Beating Chen Xi to death, Chen Xi never thought that such an outrageous thing would happen. Although the Zhen family had always behaved like that, Liu Bei and Chen Xi had always acted on the attitude that the Zhen family was at least a normal person. As a result, what happened this time gave Chen Xi
Give it a hard hammer.
"I have sent people to collect detailed intelligence to find out what happened." Guo Jia said to Chen Xi after sending away the people who came to deliver the intelligence.
Chen Xi's face was expressionless, but the gloomy aura came out of him, because the Zhen family had joined Liu Bei's influence very early, and Liu Bei married the Zhang family, and Chen Xi married Zhen Mi.
They are all very helpful to the Zhen family.
Although in the past I felt that the Zhen family was a bit stupid, and these days they have no idea how to develop in Central Asia or engage in democratic voting in the country, which is definitely a sign of mental problems, but considering that the Zhen family did not have a male head in the previous era,
The new one is not the orthodox family heir.
Therefore, Chen Xi can understand that the newly born Zhen family has shortcomings in many aspects, but after all, it is a wife family. As long as the brain is not screwed up and it can do things normally, Chen Xi is still willing to give it a chance. Considering that the Zhen family still has some strengths, Chen Xi also
I am willing to give the Zhen family a chance.
As a result, the Zhen family now has a lot of opportunities?
"I can't understand what happened to the Zhen family at all." Chen Xi said quietly, "Media, as a trading city jointly managed by the Han Dynasty and Rome, was specially rebuilt after the fall of Anxi.
It has been expanded and has completely reached the level of the capital. At this level, even if it is combined inside and outside, it is impossible to be taken down so quickly."
"I don't know. Maybe he has been lurking for a long time, just waiting for an opportunity." Guo Jia tried his best to persuade. He knew why Chen Xi was angry.
"Let Zhen Yan come over. I don't believe that Zhen Yan doesn't know anything." Chen Xi said indifferently. What is going on in this kind of thing? You will know as soon as you ask.
Because Yuanfeng's tenth year has passed halfway, the backbone of some aristocratic families have already arrived in Chang'an. Families such as the Zhen family, where the head of the family has nothing to do, are now in Chang'an, not in Jizhou or something like what Chen Xi thought.
So after Chen Xi gave the order, Zhen Yan was quickly taken to the Political Yuan.
Chen Xi couldn't help but feel angry when he saw Zhen Yan, whose face was gentle and no different from the previous times he saw her.
Without waiting for Zhen Yan to salute him, just seeing Zhen Yan's current attitude, Chen Xi said coldly, "Marquis Ancheng, can you still sit still?"
Zhen Yan looked confused. What was going on? Why couldn't he sit still? What happened?
Seeing the confused look on Zhen Yan's face, after confirming that the other party was not pretending, not to mention Chen Xi, everyone present such as Zhuge Liang, Li You, Fazheng and others had expressions of disbelief on their faces, Midea exploded, you didn't
You know, that's your fiefdom!
Chen Xi suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at Zhen Yan who didn't know what to say. This was no longer a matter of waste or not. It was a matter of having little control over the family. If it were other families, it would have been clear at this time.
Families such as the Er Cui, the Three Kings, and the Yang family, let alone the fall of the clan, even if they have just been beaten, the clan leader will quickly notify the clan leader when he is abroad, and then actively fight back. Even if the opponent is unable to defeat him, he can at least delay it.
After a period of time, during this period of time, the head of the family will frantically beg grandpa and grandma to at least find someone who can help.
There is absolutely no such situation where the family is gone and the clan leader doesn’t even know about it!
Is this trash really the clan leader?
"Take a look for yourself, and tell me what you think after reading it." Chen Xi looked at Zhen Yan indifferently and said, he can wipe the butt of the wife clan, but at least the wife clan must not be muddy and unable to hold up the wall, and now this
In this situation, Chen Xi didn't want to say anything anymore. The Zhen family's performance was really rubbish.
Zhen Yan didn't know why. He took the secret report sent by Guo Jia's intelligence organization, opened it and took a look. His face was completely drained of blood. Then he looked at Chen Xi tremblingly. Zhen Yan was not an idiot. He just lacked ability, but
Even an ordinary person at least knows how big the matter is.
Not to mention the trading supplies that major aristocratic families and the Han Dynasty had stored in Media City, the quick-growing rice seeds sent by Rome from the Han Dynasty due to the locust plague some time ago were enough to destroy the Zhen family.
