Looking at the two father and son of the Zhongli family, Lin Mu had a lot of thoughts in his heart!
The senior officials in the Dahuang Territory have all heard about the transcendent nobles in Kuaiji County.
In the mythical world of Kuaiji County, the four noble families with profound heritage are headed by the Xu family, the Zhongli family, the Huang family, and the Xie family.
Among them, the Xu family is Xu Zhao's family. As Xu Zhao established himself as queen, the Xu family was at the forefront. Now that Xu Zhao's power has been wiped out, the Xu family has also disappeared.
As for the Zhongli family, the Huang family, and the Xie family, after Xu Zhao's rebellion, they had no choice but to follow him in revolt, because they were from the same county and city. If they did not follow the general trend, all they would bring to the family was Perish!
And if they join the Nanzhao Kingdom, even though they are on the opposite side of the Han Dynasty, there will still be a turning point. Compared with this [short-lived and brutal] Nanzhao Kingdom, the connections they manage in the Han Dynasty Longting It can also protect their family.
Now it can be concluded from Zhonglixu's introduction that the Zhongli family is fine, and he also said that he is the county magistrate. This is not the magistrate of Nanzhao Kingdom, but the magistrate of Longting of the Han Dynasty!
Sure enough, the Zhongli family was still able to serve as the magistrate of a county after the Xu Zhao Rebellion, which shows how deep his connections are!
The outcome of the Xu Zhao Rebellion, according to the expectations of these families, was nothing more than punishing the chief culprits and dealing with them lightly in Longting.
Now, two heavyweights from Zhongli's family, the clan leader and the clan leader's son, appear here. They must have decided to join the Great Wilderness Territory!
The gentry is a big problem. a specific product of its social development. It will not disappear forever. Even if the times progress, it will just change its name.
Even in the Great Wilderness Territory, as it develops and grows, new noble clans will slowly appear. Just like the Xu family in Xufu Town, they were originally a noble family. Therefore, Lin Mu conducted in-depth research on the issue of gentry.
Joining is not just about becoming an official. For example, Zhong Lizu is now the county magistrate and serves the Great Han Dynasty Longting, but his real allegiance is to the Great Wilderness Territory!
The Zhongli family belongs to the Great Wilderness territory! The safety of their family depends entirely on the rise and fall of the Great Wilderness Territory! To put it bluntly, they put the lives of their whole family on the wilderness territory!
Their first interest consideration is the Great Wilderness Territory, not the Great Han Dynasty Longting!
That's the real reason they're here!
Regarding the issue of the gentry, Lin Mu had discussed it with Guo Jia, Chang Yin and others.
The policy is three core points: your own camp, the enemy camp and the neutral camp!
Our own camp, that is, like the Zhongli family, has joined the Great Wilderness Territory! After these families join the Great Desolate Territory, they will fully support the Great Desolate Territory, whether it is funds, talents, resources, etc.!
Judging from Lin Mu's experience, the situation of Zhongli's family is similar to the situation of the two big businessmen Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang who funded Liu Bei's uprising in his previous life.
The enemy camp is the nobles who join the enemy camp. There is no need to be polite to such nobles! For example, if the nobles standing on this side of the Taiping Road come to the Yellow Turban Troubles, there is no need to be polite to them, they can be destroyed! !
And the last situation is the neutral camp! The nobles and nobles will not join in the war between princes!
However, in troubled times, which families can truly become neutral? In the age of war, it is difficult to find a place to settle down, unless you completely stay away from the temple and escape from the world!
Troubled times are an important stage in the reshuffle of forces. Some families thrive due to troubled times, while others decline due to troubled times.
Troubled times are an era of alternating rise and fall of forces! Therefore, nobles and nobles from all walks of life will take sides.
Taking sides is a great science. Now the Zhongli family has taken a liking to the Great Wilderness territory and has already joined forces!
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After thinking for a while, Lin Mu expressed his warm welcome to the two new members, but did not conduct any in-depth greetings for the time being.
The Zhongli family is the first noble family to join the Great Wilderness Territory!
Lin Mu had a faint smile on his lips, and thought to himself: "Who in the family suggested this decision? You have courage! We must understand it carefully after the meeting!"
