After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yu shouted towards the back hall: "Rengui, come out."
Xue Li followed the words and walked out.
"This is Xue Gongju, the head of the Xue clan in Hedong. According to your seniority, you should call me uncle."
Xue Li bowed respectfully as a junior and called uncle. Then he stood behind Xiao Yu, with an obvious intention that he didn't want to have more contact with him.
Seeing the majestic young man in front of him, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, Xue Gongju sighed in his heart and stretched out his hand to pull Xue Li, "Child..."
But Xue Li's eyes were filled with rejection.
He had no choice but to bow to Xiao Yu and said, "Brother Shi Wen, thank you for taking care of you for so many years. I will investigate the matter clearly and give you an explanation then."
The second half of the sentence was addressed to Xue Li. But Xue Li made no move. Xue Gongju didn't force himself too much, turned around and strode out of the door.
Outside the door, Xue Lun looked in anxiously over and over again. When Mr. Xue came out, he hurriedly greeted him: "What's the matter? Have you seen Xue Li? What should I say?"
Snapped!
A sharp slap was slapped, and Xue Gongju shouted: "What a good thing you did!"
"Master...brother, don't listen to his nonsense. I really..."
Xue Gongju ignored him and stepped directly onto the carriage. Surrounded by guards, the carriage slowly left Longmen County. Instead of returning to Jiangzhou, he went to Xue Li's village. He wanted to see Xue Li's young child with his own eyes. time home.
Xue Li's third uncle, Xue Lun, was dumbfounded. He covered his cheeks and watched the carriage leave, then looked back at Xue Li's house. I had a terrible thought in my mind.
It seems that Xue Li will not recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. Since he is not coming back to recognize his relatives, he is coming back to take revenge. What should he do? Now that he is powerful, how can we defeat him? It's over... maybe if he is cruel, we will all die...
No, we can’t sit still and wait for death!
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, made a decision, and walked to Liu's house.
After sending away the guests, Xiao Yu looked at Xue Li and asked: "Really don't think about it? Although your uncles are not good to you, they cannot represent the Hedong Xue family. The Hedong Xue family can become a famous family in the world, and the family inheritance not bad."
The purpose of the remonstrance was obvious. Xiao Yu was sincerely interested in Xue Li, and there were only advantages and no disadvantages in recognizing this relative.
Xue Li also understood that the evil done by his uncles had nothing to do with the Xue family in Hedong. But when I was in trouble, I couldn't see my master's family. Now that I'm prosperous, my master's family immediately jumped out. Such behavior... It's really uncomfortable.
Xiao Yu understood what Xue Li meant, patted his shoulder and comforted him: "I understand what you are thinking. But this is a big family, and all nobles behave like this. Including our Lanling Xiao family."
"What Xue Gongju said just now is also true. When a family has been passed down for hundreds of years, there are too many branches, and the main family cannot control them too closely. They can only rely on each branch to establish a family and make a living on their own. The main family cannot provide it. With no help, I have no qualifications to restrain them from obeying the rules."
Xue Li asked back: "In that case, why are you so insistent on letting me recognize my ancestor and return to my clan?"
Xiao Yu smiled, "That's not surprising. The zeal of a gentleman will last for five generations! If you rely solely on the main family to maintain the appearance of the Xue family in Hedong, it will decline in a few generations. After all, no one can guarantee this. There are talents from generation to generation."
"If the main family has no one, then it is necessary to choose the best from the side branches to establish a household. Only in this way can the Xue family in Hedong have top figures standing in front of them from generation to generation. This is also the source of the sustainable inheritance of a large family. From the outside, it depends on the bloodline Origin. But for the people of my clan, the main line and branch lines are not static. Only those who can truly succeed are the right path for the glory and sustainability of a big family."
"For example, the reason why the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes have been able to thrive for hundreds of years is because they strictly adhere to the rules of those who are capable and the mediocre."
"If you choose to recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, if my prediction is correct, when your status, fame and age are reached, you will be the next, or the next, leader of the Xue clan."
Xue Li shook his head and said: "Father, you know, I don't care about this. Besides, aren't they a little shameless in doing this? They are too eager for quick success. They dislike the poor and love the rich, and are only interested in profit. They are acting like one person. Such a family It’s okay if you don’t want to.”
Xiao Yu smiled and pulled Xue Li to sit down and chat, "Silly boy, you are so childish. When you become the patriarch and face so many people in a big family, you will know the difficulties."
"We can't blame them for being profit-seeking. Everyone in the world is partial. If we don't find a talented Xue family to guard the power and wealth originally in the hands of the Xue family, we can only watch helplessly as outsiders take advantage of others and the family declines."
"If you choose from a branch of the clan, it's still something from the Xue family, which is better than something from an outsider that's cheaper. So you have to understand."
Xue Li nodded: "Children can understand what the adoptive father said, but understanding does not mean agreeing with them, and it does not mean that we should integrate into them."
Xiao Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Oh...you, you just followed Rui'er for too long and were led astray by him. Even if he is a reckless man or fool in the family, we can't all of our Xiao family be reckless. Idiot, right?"
"Although your brother is in the spotlight now, people say he is the number one in the Tang Dynasty, but it is him who worries me the most. It's not that you don't understand the principle that hardness is easy to break. Now that you have the ability and ability, the court can use it I have you, so it doesn’t matter if you are more arrogant. But what happens when you get older and the sun goes down?"
"Who can guarantee that he will be strong for a lifetime? At that time, haha, all the people who have offended him in the past will emerge and become enemies."
"Rui'er looks fearless and never worries about the future. Sigh... What about the future? What about the children? Not to mention that he can take over such wealth. If he really offends too many people, will he be able to support him? It’s hard to say…”
Seeing the sorrow on his adoptive father's face, Xue Li quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, adoptive father. Although my brother is a bit domineering, he is still measured. Although our Xiao family is not invincible, who wants to touch a few children?" , we have to think about it, as long as our brothers are here, no one dares to openly offend our Xiao family."
Xiao Yu sighed: "Well... Having said so much, I just want to advise you not to be as reckless as your brother. A gentleman should be like a dragon and a snake, and should live among the trees and geese. The combination of strength and softness is the best. The way to long-term protection.”
"You have become famous now, but after all, you are still young and have little knowledge. The Xue family in Hedong is looking for you because you are talented, and it is not that you are the only one."
"To put it bluntly, it is through this blood relationship that we can build a kind of mutual trust and support. Where you don't know, there are your own family members who will help you. Wherever you can reach out, you can contribute to the inheritance of the family. Yes. There is nothing wrong with you. After all, no one dares to say that he will never ask for help in his life. Walking alone is fast, but traveling together is far."
"This is a kind of benign mutual help, which is different from your third uncle and others' clinging to heaven."
Xue Li was silent for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "The child has listened to my foster father's teachings. Let me think about it."
