Chapter Thirteen Family Banquet
Zhu Xiongying talked about many things with He Xi in He Mansion.
After the conversation, Zhu Xiongying said, "I still miss He's food very much."
Zhu Xiongying mentioned this. What else could He Xi say. Naturally, Zhu Xiongying was left to eat.
He Xi's family of four naturally accompany him.
Zhu Xiongying was very casual in front of Princess Anqing, and Dayou really regarded this aunt as his mother.
He also loves his children He Yuansi and He Sinan very much. He said, "Uncle, my eldest cousin is already quite young now. I think it's time to let him go out and do some work. Or let him be a guard in the palace."
While talking, He Yuansi turned fifteen.
In ancient times, it was considered an adult.
Back then, Zhu Xiongying was working with He Xi at this age.
Now, Zhu Xiongying cares about He Yuansi, so he might as well give He Xi more tenderness and let He Xi think about more things, such as the future of the family.
He Xi said: "Yuansi is still young, and it is the time for him to study. At this time, he should not go out to do things. Wait until he succeeds in his studies. It will not be too late."
He Xi was also a little hesitant about He Yuansi's future.
He didn't know whether to arrange it or not. I don’t know how to arrange it.
As a father, having a son is always a problem. A son who is too obedient will not have much potential in the future. After all, those who have been able to do great things since ancient times have their own opinions and ideas, and they cannot be shaken no matter how much resistance there is.
Stop talking about father. Liu Bang's sharing of my share of the pie is clear proof.
However, since ancient times, there are only a few people who can achieve great things. It's survivorship bias. Most people who want to do great things die on the road to becoming great.
Looking back on everything now. He Xi boasts that if not, he brought so many things from later generations, if not, Zhu Yuanzhang's careful cultivation. He was determined not to reach his current position.
His son is naturally a very smart person. But the most indispensable thing in the world is smart people.
Of course, as He Xi's son, he has innate help in many things. But in the current situation, He Xi didn't think it was a good thing for his son to wallow in the court.
Yes, He Xi turned the Ming court in the direction he wanted. But the problem is that this does not mean that there is no power struggle in the Ming Dynasty.
In He Xi's opinion, this is even more. More frequent.
This is also related to the economic foundation.
In the agricultural era, the annual harvest was in spring and autumn. There are only so many interests, and if everyone competes for them, the frequency will not be too high. But in the industrial age, there is no inevitable connection between material production and weather. As interests increase, the entire production cycle accelerates, which is reflected in specific work and the frequency of work. In political life, the frequency of battles has also increased a lot.
He was going to die eventually. When he is gone, will his son remain undefeated in such a dangerous situation?
It's hard to say.
Perhaps, having a father who is too rebellious is the biggest curse for every son.
Because every son dreams of becoming just like his father when he grows up. For some people, it is a piece of cake, but for some people, it is impossible in three lifetimes.
Xu Da's expectations for Xu Huizu are probably the same.
But He Xi also felt that it was too cruel to her son to force him to become a wealthy and idle man.
But how to arrange it? He Xi didn't think clearly either.
According to He Xi's personal opinion, it is best for his son to do scientific research and work online. After all, in He Xi's opinion, today's scientific foundation is too simple. There is so much undeveloped land. If He Yuansi does scientific research honestly, the He family will become a scientific research family in the future. To put it poorly, they are called xue valve.
Although, the academic circle is not clean. He Xi had fought with those scholar-bureaucrats for most of his life, so he naturally knew that there were many decent people among them. But there are also a lot of nasty people
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However, the academic circle is always simpler and cleaner than other circles.
With his own shadow, probably no one dares to do anything to his descendants. After all, the gain outweighs the loss.
However, many things depend on the child’s own opinion.
He Xi sent He Siyuan to study under Zhang Zongde very early. Zhang Zongde was considered a master in the mechanical field in this era. Even surpassed He Xi long ago.
