Chapter 619

The battle of Yandi was in full swing. Before the end of the war, the king of the expedition suddenly toured the south, which not only caught the center unprepared, but also stunned the south.

I don't know how many people are investigating what happened in the south. They unexpectedly asked Liu Yan to put down the ongoing personal expedition and suddenly go south. They exhausted their channels to investigate, but they couldn't find anything. There was no answer for Liu Yan's sudden going south.

Huanwen was cleaning in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are countless aristocratic families that have perished. The original four gate valve no longer had its previous power with the inclusion of the southern states and counties in the rule of the Han state, of which Wang suffered the most serious blow.

The news of Liu Yan's landing in Jingkou spread to Shanyin, Kuaiji, ten days later. This is the ancestral home chosen by the Wang family after moving south from Langya to Linyi. The establishment of the ancestral temple here also indicates that the Wang family always sits in town for a long time.

Shanyin is not a very famous place. In terms of the overall mountainous terrain of Kuaiji, looking at the name of Shanyin itself, it is a mountainous area.

Some people speculated that Wang chose Shanyin as his new sleeping place. They said that there was a mountainous terrain over there, which was conducive to the layout of defense. Wang chose it because he was worried that Hu Lu would go south.

Generally, mountainous areas are not good places. If there are many mountains, it is impossible to open up too many good fields, and if there is not enough food, it is impossible to expand a family. The problem is that Wang chose Shanyin as his "nest", but he did not forget that in other areas, such as the fertile field east of Jiankang, there are nearly 200000 mu of Wang's good fields.

Of course, when the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty perished, the state of Han summarized all the land. No matter how much land the family owned before, it was re measured and distributed. The exterminated aristocratic families were just like that. The aristocratic families that were not exterminated were compensated for their wealth, and the Wang family saved 2000 mu of land east of Jiankang.

Wang and Chu were the main forces to resist the south of the Han army. The relevant resistance personnel would have their own punishment, and the family would inevitably be implicated.

During the liquidation, the Wang family only retained 8000 mu of land, and less than 10% of the remaining shops, workshops and mines remained. The original 100000 slaves were liberated and used to being served by others. Because they could not take care of themselves, Wang family members almost died of starvation.

Although the loss of family property is disastrous, Wang's core lineage has not died many people. The elite children are lucky enough to die. How many of them are comforted by Wang's grief, and think that as long as the cream of the family is alive, there is hope for another rise.

From the time when the king and the horse shared the world, to the time when the Wang family was jointly suppressed, he was still the first door valve in the south. The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not nourish before its demise. To the time when the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty destroyed the world, not only did the Han state not allow the existence of such a large family force, but also many people who had been bullied by the Wang family fell into the well.

The worried Wang family wisely contracted. The important family members were concentrated in the Shanyin ancestral home, including Wang Xizhi, who was 45 years old.

Wang Xizhi is a vein of Wang Kuang of the Wang family. Wang Kuang died before "crossing south in clothes". His brother Wang Jizhi also died the second year after his father died. In fact, the oldest of them is Wang Xizhi himself. He has seven sons and a daughter.

Now, Wang Xizhi is standing under the eaves with his hands on his back, looking at the hazy green mountains in the distance. His wife Chi Yu and his second and third sons are moving some millet. The other sons and daughters are reading and writing in the pavilion next to the courtyard.

Millet is the main crop in Kuaiji. It looks very similar to rice, but it is a kind of food with small particles. In fact, it is modern millet.

Didn't you say? Wang's slaves were forcibly liberated. Before we could figure out whether they would be wiped out, Wang's patriarch advocated keeping low profile... Another more clear statement is to clamp the tail and be a man, so we didn't recruit slaves again. As a result, family members needed to do all the work themselves.

A rush of footsteps came from outside the courtyard, and the closed board door was slapped.

"Yi Shao." Wang Hui did not care. After opening the door, Wang Huanzhi, who was saluting, saw Wang Xizhi walking directly under the eaves and said, "emergency clan meeting, come with me."

Wang Hui is the sixth son of Wang Dao. He is a famous calligrapher in the south. He is Wang Xizhi's brother. He was originally the Shangshu of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the leader of the central guard.

Wang Xizhi was dragged by Wang Hui while maintaining the salute posture.

