Chapter 224 The Tian Clan

"Ask!" Yan Fei said casually.

Tianxuan looked solemn, "If I remember correctly, although the Nong Clan worshipped Emperor Yan Shennong as its founder, it truly became a school under the leadership of the first chivalrous leader, Xu Xing."

The Moon Goddess took over the conversation and nodded slightly: "Not bad."

"The Nong family is now divided into the Tian clan and non-family disciples." Tian Xuan supported his chin with both hands. "The representatives of the Tian clan are Tian Meng, the head of Lieshan Hall, and Tian Hu, the head of Chiyou Hall. The representatives of non-family disciples are Zhu Jia, the head of Shennong Hall, and Situ Wanli, the head of Siyue Hall."

"The head of Gonggong Hall, Tian Zhong, whose real name is Zhu Zhong, is the adopted son of the Zhu family. However, he was bribed by the Tian family and changed his name to Tian Zhong. The head of Kuiwei Hall, Chen Sheng, was also framed by Tian Mi, Tian Meng and others and was expelled from the Nong family. In other words, the Tian family has taken control of four of the six halls of the Nong family."

"If Tian Guang had not been assassinated by Luo Wang, the Tian family could have said in public - the Nong family is the Nong family of the Tian family!"

[Is Tian Guang really dead? ]

Although he said this, Tianxuan had doubts in his heart.

During the attack on Yan, Luowang sent news that Tian Guang had died at the hands of Luowang's assassins. It was said that a head was sent to Zhengge, but Tianxuan was extremely skeptical. Did Tian Guang, the chivalrous leader of the peasant family, really die so quietly?
Zi Nu agreed with Tian Xuan's point of view, "That's absolutely right."

"If the Nong family belongs to a certain family," Tianxuan continued, "then they should be the descendants of Xu Xing. Why is it that now the Tian family has almost become the only one that has the final say?" At this point, Tianxuan's face was full of inquiry, "The current situation of the Nong family reminds me of an incident that happened more than two hundred years ago!"

"Tian replaces Qi!"

Tianxuan deliberately emphasized the four words "Tian replaced Qi". In the eyes of Yanfei, Yueshen, Zinu and other women, they were all beauties of rural women who were not ignorant of literature and writing, and their faces turned solemn.

Tian's usurpation of Qi, also known as Tian Chen's usurpation of Qi, refers to the event in the early Warring States Period when the descendants of Tian's family in Chen replaced the Jiang surnamed Lü's family in Qi and became the Marquis of Qi (King Wei of Qi was then called the King of Qi). The Tian's family in Qi was originally the descendants of Prince Wan of Chen. During the reign of Duke Huan of Qi, due to civil strife in Chen, Prince Wan fled to Qi and was appointed as the Minister of Works by Duke Huan. After the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, the power of the Tian's family gradually grew. In order to continue to expand its power, the Tian's family adopted various methods to win over the people, weaken the royal family, and united with others to expel the ruling nobles Luan and Gao. In 386 BC, King An of Zhou officially appointed Tian He as the Marquis of Qi, and since then the Tian's family formally obtained the legal status of the Marquis of Qi. In 379 BC, Duke Kang of Qi died and his fief was given to the Tian's family, and the Jiang surnamed Lü's family withdrew from the historical stage of ruling Qi.

It is said that Lü Buwei, the former prime minister of Qin State, who occupied an important position in Zheng Ge's life and is still casually called "Uncle Zhong" by Zheng Ge today, is a descendant of the Lü family of the Jiang surname whose royal power was usurped by the Tian family of the Gui surname.

"Do you suspect that the Tian clan, also named Tian from Gui's family, wants to repeat the 'Tian clan replacing Qi' in Nongjia?"

In silence, as it was completely dark, Tianxuan's personal soldiers brought the dinner prepared for Tianxuan and Zhumei. Sensing the solemn atmosphere, these personal soldiers were afraid of getting into trouble, so they put the dinner aside, tiptoed away, and lit the candles in the tent.

