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Liu Bai also gave a wry smile.

"Liu should apologize to the old mountain chief"

Lao Shanchang saw the pen and paper in front of Liu Bai, took a deep breath, and took out the letter he had written long ago from his bosom.

"This letter has already been written by the old man, and I invite Mr. Liu to sign it."

Liu Bai took the letter and read it.

The content of the letter is nothing more than discussing the marriage of the two children.

The old mountain chief kept his posture very low.

Without hesitation, Liu Bai wrote his name on it, and also used the seal of the head of the Liu family.

"This letter will be sent to Chang'an as quickly as possible. The old mountains and long boats are exhausted, so we should rest early."

Lao Shanchang arched his hands and said, "Mr. Liu is worrying."

The wedding of the eldest son and grandson of Dou's parents must not be sloppy.

The Wang family's status in the south of the Yangtze River is not low, and they can't be sloppy either.

If it can be covered up, it's not too bad in terms of face.

But once it was known by outsiders and spread to the street, Lao Shanchang would lose face.

For this, Liu Bai was very grateful.

Lao Shanchang's move is tantamount to helping the Liu family and the Dou family to resist this unlucky reputation.

After seeing off the old mountain chief, Liu Bai said to Dou Xiaoci expressionlessly, "Come in!"

Just now Dou Xiaoci was joking, because he didn't want to burden Wang Ping'er too much.

But what should be endured is still to be endured.

It is pure nonsense to want to expose the past after being beaten.

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Liu Bai threw a bronze medal on the table.

Dou Xiaoci felt distressed for a while.

The Dou family can be said to be the family with the longest history.

The owner's token of other people's family, I am afraid that it will not be extravagant, and I am afraid that it will not be expensive.

Only the Token of the Patriarch of the Dou family is not only made of copper, but also covered with copper rust, and the inscriptions on it cannot be seen.

Their family had a queen more than 1000 years ago. When the family was formed, it is estimated that few people could make iron and gold.

"Your father gave it to you."

Liu Bai said lightly.

Dou Xiaoci was taken aback.

"For me?"

He is well aware of the weight of this patriarchal token.

For others, the face of the main person in the family is more important than the token.

Only the Dou family would rather melt down the patriarch than let the token slip away in the slightest.

Liu Bai let out a long breath, and said, "You are the eldest son, who will you give it to if you don't?"

Dou Xiaoci dared not go up to get it.

There is a reward for such a big disaster?

Killing him can't believe it!

"What your parents mean is to let me choose one of the Jiangnan Lu family or Feng An's daughters for you. Since you have chosen the Wang family, there is nothing wrong with it."

Liu Bai glanced at the token.

"You know the weight of this thing. If you want to get the token, you must bear the weight. Now that you have an heir, do what you should do well."

Dou Xiaoci said cautiously: "Then that big brother, he has no objection?"

The eldest brother he mentioned refers to Dou Xiaojian, the eldest brother of Dou Dan, the eldest son of Dou Yan, the general of Zuo Wuwei.

In fact, Dou Dan is not the eldest son.

He is the third son of Dou Kang, Duke Chen of the former Sui Dynasty.

Only because Dou Dan married Li Yuan's daughter, Princess Xiangyang, and his heirs have royal blood, Dou Xiaoci became the eldest son and grandson, that is, the first heir of the family.

"Xiaojian has already taken the post of governor of Cizhou. This is the position reserved for you by your mother begging the Supreme Emperor. It can be regarded as compensation for Xiaojian."

Chapter 1409 This trip is purely to make money?

Many things have to be looked at from both sides.

The marriage between the Dou family and the Wang family is not necessarily a bad thing.

Even Dou Xiaoci having an heir ahead of time may not be a bad thing.

At least, Dou Xiaoci became the son-in-law of the Wang family, and he has the right to speak in many matters related to Jiangnan.

Liu Bai who calmed down was thinking silently.

He suddenly realized that there was not much point in delaying it any longer.

Time is a good lubricant.

During Liu Bai's construction period on the island, he had enough time to find out the details of the major families in the south of the Yangtze River.

At the same time, it also gave the major families in the south of the Yangtze River a buffer time.

They need to accept that there is a prince in the south of the Yangtze River who really has the right to speak.

There is no doubt that aristocratic families are the root of the chaos.

But it is still unrealistic to sweep the aristocratic family into the dust of history in one fell swoop, even if Liu Bai creates a weapon of mass destruction.

It is the right way to win over and suppress at the same time.

In fact, this is also the method that Liu Bai has used most smoothly.

