I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 152 The Chen Family’s Decision

Everyone in the ancestral hall looked at the person who was speaking, and it was Chen Chang from the second branch of the family.

"Why do you say that, Uncle?" Mrs. Chen's face turned gloomy.

"Why do you say that? This woman is incapable of managing a household. She is short-sighted and has led our Chen family onto a wrong path!" Chen Chang said angrily.

Mrs. Chen's face suddenly darkened. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a few coughs beside her.

Chen Tang coughed twice and slowly said, "It was here that we decided to let Aunt take charge of the family. You also agreed back then, second brother. What do you mean by saying this now?"

Chen Chang's momentum stagnated, he snorted coldly and turned his head away.

"If you have something to say, just say it! Don't talk about so much irrelevant things." Chen Tang continued.

"Don't you understand the situation? The current emperor has been on the throne for nine years and there is no news of any offspring, but he has such a good relationship with Prince Jing. Now he wants Prince Jing to come to the capital. This clearly means that he wants Prince Jing to inherit the throne!"

"But the Jing branch is both a secondary branch and a distant branch. Your Majesty has so many cousins ​​in the close branch. According to the "Imperial Ming Ancestor Instructions", it will never be his turn! So don't look at the glory of Prince Jing now. When he fails to succeed to the throne, he will definitely be very miserable, and it will also implicate a large number of people. Our Chen family will definitely be implicated if we get close to Prince Jing's Mansion." Chen Chang said shockingly.

Everyone in the Chen Family Ancestral Hall showed a look of horror and became noisy again.

"Just as you said, Your Majesty plans to let Prince Jing succeed to the throne in the future. What if Your Majesty forces Prince Jing to succeed to the throne?" Chen from the third party spoke up.

"Your Majesty forced the Prince of Jing to succeed the throne?" Chen Chang sneered. "Your Majesty has been on the throne for nine years, not only has he accomplished nothing, but he has also caused a lot of chaos. How did he suppress the opposition of court officials and royal family members?"

Chen Jing was unable to refute for a moment.

The ancestral hall also fell silent, as everyone was shocked by this horrible future.

Chen Chang glanced at everyone's expressions with pride, "So we must cut off all ties with the Jingwang Mansion as soon as possible to avoid being implicated! Even if doing so will result in great losses!"

Many people in the ancestral hall nodded in agreement.

"Besides, I think Auntie is no longer fit to be the head of the household. It's because of her that she brought our Chen family to this point." Chen Chang changed the subject and pointed the finger at Madam Chen.

"Bang!" Madam Chen slammed the table hard and said in a cold voice: "Second uncle, you have no conscience for saying this. You also agreed to cooperate with the Jingwang Mansion back then. The Jingwang Mansion has never let our Chen family down. Qizhou goods are so popular, and the Jingwang Mansion always gives priority to the Chen family. And you, second uncle, have taken a lot of money from selling Qizhou goods!"

"This is the disadvantage of a woman being the head of the household. Even at this time, she is still talking about feelings. This is called womanly kindness!" Chen Chang did not respond at all.

"You..." Mrs. Chen's face turned red with anger. She knew that Chen Chang had always wanted the second wife to be the head of the family.

"Okay, okay, cough cough cough!" Chen Tang spoke.

"Let's not talk about whether His Majesty wants to let Prince Jing succeed him. Do you know how much loss our Chen family will suffer if we break off relations with Prince Jing's Mansion?"

"It just means we won't sell Qizhou products anymore, so we'll earn less money. Besides, he can't control us when we do business overseas." Chen Chang said indifferently.

"Stupid!" Chen Tang cursed, "Prince Jing's business talent is rare in the world. He has created such a big scene in four years. This time he will be in charge of the royal industry, and he will definitely soar to the sky. Your Majesty is only 25 years old this year. Even if you consider the issue of succession, it will be ten years later. Prince Jing will definitely be very powerful in the next ten years. Is the Chen family breaking off relations with Prince Jing's Mansion at this time because they think they are living too well?"

Chen Tang's words were thought-provoking and also gave the Chen family members present a backbone.

"Stupid! My Chen family does overseas business, but our roots are on land! The King of Jing can't manage overseas, Quanzhou, Chenjia Town, and here?" Chen Tang continued to scold. Chen Chang's face was a little ugly, "Then we will slowly distance ourselves from the King of Jing's Mansion. Our Chen family must not be involved in the succession to the throne."

"Gradually become alienated? Chen Chang, do you know what kind of people I hate the most when doing business? People who sit on the fence! Do you think that you won't get a blow from the King of Jing by doing this? And Chen Chang, have you watched too many plays? Succession to the throne? Our Chen family is not even an ant in front of the throne! Do you really think of yourself as someone important?" Chen Tang's words became more and more impolite.

Mrs. Chen's complexion also improved a lot.

Chen Chang's face darkened, he could not say a word, he snorted coldly and sat down.

Chen Tang started coughing again, and Mrs. Chen quickly stood up to massage his father's back.

Chen Tang paused for a while before continuing, "Even if your majesty really wants Prince Jing to succeed, and Prince Jing fails to succeed, the Chen family can still jump ship in advance. Even if our Chen family is really implicated, we still have a way out! Why are you panicking?"

All the Chen family members present were completely relieved.

"Father, what should we do then?" Mrs. Chen asked softly.

"What you said at the beginning was very good. We need to repair the relationship with Prince Jing's Mansion. Not only do we need to repair the relationship, but we also need to place a heavy bet on Prince Jing!" Chen Tang said, panting.

None of the Chen family members present dared to interrupt.

"Please give me your instructions, father." Mrs. Chen said quickly.

"Isn't the King of Jing complaining about the lack of seagoing ships? Then we will build more seagoing ships. In addition, we will send the best shipbuilders in our shipyard to Qizhou, and also send the shipbuilding drawings of our Chen family." Chen Tang said slowly.

"Brother!" Chen Chang and Chen Jing stood up suddenly.

"This is the foundation of our Chen family!" Chen Jing said anxiously.

"Yes, our Chen family made its fortune with this." Chen Tang sighed, "But this is not something unique to our Chen family. There are many other families that can come up with this thing."

"From what I've seen King Jing do in recent years, I feel like he's very interested in overseas and has big ambitions there. If our Chen family can seize this opportunity, we can also soar to great heights. So we have to be quick, lest we be overtaken by other families and have our Chen family not even get to enjoy the leftovers!" Chen Tang continued.

Chen Chang and Chen Jing exchanged glances and retreated.
No one else objected.

Chen Tang took a breath and continued, "Auntie, we must proceed with the matter of having your brother worship King Jing as his master, and do it quickly! I hope King Jing will not harbor any resentment because of what happened before."

"Okay, father!" Mrs. Chen replied quickly. She hesitated for a moment and then said, "Why don't we wait for the exact news from the capital before taking action?"

"Why are you confused too? Cough cough cough," Chen Tang said angrily.

"Father, calm down."

"Can the actions before and after we get the exact news be the same? We have to be quick! We have to be quick!"

"I understand, Father, I'll do it right away"

The Chen family made their choice. Similar scenes occurred in many places. The news released by Zhu Houxuan made many stakeholders make their choices.
(End of this chapter)