After parting ways with Xie Bian, Wang Xu returned to Jinshan Mansion without encountering any mistakes along the way.
Since the Wang family became prosperous, the Wang family moved from Liyang County to Jinshan Mansion.
When Wang Xu returned home, the house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. The number one scholar plaque at the door was seven or eight meters high and could be seen from far away.
The whole palace was a little different than before. At least when Wang Xu left home, there were no servants guarding the door.
When I came back after a year, the Wang family was just like an official family, with guards posted at the door. At first glance, it really looked like that.
"You are indeed rich!"
Wang Xu stood outside the mansion, looking at the brand new Wang family mansion, and sighed a lot for a while.
To be honest, he is not a native of the Confucian world after all, and he will leave sooner or later. How to arrange his parents has always been Wang Xu's worry.
Fortunately, the emergence of the Taoist god-making plan gave him some hope.
If the two elders of the Wang family can be made into immortals in the form of Taoist deities, it will not be a waste of time to raise him.
Of course, this is just Wang Xu's preliminary idea, and the specific implementation still needs to be demonstrated, and it cannot be decided immediately.
He got off his horse and ran straight to the door of the mansion.
Wang Xu was previously worried that the gatekeeper didn't know him and would make a joke.
Unexpectedly, when he walked up, the two nursing staff recognized him with just one glance, and happily went in to report him.
"The Number One Scholar is back, the Number One Scholar is back."
With Wang Xu's return, the entire Wang family became lively. Looking up, there were many new people in the family.
This is also as it should be. Considering the current wealth of the Wang family and Wang Xu's status, people can't understand why they walk in brocade clothes at night.
I haven't seen those real Jiangnan aristocratic families. They even have opera troupes, let alone singers and dancers.
"Xu'er, mother Xu'er is back."
Mrs. Wang trotted, not even catching up with the maid behind her. She grabbed Wang Xu's hands and looked him up and down: "I'm thinner. I'm thinner than before."
"Mom, I'm not thin. Look at the fat on my body. It's almost as big as the New Year's Pig."
Wang Xu turned around to let Mrs. Wang look more carefully.
Mrs. Wang covered her mouth and smiled, and ordered the maid beside her: "Quick, go and notify the master to come back, and call all the servants here. The master has been in the capital for a long time, and he has never seen the new ones this year."
"Yes, ma'am"
The people around were busy for a while, welcoming Wang Xu and walking in.
After a while, Mr. Wang also came back, accompanied by the old housekeeper Liu Quan.
Speaking of which, Mr. Wang is now 60 years old this year. He has more white hair than black hair on his head. He is as cheerful as a little old man.
However, unlike Mrs. Wang, who was chatting with Wang Xu about household matters, Mr. Wang quickly stopped his smile and asked: "You wrote that you were unwilling to be an official. You didn't even take the official position the emperor gave you, so you came back alone."
Yes, what do you think?"
Feeling that Mr. Wang was speaking more directly, Mrs. Wang said: "Don't blame your father for talking too much. When he heard the news that you were resigning and going back to Jiangnan, your father didn't sleep for several nights. You were the same, and everyone else
When it comes to becoming an official, you can't even ask for it, so why did you reject it?"
"Father, mother, it's not that I won't become an official, but I am doing it now. I have my own concerns about this. Don't worry, you two."
Wang Xu didn't say much, but the two old men couldn't understand what they were talking about: fighting between parties, seizing heirs, writing books and writing biographies, and pacifying the south and destroying the north.
To put it more deeply, it is not beautiful for a mother to worry about her son traveling thousands of miles.
"You've been an idea person since you were a child. When you were as tall as a wheel, you said you wanted to take the imperial examination when you grow up. If it's too much, I won't tell your father, so as not to delay you. But when you come back , tell us about your plans in general?"
Mrs. Wang looked embarrassed. Her son was the number one scholar in a new subject. He obviously had a great future but did not like to be an official.
What else can you do if you don't become an official? You can't run a business or farm at home.
"Mom, I have already made up my mind when I come back this time. I will open an academy in Hangzhou. Hangzhou is one of the top places in the south of the Yangtze River. The culture of reading is unparalleled in the world. I plan to open an academy during the day. Teach students and write books and biographies at night so that I can carry forward my teachings."
