The Five Families and Seven Hopes had been passed down for thousands of years and had stood strong for generations. As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind. The Five Families and Seven Hopes had occupied too many resources, and naturally, they had attracted the dissatisfaction of many people.
"The dissatisfaction of the royal family! The challenge of the Jiangnan aristocratic families! The covetous eyes of the rising nobles in the imperial court, and the disturbances of the Hundred Schools of Thought … "The head of the Zheng Family carefully calculated the potential enemies of the Five Families and Seven Hopes and couldn't help but feel a headache.
The tallest tree in the forest would be destroyed by the wind. Even though the Five Families and Seven Hopes had stabilized their position through marriage, there were still people who refused to accept the Five Families and Seven Hopes. There were always aristocratic families who challenged the position of the Five Families and Seven Hopes. All this time, the Five Families and Seven Hopes had worked hard to stabilize their position. However, the rise of the Hundred Families had destroyed the situation that the Five Families and Seven Hopes had painstakingly built.
And the one who started the Hundred Schools of Thought was Mo Jiazi. However, the Mo School's Mo Technique was the escape route that the Five Families and Seven Hopes desperately needed. This made the Five Families and Seven Hopes hate and love Mo Jiazi.
"Rest well first. The doctor said how long it will take for you to recover!" The head of the Zheng Family looked at Zheng Chang and said softly.
Uncle Zheng said awkwardly, "The doctor said that he is not confident! He can only do his best. "
"What a bastard! Go and get the best doctor immediately! If anything happens to the young master, I will hold you responsible. " The head of the Zheng Family snorted. Zheng Chang was his favorite son. If anything happened to him, he would definitely make everyone pay the price.
Uncle Zheng said bitterly, "Replying to Old Master, the best doctors in Chang 'an City are Hua Yuan and Mo Wu. Now, Doctor Hua is far away in Luoyang, and Doctor Mo has gone to Jiangnan to cure schistosomiasis."
The head of the Zheng Family was stunned. Mo Wu went to Jiangnan in response to Meton's development of Jiangnan. Speaking of which, it was caused by the Five Families and Seven Hopes. If not for the Five Families and Seven Hopes surrounding the Mo Family Village, Zheng Chang wouldn't have been beaten up, and Mo Wu wouldn't have gone to Jiangnan.
"However, don't worry, Patriarch. Although those hedonistic sons bullied Young Master with their numbers, they didn't kill him. Young Master only suffered some superficial wounds." Uncle Zheng explained. Although the playboys of Chang 'an City were scoundrels, they just wanted Zheng Chang to experience the feeling of being beaten. They did not kill him. Otherwise, with the martial arts skills of those sons of military families, even ten Zheng Changs would not be enough to defeat them.
The patriarch of the Zheng Clan looked at his son with heartache. He had pampered and spoiled him since he was young, and even he couldn't bear to lay a finger on him. Now, he was beaten up so miserably, and he could only swallow his anger. After all, this was just a grudge between the younger generation.
"Recuperate first. Leave everything to me." The Patriarch of the Zheng Clan carefully instructed, then turned around and left.
Since the Patriarch of the Zheng Clan came out personally, he naturally won over Zheng Chang, this hedonistic son. Following the Patriarch of the Zheng Clan's continuous mediation and compromise, as well as the exchange of benefits, the originally precarious situation of the Five Families and Seven Hopes gradually stabilized. After all, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Moreover, this was only the first time the Five Families and Seven Hopes had encountered a setback. They did not suffer any serious injuries at all, and their might was still there.
Of course, everyone knew that as Mo Jiazi broke through the encirclement of the Five Families and Seven Hopes, the Five Families and Seven Hopes' plan to subdue him completely failed. The myth of the Five Families and Seven Hopes' invincibility was finally broken.
