Suzaku gritted his teeth and slapped his palm heavily on the table in front of him, and his roar echoed in the whole hall: "What a world! Even Sima Yuanxian dares to ride on this We, a wealthy family, have shit on our heads, are we bullying others like this?"
Qinglong's eyes were shining brightly, and he sighed: "Sir Suzaku, do you think it was still ten years ago, the era when noble families controlled the world? Do we now have power, soldiers, land and population? My Lords , now we can say that we have nothing. Even the weapons, money and food left by the major guards back then were almost destroyed in this Tianshi Dao rebellion! And Sima Yuanxian took the opportunity to try again They cut off our roots in Wudi and openly took away the last piece of land. The scary thing is, faced with such a situation, how can we fight back?"
Suzaku said bitterly: "Then let Huan Xuan take action in advance and kill this little thief who doesn't know the heights of the world, and then we can talk about other things."
Qinglong sneered and said: "Then what? Kill the wolf and attract a hungry tiger? We can't even deal with Sima Yuanxian. How can you control Huan Xuan, who has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and has overwhelming power in the world?"
Suzaku sighed: "What Bai Hu said when I took office is correct. I regret that I have never established my own army. The previous guards were all intrigues and refused to form an army in person. The former Lord Xuanwu who actually established the Beifu Army also Whose fault is it that they joined forces to kill each other and ended up in today's situation step by step?!"
Xuanwu shook his head: "Now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in blaming the former guard. Now it is Sima Yuanxian who wants to seize our family's manor in Wudi in the name of cleaning up the unclaimed land. Mr. Qinglong, before These founding land deeds are all in the hands of the predecessor Qinglong Xi Chao. Since you were elected as his successor, you must also have these land deeds in your hands. Now we are companions on the same boat. If we are finished, you will not be able to do it either. After a long time, it’s time to take out the land deed!”
Qinglong shook his head: "I have already said that my predecessor Qinglong did not leave these land deeds to me. He hated the organization. Even if he wanted to leave behind the layout after his death, he would still leave behind the freak Tianshi Dao. How can the normal land deeds of the organization be preserved? As for why you want to hand over the position of Qinglong to me, you should also know that this is not a good intention, but just wants us to continue fighting among ourselves, right, Lord Suzaku!"
Suzaku shook his head bitterly: "Xi Chao, a guy who can kill a thousand swords, it is not a pity to die ten thousand times!"
Xuanwu frowned: "If there is no land deed, it will be troublesome. We can't prove that the land is ours. We can only use the fait accompli that we actually owned many years ago to go to the court to intercede."
Bai Hu said coldly: "Excuse me, Lord Xuanwu, how can you prove that these lands were once owned by high-ranking families like us? If there is no land deed, how can you prove that this land belongs to your Xie family and that land belongs to him?" It belongs to the Wang family. The land next door belongs to the Yu family? You know, Wudi Manor has never been peaceful. In order to compete for land and slaves, the major families have had many bumps and bruises. We used to have power in our hands. , these things are all clearly defined in the land. Nowadays, many of them are unclaimed lands. Even the owners of the manors have died. I am afraid that even our major families cannot clearly tell how many nephews they have and which areas they occupy. Bar."
Xuanwu's eyes sparkled, and he had nothing to say. After a long time, he slowly said: "Master Baihu, what do you mean?"
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "Actually, I agree with Lord Qinglong's opinion. There are too many incompetent and unscrupulous disciples in major aristocratic families, and there are also too many free-loading parasites. These people are the real vampires of Dajin. It has sucked all the vitality of the country and the hopes of the people. If people like Xi Chao and Wang Ningzhi are fighting against each other and causing trouble in the world, it is at least a struggle for power between talented people. But these idiots have nothing but food to eat. What could it be? It was said in the past that it was a century-old structure of aristocratic families, and the big tail cannot be lost. If you move this, don’t move that, you have to take into account all aspects. Isn’t now the best opportunity? The one who stole their land was Sima Yuanxian, who killed their father and brother. They are demon thieves of the Celestial Master's Way, wouldn't it be best to have ready-made villains to do these things?"
Xuanwu frowned: "You mean, just sit back and do nothing and let Sima Yuanxian go and rob these places?"
Bai Hu nodded: "Yes, when the aristocratic families occupied these manors in the past, they at least had some dignity. Most of the disciples were not too harsh on the villagers. At least they would give them a bite to eat. Even during the chaos of Tianshi Dao, There are also many loyal customers who follow the major aristocratic families, just like Xie Hun. Now there are tens of thousands of old villagers who follow him. It is not simply out of the kindness of the Xie family in the past, but more of the trust in the Xie family. , at least, without the Xie family, they won’t think that others can do better.”
Qinglong agreed: "Yes, those corrupt officials under Sima Yuanxian had no land when they were aides in Beijing. They sold their offices and titles and were corrupt. If we really want them to get the Wudi Manor, wouldn't they? Scraping the ground three feet away. When the time comes, the people of Wu will have no way to survive, and they may think about the benefits of the aristocratic family. This is not a bad thing. The truly motivated children of the aristocratic family are advised to take advantage of this troubled time to learn from their ancestors. The way to do this is to serve the country through the army, make contributions, and have a title. Naturally, you will have an official position and land rewards. What you lose today will be earned back tomorrow. As for those who don’t have this ability, they can rely on their current title to find some leisure jobs. , they can live a life without worries about food and clothing, at least it is much better than those ordinary people. As for how much they can leave to their children and grandchildren, they can only ask for their own blessings."
Suzaku frowned: "If you do this, I'm afraid 80% of the children of aristocratic families will become common people in the future. Aren't you afraid that they will scold you to death in the future?"
Bai Hu said coldly: "In order to gain fame and wealth, they and their fathers have had too much of the blessings of their ancestors. The blessings of a gentleman can only last for five generations. Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, some of the children have enjoyed blessings of more than five generations." Well, there is no immortal dynasty in the world, so why do we need to have a thousand-year-old family? If we really want a family to last forever, then we have to eliminate the waste and save the essence, leaving only those who are truly talented, instead of raising a bunch of idlers and lazy people to eat nothing!"
Xuanwu said calmly: "Okay, I understand what you mean. Since it is irreversible, let's just go with the flow. There is only one problem left now. Tianshi Dao has just retreated, but Huan Xuan is coming soon. what to do?"
