Although Chen Xi felt a little sorry for Xun Shuang's death, felt sad for Chen Shang's choice, and felt somewhat helpless about Sima Yi's death, but he still had no choice but to reach this point, but the death of these three people can at least say something. , deserved it.
Maybe it can be said that Xun Shuang and Chen Shang did not interfere, at most they understood each other, and even Chen Shang could be said to be an outsider. But in some things, if you take advantage of it, you just take it. You cannot say that you have received the benefit. If you don't dirty your hands, just That's right.
Some things need to be explained, and they need to be explained to someone with enough weight. Without this level, even if Chen Xi doesn't have the problem of being frustrated, he won't be moved by seeing them die casually.
A bureaucracy at the level of two thousand stones is indeed quite high, but in the eyes of the Chen family, when the old head of the family died, more than 30,000 scholars came to the funeral, and thousands of people came by car, it was not that distressing. Frankly speaking, with the literacy rate at that time, the network of 30,000 people was enough to catch all the bureaucrats in one fell swoop.
The so-called prosperous wealthy family is this kind of monster. Even if every activation requires consuming favors and resources, such power, shown once, is enough to make people calm down.
However, the situation of the Yuan family is different. Chen Xi knows very well what Yuan Yin said to Chen Xi. It is true. There is a high possibility that the Yuan family wants to save Lu Su, and their family has no intention of forming a good relationship with Lu Su. , their family is already full and they are studying how to digest it.
Therefore, instead of studying how to implement policies, it is better to be more realistic and study the Eastern Europe development plan. At least the benefits in this plan will not be any worse than the policies issued by Chen Xi, and they are clearly displayed in front of the Yuan family. before.
This is also the reason why the Yuan family has not caused trouble at all in the past few years and has given in to the situation. They have even tried to shrink as much as possible and do not want to stand out in front of the major families. It can be said that if Chen Xi did not want the flag bearer of any family, title, and there is really no other aristocratic family that can hold up this banner, the Yuan family has long since faded away.
Therefore, Chen Xi can also understand that the Yuan family has been looking for opportunities to get rid of this thing, but this does not mean that Chen Xi can accept the Yuan family doing this at this time.
The three titles of the Yuan family are very special. These three titles are Yuan Shu's Xuancheng Marquis, Yuan Tan's Ye Marquis, and the Yuan family's hereditary An Guoting Marquis.
The so-called feudal families are divided into two types. One is the hereditary feudal clan. This is a relatively normal feudal clan. This kind of feudal clan will be exterminated once or twice if the direct descendants are extinct. j.
The other type is like the Deng family in Nanyang. There are seven or eight princes in the family. So as long as there is no situation like the Kou family where there is only one person left, the extinct family can give the title to their brothers. Of course, this child will be adopted into this room.
The Yuan family belongs to the latter. The hereditary title of An Guotinghou was inherited by Yuan Ji after Yuan Feng's death. After Yuan Ji's death, if he had no sons, he should be inherited by Yuan Shu. However, there was a small problem with the Yuan family. Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao They all obtained their titles through special methods and were recognized by the country. Their titles were all higher than those of Tinghou.
Because Yuan Shao had been taken care of by Yuan Ji in his early years, he adopted his eldest son Yuan Tan to the heir Yuan Ji. In theory, Yuan Tan, as a step-son of Yuan Ji, should inherit the title of Marquis An Guoting. However, he could not withstand the specialness of the Yuan family in this generation. After attributes are adopted one by one, a metamorphosis effect occurs.
Yuan Tan's ability to secure the position of Duke Zhong Guoting resulted in no heir to the title of Marquis Anguoting. Everyone with the right to inherit the title had a title. He couldn't lose this title. If he lost it, he would be in trouble. So Yuan Tan will The title will be returned to the elders of the Yuan family, and Yuan Da, the eldest among the elders, will hold the title first, so that there will be no issue of unfairness caused by giving it to the younger generation. j.
Therefore, the so-called An Guoting Marquis by the Ruan Communist Party was Yuan Da, who was already in his late years.
what is this? Everyone is killing the boss, and one of our Yuan family will also die?
Damn it! This is seizing the opportunity to settle accounts.
The Yuan family is a firm outsider in this matter. Not only Chen Xi knows it, but also all the major families know that the old Yuan family is currently engaged in the development of Eastern Europe. They will only cross the Ural Mountains and have no time and energy to do it. These.
