Chapter 317: Qinghe Deliberations
Qinghe County, although the location is close to the capital, has always been the territory of the Cui family, a thousand-year-old family, ----. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this time, just after the New Year, in the ancestral hall of the Cui clan located in the east of Qinghe City, many people in power of the Cui clan sat together, but the atmosphere was a little dignified.
Cui Yu, the eldest master Cui Yu, who hurriedly returned from the palace on the outskirts of Beijing, couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he looked at the clan elders in the ancestral hall.
He didn't understand that with the support of Empress Dowager Zhang at this time, it was a good opportunity for their Qinghe Cui clan to win the power of several states and counties near the outskirts of Beijing, why the clan elders wanted to recall him back to the clan at this time.
"Fourth Uncle Ancestor," Cui Yu looked up at the white-haired old man sitting at the top left end of the ancestral hall, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and saluted with his fists. "What are you always calling everyone here for a clan meeting at this time?"
This fourth uncle who is over seventy years old is the oldest old man in the Qinghe Cui family. Only he can go past Cui Yu to summon everyone to the ancestral hall and hold a clan meeting.
The fourth uncle who was sitting at the top of the head drooped his eyelids, as if he had not woken up. At this time, he saw Cui Yu asking, so he opened his eyes and glanced at everyone.
"Everyone is holding a clan meeting here today to elect my Cui clan, the new patriarch." At the end, the fourth uncle raised his eyes and looked at Cui Yu.
Elect a new patriarch? When Cui Yu heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head, and his eyes were shocked. He is still alive and well, why is he going to elect a new patriarch?
Even if he is old and frail, the position of the patriarch, according to the rules, should be inherited by his descendant, when does it need to elect a new patriarch?
"Fourth Uncle Ancestor, what do you mean by that?" Cui Yu straightened up, put his hands behind his back, and asked coldly.
After all, this Cui Yu is the head of a clan who has been in power for many years, and between this raising his head and losing his hand, the compelling momentum is undoubtedly obvious.
"Cui Yu, now that you have broken the clan rules of my Qinghe Cui clan, naturally you can't be the patriarch anymore." Before the fourth uncle had spoken, a short, middle-aged man in brocade clothes on the side preemptively opened his mouth.
"Broken clan rules? I don't know what the sixth brother is talking about, which family rule is it referring to? Cui Yu snorted coldly, how many people still abide by the ancestral rules of a thousand years ago? The sixth cousin is talking about this, I'm afraid it's not good.
As a thousand-year-old family, Qinghe Cui's family has been able to stand for many years, and naturally has its heritage and reason. The many family rules have indeed played a lot of roles.
It's just that the world has changed, and some of the old family rules can no longer adapt to today's development. Everyone knows this, but because those rules were established by the ancestors, no one dared to put their beaks.
Now, someone actually uses this as a cover to remove himself from the position of patriarch? Cui Yu couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he thought of this, I'm afraid that among the people sitting again, there is no one who has not broken the clan rules, right?
This sixth cousin obviously covets the position of patriarch, but he talks about the clan rules? It's really interesting.
The middle-aged man in brocade who was questioned had not yet replied, but the fourth uncle who was sitting upright had opened his mouth.
"Cui Yu, the first thing for me to wait for the family of the four surnames of Xie Wang Fan Cui is to clean up and take care of oneself, and not to keep an outer room privately, spoil concubines and kill wives." The fourth uncle stomped his feet at this time, and suddenly spoke, looking quite distressed.
"And as the patriarch of our thousand-year-old family, we should lead by example. But what about you, you actually ......." The fourth uncle ancestor said this, clenched the crutch in his hand and hammered the ground, as if he couldn't speak.
Seeing this, the juniors on the side hurriedly surrounded them, handed tea and water, and comforted them lightly.
Cui Yu couldn't help sneering as she watched everyone play. Today's fourth uncle ancestor is such a style, I am afraid that tomorrow there will be rumors that he Cui Yu does not respect his elders and makes his uncle angry.
