I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 260 Active Cooperation
Under everyone's eager anticipation, finally a middle-aged scribe in brocade robes appeared in front of everyone, and everyone got up one after another, respectfully accommodating him to the main seat.

The middle-aged scribes were not humble, they sat on the top seat without any hesitation, with neither happy nor worried expression, they smiled without speaking, and behaved very calmly, which made everyone even more uneasy.

The next Patriarch who had a good relationship with him said anxiously: "I said Chen Shangshu, we are waiting for you, so don't be foolish, can't we all listen to you in the future? Tell us what we should do. "

Several other patriarchs also echoed: "Yes, if you can resolve the conflict between us and Li Shimin this time, the Yingchuan family will definitely be headed by the Chen family."

It turned out that this person was Chen Ji, the patriarch of the Chen family in Yingchuan. He was once an official to the Minister of Ministers, and he was considered one of the best big families in Yingchuan.

The Yingchuan family has always been headed by the Xun family, and the Chen family is second. The two families have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and they are all fighting for the position of the "boss".

Chen Ji took a look, and sure enough, he didn't find Xun Jian, the head of the Xun family. Naturally, he also understood what everyone meant and understood everyone's position. It seemed that the Xun family had been completely abandoned by the Yingchuan family.

Chen Ji thought to himself that the Xun's family danced too early and didn't stand in line.

The Xun family has been completely tied to Cao Cao. The two most outstanding sons of the Xun family, Xun Yu and Xun You, are both under Cao Cao's command to advise him.

In addition, the Xun family took the lead in causing a lot of trouble for Li Shimin before. For example, in the previous imperial examination, the Xun family led the scholars to publicly boycott Li Shimin. Li Shimin probably would not forgive them easily. Get burned.

Chen Ji heard the words first sighed, and there was no joy on his face, and he no longer concealed it, and said helplessly: "Everyone, the current situation is already very clear. Destiny, today's world is full of heroes vying for the throne. Our aristocratic families have done their best to revitalize the Han Dynasty. We can't take our old roots. It's time to think about ourselves. I think you should There is no objection."

Of course, everyone has no doubts about this point. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Moreover, everyone is a big family. It is impossible not to consider the safety and development of the family.

The middle-aged scribe said this to give everyone a step down, so that everyone can make peace with Li Shimin with peace of mind.

Everyone echoed: "Yes, we have obeyed the destiny."

Seeing that everyone agreed with his point of view, Chen Ji continued: "You may know that I have a nephew, Chen Lin, who serves as the chief bookkeeper under Li Shimin's command. He is deeply trusted by Li Shimin. He has already agreed with me in advance. As long as we don't If we continue to fight against Li Shimin, he will protect our land and other properties from persecution, and of course we must pay the land tax according to their requirements. The past affairs can also be written off, and the old accounts will never be overturned in the future. At the same time, it is also a request. Zhong Junjie was sent to serve him in his army, so he will also come from a family background in the future."

Everyone was in disbelief, Han Hong, the Patriarch of the Han Family, couldn't help asking: "Chen Shangshu is serious?"

From everyone's point of view, this is not a condition at all. Although it is a bit painful to hand in the land tax, at least it has kept the land, which is much better than Hongnong Yang's Runan Yuan's. Originally, they also had this intention.

Chen Ji nodded and continued: "Of course I didn't deceive you all, and the general has appointed Jia Xu as a special envoy to Xuchang, and he will arrive in a few days, so you will know when the time comes, this Jia Xu is from the Jia family in Xiliang. , it turns out that he is the son of Jia Yan, the governor of Yanzhou, and also a member of our family, so you must be able to understand the general's intentions."

Another Patriarch of the Zhong family said heartbroken: "Oh, it seems that the general didn't want to be our enemy, nor did he want to put me to death. He is not the kind of unreasonable person, but he is magnanimous. , Don’t blame us for our disobedience, if we are ignorant of current affairs and go all the way to the dark, then we can’t blame others.”

Everyone also nodded their heads assuming it was true, and they all thought that what the Patriarch of the Zhong family said was good, and they obviously accepted Li Shimin's conditions.

"Then did the general say what to do with the Xun family?" Han Hong asked cautiously. After all, they had some in-laws before, and they were somewhat worried about their in-laws.

Chen Ji said with some emotion: "As long as the rest of the Xun family no longer follow Cao Cao and don't fight against him, the general is willing to let the Xun family survive."

After hearing this, everyone was filled with emotion, and they all felt that Li Shimin was indeed very tolerant and generous, like a famous master.

Letting Chen Ji talk to the Yingchuan family in advance is naturally a decision made by Li Shimin and Jia Xu after discussion. After all, Chen Lin has some relationship with the Chen family. Therefore, letting Chen Ji talk to the Yingchuan family in advance will also help Jia Xu's actions.

Five days later, Jia Xu and Chen Lin arrived in Xuchang. Naturally, they came with Li Shimin's important mission. With Chen Ji's early preparations, things went smoothly.

The heads of the major families such as the Chen family, the Zhong family, and the Han family all made it clear that they would no longer participate in the war of princes, and would never secretly support Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others. Some people who were going to curry favor with Li Shimin offered to donate hundreds of thousands of shi of grain to help Li Shimin pacify the world.

After solving these aristocratic families, Jia Xu personally visited Xun Jian, the patriarch of the Xun family, but Xun Jian refused Jia Xu's visit, and even declared that he would never cooperate with the traitor Li Shimin. Come here casually.

This made Jia Xu scratch his head a little. This obvious attitude of refusing to cooperate made Jia Xu feel helpless for a while. If he did not deal with the Xun family, he would not be able to serve as an example to others. Punish them. These scholars surrounded by the Xun family And the influence of their family will make Li Shimin lose more than he gains.

In order not to let Li Shimin bear the stigma, Jia Xu, the "poison man", still thought of a poisonous plan. Since your Xun family is determined to go to hell with Cao Cao and is unwilling to submit to my lord, then you move your family to Qingzhou to find him. Cao Cao, go to Cao Cao.I don't kill anyone, I just send your gifts out of the country, that's okay, I can even take all the family property away, of course you can only keep the fields.

Jia Xu's plan of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot is really vicious, and it is difficult to tell the suffering of making the dumb people of the Xun family eat Coptis chinensis.

(End of this chapter)