When a force begins to gain support from the nobles, then this force must have something special about it!
Faintly, the Great Wilderness Territory has become a fragrant bun!
After Zhong Limu introduced himself, another unfamiliar face stood up.
"I am Xie Yu (jiǒng), whose name is Mingxing. I am a native of Shanyin City in Kuaiji County. I am the patriarch of the Xie family. I currently serve as the county magistrate of Kuaiji County!" This man, who was similar in age to Zhonglixu, introduced softly.
The Xie family is the second noble family to join the Great Wilderness Territory!
Xie Xu has a round face, a light mustache under his rosy nose, but no beard on his chin, and looks like a shrewd businessman! His figure is quite thin, which seems inconsistent with his face, but even so, there is a sense of nobility permeating his body.
Zhong Lixu, who was about the same age as him, was slightly thin in both face and figure. He had a beard under his nose and chin, and looked like a standard ancient counselor.
"And the person next to me is my third brother's son, Xie Fei, whose cousin is Ziqing!" After Xie Xuan introduced himself, he did not sit down. Instead, he generously introduced Xie Fei beside him.
"My nephew, together with my nephew Zhong Limu, is one of the four young talents in Kuaiji County. He is proficient in literary skills and good at civil servant management. At the same time, he also has an eye for people and is one of the outstanding heirs of our Xie family. !" Speaking of Xie Fei, Xie Xuan was quite proud and his tone was slightly higher.
Hearing this, Xie Fei gave a wry smile, stood up, then bowed and said humbly: "The talent of the younger generation, in front of all the heroes, is really just like a classmate!"
Xie Fei, in fact, is as his uncle said, he has the ability to recognize people. However, it is only because of this that he will be humble, because he can see that many of the generals and counselors here are great talents and true masters of the world. The great talent is not comparable to him or the so-called four great talents in Kuaiji.
He will not be as proud as his uncle. Even if he is proud, he will be beaten to nothing by these people!
Xie Fei, who had been observing without trace for a long time, knew that the Great Wilderness Territory was truly a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger!
"It seems that it is as I expected. Sima Linmu of the county department is a well-hidden force. Now our Xie family has really made the right move in this move!" Xie Fei smiled modestly and then turned his head slightly to look. Zhongli Mu.
Zhong Limu, feeling Xie Fei's gaze, looked at him, smiled softly, and nodded slightly.
In fact, the reason why the Zhongli family and the Xie family were able to suppress the whole family in the wilderness was because of Zhongli Mu's suggestion!
Coincidentally, during an earlier trip, Zhong Limu came under the rule of Dongye City, and suddenly heard from ordinary people the name of Sima Linmu, the Tiger of the Five Mountains in the county.
After that, Zhong Limu began to pay attention to Lin Mu's news.
Zhong Limu is a person who loves to learn, especially historical rumors, miscellaneous notes, etc. While browsing a sea of books, he saw a note left by his ancestor, which vaguely recorded the appearance of a divine dragon in the south of Dongye County. There will be a nest on a certain mountain peak, but it’s a pity that I have been looking for it but can’t find it!
It was because of this note that Zhong Limu traveled to this remote Dongye County to try his luck. However, I didn't expect to hear Lin Mu's name accidentally!
Later, Lin Mu's fortune, Lin Mu's battles, etc. probably spread to his ears. Based on some of his own guesses, Zhongli Mu decisively asked his father to surrender when the Dahuang territory army conquered his father's city. Dahuang territory, and then wanted to have a close relationship with Lin Mu.
Unfortunately, Lin Mu had been busy and had no time to pay attention to them until Guo Jia showed up. They came to visit this talented scholar in Yingchuan County and wanted to inquire about the status of the Dahuang territory through Guo Jia.
However, he didn't expect to be directly recruited by the mastermind Guo Jia!
Guo Jia has not yet been officially naturalized, but he has already done three major things: combing Yuyao City, Juzhang City and other cities; subduing the Zhongli family and Xie family; lobbying for Lejin!
Guo Jiazhi's ability can be seen from the results of these three things!
