It was late summer and early autumn, and a heavy rain brought a slightly cool autumn mood, driving away the scorching heat and making Chang'an, the most majestic city in the world, quiet down from the usual bustling hustle and bustle.
The drainage system of the city's streets, which was only officially completed last year, is working. Continuous rainwater flows freely on the bluestone pavement, and then converges into streams and flows into the drainage culverts on both sides of the streets. The rainwater cleans away the city's dust.
, the trees on the street are growing vigorously, and the branches and leaves stretched out in the rain are as green as emeralds.
The whole city is shrouded in the gentle breeze and slanting rain, and the Guanzhong Plain is like a land of mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River...
It was under such a curtain of rain that the news that Changsun Huan had surrendered to Zongzheng Temple flew in all directions like wings. Horses trampled the rain on the streets and quickly delivered the news to luxurious and prestigious mansions.
There was an uproar in Chang'an City.
Since the brawl happened yesterday evening, all the big guys in the court, no matter what their position, have been paying close attention to the development of the matter. Who can be a political idiot if they can sneak into the temple and occupy a place? Even at that time
Unable to react, seeing the Jingzhao Mansion releasing all the Guanlong disciples involved in the case, and then immediately fleeing Chang'an, they all understood the changes involved.
When someone spread the word about Fang Jun's words and actions in Jingzhao Mansion, everyone understood Fang Jun's intention - such a desperate act to attract conflicts to himself, thereby easing the crisis between the royal family and Guan Long.
Naturally, it aroused admiration.
As a minister, regardless of safety or reputation, and thinking wholeheartedly for His Majesty, no matter how hard he usually looks down on such a person, he still has to raise his thumb and sigh, "He is indeed His Majesty's eagle and dog minions"...
At first, the big guys were silently waiting for news about the Guanlong children who had escaped from the city. Since Fang Jun wanted to attract the conflict between Guanlong and the royal family, he would have to take drastic measures.
What better way to do that than to kill someone?
Anyway, he was going to be attacked like a storm by the gang afterwards. As Fang Jun, who had always been hostile to Guan Long, taking the opportunity to severely damage Guan Long's morale and show his toughness at the same time was really a good thing that killed two birds with one stone.
However, after waiting for a while, what they waited for was the news that none of the Guanlong disciples were dead, but only had one of their legs broken, and that Changsun Huan hid in his mansion and did not leave the city. Instead, he went to Zongzheng Temple in the rain early in the morning to surrender...
Suddenly, some people were furious and some were happy and clapped their hands.
The nobles of Guanlong were simply outraged. Did they agree to work together? What did they agree to do to help each other? We sent our children out of the city to die, but you let your own son hide in the palace and surrender to Zongzheng Temple.
Trying to save a life!
Can there still be some basic trust between people?
Regardless of who is more responsible for the whole thing, and regardless of whether it was an accident or not, Chang Sun Huan, as the convener, cannot escape the blame, and must bear the responsibility of the "mastermind". But now that our children are going to die, you, the mastermind, are
Being greedy for life and afraid of death and abandoning allies cannot be justified anywhere, right?
As for whether there are families among them who, like the eldest grandson family, did not send their children out to die, no one is investigating at this time.
No matter how many birds there are in the forest, the one who gets beaten is always the first one...
Those who were not part of Guanlong's forces saw keenly that the trust that Guanlong's nobles relied on was on the verge of collapse, which naturally made them ecstatic.
For many years, the Guanlong Group, which is located in northern Xinjiang but has penetrated into Guanzhong, has controlled the lifeblood of the world. With their strong strength and unique geographical location, they have controlled the supreme power of the world in their hands, abolished one emperor, established another emperor, and established another.
When a country is destroyed, they have no duty as a minister and no character of loyalty. They play with power and control the government, but no one can do anything about them. They can only be suppressed by them.
Regardless of the Jiangnan gentry or the Shandong aristocratic family, they have been suffering from bullying by the Guanlong Group since the end of the Jin Dynasty. Now they suddenly see that there may be hope for a comeback. How can they not be boosted in morale?
The Guanlong Group, which has been controlling the government like a rock, finally showed a slight crack...
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When Changsun Wuji returned to the mansion, he felt dizzy, his limbs were weak, and after being helped into the bedroom by a servant, he fell down on the bed.
