Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 316 The saint is not wrong, and the emperor is not wrong either!

In the Xie family hall.

Xie Qian, with a white face, looked at Tao Huai and Xie Gen with lifeless eyes: "Look, who should we avenge?"

Tao Huai and Xie Gen were silent for a while.

Xie Gen replied: "It was those pirates who wiped out our entire family, so of course we should seek revenge on them!"

"wrong!"

"The enemy should be the emperor!"

At this time.

Tao Huai suddenly spoke.

Xie Qian and Xie Gen both looked at him in surprise.

They didn't expect Tao Huai to dare to say that.

But can this be said?
Tao Huai immediately bowed to Xie Qian and said seriously:
"My Lord, only in front of you can I say this!"

"But you know the root cause of the current situation better than I do. In essence, it is because the emperor is too smart! Too eager to govern!"

"If he hadn't strictly prohibited the sea, why would the pirates have been forced to kill the whole family?"

"Including the fact that your sons Xie Zheng and Xie Pi were strangled before, it was also because he insisted on reforming the system and showed no mercy to the Qingliu!"

"So, the real enemy who caused your family to be wiped out is the current emperor!"

After Tao Huai said this, Xie Qian just closed his eyes and sighed.

When Tao Huai saw this, he knew that Xie Qian was moved by his words, so he continued, "So, if you want revenge, you should find the real culprit!"

"do not talk!"

"If my family hadn't insisted on smuggling, this wouldn't have happened."

"So, if you look into it, it's all my own fault."

Xie Qian replied with a wry smile.

Tao Huai was very disappointed after hearing this and said:

"How can you think like that, sir?"

"You are a veteran of two dynasties and have made great contributions to the country. The emperor should protect you! How can a saintly emperor know that the sea ban is too strict and will implicate the elders, but still do so?"

"It can be seen that the emperor wants to put your entire family to death!"

"I know."

Xie Qian replied.

He no longer wanted to talk to Tao Huai.

So Xie Qian said to Xie Gen: "Send Mr. Tao away."

Xie Gen bowed and said yes.

immediately.

Xie Gen bowed to Tao Huai and said, "Mr. Tao, please come in!"

Tao Huai was stunned for a moment, then he sighed, cupped his hands and said, "Ming Gong, please think about it carefully."

After that.

Tao Huai left Xie Qian.

After Tao Huai left, Xie Qian looked at Tao Huai's back with a sinister look on his face.

After seeing off Tao Huai, Xie Gen returned to Xie Qian:
"Father, when are we going to go back, bury our family, and clean up the mess?"

"Not urgent."

Xie Qian replied.

then.

Xie Qian looked at Xie Gen with empty eyes: "Do you think the saint is wrong, or are we wrong?"

"My son doesn't know."

Xie Gen replied.

Xie Qian replied to himself: "A saint cannot be wrong. If a saint is wrong, then there is no right or wrong!"

then.

Xie Qian then looked at Xie Gen again: "Who do you think would be the best person to blame for this vengeance?"

"My son doesn't know either!"

Xie Gen replied.

Xie Qian suddenly yelled at Xie Gen: "You bastard!"

"Father, calm down!"

Xie Gen knelt down hurriedly.

He knew why Xie Qian scolded him. It was simply because he also blamed the emperor for the incident.

Xie Qian stretched his neck, moved closer to Xie Gen's face, and whispered:
"Half of the fault in this matter should be attributed to you, the unworthy descendants!"

"You have no respect for the imperial system and the laws of the country. You even hate and resent your emperor and father. You even turned a deaf ear to my words!"

"Because I don't need to go back and ask, I can guess that the result today must be because your third brother didn't listen to me and didn't pay the money for the goods, so he angered the big customers below!"

"The other half of the fault lies with the wealthy families along the coast. They dare not confront the government directly, but instigate the pirates to take out their anger on our Xie family! They want to kill two birds with one stone by using our Xie family! Now they want me to fight the emperor!"

Xie Gen bowed his head and said, "Father is right. It is because of our unfilial children and grandchildren that such a disaster has occurred!"

"You have seen what happened to your brothers, so you and Zhiwang must listen to me from now on!"

"If I am gone one day, just listen to the saint! The saint's teachings may not be good, but the fact that he has been passed down for thousands of years without fading shows that at least he will not harm you and will protect you, which is suitable for fools to gain a foothold." Xie Qian replied.

