Logically speaking, the family should be the backing and support of the individual, rather than being a hindrance.
Although Xun You cares about the entire family, this does not mean that he does not care about his personal fame, fortune and future.
The benefits that an individual can obtain from the family also need to be improved by personal status. The higher the personal status, the higher the status and voice in the family and the benefits will be. This is a matter of course.
Xun You joined Liu Bei's camp partly because of his own wishes and partly because of the hope of his family.
When he first joined, the ratio of Liu Bei and his family in his heart was about one to nine.
As time went by, the ratio of Liu Bei and his family gradually changed from 1:9 to 2:8, then 3:7, and then 4:6.
After the Battle of Sichuan and Sichuan, especially after Liu Bei showed his talents and publicly "created" "The Road to Shu" in front of everyone, the ratio became five to five.
He recognized Liu Bei as his master. He was impressed by Liu Bei's ability and talent, and deeply admired Liu Bei. He believed that Liu Bei's power and great future were far beyond his current state, and he believed that Liu Bei's future would be even more brilliant.
For him, following Liu Bei and gaining Liu Bei's trust and appointment was the best way to realize his personal value. Therefore, he believed that his family was as important as his future under Liu Bei.
This is a critical node.
Generally speaking, the maximum ratio between family and personal future is this ratio.
Everyone is split 50-50, I love the future, and I also love my family. This is the optimal ratio of opinions between the master and the family among talents from big families.
But this situation is not set in stone.
Especially when the family becomes a hindrance or even a cheating presence, personal resentment towards the family will gradually accumulate.
In Xun You's mind, it has become a superior possibility to follow Liu Bei to make contributions and realize his life goals. It is easier to realize his personal ideals than any other path he takes.
At the same time, he also believed that if the Xun family wanted to move to a higher level, following Liu Bei was the best way. No other way could compare to this way.
But the family fell apart at this time.
Not only did he pull him apart, but also because of his family background, Liu Bei doubted him for the first time, so he did not call him to participate in the confidential meeting.
This is an extremely terrible thing to be excluded from the core decision-making circle. The occurrence of this incident made Xun You extremely uneasy.
This time, under Jia Xu's persuasion, Liu Bei trusted Xun You, gave him his trust, and saved everything.
But what if there is a next time?
What if it's even more serious next time?
Will Liu Bei always believe in himself and not care about his origin?
It's hard to say.
So Xun You began to worry about the long-term future again, and this worry prompted him to find Jia Xu.
On the one hand, he wanted to express his gratitude to Jia Xu for his previous help. On the other hand, he also wanted to consult Jia Xu about the future path.
"There is no need to thank me. I see your loyalty and ability. I think your intelligence is not inferior to mine. It is very important for the prince. The prince should not be without your help, so I The purpose of persuading people is for the sake of the king, not for you."
Jia Xu's words were still cold and without warmth, but to Xun You's ears at this moment, they sounded inexplicably sweet.
"No matter what, Wen He, I still want to thank you. Without your words to persuade me, Junhou may not have forgiven me so quickly."
Xun You sighed: "No matter what, this is not a problem that can be easily solved. I still understand this."
"Forgive you? You didn't make any big mistakes."
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Junhou is not a narrow-minded person, he will not really doubt you because of some trivial things, but I really want to say one thing, your family is a kind of help to you, but sometimes, It will also become a hindrance.”
Xun You was silent for a moment and nodded slowly.
"I once made it clear to my family that your future prospects are limitless and that following you closely is the most correct choice. However, my family has many worries and does not want to believe me. Today, it has finally become a major hidden danger for me. Very worried.”
Jia Xu thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Being from a rich family, you have such worries, right? Anyway, I don't have such worries. I only need to be loyal to the king, that's enough. I don't need to pay attention to anything else. This is not a problem for me. Such joy."
Xun You became even more depressed when he heard this.
For this reason, on a holiday one day later, Xun You took the initiative to visit Xun Shuang at Xun Shuang's house in the city, and had an exchange with Xun Shuang about the family's attitude towards Liu Bei.
"I deeply admire your foresight, but in this matter, I think your consideration is really inappropriate."
Xun You's words made Xun Shuang feel unhappy.
"Do you think that I, the Xun family, should give Liu Bei my concubine?"
"Exactly."
Xun You said slowly: "Looking at the heroes in the world, have you ever seen anyone better than Liu Qiaoqi? Have you ever seen anyone who has experienced what Liu Qiaoqi has experienced? I have never seen it. In my eyes, Liu Qiao is one of the best among men, with far-reaching wisdom and heroic ambition, making him an outstanding figure.
For such an outstanding person, why should he stick to his family's status and his own status? Temporary losses cannot represent long-term consequences. It’s not like the family has never made such a decision before. If it could be made at the beginning, why can’t it be made now? Or are you worried about something? "
Xun Shuang looked at Xun You and sighed deeply.
"Before, my attitude was towards marrying Liu Bei, and I had even chosen the most suitable candidate. But in the end, I still had concerns, so I didn't make a decision. The family's reputation and the like were just my concerns. A small reason, not the main reason.
The main reason is still the current situation in Luoyang. Liu Bei surrenders to the emperor and confronts the Yuan and He families. If it were just the He and Yuan families, I would not be worried. But the problem is, who is behind the He and Yuan families? The queen is the eldest son of the emperor!
The eldest son of the emperor, he is also the eldest son of the emperor. The person who will inherit the status of emperor in the future, no matter how the emperor targets the He family, will he depose his own son? Who do you think Liu Bei is fighting against? He is fighting against the future emperor! How could I not feel worried? "
What everyone can think of, can Liu Bei and the emperor not think of it?
They have already made up their minds!
Although he wanted to reveal all the secrets so that Xun Shuang could make the right choice, Xun You was a man of his word. He did not want to live up to Liu Bei's expectations of him, and he could not bear betrayal.
So he kept the secret secret and did not reveal a word to Xun Shuang.
He could only choose to make innuendo.
"This is something that everyone in the world can understand. You can understand it. How can the emperor and Liu Qiaoqi not understand it? Despite this, Liu Qiaoqi still chose loyalty. The emperor will definitely be very happy, so why would he consider it? What about these things?"
"No matter how much you think about it, as long as the person who inherits the throne is Prince Ben, there will always be great hidden dangers!"
Xun Shuang said dissatisfied: "In my opinion, the emperor did not want to abolish the elder and establish the younger. Otherwise, he should have abolished the queen long ago. But now the queen is still He's family, and the general is also He's family. What does this mean? ? It means that the emperor has never thought about abolishing the elders and establishing young ones. He...he is acting randomly!
It doesn't matter what kind of outstanding person Liu Xuande is at this time. He is too loyal. Loyalty is a bit pedantic. He accompanies the emperor to go around and satisfy the emperor's desires. This is foolish loyalty, his biggest shortcoming, and his fate. Where the door is, he starts from loyalty and will inevitably destroy it by loyalty! You, you can't lose your mind on this matter! "
Xun Shuang was dissatisfied with Xun You's attitude towards Liu Bei, so he beat Xun You and asked Xun You to focus more on his family.
Xun You was speechless about Xun Shuang's judgment.
Because he knew that without crucial information, the conclusion drawn by Xun Shuang would already be the final conclusion. There could be no more direct and accurate conclusion than this.
Xun Shuang lacked a vital piece of information, and this information was something that Xun You could not tell him no matter what.
With a gloomy mood, Xun You left Xun Shuang's house and went to the military camp to find Liu Bei who was busy preparing for important events. He told everything about the conversation between him and Xun Shuang today without reservation.
(End of chapter)
