Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Grandmaster Changsun frowned and said, "Cui Xuanren and Cui Liuquan alone have to exchange so many things, I'm afraid the Boling Cui Sect will not agree! When the time comes, we will split up, how can we deal with the three conditions proposed by Xingyang Zheng Sect?"

Zheng Yuan also said: "Although the Boling Cui family has a big family and a great business, if they are asked to take out a thousand hectares of fertile land, this is almost half of the Boling Cui family's land, and it is too difficult for others! Even if they are willing, it is like Killing your parents, you are going to have a big feud with the Boling Cui family! It's not appropriate to say... Even if you dig the Boling Cui family's ancestral grave, there is no greater hatred than this!"

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Excessive asking price, pay back the money after landing. This is just a condition of our offer, it depends on how the Boling Cui family responds. In a word, we can't make Boling Cui's life easier, but we can't force them to take a shot with us. Two scattered!"

Zheng Yuandao: "Since that's the case, let the Duke of Pingyang go with me to negotiate with the Boling Cui family..."

"Are you trying to use Guo Ye to suppress people and use power to overwhelm others?"

"No! Because you are the most like a profiteer!"

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Cui Jiuyan, the patriarch of the Cui clan in Boling, has not been very comfortable recently.

The population in the family is multiplying more and more, and the expenses are getting bigger and bigger!However, the family's momentum is gradually declining, and there are fewer and fewer ways to get money!How many years have there been no senior officials above the third grade in the family, 20 years?Or 30 years?

Not only the Boling Cui family, but the other four of the five great families are also facing the same problem!Although the five great gentry clans are still powerful, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the decline of the five great gentry clans is inevitable!

Now, in order to restore the glory of the five noble families, the five noble families are planning an earth-shattering event!If this matter is successful, the five great gentry clans will not only be able to restore the glory of their ancestors, but they will also be able to advance to a higher level!

But this big event, although the benefits are great, but the risks are also great!As for the cost of playing, it will be even greater!For this big event, a sea of ​​money was spent!The money in the clan is even more stretched!

In order to solve the plight of money in the clan, he had no choice but to let the clansmen who had already retired to earn money desperately!A few days ago, a clansman proposed to seize a widow's property. If it was before, he would definitely refute it severely, and even ask him to become a monk and give him heavy punishment!But now, the situation is stronger than others, and he unexpectedly agreed!

Only later did he know that this widow was actually the daughter of the Li family in Longxi!After knowing this, Cui Jiuyan couldn't sleep well for a few days. If it got out, people from the Li family in Longxi would ask him, where should he put his old face?

What to be afraid of, it didn't take long before news came that this matter was not only known to everyone, but it hadn't even been done!

This clansman kicked on the iron plate. Unexpectedly, that widow was not only the daughter of the Li family in Longxi, but also hooked up with the Duke of Pingyang in Datang!The official word is two mouthfuls, no matter what it is, it is his reason, and in the end he even convicted two of his clansmen of colluding with foreign countries and murdering the minister of the country!To put them to death!

I begged in many ways, and asked the Duke of Pingyang County to raise his hand. I didn't expect that the Duke of Pingyang County would not let in the oil and salt, but he would not let go!Could it be that he really fought to the death with Duke Pingyang?It's okay as usual, although Duke Pingyang is powerful and powerful, the Cui family of Boling is not easy to mess with!But now that big event is at a critical moment, it is really not appropriate to make extra troubles!

Just when he was at his wit's end, there was another news that Duke Pingyang was in ill health and no one would see him!But he got the news from the inside line that the Duke of Pingyang was not at the Xinxin Inn at all, but brought a few cronies with him and disappeared!

What does Duke Pingyang want to do?Could it be that seeing that the advertisements are not working, it is necessary to make an open and unannounced visit to the Boling Cui family?This can be fatal!Although that matter is secret, who knows if he will keep it secret and leave any loopholes?

The Duke of Pingyang County is a well-known capable official, and he was also a yamen servant. If he is really allowed to find out any clues, let alone the Cui family of Boling, even the five great noble families will be wiped out!

The more Cui Jiuyan thought about it, the more frightened he became. Guo Ye had been missing for half a month, and he hadn't slept well for half a month! People in their 60s, how can they stand this?In the past few days, he has been in a trance, and if Guo Ye doesn't show up again, the old man may die suddenly!

Sometimes he even secretly regretted it, thinking that when Guo Ye posted the notice, why did he send someone to stop the villagers from suing?Wouldn't it be over if we fooled him earlier?What is the death of two clansmen compared to that great event?This time it's really a small loss!

If Guo Ye knew that he had no intention of cutting willows, let go of the matter of the Boling Cui family, and released such a result, I am afraid he would laugh out loud in his dreams!Before he came to threaten, the Boling Zheng family was ready to raise their hands and surrender!

"Guo Ye, where are you?" Cui Jiuyan turned the sentence around and muttered.What he knew was that he had a guilty conscience, but what he didn't know thought he was lovesick!

While he was talking to himself, the old servant Cui Defu stumbled in and said, "Come... come!"

"What's coming?"

"Duke Pingyang of the Great Tang Dynasty, Minister of Rites Guo Ye Guo Ziyi, here we come!"

