In families like theirs, the legitimate sons, especially the eldest sons, are basically taught by their elders what "responsibility" is from a very young age.
Chen Hushan thought that if Yu Zizhen was the type of person who only wanted to take advantage but was unwilling to take responsibility, he would probably not have achieved the success he has today.
So, is there some hidden secret that they can't find out?
When Chen Hushan told his idea to Duke Jingguo, Duke Jingguo immediately gave his grandson a look of approval, showing that he was a teachable boy.
"I'll have someone investigate the specific situation. You just need to continue doing what you should do."
After sending Chen Hushan away with these words, Duke Jingguo asked his trusted attendant to invite his staff and sons to come and discuss matters together.
After discussing for a long time, they finally agreed to send a team of envoys to Yu Zizhen to talk to her about the important matter of clearing the court and eliminating the treacherous officials.
As for the attitude that the Jingguo Mansion would adopt towards Yu Zizhen in the future, they decided to renegotiate it based on her attitude towards the Jingguo Mansion and the Zhenbei Palace.
After reaching a consensus on the general direction, everyone discussed the selection of envoys.
Chen Hushan's father, the prince of Jingguo, recommended his own eldest son. He volunteered on behalf of his son on the grounds that Chen Hushan and Yu Zizhen were familiar with each other.
However, Chen Hushan's uncles didn't want their nephew to be in the spotlight anymore. His second uncle smiled and spoke softly, but his words were seriously inconsistent with his expression and tone. "Brother, if Hushan was really that familiar with Yu Zizhen, he wouldn't have been able to only see the side of him that he deliberately displayed for so many years, allowing him to catch us off guard."
"Second brother, what you said makes sense." Chen Hushan's third uncle smiled and agreed with his second brother, "Brother, although Hushan is smart, he is old. In some aspects, he is still not as good as us elders."
"We all understand that you want him to make amends, but such a big thing as joining forces with Yu Zizhen to attack the Lu family is not something you can use as a training ground for your son." Chen Hushan's uncle had a stern face and was not giving him any face as he even blamed his elder brother.
Uncle Chen Hushan, never the first to speak out, didn't criticize his elder brother or nephew. He stood up and, with his seemingly honest face, said to Duke Jingguo, "Father, I am willing to go to Jiangning as the chief envoy. As for Hushan, although he lacks some experience, we have long witnessed his intelligence and astuteness. Besides, he knows Yu Zizhen better than any of us. I think you should let him go with the team as deputy envoy to meet his old friend."
Upon hearing this, Prince Jingguo immediately aligned himself with his fourth brother. He clasped his fists and said to Duke Jingguo, "I also think your idea is a good one. I hope you will approve it, father."
He was not stupid, and of course he was dissatisfied with his illegitimate fourth brother's behavior of taking advantage of the situation. But compared to the second and third brothers who were determined to completely exclude his son Chen Hushan, the Prince of Jingguo would rather let the fourth brother, who was the most cunning but at least knew how to share a piece of the pie with others, take advantage.
Duke Jingguo stroked his beard and nodded slightly, "Well, that's it. Lao Si, you will be the chief envoy, and Hushan will be the deputy envoy."
Duke Jingguo was an experienced man, so he knew exactly what was happening among his children and grandchildren, but he did not think there was anything wrong with such intrigues.
He even felt that only those who had experienced countless attacks and finally emerged victorious in all kinds of fierce struggles were most qualified to be his successor.
At present, among his sons, he is most optimistic about his fourth son, and among his grandchildren, he is most optimistic about his eldest grandson Chen Hushan.
Considering that his eldest son is not bad and his fourth son's children are far inferior to his eldest grandson, Duke Jingguo's current idea is that if he dies early, he will pass everything he has to his eldest son. If he lives a long life, he will pass everything he has directly to his eldest grandson after the overall situation is settled.
In other words, among all his children and grandchildren, Chen Hushan was the one he loved the most.
Now he pretends to be ignorant and lets his children and grandchildren fight with each other. To put it bluntly, it is just to better hone Chen Hushan.
Of course, he also has a bottom line. His bottom line is that no matter how his children and grandchildren fight among themselves, they must not do anything that will harm the overall interests of their Jingguo Mansion during the struggle.
He had taught his children and grandchildren this countless times through words and deeds when they were young, so his children and grandchildren were relatively restrained when fighting.
As for entrusting the task of joining forces with Yu Zizhen to attack the Lu family to his fourth son and eldest grandson, Duke Jingguo was not motivated by selfish motives and wanted to give credit to his fourth son and eldest grandson.
In his opinion, although his fourth illegitimate son was not good at martial arts, he was very smart and eloquent. Moreover, he had more life experience than Chen Hushan, and he was better at grasping people's hearts than Chen Hushan, so he was more suitable to be the chief envoy.
But Chen Hushan, as the deputy envoy, was not really just following along to gain experience. As the eldest grandson of Duke Jingguo, his status was actually nobler than that of the Duke Jingguo's illegitimate son. In addition, he was indeed smart and quick-witted, and understood Yu Zizhen better than anyone else in the Duke Jingguo's mansion.
With his assistance, Duke Jingguo felt that his fourth son would be able to complete this task better.
Because of the intense internal struggle on their side, the meeting took a little longer, so the departure time was naturally a little later.
As for the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion, thanks to the young man who recognized Yu Zizhen and immediately ran to the northern border to inform the Prince of Zhenbei and ask for a reward, the Prince of Zhenbei knew about this matter much earlier than the Duke of Jingguo.
After listening to the other party talk about the current identity and wealth of Yu Zizhen, who had been declared dead by him, his feelings were extremely complicated.
After having the entire family taken away and properly settled, the King of Zhenbei summoned his staff overnight to discuss how to win Yu Zizhen, whom he had originally abandoned, back to their camp.
After the staff heard the news brought by the family from the trusted attendant of the King of Zhenbei, they were all shocked by this earth-shattering thunder and their faces became complicated and uneasy.
Especially Mr. Jiang, as the staff member of the Zhenbei Palace who had worked with Yu Zizhen the longest, he was not only shocked by the news, but also unfortunately became the central figure questioned and doubted by everyone.
After his colleagues came to their senses, they immediately surrounded Mr. Jiang, who had been enjoying great success during this period, with sharp and ambiguous looks.
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