"Master Chen, Master Zeng, let's go now, don't you want to come?"
Li Yi was holding two strings of chicken wings, and when Chen Chong and Zeng Shichun walked by, he raised his hand and asked.
"How dare you bother Li County Marquis to cook in person, resign, resign..."
Even though they had swallowed a lot of saliva because of the smell of meat that came from time to time when they were playing to His Majesty, Zeng Shichun and Chen Chong still clasped their fists in fear and walked away quickly.
Just kidding, His Majesty wanted a bunch of chicken wings just now, but he sternly refused, without giving in. If the two of them dared to stretch out their hands at this time, what would His Majesty think
"Hypocrisy..."
Li Yi glanced at the two people who had fled in despair. What do you mean, how dare you bother? It was as if they had never bothered. There was one thing in front of him, the other in front of the old emperor, two hypocritical guys...
"Don't feed them, come, you two, one for each." Ignoring the old emperor's eyes watching from a distance, Li Yi distributed the two skewers of chicken wings to Yongning and Aojiao Lolita.
"Thank you, sir..." Tsundere Lolita said reservedly, and then reservedly kissed him lightly on the cheek.
Li Yi had already roasted the other two skewers on the fire, and turned his head aside when he saw the situation, "Hey, hey, I just ate something, my mouth is full of oil..."
"Shall I wipe it for my husband..." Tsundere Loli took out a small handkerchief, ran over to get some water, then ran back quickly...
"Huh!" Emperor Jing, who was lying on the rocking chair, made a deep nasal sound, then turned his head, peeled a grape and threw it into his mouth, muttering: "It's amazing, it's really amazing..."
"Why is Your Majesty so surprised?" Chang De lowered his head and asked.
Emperor Jing was surprised and said: "Chen Chong is capable, but he is firmly on the side of the King of Shu and the Cui family on weekdays. When things are not good for them, he always avoids the serious and ignores the minor. What's going on today? I'm afraid the Cui family is contributing to the flames, but he is so uncommonly fair today, without the slightest bias, do you think this is surprising?"
"As an important minister of the imperial court, it is my duty to uphold justice without being biased. Why did Your Majesty make such a statement..."
Emperor Jing snorted coldly, and said, "I'm afraid that most people in the court don't think clearly about it..."
Peeling a grape again, he said: "Speaking of which, the establishment of the Academy has encountered great obstacles at the local level for these powerful clans. Easy to call."
Li Yi handed over the burden of barbecue to Li Han, washed his hands, walked over, saw Emperor Jing eating grapes one by one, nodded and said: "The difference between grapes and grapes is not too bad." Too much, Your Majesty should not drink alcohol, eat more grapes..."
After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to take the grapes thrown by Emperor Jing. Not to mention, the tribute grapes are indeed much, much sweeter than the outside.
Emperor Jing looked at him and asked: "The clans of various places are now twisted into one. You want Mingzhu to re-edit the "Clan Chronicles". According to this method, the status of all the old clans will be different from the past. Bigger backlash?"
"I didn't say everything." Li Yi ate another grape and said, "Like the Zhang family in Pingyang, the Wei family in Yunzhou, and the Gou family in Tongzhou..."
He named a few names, "These are innocent and good people, of course they should be treated differently."
"The Zhang family in Pingyang, the Wei family in Yunzhou, the Gou family in Tongzhou..." Emperor Jing frowned and asked, "Where are these people..."
Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth again, with a thoughtful expression on his face, nodded after a while and said: "Yes, these are innocent and good families, and the imperial court will give special preferential treatment, even if no one in the family is at court. As an official, the position in the clan annals also needs to be mentioned a little bit further."
"Go ahead and keep busy, leave two strings of wings for me..." Emperor Jing waved his hand, then turned around and ordered: "Come here, squeeze these grapes into juice for me!"
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Outside the Furong Garden, Chen Chong and Zeng Shichun did not separate, but boarded the same carriage.
Chen Chong frowned and said, "Your Majesty just said that the "Clan Records" will be re-edited. I don't know how much trouble it will cause..."