After all, He Xi can't make a steam engine by hand.
But He Siyuan's performance under Zhang Zongde was not very good. Because he was He Xi's son, no one dared to embarrass the eldest son.
He Xi's own plan may be aborted.
He Xi secretly thought: "If I have time, I should have a good talk with He Siyuan."
However, He Xi didn't care what kind of arrangements he had for He Siyuan. But he was determined not to let He Siyuan go to the palace.
He Xi knew exactly what Zhu Xiongying meant. Zhu Xiongying just wanted to use Ren Qing to fetter He Xi and make He Xi give up some unrealistic ideas after weighing the pros and cons.
Zhu Xiongying is kind to Princess Anqing and his two sons. it is true. After all, he spent a long time in the He family. The relationship between Zhu Xiongying and Princess Anqing is real.
But Zhu Xiongying, who has transformed into a politician, will not be completely emotional.
He was just using this emotion to tie He Xi more tightly.
The reason why He Xi didn't want He Yuansi to be a guard in the palace was simple. First of all, she didn't want He Yuansi to take the traditional noble route, which was to serve as a guard in the palace for a period of time. The guards around the emperor did not have many things to do, but their official positions were promoted very quickly.
Even every guard is an officer, not a soldier. When the time comes, you can start from hundreds of households or even camp officials.
But He Xi didn't want He Xi to work in the army.
After all, it's too dangerous.
He Xi has led troops and fought in battles. He naturally knows what is important if he wants to hang out in the army, which is military exploits. It's a record. The Ming Dynasty was far from peaceful.
The future will be like a war between North and South. Of course, there are no more battles involving hundreds of thousands or millions of people. But there will definitely be small battles. If nothing else, King Yan alone has a regiment of troops from the imperial court.
In the future, King Yan's western expedition will definitely be accompanied by a certain number of forbidden troops.
Not to mention, there will never be a shortage of wars in other directions and in all aspects.
In the age of firearms, middle- and lower-level generals were far from safe. Most of the middle- and lower-level generals commanded operations within the enemy's fire range.
In short, it's too dangerous.
Secondly, the relationship between He Xi and Zhu Xiongying is very subtle.
If He Xi has a good relationship with Zhu Xiongying. Zhu Xiongying's speed in poaching He Xi's subordinates will be greatly increased. I have to admit that in this era, the status of emperor is a bonus for many people.
The future that He Xi wants is a power system in which the power of the prime minister is independent from the power of the monarch.
As the founder, He Xi must make a good start.
Zhu Xiongying didn't pay much attention to He Xi's polite refusal. Over the years, Zhu Xiongying has finally found a way to deal with He Xi, which is to overcome strength with softness. If you don't fight with your husband, it will be difficult for the world to fight with you.
Zhu Xiongying only needed to make sure that he was in the position of emperor, and he didn't have to do anything else. He just followed He Xi's wishes.
In those three years, even the dogs were disgusted. Not to mention He Xi.
He Xi really did great things in his first assistant position. But He Xi has no enemies of his own? It's not that every time He Xi does something, more people will be harmed because of He Xi.
Bureaucrats themselves don’t want to be troublesome. But He Xi had to do something. In the eyes of many ministers, this is just a fool's errand.
If this is the case, how can no one object?
All Zhu Xiongying had to do was wait.
After this family dinner, Zhu Xiongying left. But the influence he brought penetrated deeply into He Xi's home.
In the dead of night, He Xi and Princess Anqing were lying on the bed.
In the darkness, the only sound left was the sound of the two breathing.
Suddenly, He Xi said, "If you have anything to ask, just say it. Don't hold it back."
We have been husband and wife for many years, and we are already familiar with each other and can no longer be familiar with each other. He Xi could tell from Princess Anqing's breathing that Princess Anqing was thoughtful. And what is this idea?
He Xi probably had some guesses. Princess Anqing is the daughter of the Zhu family after all.
