A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 248 Prudence is the foundation of a clan

Chang'an, the General's Mansion.

The General's Mansion has had three generations of families so far, from the Wei family of the Great Sima General Wei Qing at the beginning, to Shi Gao who was just a general, and now to the current Great Sima General Wang Feng.

"Okay, the Wang family is fine." Wang Feng looked at the letter sent back by Wang Mang, and in desperation, she started coughing again.

"Brother!" Wang Feng coughed violently, making Wang Yin worried.

Wang Feng waved her hand and said to Wang Yin: "It seems that the Bai family still has smart people."

Wang Yin looked at the reply letter Wang Feng handed over: "Brother, even if the Bai family agrees with us, there is no need to be so happy!"

Wang Feng shook her head slightly and said: "You still underestimated the Bai family. Putting aside the facts, if Wang and Bai collide, it will be like a fish falling into a net. The fish will die, but the net may not necessarily break."

Seeing Wang Yin's disbelief, Wang Feng said: "Do you really think that the Bai family is afraid of my Wang family's power?"

"Is not it?"

"Yin, don't be too arrogant and be humble. This world is not as simple as you think. Take the court as an example. It seems that my family is the only one in the court now, but in fact it is not.

At this point, Your Majesty has not yet exerted his strength. Today, His Majesty is kind and fun-loving. He is very tired of government affairs, so he allows us to take control of government affairs. If we really think that His Majesty can be bullied, then it will really be the end of my Wang family.

As long as Your Majesty raises his arms, you know that at least half of the people in this court will fall to Your Majesty. Don't worry about whether they are loyal to Your Majesty. You only need to know that they will not be loyal to us. The current situation is because Your Majesty hates the government and It’s caused by the love of fun. "

Wang Yin hesitated and said: "Then..."

Wang Feng interrupted: "Therefore, only if His Majesty is in his prime today, can the wealth of our Wang family continue. But what I am worried about now is that Your Majesty is now over thirty and still has no heir."

Wang Yin said: "I heard that your Majesty has adopted two more women named Zhao as concubines. This should be able to give birth to children!"

"It's difficult. Due to your majesty's playful character, there are now no less than a hundred concubines in the inner palace. Since ancient times, there have always been too many women. The queen mother has told me more than once that the battles in the inner palace are very fierce. Even if there are, I'm afraid there will be no more. It’s hard to be born.”

"this···"

Wang Feng changed his words: "Let's not talk about the inner palace for now. Let's continue what we just said. In addition to His Majesty, there are also influential people in this court, the Bai family. Do you know how many people in the world's big families have the surname Bai?"

Wang Yin shook his head.

"Thirty-four out of ten."

"what?"

"This is the advantage of a large family in ancient times. The Bai family has been established since the early Zhou Dynasty and has been passed down to this day for a thousand years. Regardless of whether others recognize it or not, the blood relationship is here. If you choose between the same two people, They must give priority to the Bai family.

We, Your Majesty, and the Bai family are the three most influential families in the court. In addition, there is also the old line of Chehou's meritorious service, the line of relatives of previous emperors, the line of Liu's clan, and the line of Confucian officials. , the legal officials line, the farmer line and other small forces.

Because these small forces have no leader and their forces are scattered, they usually rely on the three of us. But for them, they are no different from us, the Bai family, and His Majesty.

So it’s important to grasp the situation, do you understand? "

Wang Yin nodded, as if he had some realization. Wang Feng coughed again. He felt as if fire was burning in his lungs, and there were thousands of pounds of stones pressing on them, making it difficult to breathe.

"Yin, don't underestimate the people of the world. A person as powerful as Huo Guang will live in fear all his life. A person with a strong personality like Emperor Wu will have to issue imperial edicts in his later years. A powerful person like the Bai family will not dare to risk the world. It’s not enough.

Are they not capable enough? Is it because their character is not strong enough? Is it because they are not powerful enough to sweep the world? No, it's because they are smart enough, they are really smart, they seem to be able to see through the world's hearts and the chaos of the current situation.

Huo Guang, the world compares him to Yi Yin; Emperor Wu, what a powerful person; Bai family, is there any family in the world that has a longer heritage than theirs? If the Wang family wants to continue, don't underestimate the people of the world, humility and long-term vision are what we need to have. "

Wang Yin looked at Wang Feng who was getting more and more uncomfortable talking, and said repeatedly: "Brother, I understand, I will definitely not imitate the Huo family and the Dou family, and I will definitely maintain the glory of the Wang family."

Wang Feng lay down with Wang Yin's support, and he felt much better: "Yin, remember, if we want to replace Liu in power for a long time, we must keep telling His Majesty's ears about Bai's threats.

We must keep talking about the joint signature of the six counties of Hebei, so that His Majesty will feel threatened, and he will rely on us and have to rely on us. We must make him think that without us, the Bai family will If there is an uprising, the Liu family's world will change.

Don't be afraid that His Majesty will use this to blame us. This is the amulet Bai gave us. "Wang Yin nodded repeatedly and said that he understood.

