Chapter 623: Discussing whether to establish a direct descendant or an elder
"When did Second Uncle Gu return to the capital?"
After looking carefully, I found that his appearance was 80% similar to that in the TV series. His face was much younger, and he didn't look like a middle-aged person in the TV series.
Gu Tingye said: "I arrived yesterday. I heard from Changbai that you also passed the provincial examination this time. It's okay."
"Why is brother Yuanruo calling you second uncle?" Mo Lan walked into the classroom, looked at Gu Tingye and Wang Lidong, and asked curiously.
Wang Lidong said, "We have relatives from our ancestors."
"Then I will follow brother Yuanruo and call him second uncle?" Mo Lan said to Gu Tingye: "It doesn't matter, second uncle?"
Gu Tingye didn't recognize Mo Lan, so he turned to look at Sheng Changbai who was standing aside. Sheng Changbai hurriedly introduced: "This is my fourth sister Mo Lan."
Gu Tingye smiled and said, "It's okay. Hello, fourth sister."
"Ahem, everyone is here." Zhuang Xuexue walked into the classroom and saw a strange young man. He remembered Gu Hou who came to the door two days ago, "Is he the second brother of Gu Hou's family?"
Gu Tingye hurriedly bowed and said, "Student Gu Tingye, I have met Xuexue Zhuang."
Zhuang Xuexue nodded slightly, "It is easy for young people to learn from old people, but it is difficult to succeed. Don't waste an inch of time. Don't let down the wishes of some people."
Gu Tingye hurriedly said: "The student has written it down."
"Find a seat and sit down." Xuexue Zhuang walked to the podium, sat down and said, "Hand in all the homework from the past two days..."
Sheng Changfeng pulled Gu Tingye to his seat with great enthusiasm, "Second brother, please take my seat." This is a well-known dandy in Tokyo. It is said that he has a close relationship with the bosses of several brothels. If they get along well...
.hey-hey.
"Chang Feng, no need." Sheng Changbai winked at his maid, and after a while, two servants moved a desk into the classroom.
"Yuan Ruo, I want Zhong Huai (Gu Tingye) to sit between you and me, so that the three of us can exchange knowledge..."
Looking at Sheng Changbai with a serious look on his face, Wang Lidong moved his desk back knowingly.
I wish you two good friends a lifelong love for each other.
Perhaps because there was an extra student today, Zhuang Xueguo became even more motivated to teach. He held a book of Zhongyong, shook his head, and continued talking for half an hour... When his mouth was dry, he picked up the teacup and drank two sips of tea.
, I looked up and found that the situation in the classroom was a bit bad. The eyes of all the students were a little wandering, and they said "cough" twice.
"I will try it soon. Starting from today, I will give a policy question every day, just as a practical exercise... Today's topic is..."
Picking up a blue booklet at hand..."Confucius' Family Sayings"...turning to a random page...Seeing the row of words pointed by his finger, Zhuang Xuexuan smiled and stroked the words
He twitched his beard and said, "It's interesting, it's quite appropriate... Listen up, everyone... Today's policy discussion topic is, which one is better, whether to establish a direct descendant or to establish a capable person?"
Wang Lidong pouted. When he first saw this plot, he felt that there was nothing to discuss.
Those who are born by direct descendants definitely support the establishment of direct descendants, and those who are born by common concubines definitely support the establishment of virtuous people.
pg determines the brain.
Everyone will act in their own best interest.
"Sure enough, it's the right time. Nowadays, the hottest topic in the entire Song Dynasty is the battle for the throne between King Yan and King Yong." Gu Tingye is a person who doesn't take things too seriously when it comes to watching the excitement. He is the most enthusiastic when it comes to such things.
He immediately said loudly, "Now there is no prince in the official family, and he is getting older. In the past two years, the ministers have been forcing your majesty to adopt the clan's son as the prince every day.
King Yong is old but has mediocre qualifications, but he has one advantage, that is, he can give birth.
Over the years, there have been many wives and concubines, working day and night, and the efficiency is quite high, and the sons have come one after another..."
Seeing that his good friend's words were getting more and more outrageous, Sheng Changbai, who was always cautious, hurriedly interrupted and said, "Sir, this question is a little inappropriate."
