Chapter 217
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The E Peizhen family, as the best among the old families, has seen the older generations pass away one after another, and the new generation, except for Xikai E Peizhen, are almost all mediocre.
There has been a gap between the old and the new. With the rise of new clans in recent years, the E Peizhen family has been at a disadvantage.
After all, there is only one position for each political and military position. The rising new tribe is like a wolf that has been hungry for a long time, staring at every position. If the people in the positions are not careful, they will be discovered by the "hungry wolves" and then kicked out.
Wars without the smoke of gunpowder are often more brutal. With the illness of the Second Prince, Huo Qi Rex, the younger generation of the E Peizhen family, with the exception of Xikai E Peizhen, all other young people currently holding important positions have been forced out in recent years.
A few of them still hold sinecure positions in the military and government, but most of them have changed careers directly, and there are also many people in the family who are doing well in other industries.
However, for a first-class noble family like the E Peizhen family, what does it matter how well they do in other industries?
If the family continues to drift away from the center of power, it will inevitably decline and become a second-rate family. When that happens, the family will be like a piece of fat meat, without a status commensurate with the wealth it holds. Powerful forces will all want to take a bite, and it is very likely that the family will be suppressed and unable to recover, and will continue to decline...
The problems faced by the E Peizhen family are more or less faced by almost all the old families in the Mingao Empire.
The rise of the new clans is impacting the status and wealth of these first-class families and old aristocrats.
The new clan was supported by the previous emperor and rose to prominence through military merit and political achievements.
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince, who have been missing for a long time, are brothers from the same mother and are both born to the Queen. The Queen is from the New Clan and was the wife chosen by the previous Majesty for the current Majesty. Their mother's clan is the Ouyang clan, the head of the New Clan.
Moreover, both of them clearly support the rise of the new tribe and are supported by the new tribe's forces behind them.
Among the three adult sons of the current emperor, only the second prince, Huo Qi Rex, has the bloodline of the Lishui Dragon Clan, the head of the old clan.
Therefore, only when he comes to power can he suppress the power of the new tribe and ensure the status and interests of the old tribe.
This is also the reason why the old clans of the Mingao Empire supported Huo Qi Rex at all costs in the early years.
Unfortunately, ever since Huo Qi was diagnosed with gene collapse syndrome, most of the old clans that supported him have stopped supporting him and opted to protect themselves.
The power of the new clan has grown stronger since then. In the past few years, as His Royal Highness the Third Prince has gradually emerged, his reputation has grown.
The new tribes became increasingly powerful, both in the military and in politics. Their numbers increased day by day, and they began to rise comprehensively.
Fortunately, the Second Prince's body has fully recovered, and his natural ability is even better than before.
Although it was not announced to the outside world, no one in the old family knew about it except Xikai E Peizhen, but Xikai E Peizhen had already seen hope for the family's resurgence.
He and Huo Qi grew up together. Even when other old clans chose to protect themselves, he never obeyed the family's decision and left.
Xikai E Peizhen has always believed that compared to those old clansmen who choose to protect themselves, only by following the Second Prince and never leaving him can the family's status be truly preserved.
Everything now proves that his choice was correct, he made the right bet, and more importantly... he won the bet.
How could a true tiger become a docile cat simply because it lost its claws? Even if a king knows he will eventually die, he will still strike a heavy blow before that.
The Second Prince has been accumulating power for years, even during his illness, and has never stopped. Compared to the Third Prince, who is now showing his strength, the Second Prince is clearly several steps ahead.
In Xikai E Peizhen's opinion, even without the support of the old clan, based on what he knows now, the chances of the Second Prince's forces winning the next competition have reached more than 90%.
This made him happy, but he also had to worry. His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who did not rely on the old clan to ascend to the throne, would he still care about the old clan after he reached the pinnacle of power?
Xikai E Peizhen naturally couldn't care about other old clans. He only cared about what would happen to the E Peizhen family in the future.
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