Chapter 1019: Chapter 892: Aren’t You Curious?
Liang Youge left, and the Liang family, like a tree fallen scattering monkeys, brothers turned against each other, and spouses accused each other. Those who should be paraded through the streets were taken around.
A fortnight later, after an announcement, the surviving Liang family members left Beijing together with tens of thousands who had experienced the same fate.
Nobody cared about the final destination of these people. The guards sworn to fight evil elements to the end were closely watching for any suspicious individuals.
——Their closest relatives chose to avoid and distance themselves, let alone outsiders?
Liang Shengnan was really fine!
——At the last moment, her old man protected her, and the death of Liang Youge fulfilled his most beloved daughter. As for evidence? What is evidence!
Under absolute power, evidence is just used to slap faces.
Especially when black and white chess pieces are firmly placed on the board; when you can’t defeat the other side, you raise the axe high and put it down gently. It’s been this way throughout history; it’s just a game of strategy, nothing to feel disappointed about.
Perhaps Beauty Liang still feels aggrieved.
Her political journey was in full swing, and suddenly she had to shrink back into the two hundred square meters courtyard to return to a life of managing the household and raising children.
Feeling like that, Zhou Jiao guessed, must feel worse than death. But what can be done? A difficult life is better than a good death, there is still the hope of a comeback one day.
In the Zhou family’s study, Zhang Guoqing glanced worriedly at his wife, Zhou Jiao, who was drinking tea with her head down, then looked at his father-in-law. They couldn’t conceal the source of those "evidence" documents from Zhou Xiaozheng afterward.
Naturally, the father and son-in-law were also worried about the impact of this matter on Zhou Jiao. They had seen her smile becoming ever more gentle these days, but with her pride and stubbornness, would she be willing to accept it?
Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head slightly at his son-in-law, put down his teacup, and said slowly, "At the meeting, someone specifically asked for my opinion."
Zhang Guoqing’s eyes lit up. With those words, even if his wife wanted to act secretly, she would have to consider her father-in-law. Although it was somewhat unfair, it was still about saving their own lives.
As Zhou Xiaozheng spoke, he looked at his daughter who immediately lifted her head, "Don’t worry, your old man snapped right back at him."
With a sullen face, Zhou Jiao saw the mocking smile on his lips, which relaxed her expression, but her heart was still tense. Was someone forcing her father to make a choice again?
Zhou Xiaozheng did not mention who it was, and she did not press for details. If she wanted to know who it was, she believed she could quickly analyze it and get the news, so why make them worry?
Zhou Xiaozheng smiled silently, as long as his Jiao Jiao knew that her father had won, that was enough. Of course, the main purpose of saying this was to prevent his daughter from making her own decisions easily in the future.
And now Zhou Jiao had one more thing that concerned her.
For so long, those who wanted to attack her father should have surfaced one after another. But why was there no movement after she had watched for so long?
But now, here it was!
It turned out they had already contested up there. She had been foolishly analyzing the situation with ordinary eyes, forgetting that her father was no ordinary citizen.
Seeing his daughter unclench her fists, a smile flashed in Zhou Xiaozheng’s eyes. After this storm, he believed the children would become more mature and rational.
"Dad, unless you allow it, I won’t interfere in those matters again. However, I have a request for you: could you frequently give me an analysis of the situation above?"
Zhou Jiao’s ability to calm down and quickly analyze the pros and cons did not surprise Zhou Xiaozheng. As for whether he could give her an analysis of the current situation?
Initially, with a protective mindset for his child, he did not want her to be more disappointed in human nature. But now that many cruel sides frequently emerged, what was the necessity?
Zhou Xiaozheng nodded slightly, seeing that this child was bound to take the bureaucratic path, perhaps he did not need to place all the pressure and burden on his son-in-law.
His daughter, Zhou Xiaozheng, indeed did not need to hide behind a man; she could withstand any storm and withstand even greater tempests.
Previously, he had always worried that this child’s brilliance might harm her, but even if he did not say anything, wouldn’t she ponder deeply after witnessing so much outside? Thinking of this, he shook his head silently.
Zhang Guoqing noticed their silence, knowing that this matter was considered settled. Recalling the trivial matters spoken by the Cheng family members as told by the old lady, he changed the topic.
Zhou Xiaozheng had been busy attending numerous meetings recently but did not miss Mr. Cheng frequently visiting to chat and have tea. He had heard some of the stories.
Just as he wanted to take this opportunity to discuss the so-called big families and the small thoughts of those old generations with his daughter and son-in-law.
"Your maternal uncle can endure till now, with a clear understanding. Their Cheng family’s incident this time, but he chose to stand by, Jiangnan hasn’t disturbed again, aren’t you curious?"
Zhang Guoqing nodded, indeed curious. If something happened to Old Zhang’s family, even if his father was unwilling, his uncle and the Old Captain would telegram him to come back.
Zhou Xiaozheng took a sip of tea, looking particularly at his son-in-law, "In ancient times, the Cheng family established academies throughout Jiangnan and north; they’ve always sought to become a true noble family. But a prestigious family is not so simple. Families of noble status and continual officialdom are truly ironclad noble families."
Zhang Guoqing couldn’t help but marvel. Such ambition was unheard of!
Zhou Xiaozheng wasn’t planning on discussing the Cheng family’s history today. He promptly asked, "Ironclad noble families, fluid dynasties! How can they pass down for millennia?"
Zhang Guoqing paused for a moment, "The legacy of predecessors, control of connections, foresight, and training of successors."
"Some truth to that. But you missed the most crucial point."
Right, and it had nothing to do with Mr. Cheng not bothering them anymore!
Zhou Jiao was deep in thought, then gently smiled at Zhang Guoqing.
Zhou Xiaozheng pointed to his daughter, "Jiao Jiao, tell Xiao Wu."
"Direct Lineage!"
Zhou Xiaozheng beamed, looking approvingly at his daughter.
This explained why Mr. Cheng remained unshaken, unconcerned about being blamed by his clan. Zhang Guoqing instantly understood, though he did not necessarily approve, "Is that really necessary?"
Zhou Jiao retorted, "What do you think?"
Zhang Guoqing chuckled in silence.
Indeed, this question really didn’t need to be asked.
Since ancient times, in all those big families, the direct lineage inherited all connections and most family assets, otherwise, the Gu family’s main house wouldn’t have accumulated so much wealth.
And it was only a tradition of over three hundred years. Regardless of how many times dynasties change, as long as the bloodline continues, those ancestral properties can help the noble family rise again.
No wonder there has always been the saying, "A century-old dynasty, a millennium-old aristocratic family."
Zhang Guoqing let out a sarcastic laugh, "The elder members of the Cheng family have either gone mad or are obsessed."
Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head in regret at these words, "You’ve still not thought deep enough; if it wasn’t just the Cheng family’s elders, why have so many people gone mad?
Liu Bang leveraged the financial power of the Lv Family; Zhu Yuanzhang married Guo Zixing’s daughter. By taking history as a mirror, many things are not so simple."
Putting it that way, Zhang Guoqing truly believed in breaking old ideas and overthrowing the three mountains. But these topics were too heavy, implicating too many innocent people.
