"I lost!"

A long sigh, like the moaning of an old dog with a broken spine. The night was dark, and a group of people were hiding in the darkness.

It was pitch black all around, but it couldn't actually be called night because it was before dawn, and it was just the darkest period before dawn.

This is a corner of the palace wall. The majestic building looks like a giant beast. Not far away from the palace gate, there are lanterns hanging high. It is brightly lit there, unlike the darkness here.

But for some unknown reason, a group of officials from the aristocratic family were unwilling to go to the entrance of the palace.

They all hid in a dark corner, waiting with gloomy expressions for the palace door to open.

They were never like this before.

For example, just before yesterday, officials from aristocratic families held their heads high when they went to court and liked to wait in front of the palace gate. The sound of their leisurely chatting could be heard everywhere.

However, just one day and one night passed, and it seemed that everything in the sky and the earth had changed.

"I lost..."

Deep inside the wall, a sigh sounded again.

It was Wang Si sitting cross-legged, with a gloomy look on his face.

He seemed to have aged dozens of years overnight.

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Boom, boom, boom!

Morning drums sounded from the palace.

This is the customary drum sound that tells the entire Chang'an City that morning is coming. After nine drum sounds, the main entrance of the palace will open.

At that time, it was the time for hundreds of officials to enter.

Wang Si suddenly stood up slowly, but his body staggered for a while. He tried his best to hold on to the palace wall to stand still, and a look of determination gradually appeared on his face.

"Everyone, this family cannot fail."

As the leader of the current sect, he must cheer up all the officials of the aristocratic family. Otherwise, if he continues to be so depressed, the aristocratic family may really become an old dog with its spine broken.

He slowly scanned the people present and found that many faces were missing, and the missing people had died in battle in the city yesterday. They were all elites from aristocratic families, and they were all fierce generals who were good at conquering and fighting.

Wang Si tried his best to suppress the grief in his heart and gritted his teeth to make his face look peaceful.

But he couldn't help but glance around again, one name after another flashing through his mind.

Yiwei led the hussar general, Feng Li, and died in the street.

Prince Wei led the general, Xie Shufang, and the White Tiger Gate was stained with blood.

The general Wei Ting led by the left guard of Chang'an was hit by more than a hundred arrows. When he was about to die, he still did not fall down, his eyes widened with anger and he let out one last roar.

When he died, he had fought until there were no soldiers, but he still stood guarding Mingde Gate with a gun.

There was also General Ding Jie, whose body was hacked into a pile of flesh with random knives. He killed several fierce generals in Tiance Mansion, and his head was hung on the gate he was guarding to serve as a deterrent...

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One name after another, one deed after another, Wang Si tried to remain calm, and determination gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Everyone, this family cannot fail."

He spoke again, with incomparable firmness in his voice, and said loudly: "Yesterday, we lost the battle, but we only lost in military power, and nothing else. A family can be passed down for thousands of years, and its heritage does not rely on force. We

We control 90% of the scholars in the world, and we control the books of the past and present. If the aristocratic family fails, there will be a gap in learning throughout the Central Plains, so we cannot fail."

He glanced at everyone, and his tone gradually became sonorous, and then said: "The world is a jar of honey, and aristocratic families brew 80% of it. The Gu Tianya of Hebei once criticized us for sucking the blood of the people, but he had to admit that the wealth of the entire Central Plains is ours.

Creation, aristocratic families, operating countless industries, aristocratic families, feeding countless people. And these are the foundation of a nation! Our bones are indeed soft, and there is indeed no country in our hearts, but Gu Tianya once said that we are indeed from the Central Plains

The spine..."

Suddenly I heard someone sighing. It was Cui Gong who looked up to the sky and sighed, saying with self-mockery: "Gu Tianya said that we are the backbone of the Central Plains, but he did not say that we are the backbone of the nation."

He looked at the crowd and said with a wry smile: "These two kinds of backbones are different. The so-called backbone of the Central Plains is just because we hold a lot of wealth. We can run industries and feed some people... Therefore, the word 'backbone' he said

It’s not a compliment to us.”

"But that's enough."

Wang Si argued loudly and said: "Even Gu Tianya said that the huge wealth in our hands is the backbone of the entire Central Plains. This has been accumulated by the ancestors of various families for hundreds of thousands of years. It cannot be achieved with a single sword attack."

What has been taken away from us. Even if we give it up to others, others will not be able to take it away without thirty or fifty years. Besides, will we be willing to let others take it away? Gu Tianya's "backbone words" are not praise.

, but he said an unchangeable fact, that is, the Central Plains cannot be separated from the aristocratic family!"

This time, the encouragement came from Gu Tianya's name.

Due to Gu Tianya's tough performance yesterday, he forcibly took away the "orphan" from the Prince's Palace while being surrounded by the army of Tiance Palace, so his reputation was greatly shaken overnight, and it seemed to be soaring to the sky.

Even Gu Tianya said that they are the backbone of the Central Plains. Obviously, they are really the indispensable backbone of the Central Plains.