Wang Feng also believed that with Wang Yin's IQ, he must know what he wanted to say. Finally, he said: "Wang Mang is the son of my second brother Wang Man. Although his father is a useless person, if the Wang family If we want to prosper for a long time, I think he is the only one among the second generation. The other disciples are either short-sighted or arrogant. If the Wang family is handed over to their hands, they will definitely be exterminated."

"Brother, I understand. After our generation leaves, I will let him stand up."

Wang Feng nodded and closed his eyes tiredly.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yin bowed respectfully and withdrew.

Two days later, Wei Wei Bai Guan was appointed as the official in charge of the Hebei Black Mountain bandit rebellion.

Bai Guan sent Yushi Zhongcheng Zhang Dan and Shizhong Wang Yao as envoys to Hebei to lead the troops from six counties in Hebei to wipe out the rebels.

August
The Henan rebel Shentu Sheng was killed in Nanyang County, and the rebellion in Henan came to an end.

In the same month, most of the Black Mountain bandits in Hebei were annihilated at the foothills of Taihang Mountain to the west of Changshan County with the cooperation of local governors. The leader Fan Cai died in the rebellion, and the rest were either killed or captured.

Since then, the main rebels in the world have been put down.

In the same month, Wang Feng, the great general of the Grand Sima, passed away. In recognition of Wang Yin's contribution to annihilating the rebels in Henan, the Han Emperor appointed Wang Yin as the Grand Sima, General of Chariots and Cavalry, in charge of the Secretariat, and was granted the title of Marquis of Anyang.

Wei Wei Bai Guan was successful in suppressing thieves and was promoted to the imperial censor. He was given the title of Shizhong.

In the same year, Wang Mang, who was studying in Taibai Academy, was appointed Huang Menlang.

The twelfth year of the Han Dynasty (the fourth year of Yangshuo)
Because Bai Du was deprived of administrative power, all government affairs were taken over by Bai Du. He was already old and frail, and now he was even more seriously ill.

Knowing that he had reached the last moment of his life, Bai Du summoned Bai Guan back from Chang'an.

So Bai Guan resigned from the position of imperial censor to the Han Emperor and returned to the Bai Kingdom. Anyway, the government was now in the hands of the Wang family, and the emperor did not trust the Bai family. Staying in Chang'an would only arouse the suspicion of the Han Emperor. It worked.

After running around for several days, Bai Guan took Su Shen and others back to Chaoge.

"Grandpa, my grandson is back." Bai Guan looked at Bai Du who was paralyzed on the hospital bed and said sadly.

Bai Du grabbed Bai Guan's hand and said: "Guan'er, your father is not a political material. I have already made an agreement with your father. From now on, the Bai family will be in your hands, and all affairs will depend on you. You must be careful.”

Bai Guan cried and said: "My father is the head of the family, how can my grandson interfere with the housework beyond his father?"

At this time, Bai Ke patted Bai Guan on the back and said: "Guan'er, listen to your grandfather, today is in a time of great strife. I really cannot be a qualified head of the family. If the family loses in my hands, I will How to meet the ancestors?

Fortunately, I still have you. If you can lift up the family, I won’t be blamed too much by my ancestors a hundred years later. For me, for your grandfather, and for the family, please allow me to hand over the burden to you. Thank you for your hard work. is you. "

Bai Guan looked at Bai Ke, an old man in his sixties. He was really tired. Then he looked at Bai Du. Facing Bai Du's earnest eyes, he couldn't say no to him.

Bai Guan could only nod and said: "I understand, grandfather, father, don't worry, leave the family to me, I will definitely not let him fall."

When Bai Du heard this, he felt relieved and breathed his last breath. It was so relaxing. The burden of this thousand years, this heavy body, was finally lifted off. Father, grandfather, my child has not let you down.

The sunlight outside the window filtered through the cracks and shone on Bai Du's eyebrows. The milky-white divine seal that used to be vivid in the past was dimmed and lifeless.

Bai Ke looked at this scene and felt something appear in his head again. He suppressed his grief and said to Bai Guan: "Your grandfather is gone."

Bai Guan held Bai Du's withered hand tightly with both hands and put his forehead on it, wanting to feel the warmth of his loved one, but it was gone. It was cold. Was it because the soul was no longer in the body?
Bai Guan didn't cry loudly, not because he was not close to Bai Du, but because he had already cried at Bai Bin's funeral. He was no longer the young man in his twenties who was inexperienced in the world. Now he wants to take over the ancestral will, replace his father, take up the Bai family, and take up the Bai country.

Bai Du's funeral was held very simply, just like Bai Gong who had passed away in previous dynasties. Except for the envoys sent by the Bai Kingdom and the Han Emperor, and people close to the Bai family, there was almost no disturbance in the world.

If you ask anyone in the world, do you know Baidu? He would answer, "I don't know you. Who is it? Are you familiar with me?" But if you ask him, do you know Mr. Bai?
He would say: Mr. Bai, I know, is he the head of the Bai family? They are good, and I like them very much. They are not like the wealthy families in our county, and I will tell you many things about the children of those wealthy families being domineering and bullying men and women.

If you ask them why they like Bai so much, they can't tell you in detail. This is just like Bai's character, quiet and connotative. This is what descendants of the Bai family, dozens of generations, thousands of years in a row, have given it life. But it can't speak.

(End of this chapter)