"Shaodian, leaving the capital at this time is to go to the secret meeting of the clan elders, I'm afraid the court is going to change. Kong Ci patted a book on the table.

This thick book is printed on the side with five large gilded characters of the "Code of the Senate".

"Which clan elder is secretly meeting? He himself is one of the clan elders, what do you want to do this time? Do you want to abolish another king to support his family's children?" Long Dang found that he knew less than Kong Ci.

"I don't know who he saw for the time being, but there are rumors that the royal guardian Venerable is dissatisfied with him, and he doesn't want an ignorant child to sit on the throne for a long time, and hopes that the kingdom will have a decent king soon. "Kong Ci also knows very little.

"A few days ago, Shao Dianjian and Shao Dianqian went to Nanjing City, could it have anything to do with this matter? Counting Zhongwangzhou, Ding Kui has the ability to argue with the imperial court, and the royal family should hope to solve the problem within the clan. ”

"You go and ask your grandson-in-law, didn't he just go to Cao Guo to check on Black Crystal Iron? I also want to know about the situation over there. Kong Ci was more interested in the affairs of Cao Guo.

"Hmm. Isn't your grandson by Ding Kui's side, your Confucian family has the title of the head of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing City, and dealing with foreign countries is a matter for the Ministry of Rites. Long Dang wanted to ask Ding Kui, he could do it at any time, but he had to test the other party's attitude.

"The official position of the Ministry of Rites is a fictitious title, which is more affordable than Weiguo County being able to build a railway, I would rather not be an official and have benefits. Kong Ci narrowed his eyes.

"Wenguo County is quite suitable for laying railways in three states, and Longjiapu railways also have to pay a price, you go and talk to Ding Kui, he won't refuse." ”

"Hahaha, I won't go around in circles with you, is the Senate now conditional on deposing the king?"

Long Dang stretched out his palm, wrenched his fingers and said, "You, I, Jiang Li, Bao Lan, plus Xun Ruo at most, can only guarantee five votes in favor, and the removal of the king requires the support of eight elders, which is quite difficult!"

"Zisi is definitely against it, and there is Gongsun Da, their family has a very stiff quarrel with Ding Kui, and another elder will veto our proposal. Kong Ci shook his head and sighed.

"Well, it seems that the only way to do this is to look at the clan assembly of the royal family, and ask 'that' to come forward and change to a suitable king, but what will the clan elders of the Shaodian clan think?

"Who's the eldest princess?" Is it possible to re-establish the abolished king?" Kong Ci's idea was more daring.

"As long as it's not impossible for 'that' to speak, Shao Dianjian, Shao Dianxian, here you can win over the two clan elders, I have a little friendship with Shao Dianmian, you can go to talk to him." Long Dang's mind turned away.

"No, I know a few, and we shouldn't interfere when it comes to the throne. Kong Ci shook his head and refused.

"Hahaha, I'm just going to understand the situation, I don't need to make it clear who I support, don't be so pedantic. ”

“......”

Who are you going to see when everyone talks about Shaodian?

The Seven Elders of the Shaodian Clan.

"I have asked the clan government to discuss posthumously sealing Shaodianzhuang as the prince of the country, and I believe that it will not be long before it will be announced to the whole country. "Shaodian threw a big bait at the beginning.

The all-white Shaodian Law is almost ninety, but he ranks seventh among the clan elders, and there are six clan elders older than him in front of him, but he is still in good spirits and looks like he is about seventy.

"If you really want to calculate it, Shaodianzhuang's loss of Haishan Prefecture is an unforgivable felony, and it is not appropriate to posthumously crown him as the Prince of Protector at the moment, and the families of the other two state pastors may not be convinced, His Royal Highness the Prince should think twice. He didn't immediately accept Shaodian's kindness.

Shaodian exhaled heavily and said, "Well, I've thought about it, those who should be chased must be posthumously sealed, isn't it to come one by one, you must take it seriously, and you must not be hasty." ”

"Unless," he said, paying attention to the expression of the Shaodian Law, "convene a clan meeting, and bring it up together at the meeting to solve it together." ”

Shaodian Fa muttered in his heart: Sure enough, Shaodianmian's son and nephew came to test me earlier, and intended to hold a clan meeting, and today he proposed it, something important happened in the capital.

"You are joking, what can the clan government do to convene a clan conference, there is a key question, Shao Dianxi is not dead and is still imprisoned by Nanjing City, but he surrendered after being defeated, how should the court treat him?" he very skillfully pulled Shao Dianxi's head.

He was not mentally prepared to hold a clan conference, and he didn't know what kind of issues would be raised, so his first thought was to avoid talking about it.

"Shao Dianxi's matter is more complicated, the court has not given up trying to find a way to rescue him, things are still turning around, and his matter can be postponed. Actually, I didn't want to convene a clan conference, but according to the news, the Great Elder contacted several clan elders and intended to hold a conference, although I don't know their purpose for the time being, but we can give some advice by the way. "Shaodian knew that there were several clan elders secretly in contact.

He also knew that Shao Dianjian had been to Nanjing City, and all kinds of abnormal phenomena made him feel pressure, so he decided to take the initiative to encompass as many clan elders as possible, and first control the decision to convene the conference.

