LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 64
After returning to Shen's house, Shen Yuan summoned the elders again.
"The new emperor ascended the throne and the situation in the court was not stable, so it was delayed for some time."
"Everyone is summoned today. There is no big deal. It is just that the Elder Pavilion system set up in the Shen family should be abolished."
Several elders looked unhappy.
"Patriarch, what do you mean?"
"The Elder Pavilion has stood for many years in the Shen family. It is a symbol and an inheritance. How can it be abolished?"
"That's right, I won't agree to it."
"Don't agree?" Shen Yuan said scornfully, "His Majesty's decree is here. If you don't obey, you will be disobeying the decree!"
"Are you trying to blaspheme the emperor's majesty? Then don't blame the head of the family for righteously exterminating the family."
As Shen Yuan spoke, he threw the imperial edict onto the round table.
The elders are not stupid either. What can Empress Qianrou, a five or six-year-old child, understand? It must be Shen Yuan's intention.
But the problem is, even knowing all this is meaningless!
On the surface, this is the imperial edict issued by the empress! If you don't obey, you are resisting the decree!
They cannot bear this crime.
In fact, from Wei Qi's rebellion, to Ji Yaochi's disappearance, and finally Qianrou's ascension to the throne, everything seemed too strange, and they also noticed something was wrong.
However, what was the detailed process? Shen Yuan did it perfectly, so how could they find out?
No wonder when the Empress of Yaochi hosted a banquet for Shen Yuan, he only brought one Youruo and didn't let anyone follow him.
From the looks of it, it must be what happened in Jiahe Palace that day.
But now that they know this, it is too late. The Empress Holy Purpose is here, so they have no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.
If they resist again, Shen Yuan will really use the crime of resisting the decree against them.
They still don’t know who Shen Yuan is? My childhood sweetheart’s cousin also had her eyes gouged out at will. Would she still be merciful to these old guys?
At that moment, the great elder smiled bitterly.
"Since it is His Majesty's wish, I will naturally comply with it. Tomorrow I will move out of the Elder's Pavilion and step down as the Elder."
"Even His Majesty, you can't interfere too much in the affairs of my Shen family, right?" The Eighth Elder was still unconvinced, "Tomorrow I will go to the palace to face the Holy Spirit and ask for an explanation!"
"Your Majesty has devoted himself to the affairs of the Northern Qi Dynasty and worked day and night. How can you see him whenever you want? She has no time to see you!" Shen Yuan said coldly, "As for interfering in the internal affairs of our Shen family, His Majesty is compassionate and cares for us. How dare you disappoint Her Majesty the Empress? Huh?!"
The first elder quickly grabbed the eighth elder and signaled him to stop talking.
Don’t you understand now? The empress was just Shen Yuan's puppet, and Shen Yuan only kept her because he had a good reason to do things.
They couldn't defeat Shen Yuan now, so they had better not hit the gun.
The Eighth Elder was also furious. He was pulled by the First Elder to calm down a little, and then he felt a wave of fear.
"As the saying goes, those who understand current affairs are heroes. As expected, the Great Elder has a heroic spirit."
Seeing that the Great Elder was the first to cooperate, Shen Yuan rewarded him with a compliment.
"Where are the other elders? Do you have any objections?"
After several elders looked at each other, they could only sigh and shake their heads helplessly.
"Well, from now on, the head of the family announces that the Elders' Pavilion will be abolished, and the elders will no longer have the power to impeach the head of the family. In addition to the law enforcement elders, the other nine elder seats will be abolished!"
At the end of the meeting, all the elders left the scene in despair.
Shen Yuan leaned on crutches and walked side by side with law enforcement elder Shen Zhi.
"Master, since Empress Yaochi has passed away and the new emperor has ascended the throne, why don't you ask Empress Qianrou to send the Imperial Hospital to treat your leg disease?"
Regarding the leg disease, Shen Yuan chose to hide it. Not many people know this secret now.
On the day of the battle with the empress, Shen Yuan reversely controlled the imperial weapon. The power caused by the imperial weapon prevented the ordinary guards from getting even closer. Therefore, they could not see the details of the battle, and naturally they did not know that Shen Yuan had a leg problem. Just heal things.
There are only four people who know the truth.
Ji Yaochi, Wei Qi, Pei Jianghai, Youruo.
Now that Ji Yaochi and Wei Qi are dead, Youruo doesn't need to worry. Only Pei Jianghai is left, knowing that his leg disease has recovered.
However, he was obviously not a talkative person and did not publicize this matter.
Shen Zhi also knew very well in his heart that the head of the family had wanted to treat the leg disease for a long time. However, he was afraid that the treatment of the leg disease would be known to the Empress of Yaochi, which made her even more wary, so she had not started yet.
Now that the Empress of Yaochi is dead, there is no need to have such scruples.
"I think this is pretty good." Shen Yuan waved his hands indifferently, "I think being a lame is pretty good."
Shen Zhi was silent.
"You know? I used to always like to run. I liked that feeling, that feeling of surpassing all living beings and being far ahead."
"But after becoming lame, I couldn't run anymore. I walked very slowly, but precisely because I walked slowly, I was able to see the scenery along the way clearly. Those were the scenery I missed when I was running."
"When I learned to run, all I could see was the front. But after I became lame and could only move forward slowly step by step, my eyes saw the surrounding scenery and the vast universe."
"So, it's good to be lame, isn't it?"
After hearing these words, Shen Zhi seemed to have some insights, and there were vague signs of a breakthrough in understanding.
Of course, this philosophy still needs to be digested by him slowly.
"Thank you, Master, for your guidance."
Shen Yuan changed the subject.
"Xiao'er's pair of pupils should still be there with you."
"Yes, she was taken to Qingzhou Hall by Shen Yi. Before she went, she wanted to take away these eyes, but I stopped her."
"Yes. Let's reward Youruo with these eyes."
"Huh?" Shen Zhi, who is a law enforcement elder, hesitated, "According to the third chapter of the Shen Family Rules, Section [-], the inheritance of the direct line cannot be passed on to collateral lines, slaves, and outsiders..."
Shen Yuan stopped, turned to him, and looked into his eyes.
"Then change this clan rule."
Shen Zhi swallowed and tried to hide the panic and fear in his heart.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"No... no problem..."
"That's right." Shen Yuan smiled, "Then the law enforcement elder will be sent to you, please send him here."
As Shen Yuan spoke, he slowly walked away with his crutches on his crutches. It wasn't until his figure completely disappeared from Shen Zhi's sight that Shen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Yuan's sense of oppression was a bit too strong. That was not the kind of oppression that Half-Step Supreme could bring!
But Shen Zhi was a smart man, so he didn't ask any more questions.
If he was not smart, when the elders were dismissed today, there would not be only one law enforcement elder seat left.
Smart people usually know how to shut up.