What's even worse is that Zhen Yan really didn't receive any intelligence. In other words, Media Trading City was probably captured in one fell swoop without any resistance at all.
"I..." Zhen Yan looked at Chen Xi with a pale face, while Chen Xi looked at Zhen Yan quietly. In the end, without any explanation, Zhen Yan slowly lowered his head.
"I don't know anything. I don't know anything. It's really a joke!" Chen Xi looked at Zhen Yan and lamented with anger. Seeing Zhen Yan like this, Chen Xi no longer wanted to say anything.
"Marquis Ancheng, there is still a chance to save it now." Zhuge Liang said from the side. He had realized that Chen Xi was a little intolerable, but Zhuge Liang felt that he should save him if he could.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yan turned to look at Zhuge Liang. At this time, Zhen Yan, who knew that the matter was too big to solve even by filling him in, felt as if she had grasped the last glimmer of hope when she heard this.
"How many people are there in the Zhen family in Media?" Zhuge Liang looked at Zhen Yan and asked. He knew that Chen Xi was now in self-blame and didn't want to care about the Zhen family at all, but Zhuge Liang felt that some things should be done, or something should be done.
Once it's done, the Zhen family can at least continue to struggle.
Zhen Yan fell into silence, and Zhuge Liang sighed softly when he saw this.
"Anchenghou, are you really the head of the Zhen family?" Fazheng asked with a sneer.
Without waiting for Zhen Yan to answer, Fazheng gave the answer first, "You are indeed the head of the family in name, but you don't know what to ask. Do you know why the heads of other families can calmly accept their own death after things get out of control?"
, it is true that it was pushed by the elders of the existing family, but it was more because of him that things got out of control."
The patriarchs of other families have the power to make decisions about the family. All the affairs of the family are basically clear. Real major events can only be carried out through him. It is impossible to happen alone in such a top wealthy family. Without it,
With the consent of the clan leader, some things were curbed from the source.
Therefore, when something big happens, the clan leader's suicide is actually an explanation. But for a guy like Zhen Yan who doesn't know anything when asked, Fazheng can only sigh, what did you do? You don't know anything, what did you do?
Decision-making? Just do what the people below suggest? What nonsense!
Whether it is dictatorship, democracy, or any other method, even if it is pure madness, as long as you sit in the position of the patriarch, all major events that truly determine the life and death of the family must come from you. If you cannot do this, then
You are just a puppet being pushed out.
The heads of the major aristocratic families may not be very strong at certain times, but when they are in real danger, they will never be like Zhen Yan, who is ignorant of every question. At the very least, they will know what their family is doing and what they want to do.
.
"Marquis Ancheng, why don't you go back and wait for death." Zhuge Liang said very directly. He wanted to help, but Zhen Yan was in such a situation that he didn't know everything. Zhuge Liang couldn't help.
The last trace of blood on Zhen Yan's face completely faded, and his whole body turned white.
The Zhen family's loss of the Media Trading City is not enough to bring the Zhen family to ruin. Even if they are held responsible for the loss of the land, which would lead to accusations from Rome, etc., it will not bring the Zhen family to ruin, but it will make Zhen Yan look decent.
After all, in the Han Dynasty, the suicide of the family head was a kind of confession, a kind of dignity when the matter was big but there was still a glimmer of life. However, those family heads who committed suicide knew what they had done and what happened. They knew that their defeat was not
It's not like being tricked by others, it's just a mistake made by oneself. It's completely different from a fool like Zhen Yan.
"Chen Hou!" After Zhen Yan finally realized his end, he immediately turned to look at Chen Xi. He didn't want to die. He had just inherited the position of a prince, became the head of a wealthy family for many generations, and had inherited the title of Biliang.
Qianshi's empty position, he is still young, he has not enjoyed it yet, and he does not want to die.
"I don't know what's going on with your Zhen family. I don't object to you wanting to become a merchant family, and I'm not afraid to tell you in Media Trading City. That is indeed the amulet that Taiwei and I have been thinking about giving to you, but
Your performance..." Chen Xi was extremely calm and looked at Zhen Yan, "You still have twenty-eight days. It's only the second day that this secret report is due. The problem will be solved within twenty-eight days. You don't have to die.
, the Zhen family only needs to pay the compensation that is due."
