Rebirth of the only favorite fool

There are large swathes of clouds rolling over in the sky, and flocks of birds are flying away in the sky. This ancient city, which has been rebuilt from the ruins of wars and baptisms for thousands of years, has a long and heavy feeling when viewed from a height.

Gu Huaiyu looked at Yin Jue, who was looking at Xin's sinking eyes, and his eyes darkened slightly.

He was more surprised than Yin Jue when he read this letter decisively snatched from the spy.There is something in this letter that he didn't know in his previous life.

Although he knew that Xiao Yuwen, the lord of the city, was from the Xiao family in the imperial capital, he didn't know that Xiao Yuwen and the Xiao family in the imperial capital had maintained such a close relationship—that letter was sent to Xiao Yuwen by the Xiao family in the imperial capital. dunning letter.

There is no flower in the world that can be red for a hundred days, but the flowers of the imperial capital Xiao's family are always flourishing.

The Xiao family in the imperial capital is a family that even the Gu family in Yuncheng can't match.The Xiao family is a real honorable family. It has survived three dynasties and has been passed down for hundreds of years. There have been countless princes, generals, queens and concubines in the past. The family education is strict and there are countless elites in the family, almost comparable to the royal family.The song that was widely circulated in the imperial capital can also be seen from it.

Even the Queen Mother of Yu State who is in power now is the daughter of the Xiao family.Empress Dowager Xiao of the Yu Kingdom had unusually sharp wrists when she was young.If it weren't for the fact that Empress Dowager Xiao didn't have her own son, it would be absolutely impossible to support others to be emperor.Although the current reigning Emperor Yu Cheng is almost obedient to Empress Dowager Xiao in every way, but if his empress is not for the fact that his empress is the younger sister of Fang Jingbian, the powerful general of Zhenyuan, he would have received the Fang family from the hereditary Duke Jing's mansion. After repeated weighings, the Xiao family compromised with the Fang family, and it was impossible for him to succeed to the throne smoothly.

But the power of the Fang family is mainly on the border. Although there are Gao, Xiao, Luo, Zheng and other big families in the imperial capital, the Xiao family still almost controls the politics of the imperial capital, and the Xiao family can even interfere in the second largest city of the Yu Kingdom—— The change of the lord of Yuncheng, and the placement of people from his own clan in this position, shows the power in the hands of the Xiao family.

It is naturally impossible for the Xiao family to place Xiao Yuwen as the city lord of Yuncheng for no reason.Although the Xiao family holds real power and great wealth, it is not as glamorous as outsiders think.Even if the flowers of the Xiao family in the imperial capital can be popular for a hundred days, they will not be popular for a lifetime after all.Balancing the forces of all parties, cultivating officials of your own faction, cultivating the children of the family, and spending on the harem concubines... Which item does not require a lot of money?Things are always reversed, even if the Xiao family has come to this point, even if it is not exposed, it still needs a lot of money from below, so what could be more joyful than owning a rich city?The State of Yu is not happy to subdivide its children, not to mention that the Xiao family is not yet a royal family, it is impossible for them to turn Yuncheng into their own fief - but they can control the lord of Yuncheng.

And the large amount of extortion by the Xiao family is probably the most important reason why Xiao Yuwen attacked the Gu Yin family in his previous life!

The letter is a secret letter, and even if it is opened, the contents inside are completely incomprehensible.After Gu Huaiyu took it back home, Xue Jia looked familiar, and repeatedly used various encryption methods to break the code all night. Finally, Xue Jia finally deciphered the content of the letter with an ancient astrolabe arrangement method.It clearly stated in it that the Xiao family in the imperial capital needs a large amount of income in the near future, and Xiao Yuwen needs to put the money collected in Yuncheng on the car in a box of gold, along with the tributes from Yuncheng at the end of this year. Even the capital of God, and finally secretly sent to the Xiao family!

Judging from this trend, Xiao Yuwen is likely to annex some families in Yuncheng for profit in the future. This is undoubtedly a threat to the families in Yuncheng, and it will inevitably greatly damage the major families in Yuncheng. Interests.Combined with Gu Huaiyu's previous life, what else does he not understand about the destruction of the Gu Yin family?

This is also a great evidence for verifying his "dream".After informing the family members, Gu Huaiyu further won the trust of Gu's father, and the next step Gu Huaiyu found Yin Jue, the third son of the Yin family.

The environment of the Yin family was complicated, and he could trust only the two brothers, Yin's parents, who had played with him since he was a child.Compared with Yin Xuan, he believed in Yin Jue's vision and strength more.He believes that even if he doesn't associate too much at once, Yin Jue will definitely feel a sense of crisis when he knows this.

Gu Huaiyu took a sip of the tea in the cup, with a gloomy look on his brows, and added another sentence to add weight: "I heard that the relationship between the city lord and the Lian family is getting closer, and the son of the city lord's family, Xiao Lie, likes Lian Caiyu very much."

Yin Jue frowned even deeper. He was a 16-year-old boy, but he asked first, "That's why you broke up with Lian Caiyu?"

Gu Huaiyu was a little annoyed in front of Xue Jia: "You don't care why I am with him, right now I have nothing to do with him. The important thing is, I have a very bad premonition, I think Xiao Yuwen will one day Will attack us."

