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    The five surnames and Qiwang are not a whole. Although the seven major families are closely connected, each one is an independent individual. There are even rankings among each other. Among them, the Boling Cui family ranked first, surpassing the Qinghe Cui family.  At the bottom of the list is the Taiyuan Wang family, and the Taiyuan Wang family has been declining in recent years. In fact, if we really talk about strength, it may not be as good as some big families outside the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. However, due to habit,  People still consider the Taiyuan Wang family to be one of the Seven Hopes.

    However, although the Taiyuan Wang family is listed as one of the five surnames and Qiwang, they have little status within the Qiwang. This can be seen from the marriages, such as the Cui family of Qinghe and the Li family of Longxi and the Lu family of Fanyang; the Li family of Zhaojun  The surnames are with the Cui family of Boling; the Lu family of Fanyang and the Zheng family of Xingyang; the Li family of Longxi and the Lu family of Fanyang.

    These aristocratic families are all married for generations, but the Taiyuan Wang family is excluded. Although there are occasional marriages, for example, Wang An's wife, Mrs. Wang, is from the Qinghe Cui family, but this is rare. The Taiyuan Wang family is in the seventh century.  There was no fixed marriage partner at all. Many Wang women married outside the family, such as Wen Xin's nominal mother, and later Li Zhi's Queen Wang, both of whom were from other families.  Taiyuan Wang family.

    The reason why the Taiyuan Wang family has declined to such an extent is not because of the decline of talents in the clan. On the contrary, the Wang family is the clan with the largest number of people among the Seven Hopes. Even in the era of the Tang Dynasty, the Wang surname was the most common surname in the world, with a huge population.  Within the base, countless talents emerged like crucian carp crossing the river. Among others, those who left prominent names in the history of the Tang Dynasty include Wang Bo, Wang Wei, Wang Changling and others.  Of course, none of these people have been born yet, but this also shows that there are many talented people in the Taiyuan Wang family, not only no worse than any other noble family, but even better.

    But with so many talents, why is the Taiyuan Wang family ranked last in Qiwang?  About this question.  Li Min also specifically asked Wang An for advice, but Wang An showed a wry smile after hearing this, which was obvious.  He still has some considerable feelings for the Taiyuan Wang family.

    After Wang An¡¯s explanation, Li Min finally understood the reason. In fact, the reason why the Wang family in Taiyuan declined.  In fact, it still has something to do with the population of the clan, because there are too many clan members of the Wang clan in Taiyuan. Although there is no exact number, there are at least hundreds of thousands, not counting the population of the more distant side branches.

    Such a huge population cannot be managed only by the ancient management method of clan. Therefore, the Taiyuan Wang family seems to be a whole, but in fact it has become a very loose gentry. Except for the eldest brother of the Wang family and other closely related branches,  Outside the department.  It has no binding force on most other members of the Wang clan.  As a result, the clan members that the Taiyuan Wang family can manage are actually very limited, fewer than the other six families in Qiwang.

    In addition, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin spared no effort to suppress the wealthy families like them.  Among them, the Wang family in Taiyuan is the most unlucky, because Taiyuan is the place where the old Li family made its fortune, and its power here is also the strongest. The Li family, headed by Li Shimin, has occupied the land and minerals around Taiyuan, making these things originally belong to  Wang's property continued to be lost.  The income was greatly reduced and even caused financial problems, so they had to vigorously develop industry and commerce among the clan.

    Wang Kuang is in control of the commercial operations of the Wang family in Taiyuan and knows this situation best. According to him, the insider said that industry and commerce alone account for more than 60% of the financial revenue of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and most of them are  It is related to the emerging industries created by Li Min, such as coal, cement, canned food, etc., which all account for the majority of Wang's industries.

    After understanding the situation in the Taiyuan Wang family, and with Wang An as a counselor, it was easy to come up with a plan to win over and divide the Taiyuan Wang family. First, Wang An took the initiative to show his goodwill, and then Li Min gave the Taiyuan Wang family a promise. In fact,  This promise is very illusory, that is, as long as the Taiyuan Wang family discloses the latest news to Li Min at any time in this action to suppress industry and commerce, then Li Min will strongly support the Wang family in the future, and as long as their Wang family's talents will be  Priority use.

    This promise seems to be of no benefit to the Wang family. After all, Li Min is just a prince. No matter how short of people he has, he can't use many.  However, Wang Tong didn't think so, because in his opinion, among all the princes of the Tang Dynasty, Li Min was the most likely to inherit the throne. If he waited until he sat on the throne and then gave priority to the talents of the Wang family in Taiyuan, then  The Wang family's power has definitely increased greatly. Even if it is not as good as the Cui family, it will definitely not always be at the bottom.

