After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

In a family like theirs, the legitimate son, especially the eldest son, will basically be taught what "responsibility" is by his elders from the time when he is still ignorant.

Chen Hushan thought that if Yu Zizhen had the kind of mentality that only wanted to take advantage but was unwilling to take responsibility, then he would most likely not be able to achieve what he has achieved now.

So, is there some hidden secret here that they can't detect?

When Chen Hushan told Duke Jing about his thoughts, Duke Jing immediately gave his grandson a look of approval that could teach others.

"I'll let someone investigate the specific situation. You just need to continue doing what you should do."

With this sentence to send Chen Hushan away, Duke Jing asked his confidants to invite his staff and sons to discuss matters together.

A group of them discussed for a long time, and finally agreed to send a team of envoys to Yu Zizhen first to talk to her about the important matter of clearing the emperor and eliminating traitors.

As for the subsequent attitude of the Duke of Jingguo towards Yu Zizhen, they decided to renegotiate based on her attitude towards the Duke of Jingguo and the Prince of Zhenbei.

After reaching a consensus on the general direction, everyone discussed the candidate for the envoy.

Chen Hushan's father, the Prince of Jingguo, recommended his eldest son. He took the initiative to apply for the imperial examination on his son's behalf on the grounds that Chen Hushan and Yu Zizhen were familiar with each other.

However, Chen Hushan's uncles did not want their nephew to be in the limelight anymore. His second uncle smiled on his face and his tone was very soft, but the words he said were seriously inconsistent with his expression and tone, "Brother, if Hushan is really like Yu Zizhen, We are so familiar with each other, and he would not have been able to only see the side of the other party that he deliberately showed for so many years, which caught us off guard."

"Second brother is right." Chen Hushan's third uncle smiled and agreed with his second brother, "Brother, although Hushan is smart, given his age, he is still not as good as us elders in some aspects."

"We all understand that you want him to make up for his past mistakes, but such a big thing as uniting with Yu Zizhen to defeat the Lu family is not something you can use to train your son." Chen Hushan's uncle had a serious face and was very disrespectful. Even my eldest brother was blamed.

Fourth Uncle Chen Hushan, who was never the first to show up for anything, did not criticize his eldest brother and nephew. He stood up and spoke to Jingguo with his honest-looking face: "Father, my son is willing to serve as an envoy." Head to Jiangning. As for Hushan, although he lacks some experience, we have already seen his intelligence and agility. In addition, he does understand Yu Zizhen better than us. My son thinks, you might as well let him As a deputy envoy, I will go with the team to meet my old friend."

Upon hearing this, Prince Jingguo immediately stood on the same side as his fourth brother. He clasped his fists and said to Justice Jingguo: "My son also thinks that the fourth brother's method is good, and I ask my father for permission."

He was not stupid, and of course he was dissatisfied with the behavior of his concubine’s fourth brother who jumped out to pick peaches. However, compared to the second and third sons who wanted to completely exclude his son Chen Hushan, Prince Jingguo would rather let this child, even though he was the most ill-intentioned, , but at least he knows how to share the pie with others and take advantage of him.

Duke Jing touched his beard and nodded slightly, "Well, let's do that. You, Fourth, will be the envoy, and Hushan will be the deputy envoy."

As for the overt and covert intrigues among his children and grandchildren, Mr. Jingguo was so mature that he could not understand it, but he did not think there was anything wrong with such intrigues.

He even felt that only those who had experienced countless open and secret attacks and finally emerged victorious in all kinds of fierce struggles were the most qualified to be his heirs. Currently, as a son, he is most optimistic about his fourth son, and as a grandchild, he is most optimistic about his eldest grandson, Chen Hushan.

Considering that his eldest son is not bad, and his fourth son's children are far inferior to his eldest grandson, Duke Jingguo's current idea is that if he dies early, then he will pass everything he owns to his eldest son. , if he lives a long life, then he will directly pass everything he has to his grandson after the overall situation has been decided.

In other words, among all his children and grandchildren, Chen Hushan is the one who wins his heart the most.

Now he is pretending to be ignorant and letting his children and grandchildren fight with each other. To put it bluntly, it is just to sharpen Chen Hushan better.

Of course, he also has a bottom line. His bottom line is that no matter how hard his children and grandchildren fight among themselves, they must not do anything that harms the overall interests of their Duke Jingguo during the struggle.

He had taught his children and grandchildren countless words and deeds about this when they were still young, so his children and grandchildren were relatively restrained when fighting.

As for entrusting the fourth son and eldest grandson with the task of uniting with Yu Zizhen to defeat the Lu family, Duke Jingguo did not have selfish motives and wanted to give his fourth son and eldest grandson credit.

In his opinion, although his fourth son, a concubine, is not good at martial arts, his brain and eloquence are still very good. Moreover, he does have more life experience than Chen Hushan, and he does have a better understanding of people's hearts than Chen Hushan. Excellent, so doing Zheng makes him more suitable.

But Chen Hushan, as the deputy envoy, is not really just following him to gain experience. As the eldest grandson of Duke Jingguo, he is actually more noble than the bastard son of Duke Jingguo. In addition, he is indeed smart. He is astute and understands Yu Zizhen better than anyone else in Duke Jingguo's palace.

With his assistance, Duke Jingguo felt that his fourth son would be able to complete this errand better.

Due to the fierce internal struggle on their side, the discussion took a little longer, so the departure time was naturally a little late.

As for the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, the young man who recognized Yu Zizhen was asked to run to the north immediately to inform King Zhenbei of the reward. King Zhenbei knew about this a long time before Duke Jing. .

After hearing the other party talk about the current identity and net worth of Yu Zizhen, who had been declared dead by him, his inner feelings were extremely complicated.

After having all the family brought down and settled properly, King Zhenbei convened his staff overnight to discuss with them how to bring Yu Zizhen, who had been abandoned by him, back to their camp.

After the staff heard the news brought by the family from the confidant of King Zhenbei, they all looked complicated and felt uneasy after being struck by the thunder.

Especially Mr. Jiang, as the staff member of the Zhenbei Palace who had spent the longest time with Yu Zizhen, he was not only shocked by the news, but also unfortunately became the central figure who was questioned and questioned by everyone.

After his colleagues came to their senses, they immediately surrounded Mr. Jiang, who had been enjoying great success during this period, with sharp glances of unknown meaning.