Juping County is located in the southeast of Fuzhou, and is the junction of Minzhou, Muzhou and Fuzhou.
In the entire Fuzhou, apart from Jingyang Prefecture, Juping is the most prosperous.
The prosperity of Juping, in addition to its special geographical location, is also closely related to the Juping Su family.
The Juping Su family can be found in almost every industry in Juping and even in the entire Fuzhou.
The Juping Su clan is the largest clan in Fuzhou.
There are about 150,000 households in the entire Juping County.
There are nearly 20,000 households with the surname Su alone.
Of course, not all people with the surname Su are related to the Juping Su clan.
The ancestors of a large number of them were once slaves or farmers of the Su clan of Juping. For various reasons, they were given the surname Su by their masters. Later, they gained freedom and continued to use Su as their surname, and gradually multiplied and grew.
The core of the Juping Su clan is the third branch of the Su family.
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After hundreds of years of reproduction, the three branches of the Su family have grown and expanded, with countless branches.
The core of power of the third branch of the Su family lies in the hands of seven clan elders.
The seven elders of the Su clan have enormous power and high reputation in the Juping Su clan.
Su Huaiyuan originally served as the county magistrate of Muzhou. He was also a well-known figure in the Su family of Juping. But a few days ago, the seven clans of the Su family decided to let him resign after holding a clan meeting.
Su Huaiyuan was angry and helpless after receiving the news. He hurried back to Juping to find out what was going on.
He was only thirty-nine years old, but he was already the governor of a county.
He believed that with his own talents and the support of his clan, he would likely be promoted to governor of a state within five years.
In the future, it may not be impossible to become a high-ranking official in the court.
He still had a bright future, but his clan suddenly asked him to resign. He couldn't understand why.
"Dad, what's going on? Why do you want me to resign for no reason?"
After returning home, Su Huaiyuan asked his old father with full of resentment.
His father, Su Henian, is also one of the seven elders of the Su family and must know the inside story.
Su Henian was not very old, but he looked frail as he lay on the armchair.
Facing his son's questioning, Su Henian just raised his eyes slightly and asked calmly: "You should know that Jingbei King Yun Zheng is also the governor of Fuzhou, right?"
Su Huaiyuan replied: "This matter has been spread a long time ago. I guess the whole Dagan knows about it. How could I not know it?"
"Why are you asking if you already know?"
Su Henian showed an unhappy look on his face. "You have been an official for many years, and you can't even understand this?"
Su Henian's words immediately confused Su Huaiyuan.
What he meant was that it was because Prince Jingbei concurrently served as the Governor of Fuzhou that the talents of his clan asked him to resign?
Is there any necessary connection between these two?
He is an official in Muzhou!
Why would he resign from his post when Yun Zheng concurrently served as the governor of Fuzhou?
Seeing that Su Huaiyuan still didn't understand, Su Henian couldn't help but remind him: "Not only you, all the officials in the clan who are serving outside, including those supported by the clan, will submit their resignations to the court."
What?
Su Huaiyuan's face changed drastically, and his head suddenly started buzzing.
So many people, all resigning?
Are they crazy?
"Dad, what do you want to do?"
Su Huaiyuan tried hard to calm down, frowning and saying, "Don't you know who the King of Jingbei is? If you do this, aren't you afraid that he will think that my Su family is dissatisfied with his concurrent post as the governor of Fuzhou? This is the King of Jingbei who destroys countries at will. Do you think he dare not destroy my Su family?"
Crazy!
These elders are absolutely crazy!
Why pick on Yun Zheng when there are so many people to pick on!
This is the King of Jingbei who commands a large army!
Do they think that the Su family is stronger than Beihuan and Qiuchi?
Can the Su family afford Yun Zheng’s wrath?
"Why did he destroy my Su family?"
Su Henian didn't care at all. "Just because someone from my Su family resigned, he wants to wipe out my Su family? Does he still want to keep his reputation? Besides, my Su family has more than 100,000 people. Can he kill them all?"
"this……"
Su Huaiyuan was speechless. After a moment's thought, he angrily said, "That's what I said, but the key is why should we do this? Who cares who is the governor of Fuzhou? We should just do our job well, right?"
"You've been an official for nothing for so many years!"
Su Henian shook his head in disappointment. "Let me ask you, what is the relationship between Yun Zheng and the imperial court?"
What's the relationship?
Is there any need to say this?
Su Huaiyuan didn't know why his father asked such an unnecessary question. After a long silence, he replied, "Yun Zheng has a lot of troops and is ambitious. It's only a matter of time before he raises an army to react!"
"Then do you think that Yun Zheng will definitely win if he raises an army to rebel?" Su Henian asked again.
Su Huaiyuan thought for a moment and replied, "If we only talk about military strength, if Yun Zheng rebels, the imperial court will most likely not be able to defeat him! But in many cases, military strength is not the deciding factor! Throughout history, there have been many people who have strong military forces but have failed."
The strong military force only means that Yun Zheng has the strength to rebel.
But whether it will succeed or not, no one can tell.
The current emperor is not a despotic ruler. Under his rule, the people of Da Gan live and work in peace and contentment.
If Yun Zheng rebelled, he would probably lose the support of the people and eventually be defeated.
"Isn't that enough?"
Su Henian lay there lazily. "Right now, the situation between Yun Zheng and the imperial court is still unclear. My Su family is in Juping. If we want to avoid being involved in this vortex, the best way is for all of us to resign and lie dormant! When the situation becomes clear, it won't be too late for my Su family to make a choice!"
The Su family has been able to grow and prosper to its current size because they know how to protect themselves.
All the members of the Su family, whether they were officials in Fuzhou or other places, resigned from their posts. This was equivalent to not standing on the side of either the imperial court or Yun Zheng.
Once the situation of the dispute between the imperial court and Yun Zheng becomes clear, the Su family will decide which side to support based on the circumstances.
In this way, it can be ensured that the Su family will not make the wrong choice.
In the future, no matter who sits on the throne, the Su family will continue to thrive.
After listening to Su Henian's words, Su Huaiyuan suddenly understood.
This option sounds like a good one.
But not making a choice means losing the opportunity to achieve success overnight.
The results of providing timely assistance and adding icing on the cake will naturally be different.
Moreover, they cannot resign just because they want to.
We have to get the court’s consent!
"If the court disagrees with our resignation, wouldn't we be indirectly offending Yun Zheng?"
Su Huaiyuan expressed his concerns.
"If the court disagrees, it's not our fault."
Su Henian said with a smile: "Anyway, my Su family's descendants have resigned, but the court does not agree! In addition, we can also take this opportunity to see the attitude of King Jingbei towards us! Maybe we can retreat to advance, let Yun Zheng pay more attention to my Su family, and give the children of the Su family a promotion!"
"That's a good idea."
Su Huaiyuan frowned, "He just took on the post of Governor of Fuzhou, and my Su family has already given him a warning. What do you think his attitude will be? Do you still want to count on a prince with a large army to appease you?"
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