He looked at the child again. Between his brows and eyes, he had a facial resemblance to himself, or to be precise, to his mother. Huang Qiong sighed, touched the child's head again and said: "This rosary was given to me by my mother. I have always carried it with me these years. Every time I am upset, I just need to put this rosary on my body." Holding a rosary in your hand, you can calm down no matter how confused your mind is. I will give you this rosary. From now on, if you are upset, you can use it to calm down."
Seeing the rosary that Huang Qiong personally put on his wrist, the child did not dare to ask for it for a moment, but looked at his grandfather. It wasn't until my grandfather nodded gently that he knelt down and kowtowed in thanks. After the child exited, Huang Qiong thought for a while, picked up a pen and wrote down a number of book titles on a piece of paper, handed it to the head of the family and said: "This child was well educated by the head of the house. I can see that the head of the house is very fond of him." This child has put a lot of effort into it. But in the future, he will be able to bear the trust that the family owner places on him. "
"It depends on the head of the family. What he should do next also depends on his own growth. But I think that with a grandfather like the head of the family and a father like Fan Dao, he should not be able to teach a prodigal son. These books are what I originally thought My mother taught me to read when he was this old. It must be helpful for the child's growth. It is good to read more. Only by reading more can you understand things and understand the truth. But the Fan family is a family after all, and books must be read. , but don’t focus all your energy on reading.”
Huang Qiong's words made the head of the family have mixed emotions. Huang Qiong made it clear that this child was the child of the Fan family. He really likes this kid, but he doesn't recognize him. This made the owner feel relieved. When the child first came in, he was really worried that Huang Qiong would take the child away by force. Although this child is not a real bloodline of the Fan family. But let’s not talk about how much effort he and Fan Dao put into this child. The child's intelligence alone makes the owner of the family fall in love with him.
To be honest, there are many talented people among the Fan family’s children. But the head of the family has lived for decades, and this is the first time he has seen someone as smart as this child. No matter what you learn, you can almost understand it in one click. When reading, you can say that you never forget what you have read. At a young age, he mastered Yan style calligraphy. Even Fan Jian felt quite ashamed when he saw it. In the words of the Hanlin official who taught him how to read, if this child becomes a Jinshi in the future. With this intelligence, he will surely become a very popular minister in the future.
When I taught him martial arts, I didn't have to put in much effort at all. Whether it's internal strength or moves, I never have to teach them a second time. It only takes one time to understand clearly. Moreover, this child is not only smart, but also quite diligent. No one needs to supervise me every day whether I am studying or practicing martial arts. The head of the house almost couldn't live without this child. Sometimes, when no one is around, the head of the family wonders if the people in this Heavenly Family are smarter than others since they were born.
The head of the family now often thinks that in the future, he will go beyond Fan Dao and hand over the head of the family directly to this child. Not mentioning the child's true identity made the court quite taboo on the Fan family. As long as the Fan family doesn't seek death, this master will never touch the Fan family. Just saying that this child is smart, the head of the family knows that if the Fan family is handed over to this child. He might be able to do even better than himself and the previous head of the family. Because of this, the head of the Fan family simply cannot accept the fact that Huang Qiong recognizes this child.
This is not only a matter of the Fan family's face, but also because he likes this child so much that he has always regarded him as his own grandson. When the child came in, the head of the house felt anxious. She was afraid that Huang Qiong would recognize the child when she saw him. Fortunately, Huang Qiong's promise made him feel relieved. Seeing the head of the house's relieved expression after hearing his disguised promise, Huang Qiong said nothing more. After a while of silence, I said I was a little tired, so I went back to rest.
Wait until Huang Qiong is sent back respectfully. The exhausted head of the house almost collapsed on the chair. When Nangong Mei walked in, she didn't know what to say when she saw the tired look of the owner. Looking up at Nangong Mei, the head of the family shook his head and said: "I still understand your thoughts. But you shouldn't take this risk with your child. Fortunately, he still understands and is sober, otherwise it would really It will be difficult to end this. The Fan family cannot afford to lose this child."
Nangong Mei understood everything at the head of the family's words. The secret that I had kept well hidden was nothing in front of my father-in-law. Looking at the old face of the head of the family, I remembered that the head of the house had always treated me like a daughter. Nangong Mei, who felt strange in her heart, couldn't help but kneel down in front of the family master. But just when she was about to say something, the head of the family waved his hand. He helped her up with his own hands and said, "Remember, he is the eldest grandson of the Fan family. He has no other identity except the eldest grandson of the Fan family."
"I have long said that he is the eldest son and grandson who will take over the Fan family in the future. He is also Dao'er's biological flesh and blood and Dao'er's only son. There are some things that I hope my children will never know. Children, these years have also It’s a shame for you. Without you, the entire Fan family would probably have grass and trees growing on their graves. So, don’t feel too guilty. Nowadays, the children of the Fan family are living an increasingly luxurious life. This is not a good phenomenon. Discipline them well. My son, everything in the Fan family will depend on him in the future."
After that, after waving his hand to signal Nangong Mei to leave, the head of the family sighed and said nothing more. But the head of the family knew the purpose of the episode where Nangong Mei sent the child in. She was worried that something would anger the Lord. The master was already very dissatisfied with the Fan family, the lack of timely information from the Western Regions, and many other things in recent times. Although she had gone through her own explanation, Nangong Mei didn't know how much Huang Qiong had listened to her words.
