Chapter 779 Question and Answer between Father and Son
"Father."
Yu Wenshang came to the study. After bowing respectfully, he lowered his head and waited. After waiting for about a moment, he heard a faint response from the room——
"come in."
Yu Wenzhao stood by the window with a book in his hand. He clasped one hand behind his back and said to his eldest son without looking back: "What do you think of the alliance with Jin Yiwei this time?"
The rules of the Yuwen family were strict, and Yu Wenzhao's four sons were all adults, but when they were at home, they still dared not sit down unless told to do so, and did not dare to say anything unless asked.
Even the third son, Yu Wenzhang, who was the most bohemian, acted like a quail in front of Yu Wenzhao, the kind that made Xiangdong never dare to look westward.
Yu Wenshang is the eldest son of Yu Wenzhao. He has been guided by his father since he was a child. Although the head of the family has never revealed his choice of successor, as the eldest son, Yu Wenshang is the default choice for the young master in the eyes of many people.
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But the more this happened, the less Yu Wenshang dared to be presumptuous in front of Yu Wenzhao. This time he was called, and his father asked his opinion on the matter. He calmed down and thought about it again and again, and said -
"Father," Yuwen Shang said respectfully, "my son thinks that our Yuwen family should continue to sit on the sidelines and wait for the right time."
"Oh?" Yu Wenzhao said calmly without changing his expression: "Keep talking."
"Yes, father," Yuwen Shang thought about the words, and then said in a deep voice: "Now there is a big chaos in the world. Our Yuwen family is not involved in any family. Now is a good time to sell at a high price. My son thinks,
We should not take the initiative to join any party, but should let each of them give us a price."
Yuwen Shang's self-confidence comes from the foundation accumulated by the Yuwen family for hundreds of years. Even if they do nothing, people in the world will not dare to provoke them.
Even several companies at the center of this chaos will offer various conditions for them to choose in order to gain their own power.
Yu Wenshang's idea is not to rush to bet on any one company, but to take the initiative in his own hands, and then evaluate the conditions offered by each company, and finally choose the most advantageous one.
Facing Yu Wenshang's answer, Yu Wenzhao was noncommittal, but he raised another question: "Now that my father has obtained the letter from Jin Yiwei, how do you think you should respond?"
Yu Wenshang frowned. This was indeed a trouble. Yu Wenzhao caught everyone off guard this time by killing first and then telling the story later. Now the deal is done and it seems difficult to remedy the situation.
Yu Wenshang fell into deep thought. He did not think about the question raised by his father, but carefully considered the deep meaning behind the question from his father.
The letter of goodwill has been sent, but his father still asked him such a question. Yuwen Shang thought about it, did he want to regret it?
Such an idea startled Yu Wenshang himself. As the leader of the family, the most taboo thing is to change orders from day to day, but so far, he can't guess any other possibilities.
With the mentality of giving it a try, Yu Wenshang spoke, and he said with some hesitation: "Father, why don't we just pretend that there is no such letter, and wait until Jin Yiwei becomes anxious, and then we can take a look?"
"Do you want to ask your father to sit down and raise the price?" Yu Wenzhao turned around. His eyes showed no emotion or anger, and he just stared at Yu Wenshang quietly.
The latter avoided the gaze with some timidity, then adjusted his words and said: "Or, we can use this as an excuse to send another letter to the Crown Princess. There are multiple ways, which is always safer."
Yu Wenzhao said "ha" with a half-smile, and then asked: "How do you think Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will respond to us?"
Yu Wenshang said hurriedly: "I think that although Your Highness has the upper hand this time, facing the Jin Yiwei, the more cards in her hand, the better, so she will definitely accept our kindness."
"So," Yu Wenzhao changed the topic and asked somewhat sharply: "If we use this to plot against the Jin Yiwei, have you ever thought about how they will retaliate?"
Yu Wenshang frowned slightly and said: "Father, we have fought countless times with Jin Yiwei overtly and covertly. Over the years, the other party has never been able to catch us. Even if they are angry this time, it is just to make the already bad situation worse.
It’s just that the relationship has gotten a little worse, it doesn’t matter.”
"Really? That's what you think."
Yu Wenzhao did not comment on Yu Wenshang's answer. After a moment of silence, he turned around again and continued to look at the flowerbed in the yard through the window. He said in a calm tone: "Step back and call your fourth brother.
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"Yes, father, son, please leave." Yu Wenshang bowed respectfully and exited the room.
Not long after, another person came outside the study. This person was about twenty years old, with a sharp eyebrow and a vigorous and enterprising spirit. He was Yu Wenzhao's youngest son, named Yu Wensi.
"The son pays homage to his father."
Yuwensi saluted outside the door. After a while, Yuwenzhao also called him in and asked the same question: "What do you think of the family alliance with Jin Yiwei?"
Yuwensi straightened up, his eyes were as bright as fire, and he said loudly: "My son thinks that his father's move is extremely correct."
"Oh?" Yu Wenzhao's eyes were calm and showed no anger, and he asked: "How to say?"
Yuwensi said: "Father, I believe that the most taboo thing about being a person and doing things is to be on both ends. Now, although the Jinyiwei are stumbling over common things, they always represent the court. Commander Lu has all the power in the government and the public. It is unwise to be an enemy of them."
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"Well, keep talking," Yu Wenzhao said calmly.
"Yes," Yuwensi continued, "I think that not only should we make a good alliance with the Jin Yiwei, but we should also show the greatest sincerity and take the initiative to cut off the connection with the East Palace to show our sincerity."
Yuwensi said enthusiastically: "Jinyiwei needs our help now more than ever. Seeing us will be like seeing relatives, so we should take this opportunity to completely tie ourselves to the court. God-given opportunities are fleeting.
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Yu Wenzhao glanced back at Yu Wensi, who immediately lowered his head and bowed to wait. In the end, the head of the family still did not make any comment, but waved his hand and said: "Stay back and call your second brother."
"Yes, my son is resigning."
Yuwensi exited the room. After a while, another young man came outside the study. This man looked very ordinary, but his eyes were as bright as stars. He was Yu Wenzhao's second son, named Yu Wenyu.
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Yu Wenyu saluted: "Meet my father."
"Enter."
Yu Wenzhao called his second son in and asked the same question again. After Yu Wen Yu pondered for a long time, he said: "Returning to my father, I think it is indeed a good opportunity to make friends with Jin Yiwei this time, but my Yuwen family cannot jeopardize our future because of this."
road."
Yu Wenzhao raised his eyebrows and asked: "Oh, you also think that the connection with Dong Palace cannot be broken?"
"That's not the case," Yu Wenyu shook his head, and then said: "The connection with the East Palace must be severed, and both sides will suffer. What I mean is that we must show sincerity, but we must not make Jin Yiwei feel
There is only one path the Yuwen family can choose."
Yu Wenzhao's eyes paused for a moment and his tone softened slightly: "Please tell me in detail what you are thinking."
Noticing the change in his father's expression, Yu Wenyu was shocked and said loudly: "Yes, father."