After all, the Dugu family and the Dou family are the biggest families.

The only difference from the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs is that their influence is more secretive.

The accumulation of hundreds of thousands of years has long made them realize that it will not gain much benefit to be an enemy of the royal family.

Cooperating with the royal family to create a win-win situation is the long-term solution.

Therefore, Liu Bai's family has a guy named Dou Xiaoci and a guy named Dugu Mou.

Similarly, in Jiangnan, the Liu family also has allies like the Wang family and the Lu family.

Now that the handle of those Chinese people has been grasped, what can we wait for if we continue to wait?

Liu Bai habitually took out a pen and paper to write and draw.

In the eyes of others, they are all meaningless symbols.

In Liu Bai's eyes, these symbols gradually became vivid.

Things like financial leverage are not clear to others.

Even Liu Bai himself was not very clear about it.

After writing, writing and drawing, Liu Bai took out a banknote of the Tang Dynasty that was several months old and put it in his purse.

"Come on!"

Mo Xiaoliu opened the curtain of the tent and walked in.

"Master!"

Liu Bai handed over the Tang Dynasty banknote to Mo Xiaoliu.

"Give this thing to Lu Dunxin, he knows what to do!"

The Lotus Watching Festival is also called the Lotus Picking Festival.

Generally speaking, it is a festival popular in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

On this day, literati and scholars will gather together to appreciate lotus, drink wine and recite poems.

Rumor has it that using fresh lotus leaves to make wine glasses can drink out the fragrance.

As early as the Three Kingdoms period, there was a custom of drinking in blue tubes.

Still in the restaurant famous for Taihu fish, Lu Qiwang invited the patriarchs of the various families to have a talk in the name of his cousin, Lu Dunxin, the governor of Wu County.

Of course Lu Dunxin also came.

He took the fine wine from his family's collection, and held two jars with Zhang Wei himself.

Climbed to the top floor of the restaurant.

The most distinguished guest is always the last to arrive.

When Lu Dunxin arrived, seven or eight people were already seated at the banquet.

Zhu Daoru, the old son of the Zhu family, took the guest seat and led the crowd to the stairs to meet them.

The four major Chinese ethnic groups in the south of the Yangtze River are Zhang, Zhu, Gu and Lu.

Among them, the Lu family is undoubtedly the most powerful.

Lu Deming suppressed the other three families with the power of one person. From the looks of it, it would not be a problem for the Lu family to flourish for another hundred years.

Among the remaining three families, the Gu family seems to be the most powerful.

But in fact, the power behind the Zhu family is much stronger than that of the Gu family!

The world attributed the credit for the capture of the martial sage Guan Yu to Lu Meng.

However, it is recorded in "Three Kingdoms" that it was Lu Meng's general, Zhu Ran, who really captured Guan Yu alive!

Since then, the Zhu family, who was originally heir to the family of poems and books, has completely gone the route of a general.

Over the years, famous generals have emerged one after another!

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the aristocrats of the Guanlong Group rose, and the Zhu family lost its former splendor.

Gradually, it became a merchant family.

Jiangnan people don't pay much attention to authority, they judge status by gold and silver.

If we only talk about financial resources, I am afraid that one Zhu family can outweigh seven or eight Gu families!

As a result, Mr. Zhu was obviously a junior, yet he sat in the seat of the guest of honor.

Gu Chengdao and the other elders had no choice but to accompany them to the last seat.

After being seated, after a short greeting, Lu Dunxin delivered a big news!

"The eldest son of the Dou family and the girl Ping'er of the Wang family are a match made in heaven. Although I say that I have a low position, but fortunately, I have a lot of connections with the Wang family in the family. The old mountain head of the Wang family asked me to act as the prime minister." Invitation, at that time, I hope you will come in person!"

Everyone has different expressions.

The Wang family belongs to the heterogeneous among the major Chinese families in the south of the Yangtze River.

Originally, she was overwhelmed by Xie Shi and couldn't breathe.

It just happened to be a piece of shit luck to get in touch with Liu Bai.

Especially in recent years, Wang Hongzhi has become more and more distinguished in the court.

It is conceivable that the Wang family, which once declined so much that they were not considered by the Wu County Chinese, will soon become a behemoth that can be compared with the Lu family!

This is definitely not good news for them!

A pancake is only that big in total.

You take one piece, I take one piece, it was divided properly, but suddenly there was one more person, without further ado, he just stuffed half of the pie into his mouth.

Aren't the rest of the people going to starve?