After dinner, the host had a secret conversation with the head of the family. Nangong Mei had been worried that Huang Qiong would make some fuss at this time. The head of the family is old, even though he is an old man and a ghost. But once the response is wrong, it can easily cause big trouble for the Fan family. Therefore, she sent the child inside. I just hope that Huang Qiong will never cause trouble to the Fan family for the sake of her children. How could the head of the family not see Nangong Mei’s intentions? But even though he knew that Nangong Mei was trying to protect herself, the head of the family was still very dissatisfied.
He was really worried about what the Lord would do after seeing the child. That kid is really outstanding. The Fan family needs a super capable future head, but that head needs a qualified heir even more. If that master really snatched the child away openly, what could the Fan family do? At that time, not only will the Fan family's reputation suffer a devastating blow, but they will also lose an heir they have painstakingly cultivated. The head of the family didn't even know what would happen if he lost this child.
Fortunately, the master still knew Nangong Mei's painstaking efforts. Even though he could see the love for the child in his eyes, it didn't show anything in the end. And the final attitude was to respect the Fan family's decision. This made the head of the family finally breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that this time it was completely stable. After Nangong Mei left, the head of the family pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly. Although he was very tired, he still didn't dare to rest. After all, the Holy Driver is at their home, how dare he rest easily?
And how does this head of the family know that Huang Qiong has put so much effort into choosing the Fan family as the place to stay? One scholar, two peasants, three soldiers, four craftsmen, and five merchants. This first class of people are naturally Confucian scholars, to put it bluntly, they are officials and scholars. Among them, in this dynasty, the officials who were born as Jinshi and had a much higher status than the so-called miscellaneous class officials who were elected officials or who were donated children. Next are the farmers. Farmers who work hard every day may not be able to satisfy their hunger, but in fact their status is still quite high.
But the so-called second place is just a nominal position. In fact, basically anyone with a little bit of money can bully them to death. Even businessmen whose status is far lower than them can regard them as fish. Three soldiers and four craftsmen are soldiers and craftsmen. The lowest status is the merchant. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, no matter how rich you were as a businessman, you could not wear silk and satin. Before the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the children of merchants were strictly prohibited from taking the Jinshi examination.
It is possible to take the imperial examination, but after the examination is completed, no further examination is allowed. Children of businessmen were not allowed to participate in the election of officials. Officials are not allowed to associate with businessmen and will be dismissed from office if they are found doing so. It was only during the reign of Emperor Gaozong that merchant children were allowed to take part in the palace examination. But don't look at the officials who are businessmen and monks. They have a lot of money behind them to support and pave the way. However, even if one is a Jinshi, he is still not allowed to be an official of third rank or above, nor is he allowed to be the chief official of the Lu Mansion. You are not allowed to be a supervisory official or an academic administrator.
Nowadays, the social atmosphere is becoming more and more luxurious, and the laws and regulations are becoming more and more relaxed. No one cares about what to wear. But when businessmen become officials, they are still not allowed to touch many things. But it still shows that the status of businessmen is very low. Even though those officials collect a large amount of filial piety from businessmen every year, their relationship with the businessmen still does not dare to be exposed. In the eyes of the emperors of Da Qi, merchants had a lot of money in their hands. If they were given power and status in the world, what else would the emperor do in this world?
Coupled with the collusion between officials and businessmen, they preyed on the people and made huge profits. The methods used by businessmen to lure people into trouble made all the emperors of Da Qi very disgusted. In particular, the Guilin County Prince's Palace made the emperor even more disgusted with businessmen. Businessmen in Daqi have always been tools used by officials to make profits. When Huang Qiong went south, although he lived in the Fan family, he paid a private visit incognito. He was stationed at Fan's house, and even the officials of Xiangyang Mansion didn't know anything about it.
When the Fan family welcomed him, it could be said that they welcomed loneliness, but it could be said that they received no benefit at all. But this time Huang Qiong's return to Beijing was fair and aboveboard. He was only accompanied by Cao Rui's army of 20,000 troops and horses. Thousands of troops and horses escorted the emperor back to Beijing, which was known to the whole world. However, Huang Qiong chose to live in the Fan family despite the many bright gardens in Xiangyang Prefecture and the Yamen of the Xiangyang Prefecture. It is to show the world that the court now attaches great importance to businessmen and prepare for the next change.
It's just that the head of the family didn't understand Huang Qiong's painstaking efforts for a while. He also thought that this Lord came to Fan's house because of someone. In fact, if Huang Qiong had not prepared to work hard to support businessmen, how could Huang Qiong settle in a business family like the Fan family just because of a woman? He was the current emperor, and his every move represented the direction of the entire Da Qi administration. Where to stay is not a casual decision. No matter how enthusiastic the Fan family was and no matter how hard they tried, Huang Qiong would not agree to stay at the Fan family.
The Fan family wanted to use the emperor's presence at the Fan family to improve their status. To avoid certain aspects from causing trouble for the Fan family in the future. But Huang Qiong wanted to stay at Fan's house to express to the world the government's next policy. Supporting businessmen, replacing the decreasing agricultural taxes with commercial taxes in the future, and reducing the burden on farmers, this is Huang Qiong's next idea. The rich in the world is the real wealth. After all, there are more farmers in the world.
