Chapter 407: The Ambitious Uncle

"What does Uncle want me to do?"

Chen Guanlou didn't play with empty and brainless roundabout means, asking directly.

The clan elder stared at him, weighing his words: "If you have a way to make Chen Guanqing shut up and stop making trouble, that would be best. If it is not convenient for you to come forward, if necessary, I can talk to Chen Guanqing for you. I think he doesn't want to make things big."

How could Chen Guanqing not make things big? The other party wished to make things known to everyone. Chen Guanlou ate alone, ate with a full stomach, and many people had been unhappy for a long time. Because Chen Guanlou was not a soft persimmon, except for an eldest sister, there were no soft ribs. Plus, he had a friendship with the Marquis's first branch, specifically collecting antiques and calligraphy for the old Marquis, and could talk to the head steward, so everyone had been enduring and not moving.

However...

As long as someone takes the lead, a group effect will inevitably erupt, and then everyone will attack. Even if Chen Guanlou is not wrong, when he arrives at the clan, he will suffer a big loss.

The clan judges things, looks at right and wrong, and also looks at weight.

In order to calm the so-called "public anger," there must be a lot of blood.

Chen Guanlou pondered, and he had a plan in his heart: "Please help me, Uncle!"

"Do you really want the old man to come forward for you?" The clan elder seemed uneasy and had to confirm it again.

Chen Guanlou solemnly stated: "Chen Guanqing is a rascal, I don't have time to talk to him. Uncle has high prestige in the clan, everyone is convinced, I believe Uncle will definitely handle this matter fairly. The required expenses, I will bear alone."

"Expenses will be discussed later. Since you trust the old man, the old man will come forward for you. The clan is mixed, taking this opportunity, it can also let the clan realize the existing problems."

As soon as Chen Guanlou heard this, he understood that Uncle wanted to take this opportunity to strengthen his own influence and enter the clan elder council.

That group of clan elders, one by one, were old and frail, it was time to update.

Uncle's ambition to point to clan affairs and want to be the executive deputy clan leader was clear.

The formal clan leader, the old Marquis, had been fighting in the military for years and had no time to handle the huge clan affairs.

Even if the old Marquis was in the capital, he was busy fighting with people in the court every day, and the clan affairs were basically left to the clan elders to handle by themselves, only responsible for giving silver, food, and resources according to the rules every year. As for how these silver, food, and resources were distributed, if no one complained below, the old Marquis generally wouldn't ask. Too busy, really didn't have that time.

Even if someone complained, if it wasn't serious, it was left to the clan elders to handle by themselves.

Uncle clearly saw the timing. Whether it was the old Marquis as the clan leader or the heir inheriting the clan leader position in the future, there was no time to handle clan affairs. The clan needed a capable, prestigious, healthy, and energetic person to serve as the executive "deputy" clan leader to share the worries for the clan leader.

Uncle's thoughts were very clear: Who else but him!

Taking the opportunity to clean up Chen Guanqing, taking the opportunity to sort out clan affairs, pointing out problems, and getting the heir's appreciation. Taking the opportunity to enter the clan elder council and serve as "deputy" clan leader.

As long as there was the support of the Marquis Prefecture, his calculation, if there were no accidents, would definitely succeed.

This set of chain calculations could be said to be just in time. As long as every step was taken correctly, in the near future, the clan would change greatly.

Uncle serving as executive deputy clan leader?

Chen Guanlou calculated it once, and it was not bad for him.

He had long been dissatisfied with that group of old vegetable helpers in the clan who relied on their old age to sell their old age. He belonged to the high-income group in the clan, and every year he would pay a considerable amount of silver to the clan, which could also be called "donation," or called clan member fee. Regardless of the name, he didn't give less money, he didn't need to enjoy the benefits, but the poor families who should enjoy the benefits didn't enjoy them either.

Not to mention anything else, just say the private school in the clan, the Marquis Prefecture had to pay money to subsidize it every year, but not every child could enter to study.

That group of clan elders pinched the quota, collecting so-called tuition fees openly and secretly. This blocked a group of poor students outside.

However, Master Du's tuition fee was given by the Marquis Prefecture. The clan didn't need to pay a cent.

The meal at noon every day was also borne by the Marquis Prefecture, and the clan didn't need to produce a grain of food. Just this, the children in the clan had to bring their own food for the meal at noon.

It was clearly deducted.

Uncle didn't publicly express that he wanted to enter the clan elder council and serve as executive "deputy" clan leader. Chen Guanlou also pretended not to know, only saying that if Uncle had any needs, he would definitely cooperate fully.

That bird man Chen Guanqing, it was time to taste the power of clan rules and taste the power of social death. That guy, bullying the soft and fearing the hard, was still restrained in front of Chen Guanlou. When bullying other clansmen, his behavior was very bad.

Chen Guanlou didn't participate in clan affairs, but he often heard various rumors about Chen Guanqing.

The two had just negotiated this matter when someone came to invite him.

It was said that the heir Chen Guanfu invited Chen Guanlou to the second-entry study to meet.

"The heir wants to see me?"

The servant nodded: "Indeed."

"The heir actually knows me?" Chen Guanlou was greatly surprised. He thought the heir was someone who didn't look down on people, just like many noble children at the time, and didn't expect that he had only returned for a few days and actually knew him, and wanted to see him.

"Brother Lou, hurry up and follow the little one. There are too many people today, and those waiting to see the heir are queuing up. Don't delay the time."

"Okay, okay, you lead the way. This excitement, I feel that when the old Marquis was here, it couldn't compare."

"That's different."

"How is it different, tell me to listen."

"The old Marquis likes quietness and doesn't like socializing. Unless it's urgent matters or urgent people, usually no one would want to be unable to think and disturb the old Marquis. The heir is different; the heir doesn't dislike handling mundane affairs. Therefore, many people take this opportunity to get to know the heir and report things."

"The imperial court's position hasn't come down yet, the heir should be quite idle during this period, no wonder he has time to handle mundane affairs. Today, many people came to visit, and the heir still has time to see me. I didn't know that I was so important."

The servant seemed to be someone serving by the heir's side and knew some things: "Perhaps it is because of the last mission, you completed it very well."

"You mean the time of transporting goods. How long has it passed, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

The servant looked back at him, looking at his serious appearance, but the corners of his mouth were very difficult to press down, sure enough, he was saying one thing and meaning another.

Chen Guanlou was a bit smug. He relied on the mouth cannon method to fool an eighth-rank peak martial artist. Who wouldn't say "awesome" when saying it out?

Although he lost a thousand taels, the head steward later made up for it. After calculating, he made a big profit.

Walking through the corridor and courtyard, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. The serving maids and servants were all well-trained, moving gently, trying not to make a sound.

Finally reached the second-entry study, a huge courtyard, courtyard inside courtyard.

The study he thought of was a room, used for reading and writing.

The Marquis Prefecture's study, courtyard inside courtyard, twenty or thirty rooms.

He was led to the side wing to rest.

The maid had quality. As soon as he sat down, tea and snacks were sent over. The temperature of the tea was just right, the taste of the snacks was very good, and there were storybooks for passing the boring time. If he was impatient to read, there were several paintings of ladies hanging on the wall for appreciation.

In short, everything was just right, making people feel comfortable and at ease from the inside out. ===== CHAPTER 408 =====