The three of them were the current masters of Hwangnam County's Water Classics Wang Clan, Spiritual Su Of Gojoseon Clan, and Zijin Wang Clan. Wang Xihua was Wang Yunshu's father, the current Merit Officer of Hwangnam County. He had an elegant temperament and had the style of an ancient sage. The Water Classics Wang Clan was famous for having a rich collection of books. The famous scholars in the clan were especially good at exegesis and annotations. The Imperial College's new Left Chancellor, Yao Baifeng, was determined to turn the family's learning into national studies. When he was young, he concealed his identity and became a private tutor of the Water Classics Wang Clan. It was so that he could be close to them and read books. Later on, Yao Baifeng's reputation rose and everyone knew that he was knowledgeable. He became more determined with age and was regarded as the master of the northern literary world. Together with the two masters of the Song Clan, he often borrowed books from the old master of the Wang Clan. The gray-haired Wang Zhenlu came from the Spiritual Su Of Gojoseon Clan. There was a great Zhenren who ascended on a crane. The Wang Clan of Zi Jin's history was not as good as the other three Princes of Huang and Nan. However, due to the fact that three Princes of Zi Jin had appeared in the previous dynasty, there was a scene where three generations of the Wang Clan of Zi Jin sat in the same court. Unfortunately, it was short-lived. In the current era, the Wang Clan of Zi Jin did not attract much attention. The current Wang Clan Head, Wang Lvting, was not only young, she was only three years old. She was also famous for being unorthodox. The outside world did not know how such a disreputable young man, who was as famous as Wang Yunshu, could suddenly become the head of the Wang Clan of Zi Jin.
Hsu Fengnian was not arrogant enough to make the three masters kneel on the street for a long time. He let them get up and brought them into the residence. They agreed to rest for a night and talk about the details tomorrow.
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In the Li Mansion, the Administrator, Li Gongde, was tending to a Hollyhock in the garden. When he heard the steward say that Wang Xihua had gone to the General's Mansion to see the Crown Prince, along with the old and frail Wang Zhenlu and the immature Wang Luting, Li Gongde's face darkened. He sneered and said, "Old He, don't you think some people are strange? You give them one copper coin every day, and when you don't give them anymore, they will jump and curse? You slap them every day, and when you stop, they will be grateful. Others say that Hwangnam County has produced four Princes and that it is a blessed land with good Fengshui. However, in my opinion, this Hwangnam County is a place full of white-eyed wolves. They only remember the beatings and not the good. I have only been gone for a year, and they have already begun to forget favors. If I did not pave the way and build bridges for them back then, how would they be where they are today? Let's not talk about the other three families. Let's talk about the Wang Clan of Longyi. It is true that I have used them to achieve a meteoric rise, but what I have returned to Longyi over the years is more than what they gave me back then. Father-in-law waited until I became the Governor of Fengzhou before he was willing to eat his first New Year's Eve dinner with me, a son-in-law from a humble family. Now, he is begging to bring his family to this residence so that five generations can live under the same roof. "
The steward surnamed He was scared into silence by the Master's words. In the past, he had been a servant of the Wang Clan. Later, because Li Gongde had not yet achieved meteoric success, he was the only small steward who had invited the son-in-law of the Wang Clan to drink. Even Steward He himself could not believe that Li Gongde would reach the position he had today. Back in Hwangnam County, Li Gongde was not accomplished in literature or martial arts. He was looked down upon by countless people. To put it bluntly, even the female servants and coachmen did not look him in the eye. The reason why Steward He had taken the initiative to invite Li Gongde to drink wine was because he had received an unexpected reward. After searching through the entire Wang Clan, he felt that only Li Gongde was suitable for him to brag about and also be able to invite him. Later on, when one person achieved the Dao, even his chickens and dogs rose to the heavens. Steward He became one of the earliest elders of the Li Clan. At first, he purely thought that the Master would take revenge for the smallest grievance and repay the kindness of a drop of water. Later on, he realized that it was not that simple. The Master wanted the Wang Clan members who had looked down on him in the past to regret their actions. In reality, the Master did not view him, He Chang, in a new light.
Li Gongde had sent people to expose and impeach Song Yan regarding the matter of the obscene sacrifice. Li Fuzhen had personally gone to the Hwangnam County Governor's Manor. He wanted his daughter to be honest with Song Yan on his behalf in order to maintain their relationship. Li Gongde originally believed that Song Yan would understand his good intentions. Of course, he also had the intention of knocking Song Yan down. If Wang Xihua became the Hwangnam County Governor, Li Gongde, who was about to lose the Lingzhou Provincial Governor, did not want to implicate the Li Clan's backyard in Hwangnam County.
However, his daughter did not have much experience in politics, but Li Gongde predicted that she would definitely bring Guo Fufeng along to Hwangnam County to meet Song Yan and Song Huangmei. With him personally negotiating, it was better than his muddle-headed daughter doing bad things out of good intentions. Also, Li Gongde already knew that many of his students, who were familiar with the dog-hole, had begun to flirt with Guo Fufeng. This young man looked shrewd, but he was actually impatient. Li Gongde also wanted Song Yan to give him the cold shoulder so that Guo Fufeng would know that if he truly wanted to enter the Li Clan's circle, he would not be able to put in enough effort.