After an unknown amount of time, the aroma of dinner completely filled the military tent. At this time, Yan Fei, who was Dongjun of the Yin-Yang family, finally spoke. Her gorgeous face was full of amusement in the candlelight, and her eyes fell on Tianxuan, saying so.

Tian Xuan nodded slightly, "I can't help but doubt it, right?"

Zi Nu smiled and said, "Although your suspicion is without any basis, I have to say that you hit the mark by accident." "Oh?" When Tian Xuan heard Zi Nu say this, he shifted his attention to Zi Nu and signaled with his eyes for her to continue.

Zi Nu said, "Sir, I believe you also know that the head of the Nong Family's Siyue Hall, Situ Wanli, was once the owner of the Han Dynasty's Qianlong Hall."

"That, I do know."

"Back then, Situ Wanli once played in my Zi Lan Xuan." A barely perceptible reminiscence flashed across Zi Nu's beautiful purple gemstone eyes. "Once, Situ Wanli was drunk and inadvertently said, 'The damn Tian family really thinks my farm business is theirs, and they want to play a trick on the world of martial arts'!"

Situ Wanli, as the head of the Siyue Hall of the Nong Family, said this while drunk. After hearing this, Tianxuan subconsciously believed it a little.

Yan Fei was unwilling to let Zi Nu take all the credit, so she said in a clear voice: "About forty years ago, some branches of the Tian family began to join the farming families as downtrodden nobles. My dear husband, I believe you also know that the Tian family has a very high prestige in Qi. Otherwise, there would not have been the incident of Tian Dan's fire bull formation defeating Yan and restoring Qi in the past."

"With the Tian clan taking the lead, many Qi rangers and farmers joined the Nong Clan, which made the Nong Clan, a sect that boasted of being the descendant of Emperor Shennong, grow rapidly in power. It has finally developed to the point where it has 100,000 disciples and is known as the largest gang in the martial arts world."

The Moon Goddess made the final summary while her sister was taking a breath, "However, as the Nong family continues to grow, the power of the Tian family in the Nong family is also increasing day by day. When Tian Guang was the leader of the chivalrous clan, the Tian family took down three of the six Nong family halls, and made Zhu Zhong, the adopted son of the Zhu family, the head of the Shennong Hall, join the Tian family.

If things continue like this, I’m afraid that in a few decades, the farmers will have to rely on Tian to become the leader of the chivalrous clan or even the head of a hall!”

"Interesting!" After listening to the words of Yan Fei, Zi Nu and Yue Shen, the doubts that had lingered in his heart for a long time were resolved. Tian Xuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said meaningfully.

………………

Qi State, Linzi.

royal palace.

The Tian State of Qi also had a glorious history, and once it and the Qin State were known as the Eastern and Western Emperors. However, since King Zhao of Yan appointed Le Yi as a general to lead the coalition of five countries and almost destroyed the State of Qi, the State of Qi was severely damaged and never recovered. In today's world, the four countries of Han, Zhao, Wei and Chu have all been destroyed. Although the State of Yan, which is considered to be the eternal enemy of the State of Qi, is still lingering, everyone knows that once the army of Tian Xuanzi arrives, the State of Yan will be destroyed.

It was a charming night. Looking up at the sky, it was like a calm sea. The deep blue sky seemed even more tranquil. The bright moon was dotted in the vast sky, so big and so bright. The afterglow of the moon sprinkled down, a silvery-white light, casting a mysterious veil over the earth.

Deep in the palace, in the dead of night, in an atmosphere so quiet that it could cause one to collapse, the current monarch of Qi, King Jian of Qi, had not yet rested. Wearing an elaborate royal robe that should only be worn on important occasions, he came to the ancestral temple dedicated to the Grand Duke of Qi, Tian Hezhi, who was descended from the Tian clan.

(End of this chapter)