Chapter 176: Family rule

The night was deep, but Xiao Chen did not rest. Tomorrow he will hold his first morning dynasty after enthroning. He still has many things to prepare.
Sitting as an emperor is not only an honor, but also a responsibility and pressure.
Fortunately, Di Renjie came to Los Angeles, and Jia Xu was taken to the palace by him. With these two, he would undoubtedly relax a lot.
"Congratulations to the son for taking back the throne of emperor!"
Jia Xu and Di Renjie had just arrived at the Imperial Study Room and saw Xiao Chen sitting in front of the bookcase, who had changed into a dragon robe, and they knelt down and bowed.
Companion to a monarch is like a companion to a tiger, although Xiao Chen has always had no pretensions, but that was before.
Now that Xiao Chen has become the emperor, they must also immediately adapt to the change in their roles, and some things can no longer be as random as before.
Xiao Chen also guessed what the two of them were thinking, so they didn't stop them from saluting. That would make them even more panicked.
"Well, two gentlemen, sit down!"
When the two of them finished their big gifts, Xiao Chen smiled and let them sit down.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two sat on their seats, and then waited for Xiao Chen to speak.
Xiao Chen looked at them and asked, "Two gentlemen, I have only ascended the throne today, and I still don't understand many things. Therefore, I invite two of you to come late at night, mainly to ask about things about tomorrow morning."
Di Renjie and Jia Xu looked at each other, and then Di Renjie took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what you want to ask?"
Jia Xu is good at strategy, while Di Renjie is more good at government affairs. Therefore, it is better for him to ask questions about early affairs.
Xiao Chen leaned on the seat with an exquisite emerald pendant in his hand. He pondered for a moment and said, "Huaiying, you explain that if I were to purify the old court officials in the early morning, what would happen?"
These officials of Da Zhou disappointed him. They were simply cold-blooded people with corpse positions and vegetarian meals.
To be more precise, they are the running dogs of a group of aristocratic families, it is impossible to serve the court at all, keeping them will only become their own constraints.
"This……"
Xiao Chen's words made Di Renjie a little embarrassed, and he didn't know how to answer.
He can understand Xiao Chen's desire to purify and suppress the old court officials. To be honest, Di Renjie, who is upright and honest, hates these officials, but reason tells him that it is not the time to eliminate these court officials.
"Huaiying, between you and me, you don't need to care so much, but it doesn't matter what you say," Xiao Chen saw Di Renjie's hesitation and said with relief.
Xiao Chen naturally trusts the people summoned by the system unconditionally, and these people are absolutely loyal to him.
Di Renjie stood up and bowed to Xiao Chen: "Your Majesty, please let the ministers speak frankly, it is not time to clean up the old court officials."
Xiao Chen didn't have any mood swings due to Di Renjie's opposition, but went on to ask: "Tell me your opinion!"
Di Renjie said respectfully: "Your Majesty, now you have just ascended the throne, and the foundation of the imperial court is weak. Although these ministers are of poor character, they are an important pillar to maintain the operation of the kingdom. If they are all dead, I am afraid that the operation of the kingdom will be paralyzed in an instant!"
Xiao Chen nodded. At present, he only had two civil servants Di Renjie and Jia Xu available. If those people were really killed, no one would help him run the country.
But let these people corrupt the kingdom, and he is very unwilling to let them go?
He now deeply felt the shortcomings of the lack of civil servants, and wished that the system would wake up immediately, and then summon a group of civil servants to serve him.
However, Di Renjie's words suddenly changed: "Your Majesty, although it is not feasible to clean the courtiers, it is still essential to kill the chicken and the monkey!"
Killing chickens and monkeys?
With a move in Xiao Chen's heart, he instantly understood Di Renjie's meaning, but he was a little embarrassed. To kill chickens, which chickens should he kill?
"Your Majesty, this is part of the list of court ministers drafted by the Weichen. You can go through it first."
At this moment, Di Renjie suddenly took out a list with the names of dozens of court officials written on it.
Xiao Chen had to sigh, Di Renjie is really an old fox!
This guy only came to Los Angeles today, but he was able to immediately provide a place as a court minister. Obviously he was not idle when he was in Lian Yuncheng.
With such a minister who takes one step and three steps, he can feel a lot easier.
Even Jia Xu was a bit lamented about Di Renjie’s precautions, he deserves to be a famous minister!
Xiao Chen took the list handed over by Di Renjie and scanned it carefully.
I really don't know, I was shocked at first sight! Good guy, there are only three third-rank masters here, which is really heavy.
The first-rank position of the Great Zhou Kingdom was always a vacant position. Before the second-rank position, there was only one, Yan Jilong, and now the highest rank in the court is the third-rank senior officer.
"Your Majesty, the minister meant to kill only the people above this for the time being! As long as they die, they will be able to stabilize the situation for the time being."
As soon as he said this, Xiao Chen glanced at Di Renjie in surprise. It seemed that this kind-faced and kind-eyed person was not a good thing!
Jia Xu, who hasn't spoken all the time, said: "Your Majesty does not know that these people are the spokespersons of the three big families in the court. Their death is a huge blow to the three big families."
"Furthermore, if the three big families are attacked, your majesty will send a wrong signal to the Zheng family and other five small families: you want to rectify the three big families."
"In this way, these little families will feel that their opportunity is here, and they will definitely try their best to strengthen their family's power in the court."
"As long as these aristocratic families cannot unite in the court, then your majesty can slowly take care of them while maintaining the operation of the kingdom."
"Is it an aristocratic family again? It's really pervasive! Chaotang is controlled by them."
After listening to the analysis of Jia Xu and Di Renjie, Xiao Chen muttered to himself that he had a new understanding of the power of the family. As an emperor, he still had to use the contradictions between the family to maintain the court.
Di Renjie sighed: "Actually, the situation in our Dazhou Kingdom is fairly good. Only the aristocratic family controls the government, and the sect does not participate too much. The situation in other kingdoms and even dynasties is even worse. The family sect rules the mainland. This sentence is not fake at all!"
Jia Xu also sighed: "This world is respected by martial arts, and the family sect monopolizes most of the exercises, martial arts, and cultivation resources, which makes many people choose to rely on them."
"Without the support of the family's sect, it is difficult to become a martial artist. Even if you are lucky enough to become a martial artist, your life's achievements are limited."
"So, the rule of the aristocratic family is actually a rule based on the martial arts monopoly. If this monopoly is not broken, the rule of the aristocratic family will never be completely crushed."
Xiao Chen nodded, the temptation to become a martial artist was too great, not to mention, it was just the fatal attraction of a drastic increase in life, and several people could resist it.
After thinking about this, Xiao Chen suddenly had an idea in his mind. If he could popularize martial arts in the Great Zhou Kingdom, would the rule of the family fall apart?