As night fell, the Patriarch of the Zheng Clan dragged his tired body back. Thinking about the price he had paid to stabilize the situation, he could not help but feel a pang of pain. Those rising dignitaries were simply robbing a burning house and extorting a lot of benefits from him.
"Father! Now that Mo Jiazi has escaped, why does the Zheng Clan still have to pay such a huge price to maintain this situation that has already failed? " Zheng Chang, who had just recovered his ability to walk, asked. Those hedonistic sons still had some sense of propriety and did not kill him. They only had some superficial wounds, and Zheng Chang only suffered a little physical pain.
In Zheng Chang's view, since the Mo Family had escaped, why did the Zheng Clan continue to fight against the Mo Family's village? Just the price war with Mo Jiazi in Chang 'an and Luoyang alone, the losses of the Five Families and Seven Hopes every day could not be estimated.
The Patriarch of the Zheng Clan looked at his son with disappointment and said helplessly, "This is the gap between you and Mo Jiazi. Mo Jiazi walks halfway and looks three steps ahead, but you only look at what is in front of you. When Mo Jiazi went to Jiangnan, he indeed escaped, but he lost the huge Central Plains market. You only saw the losses that the Zheng Clan suffered in Chang 'an, but you did not see that outside Chang' an and Luoyang, the Five Families and Seven Hopes had already divided up the empty market left by the Mo Family's village. In comparison, the losses in Chang 'an and Luoyang are negligible."
"Ah!" Zheng Chang could not help but be shocked. He could not help but be surprised.
"So, the Five Families and Seven Hopes have not lost yet?"
The Patriarch of the Zheng Clan said proudly, "Since ancient times, no one can judge a hero by a moment of success or failure. The Five Families and Seven Hopes and the Mo Family have just exchanged blows. It is still too early to determine the winner. The Mo Family is now at the peak of their power. Our goal is to constantly weaken the Mo Family. According to the annual financial report of the Mo Family's village, the Mo Family has invested a lot of money every year to study the Mo Skill. Once the Mo Family loses a lot of money, they will be at their wit's end."
"But the Mo Family has already received the support of Jiangnan, and they have already gone to Jiangnan." Zheng Chang said helplessly.
The head of the Zheng family sneered and said, "Don't forget that the Jiangnan Aristocratic Family is also an aristocratic family like us. Xiao Yu, that old fox, purposely didn't put in any effort to open a path for the Mo Family Village. He wanted to force the Mo Family Village to the Jiangnan Aristocratic Family. I'm afraid that he also didn't want to see an overly powerful Mo Family.
"Father, you are wise!" Zheng Chang said with admiration.
The Patriarch of the Zheng Clan nodded and said, "What we need to do now is to continue weakening the Mo Family. In the future, we may be able to defeat the Mo Family. And the thing that the Five Families and Seven Hopes do not lack the most is patience."
The Five Families and Seven Hopes had been passed down for thousands of years. It was not that they had not encountered any crisis. However, to be able to stand firm and not fall, how could they be defeated by a moment of difficulty? This was also the confidence of the Five Families and Seven Hopes.
"Thank you for your advice, father!" Zheng Chang said solemnly. He naturally knew that his father had said so much to him in order to let him pull himself together.
The Patriarch of the Zheng Clan nodded with satisfaction and said, "As for the Mo Family going to Jiangnan, we still need to wait and see. Jiangnan is a barren land. It is not something that can be done overnight to become a land of fish and rice. People's hearts are unpredictable. Even if the Mo Family wholeheartedly helps the revival of Jiangnan, it is not certain whether Jiangnan will appreciate it."
The Patriarch of the Zheng Clan hit the nail on the head. In Jiangnan, a dispute about the Mo Family was quietly rising. And it was caused by the Mo Family's promotion of cotton and Johor rice in Jiangnan.
Farmers were the most simple people in the world, but they were also the most stubborn people. Even if the Jiangnan government had vigorously promoted the benefits of planting cotton and Johor rice, there were very few people who were moved.
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