who dares not to obey? The Yu family thought that Ayu already had a family, and thought that as long as she revealed the whole story, no matter what the emperor did, he had to take his own reputation into consideration, and it was impossible to do it by force.
Especially when he saw that A Yu had gone out just now, the head of the Yu family thought that the matter was over. When the emperor mentioned it, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
The Yu family can stand here obviously because of women, but this is the same as doing business. At the end of the day, it is the word 'faith'... For dozens of generations, no one has broken this rule.
Back then, a wealthy family in Suzhou proposed to the Yu family. After the two families made an engagement, they encountered the Jin army moving south. The wealthy family went bankrupt overnight and became a beggar. In this way, the Yu family did not cancel the engagement.
now……
The head of the Yu family looked at the emperor with an expectant look on his face, completely losing his joy just now.
(End of chapter)
