There are some problems that cannot be figured out by one person, and Zhang Hongbin is not an existence at the level of Zhuge Liang, so it is naturally impossible to smooth out all the problems. Not to mention, even Zhuge Liang has problems that can't be solved.

Therefore, he decided to convene a royal family meeting, to put it bluntly, a meeting of the Zhang family.

This meeting was attended by the entire Zhang family, but strictly speaking, it was a meeting attended by all the descendants of his father's lineage. Further, it is his father and mother, his two brothers and their children and grandchildren, and his sons.

In terms of inheritance qualifications, even if Zhang Hongbin wants to be a maverick and let talented children and grandchildren succeed him, he does not need to consider that both men and women are not good. Fathers and mothers are not allowed, wives are not allowed, and even courtiers are not allowed. In this era, although Zhang Hongbin has been working hard to liberate women's labor, but has not brought about the promotion of women's status, especially under the traditional idea of 'the daughter who marries out of the water', people still think that when a woman marries out, she is a foreign family, and the sons born are not with her surname, is it a few years later, a different surname will ascend the throne as an emperor?

However, there is one family that has been allowed to join the meeting, that is, Zhang Ben, who has always been regarded as a member of the family, and his son Zhang Liu.

The former is the old housekeeper of the Zhang family, and has always been the most trusted family member of Mr. Zhang. The latter was the head of the intelligence department of the Republic, and as a close confidant of the imperial family, and at the same time the head of the state's most secret department, he was necessary to witness and supervise the meeting.

Without him, just because Zhang Hongbin clearly stated that this meeting involved the inheritance of the next emperor.

Therefore, no matter what is discussed, what the specific inheritance conditions and process are, Zhang Liu, even if it is the original work, needs on-site supervision to ensure that the next generation of emperors can inherit the throne safely and smoothly. The incident of Zhang Cai earlier had already made him feel the crisis of the second generation of the heir to the throne.

The reason is that the republic is too strong, especially one with a strong backer, and he is not shrewd and fair, and even knows how to decentralize power and let experts deal with special affairs.

In such a situation, if you want to dismantle the republic from within, you can only find a way to attack the second prince. If you can't kill them, pollute them!

As long as there is a problem with the second or even third generation of emperors, the republic can be turbulent, and then those ghosts and ghosts will have a chance to turn the clouds and rain.

Of course, the meeting did not convene immediately, considering that the members of the royal family were either in the Americas or went to a messy place, it was not easy to gather. Therefore, the Zhang family meeting was postponed to the beginning of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and at this moment, it has just passed January, and there are still about two months to prepare.

Earlier, Old Man Zhang had passed the position of head of the family to Zhang Hongbin, but Zhang Hongbin had never held a family meeting. After a long time, everyone has become accustomed to it, and they have forgotten this tradition a little.

Who knows, today, but suddenly received a notice.

So Zhang Hongwu, who was far away in the Americas, took his five sons and brought Zhang Jing of the Qiao family back by the way. And Zhang Cai, who was dealing with the Yellow River problem on the edge of the Yellow River, received a notice that he could only arrange the work at hand as soon as possible and then come back for a meeting.

Seriously, in fact, Zhang Jing and Zhang only learned that it was a meeting involving the succession to the throne, so they had little interest in coming back. But Zhang Hongbin ordered as the head of the family, but they had to come back, just because they were to be expelled from the family tree. The most inseparable thing is the blood kinship, being expelled from the family tree not only means that all the power of the clan will be withdrawn, but also means that you will become a loner from now on.

Even Zhang Cai and Zhang Jing, who didn't want to be emperors, couldn't allow such a thing to happen.

Two months, to be honest, is really not a long time, enough for Zhang Hongwu's family to return to Huaxia and return to Chang'an City through the latest railway system. After returning, there are about two days to rest and rest; It is enough for Zhang Jing and Zhang Cai to ask themselves whether they want to be an emperor or not.

Everyone returned to Zhang's old mansion, which was the residence of Mr. Zhang and Zhang Huang.

Zhang Hongbin also asked the two to live in the palace, but the two said that they hated the deep palace and only liked to be a rich man. So the two of them led the emperor's monthly routine, and really became two retired old men, playing chess with the neighbors and old people in their idleness, chatting and playing cards, and their lives were free.

"Meeting!" Old man Zhang was the previous head of the family, and in this family meeting, he was naturally the master of ceremonies.

