While everyone was still discussing the Zi family's request to enthrone the deposed king, another big news suddenly broke out in Zhenjing City. Seven elders of the Shaodian clan jointly organized a clan meeting. The meeting was scheduled to be held after the Summer Festival Ceremony. The main topic was to discuss the clan's current situation.
Dilemma.
This is no small matter. The clan meeting will not be held easily, which means that the first family in the country will undergo major changes.
Although the kingdom is in civil strife, no matter which side wins in the end, the Shaodian clan still rules the kingdom. Shaodianyong and Shaodianluan may not accept the decision of the clan meeting, but most Shaodian clan members will respect it, and their influence cannot be underestimated.
watch for.
Father, the royal family members all blame us, saying that their elders attach great importance to the selection of state shepherds. Our proposal just became an excuse to hold a clan meeting. If anything happens to the royal family, it will be our fault. Zibi has a headache.
Many people came to him personally or sent people to complain, blaming him for suggesting that Shao Dianfeng be appointed as Nanzhao State Shepherd. Those seven elders just did not want outsiders to interfere with the selection of State Shepherd and held a clan meeting.
madness!
Zisi didn't know whether to scold his son or those royal family members.
The Shaodians held a clan meeting just because they were outsiders? Do they have that much time?
If any elders are dissatisfied with our proposal, they only need to send someone to report it to the Prince Regent. There is no need to convene a clan meeting.
However, I suspect that the seven elders hope to let Shao Dianfeng hold a more important position. A mere shepherd of Nanzhao Prefecture is nothing. This time the kingdom may change.
A more important position? Is it necessary to entrust territorial princes? Zibi did not dare to think too much.
An earthly prince is a higher level than a full-time prince. For example, Prince Yinsha, Shaodianyong, is more noble than Prince Xiaoyao, Shaodianxiao.
Humph, thinking about Shao Dianfeng's recent whereabouts, this deposed king may have to get rid of the word "wasted".
What? Zibi took a deep breath.
Only in this way can we be worthy of the clan meeting. What I worried about still happened. Unfortunately, Prince Shi was not decisive enough. If he had asked Shao Dianfeng to go to Nanzhaozhou earlier, a worse situation would not have happened. Zisi was very melancholy.
When he tried to persuade Shaodian, he did not get the results he wanted. What he had been vaguely worried about happened again as expected. Now his control over the political situation is not as strong as before he became an official.
Do you mean that Ding Kui will go one step further and hold the power of the court, and the Ding family will ride on us? Zipi thought of the seriousness of the problem.
Ding Kui has a large army and is the king's brother-in-law. Who dares to offend him in these troubled times? If he adopts his son to Shaodianfeng, he will be the father of the country in the future. Who can he ride on?
Zipi asked hurriedly: Is there any way to stop him?
The only person who can stop him is the one in the palace.
Didn't he agree to abolish the Shaodian seal in the first place?
Zisi sighed and said, "That's why we have to hold a clan meeting to change the previous decision at the request of the clan elders."
His many years of political experience have given him a clear view, and there are only a handful of people in the entire kingdom who can compare with him.
Duke An Guo returned to the capital, and as soon as he arrived home, he was greeted by Long Kun.
You are hiding very deep. Long Kun put on a bad face.
Haha, where do you start talking about this? Jiang Li was surprised.
Still pretending! The good thing your nephew did was not because you were behind it, but he was able to mobilize the old guy from the Shaodian clan? Long Kun was even more dissatisfied.
Let me be clear, you are wrongly blaming me. Apart from asking the old housekeeper to find you, I really did nothing. Ordinary Shaodian people are easy to bribe, but the elders are not so good. How can I persuade them.
So what's going on now? Don't say you didn't know beforehand, why did Ding Kui come over? It's obviously related!
Aren't things uncertain? I can't talk nonsense about uncertain things. It would be bad if I gave you wrong information. Jiang Li has a way of saying this. I can't explain this kind of thing to you face to face, so how can I let you do it?
Relay to the person below?
Okay, now you tell me face to face, what do the old guys from the Shaodian clan want to do? Long Kun is not ready to let Jiang Li go.
When the ancestor sent out a signal, they naturally wanted to take advantage of it, but Shaodian would not let it go easily. It was hard to say how far this contest would go. Jiang Li is like toothpaste, squeeze it a little to get the most out of it.
Is there any hope that Shaodian will be reinstated? That senior has a good relationship with your family. Don’t say you don’t know. Long Kun won’t beat around the bush anymore.
Uh, haha, there should be hope. How could your father be wrong? Your good son-in-law has a lot of luck, so you can't go wrong by supporting him. Jiang Li gave an affirmative answer.
Why did you come back? Do you also want to get involved in Shaodian's family affairs? Long Kun's expression softened a lot.
Jiang Li replied seriously: The rebels only defended but did not attack. I suspected that the rebel king was secretly plotting a big operation, so I came back to discuss with the commander in chief and seek more support from the commander-in-chief's office in the Zhongwangzhou theater.
Hahaha, you are still telling lies in front of me! The combat effectiveness of the Anguo Army is getting stronger and stronger. The 21st Army Corps has rarely encountered an opponent under the command of Jin Man. Long Yi's new 19th Army Corps has initially formed combat effectiveness, not counting
There are Ding Kui's soldiers and horses behind the local army. You are the strongest in the entire kingdom. What more support do you want?
I think you just want to put pressure on the commander-in-chief, indirectly put pressure on the court, and then give more excuses to the elders of the Shaodian family. What is your name? Well, by the way, according to Ding Kui's strategy, you are called a hypocrite.
, even though the staff department is no longer in charge, don’t think that the people in our other departments are fools. Long Dang exposed Jiang Li mercilessly.
It's too subjective. I don't agree with your conjecture. The only troops recognized by the General Command as having combat effectiveness are the 21st Army Corps and the Anguo Army. However, the new rebel army has been training. Who can be sure that they will not appear in Zhongwangzhou?
War zone?
How could the chief elder of the Senate be inferior to a commander-in-chief? Besides, he came well prepared.
Long Kun said: No matter how reasonable you say, you can't convince the commander-in-chief. Yang Yuanzhou's support has been cut off, the Tenth Legion is recovering from the defeat, and the Zhuangwangzhou battle zone is not stable. How can he have any spare power to support you.
He has an establishment and veterans, the Sixteenth Legion.
I should have thought of it! Tsk, tsk, tsk, the tyrant's son actually had such a plan. Are all the elders of the Senate like this? Long Kun had to accept it.
You only dared to say this because you knew your father was away, right? Why didn't you go to Juyang City to say it?
Long Kun's face turned green when he thought about when he was young. You knew how to hide behind the tyrant, or encourage Jiang Xi to take action. I don't know how you were promoted to the master.
Jiang Li stood up and said, "You're not too sweet. It seems that your fighting spirit has improved a lot. Come on, come on. Today I will go out and compete with you in person."
I'm afraid you won't succeed! Long Kun also stood up.