Xuexue Zhuang waved his hand: "No one in the capital has discussed this matter.
Let's talk about it secretly behind closed doors, as long as it doesn't get spread, it's okay."
Gu Tingye continued: "My opinion is that King Yong is old and has many heirs, so we should appoint him. There is nothing to discuss about this kind of thing."
As a concubine, Sheng Changfeng was a natural virtuous person and immediately retorted:
"King Yan is only half a year younger than King Yong. Although he only has one son, both of them are smart and capable, and are very popular. Therefore, the wise king is the heir, and it is also for the sake of the country and the country."
"If you are half a year younger, you are still young. You can't go beyond the eldest and younger teeth. If the name is not right, the words will not be right. If everyone in the world looks at talent, then this is nothing. But everyone has to distinguish between high and low. This
That’s how things happened.”
"Second brother, you put it lightly. This is the throne and it is not a small family grabbing the land and shop. If we don't clear our status, wouldn't it be chaos..."
Seeing that Gu Tingye and Sheng Changfeng had been discussing for a long time, and the other students were watching with great interest, but had no intention of giving up, Zhuang Xuexue ordered Sheng Changbai.
"Students believe that heirs should be established. The first emperor of Qin deposed his eldest son Fusu, which led to the death of the second generation of the Qin Dynasty. Throughout the history of many dynasties in ancient and modern times, it was all because the eldest son was deposed and the younger was established..."
"That's not necessarily the case. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not the eldest son, but after he succeeded to the throne, he was able to enrich the country and strengthen the army, wipe out the Xiongnu, and establish unparalleled achievements. It can be seen that not having an eldest son is not a bad thing..."
...
As the debate became increasingly fierce, the brothers and sisters of the Sheng family fell out one after another. Sheng Changfeng and Mo Lan, the concubines, tried their best to give examples of the benefits of establishing a virtuous person, while Sheng Changbai, Gu Tingye and Ru Lan, the three direct descendants, talked about the disadvantages of abolishing the direct descendants... Everyone
The PGs all sit quite upright.
After listening for a long time, Xuexue Zhuang suddenly discovered that there were still two students still sitting and eating melon in the crowd. How can this be done... He immediately said, "Why don't Yuan Ruo and Miss Liu say a word?"
Wang Lidong glanced at Sheng Minglan, who had her head hanging down, "The student hasn't thought about it yet, so let's listen to the sixth sister's opinion first."
Zhuang Xuexue looked at Sheng Minglan and said, "Sixth girl, should we establish a direct descendant or a virtuous one? What do you think?"
Sit down and watch...Lie down and watch...Lie down and watch...
Sheng Minglan glanced at Xuexue Zhuang and Wang Lidong... and added their names to her notebook!
"The student is a girl and has never thought about such a thing."
Sheng Changfeng answered: "Sixth sister, let's not care about state affairs. Let's say that if a small family has a mediocre eldest son and a smart and capable bastard, who should be the head of the family?"
Sheng Minglan rolled her eyes. Although she was a concubine and was born to be a virtuous person, she didn't have a favored young lady above her... "This is a matter for the head of the family to consider, and I can't make any arbitrary comments."
Mo Lan turned around and looked at Xiao Liu and said, "Sixth sister, assuming you are the master, who would you choose to be the leader?"
o(一︿一)o
Is this interesting!!
I choose to be the master of my own business, okay!!!
Sheng Minglan looked down at the lines on the desk, "I don't know either."
Seeing that Xiaoliu, who was born as a concubine, continued to act stupid, Sheng Changfeng said dissatisfied: "Sixth sister, you have been taking Zhuang Xuexue's class for several years. It's impossible that you can't understand such a simple question, right?"
Sheng Molan turned her head and glanced at Ru Lan: "Sixth sister should have the answer in her heart, but she just doesn't dare to say it out. I think she is afraid..."
What are you looking at!
Ru Lan glared at Mo Lan fiercely,
"The fourth sister may have forgotten that there is an old lady above the sixth sister. If you think the sixth sister is easy to bully, then you can give it a try."
Sheng Changfeng immediately said: "Sixth sister, just say what you think. Brother, are you right?"