During the time they were present, the officials gradually regained their firmness, and the hesitation and panic in their hearts slowly dissipated.

Wang Si is worthy of being the leader of a generation, and he has used Gu Tianya's name to help people in the family regain their confidence.

He suddenly looked at the palace gate and said in a deep voice: "In the court, we are still the loudest voice. At the local level, we have 90% of the officials. We lost the battle yesterday, but it was just a loss. So what can we do?

?Who can do anything to us?"

Indeed, no one can do anything to the family.

At least no one can do anything about it at this time of year.

If the Tang Dynasty wants to continue to exist, it cannot do without the governance of countless aristocratic families. If the Tang Dynasty does not want to collapse, it cannot kill all the aristocratic families.

Although the family lost soldiers in yesterday's battle.

But the real reason why the family remains standing is not the soldiers.

Rather, it is an unparalleled inheritance of knowledge, which is the heritage of more than 90% of scholars in the world. These heritages have been passed down for thousands of years and have formed a huge system. Even if others are allowed to take it away, they will not be taken away in thirty to fifty years.

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Boom, boom, boom!

Suddenly the sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance.

In addition to the sound of horse hooves, there was also the sound of wheels pressing against the ground, but in the darkness of the night, another force slowly appeared.

Those were the civil servants and generals of Tiance Mansion. They also came to attend today's morning court.

The officials of the aristocratic families present looked over there from a distance. The expressions on everyone's faces became ugly. Their expressions were just ugly, but the hatred in their eyes was so strong that it could not be resolved.

"Everyone, don't put hatred on your face..."

Wang Si suddenly spoke up, with a deep hint, saying: "Although we have a deep hatred for each other, on the surface we want to laugh. Instead of hating each other, we want to come forward and congratulate them. Congratulations to these people for becoming new rich people from now on."

An official from an aristocratic family couldn't bear it any longer and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Before yesterday, they were just a bunch of gangsters, but now they show off their power and come to court without being selected by the court. Once the villain succeeds, he becomes so domineering.

.I have killed so many men in my clan. How can I greet you with a smile if I have this sworn hatred? My hatred will be engraved on my face..."

Wang Si gave him a cold look and scolded him: "If you keep having this idea, I will kick you out of the court."

That man was also a man of backbone. Hearing this, he sneered and retorted: "As the head of the Taiyuan Wang clan, your prince may not be able to guarantee that he will still be in the court."

These words were extremely heartbreaking. Normally Wang Si should be furious, but Wang Si sighed softly, nodded and said, "Yes, I am indeed not safe for myself."

He paused for a moment and then added: "However, I will still scold you. You must kill the thoughts in your heart, and you must not have hatred on your face all the time."

The man looked at the people of Tiance Mansion who were approaching from a distance, the murderous intent in his eyes was almost too strong to be resolved, and he gritted his teeth again and said: "I want to let them see my hatred clearly."

This time, Wang Si was finally furious and said in an angry tone: "Then don't blame me for being cruel. I will use my strength to drive you out of the court first."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Cui Gong suddenly sighed slowly and said: "It might be better to keep him in the court."

Wang Si was slightly startled.

But he saw Cui Gong looking at the people of Tiance Mansion who were approaching from a distance, and said solemnly: "There is a blood feud and we are sworn in. We understand this, and the people on the other side also understand it. Just now, brother Wang Sixian said that he wanted to smile at them,

This is right, but we can't all smile at them, some of us have to keep hating them and let each other see them all the time..."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Si and said meaningfully: "You can't be smart on all sides, otherwise you will easily lose your ambition. You should be smart on six sides and have thorns on the other two sides. Only in this way can you move forward and retreat freely, and keep your ambition intact."

These words are indeed very philosophical.

You can't be a good person on all fronts, you have to have thorns on both sides. If you keep being good on all sides, you will gradually lose the confidence to compete with others.

Wang Si blurted out: "But this will make the other party wary and secretly deal with those who maintain hatred."

As he spoke, he looked at the official from the famous family just now and said in a gentle tone: "I don't blame you actually. I scold you because I'm afraid something will happen if you continue like this."

The man remained silent.

Cui Gong was still looking at the approaching horses and carriages of Tiance Mansion, and said again: "Some of us still hold hatred. If the other party wants to take action, we will protect these people. This is the way of fighting that the family is good at, and it can protect the family."

I have not lost my will, Brother Wang Si, what do you think of my thoughts?"

Wang Si continued for a long time, and finally nodded solemnly and said: "Mr. Cui's far-reaching vision makes me feel ashamed."

Cui Gong smiled leisurely, with no emotion at all on his face or eyes, as if the family lost so many people in the battle yesterday, but it couldn't make the slightest wave of waves in his heart.

He just watched the carriages and horses of Tiance Mansion approaching from a distance, and suddenly said with a smile: "It's almost time, let's go to court together."

This was the first morning court meeting after the Xuanwumen Incident.

Something is bound to happen in the morning.

Some people are finally going to step on the big stage of history.

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Chapter completed!