Ji Tang

Chapter 594 The Zhu family makes a decision!

After Zhu Fang returned home, she called her eldest son and told him about going to the Governor's Mansion.

"What do you think of this moment? What impact will it have on my Zhu family?"

This is a test for the eldest son. A future family heir can be ruthless or greedy, but he must not be short-sighted.

A person who cannot see clearly the essence of the facts will lead his family into an abyss of eternal destruction if he is not careful, so this is not the first time something like this has happened.

The legitimate son of the Zhu family is named Zhu Tan. He has been taken by the family's old man to teach him through words and deeds since he was a child. After the old man left, Zhu Fang did not dare to relax at all.

No matter how bad the reputation of the second son is outside, the eldest son Zhu Tan is known as a gentleman. This is not only due to Zhu Tan's own character, but also the result of secret manipulation at home.

Don’t think that only modern people know how to speculate. Ancient people were not as bad at this aspect as they are now.

Through related family connections, someone's deeds can be inadvertently spread to the world. In this age where it often takes months to deliver news, you can imagine how difficult it is.

Many times everyone tacitly agrees, after all, everyone does this, so many times no matter how much hatred there is, few people will attack personally.

Because once you do this, you have broken the rules and will be attacked by a group.

Zhu Tan pondered for a moment and said: "Father, it seems that our Zhu family has no choice in this matter. Even if that person won't make a big fuss about the second brother, he doesn't want to cause too much trouble for my Zhu family. Simple."

"Let me go to Danyang as the county magistrate, just to make my Zhu family completely stand on the side of the imperial court, while the Marquis Hao will stand behind the scenes and watch us fight with each other."

"No matter what we do, we have no choice. As for being obedient or even inactive, I'm afraid other powerful families won't believe us."

"If my guess is correct, the news that I accepted the appointment as Danyang County Magistrate has already spread outside."

"My master is not well."

Before Zhu Tan could finish speaking, the housekeeper's anxious voice came from outside.

Zhu Fang and Zhu Tan looked at each other, with only one thought in their minds: What a fast speed!

"Why are you in such a hurry? How can you behave like a yeller?" Zhu Fang angrily scolded.

The housekeeper took a deep breath and said anxiously: "Master, it has been spread outside that the Zhu family has negotiated terms with the governor and is preparing to jointly develop the iron mines in Danyang, and the eldest son has been appointed as the magistrate of Danyang County. Already."

Hearing this, Zhu Fang's eyes showed a look of exhaustion, and she waved to the housekeeper and said, "I understand, you can go down first!"

The housekeeper was stunned, but as an elder in the family, he knew what to ask and what not to ask. Since the head of the family said so, he just did as he was told.

"Alas, we still underestimated the head of the Ji family!"

Zhu Fang sighed, who would have thought that the good Marquis, who was willing to share the benefits since arriving in Xuanzhou, would pull the Zhu family down in an instant.

Once the news spreads, is it possible for the Zhu family to retreat?

Even if he told other aristocratic families that he was being coerced, someone would still have to believe him!
"Father, this matter may not be all bad for us. It may be an opportunity for my Zhu family to move to a higher level!" Zhu Tan said thoughtfully.

Zhu Fang was stunned for a moment, and then said anxiously: "What did you think of? Tell me quickly." "Father, you also know that my Jiangnan family has begun to decline after Nanchen. Over the years, it has been constantly being criticized by the Jiangbei family. Due to the suppression, there are basically no people in the court now."

"The only Xie Lian is still the great Taishan of the Marquis."

"Look at the current Zhang family and Shen family. They rely on Xie Lian on the surface, but secretly who doesn't know that Xie Lian was pushed to the front by the Ji family?"

Zhu Fang was stunned and said in disbelief: "Are you saying that the Marquis of Hao is deliberately promoting the Jiangdong family?"

Zhu Tan took a deep breath, shook his head and said: "Rather than saying that he is a good Marquis, it is better to say that His Majesty asked him to do this. Thinking about the development of those families in the past few years, it is simply galloping. The children of the family are constantly doing things. Officials. Although they are not very big, with Xie Lian and Hao Jiehou in the court, it is only a matter of time before they want to be promoted."

"That's up to you."

"We will do our best to help the Marquis in Xuanzhou. This is both a crisis and an opportunity. Once Your Majesty sees the attitude of our Zhu family, it will be easy to break through the current dilemma."

Zhu Fang was shocked when she heard her son's words. If this were the case, it would completely break with the local aristocratic family in Xuanzhou, and even other Jiangnan aristocratic families would have objections to the Zhu family!

"Father, if you continue to judge, you will suffer. Even if my judgment is wrong, with the strength of my Zhu family, will other aristocratic families in Xuanzhou be able to make a difference?"

"As for the Jiangnan aristocratic family? Haha! It's not that my son looks down on them. Except for the Zhang family, the Shen family, and the Xiao family, the other aristocratic families are all withered bones in the graves. What can I do?"

Seeing her son's high spirits, Zhu Fang was both emotional and relieved.

Yes, the Zhu family has not been in Jiangnan for so many years. At that time, the four major aristocratic families in Jiangnan, Zhang Wu, Zhu Chen, and the other three had already established contact with the imperial court. Now the Zhu family is the only one left.

Tan'er is right, as long as you make good friends with Zhang Wuchen, other aristocratic families won't have anything to worry about!

"Okay, in that case, the matter is settled. You are ready to go to Danyang to take office immediately. When the time comes, you will do your best and the resources of the Zhu family are at your disposal."

"But my Zhu family alone is not enough. As a father, I will contact other small and medium-sized aristocratic families. If they join, we will get twice the result with half the effort. Even if they don't agree, we have to ask them to watch the fire from the other side."

Then the father and son discussed in detail in the room for a long time before leaving separately.
"Master Marquis, Zhu Fang, the head of the Zhu family, summoned many small and medium-sized aristocratic families below. Although I don't know the content of the conversation, these families then sent their outstanding children to Danyang."

"Zhu Tan set off for Danyang to take up his post on the second day. He was accompanied by many family stewards. They even gathered a large number of craftsmen and young men to march towards Danyang."

Ji Song listened to Daniel's story and felt relieved. It seemed that the Zhu family had figured it out.

Yes, after all, it is a thousand-year-old family, so it is unique, otherwise it would not have been passed down for so many years.

"Okay, let's order Cheng Chuliang to send a thousand soldiers to Danyang to maintain order; and then order Yuchi Baolin, Fang Yiai, Qin Huaiyu and others to tell them that they can all move."

Daniel almost jumped up with excitement when he heard this. He had been coming to Xuanzhou for so long, and now he was finally going to have a big fight.

Ji Song looked at the leaving Daniel and suddenly smiled.

"It looks like you're already impatient, but this is just the beginning. Just don't complain to me later."

The orders from the Xuanzhou Governor's Office were conveyed to all parties as quickly as possible, and those who received the orders immediately took action.
(End of this chapter)