Zhong Di looked at Zhong Yao and said, "Yuan Chang will inevitably have dealings with various families on his inspection tour. Remember to stay true to your principles and uphold justice!"
Zhong Yao nodded, "Father, rest assured, I understand!"
"I trust you completely! But there's one thing you need to be aware of!"
"Father, please speak!"
Zhong Di said in a deep voice, "Yuan Chang has been favored by His Majesty and has become a close minister of the emperor. Our Zhong family's status in Yingchuan has also risen because of you. In particular, the Chen family is always looking for an opportunity to overshadow us!"
Zhong Yao's expression shifted, and he asked doubtfully, "Father, do you mean that the Chen family will use this as an excuse to cause trouble?"
Zhong Di shook his head. "No, the Chen family isn't that short-sighted!"
"What is that?"
Zhong Di smiled and said, "Competition, a test! This is a test that His Majesty has given to our Zhong family, the Chen family, and the Sima family. Whoever performs better among the three of you will gain His Majesty's further affirmation and favor!"
"Otherwise, with so many aristocratic families, why choose the three of you? Besides showing our respect for these families, the main reason is to select the best for our positions!"
"Now, among the younger generation of aristocratic families, the Yang family has produced Yang Biao, and the Xun family has produced Xun You. These two families are already showing signs of rivaling the Yuan family. Whether our Zhong family can catch up with them depends entirely on you!"
Zhong Yao nodded. "Father is right. I know what to do!"
"Ah, that's good!"
Meanwhile, when Chen Qun returned home, his grandfather Chen Yan gave him a similar warning.
The three families are now subtly overshadowed by the Yuan, Xun, and Yang families, and they have guessed Liu Hong's intention in appointing the three of them.
This can be considered an open and aboveboard scheme by Liu Hong.
Want to rise to the top? Sure.
Show your skills. If you do a good job, you and your family will naturally advance further.
What if things go wrong? Then, without even the emperor's intervention, others will trample us underfoot.
No matter how good the relationship between two companies is, it is vulnerable in the face of self-interest.
This is true between countries, and even more so between families.
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