Chapter 699: Connecting and Conversing

Chang'an, outside Sang Mansion

Wang Yun specially asked his own carriage to wait outside the gate. As soon as Pei's carriage appeared, it was stopped by Wang Yun's entourage.

Then, Wang Yun boarded Pei Zheng's carriage.

In the carriage, the two sides exchanged words.

Wang Yun smiled and asked, "Brother Pei, are you optimistic about Pingzhou?"

Pei Zheng also smiled, "Brother Wang, you are also afraid of Pingzhou."

"What do you plan to do in your Pei family?" Wang Yun asked curiously.

Pei Zheng did not answer, but asked with a smile, "What about your Wang family? What are your plans?"

Both sides looked at each other. Who doesn't know who? Who will tell each other the bottom card?

When they said goodbye at last, the two showed a polite and distant look.

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After leaving Sang Mansion, the heads or young masters of these families took advantage of the rare opportunity to gather in Chang'an and began to contact each other privately. They spied on each family's attitude towards Pingzhou and decided whether to cooperate or not.

Finally, several major families were divided into two factions, one was the compromise faction headed by Pei, and the other was the hard-line faction headed by Wang of Langya.

The three prominent families in Hedong and Jin advanced and retreated together, and Wang of Taiyuan and Wang of Langya were of the same blood.

The Li of Zhaojun was still hesitant. After discussing with the elders of the clan, they decided to join the Wang alliance.

Since ancient times, things are rare and valuable. They, Li of Zhaojun and Xue of Hedong, are both powerful families. Joining the faction headed by Pei, their value cannot be fully reflected.

After reaching a cooperation intention and forming an alliance in secret, they acted separately.

As the saying goes, snakes have their own paths, and rats have their own paths.

For these families, in addition to the talents of each family who will serve as officials, there are also officials supported by each family in the court of Dali.

Although they failed to place their own people in the political center of Pingzhou because Pingzhou rose too fast, hadn't Cui of Qinghe and Lu of Zhuozhou been incorporated into Pingzhou? There are many talented members of these two families. Someone should have made a name for himself in Pingzhou, right?

Of course, in addition to these two families, as long as they are willing to pay enough, they can always find a way to get in touch with the top leaders of Pingzhou.

"I have sent a message back." Pei Zheng said to Liu Shaojun.

Liu Shaojun: "You decide on this matter. Shouldn't we go back quickly?"

Pei Zheng said, "No hurry to go back."

It is related to the fate of the family. Before joining forces with others, or before forming an alliance with others, the entire situation has been discussed repeatedly many times, and the general decision or direction of the family has been determined. If there is no major emergency that can change the family's decision, just follow the steps to implement the family's decision.

Don't look at others in Chang'an, still inquiring about the attitudes of various families, in fact, their Pei family has arranged people to go to Pingzhou to operate.

So, if the two of them don't go back, it won't delay things.

In addition to the head and the young master of the family, their Pei and Liu families still have some capable people, and they are not indispensable to the clan land. Chang'an was also in turmoil, so we stayed to see if there were any opportunities.

"We are taking action here, and Wang's will not be slow either." Liu Shaojun said.

Pei Zheng shook his head, not optimistic about the actions of Wang and others.

In short, the aristocratic family is taking action.

It should be said that in the era of great strife, all forces are in action.

Pingzhou

Lu Songli is out of confinement, but Qin Xuan's full moon wine will be held when she is 42 days old.

Because the etiquette officer of Pingzhou told Lu Songli and the people of Qin and Lu families that the day after 12 days is auspicious, which is much better than the full moon day.

However, Qin Xuan has begun to receive full moon gifts one after another.

After Lu Songli was out of confinement, she began to summon civil and military officials one after another.

The first people she met were her father and Xue Xu and others.

They were relieved to see that Lu Songli's body had recovered well.

Lu Desheng was the first to mention something, "Recently, many aristocratic families in Dali have sent gifts to our family."

"They also sent gifts to my subordinates." Xue Xu had a tense face. He had no good impression of the aristocratic families in Dali.

Lu Songli hummed, indicating that she knew.

Lu Desheng asked Lu Songli, "They may have secretly intended to enslave Pingzhou. What do you think?"

Lu Songli: "Is there a condition?"

People joined in to share the group's interests, not just to be loyal.

Xue Xu said disgustedly, "Yes, the conditions are not low." People from the Wang family of Langya, hey!

"What conditions?" Lu Songli was curious.

Xue Xu said with a straight face, "They hope to retain their land and wealth in the local area."

Impossible! Lu Songli replied subconsciously in her heart.

She knew that in the feudal dynasty, the speed of land annexation determined the speed of dynasty change.

And she came from the future, where land was collective property, and this collective was divided into state-owned and collectively owned.

However, the establishment of the Pingzhou regime is inseparable from the soldiers who fought for Pingzhou and risked their lives, as well as the talents who made great contributions to Pingzhou.

When Pingzhou develops to a certain stage, it is necessary to reward people according to their merits.

As for how to distribute and reward, she needs to think about it carefully.

Because the law of distribution and the ability to control determine whether this group can continue and operate relatively healthily.

Xue Xu asked, "I wonder what conditions you can put forward when contacting Mr. Lu's family?"

Lu Desheng replied, "The person who contacted me was the Pei family from the Three Jin Dynasties in Hedong. Their appetite is not that big. They just want to keep half of their land and wealth. And judging from their appearance, if we are not satisfied, they can still talk."

Xue Xu snorted softly, this Pei seemed to be talking a lot.

"If all the aristocratic families in Dali joined us, how much trouble would be saved." Lu Desheng felt sorry for his daughter who was working so hard.

How could Lu Songli not know that saying, he who wins the family will win the world.

But what the family wanted was for the emperor and scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world together, and she couldn't agree! The world belongs to the scholar-bureaucrats, and even the emperor is only their spokesperson.

Some shortcuts cannot be taken, otherwise...

They are not working so hard to support a special class.

But I can't say this.

In short, in order to win the recognition and power of the family and let her recognize the legality of her land ownership, she was unwilling.

Rather than benefiting the aristocratic family, she would rather benefit her followers, allow them to be prosperous together, and allow them to possess certain means of production.

"We can continue to negotiate the conditions." Lu Desheng said.

"Those aristocratic families have hinted that to show their sincerity, they can help us kill your nemesis, your ex-fiancé and my ex-fiance." Lu Desheng did not deny that this made him very tempted.

Lu Songli:......