eurekapd Chapter 163: Favors from aristocratic families? No, I don’t need them…
Chapter 163: Favors from aristocratic families? No, I don’t need them…
"I wonder...what is this person's name?"
Gu Jingzhi smiled slightly and looked at the person who asked the question.
"I am Tang Yu from the Tang family!"
The man looked at Gu Jingzhi proudly.
Gu Jingzhi raised his eyebrows. It turned out to be Tang Qian's grandson Tang Yu. He came to provoke him. It seemed that it was because Tang Qian lost his official position in the court because of him!
Gu Jingzhi simply smiled, then turned his gaze towards Chen Ru. "Patriarch Chen, can I assume that Young Master Tang's question is also a question that the Chen family... and everyone present here, wants to ask?"
"Ha ha!"
Chen Ru laughed, thought for a moment, and said, "Master Gu, you don't know this! When a family gets big, there will always be a few unfilial descendants. This... Of course, this is not our intention at all, this..."
"What does Patriarch Chen want to say?" Gu Jingzhi asked calmly.
"Well... I just hope Lord Gu can show some mercy. My family has a long tradition of poetry and literature, but as the old saying goes, a son is no longer under his mother's control. Some of the young men in this family have left home, so it's inevitable that they will be misled!"
"Patriarch Chen wants to plead for these people?"
"No no no!"
Chen Ru quickly rejected it, saying sternly, "We are all loyal to His Majesty and the court. How could we protect these black sheep? It's just..."
He looked at Gu Jingzhi and said hesitantly, "These are just individual actions. Sir Gu, you can just pick a few and deal with them. There's no need to implicate too many people!"
"What does Lord Gu think?"
Gu Jingzhi pretended to be enlightened and said, "So that's how it is! But..."
He hesitated and said, "But Patriarch Chen is putting me in a difficult position. His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter. If I just let it go, I won't be able to report it to you!"
"Master Gu, don't worry. If this is accomplished, consider it as a favor owed to you by our families. If you need anything in the future, just give us a command!"
"Haha! Patriarch Chen is really generous!"
Gu Jingzhi just smiled, but his heart was full of disdain.
These favors from the aristocratic families would be a big deal for anyone else, but for him, they were completely useless!
If he helped the aristocratic family this time, it would be equivalent to standing against Emperor Xia.
Who is Emperor Xia?
That's his backer!
He has no foundation in the court, and the only reason he can stand in the court is because of Emperor Xia's trust. If he surrenders to the aristocratic family and loses his greatest backer, what good will it do him even if he holds the favor of the aristocratic family?
Do you expect them to help you in the future?
Do not make jokes!
He is not from a noble family, so why does he think that the support of a noble family is more powerful than the support of Emperor Xia?
Gu Jingzhi looked at Chen Ru with amusement, and said word by word: "What if I don't agree?"
Don't agree?
The smiles on everyone's faces at the banquet froze, and the hands holding the wine glasses also paused in the air.
Chen Ru looked at Gu Jingzhi, who was full of smiles, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said lightly: "Master Gu, this joke is not funny!"
"It's not funny, so I'm not joking!"
Gu Jingzhi didn't care at all and spoke in the same calm tone.
what?
Does this mean you are kidding us?
Upon hearing this, all the officials from the noble families looked at Gu Jingzhi angrily, especially Tang Qian's grandson Tang Yu. He threw his cup and pointed at Gu Jingzhi, cursing:
"Gu Jingzhi, who do you think you are? How dare you publicly insult the four great families? Do you want to be kicked out of the court?"
"Kicked out of the court?"
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
"It's really easy to beat the official power!"
Gu Jingzhi exclaimed in amazement, "I know your grandfather was the Minister of Rites, but I don't know what position you hold or your rank. How dare you say that the fourth-rank Dali Temple Shaoqing is a nobody... Such outrageous words!"
"you……"
Tang Yu was furious. This damn Gu Jingzhi was just as others said. He would always use the excuse of a tiger to stir up trouble and accuse someone of treason with just a few words.
Gu Jingzhi sneered, "Mr. Tang, a useless, spoiled brat like you, what qualifications do you have to discuss important matters at court?"
"Wasn't your grandfather Tang Qian the one who understood etiquette the most? How come he couldn't even teach his own grandson well? It seems that losing his position as Minister of Rites wasn't a loss at all!"
"How dare you! Gu Jingzhi, how dare you insult my Tang family?"
Tang Yu pointed at Gu Jingzhi in anger!
Gu Jingzhi said calmly, "Insulting a fourth-rank official in public is enough to get you jailed."
"Gu Jingzhi, it's true that you're a fourth-rank rank rank, but a fourth-rank rank rank rank rank without any foundation, do you think you're a big shot in the eyes of the four major families like us? Let me tell you, someone like you..."
"enough!"
Chen Ru suddenly shouted, looking at Tang Yu and scolding him, "At my Chen family's banquet, my nephew Tang insulted the guests like this. Does he not take my Chen family and the elders seriously?"
"I……"
"go out!"
However, Chen Ru shouted angrily and wanted to kick him out!
Tang Yu's face darkened, and he said loudly: "Uncle Chen, my four major families are of the same origin, you..."
"roll……"
Chen Ru seemed to have run out of patience and just shouted out!
Gu Jingzhi watched the show from the side, but sneered in his heart.
This Chen Ru seems to be helping Gu Jingzhi, but in fact he is saving Tang Yu.
Tang Yu is too troublesome. In front of so many people, he actually spoke nonsense. Many of his words were insulting to the court officials and showed contempt for the court.
If these words were to be spread by the omnipresent internal security, not only the Tang family, but even their Chen family would be implicated.
Although their family is deeply rooted, they can compete with the imperial power to a certain extent.
But in the final analysis, they really didn't dare to break off relations with the emperor, at least not openly.
Tang Yu, this playboy, usually relies on his family's power and is used to looking down on others. Now he only cares about his own face and has no idea what consequences his words will bring.
If it was just in front of ordinary officials, even in front of other fourth-rank officials, it wouldn't matter.
But who is this person in front of me?
It was Gu Jingzhi, the emperor’s close minister who held the Dragon Bird of Great Xia!
Now the emperor is thinking of dealing with the aristocratic families. If Tang Yu's words reach the emperor's ears, and their Chen family does not respond at all, wouldn't this give Emperor Xia an excuse to make trouble?
When Tang Yu saw Chen Ru getting angry and some uncles and aunts from other aristocratic families looking at him with dissatisfaction, his heart skipped a beat.
how?
This situation doesn't seem right!
He looked at the smiling Gu Jingzhi, and suddenly thought of Gu Jingzhi's real reliance, and the previous drunkenness disappeared instantly.
However, the arrogance of the young man from a noble family did not allow him to bow his head. He just snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and left the table directly.
Seeing Tang Yu leave, Chen Ru put away his anger and turned to look at Gu Jingzhi, saying with a forced smile: "A few minor incidents, disturbing Master Gu's elegant mood."
"No, no, no!"
Gu Jingzhi just chuckled, but said sarcastically, "I originally thought that the children of wealthy and powerful families were mostly gentlemen, but I didn't expect that there are also these spoiled children who are useless to the country and the family..."
"..."
Chen Ru's mouth twitched, and he said lightly: "But it's just a playboy's words. Lord Gu is magnanimous. There is no need to worry too much. Let's talk about what happened before!"