Chapter 331 Turning over and not recognizing people
Chen Yuan's expression was obviously a bit solemn. If you observe carefully, you can even see a trace of worry flashing deep in Chen Yuan's eyes.
Looking at the people present, it can be said that these people are almost the core of their Chen family. It was also the first time he summoned the core of the Chen family to rush back after receiving the news from the capital two days ago. In such a short period of time,
It is quite difficult to drive so many people back.
It was a matter of life and death for the Chen family. Normally, the discussion should wait until everyone came back, but Chen Yuan couldn't wait any longer.
If we really have to wait for everyone to arrive, I'm afraid the people from the court will also arrive by then.
He was able to receive the news from the capital as soon as possible, and it was only thanks to someone in the court who sent a message to him that he was able to receive the news in a very short period of time.
Chen Long and others clearly noticed that something was wrong with Chen Yuan's reaction, and everyone's expressions gradually became serious.
Could it be said that Chen Long really got it right? Is there really something important that cannot be done?
But the Chen family has always had smooth sailing for so many years. Although there have been minor troubles, they have never encountered any major troubles.
Neng Ou asked Chen Yuan to be so solemn, and there was no way that the Chen family might really be in trouble this time.
However, when I think about the existence of the Chen family above the court, they are like the white jade pillar that holds the sky. The real pillar of the Chen family is the imperial censor Zuodu of the Imperial Court. Looking at the land south of the Yangtze River, whoever dares to cause trouble for the Chen family is still there.
Not much really.
"Father, is it possible that someone really dares to cause trouble for our Chen family?"
As he spoke, Chen Long's evil aura was revealed. As the leader of the Chen clan's military force, Chen Long's hands could be said to be covered in blood. There were dozens, if not a hundred, of lives on his hands.
The weight of the evil spirit was almost comparable to that of a powerful general in the army.
Glancing at Chen Long, Chen Yuan sighed and said slowly: "There is news from the capital that my uncle impeached Li Huan in the court, which resulted in the revenge of the female thief. The emperor has issued an order to impeach Li Huan."
My uncle was imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison..."
"What, how is this possible? My uncle is the censor of Zuodu. Even if the emperor wants to capture my uncle, he must consider the reaction of hundreds of officials in the court.
Some people couldn't help but exclaimed when they heard this, subconsciously expressing their doubts.
Chen Wenliang's disciples and former officials are all over the court, and his influence is astonishing. In addition, he is a veteran minister of several dynasties. His qualifications are old enough and his status is noble enough. Even the emperor can't do anything to him.
A clan elder couldn't help shaking his hand that was stroking his beard. He raised his head and looked at Chen Yuan and said in a trembling voice: "Chief, you said that Brother Wen Liang was imprisoned by Li Huan because of his impeachment.
In prison?"
Chen Yuan nodded slightly and said: "The source of the news is accurate and reliable. My uncle was indeed ordered to be imprisoned by the traitor Li Huan, saying that he wanted to strictly investigate my Chen family."
The clan elder suddenly changed his expression, and he trembled and couldn't help but said: "What a disaster, what a disaster. Li Huan is a murderer who kills without blinking an eye. Why did Brother Wen Liang provoke this murderer?"
Looking at the clan elders who were stamping their feet anxiously, some people present who had heard of Li Huan's name looked frightened, but there were also people who didn't know much about Li Huan's deeds.
Just like Chen Long, because he has been escorting the Chen family's caravans all year round, Chen Long pays more attention to things in the world. He almost never cares about things in the court, and even
Neither have any interest.
Naturally, Chen Long didn't know much about Li Huan's deeds, so when he saw his father and others looking worried, he couldn't help but be a little confused and said: "Who is this Li Huan? He is so brave.
Our Chen family dares to offend..."
As Chen Long, who is used to fighting and killing, and often killing people to solve problems, he has always been used to being lawless, so naturally he will not take anyone to heart.@·无码first~~
When he spoke now, his eyes were full of murderous intent. Just by looking at his reaction, you could tell what the other person was planning.
Chen Yuan, who was very familiar with his son, couldn't help but cough lightly and said: "Li Huan is the most favored person today. In just a few years, he rose to prominence, took charge of the Jinyi Guards, supervised the capital camp, and not long ago he led a large army.
defeat.
Tartar shoes, your uncle once said that if Li Huan gained this military honor, he would definitely become the biggest scourge of our Ming Dynasty in the future, so your uncle united a group of like-minded people to impeach Li Huan in order to eliminate
Li Huan is a great disaster."
Chen Long suddenly said: "It turns out to be the mighty general Li Huan who led the army into the grassland. If he is this person, I have heard of it.
As he spoke, Chen Long also frowned and said with a worried look on his face: "This person has killed many people. I heard that countless families were confiscated and destroyed. Even the Xie Qian clan of the front pavilion was confiscated and destroyed by him. If this person is really targeting
If you fall in love with our Chen family, I'm afraid the Chen family will be in doom this time."
