Madam, protect me!

Jinyang County.

Jinyang belongs to Hedong Road, the seat of Bingzhou, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, where the Wang family of Jinyang is located.

The Wang family has been passed down for thousands of years, and its influence on Jinyang, Bingzhou, and even the surrounding states has long been deeply rooted, even above the court.

In addition to the official schools of the court, all the academies in Bingzhou were built by the Wang family, and they spent a lot of money to hire six arts masters.

The official schools run by the court also need to charge high tuition fees.

But the Wang family's academy not only does not charge any fees, but the students of the academy can also get a considerable subsidy every month.

In addition, the academy provides free pens, ink, paper, and inkstones for their study.

The registration fees for the spring exam and the imperial examination are also borne by the Wang family.

The students of the academy have only one task, which is to learn the six arts and participate in the imperial examination.

Of course, it is not easy to enter the Wang family's academy.

The academy does not look at one's background. Whether a child is from a poor family or a noble family, as long as he is talented, he can enter the Wang family's academy to study. Even if he fails to pass the imperial examination, he can still get a good job in the Wang family.

The Wang family's business is all over Daxia. Among them, the shopkeeper, accountant, and manager are all selected from the students of the academy first.

If you pass the imperial examination, you can get greater benefits.

The Wang family has been deeply involved in the court for many years. They have strong connections in the three provinces, six ministries, and nine temples, which can allow them to rise rapidly in the officialdom.

These people, whether they are studying or serving as officials, have been favored by the Wang family since childhood. When they are in high positions, they will naturally give back to the Wang family, so that although the Wang family is far away in Jinyang, they can control the central court and then influence the entire Daxia.

The benefits that the officials of Hedong Road get from the Wang family are more than ten times the salary of the court, so naturally they only follow the lead of the Wang family.

As for the ordinary people in these states, they only know the Wang family, not the royal family.

From birth to death, they cannot live without the Wang family.

They planted the land of the Wang family, worked the jobs of the Wang family, went to the Wang family's shops to buy things, went to the Wang family's academy to study, went to the Wang family's clinic to see a doctor, and even after death, they used the coffin of the Wang family's shop.

The emperor is a very distant thing for the people of these states, and it is impossible to see him in their lifetime.

But for thousands of years, their ancestors have lived under the influence of the Wang family.

The towering city walls of Jinyang County are almost comparable to Chang'an.

The flags of the Wang family are hung outside the shops in the city.

A building complex with carved beams and painted rafters, magnificent and resplendent, like a palace, is located in Jinyang City.

This is where the Jinyang Wang family is located.

In the past half month, the entire Wang family has been in an extremely depressing atmosphere.

The death of the legitimate son Wang Heng was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Wang family.

The beheading of the second master Wang Yue completely trampled on the face of the Wang family.

The death of the Second Master was not just a matter of losing face.

He was the most talented martial artist of the Wang family. He became a Grandmaster before the age of 40. He was very likely to be another martial arts semi-saint of the Wang family after the two ancestors.

If there were three semi-saints in a family, even if they met the Emperor of Daxia, although it would not be easy to win, they would still be invincible.

This would be another peak of the family's strength in hundreds of years.

But now, with the death of the Second Master, the hope of the family returning to the peak was completely shattered.

Not only that, all the officials of the Wang family were massacred, almost none of them were left, and the connection between the Wang family and the central government was completely cut off.

This destroyed their decades of hard work.

Even when the dynasty changed, the Wang family had never suffered such a blow.

At this moment, in the main hall of the Wang family.

A middle-aged man in coarse cloth stood in the hall, looked at the man sitting in the main seat, and said, "We are here to cooperate with the Wang family."

The man in gorgeous clothes in the main seat looked at him with sharp eyes and asked, "Who are you and who brought you in?"

After receiving the message from the servant, he thought that some important person had come.

The man in front of him was dressed in rags and looked ordinary, and his origin was unknown.

How did the servants in the mansion do things to bring him here?

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "Don't blame the servants in the mansion, they are innocent, the master of the family, have a cup of tea and calm down."

He raised his hand and pointed lightly, and an exquisite jade teapot floated in the air, the body of the pot tilted slightly, and the clear tea flowed into an agate cup.

Then, the agate cup slowly floated in front of the head of the Wang family.

He looked at the middle-aged man in the hall, and the expression on his face became serious.

This skill of pouring tea through the air is not that amazing, and it can be easily done by the fourth level of martial arts.

What really shocked him was that he did not feel any fluctuation of true energy during the process just now.

This person is not a warrior.

He is not a warrior, but he has such extraordinary power. He must be from one of the families of the disciples. These people have evil means and must be guarded against.

He took the teacup, put it on the table, sat down again, and asked: "What cooperation?"

The middle-aged man said: "Cooperation in a business."

The man in gorgeous clothes looked at him and said: "The business of the Wang family has a special person to take care of it. Come on, take him to see the third master."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "The head of the family misunderstood. I want to cooperate with the Wang family, not for money."