The family servants hurried forward and saw that his face was flushed and his body temperature was hot. They were frightened and hurriedly sent people to the palace to invite an imperial doctor. There was a panic in the palace.
Changsun Wuji knew that this was a crucial moment, so he forced himself to open his eyelids and ordered his servants to rush to all the families in Guanlong and invite the heads of the families to come to the mansion.
Although he abandoned his troops to save his chariot at the last moment and pushed Changsun Huan out in an attempt to quell the anger of the Guanlong family, who could know what was going on inside? Without the permission and support of Changsun Wuji, Changsun Huan would have
How dare you hide in your mansion without leaving the city, let alone go to Zongzheng Temple to surrender...
But even if everyone knows it well, this "just killing of relatives" can calm down the anger of each family. Even if it is just an excuse, it is still a step up. After all, the Guanlong nobles have been in the same spirit for hundreds of years, and they have been with each other for hundreds of years.
The entanglement of interests between them is so intricate that a sudden and complete split would be of no benefit to anyone.
As long as this angry mood can be alleviated, and a clear path can be pointed out to everyone, and the bright future of continuing to unite and follow Zhang Sun Wuji behind him, there may be room for redemption.
In any case, Changsun Wuji must ensure that the Guanlong nobles do not break up, and the alliance must continue even if they are just superficially in harmony with each other but have different intentions.
Otherwise, his eldest grandson Wuji will lose his greatest support, and without His Majesty’s holy family, the eldest grandson’s family will surely become the target of public criticism in the future. I am afraid that before he dies, he will be pounced upon by jackals, tigers and leopards and gnaw him clean.
If not, the whole family will be completely destroyed.
Then his eldest grandson Wuji is the eternal sinner of the eldest grandson family, and he will never be able to rest in peace even if he dies...
"The head of the family..."
A steward quickly came in and saw Changsun Wuji lying on the bed, surrounded by his wives and concubines. He was closing his eyes and concentrating. He hurriedly whispered: "Master, Erlang is outside the door, saying that he is asking for forgiveness and begging the master for forgiveness...
…Can you let Erlang in?”
Changsun Wuji, who was lying on the bed, remained silent.
There was a silence in the bedroom. Changsun Wuji's words at the gate of Zongzheng Temple had been transmitted back to the house. For a family like this that has been an official for generations, what those words meant was very clear.
No one dared to say more than a word in front of Ji.
After a long time, Changsun Wuji, who was lying on the bed, spoke without opening his eyes, and his tone was cold: "Go and tell that traitor that some mistakes can be made up for, but some mistakes must never be made. There is no way to recover when you are on a cliff. Li? It’s not that I am ruthless. It’s because the family business is the most important thing and cannot tolerate such mistakes! If he still thinks that he is a child of the eldest grandson’s family, he will bear the responsibility of this crime. From now on, he will no longer be a member of my eldest grandson’s family. Life or death has nothing to do with the Changsun family."
Everyone in the room shuddered and looked at Changsun Wuji, who still had his eyes closed, in horror.
Is this going to expel Changsun Huan from the house?
Ever since Changsun Chong committed an offense and went into exile, the second son Changsun Jun has also become useless. Everyone in the family believes that the eldest son Changsun Huan will be the successor to the family head in the future. Changsun Huan has always performed well and seems to be completely suitable. Be able to bear the burden of being a householder.
However, at this moment, the most outstanding husband among the next generation of the eldest son's family is about to be kicked out of the family...
Although everyone understands that this change will put the eldest son's family into a passive position, why is it so drastic that he has to expel the son he has chosen as his successor in order to save the situation?
The steward was also stunned and didn't know why, but he didn't dare to disobey Changsun Wuji's will, so he quickly responded, turned around and walked out.
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In the yard, Chang Sun Huan was soaked to the skin, kneeling on the porch, his eyes bloodshot.
Erlang, the grandson who used to be so suave in the past, is now like a drowned rat, with all his grace and temperament gone, and he is extremely miserable.
The steward quickly came to Changsun Huan, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "The master's intention...let Erlang take care of himself."
Then he repeated Changsun Wuji’s words...
Changsun Huan was speechless, his whole body was shaking as if he had been struck by thunder.