The Gongsun family lived together as a family. In fact, in the area of the city next to the west gate, nearly one-eighth of Lingzhi City was almost the Gongsun family's territory. The family alone occupied three "li"s in the city, including the inner gate.
All the inner walls were saved.
Covering such a vast area does not mean that the main branch of the Gongsun clan has a large population, but that there are too many Gongsun clan members who serve as officials. It should be noted that as long as a court official who reaches 600 shi, once the family is divided
After establishing a business, you can build a house of a corresponding size in accordance with official regulations. And over time, from generation to generation, the number of houses, large and small, gradually increased, and this is how the Gongsun family gained its unparalleled status in Lingzhi City.
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However, this can also be said the other way around. For example, although Gongsun Xun’s family is very rich, although the market outside the west gate and the warehouse outside the south gate are all the work of Gongsun Auntie, even though eight out of ten new houses have been built in recent years.
Jiu had her sponsorship, although his family's real estate development projects have reached Guanzi City outside the Great Wall... However, the lintel of the house where he lives is really not high.
Because you can't exceed the limit.
But precisely because of this, after casually waving goodbye to Gongsun Yue, as soon as he stepped into the door of his house, Gongsun Xun saw his wife waiting there early.
So he immediately knelt down at the threshold to show his sin of unfilial piety by traveling far away.
In fact, Aunt Gongsun originally had a lot of things to say, but when she saw her son kneeling at the door to plead guilty, she burst into tears and was speechless.
"After walking for more than a year," she finally regained her composure. Aunt Gongsun didn't wait to clean her precious glasses, but hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her son up from the ground. "He has even digits, and he has become so
Are you so old-fashioned that you kneel down when you enter the door?"
Gongsun Xun stood up and forced a smile: "It is true. I have experienced a lot outside. When I come back, I may not be in line with my mother's style..."
Aunt Gongsun shook her head repeatedly: "How can I have any style? Decades have passed, and no matter how different my style is, it will be smoothed away by the world."
"I can still feel it." Gongsun Xun continued to smile. "I have been in Luoyang for more than a year and met various people. I must follow etiquette when talking. It can be seen that when I meet my mother, I feel a lot more casual after all."
"That's because I'm your mother, and it has nothing to do with style." Aunt Gongsun shook her head again, but after saying this, she finally smiled. "But it doesn't matter. What style do we, mother and son, care about?"
Gongsun Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his mother's smiling face, and then quickly persuaded her to clean her glasses so that he could see all the things he had brought back... Don't mention it, they are worthy of being mothers and fathers.
The things my son brings back are basically in line with his mother’s values:
Needless to say, there was a big litter of cats. Aunt Gongsun picked up one of the heaviest fat cats and sighed repeatedly, saying that after two lifetimes, she would finally become a successful person with cats, but since this male cat has already
After breeding and a litter of kittens, they should be gelded as soon as possible;
As for the Seven Confucian Classics and the "Forty-Two Chapters" written by Cai Yong, Aunt Gongsun was extremely happy. In her words, the originals could not only be kept as family heirlooms, but could also be used in the engraving printing technology she was developing.
, she is planning to use this thing to become famous throughout the ages;
Then there is Lou Gui, the accountant who came from Nanyang, and Aunt Gongsun is particularly satisfied... Although it is said that he was smuggled across the Yellow River in a box, the so-called 'smuggling'... But to have a historical celebrity as the accountant
It makes me sad to think about it! But she also said that she was a bit young and didn’t know if her intelligence level was up to the mark, so she called Li Sanniang, who was currently in charge of the accounting room, to come and ask her to take the person away for training!
All in all, the complaints that Gongsun had accumulated for a year disappeared without a trace when they first met. Now she just keeps lamenting her son's filial piety.
And this kind of behavior is undoubtedly a common problem among mothers all over the world.
When she returned to the house with the fat cat in her arms, Aunt Gongsun, who had not left Liaoxi for nearly twenty years, quickly asked her maid to prepare warm water, and then began to listen to her son explain some anecdotes... The two of them understood Lu Zhi's affairs tacitly.
She didn’t even mention it, but some other things she saw really made Aunt Gongsun feel a little complicated:
For example, the Cao Cao and Xiahou families are only relatives who have been married for generations, but they are not the same sect;
Another example is that Lu Fan easily saw through his own tricks, but because he helped him speak out for justice, he recognized his master on the spot;
For example, Cai Wenji was still at the age when she was chewing her fingers. Considering her father's appearance, it was not possible for her to be a beauty;
Finally, my classmate Zhen Yi seemed to be the father of Luo Shen in a trance, but when he came here, he named his newborn daughter Zhen Jiang...
In short, all these things made Aunt Gongsun startled and confused.
"Thinking about it now, I'm afraid this is the so-called historical truth." Aunt Gongsun said a little uneasily. "Those things I told you before were just viewed through the fog of eighteen hundred years. Many of them may not be true.
