Chen Anzhi was stunned.

He didn't expect that what Tang Xing was asking for turned out to be this matter.

"Wu Shuyi has just been promoted to the throne this year, and it is not appropriate to raise the rank now, and Shuyi is from a humble background, the dynasty has an ancestral system, and the first-class concubine must come from a family!" Chen Anzhi responded in a deep voice.

A concubine can only come from a family, although it is not written in the law, but it is a symbol of the imperial power and the family in the world, and it is everyone's acquiescence.

Now that the emperor wants to break this rule, the actual significance is not just to promote the status of a concubine, but to openly break the pattern of the imperial power and the family sharing the world, blatantly suppressing the power of the family and usurping the power of the family!

As a member of a family, Chen's family cultivation is etiquette, and the emperor will not be allowed to do so, either in public or private.

Tang Xing didn't squint: "Whether it's the ancestral system or the rules, it's all set by people, the vicissitudes of the world are changing, the times are different, and some rules will naturally change, Lord Chen said yes or no?"

Chen Anzhi's face was as black as ink.

If the Chen family agrees with the emperor to take Zhao Yujie as a concubine, the Chen family will damage the overall interests of the family and will inevitably become the target of public criticism.

The Chen family, who is ranked at the end of the door, how will they gain a foothold in the court in the future?

It's a big matter, it's too big, don't say that Chen Anzhi can't make up his mind, even the head of the Chen family has to be cautious, how dare he go along with Tang Xing?

"The official has to go back and discuss this matter with the head of the family. Chen Anzhi couldn't refuse Tang Xing, the Chen family couldn't afford the crime of rebellion, they were already at odds with Prime Minister Xu Minglang, and now if they offend the emperor again, when the real disaster comes, who can save them?

Tang Xing's response to Chen Anzhi was not surprised, he leisurely drank a glass of wine, and said casually: "Lord Chen just go back and discuss with the head of the family, but time is running out." The rebellion is such a big thing, the official does not dare to delay, there must be a result tomorrow. ”

Rebellion, hearing these two words, Chen Anzhi was furious, the world is peaceful and prosperous, the imperial power is as stable as Mount Tai, who will rebel when he is full? !

According to his usual fiery temperament, if the situation were to change the situation, he would have already hammered Tang Xing's dog head, but in this situation, he could only hold back his anger.

"Farewell. Chen Anzhi stood up and prepared to rush back immediately to settle this matter with the head of the family.

Tang Xing said leisurely: "Lord Chen, let's work together, and we are all friends of Zhao Gongzi, in order to avoid you from making a decision to regret in the future, there is no end, this official was criticized by Zhao Gongzi, this official is now kind to remind you: Under the general trend, the Chen family must not stand in the wrong place, there are too many families in the dynasty, and the official may not necessarily have Lord Chen to agree to this matter, and the choice is a lot for the official." ”

Chen Anzhi, who walked to the door, froze.

He finally reacted, what the emperor wanted to do when he set up the Governor's Court!

In the past few months, there has been no obvious difference in the number of officials investigated by the Magistrate's Yuan, including those from families and those from poor families.

Officials in the peaceful and prosperous era of inflated wealth, there are a few people who can withstand the investigation, and everyone's income outside of Yulu is definitely greater than that of Yulu, especially the poor officials from poor families, many of them will make a lot of money after gaining power, so although there are many officials who have been investigated and dealt with by the Magistrate's Yuan, although there are many wronged, there are indeed many who do deserve it, which is also one of the reasons why the Magistrate's House has not been attacked by the masses and can continue to exist.

Because of this, although Chen Anzhi hated Tang Xing, he had no complaints about the emperor.

Now after listening to Tang Xing's words and thinking about it again, Chen Anzhi found that something was wrong! Every family is a closed whole, and the internal prosperity and loss are both lost, and after a family official is convicted, the reputation and official reputation of his clansmen's relatives and friends will also be affected, especially the head of the family, who must be held responsible for negligence!

In this case, if the emperor does not dispose of the head of the family, and does not thoroughly investigate the officials of other families, how can the family make a big show and let the children of the family succeed to the official position?

In the past, once this situation occurred, the children of the married and allied families would take over that official position and repay it with other official positions in the future, so the family would not have substantial losses.

But in the past few months, the Magistrate's House has acted intensively, many families have lost a lot of official positions, and the reputation of family officials has also been greatly affected.

And the officials of the poor family do not have the influence of family involvement, because they do not have a big family behind them.

They are just chess pieces in the hands of the emperor, and hundreds of jinshi are added every year, and without one, the emperor can take another one on top.

Therefore, in the past few months since the establishment of the Magistrate's Yuan, the power of the family has actually been usurped by the Hanmen, and the emperor has a greater say in the court!

Because of this, the emperor dared to throw out Zhao Yujie's matter.

But Chen Anzhi can see through this matter, so he naturally can't hide it from other family owners. The emperor also knew this, and in order to prevent the family from uniting to put pressure on the emperor, this led to Tang Xing's actions today.

The emperor's purpose is not simply to want Shuyi to ascend to the throne, but to use this matter to make the Chen family submit to the imperial power and become the emperor's echo worm, so that the Chen family will only obey the emperor's orders from now on!

This is the emperor's means of dividing the power of the sect!

Realizing this, Chen An's feelings couldn't help but shudder.

His simple brain, which was not proficient in calculations and only thought about the bloody battles on the battlefield, finally saw the emperor's face clearly. Huaxia Chinese

The Magistrate's House is a machine in the hands of the emperor to collect the authority of the family!

Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen, the two core officials of the Magistrate's Court, are the emperor's knife to stab the family!

Seeing Tang Xing's bold and unscrupulous actions before, Chen Anzhi couldn't understand it, but now he finally understood the reason. With the emperor behind his back, who wouldn't dare to deal with Tang Xing?

Chen Anzhi turned his head with difficulty and looked at Tang Xing's obscure voice: "Lord Tang, you completely sold yourself to Your Majesty, completely abandoned your own position and principles, and were willing to be a minion and a hawk dog, did you really disregard the morality and ideals of the scholar?!"

His remarks were direct, rude, and taboo.

Tang Xing was not angry.

He picked up the wine glass and brought it to his lips, and said calmly: "Learning literary and martial arts, goods in the emperor's house, have been the same since ancient times. ”

That's true.

But in Chen Anzhi's view, the scholars and scholars sold to the emperor's family should only be literary and martial arts, not the whole person, including the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, and moral conscience!

As the saying goes, you don't sell your body.

Chen Anzhi was about to tell Tang Xing this truth, but seeing that the other party was drinking by himself, he didn't look at his appearance at all, and obviously didn't plan to discuss this issue with him more. Obviously, in the definition of the path of life, Tang Xing has been extremely firm, and he does not advance with oil and salt.

Chen Anzhi refused to give up, changed his thinking, gritted his teeth and said: "Since you and Brother Ning are friends, and you also know that I and Brother Ning are close friends, if you really frame the Chen family for rebellion this time and torture me to make me a dilemma of life and death, don't you worry that Brother Ning will not let you go? What is Brother Ning'er's wisdom and methods, you should know in your heart!"

Tang Xing's chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

His face darkened slightly.

He said: "So Tang doesn't want to really get into trouble with you to the point where the fish is dead and the net is broken." ”

After a pause, his tone became a little heavier, "But Tang Xing, as His Majesty's courtier, should obey his orders according to his father's orders, how can he be timid and hold back because he cares for himself?"

Chen Anzhi opened his mouth and was speechless.

At this moment, he realized that he and Tang Xing, a son of a family and a scholar from a poor family, had fundamental differences in outlook on life and values.

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Returning to the Chen family's mansion and learning that Chen Xun was at home, Chen Anzhi hurriedly rushed over.

After listening to Chen An's anxious relay, Chen Xun, who was sitting behind the desk, did not have violent mood fluctuations and changes in his expression, but just stroked his white beard and groaned.

Chen Xun's reaction was beyond Chen Anzhi's expectations, he thought that Chen suddenly faced such a difficult situation and choice, and the other party would be worried, but he didn't expect the other party to be so calm, as if he had expected it.

Chen Anzhi's spirit was shocked, and he lost his voice: "Father, did you already know about this matter?"

Chen Xun motioned for Chen Anzhi to sit down, and when the other party knelt and sat down steadily, he sighed, and said without worry: "The general trend is rolling like a flood, and no one can be alone." The strong may still have the power to fight back, and the weak can only involuntarily go with the flow. ”

Chen Anzhi heard that Chen Xun was saying that the Chen family was weak, and immediately refuted unconvinced: "The Chen family is a family that has been around for hundreds of years, how can it be said that it is a weak person?"

Chen Xun shook his head and said sadly: "Strength and weakness are relative. At the beginning of the dynasty, the Chen family may not be weak, but now the strength of the Hanmen is not what it used to be, compared with the imperial power, the Chen family is just a weak existence, and in the face of the imperial power, the Chen family has no power to resist. ”

Hearing the meaning of Chen Xun's words, it seemed to mean that the Chen family had decided to submit to the imperial power, and Chen Anzhi was suddenly anxious: "Father, we also have in-law allies, if the Magistrate's Court really wants to deal with us, the Zhang family and the Shi family will definitely not sit idly by!"

Chen Xun glanced at him, "We have the Zhang family and the Shi family as helpers, but don't forget, we also have enemies like the Xu family." The Zhang family and the Shi family are in a similar situation to ours, do you think we can compete with Xu Minglang?"

Chen Anzhi could no longer speak.

At the end of last year, Xu Minglang wanted to gather all the strength of the sect to deal with the Zhao family and other generals who had just had the potential to counterattack, at that time Xu Minglang also went to the house in person to release his suspicions with Chen's ice, and then Chen Xun told Chen Anzhi to have less contact with Zhao Ning and Wei Wuxian, so as to perfunctory Xu Minglang.

In that turmoil, the Chen family got a lot of benefits from Xu Minglang, and Chen Anzhi was also promoted to the official position, but the Chen family only took the benefits and did not do anything, although he did not block Xu Minglang but did not help the other party, after that incident, Xu Minglang's attitude towards the Chen family was even worse than before.

Just in the face of Xu Minglang and the Xu family, the Chen family is already powerless, and now if the emperor is jealous again, where can there be a peaceful birthday? I am afraid that the backhand will be used by the emperor to kill chickens and monkeys.

Tang Xing had already made it clear before that in the eyes of the emperor, there were too many families in Daqi, and it was necessary to reduce them.

Thinking of this, Chen Anzhi clenched his fists, unwilling and sad and indignant: "Your Majesty is persecuting the Chen family so much and suppressing the family, is you not afraid that we will attack it en masse?" Your Majesty is not afraid of repeating the mistakes of Emperor Yang of Sui?"