The King of Yan, the King of Yue, the King of Heyi County, and the King of Yongning County all knelt down.

Zhao Ning pretended to be surprised and hurriedly came over and said, "Everyone, what do you mean?"

The king of Yan, Zhao Yu, trembled and said: "The officials and ministers are guilty."

"What are you guilty of? Please get up quickly."

Several people did not dare to get up.

Zhao Ning helped King Yan up first: "I heard that King Yan has a leg problem. Are you okay? Do you need me to ask the imperial doctor to take a look at Uncle Yan?"

King Yan also pretended to be flattered, as if he was about to shed a few tears, and said quickly: "Thank you for your mercy, I am fine."

"Okay, it's nothing serious."

Zhao Ning acted like I was everyone's good nephew, and said to the other successors: "Sit down, everyone. Today we will only talk about family matters. We are all members of our own family."

A few people didn't dare to hesitate and sat down quickly.

But he looked like a prisoner waiting to be trained.

"Uncles, I have no other intention in finding a successor this time. Recently, some unpleasant things have happened in the family. I believe you have all heard about it."

Don't even use "I" anymore, use "I".

In the Song Dynasty, when the emperor generally used the title "I", it meant that he was very close to him.

Several people nodded quickly, indicating that we knew about this.

Zhao Ning added: "I know you are blaming me in your heart, and my heart is very painful."

Initially, several people thought that if they entered the palace this time, they would face official censure and punishment.

After all, the rectification was very strict this time.

King Yun rebelled and was sentenced to death, and all the other princes involved were sent to prison.

The resulting rectification of the clan's family tradition was also being carried out, with King Kang as the leader, checking each family to see if they had concealed their property, forcibly seized people's land, and embezzled court money.

I heard from the gossip that King Jing died unexpectedly on the road, and I don't know who did it. The Zhao Guan family is angry about this and is looking for the murderer.

But who did it, I'm afraid...

Several people secretly glanced at Zhao Guan's house without saying anything.

But looking at it like this, it didn't seem like I was blaming them anymore, and I was more or less relieved.

The king of Yue, Zhao Si, said: "Officials, please relax, these things are not the official's intention, they are their own faults."

Self-inflicted sin?

Haha, I was just waiting for you to say this.

Prince Yongning also immediately said: "The officials should take care of the holy body."

Zhao Ning calmed down and said, "I prepared some food and wine."

Not long after, good wine and delicious food were served.

After everyone drank some wine, they seemed to be more relaxed. Prince Yongning said: "The official family, I heard that King Jing died unexpectedly on the way to be distributed. The official family must seek justice for King Jing!"

The King of Yan and the King of Yue on the side felt numb after hearing this. Prince Yongning is still too young. He is twenty-six years old this year and has too little insight into the world. Can he say such nonsense in front of Zhao Guan's family now?

Zhao Ning also looked sad: "I've heard about it too, and I've sent people to investigate."

"The official sage!"

Seeing this, King Yan and King Yue became suspicious. Could it be that the death of King Jing really had nothing to do with the Zhao Guan family?

Zhao Ning sighed again and said: "I feel heartbroken to send King Jing and the others, but if I don't do this, it will be difficult for me to explain to the courtiers and the people of the world."

The crowd said: "I feel guilty because I cannot share the worries of the official family!"

Okay, the atmosphere has been heated up, the words have been spoken, and it’s time for a showdown.

Zhao Ning added: "Yesterday, King Kang gave me another memorial, in which several people were mentioned."

When Zhao Guanjia changed the topic, the smiles on their faces froze, and their hearts suddenly trembled. They quickly stood up and knelt down: "I am so scared."

"I have already lost several brothers, and I don't want to add more lives, but I am also in a difficult situation. King Kang enforces the law impartially, and the ministers are watching, I..."

Several people said: "I don't dare to embarrass the officials, but I ask the officials to spare me and my family for the sake of being of the same clan and blood."

"Otherwise, if you all hand over your property and farmland, I will keep your titles, each household will have 500 acres of farmland, and the family property will be 10,000 guan. I can give an explanation to Prince Kang and the others, otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public!"

Everyone hated King Kang a hundred times in their hearts. Thinking about the fate of King Jing and others, they were glad that they were not involved in King Yun's case, otherwise they would have been sent away and would have died on the road for no reason.

Thinking about the conditions offered by Zhao Guan's family now, they are simply great!

"The official's holy candle shines all over the world, and the ministers will obey the official's will."

"Okay, this will be good for everyone."

Everyone left.

This is the so-called combination of grace and power.

The clan of the Song Dynasty was far more than just Zhao Ji's sons who participated in the rebellion.

Those who participated in the rebellion will naturally not end up with a good end, but there are many people who did not participate in the rebellion, so we cannot kill them all, let alone confiscate so many houses at once.

The way of the world is nothing more than "emotion, reason, and law." It cannot only be about reason and law. When dealing with things, you must also take human feelings into consideration.

Moreover, ancient times were a clan society, and the clan was the people of the Zhao family clan. How would the world think if the clan members were exterminated to death?

He used thunderous means to deal with those who participated in the rebellion, to intimidate the rest, and then encouraged King Kang to continue to investigate, making them even more afraid, and finally he came out to be a good person and put the situation in order.

So hello to you, hello to me, hello to everyone.

But what Zhao Ning did today was not just as simple as dealing with these four people.

It's nothing more than telling the other princes and princes that King Kang is investigating closely now. Everyone should take a step back and be more proactive. Nothing will happen. I will leave some for you so as not to make things too tense.

Sure enough, after the four people returned, they spread the word among themselves.

On the second day, other clans clamored to meet the saint, including some princesses from the Shenzong era, as well as married emperor concubines and consorts from the Huizong era of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ning also met briefly, and both parties expressed that family harmony and stability are important.

Zhao Ning also fully expressed the pain of being the boss of the Zhao family and the difficulty of running the family. He also said that for the sake of the overall situation, he could balance the situation and not confiscate the mansion.

Everyone should hand over some of their shady money, assets, and properties in the past. If they want to do business in the future, just do it in a serious manner.

It can be said that after the previous intimidation, many clan members suddenly became sympathetic to the Zhao Guan family.

The confiscated properties are still increasing.

You must know that the clan of the Song Dynasty was not only in Bianjing.

After Zhao Kuangyin's second brother Zhao Guangyi came to power, all the descendants of Taizong were in Bianjing. Zhao Kuangyin's descendants were arranged by Cai Jing to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, while the descendants of Zhao Kuangyin's third brother Wei Wang Zhao Tingmei were in Luoyang, Xijing.

Although these clans have no real power, they can use their status and status to acquire some fertile land and do some illegal business.

There is also a lot of fertile land and money there.

The clans of Bianjing must be handed over to the public, and the clans of Yingtianfu and Luojing must follow suit!
Chapter completed!