If this drama really goes on as they think, then he Cui Yu, the patriarch of the past few decades, will really be in vain.
"Fourth Uncle Ancestor," Cui Yu suddenly knelt down, lowered his eyes and kowtowed, choking up.
This sudden scene really made the people surrounding the fourth uncle turn around and look at each other.
"My wife Fan has been dead for many days, and I don't even have a concubine, so where can I spoil my concubine and kill my wife?" Isn't it a show? You will, and so will I, Cui Yu.
Everyone didn't seem to react for a while, and they saw that Cui Yu had already cried about his dead wife in tears.
"Cui Yu, although you don't have a concubine, you have an outer room, which is well known to everyone in the world." After half a ring, the middle-aged man in brocade who spoke before sneered.
This outer room is even more unbearable than the concubine's room. You Cui Yu dare to murder his wife for the sake of an outer room, what kind of face do you have to be the head of this thousand-year-old family?
Outer Chambers? Cui Yu, who was crying bitterly, hadn't reacted yet, and the fourth uncle over there, who had already relieved his breath, opened his mouth first.
"Cui Yu, as everyone knows today, that Queen Mother Zhang is already pregnant with your flesh and blood." The fourth uncle took a breath and saw Cui Yu's face change drastically before continuing.
"That Zhang family didn't enter the door, and he didn't even go to the family tree, isn't it the outer room? It's really ....... that you want to kill your own wife and sister-in-law for her."
As soon as the fourth uncle ancestor's words fell, everyone looked at him coldly. This Cui Yu and the Zhang family have a head and tail, and the fact that the Zhang family is pregnant with the Cui family is known to the world, and there is no way to deny him Cui Yu.
Empress Dowager Zhang, is it an outer room? How could that most noble woman in the world be her own outer room? Cui Yu didn't react for a while, and he didn't even notice that the tears in the corners of his eyes had stopped.
However, according to human common sense, Zhang and him are in harmony without a matchmaker, so what is it if it is not an outer room? It's just that Zhang's identity is too prominent, so he ignored this matter.
It's just that what the fourth uncle said, for the sake of the Zhang family, what does it mean to kill his wife and children? The death of Fan and San Lang, even though he was a little indifferent, did not take action.
"Fourth Uncle Ancestor," Cui Yu raised his head, "Now that I am a widower, and the Empress Dowager Zhang is a widow, I have the heart to marry her, but because she is now pregnant with Liujia, there is some inconvenience to postpone the marriage." ”
As long as she marries that Zhang, she is not an outer room, and this statement of spoiling concubines and killing wives will not fall on her head. Moreover, once Empress Dowager Zhang marries into Qinghe, then the power of his Qinghe Cui clan will definitely rise by thousands of miles.
When the time comes, look at you people, what else is there to say. Thinking of this, Cui Yu couldn't help but feel a little secretly proud.
"No." The fourth uncle suddenly pushed away the people who were supporting him and stood up. "My Cui family is a thousand-year-old famous family, how can I marry a widow concubine who does not abide by women's morals as a wife."
Empress Dowager Zhang was only Emperor Qing's concubine before, and although her status was noble, in the final analysis, the concubine was only a concubine. Moreover, she is still a widow now, a widow whom everyone knows to be unruly.
Let's ask, such a woman, ordinary people will not marry back, let alone the Cui family of a thousand-year-old famous family? The fourth uncle of the Cui family, who values the family's reputation above everything else, will never agree to the Zhang family's entry.
Of course, Cui Yu knew the virtues of the Zhang family, but he married the Zhang family for the sake of the family's power, why couldn't these clansmen understand it. Besides, the Zhang family is the queen mother, how can she compare with ordinary women?
"Fourth Uncle Ancestor ,......." Cui Yu stood up, just about to say something, but was prepared by a hoarse female voice.
"Master, have you really forgotten that you still have a concubine......." (To be continued.) )