In the early days of the founding of the Ganyuan Empire, there were eight clans famous in the history of the empire. They were all founding heroes around Emperor Ganyuan Feng Qingyuan.

But time flies, and although hundreds of years of time seem to be a blink of an eye, the world has long changed things and things.

In those crazy years, some families were eventually submerged in the long river of time because of decline and corruption; some families would stand like evergreen trees in the empire's clans; some families seemed to emerge as strangers and joined the ranks of aristocratic families.

Xiao Family! A family in Ganyuan Empire that had been established for only 30 years can already be called the four major families of the Pingxi era together with the Mu Cang Dan Tai family, and even has a vague trend of becoming the first family.

This can be regarded as an eternal miracle for any clan in the cultural history of the Ganyuan Empire. The reason why the Xiao family achieved such a success is inseparable from the deeds of Xiao and this person.

Xiao He! The current head of the Xiao family is also the first head of the family. He was born in a merchant family and has dealt with various merchants since he was a child. When he grew up, he followed a famous teacher to practice civil and military affairs, and wanted to enter the official career. However, he did not want to be disqualified for insulting the examiner in the examination room for favoritism and fraud.

The next year, Xiao He had abandoned his pen and joined the army and decided to join the army to fight. By chance, Xiao He saved Feng Yulu, who had not yet become the emperor. The two met like a confidant and drank and talked happily. The next day, Xiao He became Feng Yulu's special diplomat.

In the following twenty years, Xiao He, with his talent in the officialdom, the skills he had learned in the business world, and the emperor's appreciation, could be said to have passed the hurdles and reached the top. In the third year after Emperor Pingxi Feng Yulu ascended the throne, Xiao He became a member of the Ministry of Military Affairs and became a powerful minister below one person and above ten thousand people.

Since Xiao He became an official, from ordinary people to rural village men, it is said that Xiao He was the largest corrupt official of the dynasty. In addition to the Da Nei Palace, the Xiao family's mansion was the most grand.

If you want to explain how luxurious the Xiao family's outfit is, you may not be able to explain it clearly in a few words. To put it in a sentence that the common people in the city often say, it is a pillar in the Xiao family that can support 800 families.

The Xiao Mansion is very large, with two front and back courts, the east and west courts, and five parts of the Central Mansion; including servants, there are more than 1,200 people living there.

The front hall is located near the gate of Xiao Mansion. It is the place where Xiao He usually meets guests. Because there are many people coming here, the decoration materials are very ordinary. However, there are quite particular things in decoration. For example, one of the paintings hanging on the wall is the "Picture of Hundred Flowers Fighting for Spring" painted by Cao Songyun, a great painter of the previous generation.

"Zhao Changlong, Lord Zhao, isn't what I, Xiao, said clearly enough? I asked you to hand over the money you asked for quickly. Have you heard it clearly? Ah?"

Zhao Changlong, who was originally sitting on the side chair, was very dissatisfied when he heard Xiao He's words. He walked to Xiao He who was in the main seat and complained:

"I said to Lord Xiao, your approach is a bit unkind. You were the one who told everyone not to speak or pay money at the Congress at that time, but you are the one who asked us to pay money quickly now. If you go back on your word like this, I can't explain it to the people behind you."

"Now I remember what I said. What have I eaten before, ah!" Xiao He glared at Zhao Changlong viciously, "Let me tell you, don't use the people behind me to suppress me. I've said before, you all have to go to Nanshu. You guys, use me as a shield. Let me be there alone. Do you want me to die? I'm not telling a lie, Lord Zhao, Your Majesty is angry now, the kind of knife-wielding, do you understand!"

"But, but it doesn't work. If you want to say, Lord Xiao, you say you will go by yourself, I will not go."

"Don't tell me about these things that are not true. This is not my fault. You don't obey the command. If the money is not in place, then your mind is in place. That's the matter."

After saying that, Xiao He calmly picked up the tea, while Zhao Changlong was still stunned: "Don't you understand the principle of serving tea and seeing off guests? Why don't you leave quickly!"

Seeing Xiao He Zhengqi's head, Zhao Changlong didn't dare to say anything, and retreated with a look of at a loss.

Not long after, I sat on the main chair and covered my forehead and thought about which official to talk to. A figure hurriedly walked in outside the front hall, and sat on another main chair without saying a word, yelling:

"You are not kind, Lord Xiao, let me tell you, you are really not kind."

The person who came was Mu Yun, the current head of the Mu family. Mu Yun is already fifty-five years old this year, but his appearance is no different from when he was thirty years old. His black hair, delicate facial features, gem-like eyes, and unruly temperament are all standard matches for Mu Yun. He is truly worthy of the title of Ganyuan's number one beauty back then.

"What's wrong with this, my Lord Mu." Xiao He squeezed out a wry smile and walked to Mu Yun, "Why don't the servants know the notification when you come, you are so rude."

