My name is Ren

Chapter 86 A Group of People Climb a Mountain, Only a Few Can Stand on the Top of the Mountain, and the Others Are Kicked Down
Luan Lun is actually very difficult to define. Since the period of the Holy Empire, Luan Lun has not been a rare news for a hundred years. In order to keep the blood pure, the princes and nobles of the Holy Empire often married second-generation cousins. Even on the earth with a highly developed civilization, in the international police state called US imperialism, luanluan is a very common thing. Of course, this is viewed from the perspective of morality and ethics on the earth.

The United States has the most wealthy consortium in the world, and most of these consortiums are composed of several families closely united.Taking the family of a non-renewable natural resource tycoon as an example, it is almost common for a cousin to marry a cousin, and it is almost common for the elders in the family to take the initiative to facilitate this.Many people may be surprised to say that this kind of thing is actually facilitated by the elders?Then why?

The answer is simple, in order to avoid the loss of wealth.In these huge families, everyone holds a part of the power and interests. Once an outmarriage occurs, after the death of a female member, the power and interests she possesses will be passed on to the next generation in accordance with the law, and the bloodline and surname of the next generation Obviously not on my side, the power and interests in the family are controlled by outsiders, which is a disaster for such a huge family.Therefore, whether it is to avoid the loss of rights and interests, or to enhance the voice and status of male members in the family, they will take the initiative to take the responsibility of throwing their relatives to bed and killing them.

Of course, it doesn't mean that you absolutely can't marry or marry outside. If you want to fall in love freely, you can sign a document with legal effect, voluntarily give up all the power and interests in your hands, and just leave the house.This will ensure that the future of the family will not be lost due to some troublesome hormones.But then again, a person who has equity and voting rights from birth, and is destined to become an executive or even the president of a certain listed company from birth, who has enjoyed prosperity and wealth for more than ten or twenty years, suddenly wants him to be inferior Is he/she willing to gnaw his/her head on the soil?

The same is true in this world. The purity of blood is the basis for the continuation of the golden nobility, but this basis is based on mutual marriage, not the in-laws between generations of relatives within the clan.Inbreeding would lead to irresistible changes in pure bloodlines, and such changes would most likely defile a certain bloodline.This is tantamount to digging out the roots of the golden aristocrats. The old emperor did not die on the spot, which is considered a lot of effort.

How to define harmful luan relationships and harmless luan relationships, the key lies in whether they conform to mainstream values ​​and interests linked together.

During the conversation, the three of them had already entered this huge house. The colorful stone bricks on the ground were taken from the full moon, which is one of the most precious specialties in the foreign trade of the full moon. It appeared in the mountains under a very coincidental and unrepeatable situation, which means that this kind of thing will become extinct as the resources are exhausted.The price of stone bricks about one foot square is as high as five gold coins, and the price of one meter square is as high as more than 20 gold coins.The entire front hall of more than 400 square meters is paved with this kind of stone bricks, and the cost alone is as high as nearly [-] gold coins.

The curiosity in Celeste's eyes couldn't be concealed at all. She observed the ground carefully, and suddenly seemed to realize something. She opened her mouth wide in surprise, and quickly stretched out her hand to cover it.She was a little afraid of this old butler, in him, Celeste saw the shadow of her grandfather, even more powerful than his grandfather.

"Earl Tretter heard that you are coming back today, and has posted a post inviting you and Ms. Celeste to have a dinner together."

Stepping on the stone bricks that could reflect his own shadow, all kinds of gemstones were squeezed into a whole when the plates moved under certain special conditions, Renn agreed without thinking too long.

At that time, Treite sent Ryan all the way to Ortrenburg and stood for him. This kindness will never be forgotten.Everyone likes the icing on the cake, but they don't know that the most precious thing is to send charcoal in a timely manner. Treite helped Renn's platform save Rennes from a lot of trouble, and he was able to maintain a high degree of contact when he was exiled. It shows that Treite is worth associating with.In fact, Ren also knew that this was a kind of political speculation, but he didn't care, and he couldn't care so much at that time.

