Xingji City, Zongren Mansion,
Zong Ling carefully looked at Princess Yiguang who had just entered the door and the two princesses following her, his old heart beating fast.
"Yi Guang, it's neither a new year nor a holiday, so you're making a big show of it... summoning all the clan ancestors to this clan's residence. I don't know what's going on?"
"It's nothing." Princess Yiguang smiled, but her smile was full of coldness.
"It's just that there are some scoundrels in the royal family who are trying to destroy the ancestral foundation of our Chen family. I want all my uncles to comment and tell me how to deal with him."
Huh~
The surrounding area suddenly became quiet, everyone took a deep breath, and their expressions instantly became extremely serious.
These people have very resounding names, they are either princes or princesses, but in fact they do not have much power.
As a core member of the royal family, the family's prosperity, wealth, and even life and fortune are closely related to the empire.
It can be said that whoever dares to touch the inheritance of our ancestors will fight them to the death.
Zong Ling quickly glanced at Princess Ning and Princess Jin behind Princess Yiguang. His mind turned hundreds of times in an instant, and his heart suddenly became brighter and started to beat faster.
His voice suddenly became hoarse, "Yi Guang, I don't know... who is this... unworthy descendant you are talking about? Is there any evidence?"
The further down the story goes, the less confident Zong Ling becomes.
Theoretically, the Zongren Mansion in his hands manages all matters of the entire Chen royal family.
For example, compiling jade certificates to record the birth, old age, illness and death of the children of the clan, and distributing benefits to the princes and grandchildren;
If someone in the clan makes a contribution or does a good deed, he or she will receive a big reward; of course, if someone causes a disaster or makes a mistake, he or she will also be punished.
However, there are also some things or people that the clan government cannot control, and that is related to the direct royal family.
For example, whether the son or grandson of Emperor Changxing made meritorious deeds or caused disaster, the old emperor could only have the final say.
The Zongren Mansion could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and had no chance to comment.
hehe.
Princess Yiguang knew what Zong Ling meant, but she sneered and said a name.
"King Qi, Chen Xiuzhu!"
Buzz~
The elders in the hall were immediately dumbfounded, and they all whispered to each other.
"How is it possible? King Qi has always been gentle and polite, and he is even more respectful to us old guys. How could he do something to ruin the inheritance of our ancestors?"
"That's right, I celebrated my birthday a few days ago. Since it wasn't a birthday celebration, I didn't plan to make a big deal about it. However, Xiuzhu remembered it well and even bought a gift for him to visit. But He has a filial piety. I don’t believe he will do anything wrong.”
…
Amid the commotion, some people expressed disbelief, but many others remained silent.
Zong Ling's old face was wrinkled into a bitter melon.
If she didn't have definite evidence in hand, Princess Yiguang would definitely not dare to summon so many elders.
It's just that their clan government really can't control this matter, and they don't dare to.
"Yi Guang," Zong Ling lowered his voice, "Should what you said be reported to His Majesty first?"
Princess Yiguang seemed not to have heard anything, and raised her voice, "Linlang!"
"My subordinate is here!" The female officer outside quickly walked in.
The elders of the Chen clan in the main hall looked up subconsciously.
I saw Princess Yiguang's female officer carrying a large tray, which was filled with various large and small items.
There are letters, seals, pens, ropes and even blood mud...
"Show the letter to all the elders."
"Yes, Your Highness." The female officer responded loudly and walked directly to the elders.
The old men and women in the hall were all dressed in resplendent clothes, but they looked at each other in confusion at this time.
Some people's eyes are evasive, while others are eager to try.
However, a long time passed, but no one dared to reach out and pick up the things on it to take a look.
Princess Yiguang was not surprised and did not embarrass them. She said directly: "Linlang, read!"
The female officer responded and began to open the top book. She heard the expressions of the elders of the Chen family change drastically.
"It's unreasonable, it's really unreasonable." The prince who had a fiefdom close to Huayang County jumped up immediately, "For his own selfish interests, he dared to order the border troops to make way so that the Japanese pirates could log into our Yunchui homeland. This is treason and treason with foreign enemies. Seeking glory. Deserve to kill!"
The prince screamed, the sound was so loud that it pierced the eardrums, but most of the other people turned their faces away, not even daring to look at Princess Yiguang and the others, let alone say anything to her.
Princess Yiguang's face was expressionless, "Linlang, continue reading without missing a word!"
Linlang responded, reading one letter after another, and at the same time showing various documents found.
You can hear a needle drop in the main hall.
At the beginning, there were still people who had doubts. However, as the female officer continued to read, these people gradually gave up.
Hey hey...
One final sigh after another sounded from time to time.
I don’t know how long it took, but Linlang finally finished showing the token on the basin.
Everyone was breathing a sigh of relief when they heard Princess Yiguang's voice again.
"These are just a small part of the physical evidence, come down and testify."
"Yi Guang," Zong Ling's brows twitched and he quickly came over to stop him, "This matter has such a huge impact that it's really inappropriate to discuss it here. How about..."
Boom!
Princess Yiguang punched the phoenix-headed staff in her hand with murderous intent.
Fierce echoes oscillated back and forth in the lonely main hall in front of them, and everyone including Zong Ling was startled.
Many people couldn't help but move a few steps to the side, slightly increasing the distance between them and Princess Yiguang.
Although this eldest princess is a woman, she is not easy to get along with.
Back in the Golden Palace, in front of Emperor Changxing and the six ministers, she dared to knock out the Minister of Rites with a stick.
You have old arms and legs, but if you can't bear her touch, don't move forward.
"Dear elders, we have all lived a long time. Look at the empire today, does it look a little familiar?"
Lao Zongling was a little confused, "I wonder what Yi Guang is talking about..."
hehe.
Princess Yiguang sneered.
"Lord Ling Zong, I don't know if it's because the nobles forget things or because they never take it to heart."
"More than fifty years ago, our neighbors invaded the country, and we, Yun Chou, were as endangered as we are today. Countless good men left their parents' homes, picked up crude weapons and rushed to the battlefield. Some became famous, but most of them died on the battlefield. , never came back.”
"Fortunately, we finally pacified the four wild areas and restored the glory of the empire."
"Do you clan elders remember this?"
"Remember, remember." A bunch of people nodded.
"How could I forget this?"
"Yes, it was really dangerous at that time. A small country in Nanfeng almost hit the Xinglan Grand Canal. It was indeed a bit similar to today, but it was replaced by Japanese pirates from the East..."
"It's good that you haven't forgotten." Princess Yiguang nodded with satisfaction.
She stood up and slowly glanced around everyone in the main hall.
"You are all of royal blood, born to be aloof, and have been blessed with splendor and wealth that ordinary people can never imagine and touch. You have been extravagant for a long time. Do you really think that you are born noble and so everyone respects you?"
"This..." Many people looked at each other.
Princess Yiguang ignored them and continued: "Or maybe everyone here thinks that it is natural for the soldiers or common people outside to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy for us royal family?"
"You are wrong." Princess Yiguang shook her head gently.
"The reason why they go to the battlefield is not for the pitiful military life, nor to protect us so-called royal family, but so that their children can live in a safe world in the future without having to worry every day."
"To put it bluntly, the reason why they fight so hard has nothing to do with you royal family."
There was silence.
Everyone was dumbfounded, but they didn't know how to refute for a moment.
"Water can carry a boat and also capsize it. This is a saying passed down from our ancestors, and everyone should have heard it."
"The occasional absurdities of the royal family may not matter, but you all turn a blind eye to such things as colluding with foreign enemies and betraying the country for glory. I am afraid that the big ship of the Chen family will not last long."
(End of chapter)
