Chapter 110 Chapter Eight Southern Fujian Yue Clan

Part Four The Beacon of the Northern Han Dynasty Chapter Eight The Yue Clan of Southern Fujian The Yue clan in Southern Fujian is a maritime family that has endured for a long time. The Hai clan is a rising star, and has old grievances with the Yue clan that cannot be resolved. ——"Yong History."Biography of Cargo Breeding" Inside the Jinghai Villa, on the red building, Jiang Zhe looked at the geographical map of mountains and rivers on the table, and said with a smile: "The Yue family of Nanmin is the first shipping company in the world, and it has been passed down for several generations. , and in-laws spread all over the world. Since the collapse of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Yue family took the opportunity to control the military and political power in Southern Fujian. The Yue family is actually one of the princes. Although Nanmin is a subject of Nan Chu in name, it is actually like Binzhou and is not controlled by Nan Chu. However, the Yue family will not go too far. After all, if Nan Chu Determined, although the Yue family can gain support by surrendering to Dayong, they will retreat to the sea in a short period of time, and the Yue family's industry in southern Fujian will suffer heavy losses, so for the Yue family, the best This is how the good world falls apart, so they can have greater benefits."

Princess Changle, who was originally sitting on the soft couch next to her and concentrating on embroidery, raised her head and said thoughtfully: "Back then, my cousin was dormant in the East China Sea, and the Yue family took the initiative to support my cousin, and married my cousin. It's the idea of ​​restraining Dayong." Jiang Zhe said leisurely: "That's right. Although the Yue family lives in seclusion in the South China Sea and has no ability to compete in the Central Plains, they do have the ambition to separate themselves. 'Three thousand guests are full of flowers and drunk, and twelve states are cold with one sword'. This is how to describe the Yue family. The famous sentence of prestige, these twelve states refer to Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tingzhou, Nanjianzhou, Shaowu, Xinghua and Meizhou, Jieyang and Nan'ao in eastern Guangdong, although Nan'ao is not yet called the first state. However, this place is known as the throat of Fujian and Guangdong, where merchant ships gather, and the prosperity is even more prosperous than Binzhou, so it is called "Twelve States". Although the Yue family actually only controls Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Jieyang, and Nan'ao, this is Guangdong. The quintessential land of southeast Fujian, backed by mountains and facing the sea, Southern Chu is helpless, and Dayong is beyond reach. Although the Yue family is low-key, they have never fought for hegemony, nor have they claimed the hegemony. You can know the grand occasion of the Yue family. If you want to maintain this status, you must not only surrender to the strong, but also let the troubled times go on forever. This time, the Jiang and Yue families are married again, which is the Yue family. proactive."

Princess Changle frowned slightly and said: "It's really hateful that the Yue family is so hardworking. The suffering of the people in the world probably doesn't matter to them. Suiyun, in that case, why are you watching this marriage succeed? It didn't fulfill their wish. Moreover, with your support, Hai's is now engaged in shipping, and Binzhou has become a seaport second only to Quanzhou in southern Fujian, and my cousin's military support is even more important. I'm afraid the Yue family is also doing ocean shipping now. As for the idea of ​​trading, if they mastered the secret technology of Hai's shipbuilding, wouldn't it be even more powerful, even from this aspect, they can't successfully marry the Jiang family?"

Jiang Zhe played with the jasper paperweight in his hand, and said lightly: "Although the Yue family has bad intentions, it is my wish to let them get involved in ocean trade. This is how things are in this world, except that the throne can only be monopolized by one person, nothing else matters. What is it, it’s best not to try to monopolize it by one person. Now that ocean-going trade is monopolized by Haijia, I don’t know how many people are jealous. The world is not yet unified, but that’s all. The one who deals with the Hai family is the Son of Heaven. Even if I don’t move the Hai family temporarily for my sake, the Hai family will be destroyed after a hundred years. If this is the case, it’s better to let the Yue family take a share. In this way, Although there will be people who want to fight and suppress, but as long as you have enough skills, you can support it.”

When Princess Changle heard the words "the first one who wants to deal with the Hai family is the Son of Heaven", her hands trembled, the embroidery needle had already hurt her finger, but she calmed down after hearing this, and said: "This is also true. Although the emperor is wise, it is difficult to pretend not to see this kind of thing. Since your husband has such a plan, you don't have to worry about Jiang Yue's marriage. It's just that the Yue family is already so powerful. Leaning toward Southern Chu and refusing to surrender to Dayong, wouldn’t your husband let them get involved in ocean trade now, wouldn’t it fuel their arrogance even more?”