    Of course, such an illusory promise was not enough to impress Wang Tong. In addition, Li Min also gave the Wang family a lot of business discounts. These are real profits. Although the Taiyuan Wang family's finances have improved now.  Things were getting better, but they were still short of money everywhere. Wang Tong really couldn't bear to push out the benefits Li Min sent, and finally agreed to be Li Min's internal agent. However, he was only responsible for delivering news and would not provide any other substantial help.  And they should suppress workersWhen working, he will never be lenient, and Li Min also understands this.

    After finishing his business, Li Min stayed in Taiyuan for a few more days, accompanying Wen Xin and the others to play around. It was not until Li Shimin sent someone to urge him that he set off to go back. Of course, during these few days in Taiyuan, he and  The Taiyuan Wang family did not have much contact with each other on the surface. They just paid a courtesy visit, and then there was no more direct contact.

    When he brought Wang An and his wife back to Jinzhou, Wang Kuang was already ready to break with the clan, but unexpectedly his father reconciled with the clan. Moreover, Li Min reached an agreement with Wang Tong, so he still stayed in the clan.  , as the liaison between both parties, but this situation will not last long. When Li Min returns to Dengzhou from Chang'an, Wang Kuang will bring his own power to assist Li Min with his father. As for Cui Yu  , then went north with the goods to make money from the barbarians on the grasslands.

    After arriving in Jinzhou, we got on the boat again. The journey was very smooth. When they arrived at the boundary of Puzhou, Li Min and the others got off the boat again and changed carriages. They followed the first cement avenue built in the Tang Dynasty, which was the road from Chang'an to Luoyang.  Running all the way to the west, we soon arrived at Chang'an City.

    As the sun set, when Li Ming saw Chang'an City, which had been away for more than a year, he felt excited. After he came to the Tang Dynasty, it was here that he met many friends, and it was also here that he met many friends.  Here, I laid a solid foundation for myself to develop so smoothly in Dengzhou.  After more than a year apart, we are finally back today!

    Li Min and the others entered Chang'an from Tonghua Gate in the West City, which happened to be the closest to Li Min's Qi Prince's Mansion. After entering Chang'an City, Li Min did not stop at all. After arriving at the mansion, he immediately closed the door tightly and did not talk to him along the way.  Anyone who has been in contact.  Originally, Cheng Huailiang and the others were planning to hold a welcoming ceremony for Li Min, but he refused.  Entering the city in such a low-key manner, except for some well-informed people, many people did not even know that Qi King Li Min had returned to Chang'an.

    The main reason why Li Min entered the city in such a low-key manner was that he had received a piece of news before. That is, after Li Shimin returned to Chang'an, he immediately learned of the good deeds Li Chengqian and Li Tai had done in Chang'an. As a result, he was furious.  In front of all the civil and military officials, he scolded the two sons who had already seen him, without showing any mercy.

    It is normal for me to scold my son, especially for a man like Li Shimin who does not want to be a father. Scolding his son is even more common. However, what he scolded this time was a little different. He scolded the two sons Li Chengqian and Li Tai.  It's okay to act recklessly and ignore the overall situation, but in the end he brought Li Min in to make a comparison, laid out Li Min's achievements in Dengzhou one by one, and scolded the two legitimate sons as useless, and finally  He even pointed out that he and Li Min fought bloody battles on the battlefield of Goguryeo, but the two of them were fighting back and forth in the rear. Compared with Li Min, his younger brother, how could they look like brothers?

    Li Shimin felt happy after scolding him, but the words he scolded in the main hall caused endless trouble for Li Min. Originally, everyone thought that Li Min and Li Tai were Li Shimin's two favorite princes, but after  After this incident, everyone knew that the current emperor's favorite prince was Li Min. No wonder he was the only one accompanying him on the battlefield.

    Although being favored does not mean that he will definitely succeed to the throne, Li Min is different from Li Tai, the unsophisticated little fat man. From the time when he co-founded the brewery with King Hejian and others, Li Min used his interests to weave for himself  He had a large network of contacts, and he was modest, smiling and kind to everyone he met, and he was talented and knowledgeable. Therefore, everyone in the court, both civil and military, had an excellent impression of him.  Therefore, if Li Min can sit on the throne, he will naturally be popular.

    As a result, rumors about Li Min began to spread in Chang'an City. Although there were various versions, most of the rumors had one thing in common, that is, Li Shimin specifically asked Li Min to come back from Dengzhou this time. In fact,  Just to find an opportunity to depose the prince, and then help Li Min become the prince.  Although this is just a rumor, it has been spread by many people, and even among the senior officials of Datang, the possibility of this matter is being discussed.

    When Li Min got the news, he couldn't laugh or cry. He had known that he would be in trouble when he returned to Chang'an this time, but he didn't expect that he hadn't arrived in Chang'an yet. First, he received the news that Qiwang of the Five Surnames was preparing to suppress industry and commerce, and then in  I was attacked again on the way. I finally arrived at Chang'an City, but I encountered something like this again. Could it be that God still thinks that things are not chaotic enough and that everything has to be mixed up to make it fun?  (To be continued!~!

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