The imperial court granted the Feng Mansion three concubines, which meant that if Junhou Feng married three concubines, they would be supported by the court and Junhou Feng would not have to pay for them himself.
Therefore, Amei and Li Mu can get Lumi from the government every year.
Of course, as the royal wife, Feng Guanshi, she is naturally more qualified to receive one.
In the beginning, the imperial court really sent rice to the house.
When General Guan saw his own Lumi for the first time, he carefully took the rice sent by the government and compared it with his own rice.
Finally came to a conclusion:
The rice sent by the government is not as delicious as the rice at home.
This discovery greatly disappointed General Guan.
After Hua Wan stayed in Chang'an for a month, she found out that she could actually receive monthly money from her family. She was as surprised as General Guan when he received Lumi for the first time.
Seeing her looking at the small notes handed out with rare curiosity, Feng Junhou couldn't help but say:
"You are a rich woman yourself, how can you be so happy with this little money?"
"What do you know? Can my hard-earned money be the same as the money my government sends me every month?"
Hua Wan carefully put the ticket close to her body, snorted at Feng Junhou with her nose, turned around and left.
Feng Junhou looked at her small figure and felt a little bit at a loss.
Obviously, the imperial court only gave out lumi to three people, but the Feng family had to give monthly payments to five people.
This means that I have to pay for two people’s monthly expenses.
This is the consequence of controlling the big head but failing to control the small head.
Men are indeed thinking animals with their lower body.
Feng Junhou sighed.
Feng Junhou, who was reflecting, was quickly interrupted. A servant came to report:
"Your Majesty, there is someone visiting outside the mansion."
"Oh? Who will come over at this time?"
Feng Junhou took the invitation, opened it, and immediately raised his eyebrows:
"finally come?"
The visitors were none other than Pei Qian and Pei Xiu, father and son.
If Pei Qian was the only one, he should have come here long ago.
It's just that Pei Xiu was sent to study (and work) everywhere by Feng Junhou. Without Feng Junhou's consent, how could Pei Qian dare to take his son away from the construction site privately?
Women in the Unmarried Camp had to donate money and food from each family before they could be taken back. The King of Han followed the people in Hedong and rescued them from the chaos, and provided them with good food and drink.
You didn't care about people during the turmoil, but now that they have settled down, you show up and want to take them away with empty words?
how?
Do you really think that the strong soldiers are your free labor?
A certain labor trafficking leader named Feng didn't even dare to think so.
Not to mention that Pei Xiu was a person who had been personally summoned by King Feng Gui. If the Pei family really didn't know what was going on, Mr. Shi who had been staying in Hedong had a way to make them know.
So after going back and forth, I first sent someone to talk to Feng Junhou to make sure that Feng Junhou had no other thoughts about the Wenxi Pei family.
He also asked Feng Junhou for his opinion, saying that the head of the Pei family did not hesitate to abandon Wei and surrender to the Han Dynasty, but a considerable part of him missed his son too much and wanted his son to accompany him these days.
Finally, with Feng Junhou's permission, Pei Qian returned to Chang'an with Pei Xiu.
"Hahaha, Mr. Pei has been famous for a long time, and today I finally get to see him!"
Before Feng Junhou entered the door, the hearty voice came to him first.
Pei Qian, who was waiting in the living room with his son and was thinking about how to speak, heard the voice and quickly stood up to greet him:
"Your Majesty's words are serious. You have heard of your Majesty's reputation for a long time!"
"Sit down, please sit down, no need to be polite."
Feng Junhou extended his hand to indicate that he walked to the main seat and sat down. His eyes fell on Pei Xiu who was standing next to Pei Qian:
"Pei Langjun, have you gained anything these days?"
After hearing Feng Junhou's question, he quickly bowed and answered:
"Thank you for your concern. Xiu has been traveling around the world these days, and I realize that I had little knowledge before. Being able to work with the students of the college is really a blessing."
Feng Junhou seemed to have expected it and smiled:
"As long as you have something to gain, your hard work these days will not be in vain."
Pei Qian cupped his hands and said:
"Qian has not thanked you for taking care of my wife and children."
Feng Junhou smiled and said:
"It's just a little effort. It's just..."
Feng Junhou glanced at Pei Xiu meaningfully, "At that time, I thought Pei Langjun was extremely talented, but I didn't expect that he claimed to be the bastard of the family and was not valued by the family."
Let me just say that Pei Xiu is a famous figure in history. Even the United Nations named the Moon Ring Mountain after him.
In the next few hundred years, the Pei family will have many talented people, including dukes and princes, and they will have endless crowns and robes.
The famous Prime Minister Village in later generations came from the Pei family.
How could such a famous family be blind and miss such an awesome person?
