Happy Little Scholar

"Master Chen, Master Zeng, are you leaving now, why don't you come with us?"

Li Yi held two skewers of chicken wings in his hand. When Chen Chong and Zeng Shichun walked by, he raised his hand and asked.

"How dare you trouble Li County Marquis to cook in person? Resign, resign..."

Even when they were addressing His Majesty just now, they swallowed a lot of saliva because of the smell of meat that came from time to time. Zeng Shichun and Chen Chong still clasped their fists in fear and left quickly.

Just kidding, His Majesty just wanted a bunch of chicken wings, but he sternly refused without giving in. If the two of them dared to reach out now, what would His Majesty think?

"hypocritical……"

Li Yi glanced at the two people who were running away. How could they dare to bother? It was as if they had never bothered. They were doing one thing in front of themselves and another in front of the old emperor. They were two hypocritical guys...

"If you don't want to feed them, come on, you two, one for each." Ignoring the old emperor's eyes watching from a distance, Li Yi gave two skewers of chicken wings to Yongning and Tsundere Loli.

"Thank you, sir..." Tsundere Loli said reservedly, and then kissed him gently on the face.

Li Yi had already put the other two skewers on the fire to roast, and when he saw this, he turned his head to the side, "Hey, hey, I just ate something, my mouth is full of oil..."

"I'm going to wipe it with you sir..." The tsundere loli took out a small handkerchief, ran over and dipped it in the water, and then ran back quickly...

"Huh!" Emperor Jing, who was lying on the rocking chair, let out a thick nasal sound, then turned his head, peeled a grape and threw it into his mouth, murmuring: "It's amazing, it's amazing..."

"Why is your Majesty so surprised?" Changde lowered his head and asked.

Emperor Jing was surprised and said: "Chen Chong is capable, but he usually stands firmly on the side of the King of Shu and the Cui family. When things are not good for them, he always avoids the important and takes the easy. What is going on today? The clans and clans in various places are in chaos, and behind the scenes I am afraid that the Cui family is adding fuel to the flames, but today he is rarely so fair and not biased at all. Do you think this is strange?"

"As an important minister of the imperial court, it is your duty to uphold justice and not be biased. Why would your Majesty say this..."

Emperor Jing snorted coldly and said, "I'm afraid most of the people in the court don't think clearly as you do..."

Peeling a grape again, he said: "Speaking of which, these aristocratic clans have joined forces to cause chaos this time, and the preparation for the establishment of the academy has encountered great local obstacles. After all, Kyoto is too far away, and the government decrees have been reduced... Go and get it." Li Yi called."

Li Yi handed over the important task of barbecue to Li Han, then washed his hands, walked over, saw Emperor Jing eating grapes one by one, nodded and said: "Grape fermented grapes and grapes, there is a word difference, not too different." It’s not advisable for Your Majesty to drink more, it’s better to eat more grapes..."

After saying that, he reached out and took the grapes thrown by Emperor Jing. Not to mention, these tribute grapes were indeed much sweeter than outside.

Emperor Jing looked at him and asked: "The clans and clans from all over the country are now unified. You want Mingzhu to re-edit the "Clan Chronicle". According to this method, the status of all the old clans and clans will be different from the past. Wouldn't it cause them to A bigger backlash?”

"I didn't tell you everything." Li Yi ate another grape and said, "Like the Zhang family in Pingyang, the Wei family in Yunzhou, the Gou family in Tongzhou..."

He called out a few names, "These are all good and innocent people. Of course they must be treated differently."

"Pingyang Zhang family, Yunzhou Wei family, Tongzhou Gou family..." Emperor Jing frowned and asked, "Where are these people..."

Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth again, with a thoughtful look on his face. After a moment, he nodded and said: "Yes, these are innocent and good families. The court will give special treatment, even if no one in the family is in court to do anything for them." The position of the official in the clan annals should also be mentioned a little further."

"Go and continue your work, leave me two wings..." Emperor Jing waved his hand, then turned around and ordered: "Come here, squeeze these grapes into juice for me!"

…

Outside Furong Garden, Chen Chong and Zeng Shichun did not separate, but got into the same carriage.

