Chapter 566: The Xiao Family's Roots

"Ming Xiaoyou, what's going on?" In the end, Liu Daxia, the oldest and oldest with the qualifications, asked everyone's questions. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

For a while, everyone looked to Ming Zhongxin.

"Old Liu, here's the thing!" Ming Zhongxin looked at Liu Daxia and said.

Ming Zhongxin 1510 will tell you what the students encountered in the examination room.

"What?" Everyone present was amazed, they never thought that such a thing would happen in the examination room, it was really unbearable!

For a time, the crowd was excited.

"Go, sue them!"

"Yes, let's go!"

"Let's sue the military department and bend the law for personal gain!"

Zhang Yanling actually wanted to go to the Ministry of War, it was really funny.

"Brother Zhang, it's not a student from the Ministry of War who makes it difficult for the errands! What are you suing?" Ming Zhongxin looked at Zhang Yanling and felt helpless, this is really a gentleman! It's not a brainstorm to think about things.

But the unanimous idea was to find out these errands and find out who was behind them.

"This?" Zhang Yanling was speechless for a while.

"Okay, the most important thing at the moment is whether the students have played at their level and can they pass this test?" Liu Daxia broke through the key point in one sentence.

"Not bad! Whether the students can pass the test or not is the key! Shi Wenyi echoed beside him.

That's right! What happened to the students? Ming Zhongxin may not have specified. Everyone once again turned their attention to Ming Zhongxin.

"Fortunately, with the help of officials, most of them are fine!" Ming Zhongxin comforted everyone.

"Officials? Help?" Everyone was confused again, why did officials emerge again?

"Here, CITIC thanked Liu Lao for maintenance!" Ming Zhongxin stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Daxia.

What the? Xie Liu Daxia, what kind of rhythm is this? Everyone was stunned, and looked at the two of them in surprise.

"Okay, now isn't the time to say this, do you have a spectrum in mind? Who is it that is in trouble with you?" Liu Daxia didn't shirk either, but his brows were tightly locked, and he looked at Ming Zhongxin, "If this hidden danger is not removed, I'm afraid that there will still be problems in the bow and horse test after the martial arts!" ”

"Yes! Although I have a spectrum in my heart, I don't know why he is so crazy and does this? Moreover, we are too much to move now, and we can only wait for others to make a move to resolve it. Ming Zhongxin sighed.

"No, if you defend it for a long time, you will lose, you must take the initiative to attack!" Liu Daxia looked at Ming Zhongxin and said seriously.

"But I don't know anything about other people's conditions now!" Ming Zhongxin sighed, but his heart moved, yes, now he is like he is blind, why don't you set up an intelligence department?

However, this is the next thing, and now is the time to burn the eyebrows! It's too late to build now.

"Brother Shi, Brother Zhang, this time, I have to trouble you two!" Thinking of this, Ming Zhongxin Chong Shi Wenyi and Zhang Cai arched their hands, please.

"CITIC, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it!" Shi Wenyi waved his hand.

"Yes, your business is our business, say it! I'm sure I'll do it for you! Zhang Cai was on the side.

"Okay, then ask the two eldest brothers to send someone to investigate the Jinan Mansion named Xiao Sa, and see what kind of background he has in Jingshi and the relationship he can use!" Ming Zhongxin was not polite, and asked directly.

"Xiao Sa?" Shi Wenyi and Zhang Cai glanced at each other, and a deep fear appeared in their eyes.

"What? The two brothers know about this Xiao Sa? When Ming Zhongxin saw it, he was puzzled.

Shi Wenyi smiled bitterly, "How can we not know!" I dealt with him in Jinan Mansion. ”

Ming Zhongxin thought about it, and it was right, that Xiao Governor's Mansion was the chief executive of the First Mansion, and as his eldest son, Xiao Sa was well known by Shi Wenyi and others, and it was not an exaggeration. But why did their eyes sparkle with deep jealousy? This is clearly incomprehensible.

"I know, little brother Ming, you don't know what this Xiao Sa can be afraid of!" Shi Wenyi frowned and looked at Ming Zhongxin solemnly.

"Isn't it the son of the Xiao Governor of Jinan Mansion? What is there to fear? Ming Zhongxin asked.

"You only know one thing, but you don't know the other!" Shi Wenyi sighed.

"However, Governor Xiao has been dismissed and returned to Beijing! If he had deep roots, how could he have been removed from office? ”

Shi Wenyi looked at Liu Daxia, Liu Daxia nodded, so to speak.

"Actually, the fall of the Xiao Governor's Mansion, in which Li Ge Lao's energy played a great role, after all, Li Ge Lao almost had an accident in Jinan Mansion, plus, at the time of the imperial examination, although Xiao Governor did not directly refute Li Ge Lao's face, but he refuted Lu Zishan's face of Lu Tixue, which is equivalent to indirectly rushing with Li Ge Lao, and this time Li Ge Lao dismissed him on the grounds that his political achievements in Jinan Mansion were not obvious, but he had an accident, and no one could open his mouth to protect him, so the Xiao family was not good at refuting Li Ge Lao's face, so there was no way to come forward to contribute, Otherwise, if the Xiao family exerts its strength, I am afraid that the Xiao Prefect Mansion will still be his soil emperor in Jinan Mansion at this time! ”

Ming Zhongxin looked at Shi Wenyi, and then turned his head to look at Liu Daxia.