More than half of the clan elders agree to convene a conference, which is not an easy condition to achieve, among which Shao Dianmian and Shao Dianxian are the most important attitudes of the four elders, the two big states can influence the four states respectively, and they can easily win over half of the clan elders when they reach a tacit understanding.

Shaodian suffered the most, and the patriarch of the Prince Regent lineage sat on the position of the clan elder, and usually did not have much contact with other clan elders, and only relied on power to maintain his own right to speak. Of course he could trade power for more, as long as he could bear that consequence.

The ten elders of the ten clans represent the ten branches of the Shaodian clan, which are second only to the royal lineage, so the royal family lineage pays great attention to restricting their development, and does not dare to offend them too much, the mentality is very contradictory, the means are complex and cumbersome, and it is difficult to control without high political wisdom.

At the critical time, Shaodian couldn't take too much care of it, and now he only thinks about keeping his position and power, and whether he will expand the development of the branch is no longer a question for him to consider.

The Shaodian Law is a little clear, the conference is led by the Great Elder, and the probability of success is very high. Usually, the ten clan elders do not stay together, each has its own fiefdom, and it is rare to visit each other, and the most they meet in the capital.

"At present, the most important thing is to quell the rebellion, the old man suggested that the court and the eldest princess start negotiations, why should the flesh and blood of the first king fight each other, his family can sit down and discuss, and any problems can be discussed. ”

Haishan Prefecture fell into the hands of the rebels, and could not bring the slightest benefit to the Shaodian Law, and if it continued like this, internal contradictions would inevitably break out in the branch to which he belonged, and as the patriarch, he took on the greatest pressure.

"Commander Yang commands the most troops on the northern front, as long as the logistics supply is sufficient, it is most likely to fight to Haishan Prefecture, if it were not for Shaodianluan and Ding Kui rebellion, I am afraid that the imperial court would have already recovered Haishan Prefecture. "Shaodian did not forget to put the responsibility on the Nanjing City.

"In fact, the court can be completely lenient with the prince, no one can say for sure the cause of the natural disaster, the prince has not been immoral, after the abdication, you can consider dividing the prince, so that the eldest princess and the concubine may not have an overreaction, and the court only needs to pay a little price in exchange for a better situation, which is much better than now. ”

This was a little unkind, and Shaodian was very unhappy after hearing it, and said: "The clan government acts according to the ancestral system, even if it is inconvenient for me to intervene too much, do you question the ancestral system or the clan mansion?"

"Hehe, the old man doesn't dare. The outbreak of such a serious rebellion in the country can be said to be unprecedented, and the ancestral system was unpredictable, and the clan government has no experience to learn from, so it cannot be ruled out that there is a better solution.

For example, the eldest princess also has the right to succeed to the throne, and she can temporarily ascend the throne as the king, and when the princes grow up, they will be elected by the courtiers to choose a suitable one to take over the throne from the eldest princess. This would not have led to the situation we are in today. ”

Shaodian Law has reflected on the chaos in the country, and what the imperial court has not done well enough to give rise to so many rebellions.

"Hmph, is Elder Fa dissatisfied with me, the Prince Regent?" Shaodian Shi couldn't help it, if Shaodian Luan succeeded to the throne, there might be no Prince Regent.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the future of the kingdom depends on you. "The law of the lesser canons does not want to come into direct conflict with the lesser codes.

"The prince chosen by the ancestor, I was also forced to be regent, can I say that the ancestor's, isn't it? It's not that I don't want to negotiate, but Shaodianluan openly disobeys the will of the ancestor, and Ding Kui's private soldiers to rebel are all things that the imperial court resolutely cannot tolerate, how can you talk about it?" Shaodian waved his hands excitedly.

"You can be lenient with the prince, the words are coming back, it doesn't violate the ancestral system to give him a prince, how to say that he is also the eldest son of the former king, the brother of the current king, you can appease the eldest princess and the concubine, you can exchange it for four legions to serve the country, this generation is worth it." ”

"Okay! I can think about it, if Shaodian Luan can return Nannuma Prefecture, and Ding Kui can lead his troops to quell the rebellion, the imperial court is willing to not blame the past and reward the prince. Shaodian chose to take a step back.

This time, Shaodian Fa showed a satisfied expression and said, "Maybe that's what the Great Elder and the others mean, the purpose of convening the clan conference coincides with mine, and everyone can work together to quell the civil strife." ”

"I hope so. "Shaodian was touched.

Leniency or even favoritism to Shaodian Feng is strictly speaking not harmful to his interests, it is Shaodian Chung who is affected, and he may encounter the constraints of Shaodian Feng in the future, but at that time there was no semi-wool relationship with him, and the Prince Regent has long ceased to exist.

An uninvited guest appeared in Shaodianfeng's room, and the other party's red fang made him settle down, "Dare to ask the name of the senior, Shaodianfeng will give you a greeting." "He gave a junior salute first.

"Your sister is my own disciple, come here, let me take a good look. Shao Dianhuan casually found a chair and sat down.

Shaodian was suspicious, but there was no reaction from the worship outside, indicating that the old man of the same clan in front of him was not simple. He sat down, squatted down obediently, and let the other party hold down his Heavenly Spirit Gai.

"There is still the power of the curse, but the body is okay, and I can't see that you are worried about your life for the time being. ”