Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen paced slowly, walking back and forth in the hall.

Although, the Emperor's Divine Conferment Technique is running continuously and Zhou Chen's energy and blood are flowing smoothly, even if he sits there for a month, there will be no problem.

But getting up and walking around is also a kind of relaxation for Zhou Chen.

This is Zhou Chen's way of thinking.

at this time.

The inner chamber guard walked in and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Cao is asking for an audience outside the palace."

"oh!"

"Is Cao Zhengchun back?"

Zhou Chen stopped pacing.

Zhou Chen knew that Cao Zhengchun personally led people to exterminate those wealthy families who hired assassins to assassinate court officials.

Now that Cao Zhengchun is back, there must be results.

"Announce him to come in."

Zhou Chen stepped back and sat on the dragon chair.

"According to the order."

The house guard and factory guard bowed and retreated.

moment.

Cao Zhengchun then walked into the Yangxin Hall.

"I have met His Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun walked into the Yangxin Hall and saluted Zhou Chen respectfully on the dragon throne.

"No gift."

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and looked at Cao Zhengchun; "What happened? Have all the masterminds behind it been captured?"

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said, "Reporting to your majesty, the Yingchuan Chen family and the other thirteen families have all been captured by the old slaves, and no one has escaped."

"Among them, the head of the Chen family in Yingchuan and members of five aristocratic families tried their best to resist. They were killed by the old slaves and the others were imprisoned."

"This is the list of all the arrested people from the thirteen aristocratic families and the seized family properties. Your Majesty, please take a look."

Cao Zhengchun took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it to Zhou Chen.

Although, the Yingchuan Chen family and more than a dozen wealthy families hired assassins to assassinate court officials, which was a capital crime.

However, Cao Zhengchun did not directly kill all these people. He only killed those who resisted and arrested the others.

These people must be convicted by the court before they can be dealt with.

This is the charter of the imperial court.

Unless these people all resist desperately, Cao Zhengchun can kill them directly.

Otherwise, we have to follow the court's regulations and capture these people first, then the court will convict them and finally deal with them.

Even Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, could not violate the imperial court's regulations under normal circumstances.

Zhou Chen opened the memorial.

The memorial records the names of everyone in the thirteen aristocratic families and their family properties, including some officials.

These officials all came from these thirteen wealthy families, and they were also arrested by Cao Zhengchun.

After Zhou Chen glanced at them, he looked up at Cao Zhengchun; "Let these people be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for sentencing! Kill those who deserve to be killed, exile those who deserve to be exiled, and all the money stolen will be put into my inner treasury."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun bowed.

Zhou Chen closed the memorial, looked at Cao Zhengchun, and said, "In recent days, due to those who have joined the world, some wealthy families are no longer as obedient as before, and the resistance from the Ministry of Household officials has increased again. You Dongchang needs to pay attention.”

When Cao Zhengchun heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand."

"This time, I have taken down five disobedient wealthy families. They are all third-rate families."

What Cao Zhengchun destroyed this time was not only the Yingchuan Chen family and the thirteen wealthy families who hired assassins to assassinate court officials, but also five wealthy families who no longer cooperated with the Ministry of Household Affairs as before.

After hearing the words, Zhou Chen nodded; "Send a message to Xun Yu and Cao Shaoqin, telling them that if they encounter resistance, they can handle it as appropriate."

…

Langye.

Wang family.

In the meeting hall.

The head of the Wang family sat on the main seat.

Sitting below were a number of senior members of the Wang family.

The head of the Wang family glanced at everyone present and said, "I believe some of you have heard about the imperial court's annihilation of thirteen aristocratic families including the Chen family in Yingchuan."

"The imperial court has found out that the people who hired assassins to assassinate Xun Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs, were the Yingchuan Chen family and thirteen other wealthy families."

What?

It was actually the Yingchuan Chen family who did it?

After hearing this, some senior members of the Wang family present looked a little angry.

"The Yingchuan Chen family really deserves to die. Don't they know that once Xun Yu dies in Langye, my Wang family will also be implicated?"

"That's right! The Yingchuan Chen family didn't take my Wang family seriously at all. They wanted to trick my Wang family. Fortunately, they were wiped out by the imperial court. Otherwise, my Wang family wouldn't be able to spare them."