After hearing what Chen Long said, the people who were originally afraid suddenly became restless.
A clan elder said in a trembling voice: "It's over, what should we do? Isn't the Chen family doomed?"
Some clan elders even complained directly: "Brother Wenliang, it's true, why would you provoke a murderer like Li Huan when you have nothing to do? Now our Chen family is afraid that we will be dragged into the water by Brother Wenliang."
"Yes, yes, if you ask me, we should immediately draw a clear line with Chen Wenliang."
"Yes, expel Chen Wenliang from the family tree so that Li Huan has no reason to cause trouble for us..."
For a moment, the hall was in a mess, filled with all kinds of dejected words. Facing Li Huan, a murderous god with a notorious reputation, it would be fine to say that he didn’t know anything about it, but as long as he knew something about Li Huan’s deeds,
I'm afraid no one can keep calm when they know that they are being targeted by Li Huan.
Chen Yuan looked at the messy crowd below, and his already bad mood naturally became even worse. He slammed the table and said in a deep voice, "That's enough. I didn't come here to hear your complaints. Regarding the general
Don’t mention the unreliable words like Uncle Clan’s expulsion from the family tree. If you have time to complain about Uncle Clan, it’s better to think about how we should deal with this crisis.”
It can be seen that Chen Yuan's prestige is quite sufficient. After he spoke, although the hall was still a little noisy and chaotic, at least no one was there to complain about Chen Wenliang.
None of the people present were fools. The expulsion of Chen Wenliang from the family tree was just a matter of urgency. Everyone knew that if the problem could be solved so easily, then there would be no connection with the extermination of the family and the genocide.
Whenever a person commits a crime, wouldn't the family behind him be able to expel him and get rid of the relationship? If it was really that simple, that would be great.
At this moment, a clan elder suddenly said: "How about we escape."
Chen Yuan just glanced at the clan elder and said, "This is indeed a solution, but our Chen family has a huge business. If we choose to escape, I am afraid that all such a large family business will be abandoned."
As soon as these words came out, someone immediately shouted: "How is this possible? We, the Chen family, have spent decades accumulating this family property, how can we throw it away casually?
The Chen family has relied on the huge profits from the Lianghuai Salt Industry for so many years. It has accumulated countless properties, including acres of land, shops, manors, mines, etc. These are all fixed assets. If you escape, you cannot take them with you.
thing.
It is said that people die for money and birds die for food. To be honest, they really couldn't accept it for a while if they wanted them to give up such a huge amount of wealth and become desperadoes.
Not to mention the elders of the Chen family who have long been accustomed to extravagant enjoyment, even Chen Yuan, the patriarch, is reluctant to live such a life.
"How about we go and beg the elders and the princes in Nanjing to help our Chen family speak in front of the emperor."
Chen Yuan couldn't help but show a hint of emotion on his face, obviously he thought this method was feasible.
At the same time, Chen Long also raised his head and said to Chen Yuan: "If you want me to say it, while going to beg those adults, it is best for our Chen family to send someone to beg that mighty general and give him a big gift.
I pray that the other party will forgive me. As long as this person is willing to show his dignity, and the elders and the princes can help us, then nothing may happen to our Chen family."
Chen Yuan's eyes lit up and he said: "Yes, yes, since the clan uncle has offended Li Huan, then we will send people to apologize to Li Huan. Even if we use money to hit him, we must hit him until he opens his mouth and let him tell us.
The family is noble and gives us a break. @ ”
As he spoke, Chen Yuan suddenly stood up, his eyes full of determination.
He told everyone: "I am going to take people to the capital in person to pay homage to Li Huan."
Although I was surprised that Chen Yuan wanted to personally take action, but considering that the life and death of the Chen family was at stake, it was reasonable for Chen Yuan, the patriarch, to go to the capital in person to pay homage to Li Huan.
Chen Long nodded and said, "Father, it's best to prepare a big gift."
Chen Yuan took a deep breath and said: "My father will bring three million taels of gold and silver to the capital. One million will be distributed to several pavilion elders and those old men. Two million will be sent directly to Li Huan's house...
..."
Someone immediately exclaimed: "What, patriarch, you want to bring three million taels of gold and silver to the capital. Isn't this too much?"
Some people also felt that Chen Yuan brought too much gold and silver, and couldn't help but nod their heads and said: "Yes, although our Chen family has nearly ten million gold and silver, we don't have to bring so much gold and silver to Beijing."
Obviously, in their opinion, even going to Beijing to establish relationships would not cost so much gold and silver.
After all, millions of taels of gold and silver are not a small amount of money. Even if the Chen family controls a considerable part of the Jiangnan Salt Industry, it will take several years to accumulate such a sum of gold and silver.@*~~
Chen Yuan frowned and snorted coldly: "If you don't want to let go of your children, you won't be able to trick a wolf. This is not the time to ask for help. If you don't come up with enough wealth to impress people, it won't be that easy to get someone to show off."
