586 Filial Piety, the Price of the Ninth Prince's Action
Wang Jinling closed his eyes, too lazy to look at the faces of the three elders. He had been preparing for so long just to bring down the three elders.
Now that these three elders have presented the opportunity to him, he would be an idiot if he does not take advantage of it to crush the three elders in one fell swoop. The most important thing is that if these three people are not defeated, how can he pay for the price paid by the Ninth Prince's action.
When the three elders brought up the issue of filial piety, he used filial piety to refute them. When he was in the Jixia Academy, he fought against many talented people, but he didn't take these three elders seriously at all.
Wang Jinling slowly opened his eyes, his dark pupils were like deep pools that could absorb people's souls. Except for the three elders, everyone else seen by Wang Jinling could not help but sit up straight and wait for Wang Jinling to speak.
After the situation was completely under control, Wang Jinling looked at the three elders, as if he had made a difficult decision, and slowly spoke: "The three elders are right. The children of my Wang family cannot be unfilial. The children of my Wang family must not violate filial piety and the teachings of our ancestors. The three elders violated the ancestral teachings set by the ancestors of the Wang family. If I indulge the three elders again, it would be really unfilial. Jinling will never be an unfilial person. If the three elders feel that Jinling is unfair, then open the ancestral hall and let all the clans of the Wang family decide how to place the three elders."
If the ancestral hall is opened, the three elders and their descendants will be expelled from the Wang family. Their descendants will not be able to use the surname Wang anymore and will not be cared for by the Wang family. Wang Jinling's move is a retreat in order to advance.
If anyone dared to accuse him of being unfilial, he would be filial to the three elders.
"Puff..." Elder Shan spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, his eyes rolled up, his hands trembled, and he fell onto the chair.
Pretending to be sick?
Wang Jinling still had a smile on his face, but that smile did not reach his eyes. He quietly watched everyone pretending to muddy the waters.
"Quick, hurry up and call a doctor, Elder Shan is not well."
"Doctor, where is the doctor?"
Elder Ren and Elder Zhi were both smart men. When they saw the situation, they immediately started making a fuss. The sons and grandchildren of the three elders also started making a fuss. Some even ran out, saying they wanted to call a doctor.
But as soon as I reached the door, I heard a loud "bang", the door closed tightly, and the room was dark.
"Ah..." Everyone screamed, and the next second the candles were lit, and the room was bright again. Those who were planning to run out were all blocked at the door. Seeing this, they immediately turned around and yelled at Wang Jinling: "Jinling, what do you mean by this? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are the head of the family. Elder Shan has devoted his whole life to the Wang family. Now he is unconscious. How can you stop us from saving people?"
"That's right, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're the head of the family. The Wang family doesn't belong to you alone."
More and more people started to make a fuss, but Wang Jinling was not angry. He clapped his hands, and the Wang family doctor walked in from the side door: "Master."
"Take good care of Elder Shan and make sure he doesn't have any underlying disease."
After the doctor diagnosed that Elder Shan was fine, Wang Jinling said in a nonchalant tone, "Shut up!"
The people present seemed not to have heard it and continued to make a fuss. Wang Jinling threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.
With a "bang", the teacup shattered onto the ground, shocking everyone so much that they dared not make a sound. Looking at the fragments all over the ground, everyone was afraid that Wang Jinling was really angry. But when they looked up, they saw that Wang Jinling's smile remained unchanged. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Wang Jinling had a good temper and good upbringing, and was almost never angry. They were just about to scold Wang Jinling, but Wang Jinling strangled their lives.
“Those who take this opportunity to cause trouble will be expelled from the Wang family according to clan rules. I will give you one chance. I will count to three. If you still don’t sit back in your original seats within three counts, I will open the clan temple and expel everyone from your branch from the Wang family.
Anyway, the emperor has issued an order that both the nobles and the poor can take the imperial examinations. Even if you are not from my Wang family, you can still be officials in the future, and I will be worthy of the ancestors of the Wang family."
This... The people who were causing trouble looked at each other with embarrassment and uneasiness. If they wanted to sit back at this time, it would mean that they were afraid of Wang Jinling, and they would have to listen to Wang Jinling in everything from now on.
Elders Ren and Zhi quickly signaled to the people standing at the door. They didn't believe that Wang Jinling would really dare to expel more than a dozen tribesmen from the Wang family.
With the support of the two great elders, the troublemakers were emboldened and stood motionless at the door. Wang Jinling did not say much. His eyes fell on the seven people standing at the door and he started counting.
"one"
No one moved.
"two"
There were a few people who were not from the same group as Elder Renzhi who were looking around.
"three"
When Wang Jinling counted to three, four people walked to their original positions under pressure and the contempt of the people behind them, and apologized to Wang Jinling: "Master, we were confused, please forgive us."
"It's just a small matter. Uncle Seven, Uncle Sixteen, Uncle Thirty-Seven, Uncle Forty-Second, please take a seat." Wang Jinling waved his hand and didn't bother with the others. The four of them had just sat down when Wang Jinling started again: "Uncles and aunts, the emperor is going to hold an imperial examination. All the children of our Wang family, no matter how close or distant they are, have the opportunity to participate. Jinling is not talented, but I have some friendship with the people of the Jixia Academy when I was studying abroad. If any of you have suitable children in your family, please tell Jinling. Jinling will write a letter. For Jinling's sake, the Jixia Academy will definitely not make things difficult for the children of our Wang family." This was a slap in the face and a date as reward. The troublemaker was dealt with, and the rest of the people had to be appeased. Being too strong would only make people rebel.
No matter whether one is from an aristocratic family or a poor family, one has to study to get ahead, and the Jixia Academy is a place that all scholars in the world dream of entering. However, the Jixia Academy only accepts one thousand students every year, so getting in is undoubtedly one in ten thousand. Wang Jinling's words actually opened a back door for the Wang family's children.
Those who had originally supported Wang Jinling were now even more grateful. It was good that the Wang family was wealthy and powerful, but no matter how big it was, it still belonged to the family and not to them. Only when their descendants were successful would they own the family. Moreover, if the Wang family was to prosper forever, their descendants had to be successful.
"Thank you, Patriarch."
"The head of the family has worked hard for the children of the Wang family."
"It is a blessing for the Wang family to have a patriarch like Jin Ling who always cares about the descendants of the family."
A series of flattering words came out of the mouths of Wang Jinling's uncles and aunts. To be honest, Wang Jinling, as the head of the Wang family, has a hard job. Every one of the people in charge of the Wang family is his elder. He is young and cannot control many things. Otherwise, he would be labeled as unfilial, which would be enough for Wang Jinling to bear.
After pacifying most people, the rest will be easy to deal with. The three elders, Renshan and Zhi, have been so arrogant and domineering, and there must be many people who are dissatisfied with them. However, the three elders, Renshan and Zhi, have many capable descendants, and many things in the family are under the control of these three families. It will be difficult to touch the Wang family. In the past, Wang Jinling would take his time, but now he doesn't have that patience. With the evidence sent by the Ninth Uncle, he can suppress all the old guys in the Wang family in one fell swoop...
Everyone has selfish desires. Over the years, the three elders have gained a lot of benefits for their sons and grandsons. With these evidences, the three elders should be happy if they are not expelled from the Wang family, let alone turning things around!
The power of the Wang family will be reshuffled, and he, Wang Jinling, will become the only person in the Wang family who has the right to give orders.