"After being demoted for six years, Wechen has never returned to Beijing once, and there is very little correspondence between me and my eldest brother, only once I mentioned the marriage of the little girl, which cannot be regarded as correspondence, but Wechen was told of it. In fact, six years ago, there were already grievances between Weichen and Cao Qichang, and there was no emotional bond, so where to go, the two sides could choose by themselves. ”

As soon as these words came out, Cao Kesheng's position had already made it clear, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly shook up.

Suddenly, Yuan Zhi completely understood Cao Qichang and why he sent someone to assassinate Cao Kesheng.

Because Cao Kesheng came to seek refuge with the prince of the prison state, morally he already belonged to the rebels in the family.

Cao Qichang did this with the intention of warning all family members to make an example of killing one hundred.

And he chose to be in the suburbs of the capital, which is also a way of demonstration against the prince.

showed that he would not compromise and warned the prince not to push people too much.

"Aiqing, you have to understand that taking refuge in this prince means that you will break with the Cao family from now on, morally speaking, you are betraying the family and will be expelled from the family tree, and the whole clan will crusade against you, causing you to be killed." Yuan Zhi said sharply.

There was no time to organize too many languages, and Cao Kesheng immediately replied:

"Weichen is not violating the ancestral teachings, I think my Cao ancestors are brave and loyal in all dynasties, but now in the hands of Cao Qichang, what he has done is to push the wealthy family for hundreds of years to the road of no return, Weichen and other Cao clan relatives are quite complaining, I do this, in fact, in order to maintain the honor and survival of the family."

These words were sincere, and they moved Yuan Zhi at once.

It can be seen that the Cao family is not monolithic, and there are still people who are unwilling to follow Cao Qichang and gamble with the lives of thousands of people in the family.

Yuan Zhi's eyes flashed, and he said, "Which of the Cao clan relatives have the same opinion as you?" ”

"I have communicated with Weichen is my five brothers, as well as two uncles and elders in the clan, there should be a lot of distant relationships, but I don't know much about them at the moment."

"Where are your brothers now, and what are your positions?" Yuan Zhi came interested.

"Wechen's five cousins are distributed in the Yuluhuai and Jiangnan regions, and the highest positions are prefects, state garrison generals, etc."

Yuan Zhi did not hesitate and pause, but chased and struck.

"You go and show them the will of this prince, I am the prince appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, the rightful successor of the empire, and it is a great rebellion to oppose this prince. If one day, when everyone needs to stand up clearly to defend the imperial power, they must not hesitate, can they do it? ”

Wouldn't this make the family infighting rise up against the current patriarch?

Cao Kesheng's expression froze, he took a breath of change, and said: "Wechen is willing to do this, but what the result is, Wechen is not sure yet." ”

He's right.

has a slight remark against the patriarch Cao Qichang and disagrees with some of his ideas, but this is completely different from standing up against or even being an enemy.

For thousands of years, the traditional concept of scholars has been one glory and one loss.

No matter what reason the rebel rebels against the family, he will always be scolded and stinted for thousands of years.

Even if Cao Kesheng wants him to stand up clearly and confront Cao Qichang now, he still lacks enough courage.

Lack of courage means that there is not enough hatred, and the heart cannot be ruthless.

Yuan Zhi saw it in his eyes, and he already had an idea in his heart.

When the father and daughter meet, Cao Feilan will definitely tell her father about Cao Qichang's face-to-face mission and murder of the prince.

The prince will appropriately let Ji Hong's people reveal the truth about the assassination, so that both his father and daughter will know.

In addition, Cao Feilan is pregnant with the prince's first child, which means that Concubine Lan's status in the harem is second only to the main concubine, and she will not be able to be the queen in the future, and the imperial concubine is proper.

With the above three points, Cao Kesheng will stand on the side of the prince and spare no effort to demolish the platform of Cao's mansion.

"Aiqing doesn't have to feel a lot of pressure, you tell them that they usually treat Cao Fujun's will, but they don't need to show up until the critical time, but their interests, your lineage of the Cao family, can rise again, and this prince fully supports it!"

Yuan Zhi was very wise, and he turned the rebellion of the world into a struggle to defend the justice of the family. The lineage fell, and the other vein was tied up, and the Cao family as a whole did not fall, but only replaced the helmsman.

The ancestors of the memorial remain unchanged, and the ancestral system and ancestral teachings have been better continued and carried forward.

Cao Kesheng is not a fool, he understands when he hears it.

That's a good idea.

"His Royal Highness is wise, and Weichen will follow the prince's order, and will publicize His Highness's ideas to his brothers and other clansmen, and oppose Cao Qichang's erroneous ideas."

Cao Kesheng got up and arched his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Aiqing, this matter is more arduous, and it will lead to death at any time, you have to think clearly, there is no turning back when you open the bow."

Yuan Zhi suppressed the surging waves in his heart and asked.

When Cao Kesheng heard this, he immediately knelt down and bowed, and swore:

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, Weichen is not confused after the New Year, the only thing that can not be relieved is his wife and children, now Lan'er can be loved by His Royal Highness, if the eldest son can also contribute to the court, Weichen will die without regrets, and he will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire."

Seeing this, Yuan Zhi felt that his goal had basically been achieved, he exhaled lightly, and said: "Aiqing, please get up, Lone believes in you, you let it go, and the prince will support you later,

Take your worries away. ”

It's all in plain sight.

"Your Highness." Cao Kesheng stood up.

At the moment, he was in a happy mood, not as nervous as he had when he first came in, and a little like family together.

The prince didn't say what to do next.

He clasped his finger on the evaluation of the four words 'good governance of people's livelihood' on that resume, and said:

"Aiqing is still injured, go down to rest first, live in the house arranged for you by the secret guard for the past two days, and then you go to the Xianglan Palace, Concubine Lan will go back with you, she is anxious to see her parents and brother, today is the end of it, the day after tomorrow, Lone sent someone to pick you up, let's talk about your next position in detail."

Cao Kesheng's face was excited, and he said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace!" Wechen retired. ”

"Someone."

"Your Highness, what's the matter?" Jiang Wulang responded to the introduction.

This kid recuperated at Sister-in-law Zhang's house at the East Wharf for nearly three months, returned from injury, and captured Sister-in-law Zhang's heart and hugged the beauty.

"Take Lord Cao to Xianglan Hall to see Concubine Lan, and you will take Qianniu Wei to escort you, and there must be no mistakes." Yuan Zhi said solemnly.

"Yes."

Jiang Wulang raised his head and beat his chest.

When he returned to the team, he knew that Concubine Lan was pregnant, and of course he understood the importance of the prince letting him escort him.

After they left, Yuan Zhi continued to review the folds.

Before he knew it, the sun was setting, and it was close to evening, and he got up and moved his muscles.

Concubine Lan will definitely live outside the East Palace tonight, accompanying her parents and brother, the family has not seen each other for six years, and there will definitely be endless words.

He's alone again at night?

Suddenly, he thought of Funing Palace.