Wang Fei was reading Wang Wei's family letters in the pear garden. Suddenly, a maid came here in a panic and said: "My little lady, something serious has happened. The elder of the Cui family has come to trouble the mistress again.

He also brought with him a man who seemed to have a high profile at first glance."

Wang Fei put down the letter from home, a trace of anxiety flashed in her long and charming eyes, but she still said coldly: "Why are you panicking? This shameless Cui Po has come to our door not once or twice, but just to disgust us."

It's just the Wang family. Last time, his nephew was taught a lesson by my brother in Chang'an. He didn't dare to go to his brother, but he came here. It shows that he is afraid of his brother. As long as his brother is here, nothing will happen.

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The maid was still a little panicked and said: "But Alang is still gaining fame in Chang'an and has not returned home yet. The young lady has not told Alang about this. Besides, it is so difficult to become a Jinshi. Alang..."

Wang Fei's eyes suddenly became scary, her phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and an awe-inspiring domineering air suddenly rose up. She angrily said: "What do you know? Brother, he will definitely win the Jinshi. You have to tell me about such a trivial matter."

Brother, doesn’t he have to worry to death? If it affects my brother’s future, what future does the Wang family have?”

The maid remained silent. She has always been a member of the Wang family, so she is naturally very loyal to the family. Of course she hopes that Wang Wei, the pillar of the family, can have a great future, but... distant water cannot save a nearby fire.[

After Wang Fei finished scolding her, she hurried to the front hall. She really didn't want to be a burden to her brother. He worked so hard to gain fame in Chang'an. She had to take the initiative to shoulder the burden of the family in the backyard. She had already

She is no longer the girl who only seeks refuge from her brother, even if she is only fourteen years old.

When Wang Fei finally came to the lobby compartment, he peeked through the door and found that the person who came here to cause trouble was indeed Cui Po. Over the past year, he seemed to have determined that even if he couldn't bring down the Hedong Wang family in one go,

, we should also disgust the Wang family no matter what.

The wealthy families cherish their feathers. Cui Po often comes here to visit as the cousin of the mistress of the Wang family in Hedong, so there is no reason to turn him away. If he really does this, it will be the right thing to do.

Cui Po has his own agenda. He can publicize the Hedong Wang family's "disrecognition of relatives" everywhere in order to achieve the purpose of discrediting the Hedong Wang family.

In ancient clan societies with complex relationships, this kind of "disrecognition of six relatives" had a really bad impact when spread. In fact, this kind of thing is more difficult in modern times. Sometimes if a few top relatives are not recognized, it will

It's criticized, but after all, there are no clans anymore in modern society, and ordinary families will not tolerate some top relatives just to preserve their good reputation.

Cui Po persisted in disgusting the Wang family, not only because he wanted to avenge the previous humiliation, but also because he had interests. Cui Po's own family settled in Puzhou, and the Wang family from Hedong moved to Puzhou, looking fierce.

The posture of Long Crossing the River naturally made him feel as if something was stuck in his throat.

When aristocratic families call themselves themselves, they will say Boling Cui Clan, Taiyuan Wang Clan, etc., but in fact they do not just settle in Boling or Taiyuan and other places, it is just a place of origin. Maybe there are some aristocratic families there.

It is indeed influential, but it has also developed better after being separated from the original family, and its scale has exceeded that of its origin.

A large family is composed of several direct branches. They may not have much contact with each other, but when they worship their ancestors, they will go to the place of origin to worship their ancestors. In the officialdom, they will naturally look after each other. It can be said that the direct branches

Competition and cooperation coexist among families, and if they are collectively called a clan, it seems more cohesive.

Cui Po came to attack the Wang family in Hedong this time. He was obviously fully prepared, so he looked extremely fearful. The look of success on his face made people feel disgusted.

Behind Cui Po, there is a young man standing, looking around, as if he is looking for something. His appearance is somewhat similar to Cui Po, and his frivolous appearance is even more similar to Cui Po. He is Cui Daozhi, Cui Po's eldest son.

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Wang Fei didn't notice the young man. He just felt sick when he saw Cui Po's appearance. Compared with previous years, he seemed to be more vain. It could be seen that his body was hollowed out by wine and sex.

It has become worse. It seems that this person has been living an unrestrained life.

Wang Fei secretly cursed this man to die early while observing the situation in the spacious hall. Cui Po did not come alone this time, but also brought a so-called big shot. Maybe there is really some trouble this time. Look

This posture not only disgusts the Wang family.

Wang Fei felt vaguely familiar with the big man Cui Po had brought, and he was sitting there with two attendants standing behind him, both wearing official uniforms. It was obvious that this man was a distinguished official.

Naturally, aristocratic families are less afraid of officials than ordinary people, but that is because their families are powerful in the officialdom, which is enough to deter some young people who want to take advantage of the wealthy families.