Ogles's pace gradually slowed down. This is the treatment that every guest who comes to Thorn Villa for the first time has to go through. Ren naturally knew it and would not object. The two followed Oggles Les walked to the left wall of the front hall. On the half vermilion and half gold wall hung a beautiful photo frame. In the photo frame was a picture of a handsome middle-aged man who looked about 50 to [-] years old with a plump face. His face is red and a little bit fat.

He was wearing an old-fashioned dress, his eyes were fixed, and there seemed to be no mercy on his slightly smiling face, but his eyes were vividly painted, and a ruthless aura rushed over his face.

"This is Telik, the first patriarch of the Thorn family. This ancestor and other golden nobles swore an oath here to overthrow the rule of the Holy Empire and establish the Orlando Empire. He was canonized by Orlando I as Quabumeen The Grand Duke owns more than [-] square kilometers of land, and the land on the northwest border of the empire used to be a feudal kingdom of the Thorn family." The old man's expression was very proud, even though he had never seen the Grand Duke hanging on the wall, He is also honored.

Celeste showed a shock just right, a deep shock, and she couldn't close her mouth at all.Her expression and attitude immediately hit the old butler's chicken spot, and the old butler looked at the little girl with a lot more gentle eyes. He is really a good and polite child.

At the beginning, Ogles was very annoyed when he found out that his young master had found a merchant's daughter.No matter how the family declines, Ren, as the patriarch, should not find a woman who smells like copper as his partner.Fortunately, there has been no news of the marriage from Ren, otherwise the old butler might have climbed to Ortrenburg crying step by step, and died on the steps of the castellan's mansion to admonish him.

Judging from the brief contact with Xin Zai, this girl is not bad as a lover, with a cute appearance and clean eyes, unlike those noble ladies in the imperial capital who have dirty eyes.

The three of them walked a few steps and came to the second photo frame, "This Karl, the second patriarch of the Thorn family, was known as the Border Wolf at the end of Orlando I's reign. It expanded eleven kilometers westward, and was also the leader of the family in its heyday."

"Who is this……"

After being introduced along the way, there are a total of eight patriarchs, and the last one is Ren's father. The old butler was somewhat at a loss for words when he spoke.The reason why the Thorn family is not so glorious now is the waywardness of the head of the family, as well as his bad luck.Standing in a team is like gambling. Everyone has a 50.00% chance of being on the winning side, but the patriarch made a wrong stand three times in a row and finally wiped out the last bit of power in the family.It was easy for him, he kicked his legs to see his ancestors, and left the rest of the mess to Ren.

It's also Ren's success. At least from the current point of view, the family's bad luck has gone. The whole family has bottomed out and started to develop on the good side.

Pushing the door open and entering the main hall from the front hall, Celeste gasped suddenly. No wonder it is said that 90.00% of the wealth of the empire is controlled by the nobles, and 90.00% of the wealth of the nobles is in the hands of the gold nobles. It is only what she saw The two halls we visited, especially the main hall, cost no less than [-] gold coins.The entire block of gemstones is cut into stone bricks and laid flat on the ground. The gaps are poured with melted gold, reflecting dreamlike colors under the light source.

Oil paintings, sculptures, and decorations worth hundreds of thousands can be seen everywhere, which not only give people elegance, but also shock people with their dignity.

Celeste, who was born in a wealthy family, saw that everywhere she looked, there were all boutiques and orphaned products, which made her at a loss for what to do.The little girl could only hold onto Ren's arm tightly without any defense, and stepped on the carefully polished and polished gemstone floor carefully, for fear of leaving a few marks.

The corners of Augles' lips were raised slightly, and he was in a very good mood, and his mentality changed when he got old.Thirty years ago, he would only show a condescending and dismissive look, watching those nobles who stepped into this house with a shocked look, as if looking at a countryman with contempt.But now, he is like offering a treasure, hoping to get people's appreciation.

The little girl is very face-saving, and Ogles's mood is as beautiful as the beginning of summer when flowers are in full bloom in May.

After arranging Celeste, Ren and Ogles entered the study.The study has more than 100 square meters, full of various books, many of which have disappeared from the outside world, and only a few other gold nobles have collections.Collection of books is also the heritage of a family, especially in the period when educational resources were monopolized, many people would often pay the price of a lifetime of servants in order to obtain a precious book, and only had the right to read it as a retainer of a certain family.

