Dominate the Country

"Second brother, I heard that you are discussing marriage with the Jinan Marquis family?"

On this day, Chen Jigong happened to be on vacation. It was rare for him to be free. He spent a day at home reviewing the newly delivered financial statements of Beihai Company and did not think about the political affairs of the court. But in the evening, Chen Jiqing ran over and asked.

Chen Jiqing asked rashly, but Chen Jigong did not care. The two brothers were good friends. Shaking his head, he said, "That's what I mean. The horoscopes are not even compatible yet. It's too early."

Although Chen Jigong's children were born out of wedlock, Chen Jigong also treasured them very much. If you want to be his son-in-law, you have to be thoroughly investigated by him and make Chen Jigong satisfied before you can stop?

Since Chen Jigong said so, he had this intention. This proves that the other party at least has no obvious flaws.

This Jinan Marquis is Shi Meng. Although his name is not very prominent in the military, many people know that Shi Meng is Chen Ming's absolute confidant. He has always controlled the command of the personal guard.

However, it was not Chen Jigong who took the initiative to contact Shi Meng for this marriage. He was not so anxious about his children's lifelong affairs, which was a bit like Chen Ming. Moreover, although Chen Jigong had faded away from Chen Ming a little bit in recent years, he only faded away from political affairs, but not from personal friendship. Chen Jigong was not in a hurry to curry favor with Shi Meng.

Chen Jigong was still thinking about letting his daughter go to college, but now she has only been in high school for less than a year and is not even sixteen years old. Now he has an idea, but it is not necessarily guaranteed that it will be implemented in the end.

The marriage also depends on the temperament of the children. For sons, those who want to study should find a learned Yue family; those who prefer military affairs should find a child from a military family, so that it will be convenient for the development of the military in the future. And for sons who are not outstanding in both civil and military affairs and can only guard the door, they should find a daughter of a high-ranking official family, so that they will not suffer losses among brothers. And daughters should understand that sons-in-law are different from daughters-in-law. Sons-in-law must have good character first, and then they must be capable. Those who have gone astray should not be accepted no matter how good their family background is.

Chen Jiqing sat down, "I just got the news that the eldest son of Marquis Jinan is a little close to His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

Chen Jigong frowned immediately. This is a new situation, but..., it's not a big deal. "It doesn't matter." Prince Yu is the first son of the emperor and the first son of the queen. He is the eldest son. He is both the eldest and the eldest, and he has the support of some civil and military officials.

According to Chinese tradition, the eldest son is the natural heir. It is reasonable and reasonable.

Although Shi Meng is the emperor's lone minister, Chen Jigong has also sat in a few drinking parties with him. In the conversation, Shi Meng is inclined to Prince Yu.

"Originally, it was not a big deal. But His Royal Highness Prince Yu had people contact those eccentrics of the New Confucian Party, which changed the attitudes of many people in the royal family." Brothers Chen Jigong and Chen Jiqing are typical Chen clan members.

This is big news that just broke out not long ago. Not only did Shen Guozhen contact those eccentrics of the New Confucian Party, but even His Royal Highness Prince Yu had contact with those eccentrics. And those eccentrics are said to have separated from the New Confucian Party.

And many people in the Chen Han royal family still sneered at the cooking of the dishes, and they were even very resistant to the dual system. In their eyes, the emperor's supreme "court" is the normal court.

When Chen Jigong discussed marriage with Shi Meng before, of course, he could not predict that there would be this wave of waves. But now it is said that many people in the royal family have changed their attitudes and stood in the camp of other princes.

But Chen Jigong didn't care much about this, because he felt that his fiefdom would come in a few years. When his cousins ​​fought hard for the supreme chair, he was no longer in Nanjing.

Chen Jigong was not his father Chen Cong. Chen Cong would never go to America, thousands of miles away, and his goal had been established in Lushan. But Chen Jigong and Chen Jiqing wanted to go to America, which was their obsession for decades. They would not rest in peace if they did not go to their own land in their lifetime.

Shi Meng was someone Chen Jigong valued and respected more in the circle of Chen Han nobles. The family style of Shi Meng's family was also praised among many noble elders. In other words, Chen Jigong did not believe that Shi Meng would teach any bad seeds, nor did he believe that the Jinan Marquisate would fail in two generations.

Chen Han was not the previous dynasty or the great previous dynasty.

The great families who passed down poetry and books were excellent marriage partners for the founding nobles in the Ming and Song dynasties. But in today's world, there are no great families that pass down poetry and literature. Moreover, the emperor's suppression of the noble families can be said to be quite mild, which is completely different from the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty.

Of course, with the "overseas enfeoffment" as bait, the nobles of the Chen Han Dynasty are also different from the meritorious ministers of the previous dynasty. For the latter group, the power and interests of the local area are in a state of being discarded and abandoned, and the "overseas enfeoffment" is their greatest pursuit.

This makes Chen Ming's power acquisition much easier!

In this environment, with a family style like Shi Meng, the Jinan Marquis Mansion can be said to be as solid as a rock.

Chen Jigong did not ask his son-in-law to inherit the Jinan Marquisate in the future. He only needed to take root in the local area and the National Defense Army, and inherit the third-quarter connections of the Jinan Marquis, and the future would be limitless.

Shi Meng's youngest son, also a concubine, is 20 years old this year and a third-year student in the artillery department of the Central Military Academy.