Zeng Shichun shook his head: "This matter is no small matter. Once the "Clan Chronicle" is reedited, the selection of officials by the imperial court, the marriage between the gentry, and the prestige of the rich and powerful among the people will all change. With the status of the rich family, it may not be easy for His Majesty to use this to suppress the old nobles."
"In recent days, the Cui family has been agitating behind their backs, and those people finally can't sit still." Chen Chong looked outside, and said: "Your Majesty is so determined to build an academy and support the poor and common people, it is really reasonable to suppress them among."
"It's just that, in the past few decades, there has been unprecedented unity among these old clans. His Majesty's move may not go smoothly. What's more, their reputation among the people is not just a "Clan Chronicle". It is still unknown whether it can be recognized by everyone after being recompiled.”
Zeng Shichun shook his head and said, "In terms of prestige, can they compare with the Eldest Princess? Now that Her Royal Highness is in charge of the government, if she implements it, who will not accept it?"
Chen Chong was speechless.
In the past two years, the Eldest Princess has really done too many great things that benefit the country and the people. If not, His Majesty would not have given up all the princes and let her act as the supervisor of the country.
It is precisely because the decrees she implemented are very close to the people's livelihood. In terms of prestige and reputation among the people, I am afraid that His Majesty is not as good as Her Majesty the Princess. Because of the Princess, a family in trouble has been changed, and she is regarded as a living Bodhisattva. I set up a longevity tablet for her at home...
Chen Chong suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Tell me, what kind of thoughts are Li Yi having?"
Zeng Shichun looked at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
"As you saw just now, the concentration of his holy family is unprecedented, and he has no relationship with His Majesty as a monarch..." Chen Chong said with a strong look of doubt on his face, "With his ability and power, no matter whether he chooses to support Any prince, the chance of the king of Shu being able to take the position is very slim, but he did not agree to any prince's solicitation, instead... "
"On the contrary, Her Royal Highness has been supporting you all this time?"
Seeing Chen Chong nodded, Zeng Shichun thought for a while and said, "Perhaps he himself has realized that no matter what position he is in and what position he holds in His Majesty's heart, if he participates in the battle for the heir apparent, His Majesty will definitely be dissatisfied." , in this way, expressing one's own attitude and position."
Chen Chong frowned and said, "You mean, the two will not help each other, and indirectly show His Majesty that they will not participate in the seizure of the heir?"
"Otherwise?" Zeng Shichun looked at him and asked, "Master Chen thought that he wanted to support a queen?"
"This...of course it's impossible." Chen Chong shook his head.
However, he hesitated for a moment longer than when he answered this question last time.
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"Absurd, absurd, "Clan Chronicle" is based on the tradition of genealogy to divide the family, how can it be easily revised!"
"Mr. Zhang, don't be excited, don't be excited." A middle-aged man supported the angry old man, and said: "This move by the court, disregarding etiquette and subverting tradition, will definitely not be recognized by the world, Mr. Zhang, don't worry. "
The old man looked at him and said disdainfully: "Of course you don't have to worry, your Zheng family still has officials in the court, even if you really demote, it won't be much. I am the Zhang family in Pingyang, but I have been demoted by two full ranks!"
The middle-aged man heard the words, thought about it, and stopped talking.
The elder of the Zhang family in Pingyang is right. The Zheng family is not like the Zhang family. There are still officials in the Zheng family. Even if the "Clan History" is reorganized, the position of the Zheng family will not change much. .
As for the Zhang family with no one in the court and the opposition, who cares
"How can there be such a reason? How can there be such a reason? In this way, there is no morality!" Another person slapped the table angrily.
The face of the person beside him was also gloomy, "The distinction of family status has existed since ancient times. How can we change it if we say it!"
Like the Zhang family in Pingyang, the Wei family in Yunzhou and the Gou family in Tongzhou are also the two parties whose interests have been greatly damaged in the process of editing the "Clan Chronicles".
After Wei Fang and Gou Xu finished talking, the hall became more and more ebullient, but it was impossible to know what everyone was thinking.
Although there are still many families that were damaged in this incident like Zhang, Wei, and Gou, there are also some families whose family status has not been damaged due to various reasons, but has been improved. It will have higher prestige and fame...
This is a good thing. After expressing deep sympathy for the Zhang and Wei families today, returning to the family, what should be celebrated, should be celebrated...