"Yes, I worked together with Lao Li Tou to oust the Xiao Governor's Mansion, just that, it took a lot of effort, the Xiao family did give Lao Li Tou and me face this time, so I didn't make a move, so it was regarded as making amends, so the Xiao Governor's Mansion stepped down!" Liu Daxia nodded in affirmation.

"What about this Xiao family?" Ming Zhongxin frowned and looked at Liu Daxia.

Speaking of this Xiao family, it is really deep-rooted. Liu Daxia nodded at Shi Wenyi, and Shi Wenyi told the origin of the Xiao family one by one.

This Xiao family, if you want to talk about the origin, can be traced back to the Xia and Shang periods more than 3,000 years ago. According to historical records, in ancient times, Boyi, the leader of the tribes surnamed Ying, was a very capable person, and Shun was responsible for holding the fire for "burning the mountains and rivers", so that the birds and beasts escaped and opened up a lot of farmland; He also followed Yu Trek Mountain to wade through water to dredge the river and save the people from fire and water. Boyi's great merits led to his descendants being rewarded, one of whom named Meng Yi was divided into Xiao Di (now northwest of Xiao County, Anhui Province), established the Xiao State, cultivated and planted in the area of "Xiao State", and took the country as his name, that is, Xiao as his surname. Xiao Mengqi is the first person with the surname Xiao, and his descendants inherit the surname Xiao.

By the time of the Yin Shang period, Xiao Meng's Xiao State gradually declined and died, and the Xiao people were exiled, and survived in the nearby Pei and Feng, with Xiao as their surname. Subsequently, the Xiao family migrated to the adjacent territory of the Chu State.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Xiao He was the descendant of the surname Xiao, because he supported Liu Bang to oppose Qin, and guarded Guanzhong, and moved the clansmen to Hanzhong, and then, after Liu Bang seized the world, the clansmen surnamed Xiao were divided and moved to Xianyang.

Xiao He's descendants declined and migrated to Lanling. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Lanling Xiao family moved to Danyang.

During the Southern Dynasties, the Lanling Xiao clan stepped onto the political stage and ushered in glory. First of all, Qu A Xiao became the imperial relative of Liu Song by virtue of Xiao Wenshou, and then, with the help of Qu A Xiao and his own efforts, Wujin Xiao rose rapidly, and finally became emperor, established the Southern Qi and Liang regimes, and reached the peak of power. At this time, the Lanling Xiao clan was ranked with Wang, Xie, Yuan and other major families, becoming one of the four major families.

However, like other families that have reached the pinnacle of power, the struggle for power has become the theme of the Xiao family, and with the fall of the Liang Dynasty, the Lanling Xiao royal family has only one son of Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming.

Subsequently, the Shaw continued to migrate and spread to other parts of the south to escape the war.

Subsequently, in the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Xiao family ushered in another glory.

The Xiao family has produced a total of eleven prime ministers, with the Tang generation accounting for ten, and the situation of a family of nine generations in the phase and holding power is indeed unprecedented. also married the royal family, there are several horses, and there are countless officials who worship Jiuqing and assassinate history.

The migration of the Xiao family to the Henan region contributed to the establishment of the Xiao family's "Henan Hall".

During the Song Dynasty, the reputation of Henan Hall reached its peak.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongols invaded the Central Plains again after the Jin people, forcibly occupied the people's land, and implemented slavery. In order to escape the war, Xiao fled south again and entered Hunan and Fujian and other places. Among them, one fled to Luling, Jiangxi (now Ji'an, Jiangxi).

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were as many as 325 Xiao clansmen in Luling.

Subsequently, after countless years of operation in the Ming Dynasty, the Xiao clan flourished throughout the Ming Dynasty. Gradually, a large network was formed, which was linked to each other.

And when Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, Xiao Shizhong was born.

Xiao Shizhong, the name can be restored, and the words are lined. No. Dongbai. A native of Luling, Jiangxi (now Ji'an, Jiangxi).

Xiao Shizhong had great ambitions as a young man, and his brother Xiao Shimin became each other's mentors and friends, studying hard. In the sixth year of Yongle (1408), the township test won the second place. In the seventh year of Yongle (1409), he won the sixth place in the examination. Because Ming Chengzu Zhu Di went to Beijing to patrol and hunt, he did not return to Beijing until March to hold the court examination, so the undergraduate is also called the ugly department. As a result of the court examination, Xiao Shizhong won the championship in the Toad Palace and won the championship in one fell swoop.