There are indeed a lot of benefits from winning. The question is, does the Yuan family still have the extra manpower and resources to continue to take advantage of these benefits? If you mess up, you are already a thorn in the eyes of a group of people. But if you are strong enough, no one dares to cause trouble, and you still offend a big boss. Isn't that a mistake?
Chen Xi's face changed when he thought that the Yuan family was settling accounts. The cold light that swept over Ruan Gong before was purely the substantive spirit of an angry Chen Xi.
The recent situation in the Han Dynasty made Chen Xi quite angry because everything was going against him. Even if Lu Su had reasons, Chen Xi was still very angry. As a result, the Yuan family was still causing trouble at this time!
Chen Xi walked out of the palace gate, got directly on the carriage prepared by Ruan Gong, and rushed all the way to the Yuan family's retirement residence in Chang'an. Compared with the previous time when Chen Shang said that he was critically ill, Chen Shang was more anxious. After all, Chen Xi Before he died, Chen Xi understood the reason. Yuan Da died at this point in time, no matter what the reason, he could create a lot of reasons.
Ruan Gong personally drove his car and stopped outside the Yuan family's house. At this time, the Yuan family's residence in Chang'an was only slightly deserted and there was no mourning. Chen Xi couldn't help but squint his eyes.
"Marquis Chen, it's true. I'm not joking." Ruan Gong lowered his head and explained. As a bureaucrat of the previous era, he didn't know anything about the Yuan family. Isn't this an inevitable situation? Moreover, in the case of Chang'an, Ruan Cong also knew how much turmoil Yuan Da's death would cause.
For this reason, after the Yuan family sent a secret letter to inform Ruan Cong of this matter, Ruan Cong thought about it for a moment and then informed Chen Xi that this matter was too big!
Chen Xi squinted his eyes, looked around, and found that there were not many people on this street.
Although the Yuan family's largest house in Chang'an was used to build the Huayang Smelting Division, the Yuan family languished and moved to a secluded place for the three elders of the Yuan family, jokingly calling it a place for the elderly, but the Yuan family is the Yuan family after all. Home, the lintel is placed there. As long as Sizhao City is still there, the lintel of the Yuan family's prosperous family will not collapse.
Coupled with the accumulation and foundation of the Fifth Generation and Three Dukes, even if you move to a secluded and quiet place, it is impossible to have such a lonely situation.
"Really died?" Chen Xi looked at Ruan Gong and asked.
"It's true, and the person who came to deliver the news is an old housekeeper from the older generation of the Yuan family." Ruan Gong said very cautiously. If the identity of the person who came was not confirmed, and the current situation was so urgent, Ruan Gong would never do it. Bring Chen Xi directly, after all, this is taking a huge risk.
Chen Xi sighed, he had to admit that he was unlucky.
Before Chen Xi knocked on the door, Yuan Sui, who was guarding the door, asked the guards to open the door half way, then dragged Chen Xi in, followed closely by Ruan Gong, and then the door was closed directly.
To be honest, this was already a very rude behavior, but Chen Xi, who had already realized what happened, didn't say anything. The Yuan family is now more cautious and clear about their attitude.
"Chen Hou, I'm sorry. My eldest brother has been in poor health in recent years. After he turned ninety, he suffered from many diseases. This time it was really an accident." Yuan Sui immediately apologized to Chen Xi, not caring about himself at all. His status, as well as his octogenarian life span, are even a bit arrogant.
Yuan Da passed away. There is no conspiracy theory. It was simply a matter of longevity. Yesterday there was a cold wind and it was a bit cold. I went to bed early and woke up at night with a great appetite. I ordered a late night snack and ate a delicious meal. I didn’t wake up in the morning. .
Don't the three elders of the Yuan family have an overall view of the situation? Don't they know that it is most important not to attract attention at this time? But his life span is over) Yuan Da is just an ordinary internal energy condensation. Even if the ninety-year-old man dies in the 21st century, he can express his joy and sorrow.
What's more, during the Three Kingdoms period, when you reach this age, there is no such thing as death from illness. It means that your life span is over and your body's functions are about to stop. As for life-extending needles, the principle of that thing has been made very clear. Even if a person is ninety years old, he will not die from illness. It also changed from the possibility of joy and mourning at any time to the possibility of joy and mourning at any time. There is not much difference.
"No need to apologize. For this kind of thing, it can only be said that I have been unlucky recently." Chen Xi said helplessly that he now had some understanding of the saying that "what you plan for is up to you, and it is up to God."
Although there is a cause and effect behind the things that happened since last year, they have all exploded together now. To be honest, it is indeed due to some bad luck.
