Happy Little Scholar

It has been a long time since the announcement of the re-editing of the "Chronicles of the Clan". Rearranging all the big and small wealthy families in Jingguo naturally cannot be completed overnight.

However, this re-editing was not to completely overthrow the original rankings, but to make changes based on the original ones. Several bachelors from the Ministry of Rites and Hongwen Hall were ordered to supervise the process. Within half a month, the seven rankings had been completed. Seven or eighty-eight.

A man hurriedly walked in from outside, put a booklet on the table, and said, "This is the first draft I brought out from the Ministry of Etiquette. Everyone should take a look at it as soon as possible. It must be returned within today."

"I want to see how they want to arrange this "Clan Chronicle"!" The old man named Zhang snorted coldly and picked it up.

If the Zhang family in Pingyang follows the ranking announced this time, their rank in the family will be lowered by two levels. This is a great shame for the entire family. How can the name of the Zhang family in Pingyang be used in the future? convincing?

However, he picked up the book in his hand, flipped through it twice, shook his beard, and then put it down.

"I have some things to do today, so I'll leave first."

Seeing the old man surnamed Zhang put down his book and immediately turned around and left, everyone was not surprised at all.

Pingyang Zhang suffered heavy losses this time. I am afraid that after seeing the result, she would be extremely angry and would not want to stay here any longer.

"Let me see."

Wei Fang and Gou Xu, who were the closest ones, leaned over and flipped through the two pages with sullen expressions. After seeing their names, they looked at each other and were both startled.

The representative of the Yunzhou Wei family closed the book, pursed his lips, and coughed lightly: "I suddenly thought that there are other things at home, so I'll take my leave first."

Representing the Gou family in Tongzhou, a man named Gou Xu chased after him, "Brother Wei, don't worry, I'll go with you."

Someone looked through the book in confusion and murmured: "What happened to these three people? They were really left behind. There are so many people who suffered the same fate as them..."

Not long after the words left his mouth, they stopped abruptly.

The Zhang family in Pingyang, the Wei family in Yunzhou, the Gou family in Tongzhou...

The rankings of these three families were not as low as they thought. On the contrary, they were ranked ahead of the families of most people present.

Not only that, but the rankings of several companies were beyond their expectations.

"What's going on? The Zhang family, the Wei family, the Gou family, they, they must have taken refuge..."

"Impossible, you didn't see what they looked like just now..."

"Then what's the explanation for this?"

No one can explain, and no one can figure out why these families, who are obviously the same as them, receive preferential treatment in this matter. Why do they?

Although this ranking does not determine the rise and fall of the family, its impact on them cannot be ignored. If the new "Clan Chronicle" is accepted by the world, can their family still maintain the same respected status as before?

While many people were speculating in their minds, they looked at some of the people around them with a little scrutiny.

On the surface, he was in the same boat as them, but he did something secretly. If not, why would there be such an unfair result?

I don’t know how many people here, just like the Zhang family, the Wei family, and the Gou family, do one thing on the surface but another behind the scenes, doing such dirty things?

Someone frowned and said, "Perhaps this was done intentionally by the imperial court?"

"This is done on purpose..." someone sneered, "Why did you choose them?"

Looking at the expressions of the people around me, I realized that they were completely different from when they entered.

As soon as the old man surnamed Zhang returned home, a man came out to greet him and asked eagerly: "Dad, how are you?"

The old man surnamed Zhang glanced at him and said, "How about what?"

The man said anxiously: "Clan Chronicle, our Zhang family..."

The old man surnamed Zhang waved his hand and said: "Go and make arrangements for the big banquet in the mansion tonight. Let them all come back. No one should be missing."

"Ah?" The man looked at him doubtfully, with a puzzled look on his face.

"By the way..." Thinking of something, the old man surnamed Zhang waved his hand and said: "The places that the academy needs to use in Pingyang have been donated. All of them have been donated..."

"Donated?" The man was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Dad, didn't we discuss this with those people? We will never give in on this matter..."

"What do you know!" The old man surnamed Zhang glared at him and said, "I donated it just as I said, don't ask anything else, just go and do your business..."

The old man surnamed Zhang strode away, while the young man stood there blankly. After a long time, he turned around and left with deep thoughts.

At the same time, there was another mansion in Kyoto.

Wei Fang, who had just returned, told the housekeeper: "Quickly, send a letter to Yunzhou immediately, saying that my Wei family's ranking in the "Clan Chronicle" has been raised to the third level, and asking them not to embarrass those who were planning to build the academy in Kyoto. , and we need to help you a lot, and those who violate it will be punished according to the family law!"

The Wei family was not far away, and the person in charge of the Tongzhou Gou family in Kyoto was also giving instructions to his subordinates.

"Don't rest along the way. Rush to Tongzhou overnight and tell those wealthy businessmen to donate as much as they can. If anyone disgraces my Tongzhou Gou family, don't blame me for being rude!"

Several pieces of news with the same content spread from Kyoto in one day.

"Zhang family, Wei family..., what are these people doing!" Cui Qingze, the head of the Cui family, had a gloomy face. "This matter can only be accomplished if everyone works together. If someone slacks off, the actions of others will be seen by the world. In comparison, won't they be cursed by thousands of people?"

Beside him, Cui Qinghe, the second-in-command of the Cui family, shook his head and said, "It's not just the Zhang family and the Wei family. Your Majesty's attitude towards the compilation of the clan history is simply unpredictable. At this time, the final ranking is undecided. The major families are suspicious of each other, and some have even taken the initiative to show goodwill to the court..., this time, we neglected it."

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"This is the simplest way to alienate people. I don't believe that no one can see it. Will it work?" The eldest princess looked at Li Yi and frowned and asked.

"What if they can see it? What if they can't see it..." Li Yi took a small bamboo basket out of the kitchen, took out a washed apple and handed it to Yongning.

"Shouning, Xiaohuan, Duanwu, come and eat apples."

Xiaohuan accompanied the two little girls to play in the yard. Li Yi waved to them and gave each of them an apple.

The apples sent by the Wang family have thin skin and thick flesh, sweet and delicious, and taste very good.

Take the last apple out of the box, take a bite, and then see the eldest princess raise her hand, hand it over, and ask in surprise: "Do you want it too?"

"No!" Li Mingzhu glared at him, slightly angry in her heart.

"You see, the reason is the same. Xiaohuan and the others can eat apples, but you can't, so you are unhappy..., what they can't eat is not just apples."

Li Yi looked at her, cut the apple in half, handed her the unbitten half, and said: "So, the reason is not important, the process is not important, the result is important."

Li Mingzhu took a bite of the apple, thinking.

Li Yi took the half apple in her hand, looked over and over, and didn't find any traces of the bite she had just taken. She raised her head and said a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I handed it to the wrong person just now. Can I..."

Found that the half apple in her hand had a tooth mark, waved her hand, and said with some disdain: "Forget it, forget it, I don't want it..."