Jiang Zhe said meaningfully: "There is no such good thing. Although the Yue family can participate, it is not now. If the Yue family is not weakened, don't say I won't be relieved, even Brother Hai will be uneasy. A heavy blow to Yuejia, and then give them the opportunity to participate in ocean shipping." Princess Changle worriedly said: "But since the Yue family is the overlord of the South China Sea, how can my husband give them a big blow? After all, Nanmin is still the territory of Nan Chu. If the Yue family is angered, they will turn to fully support Nan Chu. Isn't it more troublesome?"

Jiang Zhe shook his head and said: "Everything is booming and declining. The Yue family has been passed down for more than ten generations, and there are already many hidden worries. What is especially criticized is that the Yue family's business methods are too domineering. Opponents often use all means to suppress them. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish. Merchants in southeast Guangdong and southern Fujian will all look up to them. Zhongying once mentioned that he offended a deacon of the Yue family in eastern Guangdong. As a result, he encountered pirates when he went to sea, and his family property was destroyed. Zhongying later suspected that this incident was done by the Yue family. The business could have continued, but the creditors didn't want to force him to repay the debts, but hoped that he could continue to operate so that he could repay those huge debts. A lot of debts, and Nanmin couldn't afford it, so he moved to Dayong. It was a coincidence that Wuji was in charge of the business of Tianji Pavilion, and he liked Zhongying's talent, so he supported him to make a comeback. It was my uncle and nephew, and I lived in seclusion in the East China Sea, so I fully supported Haishi. Jianghou was also very dissatisfied with the Yue family, which formed the current situation where Haishi came from behind. The Yue family's behavior naturally makes many enemies. I usually don't see it, but if it comes to a critical time, it will be a situation of mass attack, and the Yue family is also full of hidden worries. The battle for the head of the Yue family is now in full swing, and it is the best opportunity to attack the Yue family. "

Princess Changle sighed and said: "It is true that the imperial family's seizure of the heir is full of blood, but the dispute between the great family and the head of the family is also a tragedy of life and death." Jiang Zhe said softly: "Zhen'er, have you thought about the Hunting Palace again?" A trace of sadness flashed in Princess Changle's eyes, and she said: "How can I forget this incident, the eldest brother conspired against him and ordered him to die, the sixth sister-in-law committed suicide to apologize, and the empress also committed suicide, Zhen'er really doesn't want to recall such a tragedy."

Jiang Zhe walked up to Princess Changle, gently took her into his arms, and said, "Don't think too much about it, this is what they deserved, and the reason you and I made love was also because of the change in the hunting palace, not for others. Yes, just because of this, you shouldn't be so hurt." Princess Changle couldn't help but blushed, even though she had been married for nearly three years, when she remembered that day when she was hunting the palace, she couldn't help losing her composure in public, she still couldn't help feeling ashamed.Jiang Zhe saw that she was no longer sad, so he said: "Since you don't like to hear about the family affairs of the Yue family, I won't mention it. At this time, Shen'er should wake up. Go and see, I have more to see." As for the paperwork, it will not go through."

Princess Changle put away her embroidery and complained: "You said you left the court for the past two years to rest and recuperate, but you can't let go of these things. If you knew this, you might as well not leave. Even your hair has turned gray. What's wrong with you!" Jiang Zhe couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "Zhen'er, I told you a long time ago that I have nothing to do with my hair. Although the Nine Turns Heart-Helting Pill saved my life, when I arrived in Donghai, Mr. Sang took care of my body. , but the medicinal properties are still too strong, which made my hair color look like this. In the past few years, I have been calm and serious about recuperating my body. Come to relax, you didn't see me forgetting to eat and sleep, did you?"