Chen Chong frowned and said, "His Majesty just said that he would re-edit the Clan Chronicle. I don't know how much trouble it will cause..."

Zeng Shichun shook his head: "This matter is not trivial. Once the "Chronicles of the Clan" is rewritten, the selection of officials in the court, the marriages between noble families, and the prestige of powerful families among the people will all change. It can be said that these families have been fundamentally affected. I am afraid it will not be easy for Your Majesty to use this status to suppress the old gentry. "

"In recent days, the Cui family has been instigating behind the scenes, and those people finally couldn't sit still." Chen Chong looked outside and said: "Your Majesty is planning to build an academy and is determined to support the poor people. It is reasonable to suppress them. among.”

"It's just that in the past few decades, there has been an unprecedented unity among these old clans. Your Majesty's move may not go smoothly. What's more, their reputation among the people is so high that it cannot be achieved by just a "Chronicle of the Clan". It is still unknown whether what can be destroyed will be recognized by everyone after being re-edited.”

Zeng Shichun shook his head and said: "Compared with prestige, how can they compare to the eldest princess? If Her Royal Highness is running the government at this moment, who among the people will be dissatisfied if she implements it?"

Chen Chong was speechless.

In the past two years, the eldest princess has really done too many great things that have benefited the country and the people. If not, His Majesty would not abandon all the princes and let her supervise the country on behalf of her.

It is precisely because the policies she implemented are very close to people's livelihood that His Majesty is not as popular and famous among the people as His Majesty. People who changed their family's predicament because of the princess even regarded her as a living bodhisattva and set up a longevity tablet for her at home...

Chen Chong suddenly thought of something and asked, "What do you think Li Yi is thinking?"

Zeng Shichun looked at him and asked, "What do you mean?"

"You saw it just now. He is more favored by the emperor than ever before. How can he and His Majesty have a monarch-minister relationship..." Chen Chong's face showed a deep doubt and said, "With his ability and power, no matter which prince he chooses to support, the chances of the King of Shu ascending to the throne are very slim, but He did not agree to any of the princes' recruitment, but instead..."

"Instead, he has always supported Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

Seeing Chen Chong nod, Zeng Shichun thought for a moment 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 fight for the throne, it will inevitably cause His Majesty's dissatisfaction. In this way, he is expressing his attitude and position."

Chen Chong frowned and said, "You mean, not helping either side, indirectly showing His Majesty his attitude of not participating in the fight for the throne?"

"What else?" Zeng Shichun looked at him and asked, "Does Lord Chen think that he wants to support a female emperor?"

"This..., of course it's impossible." Chen Chong shook his head.

It's just that he hesitated a moment longer than the last time he answered this question.

…

“Absurd, absurd. The Clan Records divides families according to the genealogical tradition. How can it be easily modified!”

“Don’t get excited, Mr. Zhang.” A middle-aged man supported the angry old man and said, “The court’s move disregards etiquette and subverts tradition. It 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 them, you can’t demote them much. My Pingyang Zhang family has been demoted by two levels!”

The middle-aged man heard this, thought about it, and stopped talking.

What the elder of the Pingyang Zhang family said was right. The Zheng family was not like the Zhang family. The Zheng family still had officials in the court. Even if the Clan Records were reorganized, the position of the Zheng family would not change much.

As for the Zhang family, which had no one in the court or the public, who cared?

“How can this be absurd? How can this be absurd? In this case, where is the etiquette and morality!” Another person slammed the table angrily.

The man next to him also had a gloomy expression, "The distinction between family status has existed since ancient times. How can it be changed just like that!"

Like the Zhang family in Pingyang, the Wei family in Yunzhou and the Gou family in Tongzhou were also the two parties whose interests were greatly damaged during the compilation of the "Clan Records".

After Wei Fang and Gou Xu finished speaking, the hall became more and more boiling, but there was no way to know what everyone was thinking in their hearts.

Although there are many families like the Zhang family, the Wei family and the Gou family that were damaged in this incident, there are also some families whose family status has not only not been damaged, but has been improved for various reasons. I am afraid that they will have higher prestige and more fame in the future...

This is a good thing. After expressing deep sympathy to the Zhang family and the Wei family today, I still have to celebrate when I return to my family...