"We have sealed off this area. After discovering it, we will ask the guards to inform you to come over as soon as possible." Yuan Sui said sincerely, "The news has not been passed on, and we are not prepared to mourn any longer." Let’s wait until the matter is over and then make another funeral announcement.”
Chen Xi nodded, knowing that this was the best solution. However, Chen Xi frowned slightly.
"Eldest brother has always put family business first. I think he will agree with our current behavior after coming under Jiuquan." Yuan Tao, who hurried over, also followed up to explain.
"The situation of the Yuan family needs stability the most. My brother told us the same thing when he was still here. But the news of my brother's death at this time will muddy the water that will soon be clear. Sometimes it's not what we want to do, but our position. Certain behaviors will inevitably be interpreted by others. Doing nothing at this time and maintaining stability is the right way." Yuan Sui immediately explained, "The people we use here can be trusted, and the news will not spread."
Chen Xi thought for a while, then looked at the expressions of the two elders of the Yuan family. Considering the current situation, he also understood that this was not a good time to mourn.
"Since it can be sealed, it is actually the right choice not to notify us." When Chen Xi spoke, he looked at Ruan Gong naturally.
The foundation of the Yuan family is indeed very strong, but in the current situation, with several wealthy families having lost their bosses and a large group of wealthy families losing two thousand shi of bureaucrats, it is definitely not an easy task for Mr. Ruan to inform Chen Xi. Ruan Cong is already a guard, so there is no need to take this risk.
After all, the Yuan family went out to apologize in person. According to the rules of the game, it was enough to save many people from committing suicide. And if Ruan Gong took over this job, once it is exposed in the future, the Yuan family and Chen Xi will be unable to deal with it, and you, Ruan Gong, can't be dealt with?
"To prepare for the worst, just in case." Dao Yuan Sui said eagerly, "No matter how much confidence we have in our own family, we cannot guarantee that other families will not know the news for a long time." .”
Chen Xi nodded when he heard this, expressing his understanding, and kept silent and did not communicate with him. After this matter passed, it was indeed possible to do it, but what if, what if other families knew about it and exposed it, especially There are too many explanations for this behavior of keeping it secret.
It doesn't matter whether you are suicidal or not. What is important is that in the current situation, you have the value of being suicidal. This is very important. Therefore, once you make a decision alone and are exposed by others, the situation is likely to collapse.
Because by that time, in terms of the universal morals and official rules of the Han Dynasty, Chen Xi was the one who went out of the way. After all, the universal morals and official rules of the Han Dynasty emphasized that people should die and sins would disappear. If a big boss dies, subsequent people will not Continue to investigate.
Therefore, many high-ranking officials in the Han Dynasty would commit suicide to apologize after something happened, so as not to harm the clan or descendants, and to have a decent face. Although Chen Xi does not advocate it, it is difficult to destroy this kind of tradition inherited from the Spring and Autumn Period. Moral inertia.
"Chen Hou, you also know that in the current situation, our Yuan family is the one who wants the most stability. We don't want any turmoil, we don't want to be affected, and we don't want to be dragged into the water. It is best for us to maintain the status quo." Yuan Seeing Chen Xi's expression, he opened his mouth to explain.
"I understand this. Although the current situation is not good for the Yuan family, it is not bad either. This situation, which is not bad, can be solved with strength. What you are most worried about is the chaos of the situation." Chen X nodded. He nodded to show understanding.
"Yes, that's the truth. Our Yuan family is currently the least radical and most conservative force among all the families in the Han Dynasty. We just want to take it easy." Yuan Tao said sincerely. It is true that the situation is not good for the Yuan family. It's not good, but as long as it doesn't get worse, they will be able to get through it sooner or later. This is the confidence of a strong person.
On the contrary, the situation getting out of control and falling into a quagmire is the last thing the Yuan family wants to face at the moment. Once they fall into such trouble, there is basically nothing they can do.
As an aristocratic family, everyone in the Yuan family knows that when they jump out of this huge pit, each major aristocratic family may not be able to succeed, but each failure is better than the next.
"I understand. After the Xun family is dispersed, I will cut through the mess quickly and resolve it as soon as possible. You should also restrain the major families and cover up for each other before mourning." Chen Xi thought about it and felt that this situation was We couldn't delay it any longer and made a decisive decision, but compared to the third question, we still had to delay it for some time.
"That's fine." Yuan Sui and Yuan Tao looked at each other and hesitated no longer. This result is already the best result at present, and they don't have much hope for anything else.
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