Wang Hui said as he walked, "the king has personally toured the south of the Yangtze River."

After hearing this, Wang Xizhi was surprised and said, "the state of Yan has been destroyed?"

The southern aristocratic families suffered a serious blow. Not only the Wang family, but also the aristocratic families who made friends with the Wang family are basically the same. The original four gate valve only Huan family, Yu family and Xie family have preserved their vitality.

Wang is now in full decline. He didn't want to arouse suspicion and didn't take the initiative to contact the outside world. It was only ten days after Liu Yan landed in Jingkou that the side branch left in Jiankang urgently sent back the news.

"The state of Yan is not weak. I heard that it has enlisted more than 400000 troops all over the country. It should not be destroyed so soon." Wang Hui is very clear that the news of the family is very closed now, and what he said is his own guess: "however, seeing that the king leaves Yandi, the state of Yan is afraid to have no power to pull the sky."

"The word can't be used." Wang Xizhi said flatly, "we are Han people now."

The family meeting must be to choose the ancestral temple. Wang Hui and Wang Xizhi arrived relatively late. When they came, the ancestral temple was full of people. The family elders of the uncle generation sat under the incense platform of the inner ancestral tablet, but the main seat was empty.

Wang Hui and Wang Xizhi are of the same generation, but their branches are different. Even if they make friends privately, they can't sit at will when holding a family meeting. They should sit down according to the position of each branch and separate when they come in.

There are a lot of people in the main room of the ancestral temple, but it seems very quiet. Even if those young people outside talk in a low voice, they will appear noisy when there are more people talking. I don't know who appears to make those young people honest.

In Wang Daodao's generation, the Wang family practiced both civil and military skills, and did not lack Wu Yong when they were literate. Later, because they had too much edge, they had to suppress themselves because of the "king and horse sharing the world". For example, the children of Wang Xizhi's generation preferred culture, and only some unimportant side branches cultivated Wu Yong.

The direct descendants who can enter the main room where the ancestral tablets are placed look polite one after another, because too many people have been in high positions and power, and there is no lack of gentle and dignified people.

If you look at the quality of Wang's children, it really doesn't look like a declining family, but many times they don't thrive because of their excellent children, such as being suppressed by the rulers.

At present, Wang Tian is the patriarch of the Wang family. After he appeared, he asked everyone to stand up and look at the past. After he entered the room, he knelt down at the ancestral tablet, got up, walked to his master's throne, bent his knees and knelt down, and then motioned the people to sit down.

"The family is so unfortunate that it is now sad and guilty of its ancestors." Wang Tian is very old. After a series of blows, he is not in good health. He is not only hoarse but also short of breath: "for today's plan and the revival of the family, he can only serve the king."

No one said a word. Wang's family will become what they are now. Isn't it because they are strong enough to resist the Han Army going south? From the standpoint of being ministers of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they naturally had nothing wrong in fighting against the Han army. What was wrong was that they were the loser.

"The king is kind. He only deals with the people involved, not his relatives. I'm not the only one who deals with property. Everyone can feel at ease." Wang Tian is not saying some flattering words. Now every family basically prospers and loses. Unless his brain is bad, someone will harm his family. He glanced at the crowd and said, "the king went south for a lucky tour and didn't leave Jiankang. Can you make suggestions?"

Wang Shao is one of the elders of the Wang family. He and Wang Tian are brothers of the same branch. His character is relatively cheerful and upward, so he first opened his mouth: "the king's southern tour must be to proclaim authority and comfort. Huan Wen's majesty is enough for the king's massive killing. After the thunder, there is rain and dew, which is the skill of the emperor."

To put it bluntly, there have been enough murders in the South and enough terror. It is time for the ruling class of the Han state to sprinkle sweet dates, not only to calm social stability and resume production, but also to gather useful talents.

It has to be said that even if the Wang family is miserable enough now, they still have their inside information. The most precious thing is the value brought by knowledge. It can be deduced according to the development of the situation in the Han country. It is found that Liu Yan must let the country enter the stage of cultivating students and raising interest in the future.

The country is a collection of many families. If you don't tangle with the kind of things that can't be clarified before there is a country, since there are so many families in a state, how can you lack managers.

