Liu Chuan was well-known for Gongsun Xiu's name. Last year, he blocked the attack of more than 100,000 troops of Wei, Goguryeo and Xianbei with a force of turning the tide, and successfully inherited the throne. His methods and strategies were naturally extraordinary.

When he heard that the King of Yan was coming to see the shipbuilding, Liu Chuan hurriedly said, "If the king wants to see it, the villain will take you there now."

Gongsun Xiu said, "This is not in a hurry."

Liu Chuan couldn't understand the king's thoughts and smiled embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, why not go to the mansion to talk?"

"good."

Gongsun Xiu nodded and entered the Liu family manor under the leadership of the Liu brothers.

The Liu family manor was built very grandly and grandly. Gongsun Xiu saw that the layout was not much worse than his palace. He was shocked and immediately winked at Jia Fan.

Jia Fan cheered up and wandered around the manor for a few times to see if there were any forbidden objects that violated the rules and contradicted them. If there were any, the Liu family would be killed. After all, the palace was specially used by the royal palace, and the powerful civilians who had no status dared to learn to use it. The crime was like rebellion.

Unfortunately, after a long walk, there was no place where there was no violation.

Gongsun Xiu thought to himself that if your Liu clan dared to violate the rules and usurp the rules, he would throw all your surnames Liu into the prison first, and take hundreds of ships of all sizes from Dazhu as his own, and all the slaves and servants on and off the manor were confiscated.

But there is no reason to find out. The king of a country cannot bully the weak, right?

Liu Chuan seemed to seep Gongsun Xiu's thoughts, and the sweat from his forehead kept oozing out, and hurriedly said, "The King, Liu is all loyal to the king and patriotic, and there is no violation of the rules and regulations. I hope the king will observe clearly."

Gongsun Xiu said "Yes" and knew that although the Liu family was rich, they were still very smart after all, and did not regard himself as the local emperor in Dazhu and Beifeng. He smiled and said, "It can be seen that Gu came here this time not to see if there were any violations, but to inspect the local shipbuilding industry."

Liu Chuan was stunned, thinking that the king would tell lies again, so he hurriedly said, "The king is wise."

A group of five people walked through three gates and entered the main hall. Gongsun Xiu sat in the upper seat, Deng Ai and Jia Fan were on the left, and the Liu brothers were on the right.

Gongsun Xiu pondered for a long time and asked, "What is Liu Yi under the tent of the Liaodong Marquis in the past?"

Liu Chuan replied: "It is the great-grandfather of the villain."

Gongsun Xiu said oh and said with a smile: "Since he is a descendant of a famous family, why don't he be an official in the court?"

Liu Chuan and Liu Zhi looked at each other and both smiled bitterly.

He saw the way and said kindly, "I am not a person who punishes crimes with words, so it's okay to speak clearly."

Liu Chuan was in a dilemma and smiled bitterly: "I don't hide it from the king. It's because the politics is not clear. Yan State is shocked and dare not become an official."

Gongsun Xiu thought that this was about Liaodong under Gongsun Gong and Gongsun Yuan, and couldn't help but laugh: "The king chose his ministers, and the ministers also chose his kings. This is the answer between Ma Yuan and Emperor Guangwu. You and the two brothers have their own opinions. If the ruler is not a wise ruler, you should not serve him."

As the helmsman of the huge Liu family, Liu Zhi and the others had no less than 2,000 people, no less than 5,000 disciples, slaves, and divisions. Any wrong route would lead to the destruction of the family. At that time, Liu Yi was able to bet all his wealth on Gongsun Du, which shows that he was optimistic about the Gongsun family.

But when the period of Gongsun Gong and Gongsun Yuan was in decline, especially Gongsun Yuan's behavior in recent years, almost killed Liaodong, and it was normal that he did not dare to become an official.

Liu Chuan smiled awkwardly and said, "The king and the new king Fang Ren, Liaodong is very refreshing. This - Yan State will surely flourish in the future."

Gongsun Xiu smiled and said, "I am in charge of the government. Are you willing to become an official?"

Liu Chuan was shocked and suspicious. He was silent for a long time and smoothed out his mind: "Then—then I should be willing, but my brothers are shallow and may not be competent. The king is wise and powerful, and he will not accept mediocre officials who are idle and careless."

Gongsun Xiu understood the nature of the gentry and powerful people. If the empire is compared to a listed company, the emperor is the chairman and CEO, and the gentry is the behind-the-scenes shareholders of all sizes, responsible for providing the emperor with money, materials, and even talents.

When the country is finally established or unified, the gentry and powerful will obtain a large amount of political and economic resources, which is a bet on the end of success. After all, the world is unified, and the small territory in the past suddenly expanded into an empire of millions of square kilometers, the emperor's reward will be very generous. He is granted a marquis or a prime minister, or has a marriage relationship with the royal family. The princess marry the princess, and the emperor chooses his ministers and daughters to establish the queen.

After the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty, the north was in chaos, and the northerners went south, and the royal family also followed him. It is said in history that five horses crossed the river and one horse turned into a dragon.

The horse that "turned into the dragon" was Sima Rui, the king of Langya, and later the founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. With the support of Wang Dao and Wang Dun, no gentry came to pay tribute to him when he first arrived in Wu. The Wang brothers led the horse and whip for Sima Rui. This scene almost shocked the entire Jiangdong.

As a result, the powerful clans of the Eastern Wu were shocked. Gu Rong and He Xun from the Gu family in Jiangdong hurriedly met. With the support of the gentry, Sima Rui was able to establish the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was known in history as "the king and the horse share the world."

Wang Dao went from this position to Shizhong, Sikong, and was a minister of the Shangshu, and was appointed as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat. Not only that, Wang Dao also asked the daughter of the clan to marry the Sima family, and the Sima family was also willing to marry the princess to the Wang family.

Gongsun Xiu also deeply realized that the royal family and the powerful clan are similar to the "betting agreement" signed between the shareholders and entrepreneurs behind the scenes. The royal family faces two options: losing and winning the overall situation. If they are captured or the emperor fails, then they will be sorry for the success, king and defeated bandits. The enemy will definitely not give the royal family a way out. They either choose to commit suicide with a decent choice, or the enemy will be decent for you.

The powerful clan faces two options: winning half and losing half. Even if the assisted emperor fails in the end, the powerful clan will not suffer too much damage, because the newly ascended emperor still needs the support of the great clan, and just changes to the master of serving.

He thought to himself: "If Sima Yi really defeated Liaodong, my Gongsun family would be executed, and the Liu family in Qingzhou would not be damaged. Maybe he would be highly praised by Cao Wei because he was the first to "welcome the king's army". Of course, this is also a common sense. Even I was not sure that I would definitely win Sima Yi, so how could I ask others for help?"

However, now Liaodong is still in the hands of the Gongsun family, and the Liu family in Qingzhou must stand on the same front as him.

Liu Chuan and Liu Zhi couldn't help but his heart beat faster, thinking that the king personally recruited the enemy. If he didn't follow, he would be afraid of being suppressed by him and would be unable to stand up for a while.

Gongsun Xiu saw the two of them nervously and just smiled faintly: "Who is the manager of the Liu family at present?"

Liu Chuan hurriedly said: "My father died early, and the entire Liu clan was under the control of the villain, and the younger brother helped him."
Chapter completed!