It’s like the emperor of the Han Dynasty who killed the white snake..."
"But the general trend is right." Gongsun Xun replied without hesitation after taking a sip of warm water. "Zhang Jiao of Taiping Road had two intentions. After the rebellion failed, he learned a lesson and came back. After this period of time, I'm afraid he will
It is getting bigger and bigger; and according to Han Sui, the hidden worries of Qiang chaos in Xiliang have not gone away, and the situation may boil down one day; as for Shandong and Hebei, his son has seen with his own eyes that the oppression of the powerful is getting heavier and heavier, and the people are almost in dire straits;
But at the same time, all the sergeants and officials in the court were lying on their own, and the eunuchs only knew how to take plunder. The two sides were constantly fighting among themselves, but few people were willing to take care of the situation... So, what you said, mother, aside from the small details, it is very
Most of them are still enemies. This is like reading "Historical Records" now. Anyone with a little bit of brains will know that the saying about Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty killing the white snake is the same as "the rise of the great Chu, King Chen Sheng", but the one who conquers the world will eventually
But as "Historical Records" said, it was Liu Jiazi of Napei County!"
Aunt Gongsun hugged the big cat and nodded slowly: "That's right... I am a female palace fighter and a supernatural writer, and I don't expect to have any ability to help you become king and hegemon. As long as we two can survive
Just live in these troubled times. As the saying goes, 'Strive to learn and reach the princes in order to survive in troubled times,' this is enough!"
Gongsun Xun nodded repeatedly, but then brought the topic to the family members of the prefect he met when he came here.
"In other words," Gongsun Xun couldn't help but praise after telling the story. "That old lady is really very generous. I'm afraid the son raised by such a person will not be too bad. I just don't know how the people in western Liaoning view this kind of person."
A new Governor Zhao?"
"You really got the point right." Aunt Gongsun frowned slightly when she heard this. "The clan is actually very hesitant about this Governor Zhao, and Governor Zhao's actions really make people don't know how to evaluate...
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"This is strange." Gongsun Xun said curiously. "The clan has always been about pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages. As long as Governor Zhao does not touch the foundation of the clan, he will naturally be a 'good governor'. If he touches the clan's foundation, he will be a 'good governor'."
Since he is a 'bad prefect', why would he hesitate? Besides, mother, you are also a very knowledgeable person, well-informed, and have your own standards and methods for evaluating people... Why don't you even know how to evaluate?
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"Because this prefect Zhao Bao really makes people feel at a loss." Aunt Gongsun continued to frown. "He has been very strange since his birth... Did you know that he is the disciple of Zhao Zhong, the minister of the imperial court?"
Gongsun Xun, who was about to raise the pottery cup and take a sip of water, suddenly stopped, but he almost didn't drink the water in his hand.
He is a younger brother, but not a clan brother, which means that the prefect and the powerful eunuch are brothers who have not yet left the fifth service. And these days, the clan concept is very strong. As long as they have not left the fifth service, they will be counted.
Brothers in the official archives are very close, and they should share weal and woe, and even share legal responsibilities! In other words, if nothing serious happens, people in the world will generally regard you as one!
One more thing to say here, for example, Gongsun Xun, Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Yue, and Gongsun Fan, who is the direct descendant of the Gongsun family, are actually all related in this way.
"Understood?" Aunt Gongsun continued. "This is a true god who cannot be offended. When you first arrived in Luoyang, didn't you write a letter saying that the eunuchs' children were wantonly poisoning the village? Then our prefect Zhao Bao and Zhao are probably the ones who
He is the 'eunuch's son' who has the biggest head in the world, and is probably the one with the highest official position in the world... Can you tell me, can the clan not hesitate? Fawn over, for fear of arousing criticism from the scholars, I don't want to fawn over, and I'm also afraid of really making people angry.
This person is about to face a big disaster!"
Gongsun Xun was doubtful, but he always felt that something was wrong.
"That's right." Aunt Gongsun suddenly remembered something again. "A-Zan is no longer in the county now. Governor Hou is also worried that his son-in-law will fall into the hands of the eunuch's children and be humiliated. In addition, there are also people in Shanggu.
It’s not very far, and there might be a place where he can perform meritorious deeds, so I took him there directly…”
"Then, what about me?" Gongsun Xun's mind was already turned into mush.
"You... you might as well wait at home first." Aunt Gongsun sighed. "If it doesn't work out, just resign from this official position, cultivate your reputation at home for two years, and then directly run a Xiaolian... Western Liaoning is a border county, and there are preferential treatment in this area.
, with a population of more than 100,000, there can be one Xiaolian every year. But now that A-Zan has gone to Shanggu, the foundation of the Gongsun family is here. In the county, there is only one Gongsun Fan and one Tian Kai of the Tian family. There is some trouble, even if they don’t become
Officer, in the next two or three years, it will be your turn as a disciple of Guang Luxun at that time!"