But at this time, the power of the Wang family in Hedong was really weak in the officialdom. Not to mention that after the falling out with the Taiyuan family, the family resources law in the officialdom provided convenience. Even if Cui's biological brother Cui Can was an official in Chang'an, it would not be possible.

Distant water cannot save nearby fire, let alone those who only sympathize with the Wang family in Hedong.

The person who received Cui Po was naturally Wang Wei's mother Cui. Since Wang Wei was not here, Wang Wei's brother Wang Jin was also in the hall, standing behind Cui.

Wang Fei could tell at a glance that although his second brother tried his best to look very calm, he was all pretending. He was just imitating Wang Wei. In fact, at this time, Wang Jin was feeling very calm.

There really is no foundation at all.

Compared to Wang Wei, his eldest brother, Wang Jin may be better than Wang Wei in literature, especially prose and calligraphy, but when it comes to worldliness and scheming, his ability to withstand stress is definitely not as good as Wang Wei's.

No, after all, the younger brother has enjoyed the protection of his older brother since he was a child, so there is no chance of taking the lead on his own.

Although Wang Jin always plays the role of chasing his brother, he also knows very well in his heart that in some aspects, he is really not as good as Wang Wei. He always consciously imitates his outstanding brother, but only in appearance.

That's all.

Fortunately, Wang Jin only came out to support the scene. The real leader of the Wang family was Wang Wei's mother Cui.[

Ms. Cui's delicate cheeks that have been stained by time are as indifferent as ever, as if she has truly escaped into Buddhism and is no longer moved by worldly things.

Mrs. Cui has never panicked because of Cui Po's menacing appearance. She is as calm as ever, which makes Wang Fei admire her very much. She feels that she must learn from her mother's strength and calmness. It seems that her brother's character is inherited from her mother.

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Cui Po was not in a hurry to attack. He felt that he was a member of a distinguished family, so he sipped the fragrant tea with relish while chatting with Cui with a smile. He seemed to feel that he had already taken the initiative, so he

It's a cat-and-mouse mentality.

Because Cui Po had reached some secret agreements with the county magistrate Wang Yuan before this, he couldn't help but feel a little painful when he thought about the price he had to pay, but he also thought that he could earn back this from the fat Wang family in Hedong.

, and he was relieved.

Cui Po used family resources to give Wang Yuan greater benefits in Fenzhou than Wang Chulian had previously given him. In exchange, Wang Yuan, Wang Chulian's "good friend" in the past, would of course have to fight back against the Wang family in Hedong, which was now in danger.

, first of all, the fertile land given to the Hedong Wang family by using their power should be transferred to Cui Po's family, and secondly, it is to hinder the Hedong Wang family's power to collect taxes for the government.

These two points are suspected to be the Achilles heel of the Wang family in Hedong, or in other words, they are the Achilles heel of all aristocratic families. Why are aristocratic families a wealthy family? As a decadent landlord class, how can we exploit farmers without land? Land is what aristocratic families really rely on.

of capital.

The latter is a way for aristocratic families to absorb the country's financial resources. The common people at the bottom can naturally pay taxes directly to the government, but everyone knows what kind of people the government servants who come to collect taxes are, and they will naturally have to pay taxes.

Therefore, an unspoken rule gradually formed, that is, the common people pay taxes to the aristocratic families, and then the government directly collects taxes from the aristocratic families, so that the common people can reduce exploitation, or in other words, allow the aristocratic families to have more sustainable exploitation, and

The government can ensure that the task is completed, and the filial piety of the aristocratic family is naturally inevitable.

It is conceivable that this kind of shady rule can be easily destroyed as long as the government interferes with it. For example, it is very stupid and naive to tell officials to collect taxes from ordinary people when they have already collected taxes from aristocratic families.

Common people, the taxes you paid were swallowed up by a certain family. As a result, people may not dare to come to "collect debts", but next time no one will pay taxes to this family whose reputation has been ruined.

Naturally, I had to choose another one.

Cui looked at Wang Yuan calmly. This "good friend" who was her husband seemed to have finally shown his fangs.

Cui has seen too many things like making friends because of interests and then betraying because of interests. The world is so gray.

"Master Wang, I wonder why you and I, my cousin from the Cui family, are here?" Ms. Cui was really too lazy to talk nonsense about something meaningful. It was just a waste of time, so it was better to get into the topic directly.

Wang Yuan's whole body is very fat, especially his belly, but his Chinese character face is pretty good-looking. After all, these days, one must have decent appearance to be an official.

A very kind smile appeared on Wang Yuan's face. He put down the tea cup and said in a recalling tone: "It's been a long time, but my sister-in-law is still the same."
Chapter completed!