When Wang Xu said this, the two elders became confused again.
Mr. Wang has the title of Juren as a reward for disaster relief, and Mrs. Wang has a seventh-grade imperial decree as a reward for disaster relief. However, in fact, their knowledge is not high, and they may not be able to read a historical record.
Wang Xu smiled bitterly when he saw it, and explained: "I plan to develop the school, and I need disciples to show me the lintel and strengthen my reputation. Establishing an academy and training disciples is the most suitable route for me. The reason why Saint Kong is a saint is not only his own knowledge. In addition, the three thousand disciples and seventy-two sages also accounted for a large part of them. Without these disciples traveling around the world, Confucius' teachings would not have been able to carry forward."
The second elder still didn't understand, but even Kong Sheng mentioned it, and it sounded very powerful.
"We must go to Hangzhou. Our Jinshan Mansion is not bad, can we stay here?" No mother would be willing to let her child go out, and Mrs. Wang was reluctant to let Wang Xu leave again.
Wang Xu was very patient and explained: "Our Jinshan Prefecture ranks relatively low among the thirty-six prefectures in Yangzhou, so it is of little significance to run a school here. Hangzhou Prefecture is different. It is a cultural holy place. Once there are new When a theory comes out, it can quickly take over the world. These advantages are not possessed by Jinshan Mansion."
"That's it"
Mrs. Wang opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing because she didn't understand any of this.
After a brief silence, the voice changed and he added: "Mom, I don't have to worry about academic matters, but you are not young anymore, so this marriage..."
At this point, Mrs. Wang hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't hold it back and said: "I think that Zhang Xiaomei is pretty good. She often comes to visit me these days when you are not here. You said that the distance between Yangzhou Prefecture and Jinshan Prefecture is small. It's really not easy for a girl to do this for you in a three- to five-day trip.
Don't blame Mom for being talkative. Mom is someone who has been through this experience. These feelings are all cultivated. It is much easier to find someone who likes you than finding someone you like. I have also met that little girl Zhang. She is a pretty girl with pretty features. You are a perfect match."
Wang Xu: ""
No wonder in modern times, many salaried people working outside do not want to go home during the Chinese New Year.
As soon as I got home, I heard that the east was long and the west was short, and everyone's head was pounding.
However, Wang Xu couldn't get angry yet, so he could only explain patiently: "Mom, I once made a vow that the demon clan will never be destroyed and never have a family. You can't ask me to break my promise, right?"
"My son, how could this demon clan be destroyed? Didn't this delay you?" Mrs. Wang was anxious. Even though she was a woman, she knew that the demon clan was powerful and the human race was no match.
The demon clan will never be destroyed and will never have a family. What difference does it make to a man who is determined to be a bachelor?
Lao Wang's family is a three-generation family, so you can't extinguish the incense in your own hands, otherwise you won't be able to see your ancestors a hundred years later.
"It can't be said that it's a delay. The child has already made an oath. If he wants to go back on it, it will take ten or eight years, otherwise I won't be able to see anyone. Then again, the child is only eighteen years old this year.
It will be twenty-eight years later. Even if mother is anxious, she will have to wait until I am 30 years old to worry. As for Zhang Xiaomei, I will not be married in ten years and she will not be married. It will not be too late for mother to consider these things again. "
Wang Xu could only delay as much as possible, because in his plan, he would 100% become a great Confucian within ten years.
When the time comes, he will defeat the barbarians in the south, destroy the demon clan in the north, and lead troops to fight all year round, so he will no longer be able to get married.
What's more, Taoism has now launched the plan to create gods, and the pure land of the underworld in the underworld is also being established. Whether it is a physical god or a canonization in the underworld, it is not difficult to obtain a god and extend the life of an old couple.
Now that we have lifespan and are immortal, what do we need for future generations?
Raising children to prepare for old age is a traditional concept, and its core lies in passing on the firepower from generation to generation.
If the old fire never goes out, is it necessary to pass on the new fire?
As for the present matters and the future matters, Wang Xu has other concerns, and the worries of the two elders are unnecessary.