The hearts of parents in the world were really pitiful. It was because before children became parents, it was very difficult for them to understand this painstaking effort, which was why they were pitiful.
An outer courtyard manager hurriedly ran over with a weird expression on his face, "Master, the young miss has returned."
Li Gongde thought about it for a while before impatiently saying, "Let that person in."
The manager lowered his head, his face filled with joy. Unexpectedly, Li Gongde laughed, "Jia Gui, that young man gave you a few dozen taels of silver?"
Jia Gui immediately took out a silver note from his sleeve and bowed as he ran over to the Administrator. He did not waste any time and honestly said, "Fifty taels."
Li Gongde waved his hand and glanced at the note. His face was helpless as he muttered to himself, "This silly girl, using the silver that father gave you to fool him."
Li Gongde's eyes narrowed as he slowly placed the note into his sleeve, "Surnamed Guo, you dare to accept this note? Aren't you afraid it will burn your hands?"
One of the managers of the inner courtyard, He Chang, took the initiative to leave.
Li Gongde, who was alone, continued to deal with the Hollyhock that was as tall as a person. He stretched out two fingers and broke off branches and leaves, sometimes nodding and sometimes shaking his head.
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After the General's Mansion housed the first batch of Jianghu people to "follow the dragon", the three Wang family heads from Hwangnam County stayed. Finally, there was some life. Hsu Fengnian sat in the study, using the afterglow to appreciate a precious calligraphy and painting with dense inscriptions. Huyan Guanyin tiptoed into the study, holding the pot of phoenix spirit that was criticized as a "chrysanthemum maid" with both hands and placing it on the window. With the light blocked, Hsu Fengnian did not raise his head and waved at her. The calligraphy and painting on the table were the original works of the former Beiliang tycoon, Yao Baifeng. Yao Baifeng had been out of power for a long time and had only been in the court for a short time. It was not that Xu Xiao did not think of asking him to come out of retirement, but Yao Baifeng had always ignored him. Hsu Fengnian touched the calligraphy and painting with his fingers and sighed softly. What did it mean to win the hearts of the people to rule the world? That was all fake. The real thing was to win the hearts of the people to rule the country. Hsu Fengnian raised his head and saw the back view of Huyan Guanyin. She stood by the window in a daze. The yellowish afterglow scattered, making her look like a flying angel in the painting. Hsu Fengnian was well aware that she was his bait. There were also a few Qi cultivators in Beiliang. They must have noticed that she was not ordinary. The reason why Xu Xiao hid her here was partly because she was a rare commodity worth hoarding. More importantly, he wanted to let her carry the fate energy and transfer it all to Hsu Fengnian, who had no fate energy. Fate energy and fate energy seemed illusory and illusory, but it was actually very simple. For example, the so-called husband and wife look alike in the world. That was the result of a married couple living together day and night and complementing each other's fate energy. Huyan Guanyin was often listless. Other than the surface feeling that she was not acclimatized to the environment, the root of it was because her abundant fate energy was stolen by Hsu Fengnian.
Hsu Fengnian kept the scroll and mocked himself, "It's hard to guard against a thief in the family."
As for those Jianghu people who took the initiative to rely on the Lingzhou General's Manor, whether or not there were loyalist spies outside of Northern Liang, Xu Fengnian had plenty of methods to expose their identities and make them wish they were dead.
Huyan Guanyin exclaimed. Hsu Fengnian raised his arm to stop a messenger falcon.
The contents of the secret letter caused Hsu Fengnian's pupils to suddenly contract.
The Lu Family in Qingzhou had encountered an assassination attempt. Just to protect Lu Chengyan, four of the first-class falcons of the Fushui Society had died. The Taming Cloud Inn, which had been in charge of setting up the situation in Qingzhou, had suffered even greater losses. Almost all of its elites had died.
Obviously, Li Yang and Beimang did not want to see the Lu Family in Qingzhou and the Xu family become in-laws and then take root in Beiliang. As long as Lu Chengyan, who had the potential to become the consort of the King of Beiliang, died, the Lu Family would completely give up on the idea of changing owners. As for which party was willing to sacrifice everything to prevent the Lu Family from dying, the secret letter only said that it was unclear. Hsu Fengnian lit a thick red candle and burned the secret letter inch by inch to ashes. A breeze blew through the window. The candlelight flickered and scattered the ashes. Huyan Guanyin saw that the letter had long been burned, but he still maintained his attentive posture of two fingers close to the candle flame.
Hsu Fengnian flicked his fingers and walked to Huyan Guanyin's side. His eyes were obscure and difficult to understand. He gently looked at a raised eave of the Administrator's residence.
Huyan Guanyin heard him say to himself, "Perhaps I was wrong from the beginning."
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