Everyone wants to be a member of the national management, but not everyone can be one of them. Mastering knowledge is a prerequisite. In terms of the dissemination of knowledge, the aristocratic family naturally has the advantage of becoming a manager. Then there are the poor families with certain cultural inheritance in the eyes of the aristocratic family. As for the illiterate people, they can only stand aside.

"Jing Lun is a sensible man." Wang Tian nodded and said, "this time, you will lead the team, select the good talents of the family and go to Jiankang."

Wang Shao stood up, bowed and said cautiously, "I will not live up to the high expectations of the patriarch."

The next moment everyone in the room stood up and saluted Wang Shao.

The family meeting has ended here. Wang Tian left Wang Shao alone to talk. When Wang Shao went out, he looked sad and heavy.

Wang Shao still knew what the nephews of the family were talents, and soon selected a group of people. Behind him was Wang Xizhi. As soon as he met, he said, "Sun Chuo came to Shanyin specially. You can't neglect it."

Sun Chuo and Wang Xizhi were good friends. He became a prisoner for a period of time after the collapse of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but he was released later. Few of the children of many aristocratic families who are also prisoners are as lucky as him. Some have their heads cut off directly, and many are still in custody.

Wang Xizhi saw sun Chuo the next day. After they met, they had to sigh.

"Why did Xinggong come here?" Wang Xizhi did not see decadence from sun Chuo. On the contrary, he could see some excitement.

Sun Chuo opened his mouth. It seemed that he didn't know what expression to use to express the complexity of his heart at the moment. After a little while, he said, "Chuo... Came with the king's life."

Wang Xizhi's character is weak, and he doesn't make any special moves after listening to it. He looked at Wang Ningzhi, who had "passed" the door at least seven times, and frowned.

"This time, hundreds of sergeants escorted Chuo along the way." Sun Chuo finished this sentence very seriously, stopped to see Wang Xizhi's reaction, and then said, "the king heard that Yishao is a rare talent. He sent a sergeant to invite him."

Wang Ningzhi has been passing by to report the specifications of sun chuolai to Wang Xizhi. The problem is that he has not found a chance.

Liu Yan specially invited Wang Xizhi? There is nothing wrong with this statement. The specifications are very polite. He would do such a thing. Naturally, he wanted to meet Wang Xizhi, the sage of calligraphy. In addition to meeting his hobby of meeting historical celebrities, he was also inseparable from the subsequent prosperity of culture and education in the Han country.

The Han parliament is a war machine that will not stop, but it can not be without culture. Literati can not open up territory, but it is by no means dispensable for a country and nation. On the contrary, it is also very important.

A country with strong force is terrible, but only force is absolutely not enough. It also needs the country and nation to have their own spirit. Culture is used to shape the spirit.

Apart from the spirit, culture is also a necessary heritage for a nation. The Chinese and Miao people can sink and revive several times. Is it not because the ethnic groups have the same culture and use culture to integrate the backward civilization? So that the same ethnic group, no matter how times change, can have a close basis for reproduction together?

When Wang Xizhi understood what was going on, he showed a surprised expression and said, "did Xi Zhi's reputation only reach the king's ears now, before..."

It's not Wang Xizhi's conceit. His own understanding is that people who don't hear their own names in the north and south of the Yangtze River are mountain village men, but anyone with some style should know their own name, and Liu Yan shouldn't know himself until now.

"..." what expression should sun Chuo use to face it? He could only say hesitantly: "the king rose in Changguang and fought with Hu Lu every year... The great man had to pay more attention to military affairs and literary Affairs..."

Wang Xizhi showed an expression of "sure enough".

"Now that the great man is about to rule the world, the king must find the importance of literature." Sun Chuo said excitedly, "we are not good at fighting in the battlefield, but we have thousands of scriptures. It's our luck that the king began to pay attention to literary affairs."

Literati talk is trouble. In fact, sun Chuo's meaning is very simple. Families in the South have been badly hit. There have long been a large number of people in the military groups and interest classes of the Han state. It is not generally difficult for them to rise again. It's rare that Liu Yan began to pay attention to Juncai in the south. Sun Chuo only begged Wang Xizhi and other brothers to behave differently. It's time to think about how to hold that big leg.