Sheng Changbai glanced at Xiaoliu, nodded and said, "Sixth sister can say whatever she thinks. Today is just a joke."
Seeing that the Sheng brothers and sisters were waiting for her to take sides, Sheng Minglan knew that it would be impossible not to say anything, so she thought about her words and said,
"The virtuous and the unworthy are easy to disguise and difficult to distinguish, but the age of the legitimate concubine can be seen at a glance, and there is no need to argue. If the concubine is truly virtuous, he will not destroy the family for his own selfish desires. On the contrary, if the concubine is in power, if he can restrain the concubine, he will
He does not dare to make the same mistakes as his predecessors, and he can always be prosperous.
A true man should be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, so why not be a pure minister, so there is no point in arguing."
After waiting for a long time, I didn’t expect that it was still a ball of paste.
The Sheng brothers and sisters were a little disappointed.
"good."
Zhuang Xuexue praised: "It is rare for Miss Six to have such insight at such a young age."
He turned to look at Wang Lidong and said, "Yuan Ruo, you are the only one left now. Haven't you made up your mind yet?"
Wang Lidong said: "The student thought for a long time and found that the answer to this question had already been answered.
For thousands of years, families that can be passed down for hundreds of years have chosen their successors through direct descendants.
As Miss Six said, virtuous and unvirtuous are easy to disguise and difficult to distinguish. One hundred people have hundreds of opinions on one thing.
But our eldest son cannot be changed by our will.
A large family that has been passed down for hundreds of years should have an internal method of cultivating heirs, so the probability of a fool being born can be reduced to a very low level... To sum up, establishing a direct line of succession is the simplest method of inheritance with the least risk."
Gu Tingye said, "Then Yuan Ruo also supports the establishment of King Yong as the crown prince?"
Wang Lidong waved his hand and said: "I didn't say that. King Yong and King Yan are not suitable for this method of establishing a heir apparent."
Sheng Changbai asked curiously: "What do you mean?"
Wang Lidong said: "King Yan and King Yong are just the same ancestry of His Majesty today, not to mention legitimate sons, not even concubines.
So in terms of identity, the two of them are evenly matched and are starting from the same starting line."
Sheng Changfeng said: "Then the young master supports the shrewd and capable Prince Yan as the crown prince?"
Wang Lidong shook his head slightly, "I don't know who is stronger and who is weaker, King Yan and King Yong.
At present, everyone thinks that King Yan is smart and capable because King Yan is more talkative than King Yong.
Most of us have never seen what their abilities are in other areas. Moreover, these two princes actually have no chance to show off. They are members of the clan. Eating and drinking is their life."
Ru Lan said: "Second brother Heng, how can we tell which prince has the strongest ability?"
Wang Lidong said, "Hearing with the ears is false, seeing with the eyes is believing. It is the mule or the horse that comes out for a run."
Now choose a problem that the Song Dynasty urgently needs to solve, and let the two princes solve it. After the specified time, whoever completes it well will be more capable."
Gu Tingye patted his thigh and praised:
"This is a good idea. Just arrange for the two princes to recover Xixia.
Whoever captures Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, and sends him to Tokyo City first will be the crown prince.
In this way, we can not only test the abilities of the two princes, but also solve the problems of the court. Moreover, it is difficult to cheat."
Sheng Changbai shook his head: "Zhong Huai, it is a bit difficult to recover Xixia. It is unlikely to be solved in one or two years, and it involves military power..."
Gu Tingye smiled and said: "Then pick something simple, such as solving the problem of 'redundant soldiers'. Now the number of soldiers in our dynasty has exceeded 1.2 million, and 70 to 80% of the annual treasury revenue has become military expenditure...
"
Sheng Changbai rolled his eyes.
That's easy to say.
Jobs for millions of people, and they are armed with knives and guns... something that cannot be solved today... depends on those two princes... it is hanging.
Sheng Changfeng interjected,
"The salt tax can only collect 60-70% every year. I think the Song Dynasty should be divided into two, and the two princes would each be responsible for half, within two years. Whoever receives more salt tax will be given the reserve position.
"
"...."
Xuexue Zhuang looked at the sun and saw that it was almost five o'clock. He said "ahem" twice and saw that the classroom was quiet. "Everyone's opinions are very exciting, so there will be no homework today... let's disperse."