Xie Gen replied: "Yes, son, I'll remember it!"

then.

Xie Gen therefore asked: "Father, how are we going to avenge this?"

"How else can I report it?"

Xie Qian sneered.

then.

Xie Qianjue's face suddenly darkened, and he looked up outside the house: "My Xie family was wiped out, and there are only three of us left. We can't eat any Haili. In this case, let's just not eat anything! Since they have already fought to the death, we will also fight to the death!"

"Father's words, the son does not understand!"

Xie Gen replied.

"madness!"

Xie Qian suddenly yelled at Xie Gen again.

Xie Gen just bowed his head: "Please teach me, father!"

Xie Qian said: "Although this is due to the emperor's strengthening of the sea ban, it is also due to our Xie family. However, since the pirates have wiped out my entire Xie family, the remaining people of my Xie family will borrow your majesty's sword to avenge ourselves and simply request a strict sea ban!"

"Let the imperial court take over Haili completely and really uphold the ancestral system! Anyone who dares to oppose it will be a Japanese pirate!"

"The son understands what his father said."

"The saint is not wrong, and the emperor is not wrong either! So the ones who are wrong are us, those wealthy families along the coast! It is us and those wealthy families along the coast who have not truly adhered to the ancestral system and have not truly abided by the saints' teachings!"

“Therefore, we must correct our past mistakes and truly adhere to our ancestral rules.”

When Xie Gen said this, he looked up at Xie Qian and said, "Father, is that so?"

Xie Qian nodded.

then.

Xie Qian said: "You get up."

"Yes!"

After Xie Gen stood up, Xie Qian said, "The reason why our Xie family has fallen to this point is that we have not adhered to our ancestors' rules and the teachings of the saints thoroughly enough!"

"The root of the problem is me. I didn't discipline you strictly enough. Secondly, you didn't follow the rules strictly. You were blinded by profit and forgot the original intention of being a clean family!"

“Besides, even the big coastal households have not complied with the rules.”

"So, if we want revenge now, we should take revenge on those who violated the ancestral system and the teachings of the saints. Otherwise, there may be disasters that will wipe out our entire family in the future!"

Xie Gen nodded.

He very much agreed with his father's opinion.

Because now that his family members were killed and his family business was destroyed, he seemed to understand that the most precious thing is not wealth, nor power and status, but the safety of his family and the order of the world. To achieve all this, everyone must abide by the rules.

However, it is worth mentioning that it is obvious that after this disaster, Xie Qian and Xie Gen became more radical conservatives!
"Help me up, I want to go to the palace to see the emperor!"

Xie Qian stretched out his hand at this time.

"Yes!"

……

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After leaving Xie's house, Tao Huai came to Liangzhe Guild Hall and met Tao Xie, the Minister of Imperial Household Department, and said to Tao Xie:

"I have informed Xie Yuyao of the Xie family's affairs, and have linked this matter to the Lord today."

After hearing this, Tao Xie asked, "What did he say?"

Tao Huai said: "He didn't let me continue."

After hearing this, Tao Xie said, "Well, it's fine as long as we say it. If the Xie family hates the emperor because of this, it's better! If they don't hate the emperor because of this, it doesn't matter either. Anyway, since things have come to this point, we have to muddy the waters a little bit!"

"Otherwise, if this continues, no one will be happy!"

"It is certainly the Xie family's fault that things have developed to this point."

"But fundamentally, it is true that the emperor should not go so far!"

Tao Huai said angrily at this time.

Tao Xie nodded and sneered, "Just wait, the emperor will be scared."

"Why do you say that?"

Tao Huai asked.

Tao Xie said meaningfully: "If he continues like this, the heir to the throne will be in trouble."

……

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Inner court.

After the Xie family was exterminated, Zhu Houcong had been paying attention to the affairs of the Southeast Internal Guard.

To this end, he personally approved a large number of smart and capable border guards selected by the Ministry of War to go south to serve as inspectors.

"The eldest prince is missing?"

But just when Zhu Houcong was doing these things and returned to his bedroom to rest, Gu Dayong came to see him.

When he heard Gu Dayong report the disappearance of the eldest prince, he was stunned on the spot and his mind suddenly panicked.

He didn't understand, how could the eldest prince disappear when there were so many palace servants watching over him?
(End of this chapter)