Princess Changle gave Jiang Zhe a white look, and said: "Okay, I believe you are, if you hadn't helped the second brother back then, you would not have almost died in Chang'an, and you will not be allowed to work so hard in the future, do you think I don't know?" , A few days ago, as soon as the second brother's letter arrived, you started to get busy. It seems that the leisurely days are coming to an end, and I won't stop you from doing things. It's just that everything must be done in a relaxed manner. Don't work hard like before Just fine." Jiang Zhe hurriedly said: "It must be, my wife's order must be obeyed, otherwise, I will go to see Shen'er with you." Princess Changle smiled and said: "Stop fooling around, pretend I don't know, if I let you see him, you will definitely tease him again, but he is just snoozing. I don't know what kind of temper you are. I heard from my second sister-in-law that you always secretly bully and tease Lan'er, and now you don't even let Shen'er off, you really don't look like a father." Jiang Zhe shrank his neck involuntarily, he didn't dare to argue with this, he made his son cry several times, but was caught by the princess. After the figure of the princess disappeared, Jiang Zhe withdrew his reluctant eyes, stepped forward to examine the embroidery left by the princess, and found the blood stains on it, and couldn't help but feel sad. In the past few years, although he and the princess have been harmonious, But there was always some guilt in his heart.On that day, the princess eloped with him to the East China Sea and got married under the auspices of the medical sage Sangchen. Not to mention the cumbersome etiquette of the princess getting married, she didn't even have the basic six rituals, and there were very few people watching the ceremony , except for a few people around me, there is no outsider.After getting married, for nearly half a year, I spent it in rest and taking medicine, and the princess was only responsible for her name, but the princess had no complaints, she served her with all her heart, and took on the responsibility of hosting the housework and taking care of the tender. Lan's responsibility, although with the help of Dong Que and Zhou Shangyi, it took a lot of hard work for a girl of heaven to take care of these trivial housework.Even in the past two years, my health has improved greatly. Although the friendship between husband and wife is good, the happiness in the boudoir is very restrained. The princess still takes care of her daily life and diet carefully. In order to regulate her body, she even took the royal collection He asked Mr. Sang for advice on the secret book of herbal diet, and now his own diet is arranged by the princess alone, and even Mr. Sang has to admire the princess's talent in this area. But the princess is so affectionate, but he has to be born again, leaving this ordinary and peaceful life behind, and returning to the turbulent and dangerous secular world. Considering the current situation, he tactfully asked him to go out to help, not to mention Li Zhi's previous kindness, but for Princess Changle's face, he couldn't ignore it, if another catastrophe happened to the Dayong royal family, I'm afraid Changle would not be able to bear it of.Besides, this is also a good opportunity for Princess Changle and the Supreme Emperor to get back together. In any case, Li Yuan was always annoyed when the princess eloped back then. Now that he reappears at the emperor's order, he can make their father and daughter reconcile. I think the princess will be happy of.Moreover, Jiang Zhe knew very well that now that he was the son-in-law of Dayong's royal family, his fate was closely related to Dayong's. If Dayong could not rule the world, then he would not even think about living a happy life. Looking at the stack of documents on the desk, and flipping through them again, Jiang Zhe had a cold smile on his face, and read softly: "Donghai, Yuejia, Northern Han, Southern Chu!" His tone gradually carried the meaning of killing . At the same moment, in the island port where the Marquis of the East China Sea held the wedding ceremony for his son, on the boat where the Yue family of the South China Sea was sending the wedding, in a very secret cabin, a young man with an elegant appearance and elegant temperament was also flipping through the documents , a silver lamp in the windowless cabin radiates dim light, reflecting the face of this young man who is about thirty years old, perhaps because of the effect of the light, there is a hint of vicious murderous intent on that young man's handsome face. "Donghai, Yuejia!" The young man muttered in a low voice, a cold gleam of disdain flashed in his eyes.Putting down the documents in his hand, the young man picked up the silver lamp and walked to a corner of the cabin. There was an exquisite map hanging on the bulkhead there, drawing the territory of the original Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the territory occupied by Dayong, Northern Han, and Southern Chu. Territories are all circled with different colored paints.The young man's eyes fell on Binzhou in the north and Quanzhou in the south, showing a cold smile, and then his eyes fell on the Jinyang and Zezhou areas where the Northern Han and Dayong faced each other.He said to himself: "Northern Han should take the opportunity to attack Dayong. They should not miss such a good opportunity. Although losing Donghai is not a fatal blow to Dayong, it is also a painful loss. And There is another benefit in controlling the East China Sea, maybe I can catch that person." Thinking of that person, a look of deep hatred flashed across the young man's face, and he said fiercely: "Jiang Zhe, Li Zhen, I will never let you go, Li Zhen, you promise yourself