After finishing packing his books, Wang Lidong said hello to everyone who was still having a heated discussion and left the school.
"Brother Heng, wait."
After walking less than a hundred meters, Rulan's voice sounded from behind. Wang Lidong stopped and asked, "Fifth sister, what's the matter?"
Rulan handed over the wooden box in her hand, "My mother made a donkey to roll around. She made a little too much this time, so let me give you some."
Wang Lidong was speechless. It had been a few years, and he couldn't use the excuse to get a fresh one.
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"Um."
"I'm leaving."
"oh."
After getting into the carriage, Wang Lidong opened the wooden box. There were more than a dozen donkeys rolling neatly inside. He picked up one and took a bite. It tasted like peanuts, was soft and waxy, and had some elastic teeth.
Buwei warned,
"Sir, this donkey rolling was made by Miss Rulan herself when she got up early this morning."
Wang Lidong swallowed the donkey in his mouth and said, "I ate it."
I have been eating it for several years, and as soon as I import it, I can tell whether it is made by Ru Lan or the cook from the Sheng family. As for Wang... this person may have never cooked in his life.
Buwei said: "Sir, the third day of next month is Miss Rulan's birthday."
Wang Lidong looked at it and said, "How much benefit did you get from collecting magpies today?"
Buwei stretched out two fingers and said, "I ate two bags of melon seeds from Magpie in the afternoon."
"What else did the magpie say?"
"I finished eating the durian yesterday..."
.............
The next day is a holiday.
Just after nine o'clock, Wang Lidong arrived at Sihai Trading Company.
Three years ago, due to the increasing amount of business in hand, for the convenience of management, I established a trading company, and then put all its businesses under the name of the trading company.
Not long after arriving at the trading company and before taking a sip of tea, Wang Lidong saw Ling Guogong and his son walking into the lobby.
He quickly put down his teacup, walked up to him, and said hello.
Zhou Jinzhong, the eldest son of Ling Guogong, smiled and said, "We came out a little early. Yuan Ruo called us here today. What kind of business are you planning to discuss? If Yuan Ruo can be called a big business, I think there should be tens of millions of dollars, right?"
"
Looking at the father and son who looked obsessed with money, Wang Lidong felt that Taizu was quite clever at that time. It has been less than a hundred years since the founding of the country, and only a few of the founding warriors who were able to use swords and guns are left.
There are two or three families, and most of the others have become owners who regard wealth as life.
These two are among the best...money is above all else.
However, the two of them have one advantage: they will definitely get things done after receiving the money, and they have a good reputation in business.
"Ten million guan? That's a bit less."
"Hiss~~" Ling Guogong and his son couldn't help but take a breath...
"What are you talking about?" A loud voice sounded, and then a black-faced man swayed into the hall.
Wang Lidong hurriedly came forward and said, "I have met Duke Cheng Guo."
Duke Cheng Guo slapped Wang Lidong on the shoulder and shook it vigorously, "Yuanruo, you have a body like this. It would be a waste not to join the army. Don't listen to your parents and take the imperial examination."
That stuff is played by literati. Even if you become a Jinshi, you won't be able to urinate with them.
If you follow me, you will be guaranteed for three years, not to mention the sixth-grade Dr. Youwu, or the seventh-grade minister, there will definitely be no problem."
Wang Lidong smiled.
What this person said was rough but not rough. It's such a simple truth. It's a pity that the two heads of his family just don't understand it and they think about changing to become civil servants all day long.
Before I had a few words with Duke Cheng Guo, another noble person entered the hall...
After all the fifteen invited nobles had arrived, Wang Lidong stood on the throne and got straight to the point,
"Uncles and uncles, I invite you here today because I want to discuss a big deal with you."
Zhou Jinzhong jumped out immediately and said:
"Yuanruo, tell me, how big is your business?"
Wang Lidong winked at Buwei, and soon, a pile of colorful and various styles of cotton clothes appeared in front of the nobles.
clothing?
Duke Cheng Guo picked up a piece from a pile of clothes. It looked like a spring and autumn robe. He touched the material and immediately noticed something was wrong.
So soft.
It's much more comfortable than linen and doesn't hold hands.