There are many things to compensate for, such as the materials hoarded by the Han Empire in Media, the materials hoarded by Rome in Media, the messy things sold by major aristocratic families in Media, and the various materials of the Eastern Provinces in Media.
supplies, etc., and most importantly, the goodwill of the city of Media.
But these things are nothing compared to the fast-growing rice seeds that the Roman Empire needed to plant in Eastern Europe because of the locust plague.
"Twenty-eight days?" Zhen Yan was completely confused.
"If I can't do it, I can only ask you to explain. You are Mi'er's second brother, but the national law will not be merciful in this kind of thing. It has been like this since ancient times." Chen Xi was very calm, even a little indifferent.
Looking at Zhen Yan, "I will never care about your food, drink, and fun. No matter how much you spend on fun, I won't care. After all, it is the wealth of the Zhen family. But losing the land is not good, and the country's face is not good either.
"
Zhen Yan lowered his head, his face changing back and forth between pale and blue, but he couldn't find any solution.
"Can I make it in time to mobilize my troops now?" Zhen Yan seemed to have finally calmed down under the fear of death. She looked at Chen Xi and asked with some doubts.
"I don't know, but I know that it will take half a year for you to mobilize troops from Chang'an." Chen Xi said calmly, "The time I can give you is only twenty-eight days. It's best to solve the problem if you can't."
, you are the solution.”
Zhen Yan couldn't help but feel chills when he heard the words. He didn't hear the slightest hint of intimidation in Chen Xi's words, only calmness and calmness. That kind of calmness and calmness seemed to have determined Zhen Yan's death. And Zhen Yan didn't want to die. She really didn't want to die.
I don't want to die.
"I..." Zhen Yan looked at Chen Xi and made a final struggle.
"That's it, let's solve the rest as we want." Chen Xi looked at Zhen Yan indifferently, not at all like he was looking at his uncle.
"Can you give me a force of five hundred guards?" Zhen Yan seemed to have figured out something. He looked at Chen Xi and said, he chose to struggle. He did nothing about this, and now he has to bear it.
Guo, just because he is the head of the family? He refuses to accept it!
"Okay, Kong Ming." Chen Xi glanced at Zhen Yan, then turned to Zhuge Liang and said.
Zhuge Liang quickly wrote a dispatch document and asked Chen Xi to print it before handing it to Zhen Yan.
"Take this dispatch document to the guard, and you can mobilize five hundred guards." Chen Xi said calmly, "Remember the time, I don't care about the process, I only want the result."
Zhen Yan nodded when he heard the words. He no longer had the strength to refute. He just wanted to live. Under the pressure of the Han Empire, he had no choice, but the Zhen family's own people...
Zhen Yan went to find Weiwei with the dispatch documents, and Chen Xi looked at Zhen Yan's back and sighed, then looked at Zhuge Liang, "Actually, there is no need to give twenty-eight days, one month's time buffer, it can't solve anything at all.
"At present, it seems that Zhen Yan has basically no control over the Zhen family, he is just a puppet."
"Even if he is just a puppet, he will still want to live. And as a puppet, at least he has done nothing bad. He is just incompetent and just wants to inherit the Zhen family's family business and live happily. The one who is really stupid and bad is probably still there now.
I'm anxious at the Zhen family." Zhuge Liang said coldly, "What's more, Zichuan will agree, I'm afraid he feels the same way."
Chen Xi didn't reply when he heard this, but not speaking at this time was equivalent to acquiescence.
"Zhen Yan actually knows nothing. This family leader is really funny." Fazheng said with a sneer, "Perhaps the Zhen family has already started internal agitation at this time, preparing to let the family master face it, and then incite your little wife
, and the Taiwei’s wife turned a deaf ear to it.”
"If you make a mistake, you have to admit it. If you make a mistake too much, you have to be punished." Chen Xi said coldly, "Zhen Yan is not a qualified head of the family, but he dares to do this and does it so badly, he should be punished.
, Zhen Yan can die, but the guy who doesn’t know the heights of the world and dares to act recklessly will have to die!"
Li You and others nodded when they heard this, while Jia Xu was very disdainful of this.
"Wen He, what do you want to say?" Chen Xi glanced at Jia Xu and asked.
"I'm not sure whether we can solve the matter in Midea, but I think the cruelty in Zhen Yan's eyes when he leaves will cause some very terrible things." Jia Xu said with a bit of indifference.