Turbulent Times Chapter 897: Lu Clan Assembly
"My lord, there are a lot of scholars in Fanyang County, and the scholar Lin represented by the scholars is also the force we should fight for." Liu Ziming was a little disapproving of what Wang Junlin said just now about the emphasis on merchants and craftsmen, but he didn't know how to refute, so he passed the scholars' importance to remind Wang Junlin.
Wang Junlin shook his head and said, "The Lu family is a thousand-year-old Confucian family. The so-called Shilin in Fanyang County is actually Lu's Academy. Lu Bian, the head of the Lu family, is the master of this power. It is not impossible for these people who rely on their words to win over, of course, it is not impossible, maybe at the right time, they can win over, after all, with a little training from scholars, it is still very good to govern the place."
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Wang Junlin's statement that the Lu family occupied the largest piece of cake in Fanyang County is well-founded. Take the land that people care most about in this era, for example, the Lu family or the Lu family occupies nearly half of the fertile land in Fanyang County. The Sui ruled that people with noble titles and officials above the fifth rank do not need to pay taxes on the fertile land in their homes. The Lu family naturally owns these two conditions, so the half of the fertile land in Fanyang County does not have the slightest tax. The middle class family hates it to death.
As a matter of fact, as a family member of a thousand-year-old family, Lu's ability to be among the seven families and five surnames is not only hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, but also hundreds of staff and guests under his family, and thousands of guards and vassals of various types... The wealth accumulated for thousands of years has already reached the level of wealth that can rival a country.
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When Wang Junlin left Changxiang County for the county seat, there were less than ten days left before the Chinese New Year.
For Fan Yang and the Lu family, there has been a practice that has been passed down for nearly a thousand years during the month of Chinese New Year, that is, a clan meeting is held every year before the Chinese New Year.
At the meeting hosted by the Lu family's direct lineage, the heads of all the subsidiary clans will come to participate in the gathering banquet, pay homage to the Lu lineage lineage, and celebrate the new year.
On this day, in the ancestral house of the Lu family located in Zhuo County, Fanyang County, the silk and bamboo are melodious, and the wine is intoxicating.
Lu Bian, who is over 60 years old, is still full of red, and his spirit is not inferior to that of people in their 40s and 50s. He personally presides over the complicated Confucian etiquette. After sitting down, he waved his hand to make all the servants in the hall that can accommodate hundreds of people retreat, then sighed, glanced at everyone, and said: "My fellow clansmen, I just got the news that the old man's grandson, the county magistrate of Changxiang County Cheng Jiandong has been beheaded by Wang Junlin in front of tens of thousands of people."
When Lu Bian said this, his expression was calm, making people unable to feel the pain of losing his grandchildren, but the familiar masters of the various sects knew that it was the suzerain's unfathomable city that kept him silent .
Many people in the lobby didn't know the news before, but after hearing it, they were startled and started talking about it.
"Father, Wang Junlin is so courageous to kill our Lu family, does he want to die?" Sitting in the front seat, a man who looked to be in his twenties said domineeringly. .
This person is the youngest of Lu Bian's twelve sons, named Lu Youde, and he is also his favorite one. Like many families in history, the most beloved one is also the least promising one. Everyone in Fanyang County knows that Lu Youde is the biggest dude in Fanyang County, he is domineering and bullying men and women a lot.
"Shut up, what do you know." Lu Bian shouted violently, blowing his beard and staring with anger, feeling more and more disappointed with this little son day by day.
Lu Youde didn't know what he said wrong, and he was dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to talk back to his father in front of the heads of the various sects, so he sat down with a dissatisfied expression, drinking alone.
"Grandfather, Wang Junlin was kind to Jianbo and me when we were in Gu'an County, why did he suddenly go on a killing spree in Changxiang County?" Gu'an County Captain Lu Jianqiao stood up with a puzzled expression and saluted Lu Bian respectfully , and then said.
Lu Bian snorted coldly and said, "Youwei, tell everyone what's going on."
Lu Youwei, the second son of Lu Bian, who once watched thousands of cavalry besiege and kill Wang Junlin at Gu'an County Chengtou and Lu Jianqiao, stood up, first saluted Lu Bian meticulously, and said: "Yes! Father!"
Then Lu Youwei turned around and said to the more than 100 core members of the Lu family in the audience: "Wang Junlin killed not only Jiandong in Changxiang County, but also the magistrate, captain, and county captain of Changxiang." , and it was not random beheading. Including Jiandong, he produced evidence that four people violated the laws of the Sui Dynasty, and the crimes committed by the four people did reach the level of beheading according to the laws of the Sui Dynasty. Jianbo, Jianqiao, and the county magistrate of Anxian County did not violate the decree that they could be beheaded..."
When everyone heard this, there was an uproar, and there was a lot of discussion. All the people sitting here were the core figures of the Lu family. For example, the power, financial resources, and number of people in a thousand-year-old family like the Lu family are already comparable to the world's top 100 companies in later generations. , the competition among them is equally fierce. Except for people like Lu Youde who are born sons of the suzerain, other people who can become elders or heads of a small sect are all human beings, and their minds are definitely not bad. Wang Junlin's move immediately It made it impossible for them to fight back. After all, Wang Junlin used the laws of the Sui Dynasty to kill Lu's family, which was more than clever compared to them hunting for a thousand cavalry as soon as Wang Junlin arrived.
After everyone digested what he said, Lu Youwei said, "Wang Junlin summoned the people of Changxiang County to publicize the evil things they did in Jiandong, which has already won the favor of the people of Changxiang County. Moreover, he subdued Feng Xiaoyong, the five hundred lords of Changxiang County, and promoted him to be a captain, which can be regarded as the initial control of a thousand county soldiers."
When many people heard this, they immediately frowned. Many people had already realized the power of Wang Junlin's methods, and a small suzerain immediately said: "Second son, what is the reaction of the nobles in Changxiang County? ?”
Lu Youwei looked gloomy, smiled wryly, and said: "This is exactly what I want to say. He asked several nobles from Changxiang County to participate in the beheading of the four people in Jiandong throughout the whole process, and asked several nobles to each recommend a direct descendant. Served as a scribe and attendant by Wang Junlin's side."
"Cunning poisonous thief, such a vicious method."
"The nobles in Changxiang County can no longer be trusted."
"Sovereign, you should send someone to warn the families in Changxiang County, they don't dare not listen to our Lu family."
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Lu Youwei did not further explain and analyze, but just told what happened, but most people in the field immediately saw the danger and Wang Junlin's clever tactics, but their reactions were still the same as Wang Jun's yesterday. During his calculations, he began to suspect several nobles in Changxiang County, and clearly expressed suspicion and suspicion towards them, and some hardliners even expressed their desire to retaliate.
PS: Still in the fifth update—————