Song Tangning doesn't know much about the world, but he also knows that the world pities the weak.
Between her and the aristocratic family, she is weak and the Lu family is at fault, so she has the upper hand. But if she takes money from the Lu family and loses her righteousness, no one will sympathize with a gold and silver slammer. A stinky person.
Those people would only think that her previous aggressiveness in intimidating the Lu family was for gold and silver, and that her greed for money and power was not so innocent. Not only would she have tarnished her own reputation, but she would also have tarnished the reputations of her aunt and grandfather.
not to mention……
Song Tangning lowered his eyes to hide his thoughts.
She wanted to protect her brother.
Whatever her brother did, he was wandering on the edge of the abyss every step of the way. If he was not careful, he would be doomed. She was worried about his situation, but she also knew that the world would not allow him to retreat.
If you retreat, you will die.
Tangning couldn't persuade him, so she could only do her best to help him.
While he had a bad reputation, she accumulated a good reputation.
He was slandered and ostracized by the family and walked alone in the court, so she would find enough "like-minded" people for him so that he would not fight alone.
It is too difficult to eradicate the power of the aristocratic family, but if there are enough students from poor families in the court and can win over enough high-ranking courtiers, the power of the aristocratic family will naturally be squeezed.
She knew that her ability was small and she might not be able to achieve that step, but as long as she did enough and had a big enough impact, even if one day the imperial power changed and Xiao Yan was liquidated, she would not be helpless and could only stand there. Watching him being convicted.
Song Tangning was afraid that his brother would laugh at him for not knowing how high the world was, and he was also afraid that he would laugh at his own whims.
She just kept this thought secretly in her heart, and when she raised her eyes, she only mentioned the Lu family.
"If we plan to build an academy, not only will we be able to win over students from poor families, but also those Qingliu courtiers in the court who have no dealings with the aristocratic family will also turn to me. With them here, the Lu family will not dare to touch me even if they have a grudge, and the connections that my grandfather left behind will also If you can take the opportunity to use it, it will not be put aside in vain and give others an advantage."
More importantly, Tang Ning has other ambitions.
She originally wanted to build a women's concubine. The idea came to her when Mrs. Qin talked to her about the current situation of women that day. However, she knew that if she just planned to build a women's conservatory, she would not get much support, and it would be difficult to borrow money from those poor scholars. With the hands of courtiers, the Lu family was pushed to the forefront.
She is not the little girl who didn't understand anything at first, so she naturally understands the importance of taking advantage of the situation.
She wanted to win over those people first, use their power to force the Lu family to give in, and then take advantage of the situation to bring up the matter of the women's college. Under the cover of those poor students, it would not be surprising to accept a few female masters and female disciples. , others won’t talk much about it.
Song Tangning knew that her ideas might still lack a lot and she was not mature enough. She couldn't help but look at Xiao Yan and said:
"The Lu family and I have already reached such a quarrel. Instead of breaking up and hurting both sides, it's better to take the opportunity to gain some good reputation. As much as the Lu family takes from me, I only need three times the amount of books to compensate for it, and I don't want any other gold or silver. Brother Do you think this is good?"
Xiao Yan looked at the little girl next to him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
This method is not only good, it is surprisingly good.
He originally thought that the little girl only cared about being a daughter, and that the quarrel with the Lu family was mostly to vent her anger, but he didn't expect that she could think of so many things without anyone reminding her.
In the final analysis, the matter between Song Tangning and the Lu family is just a private matter between the two families. No matter how big the quarrel is, it will not concern anyone else. The others can at best just watch the excitement and use it as a joke to disparage the Lu family. However, even though it was the Lu family who deceived them in the first place, She was the one who gave those things away after all. Song Tangning's fight with the Lu family would certainly bring disrepute to the Lu family, but she would also be criticized by some pedantic people, which was not much better than the Lu family.
But if her request for the Lu family's property was not selfish, but was for the purpose of building an academy for poor students, then the meaning would be completely different.
Not to mention those poor students from poor families who are eager to get ahead, even courtiers like Cao Dejiang, who are already at a high level but come from poor families, will also help.
Then Song Tangning won't have to fight with the Lu family in an ugly way, and the Lu family will be able to have their skin peeled off.
Xiao Yan didn't expect that the little girl who cried after being frightened by him for a few words would actually have such thoughts. He tapped his fingers on the table.
"It is indeed a good idea to build an academy. Your current situation is far better than directly fighting with the Lu family. However, if you want to build an academy, you will need more than a few books. And it is too cheap for the Lu family to pay back three times."
Although he was trying to gain fame for Tang Ning and win over the students from poor families to jointly resist the aristocratic families, in the final analysis, he was also trying to find a way out for those students. In the past few years, there had been constant disputes between the poor families and the aristocratic families in the court. Now Tang Ning wanted to take advantage of the situation. Those among us who claim to be clean cannot be spared.
If the blood of the Lu family is going to come out, other people will have to do it too.
Xiao Yan tapped his fingers on the table and made a "tuk-tuk" sound. After a moment, he said calmly: "Tomorrow is the three-day period. I will write two papers for you later, and you will send one to me." Go to Jingzhao Mansion, and I will deliver the other copy to the palace for you."
"I will explain the matter between you and the Lu family clearly to your majesty, and then ask you to erect a monument of literary virtues in front of the academy, and write on it all the achievements of those who contributed to the construction of the academy. The people of the Lu family will definitely They will come looking for you, and when the time comes, you and them can talk, but you don’t have to ask for half of the Lu family’s collection of books, and make Lu Chongyuan promise to personally inscribe and erect a monument for the academy on the day it opens.”
"If the Lu family refuses, you can directly hand over the list to Jingzhao Mansion and Yushitai, and ask them to submit it to His Majesty, who will judge the matter."
Song Tangning's eyes widened when she heard this. She just wanted to peel off a layer of the Lu family's skin, but brother wanted to cut out the Lu family's flesh and blood and take half of their lives.
Not to mention the collection of books, just the inscriptions would make Lu Chongyuan faint.
The purpose of opening an academy for students from poor families is to cultivate the backbone of the resistance family. It is good if people from the family do not come to pick fights.
But once Lu Chongyuan inscribed his name, how could the aristocratic family headed by the Lu family have the nerve to be in trouble anymore?
"Will Lu Chongyuan agree?" Tangning hesitated.
"He can."
Xiao Yan said with absolute certainty.
If it were before Lu Zhinian's accident, the Lu family might have other ideas, but now that Lu Zhinian is in his hands, they can't touch Xiao Haitang, and they don't want to completely ruin the reputation of the fourth prince.
As long as the bottom line of the Lu family is blocked and they will feel heartache but not fall out, then Lu Chongyuan will be happy to "spend money to eliminate the disaster". Even if this willingness is mixed with humiliation, he will grit his teeth and admit it.
Xiao Yan said, "Just do it with confidence and boldness."
Song Tangning instantly felt relieved when he heard this: "Okay, I will listen to my brother."