In the ninth year of Yongle (1411), Ming Chengzu was the champion of the Xinmao branch and was awarded the Hanlin Academy for revision. Xiao Shizhong is gentle, cautious in words and deeds, modest and courteous. Resident officials are often worried about state affairs and have the courage to speak up. Once due to the disaster, Chen played eight things, and tried his best to make the disadvantages but the wording was euphemistic, and he got Chengzu Jiana. In the twelfth year of Yongle (1414), he was ordered to revise the "Five Classics and Four Books of Sexual Reason" and other books, and later died of illness. He is the author of "The Remains of Qushan Sanxiao" and so on.

Since then, Luling Xiao has stepped onto the political stage of the Ming Dynasty, under the guidance of Xiao Shizhong, after years of operation, his classmates and old protégés are all over the government and the opposition, although not all of them are in important positions, but they have also formed a powerful force.

At the same time, the Xiao clan in Luling also had many contacts with the Xiao clan in various places, forming an alliance, helping each other, and forming a force to be reckoned with in the government and the opposition.

By the end of the Hongzhi period, the children of the Xiao clan in Luling had a large number in the court, and the Xiao prefect of Jinan Mansion was only one of them.

In the eyes of the Xiao family, the clan is the biggest reliance, and this force of huddling together cannot be underestimated.

"Normally, this Xiao clan can't see anything at all, but if they exert their strength, I'm afraid that all the elders in the cabinet will have to weigh a few points." Liu Daxia added.

"Is there such a cow?" Ming Zhongxin was a little puzzled.

"That's it! Don't look at people as just a clan, but it's a big net! There are no personnel at the top, but there are many people in various departments of the imperial court! Liu Daxia nodded.

"And this?" Ming Zhongxin hesitated a little, thought for a moment, raised his head and said to Shi Wenyi, "Then this matter is over!" ”

"When we say this, we just give you a reminder, not a fear! We hope that if the grievances between you and Na Xiao Sa can be resolved, we will try our best to resolve them as soon as possible, after all, it is easy to resolve the grievances and not easy to settle! But if your enmity is irreconcilable, we will be on your side! Shi Wenyi hurriedly explained.

"That's what I mean!" Liu Daxia echoed on the side.

"Don't hide it from the two of you, I'm afraid that the grudge between me and that Xiao Sa can't be resolved at all!" Ming Zhongxin smiled bitterly.

Why is that? I remember, you and that Xiao Sa have only met a few times, how can you not resolve it? Shi Wenyi frowned.

Ming Zhongxin explained the before and after of the grievances between the two in Jinan Mansion, "According to you, can our grievances be resolved?" ”

"This shouldn't be a big deal! As long as you marry the Lan family, then Xiao Sa won't have any thoughts, and he will resolve it! Why do you say it can't be resolved? Zhang Cai wondered.

"Originally, I thought that I had already hid in Jingshi and would never meet again at all, in this case, there would be less contact with him, and he would forget about it, and he never thought about it" Ming Zhongxin paused for a moment.

"Didn't you think about anything?" Everyone asked.

"Do you remember the things that came out on the market some time ago to expose me?" Ming Zhongxin asked rhetorically.

"You mean?" Liu Daxia looked at Ming Zhongxin in amazement.

"That's not right! Those pamphlets and rumors have nothing to do with Xiao Sa at all! Why did he do that? It shouldn't be! Shi Wenyi looked at Ming Zhongxin and shook his head.

"I've thought about it carefully, before, I wasn't sure, but some time ago, I saw that Xiao Sa, and I have already tested him, I'm sure, it's him!"

"Really?" Shi Wenyi asked, "Our Jinyiwei haven't found out the source, how can you be sure if you're just trying?" ”

"I'm absolutely sure, it's him!" Ming Zhongxin looked at Shi Wenyi unquestioningly.

Everyone has never seen Ming Zhongxin so serious, and it seems that he can really be sure.

"Moreover, I am sure to tell you that originally, I still doubted that Xiao Sa had such a great energy that the messengers targeted the students, but now that you say that the Xiao family is so powerful, I can be sure that this must be done by that Xiao Sa, in order to disgust me. I'm also sure that when I try the bow horse, I'm afraid that there will be countless tricks waiting for the students! Ming Zhongxin added.

"Can't you?" Shi Wenyi was also a little uncertain.

"It's possible!" Liu Daxia nodded in agreement with Ming Zhongfa's statement.

"Lord Liu, the military department is your hometown, so can you find a way to put an end to this?" Shi Wenyi looked at Liu Daxia and arched his hand.

Liu Daxia smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Alas, don't look at me in the military department, in fact, I can only invite a small number of people, if you want to stop their tricks, I'm afraid it's very difficult!" After all, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves! Moreover, I am only familiar with the personnel above the third grade of the military department, and I can't control all the errand soldiers at the bottom, and I can't understand them all at all, and there are other non-military personnel in the second test of martial arts, and I can't understand them one by one! It's really hard to prevent! ”

"Well, yes, if there is any trick, there is no way to prevent it, you can only see the trick! I'll teach the staff some routines, and the rest depends on their adaptability! Ming Zhongxin nodded.