to be chaste, and you refuse to marry me in every possible way. That's all for nothing, but you actually eloped with Jiang Zhe, you are so unchaste, what face do you have to live in this world." Just as the young man was showing a cruel and vicious look, someone said outside: "Prince, everything is ready, news from Yue Wuzheng, if there are no accidents, please don't act." A hint of sarcasm flashed across the young man's face, and he said, "Come in." The cabin door opened, and a thin middle-aged man walked in. He respectfully said: "The first seat, the first seat of the Yihuang Hall and the first seat of the Phoenix Dance Hall have letters. Please indicate when to start it." The young man said indifferently: "What's the hurry, wouldn't it be better to wait until they are both hurt?" The middle-aged man smiled slightly, and said: "Yue Wuzheng can be considered a shrewd person, but this time he actually fell into the trap of the chief, and his reputation is really discredited. The first chief is wise and powerful, how can those merchants be able to match." The young man didn't show the slightest complacency, and said: "I have suffered miserably in the past, and I learned two things. If you don't succeed, you can't relax. Yue Wuzheng is not a fool, but his weakness is too obvious. Speaking of which, the way of inheritance of the Yue clan gave him too much ambition. Speaking of which, the ancestor of the Yue family was quite far-sighted and savvy. He knew the truth that being rich could only last for three generations, and that the pampered descendants could hardly bear the great responsibility, but he didn't want the descendants of the direct line to be replaced by collateral lines, so he decided on such a weird plan. rule.Each generation of the suzerain can choose a worthy heir as the next suzerain from among the descendants. If all the heirs are unworthy, the suzerain can choose one of them as the acting suzerain, and then appoint the most outstanding person in the clan as the chief deacon. The power is in the hands of the chief deacon, and at the same time, the suzerain will appoint a close person as the guardian.In this way, if there are virtuous heirs of the acting suzerain, with the assistance of the guardian, they can take back the power of the suzerain from the chief deacon in a logical manner. If the third generation does not have an outstanding heir, then the chief deacon can inherit the suzerain position.In this way, it not only gives the collateral descendants of the clan the opportunity to seize the heir, but also gives the heir the greatest guarantee. Just imagine, if the acting suzerain who has been deprived of power does not know how to educate his son to regain power, then this branch will be replaced It is also a matter of course.So after this rule was established, the Yue family passed on for seventeen generations. Although the direct line once lost power, they regained it in the end.This is the reason why Yue Wuzhen was so uneasy and cooperated with us. Although Yue Wuling, the suzerain of the Yue clan, is mediocre, he is not a fool. He has already consolidated his power by marrying his own sister to Donghai Hou Jiangyong, and now he wants to marry his beloved daughter, Yue Qingyan, to the young master Jiang Haitao, his eldest son, Yue Wenhan, is even more talented. You say that Yue Wuzhen is about to give away the power he has acquired, so how can he be reconciled? Let's start from here. . " The middle-aged man hesitated and said: "Nevertheless, Yue Wenhan is very respected by the children of the Yue clan. If we help Yue Wuzhen in this way, I am afraid that the people of the Yue clan will not accept Yue Wujie as suzerain." The young man smiled and said: "There are some things you don't know. This Yue Wenhan is indeed a great talent, but he did one thing that should not be done. He should not have blocked our way. There should be such a person who is dedicated to him. For the sake of my good sister, she shouldn't have married such a concubine." The middle-aged man suddenly asked: "Could it be that Mrs. Xue is also a member of Yihuang Hall?" The young man hesitated for a moment, and said: "That's not true. In the past, Mrs. Xue was also an old acquaintance of ours. She was originally from a noble family, but now, her father is also a first-rank court official, a dignified young lady. If it wasn't for a mistake in behavior, how could I become someone's concubine. Speaking of which, the door master, Ji Shouzuo and Yan Shouzuo still feel that Mrs. Xue has lost their face too much. However, no matter what, if Mrs. Xue did not persuade Brother and sister Yue Wenhan, I am afraid that they would have committed suicide long ago, and they would not be at our mercy. No matter who made Mrs. Xue look good, she didn't want her husband to know the past. If it wasn't for our threats, she would not give in. " The middle-aged man said: "But the first seat originally agreed to save Yue Wenhan's life and let him help Mrs. Xue as the main wife after the matter is completed. Will you agree to this matter?" The young man sneered and said: "It's okay if you don't agree. The reason to keep Yue Wenhan is to keep him in control and prevent him from being too arrogant. Anyway, Yue Wenhan won't be able to escape from our hands when the time comes. The major crimes he committed, except Nan Chu and us, who can protect him." After the young man said this, the cabin fell into an incomparable silence. He subconsciously recalled the hard work of the past few years. It was not easy for the hostile Nanchu to gain a foothold, and everyone in the door had their own ideas. After two or three years Finally, he reorganized Fengyimen, divided into Fengwutang and Yihuangtang, and dispersed the original forces of Fengyimen. Ji Xia and