Excellent grades, excellent instructors' evaluations, the young man is also energetic, strong, and has no bad habits

Chen Jigong is still very satisfied with him.

"The young master of Jinan Marquis is already 20 years old. He can tell whether he is a cat or a tiger. This kid is not bad."

"That's right. To discuss marriage, the key is to look at the character and personality. If the child is too young, nothing can be seen. It's better to wait until he is older." Chen Jiqing is also more convinced by Shi Meng's family style. He even suspected that Shi Meng's eldest son had contact with His Royal Highness Prince Yu because of some instructions from the emperor.

Marrying a virtuous wife is the key. Marrying the wrong wife may ruin your life.

Chen Jiqing came here to inquire about the news. After sitting for a while, he said goodbye and left.

After Chen Jiqing left, Chen Jigong's wife came into the study and asked Chen Jigong: "Master, does the kid from the Shi family have..." Chen Jigong shook his head. The marriage can continue. It's no big deal.

Yue retreated with satisfaction.

The Jinan Marquis family is a family that the emperor favors. His son will go to America in the future, but his daughter and son-in-law can't all leave, and his relatives from his mother's side can't all leave. In the future, there will be the remnants of the Shi family on the mainland, and there will be an ally like the Jinan Marquis Mansion. Let alone the future, it will be of great benefit now.

Yes. Chen Jigong's little daughter is not born by Yue, but so what? She has to call herself "mother", and she can only call herself "mother". Others are all "aunts".

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"The next head of the Jockey Club has finally been decided, and it is Chen Jing, the son of Jinyang Marquis."

Just as Chen Ding was exposed to have connections with the heterodox of the New Confucian Party, the election of the Nanjing Jockey Club also reached the final moment. Liu Wu rushed to the palace immediately after receiving the news. Chen Ming was admiring a dragon jade pendant. The blue background was the sky, and the yellow dragon body appeared and disappeared in the white clouds. The whole jade pendant did not reveal a large area of ​​the dragon body, but only the scales and claws were hidden, but it concealed an attractive charm. The base material of this jade pendant is Nanyang jade, which is not precious and its value is far less than that of mutton-fat jade. But this ingenious craftsmanship is so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off it.

Chen Ming personally handed Liu Wu a cup of tea, "It turned out to be this kid. The horse club will have fun." Chen Jing was originally chosen by Chen Min as his successor, and was kicked to America to hone his skills. He did not return from America until the period of Wang Huizu.

The next year, the title of Jinyang Marquis was officially changed, and Chen Jing's elder brother Chen Sheng gave the title to his brother. At that time, Chen Sheng was already the deputy minister of the Supervision Department.

After Chen Jing returned to Beijing, his interest in horse racing remained the same as before. Moreover, he had the title of Marquis of Jinyang, and his elder brother could be said to be in a high position, with a status higher than before. Therefore, Chen Jing, the "executive member of the Jockey Club" at that time, easily returned to the high-level circle of Nanjing City. And it is unknown what kind of relationship he has reached with the Li family. The Li family supports him a hundred times. Now Chen Jing sits on the head of the Jockey Club, that is, the position of chairman of the executive committee. It is a very important position. At least from the economic influence, Chen Ding will get a rich harvest. But this will also put Chen Jing on the opposite side of his other sons.

Especially now that Chen Ding was exposed to have a connection with the heterodox of the New Confucian Party-Chen Ming made a decision personally, he was very angry.

Chen Ming's face suddenly showed a trace of confusion. To be honest, he is really not sure who to choose as his candidate now.

At first, he was inclined to Chen Ding.

This is his first child, and the one he pays the most attention to.

But Chen Ding has grown up now, and he has changed as he has grown up.

This son who was quite resistant to "Shazhu" before actually took the initiative to send people to extend an olive branch to the heretics of the New Confucian Party. This was unexpected to Chen Ming, and it also made him change his attitude towards Chen Ding.

You know, Chen Ding was the first of Chen Ming's sons who wanted to be the emperor to "change his attitude".

Chen Ming found it hard to believe that his son was suddenly inspired by "Shazhu" or suddenly realized it. And if Chen Ding didn't understand it "suddenly", what did his change mean?

A few years ago, Chen Ming was still pleased that his son was "courageous", and none of them "liked" because of his "like", and none of them "hated" because of his "hate". But now Chen Ding's change is like a slap in his face...

Do what he likes?

Chen Ming felt that he was "surrendering".

So in recent times, Chen Ming's attitude towards Chen Ding has become much colder. Not long ago, he made the decision to "expose" this matter. However, Chen Ding's subsequent performance brought back some impression points for him, because although Chen Dingming knew that Chen Ming's attitude towards him had changed a little in the past few days, his contact with the Neo-Confucian Party was not affected by this. This proves that Chen Ming's eldest son is still responsible.

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The Jinyang Marquis's mansion was decorated with lights and colors, and Chen Jing did not hide his joy and excitement. He held a banquet to entertain his own direct line.

Chen Jing was so excited that he could not control himself after his long-cherished wish came true.

Although he would stand on the opposite side of the other princes because of His Royal Highness Prince Yu, just as Chen Jigong thought, Chen Jing also felt that the day when the court swept South America was not far away.

So, by the time Prince Yu and Prince Guo came to their senses, Chen Jing would have already arrived in America. What else could the new emperor do to their family?