The chair carved and polished from the keel is covered with a layer of soft and warm fur from wild beasts in the extreme north. The cost of this chair alone is thousands of gold coins.The two sat down separately, Ren touched the armrest of the keel, and sighed after looking around for a week, "It's almost the same as when I left, but there are fewer people, and now you are alone."

There used to be hundreds of servants in this manor, and no matter in any room, there were three or five servants who were ready to be called at any time. How lively it was then, it was so deserted now.

Ogles was very open-minded. The old man had never experienced anything in his life. He shrugged his shoulders and showed a careless expression, "There is always only one soul core in a family. As long as you cheer up, you may not lose to you." ancestor."

"Maybe!" Ren didn't want to talk about this topic, he had no relationship with his so-called ancestors, "How is this coronation ceremony arranged?"

"The eldest princess and the eldest prince of Chief Full Moon have arrived in the imperial capital, and the Pope also arrived this morning. It may take two days for the Byron Empire to move. It is said that the most powerful contender for the next throne is coming. , the third prince known as the shining star in the sky. Dragon Island also sent envoys, barbarians from the extreme north sent some souvenirs, and the kings and chiefs of some small countries will also personally attend the coronation ceremony.”, Aoglesi has obviously collected these news, and he just opened his mouth, "On February 29th, the emperor will start a grand parade for a whole day. On March [-]st, he will be officially crowned. The old emperor should appear. At that time, you need to represent The Thorn family watched the ceremony and blessed His Majesty Pals."

"After the coronation ceremony, the Privy Council will also hold a routine meeting of all nobles. You may or may not attend. My personal opinion is that you can go and have a look."

"You must leave the imperial capital before March [-]th."

Ren supported the armrest of the seat, leaned slightly to the left, and frowned for a moment, "How is the old ghost of Antuen's family?"

Antuen, the surname of one of the golden nobles, the current patriarch is Vito, and one of the initiators of the attack on the Alcanian family last year.The existing eight golden aristocrats seem to be full of flowers, but in fact, no matter which one they are, they hope to continue to reduce the existing number of golden aristocrats.The power of an empire is divided up by eight families, which is far inferior to two or three families alone.The scope of rights that originally belonged to the Thorn family was taken away by that old dog Vito.

If it weren't for the three strongest gold nobles pressing on it, Rennes might have been killed by Vito's men on the way to Ortrenburg.Fortunately, this old dog is quite abiding by the rules, and he will never shoot a second time at Ren, who is a golden nobleman, because of one incident, so Ren has lived in peace all the way.To put it another way, this is actually where Vito is smart. If he really wants to kill the grass regardless of the consequences, maybe the three above will also kill him. This kind of excuse and excuse is really suitable for raising the butcher's knife.

The trinity of the royal family, the prime minister, and the marshal had already formed a close cooperation. They kept reducing the number of nobles, and their purpose was nothing more than a high concentration of power.Killing one counts as one, but they still have to take into account the issue of face. After all, it is a rule set by themselves. If they break it with their own hands, maybe the entire aristocratic class will be in chaos, and then there will be another round of civil war.

"Marquis Vito's body is still in good health. At least there is no disaster or disease at present. It seems that he can live for a few more years." Ogles' words are very respectful, but the hatred in his eyes can't be hidden no matter what. It's the demeanor of an aristocrat, who obviously hates a person very much, but doesn't use vicious words to satisfy his tongue.

Ren nodded slightly, "I hope he can live for a while, and when I come back from Ortrenburg, I will take care of him myself." He paused, "How many vassals do I have?"

"There are four more, two barons, one viscount, and one earl."

Being a vassal is also one of the privileges of the golden nobility, a benefit bestowed by the first royal family to other families.After all, the royal family of the empire can only have one surname, and the Lion family has to give up some benefits and privileges if they get this power.The qualifications of a vassal are one of them. As long as they are recognized by the gold nobles, they can be canonized as a vassal, ranging from baron to earl.These places are limited, and no one is willing to use them unless it is necessary.

Nobles conferred in this way have no real power, only titles, but this is enough to attract many people.

Ren calculated in his mind that how to use these places properly still needs to be carefully considered.

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Tonight's chapter is really too sleepy.

Next week I plan to explode my liver, starting tomorrow, and see how explosive it can be.

(End of this chapter)