Yin Jue thought for a while, with uncertain expressions in his eyes: "How can you be sure that he will harm us? In terms of wealth, our two families are not the richest."

That's right, among the eight great families in Yuncheng, Wei, Meng, Lu, Shen, Gu, Yin, Ouyang, and Lian, the richest is definitely not the Gu family, nor the Yin family, but the Lu family that manages shipping.

Among the eight great aristocratic families, the Wei family holds the military power in Yuncheng, and has been in charge of the military affairs of Yuncheng for many years. There are also children in the family who serve in the officialdom of Yuncheng; most of the children of the Meng family have joined the officialdom of Yuncheng, controlling the personnel transfer of officials in Yuncheng The Lu family is involved in the military and government, but the most important power of the Lu family is in shipping. Yuncheng shipping is different from the adjacent Huaicheng, which is controlled by the government, and the Lu family relies on this fertilizer. Ren's mastery can stabilize the Gu family; the Shen family is a family of Confucian classics, dedicated to the dissemination of Confucian classics, there are many masters of Confucian classics in the family, and the connections in the imperial capital are deep, even Xiao Rong, who was later recognized by Shuanglu as "the head of the four sons of Shuanglu", Lian is also a disciple of the Shen family, and the history of the Shen family is more than that of any of the seven families in Yuncheng; the Gu family, the Yin family, the Ouyang family, and the Lian family are all business families, and the Gu family is recognized as a family apart from the Lu family. The financial resources of the family are deep, but the strength of the Lian family is inferior to the other three.

Let alone whether the Gu and Yin families are the richest, just say that the Yuncheng family has many complicated personnel, and it is impossible for the city lord to simply get the power to do whatever he wants.

Xue Jia, who had been sitting silently by the side, smiled lightly: "But if City Lord Xiao really wants to turn his brains on these families one day, it will definitely not be the Lu family, but Gu, Yin, Lian, and Ouyang Si. family. Right now, the Lian family is already forming an alliance with the city lord."

Yin Jue was silent for a moment, and then said to the two people on the opposite side: "Then you called me this time to remind the Yin family?"

Gu Huaiyu said coldly: "No, it's not to remind the Yin family, but to remind you."

"This kind of thing is just speculation. Even if you tell other people in your family, it's useless. You'd better get the personnel rights of your Yin family's restaurant as soon as possible, and be on guard against unknown people sneaking in."

A sharp light flashed in Yin Jue's eyes: "Do you think Xiao Yuwen is going to attack our Yin family's restaurant?"

Gu Huaiyu stared at him with calm eyes: "I'm just offering a suggestion, just in case. Recently, I just found a spy from the Xiao family in the Gu family's store. Although Yuncheng's personnel are mixed, it's better to be on guard."

Yin Jue's eyes lowered slightly: "But it is really too difficult to completely clean up and control the people at home."

Gu Huaiyu looked at him firmly: "Even if you can't do it, you have to do it. Your second brother's personality is too gentle. If you do what he can't do, you can save the two of you."

Hearing this, the young man in black had a cold smile on his lips: "Yes, if the second brother can't do it, I will do it for him. No one can step on our two brothers to take the position."

Gu Huaiyu looked at the young man and nodded slightly, and stopped talking about these things, but talked to the young man about a recent event in Yuncheng: "A Jue, have you heard about the Flower Snow Collection held in Xianghai Xueting this year?"

Huaxueji, whose name sounds elegant, is actually an oiran meeting held by Xiangxue Haiting every year in order to ensure its first position in Yuncheng, and the format is renewed every year.Every year when it comes to Huaxue Ji, many people will flock from all over the country, and the excitement is extraordinary.Girls who are in the limelight at the Huaxue Collection often double their worth after the event.This can be regarded as an annual grand event in Yuncheng.

Yin Jue nodded his head and narrowed his eyes half-closed: "I heard that this year Xiangxue Haiting came up with the idea of ​​using an auction to organize the Huaxue Collection. Our Yin family also wants to send a few auction items over. Now Quanyun City's Everyone is talking about it."

Gu Huaiyu picked up the chopsticks, tapped the edge of the plate, and smiled meaningfully: "I heard that there will be a lot of people coming from the imperial capital this year, your family should make a reservation early, it is said that this time the Huaxue Collection. .....Interesting."

Yin Jue was curious: "Oh, so you know something inside? When did you become so friendly with Aunt Hong? Or someone else from Xiangxue Haiting? It stands to reason that Aunt Hong is better at talking to Xiangxue Haiting."

Gu Huaiyu stretched out his sleeves, embraced Xue Jia with one hand, concealed his complacency, and coughed lightly: "The secret must not be revealed... Anyway, you will know when the time comes."

Yin Jue was not angry when he saw him playing tricks, picked up the wine on the table and poured a large glass, and said, "It's up to you. If I can't go then, you can take pictures of something good for me first, anyway, your father and brother are both pamper you."

Gu Huaiyu smiled, raised his glass in response, and promised: "Okay. But you'd better come, I'll wait for you."

Yin Jue nodded, clinked glasses with Gu Huaiyu and Xue Jia, drank it down in one gulp, and recognized Xue Jia as a friend.

At this time, large swaths of clouds flew past outside the window, covering the vast world of Yuncheng.

It's a good time to be outside the window.