Yan Wushuang respectively led the two halls. He often fights in secret, but he sets up Chentang by himself, recruits outsiders, takes charge of peripheral affairs and advances, and is neutral on the surface, but because the two halls attack each other, his own Chentang has become the most important force. Yu had already been emptied by Santang, and had no other strength except for a bodyguard by his side.And because I know that Fengyimen is not the place where I can seize the ultimate power, I wisely maintain Ling Yu's position and the balance in the school. What a difficult process, I finally fully grasped Fengyimen, can The revenge of his dreams began.And he finally persuaded Shang Weijun to cooperate with him. For Shang Weijun, the Lu family who controlled the military power in one hand was too much of a threat, even surpassing the threat of Dayong's Southern Chu.Self-destruction of the Great Wall was probably a hobby of the rulers of the Southern Chu dynasties. Lu Can, a cold light flashed in the young man's eyes. If he hadn't relied on this person to resist Dayong now, he would have thought of a way to make Lu Can die, not because of that trash Shang Weijun, but because Lu Can was once his disciple.There seemed to be a ferocious beast roaring and howling in his chest, destroying everything that the man left in the world, this was already the only obsession in his heart - Wei Ying. Inside the wedding hall, after heavy curtains, the bride is still waiting for the auspicious time under the service of maids and servants. He is the bride's biological elder brother, the young suzerain Yue Wenhan and the chief deacon of the Yue family are more free from quarrels, of course they are already in the front wedding hall at this time, and in the back hall there are only the servants of the Jiang family besides the female family members of the Yue family.It was none other than Yue Wenhan's concubine Mrs. Xue who was in charge of taking care of the bride. This Mrs. Xue has been married to the Yue family for nearly two years. This lady is a young lady whom Yue Wenhan met by chance. It is said that she is a descendant of a famous family in the north. A few years ago, Yue Wenhan went to Mount Putuo to fulfill the vow of his deceased mother. He met this Mrs. Xue by accident. He fell in love with him and pursued him hard.After more than a year of hard pursuit, Yue Wenhan finally moved the beauty.According to Yue Wenhan, he wanted to marry her as his wife, but he was opposed by the elders of the Yue clan. They had high hopes for Yue Wenhan, and they all regarded him as the future suzerain. The marriage of the suzerain of the Yue clan cannot be easily decided of.Although Mrs. Xue has both good looks and good looks, her origin is unknown, so she definitely cannot be the main wife.In desperation, Yue Wenhan turned to Xue Shi to plead, hoping that she would marry him as a concubine, and wait for the right time to set her up.Unexpectedly, after thinking behind closed doors for a few days, Mrs. Xue agreed and said that she was not worthy to be Mrs. Yue.Although Yue Wenhan was strange, he fell in love with her deeply, so he happily married Mrs. Xue.The relationship between the two was originally very good, but since the date of the young lady's wedding was agreed, there seemed to be no problems between the two of them. Yue Wenhan suddenly became indifferent to Mrs. Xue, but Mrs. Xue didn't take it seriously, and instead enthusiastically talked about her sister's marriage. When Rou Lan and Li Lin walked into the back hall led by Jiang's maidservant, they saw that Mrs. Xue was instructing the maid to touch up the bride's makeup.Mrs. Xue is also twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. Her appearance is like a spring flower, her body is like a willow, her expression is dignified and graceful, and her temperament is graceful. Although there are many people in the room, they are in good order under her command.However, Rou Lan's thoughts were all on the bride, and when she looked carefully, she saw that the bride was only sixteen or seventeen years old, weak and slender, with picturesque features, beautiful and elegant, although she was still young, she was already stunning Appearance, if there is any shortcoming, it is that Yue Qingyan's complexion is too fair, almost transparent, although beautiful, it is too pale, showing lack of vitality.So Mrs. Xue was applying the rouge for her with his own hands. After carefully painting for a long time, he reluctantly let go. Mrs. Xue must be good at beautification.She was dressed in a red silk wedding dress, with a phoenix crown and a xiapei, which made her even more beautiful. The servant woman with the soft blue collar exclaimed: "Young madam is really beautiful, and the young master is really lucky." Her voice startled Xue Shi and the others, she smiled and said: "It turns out that Madam Li has arrived, is this?" Her eyes fell on Rou Lan and Li Lin. The maid bowed down and said: "Mrs. Xue, this is Miss Lan, the daughter of the young master's mentor. The Hou asked her to come to the back hall to meet the young lady." A bright light flashed in Mrs. Xue's eyes, she said with a smile, "So it's Miss Lan, Qingyan, come and meet me." Yue Qingyan was originally silent, but when she heard Mrs. Xue's words, she raised her head, and looking at Rou Lan, her eyes as bright as cold springs flashed with inexplicable grief, and said softly, "Sister Lan." Right hand, signaling Roulan to go to her side.What kind of slender hand is that, with icy skin and skin, as if carved from beautiful jade.Roulan walked to her side, couldn't help holding that slender hand, the tentacles were cold for a while, Roulan couldn't help thinking, could it be that this bride is made of ice?I couldn't help shivering.