Chapter 143: The Enemy of a Lifetime Takes the Throne
Why didn't Zhiyao let the Zhi family participate in the national war against Chu State, but chose to target the Fan family?
It's not that the Zhi family is afraid of the Chu army, it has something to do with profit. The real reason for not doing that is that the Chu State should not be responsible for the current stage of the Zhi family.
Logically speaking, Zhao Yang is the leader of all the "Qings", so the Zhao family should be responsible for taking on the biggest threat from abroad; the Han family and the Hu family avoided the war last time and started a new war with the Chu State, and it was indispensable for the two families to take part.
Whether they want to avenge their past humiliation or continue to experience humiliation, they have to play anyway; Wei is in a situation where he can choose whether to go up or not. It is excusable if he doesn't go up. If he goes up and wins, he can gain honor.
Is Jishen sick? Whether it is real illness or fake illness, an illness will directly make Jishen break away from the whirlpool.
"Fan contacted all the families in the country?" Zhishen was completely stunned when he heard the news.
After a short while, he said to Zhi Xuwu: "Go to the land of 'Zhi' and reprimand the people who are in contact with it."
What's going on? Are the older generation who are retiring in "smart" places going to make a big change!? They didn't report those things as soon as possible. Not only did they not regard Zhishen as the head of the family, but they also had too many small thoughts.
Jishen's reaction was consistent with his status as the head of the family, but he still seemed a bit soft-hearted.
If something similar happened to the Zhao family, do you believe that Zhao Yang would raise a butcher knife and kill a group of people?
If Zhiyao were to handle it, he would actually kill a few of them to deter the older generation who dared to have small thoughts, and to establish the absolute authority of the family head.
Sometimes blood is very useful, especially in uniting the clan members, so as to prevent the tribesmen from thinking that the head of the family is weak and keeps making various small moves.
Zhiyao moved her lips, but in the end she did not suggest Zhishen to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
After all, Zhishen is not Zhao Yang or Zhi Yao. Each one has his own style and way of doing things.
"In the future, we will send people to keep an eye on those people." Zhiyao thought to herself.
The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. A huge family will inevitably have all kinds of people. Once the head of the family is too weak, not only outsiders will take advantage of it, but the clan members will also climb up the pole.
To a certain extent, Zhishen's weakness will also encourage the arrogance of the elders, which is really not a good thing for Zhishen.
Zhishen looked at Zhiyao with an apologetic expression and said, "This is the only way."
My father was like that, and he even gave a special explanation that Zhiyao, as his son, could only understand.
Zhiyao smiled back and thought: "That's all. They can jump as much as they like. They can't jump very high without me. I'll write down the names in a notebook and deal with them one by one in the future."
To put it bluntly, Jishen's lack of ability and weak personality requires not only the existence of a think tank, but also the help of a group of relatives and friends to maintain certain aspects.
Zhishen asked: "What will happen to the Wei family?"
Zhiyao is thinking about other things.
Expo Road waited for two breaths before saying: "Perhaps the Wei family will set up a trap?"
As far as the actual situation is concerned, the Zhi family, the Wei family and the Fan family have no mortal enemies. The Zhi family has remained neutral for a long time because of the existence of the Zhongxing family, and there was not too much entanglement when the fight started; the Wei family had a close relationship with the Fan family from the beginning.
They went to war, and later they even sought most of the cities under the name of the Fan family, which led to more conflicts between the Zhi family and the Fan family.
If the Zhi family does not use Fan family's contacts to set up a trap, it will simply ruin their reputation, but the benefits they can obtain are not great. The effort is not proportional to the reward, so engaging in conspiracy methods seems very unnecessary.
The Wei family is different. They can gain a lot of benefits by setting up a trap, and they think it's worth it even if they ruin some reputation.
Zhishen felt that he had gotten sick just in time, and it was so clever. He looked at Zhiyao and thought to himself: "In the simplest way, we have eliminated a trap that was difficult to avoid. From now on, Yao will be in charge of the Zhishi family.
At least you won’t suffer a loss.”
Because Zhishen is ill, many things can be put on hold for the time being. In fact, it also allows Zhao Yang to understand the choices Zhisheng has made, so that Zhishi can usher in a period of peace.
After it snows, no one will rush to the door unless necessary.
One day, Zhao Bolu came to visit the Zhi family. The first thing he said when he saw Zhi Yao was: "I am no longer the heir apparent."
Zhiyao, who was originally smiling, suddenly became stiff.
Looking at Zhao Bolu's condition, it doesn't seem like anything serious has happened, and he seems to feel relieved?
It is really unexpected and reasonable for Zhao Yang to dethrone Zhao Bolu as the heir apparent!
In fact, Zhao Yang also gave Zhao Bolu a chance, and not once or twice. However, Zhao Bolu messed up time and time again, to the point where he could not recover even if he invaded "Linzi" and plundered the ritual objects.
Zhiyao sighed softly and asked, "Bolu came to say goodbye to me?"
Now that Zhao Bolu has lost his throne, it is not that he cannot appear in "Xintian", but it is necessary to disappear for a period of time.
After all, the new crown prince of the old Zhao family may have already ascended the throne. Before he ascends the throne, Zhao Bolu has to get out of the way, especially since he himself may feel shameless.
Zhao Bolu asked with a smile: "Who do you want to ask?"
Zhiyao didn't want to ask at first.
Who else could it be? It could only be Zhao Wuxie, who performed extremely well within the old Zhao family.