Some senior members of the Wang family said angrily.

Originally, the Wang family was still speculating on who did this. Isn't this a clear-sighted decision to denounce the Wang family?

But everyone in the Wang family did not expect that the people who did this were actually second- and third-rate families like the Yingchuan Chen family.

What a courageous person.

Even a first-class family like their Langxie Wang Family would not dare to do this.

"And that's why the Yingchuan Chen family and the other thirteen aristocratic families dare to do this. I think you can guess it without me saying more."

The words of the head of the Wang family made the senior members of the Wang family present have their eyes fixed.

"A worldly person?"

An idea emerged in the minds of these senior executives of the Wang family.

The reason why the Yingchuan Chen family and other thirteen aristocratic families dared to risk the world's disapproval by hiring assassins to assassinate court officials must have something to do with those people who have joined the world.

Otherwise, no matter how courageous the Yingchuan Chen family is, they will not dare to take any big risks.

"Patriarch, you mean that the reason why the Yingchuan Chen family dares to do this is because of those people who are worldly?"

"But why do those worldly people do this?"

The senior members of the Wang family looked at the head of the Wang family with puzzled faces.

They are a little strange. Aren't people who live in the world never get involved in worldly affairs?

Why do you want to get involved in the court affairs this time?

The head of the Wang family sighed; "Because those who are worldly want to carve up the secular world, and the secular world is a place for competition among those who are worldly. This is why I have summoned you this time."

"Our Wang family is also faced with a decision-making situation. The young master who visited my Wang family wants the entire Wang family to work for him."

"Although I am the patriarch of the Wang family, things like this are related to the rise and fall of the entire Wang family. As the patriarch, I dare not make the decision without authorization. I can only summon you to discuss it together."

The head of the Wang family said solemnly.

Originally, the head of the Wang family was happy that those worldly people could come to visit his family. He was thinking about how he could rely on these worldly people to bring the Wang family to a higher level.

But he didn't expect that those worldly people would directly pose a problem to the Wang family.

If this is not done well, it will make the Wang family follow in the footsteps of the thirteen aristocratic families of the Yingchuan Chen family.

What?

Divide the world?

The expressions of the senior members of the Wang family present here couldn't help but change.

They never imagined that those people who are worldly would want to carve up the world.

That means...

The senior members of the Wang family did not dare to think about it any more, and everyone's expressions became serious.

This matter is indeed no small matter, it is related to the rise and fall of the Wang family.

The head of the royal family on the throne spoke again; "The worldly people behind the Yingchuan Chen family and their thirteen aristocratic families have been captured by the court, and due to the influence of those worldly people, recently some wealthy families no longer look like I followed the imperial court’s wishes like that before.”

"As a result, when Cao Zhengchun was annihilating thirteen aristocratic families including the Yingchuan Chen family, he directly destroyed five families. The strength of the imperial court is obvious."

The voice of the head of the Wang family was a little low.

The imperial court did not care at all about those people who were in the world, and its methods were still so violent and domineering.

This is the real cause of worry and dilemma for the head of the Wang family.

The head of the Wang family is worried that if he really agrees to the young master, the Wang family will follow in the footsteps of the Yingchuan Chen family and other thirteen aristocratic families.

Although the young master said that he would keep the Wang family safe, such a guarantee was somewhat unconvincing when viewed from this perspective.

"Patriarch, don't the royal family also have people from the master's family who are worldly?"

"Would the head of the royal family allow the carving up of the secular world?"

The senior officials of the Wang family present all looked at the head of the Wang family who was sitting in the chair.

They know that the royal family and the four great clans all have their own masters.

How could the head of the royal family agree to those worldly people carving up the world? After all, this is their interest and right.

The head of the royal family shook his head and said, "The young master said that members of the royal family will also participate in the competition. The young master did not elaborate on the specific situation."

When the senior officials of the Wang family present heard this, they all frowned and fell silent.

One of the senior officials said, "This is not a small matter. The royal family and the four great clans all have their own families in that place, which is not something our Wang family can compare with."

"If the Four Gates are doing this and something goes wrong, the Four Gates will definitely be fine if they have their masters behind them."