Pei Xiu apologized quickly:
"Reporting to the Lord, there was great chaos in Hedong at that time. I heard that there were rebels who were specifically trying to kill people from wealthy families. Xiu and his mother were among the rebels, so..."
Feng Junhou smiled lightly and interrupted Pei Xiu:
"Okay, you don't need to explain, I understand. Under the circumstances, you not only stood up and defended your mother, but you also considered this aspect, which is really good."
After all, Pei Xiu was just a teenager. When Feng Junhou said this, he just said that the other party really didn't take it seriously, so he felt relieved.
Of course, the main reason is that he has indeed learned a lot these days.
The so-called master of heaven and earth, in Pei Xiu's subconscious mind, Feng Junhou was already a trustworthy figure.
But Pei Xiu's lord Pei Qian felt a thump in his heart when he saw Feng Junhou's appearance.
There is a saying that "Feng Langjun is charming with his clever words, but Xiao Wenhe is ruthless and ruthless".
The notorious Feng Guiwang was bullied by others, so he would be so generous and let him go so easily?
"The prince is unaware that Quanzi is indeed the son of a common concubine. He was not valued by the clan when he was young."
"However, I think he is extremely talented, so I have carefully cultivated him. However, even though I am the head of the family, I am often said by some elders in the clan that I am not distinguished between my direct descendants and my descendants."
"In the past two or three years, Axiu has strived for success and gained some fame in Hedong. He finally lived up to my expectations, so I stopped the people in the clan from gossiping."
"That's true, but Axiu's biological mother came from a slightly humble background, ahem, and it was Axiu who protected her, so she was not underestimated."
Feng Junhou watched Pei Qian reveal his family shortcomings with a wry smile and shook his head, and thought to himself:
It is true that outsiders did not dare to look down on his mother because of Pei Xiu.
But I can't say for sure about his aunt.
I heard that Pei Xiu’s aunt even asked his biological mother to come out to deliver soup and rice to the guests!
"I understand the troubles in Mr. Pei's heart."
Feng Junhou smiled and said, "Since ancient times, it has been often said that there is a difference between the legitimate son and the descendant. Especially if the family is big and prosperous, if the legitimate son is wise, then it will be easier to say."
"I'm just afraid. If there is a situation where the legitimate son is a mediocre person, if the family property is passed on to the legitimate son according to the rules, the family property accumulated by the ancestors for several generations will be ruined at any time."
Even if he was not completely defeated, it would still be embarrassing to be swallowed up by someone from a different clan, and his wife and children would have to look up to others within the clan from then on.
"It's just that if you pass it on to a concubine, you're afraid that the world will laugh at it and the family will be uneasy, right?"
When Pei Qian heard this, he felt as if he had met a close friend. He nodded repeatedly: "Junhou Mingjian, that's it, that's it!"
Seeing the other party's appearance, Feng Junhou knew that the rumor that Pei Qian wanted to pass the title to Pei Xiu might not be groundless.
"Parents have their own partialities in their love, as is human nature, not to mention that whether you are born as a son of a human being, whether you are a direct descendant or a concubine, is not something you can decide."
"But when you are born, you are naturally inferior to others and underestimated by others. Isn't it unfair in the world?"
Hearing Feng Junhou's words, Pei Qian was so frightened that he stood up and his face changed drastically: "Junhou?"
Feng Junhou looked at Pei Qian with a calm expression:
"Confucius was born in a wild union, but he had the heart of a saint. He wrote classics and handed them down to the world. All Confucianism learned from him. How does his brother Meng Pi compare with him?"
Pei Qian was immediately speechless.
"Besides, it was Emperor Xiaowu who deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism. This was the foundation of the Han Dynasty's four hundred years of etiquette and law."
"It was just Emperor Xiaowu's great talent and great strategy. What other national policies did he pursue at that time?"
Feng Junhou said slowly: "At that time, Emperor Xiaowu vigorously promoted the order of favor, so that all the children of princes and princes had the right to inherit."
"Why do people in the world only remember respecting Confucianism but not the order of grace?"
When Pei Qian heard this, he didn't know why, but felt a slight dampness on his back.
Why did Emperor Xiaowu respect Confucianism and practice kindness?
Isn’t it just for a better family and the world?
For each big family, shouldn't it be to strengthen the clan and weaken the side clans?
But listening to what Feng Junhou said, I always feel that it’s not the same thing?
"In the past, the kings and princes were more powerful than the emperor, so the emperor would not tolerate them. Looking at the situation of the world today, many wealthy families built strongholds, had their own clans and soldiers, and had countless fertile fields."
"Both men and women are dependent on each other, and the government's actions must be based on their faces. Can this be called the kings and princes of the former Han Dynasty?"
When Pei Qian heard what Feng Junhou said, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and he didn't know how to answer.