Gongsun Xun was silent for this, but suddenly he remembered the demeanor of Mrs. Zhao... To be honest, the way the Zhao family was rushing on their way, it didn't look like the style of a 'eunuch's son', right? On the contrary, it was vaguely...
He smells like the son of a famous minister! Do you really want to hide from this kind of person?
But, but...
Gongsun Xun really didn’t know what to say.
"I know what you are thinking," Aunt Gongsun continued to frown. "According to your description, Mrs. Zhao is also a person, and his son may not be what we think... In fact, this is what I am most worried about.
Otherwise, I can let you return to Yangle with peace of mind and continue to be the deputy historian of your accounting office."
Gongsun Xun became increasingly puzzled.
"Although Prefect Zhao has only been here for half a month, he can still see some clues." Aunt Gongsun explained seriously. "His behavior is not as rough and unreasonable as he thought. On the contrary, he has the demeanor of a celebrity. And among the clan members
No matter what, I secretly went to his hometown of Qinghe to inquire... Did you know? It turns out that the family of this prefect Zhao had already cut off from Zhao Zhong during the first party ban more than ten years ago, and even directly
When he moved from Anping to Qinghe, Governor Zhao had just been crowned. And for so many years, he continued to write letters criticizing his brother..."
Gongsun Xun finally couldn't hold himself back: "In that case, shouldn't we feel free to interact with each other? Why should we avoid it instead?"
"You are still too young." In order to help put down her black-rimmed glasses, Aunt Gongsun handed the cat in her arms to the maid next to her, causing the latter to panic. "Do you know? Although in these years, this Zhao
Every time the prefect changed his position, he would go to some hard places to do some hard work, and he would serve his duties diligently every time. He would also often write letters and scold his brother, which even attracted the praise of many party celebrities. However, he never once
He wrote a letter to discuss the disaster of party imprisonment! Moreover, although Zhao Zhong often told people that he hated this younger brother, if his aunt had not been there, he would have been sent to prison. But in fact, every time Zhao Bao made political achievements
Later, the imperial court would give him an official promotion without any hindrance!"
"Mother is suspicious..." Gongsun Xun's heart suddenly moved, as if he thought of what Han Sui said to him about Yuan Shao's brothers. "Are they brothers acting like each other, tacitly understanding each other? Do you want to use this method to preserve the family?
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"That's what I mean." Aunt Gongsun clapped her hands suddenly and said. "I didn't send you to Luoyang in vain! Don't you understand? You are now a Confucian scholar and the number one person in Liaoxi. In this case,
Why take the risk to go to Governor Zhao? No matter whether he is planning to pretend for a lifetime or two, or really wants to defect to the scholars, once he is noticed, it is very likely that Zhao Zhong will also notice...
…Does this do you any good? It’s better to keep your name at home.”
These words were reasonable and Gongsun Xun could only nod slowly.
"That's right." Aunt Gongsun said with joy. "In the past, your mother and I couldn't do many things we wanted to do alone. Now with your help, we can stay at home and farm for a few years and climb the technological tree.
, and by the way, add some grandchildren and granddaughters to me..."
"Grandson, granddaughter?" Gongsun Xun was horrified.
"That's right." Aunt Gongsun became more and more proud. "There are three ways to be unfilial and not having an offspring is the worst! Originally, I wanted to wait until you got married before discussing this matter, but this year I was worried at home and wanted to understand.
It's... With such chaos these days, who knows what dangers you will encounter outside? In this case, I won't wait for marriage, I will arrange some beautiful concubines for you first, and then give birth to two! You don't know, you come
I have sent people to Goguryeo, Samhan, and Fuyu before to prepare one hundred and one maids for you. They are all fifteen or sixteen years old and have some color. They are all placed in the village in the south of the city, ready to be cultivated and eliminated at the same time.
, I can create a top-notch transnational concubine combination for you in less than a year... Don't dislike her being a Yi girl, mixed-race children are easy to support..."
Gongsun Xun's mouth went dry after hearing this... He was a little expectant at first, but then he suddenly became frightened.
"Taizu lost his father when he was young. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was chaos and epidemics, and his mother often worried that the family would have no heirs. The family was rich, so they bought hundreds of beautiful maids from secret, and taught them writing, numeracy, music, and dance. When they were crowned, they were given to them.
It served as a posthumous curtain. Taizu was extremely filial and could not be rejected. Everyone accepted it. However, before the wedding, beautiful maids lined up in front and behind, with warm and fragrant soft jade, expressing their feelings with their eyes. Taizu still held up candles and read hard, sitting calmly in his arms and observing the rituals.
What's more, because of this, the reputation is getting stronger and stronger." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 1. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu
PS: I’m so ashamed... I feel like I’m getting more and more fooled... Is it really Danlang who is the one who’s done with it? But this is only the third volume... I’m going to write dozens of volumes...
There is also a new book group, interested students can add it, 684558115.