Zhao Bolu thought to himself and said: "Your Excellency has not chosen yet. As expected, it is Wuxie. In the future, Yao will need to get closer to Wuxie."
This is the best big brother in the world, right? He lost his position as the crown prince, and he still hopes that his good friend and brother-in-law will take the person who takes the throne to play with him.
Zhiyao really wanted to ask how Zhao Bolu could be so calm, especially with a sincere look to help Zhao Wuxie.
"It was difficult for me to bear heavy responsibilities, but I feel light after the burden is lifted." Zhao Bolu didn't seem to feel any pity at all, and he didn't feel embarrassed at the same time.
Among the next generation of Jin, Zhiyao is the only one who has proven himself. Not only has he made great achievements in the military, but he has also taken the road of internal affairs.
Because of the trip to attack Qi, Zhao Bolu, Wei Ju and Han Geng were all convinced by Zhi Yao. The small circle itself was led by Zhi Yao. If the trend remains unchanged, when their generation comes to power, Zhi Yao will still be the leader.
They play together.
Therefore, although Zhiyao has squeezed out his eldest brother Zhixiao, Zhiyao himself is a direct descendant and has proven himself. Other families will not look at him differently and will only be jealous that the Zhi family has an excellent successor.
Zhao Wuxie is different. No matter how powerful he is, he is still a commoner, and he is naturally lacking in legal standards. Even with the support from Zhao Yang, the members of the Zhao family may not be convinced, and there must be something strange in the outside world.
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Zhao Bolu looked at Zhiyao expectantly, hoping to get a promise.
This thing is quite confusing.
Counting friendship, Zhiyao only has friendship with Zhao Bolu.
In terms of family ties, even if Zhao Wuxie becomes the eldest son of the Zhao family, legally speaking, Zhiyao marrying Fen Ying is not considered to be too close to Zhao Wuxie.
To put it in a way that modern people can understand? Zhiyao could call Zhao Bolu his uncle, but it would be difficult for him to call Zhao Wuhe, his junior brother-in-law, his brother-in-law.
Of course, in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a system of marriage, and the children of a concubine were also the children of the wife, but the Zhao family created a new situation and used Zhao Wushe's rise to power to prove that a concubine's children could also take over the family position.
In the end, Zhiyao still didn't give Zhao Bolu any positive reply, causing Zhao Bolu to leave in a depressed mood.
After this separation, they don't know when they will see each other again, and it is very likely that they will say goodbye forever.
It's not that someone is going to die soon, it's just that there is a big difference in identity and the circle of contact is no longer the same.
Zhao Bolu said some incomprehensible words before saying goodbye. If Zhi Yao hadn't had a high IQ, it would have been hard to hear Zhao Bolu hinting that Zhi Yao should be careful about Fu Guo.
From this we can also see that Zhao Bolu is not suitable as a prince. If he really takes over Zhao Yang's baton, it will definitely be the beginning of the Zhao family's disaster.
When having dinner half a month later, Zhishen mentioned the change in the crown prince of the Zhao family, which seemed to have been revealed by Zhao Yang's operation.
Of course, Zhao Wuxie was not the eldest son of the Zhao family yet, but Zhao Yang formally extended invitations to various families, requiring a large number of people to witness Zhao Wuxie's enthronement ceremony.
This is something that every family cannot avoid. The appointment of the crown prince requires a ceremony and invites people of similar status to be present to witness it, so that it will appear justifiable.
Jishen's becoming a Jishi family does not require witness from other families.
When Zhiyao became the crown prince, there was a very formal etiquette. The difference was that Zhisong had passed away not long ago, and the occasion was very formal and serious. In terms of pomp and circumstance, all the "Qings" of the Jin Kingdom were present, and the head of the middle family was
All in all, there is no bigger scene than this kind of pomp.
Zhishen seemed hesitant about Zhao Yang's invitation, not sure whether he wanted to witness the rise of a concubine.
"My family is like this, it's not difficult to imagine other families." Zhiyao thought to herself.
The subsequent development made the Zhao family very embarrassed. The Wei family clearly informed the head of the family that Wei Chi would not be present, and then Han Buxin also replied to Zhao Yang that he would not go in person. They used their actions to show their dissatisfaction with Zhao's violation of etiquette.
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A weak family who was invited? No matter how unwilling they were, considering that Zhao Yang was now a "Yuan Rong", they couldn't refuse the Zhao family. They would definitely not dare to refuse to attend the ceremony, but they would definitely show it with their faces when the time comes.
manner.
The Hu family will participate in the reply meeting, and the head of the family, Hu Jie, will be present in person.
And Hu Jie will be the only one among the invited "Qing" who will be present, which makes many people secretly laugh at Hu Hua's Hu family for being different.
The head of the Zhi family was not present because he was ill, and with the appearance of Zhi Yao, it was difficult for people to guess what Zhi family's attitude was towards the emergence of a concubine in the Zhao family.
When the Wei family and the Han family learned that Zhi Yao would be present, they overturned their original decision to send the family head's contemporaries to attend, and replaced them with Wei Ju and Han Geng.
"Zhao's actions are equivalent to killing Zhao Wu." Wei Ju whispered to add strength to the collapse of rituals and music.
Zhiyao, Wei Ju, and Han Geng were in a circle alone. They represented the Zhi family, the Wei family, and the Han family.
Hu Jie, who was also present, would not lose his status and get mixed up in the same circle as three second-generation people. The other invited middle-class nobles were very self-aware and would not get involved.
Han Geng frowned slightly after hearing this and thought: "Isn't it true? My father no longer wants to play happily with Mr. Zhao."