Everyone stopped gossiping and reminiscing, and sat silently in their places, waiting for the old man's next speech.

"This is the first family meeting after San'er Hongbin succeeded to the head of the family, this kid really doesn't look like a family head, he hasn't cared enough about family members, I'm a father, I'll compensate you first. In the future, I will urge him well, so that he will not forget everyone, and don't forget the interests of the Zhang family! Old man Zhang did not show off his authority at first, but apologized to Zhang Hongbin.

Other people's family meetings are held once a year, and if the clansmen live far away, it will be held once every three years at the latest, but Zhang Hongbin has not held it since he succeeded him, so it is no wonder that Mr. Zhang feels embarrassed. That is, the clansmen of the Zhang family are so little, if it is a big family, I am afraid that the people below have already made a fuss about changing the patriarch.

"Old man, it doesn't have to be like this!" They are all the descendants of the old man Zhang, even Zhang Ben and Zhang Liu owe the old man a great favor, so they hurriedly persuaded.

"Well, let's not talk about the unhappy. Now, let San'er Hongbin come up and officially start the meeting! Old man Zhang also turned his head and said to Zhang Hongbin.

Zhang Hongbin nodded, got up and saluted everyone, and then said solemnly: "This time, call everyone over, I have decided to announce the selection conditions of the next generation of emperors, as well as some of the unique powers of emperors. Of course, after that, it will be the speeches of the clansmen, if you have any difficulties, you can also talk to me, as the patriarch, I will do my best to solve the trouble for you. However, don't mention the things that break the law and taboo things! ”

When everyone heard this, they all sat there very seriously, waiting for him to speak further.

"Considering the disdain of these two unfilial sons for the throne, I will criticize them first. As a member of the imperial family, especially as a descendant of the prince, as well as the second son of the emperor, the emperor's succession will be selected among the two of you. Especially Zhang Jing, as the eldest son of the emperor, and I have made you the crown prince, you must be more mature, take into account your own responsibilities and obligations, instead of willfully putting yourself first. Zhang Hongbin took a breath, turned his head to look at Zhang Jing and Zhang Cai.

For the first time, the two of them felt their father's sternness and anger, and immediately shrank their heads.

"But since the two of them are not angry, then I will change the inheritance conditions. Since the eldest son is unwilling to inherit, then from now on the throne can be selected by all the sons of the concubines, and if the descendants of the concubines are unwilling to inherit, they can be selected from the descendants of the brothers. The selection is subject to a series of assessments, which will be explained later. But as long as the clansmen of my Zhang clan can obtain the right to inherit the throne after going through trials.

In addition, the emperor could not reign for more than thirty years. In fact, after most people inherit the throne, they are already around forty or fifty years old, and thirty years old are already seventy or eighty years old. If you continue to be an emperor at this age, it is easy to do foolish things if you can't say it. Do you have different opinions on this? Zhang Hongbin raised his head and asked.

Everyone didn't have any thoughts about this, but the sons of Zhang Hongwu and Zhang Hongwen who attended the meeting began to have some thoughts.

It is said that the nine sons of Longsheng have their own advantages, and Zhang Jing and Zhang Cai do not want to be emperors, it does not mean that others do not want to. Emperor, always the most popular profession, there is no one. Even if you can only be for thirty years, this life is worth it!

"At the same time, Uncle Zhang Ben's family will serve as the supervisors of my Zhang family, supervising the inheritance of my Zhang family from generation to generation, ensuring that in the process of competition, there will be no black hands, otherwise they will not only be disqualified, but also expelled from the Zhang family! Finally, it has to be sent to the judicial department for processing! Zhang Hongbin looked at Zhang Ben and Zhang Liu and said.

The two didn't expect Zhang Hongbin to have such an arrangement, which vaguely elevated their family to a pivotal position, and they were even more grateful.

It's a pity that Zhang Liu's son is a little disappointed, and he doesn't seem to be qualified to become the emperor.

"Since everyone has no problem, then I now declare the rights and duties of the new monarch." Zhang Hongbin motioned for everyone to be quiet, "The new monarch can be a signboard of the republic, with a certain degree of decision-making power and commanding power, and at the same time, he also has direct command power over the army. Once a year, you have the power to make the ministers wipe your ass. But most importantly, I officially declare that the succession of each emperor will not only inherit the throne, but also directly inherit the status of a member of the Yashan Society from me, and enjoy the full support of the Yashan Society! ”

Hearing the last sentence, everyone's brains have crashed......