"But if our Wang family does this, if something happens, no one will take care of it."

"Yes! Our Wang family is not related to that young master. To that young master, our Wang family is just a chess piece. If something goes wrong, the result will be..."

Another senior member of the Wang family spoke up.

However, this senior member of the Wang family did not continue speaking, but everyone else present understood the meaning of this senior member of the Wang family.

The head of the Wang family said in a deep voice, "No matter what, it is impossible for our Wang family to stay out of this matter."

"It's not just my Wang family, any other wealthy family that can get on the stage can't stay away from this."

"We are all chess pieces in the hands of others and cannot escape from the chessboard."

"Either we follow the court, or we follow those who are worldly."

"There is no other option."

The head of the Wang family looked at everyone present; "What do you think our Wang family should make?"

The senior executives of the Wang family present looked at each other, but no one said anything immediately.

This matter is not a small matter, and they must treat it carefully.

A moment of effort.

A senior member of the Wang family in the first place on the right said, "High risk, high reward. No matter what choice we make, the first thing we must consider is the interests of our Wang family."

"Only by maximizing our interests can our Wang family be worth taking such a big risk."

The senior member of the Wang family, the first person on the left, also said, "Have you forgotten the rules for survival of my wealthy family?"

"You can't put one egg in one basket. This is a necessary means of survival for our wealthy family."

"Isn't Yangming in the court? Judging from the goals of those who join the world, I am afraid that the world will change in the future and there will be no peace."

"We can divide some of the clan members into going out."

The words of this senior member of the Wang family made everyone present's eyes light up.

yes!

The way for their wealthy family to survive has always been to use multiple methods to obtain treasures.

This also means that under normal circumstances, wealthy families rarely have their inheritance interrupted.

That’s why we talk about a thousand-year-old family and a flowing dynasty.

It is for this reason.

Now, the storm is rising and the situation is beginning to be turbulent. Faced with a dilemma, the only way out is to use multiple sources of treasure.

In this way, even if one party fails, the other party still exists.

It can ensure that the family's inheritance is immortal and continues to exist.

I have to say, ginger is still spicy.

The words of this senior executive of the Wang family awakened everyone.

"I think it's okay. Let's divide some of the clan members into going out. This way we can have an extra escape route."

"That's right, we need to divide more tribesmen out. It's best to divide them into several groups. This is safer."

The other senior executives all said in agreement.

No matter what choice the Wang family makes in the end, this way, the legacy of the Langxie Wang family can be kept alive.

The head of the royal family heard this and nodded; "Let's prepare secretly for this matter first. We haven't reached the last step yet, and we can still delay it for a few days."

"Let's take a look at the choices of other wealthy families first, and also see what kind of movement the court will make next."

The head of the Wang family has clearly understood the meaning of these senior officials here.

However, the final decision has not yet been made on this matter.

He wanted to see the actions of other wealthy families, and also wanted to see what the imperial family would do next.

After all, the Langxie Wang family is not the only one who has this chess piece. Other wealthy families and even the royal family can be regarded as chess pieces on the chessboard.

"Patriarch, as for Xun Yu, should we continue to let the noble families below waste our lives, or..."

The senior person on the right looked at the patriarch of the Wang family.

After those worldly people visited the Wang family, the Wang family, like some wealthy families, gained confidence and no longer fully cooperated with Xun Yu as before.

Some noble families below have always been dragging Xun Yu around.

The head of the Wang family shook his head; "Enough is enough!"

"Cao Zhengchun has successfully taken over five emerging aristocratic families. This is obviously because the emperor in the palace has made a decree."

"If you show up at this time, you will hit the muzzle of the gun yourself."

"We in the Wang family can't stand out."

The head of the royal family is a sensible person.

Those five aristocratic families who no longer cooperated with the imperial court and had violated the Ministry of Household officials were the best touchstones.

Now that the court's attitude has come out, if they continue to do this, they will be seeking death again.

Those who join the world may not really be able to save them from the hands of the imperial court.

The Yingchuan Chen family and their thirteen aristocratic families are the best example.

It's better not to be the first to show off.

"I understand, clan leader."

The senior executive nodded and said nothing more.