The head of the Wang family looked at him and said: "You might as well make your words clearer."

The middle-aged man slowly said: "The second master of the Wang family was beheaded in public, and all the officials of the Wang family were also killed. Hundreds of years of hard work were ruined in one day. Is the head of the family willing to give up just like that?"

The head of the Wang family slammed the table, stood up, and said angrily: "What on earth do you want to say!"

This matter has been stuck in his mind for a long time.

What kind of rebellion is purely a crime of wanting to inflict punishment.

In thousands of years, the Wang family has never been bullied like this.

But there was the Emperor of Daxia in Chang'an, which was beyond the reach of the Wang family, and there was nothing he could do about it.

The middle-aged man said: "Whether the Wang family participated in the murder of the prince, the head of the family knows best. This is just an excuse for the Emperor of Great Xia to suppress the Wang family. The Wang family has two semi-saints. No other family in the world can compare. Why should we suffer this? gas……"

The head of the Wang family's eyes flashed, and these words completely spoke to his heart.

If there were no semi-saints in the Wang family, he would have recognized the Emperor of Daxia if he did this.

The Wang family has two half-saints, one more than the royal family, and yet they are bullied like this. What is the difference between that and no semi-saints?

He asked in a deep voice: "How do you want to cooperate?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "The Emperor of Great Xia was stupid and ignorant. He appointed traitors and harmed the loyal, which made the people miserable. As a long-established family that has stood for thousands of years, the Wang family did not want to watch the people suffer. Have you ever thought about letting the people suffer?" Change your last name in this world?”

The head of the Wang family looked at him and asked, "Do you want the Wang family to rebel?"

The middle-aged man said: "Didn't the Li family's world also come from rebellion? Which dynasty today didn't originate from rebellion?"

The head of the Wang family did not answer.

This sentence is certainly true. He also wanted the royal family of Daxia to be named Wang, but the Wang family did not have the strength to rebel.

The Emperor of Daxia is not just a title, he is also the strongest person in Daxia. Even if the two ancestors of the Wang family join forces, they are no match for the Emperor of Daxia.

What's more, except for the two ancestors, the power of the Wang family is nothing compared to the imperial court.

The middle-aged man seemed to see what he was thinking and continued: "Don't worry, head of the family, we will naturally not let the Wang family face it alone. We will convince the other families one by one. The Wang family is now at its peak. If the Emperor of Daxia dies, the supreme position will belong to the Wang family..."

The head of the Wang family frowned and asked, "What good will this do to you?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "We don't care who becomes the emperor, and we don't covet the throne at all. The reason why we help the Wang family is just to get what we need."

The head of the Wang family finally realized something, stared at the middle-aged man, and said in shock: "You are a strategist!"

The middle-aged man did not deny it and asked, "Will the Wang family do this business?"

The head of the Wang family took a deep breath, with a look of emotion on his face.

If it were someone else, he might still suspect that the other party had ulterior motives.

But if you are a strategist, everything makes sense.

They are indeed not interested in the throne. Strategists are best at controlling situations when they are thousands of miles away. This is also their way of practice.

Whether it is to stir up chaos in the world or to unify the world, as long as the situation changes, politicians can gain huge benefits from it.

It is precisely for this reason that they have disappeared for so many years.

During the Warring States Period, political strategists showed their talents and helped many countries become continental hegemons. This is how the five major dynasties came to be.

But when the five great dynasties stopped fighting and began to recuperate, the strategists had no chance to display their abilities, so another transformation began.

They began to interfere in the internal affairs of various countries, helping the princes to fight for power, inciting all forces to rebel and conspire, and benefited from the inheritance of the throne and the change of dynasties...

If they fail, they can retreat unscathed and look for opportunities to make a comeback.

The countries or forces controlled by them left a lot of chicken feathers, which also made the politicians become rats on the street.

However, with the help of political experts, there is a lot of possibility of success.

The head of the Wang family was greatly moved. The ability of a political strategist cannot be judged by their cultivation. A high-level political strategist can even leverage the power of a country.

If they were willing to help, wouldn't it be possible for him to reach the sky in one step?

"snort!"

Just when the head of the Wang family was about to agree, a cold snort suddenly sounded in his ears.

The head of the Wang family trembled, and his mind immediately returned to consciousness.

He looked at a figure that appeared out of thin air in front of him and said respectfully: "I have seen our ancestors!"

The middle-aged man took a few steps back, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. The old man looked at him and said coldly: "Don't show off such shameful tricks in my Wang family."

The head of the Wang family suddenly raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man in fear.

The Strategist has the power of control. Not only can he retrieve objects from a distance like a warrior, but he can even control people's thoughts. His cultivation in the fifth realm has been invisibly affected by him. Doesn't it mean that this person's cultivation is... At least there is a fifth realm?

The middle-aged man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, bowed his hand to the old man, and said: "The current situation is a once-in-a-century situation. I kindly remind you that since the Wang family has no intention, I will resign..."

Just when he was about to walk out of the lobby, the old man suddenly said: "Wait a minute..."