Hearing this, Cui Jiuyan felt as if someone had lifted a huge boulder weighing on his chest, and it was as if he had been in prison for ten years and finally got his freedom, not to mention how comfortable it was!He hastily said: "Please! Please! No... I want to go out to meet you in person... Open the middle door, I want to greet you in person!"

squeak~~

The middle door of the Boling Cui family, which has not been opened for decades, is open today!

Zheng Yuan knew how powerful it was, and said, "Mr. Pingyang County, your face is really great! I, Zheng Yuan, are convinced!"

"how to say?"

"Boling Cui's eyes are higher than the top, let alone you are a duke, even the real princes are just polite and considerate, and they will not open the door! Sure enough, the capable can do anything. Feifei followed you, we rest assured!"

Guo Ye was quite self-aware, and said: "It's not that simple, I think there's something wrong here..."

Chapter 1428 Are you embarrassed not to double it ten times? (2)

Cui Jiuyan politely let Guo Ye and Zheng Yuan into the living room, it was enough to give Guo Ye face!

Everyone sat down as guests and hosts, and Cui Jiuyan couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Pingyang County, you come to our Boling Cui Clan. It can be said that you are stepping on a humble place. I don't know what you want to do?"

Guo Ye said: "The old patriarch is polite! The Cui family of Boling is one of the five noble families, a famous family for thousands of years! And I, Guo Ye, am just a nouveau riche. How can I compare with the Cui family of Boling?" The "di" talk is really embarrassing to Guo, so don't mention it again! As for why Guo came here today... I will tell you the old patriarch, I am asking for help!"

"Help? Is there anything else that can be done in Datang that is so rare that it is difficult to defeat the Duke of Pingyang? Take a step back and say, even if there is something that you can't do, our Boling Cui family can't do it! You come to us I found the wrong person!"

Guo Ye waved his hands again and again, and said, "The old patriarch doesn't need to be modest! You still have to take action on this matter!"

"What's the matter?"

What Guo Ye said next changed the topic. He took a sip of tea and said, "Old Patriarch, Guo and Cui have had a misunderstanding recently, have you ever heard of it?"

Cui Jiuyan said: "I heard that there are two incompetent children in the clan who offended Duke Pingyang's prestige and were arrested by Duke Pingyang! Don't worry, I am a loyal heir of the Cui family of Boling, and I am the most law-abiding! This kind of black sheep will never protect you! If these two people really violated the king's law, you can do whatever you want! Even if you kill their heads, I, Bolingcui, have no complaints!"

Guo Ye secretly thought, Cui Jiuxuan didn't care about the lives of the two clansmen, this rhythm is wrong!Even if he really doesn't care about the lives of his clansmen, then he still has to care about the face of the Boling Cui family?If the Boling Cui clan was so easy to slap in the face, why would they be called one of the five great gentry clans of the Tang Dynasty?If something is abnormal, it is a monster, and there must be something strange in it!

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, and said: "If the two Cui family brothers only offended Guo, the matter would be simple. But...their confession later will make it difficult for Guo!"

Cui Jiuyan said: "Could it be that the Duke of Pingyang said that they colluded with Goguryeo and conspired to cause chaos? What a nonsense!"

Guo Ye waved his hand and said, "No, no. That's just the news I let out, and it can't be true. However, what they are involved in... is bigger than colluding with Goguryeo!"

Even though Cui Jiuyan knew that Cui Xuanren and Cui Liuquan were not involved in that big event, he was guilty of being a thief. He was shocked when he heard Guo Ye's words, and said: "What crime can be greater than colluding with foreign vassals? Duke Pingyang You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately! Although I, the Boling Cui family, have always been law-abiding, I did not allow anyone to frame me!"

Guo Ye observed the words and expressions, and knew that there was a ghost in Cui Jiuyan, and said: "Some things, God knows, you know, I know, if you don't say it, there is still room for change; if you say it, I'm afraid... hehe..." Said At this point, Guo Ye suddenly kept silent!

Cui Jiuyan's face was uncertain, and he gritted his teeth for the last time, and said, "Mr. Pingyang, if you have something to say, please speak face to face!"

Guo Yexin said that I was lying to you, so I don't know what other violations of law and discipline you have, so he continued to ambiguously said: "Are you sure you want me to say it? I'm afraid that if Guo said it, I will be in the Boling Cui family." Can't get out..."

Cui Jiuyan really wanted to kill people if there was any disharmony just now, but when Guo Ye said this, he really didn't dare to do it, and said with a sneer: "Mr. Pingyang is joking! You are joking!"

After finally bluffing him, Guo Ye also heaved a sigh of relief, and changed the subject: "Old patriarch, Mr. Guo is not here to discuss the case with you. Instead, he wants you to do me a favor!"

This is the second time he asked for help, Cui Jiuyan finally understood!This is extortion!He said: "Maybe Pingyang County is going out, and the money is tight? It's easy to say, easy to say, is one hundred thousand guan enough?"

Guo Ye's expression changed suddenly, and he said, "What is one hundred thousand guan? Could it be that someone Guo is greedy for the money of your Boling Cui family?"

"What do you mean?"

Guo Ye pointed at Zheng Yuan and said, "This matter is really hard to talk about. Let him tell you?"

"Oh? Who is this dear friend?" Ganqing just noticed Guo Ye just now, and didn't ask Zheng Yuan's name at all!

Zheng Yuan quickly stood up and said, "You don't have to be polite, old patriarch. Speaking of which, I'm still your junior!"