After scolding several clan elders who expressed reluctance, Chen Yuan made his decision directly.
While speaking, Chen Yuan said to Chen Long: "Long'er, go immediately and mobilize the best troops, and accompany me to escort the silver ship into Beijing."
At the same time, in front of the luxurious gate of Chen Mansion, a team of guards in golden uniforms had completely blocked the door of Chen Mansion.
Lin Pingzhi was riding on a horse, and he was dressed in a thousand-household costume, which made Lin Pingzhi's prowess look a little noble.
Although several servants of the Chen family guarding the gate were slightly panicked at the moment, they immediately stopped in front of the gate.
After receiving the news, the steward of the Chen Mansion rushed over immediately. When he saw the Jin Yiwei in front of the mansion, he couldn't help but frowned and snorted: "Who are you? The Chen Mansion is an important place. You can't wait until you are ready."
Leave quickly."
The Chen family is one of the most powerful in Yangzhou City, and even the government must be polite to the Chen family, so the Chen family really has nothing to fear.
Mao Qing, an official from the 100 households of the Jin Yiwei, stepped forward and shouted: "Everyone, get out of the way while the Jin Yiwei handles the case. Anyone who dares to obstruct will be killed without mercy."
Mao Qing's words were full of evil spirit. If it were an ordinary person, he would be frightened and confused.
However, the steward of the Chen family and several servants who were blocking the door of the mansion did not move at all.
The servants of the Chen family are not ordinary people. To be precise, the servants of the Chen family who look after the home and the nursing home are all the Chen family's loyal confidants. They are all carefully selected, and even those who dare to fight and fight with their hands stained with blood.
of desperadoes.
Compared with those who followed Chen Wenliang and were raised by Chen Wenliang in the capital's residence, these servants of the Chen family in front of them did not have much respect for the imperial court and the government.
Therefore, facing Mao Qing's scolding, several servants of the Chen family who were blocking the door of the mansion couldn't help laughing. One of the stewards even said arrogantly: "Do you know where this place is? That's it.
You, the Yangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu, are here, but you don’t dare to be so arrogant in front of our Chen Mansion."
At this moment, a middle-aged man in official uniform next to Lin Pingzhi suddenly changed his expression after hearing this, and subconsciously looked towards Lin Pingzhi, especially when he saw Lin Pingzhi's expression of fear.
He looked so pale, and there were beads of sweat oozing out from the opponent's forehead.
This person is none other than Zhu Chang, the Qianhu officer of the Yangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu Office.
Zhu Chang has a fat head and big ears, and his face is full of red. He gives the impression that he is a member of a wealthy family, but not at all like the Qianhu of Jinyiwei.
At this time, Zhu Chang walked out from the side and appeared in the sight of everyone in the Chen family, especially the steward of the Chen family. He couldn't help but shouted angrily: "Bold, I am here, why don't you
Get out of here if you don't."
The servants couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Zhu Chang to be among these royal guards.
Zhu Chang and the others are naturally no strangers. After all, if the Chen family wants to establish a foothold in Jiangnan, they must have friends.
Jin Yiwei dealt with him, and as the Jin Yiwei who monitored Yangzhou, Zhu Chang, a member of the Qianhu family, could be said to be a guest of the Chen family, and there were many people who knew Zhu Chang.
The steward of the Chen family glanced at Zhu Chang who appeared and said, "I really wish that Zhu Qianhu is in person. I don't know why Master Qianhu is here, so I will go and help you."
Zhu Chang subconsciously looked at Lin Pingzhi on the side.
Lin Pingzhi was riding on a horse at this time, looking at the Chen family's mansion in front of him with great interest. It was the home of countless officials, gentry, and powerful people that Lin Pingzhi followed Li Huan to confiscate and exterminate in the past few years. However, a house like this one in front of him
This is really the first time I’ve seen someone from the mansion.
Seemingly noticing Zhu Chang's gaze, Lin Pingzhi glanced at Zhu Chang and said, "Master Zhu, the Chen family is involved in a treason case. What should we do? Do you still need Lin's reminder?"
Hearing this, Zhu Chang's heart suddenly jumped, and he almost instinctively shouted to the men behind him: "Why are you still standing there in a daze? Why don't you break open the door of the house and arrest the Chen family?"
Those brought by Zhu Chang were naturally the Jinyiwei from the Yangzhou Jinyiwei Thousand Households Office. These people knew very well that their masters had an extraordinary relationship with the Chen family, and even they all held the filial piety of the Chen family.
As the saying goes, eating people has short mouths, and taking people has short hands, so Zhu Chang ordered to rush into the Chen Mansion to take people. These people were stunned reflexively, and subconsciously looked at Zhu Chang. What did his master mean?
Is this just a pretense to show off to people from the capital, or is it really about turning your back on someone and arresting someone from the Chen family?