It’s not that no one can see the harm caused by a wealthy family.
In the former Han Dynasty, no one dared to take the lead in the military, and most relied on the good family members in the army.
However, Emperor Guangwu defeated Wang Mang and extended the Han Dynasty to Zuo. The person he relied on was the local tycoon.
Therefore, in the two hundred years of the Later Han Dynasty, the rule of the world relied on local right-wing officials and the aristocratic families that developed from the right-wing officials.
Both Emperor Wu and the upright people who followed Emperor Wu had committed illegal acts to attack the powerful rightists of the wealthy families.
But it is only for illegal actions.
No one has ever thought of shaking the family from its foundation.
The words spoken by Feng Junhou now made Pei Qian break out in a cold sweat because these words had touched upon the foundation of the noble family's inheritance.
If the Jihan court really wanted to imitate Emperor Xiaowu and implement the order of favor to the famous families in the world...
Thinking about that situation makes people shudder.
Pei Qian subconsciously advised:
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I'm afraid it will be criticized by thousands of people!"
When Feng Junhou heard this, he suddenly laughed:
"Where did Mr. Pei think my reputation for being clever, charming, and ruthless came from?"
Isn't it just those so-called aristocratic families?
Why did they lock it up?
Is it because Feng Junhou has shaken their foundation over the years?
Feng Junhou said leisurely:
"Aristocratic families from Shu, wealthy families from Liangzhou, there are countless people who hate me to the core, otherwise...hey!"
Feng Junhou disturbed the foundation of the wealthy family, and the wealthy family did not want to disturb the foundation of Feng Junhou?
This forced Feng Junhou to take the initiative to clean up the Xinghan Society, and his methods were not ruthless.
As for those so-called reputation reviews, they are secondary.
When he heard Feng Junhou mentioning Shu and Liangzhou, Pei Qian reacted:
The Feng Gui King in front of him had killed countless local wealthy families in the two places, so how could he be afraid of being criticized?
"Now there are rumors in Hedong that last year I preferred to fish by the river and deliberately allowed the chaos in Hedong."
Feng Junhou looked at Pei Qian and said calmly:
"This is both true and false. I say it is true because I really like to see the Hedong family lose its vitality."
"No, it's because at that time, Hedong was still considered a rebel. Why did the big man help the rebels to quell the chaos?"
By this time, Pei Qian's back was already soaked.
He looked at Feng Junhou with a wry smile:
"Junhou, by the way, I am also a son of an aristocratic family. Is it appropriate for you to tell me this?"
"What's inappropriate?" Feng Junhou smiled slightly and glanced at Pei Xiu who was standing next to him. "I would like to recommend Pei Langjun to study at the Royal Academy. I wonder if Mr. Pei is willing?"
"Royal Academy?"
"Yes, it is Nanxiang Royal Academy. In recent years, many local officials in the Han Dynasty were selected from students from the royal family."
"Moreover, the Han Dynasty intends to implement the examination system to replace the examination and promotion system. If you want to take the examination, going to the Royal Academy to study first is the best way."
Feng Junhou's eyes fell back on Pei Qian again, "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't have said these words, but as for Mr. Pei, that's different."
Feng Junhou didn't say why it was different.
But Pei Qian already understood, and he sighed.
On the surface, it seems that King Feng Gui wants to promote Pei Xiu and win over himself.
But in fact, the other party simply wanted to use his own words to convey news to the aristocratic families in Hedong and even Hebei.
Pei Qian turned his head and glanced at his son subconsciously.
Pei Xiu looked at his master with some confusion.
As a young man, no matter how precocious he was, he would never have imagined that King Feng Gui would involve himself in something big enough to turn the world's aristocratic families upside down.
Pei Qian stretched out his trembling hands, trying to take the teacup and drink some water to calm down his shock.
At the same time, I was thinking quickly in my mind.
Promising King Feng Gui, Axiu will have no worries from now on. In order to implement the family's favor order, Ji Han will definitely establish him as the spokesperson of the Pei family.
But if you accept the support of King Feng Gui, it means that you have to respond to Ji Han's favor order from the family.
If successful, we can refer to the Li family in Longxi. As long as the Pei family's transformation is successful, they can continue to be prosperous for at least three generations.
If he fails, the Pei family will fall into the abyss. At least his own family will be torn into pieces by the wealthy families in Hebei and Guandong.
Just thinking of the encounter between Shu and the powerful Liangzhou family, Pei Qian felt a sense of despair and powerlessness again.
If the Wei State could not stop Ji Han's eastward advance, what could the noble family do to stop the noble family from extending the favor order?
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Although I am the head of the family, I cannot make the decision without authorization. I must go back to the clan and discuss it with the clan elders."