When Mu Yun talked about this, he was angry and was about to curse, but when he saw Xiao He's smiling fat appearance, he turned his head and couldn't speak.

Xiao He was not angry either, and stroked Mu Yun's shoulder with his hand and coaxed: "Mr. Mu, don't do this. Let me tell you brother. Who is unhappy about you? Are you the servants?"

Mu Yun still pretended to be angry, shook his shoulders and shook Xiao He's hand without saying anything. Xiao He continued to coax: "Mr. Mu Yun, you say something. You say, why is I, Xiao, not kind, I, I will change it."

Mu Yun turned his head and looked at Xiao He with disbelief, then turned his head and continued not to speak.

This time, Xiao He grabbed Mu Yun's shoulder and shook it twice, and then coaxed: "Mu Yun, baby Mu, can I beg you to say something? Your deadbeat is not the solution to me, right?"

"I said to Lord Xiao." Mu Yun finally spoke, "You have to be kind to do things, otherwise you will be sorry for your fat body, right?"

Xiao He was stunned. He looked at himself and said naturally: "I think I am quite kind."

"You are kind, oh. If you are kind, you won't let the doorman stop me at the door and not let me in."

"Ah, I don't know about this. These servants are really lawless and dare to stop the imperial officials. I must punish them!"

"Pretending, you keep pretending. OK, then I'll ask you again, you recommended Mu Xing to the emperor, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao He's face suddenly became cold and he shrank his neck: "It's me, I can't do anything about that."

"You admitted it, right? You admitted it, right? Last time you designed it and I was dismissed. This time you recommended Mu Xing to the emperor. You are deliberately cheating me, and you dare to say that you are kind."

"Okay, okay, I can't do that at that time. If I don't push Mu Xing up in that case, I will have to lose my skin even if I don't die."

"Oh, you are afraid of death, so you have to take a backer. It's my family. Lord Xiao, you are really the most shameless person I have ever seen."

"Okay, whatever you say. Just say it, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Yun stretched out a finger: "One million source stones!"

"What, one million!" Xiao He widened his eyes in fear, "Do you know how much one million is? Lord Mu, that's 100 million gold coins! The disaster relief funds in the entire South China region are only one million source stones."

"Yes, I just want the one million disaster relief funds you embezzled."

"Look at what you said." Xiao He suddenly sneered and sat back in his seat, "Okay, Lord Mu. I can see that you are not here to negotiate peace, but to ask for money."

"What's wrong with asking for money? Let me tell you, my mental loss is really that much. If you don't give it, I'll sue the emperor tomorrow."

"Mu Yun, Mu Yun." Xiao He's tone became slow, "Some words, to put it bluntly, will not benefit anyone. It's obvious that everything is under your calculations, and he still comes to cheat me. You are so shameless."

"Hey, Lord Xiao, what you said is wrong, why did I plan to do it? Let me tell you, it is illegal to frame the imperial officials."

"You have calculated that the nobles will not give money, I will let the ministers ban their words in parliament, and you will be sure that His Majesty will be handed over to you the chore of asking for money, so you have sued your leave in advance.

You are also sure that the nobles and ministers will be the shield at critical moments, so the task of persuading the ministers that I originally gave you fell on me, and it slashed my prestige among the ministers.

You calculated again that I would use someone else as a cushion, so I asked Mu Fan to see Mu Xing. If Mu Xing's appearance relieves His Majesty's troubles, you will also benefit from it.

You not only avoided the situation of He and the nobles and ministers, but also cut off my power and greatly increased your chances of promotion. Mu Yun, your plan to stone three birds is so tight that everyone is counted."

Mu Yun pretended to be incredible and clapped his hands "sheep": "Awesome, Lord Xiao, this is the first time I have found such a talent for storytelling. It's a pity that you don't tell a story."

"Don't talk about these miscellaneous things, I'll tell you Mu Yun. I didn't get a penny for this incident, and I have to pay a lot of money myself. You want one million, dream, hum!"

"Okay, I didn't think I'd want your million now." Because the plan was seen through, Mu Yun could only retreat. "I just came back from outside, so I can have lunch at your house."

"Hey, hey, wait and be slow." Xiao He grabbed Mu Yun's sleeve, "As long as you promise something Xiao, you can eat whatever I have here."

"Okay, you say, I'll listen."

"I beg you Lord Mu, can you let your reformists calm down for a while?"

"Hey, what you said is wrong, Lord Xiao, the emperor has the final say in innovation, and I never form cliques."

"Come on, if you ministers are not advocating, Your Majesty would not have done so much fanfare. You can do it. Now the treasury really has no money to mess with you. With such a big construction, the people will soon complain."

"Mr. Xiao, I will tell you about this!" Mu Yunyi said righteously, "How much money is in the treasury is not about me, but how much you are greedy; whether the people have complaints is not about me, but how much you die. If you talk to you, you are really not arguing, but I won't eat this food anymore!"
Chapter completed!