Nandi, Chen Mansion
Chen Jiaye couldn't put it down and looked at Xie Zhan's plan. He was really excited.
But once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. He knows very well that top counselors like Xue Guangxian and Xie Zhan are like a double-edged sword. When you are willing to serve as your master, you can be invincible when used; otherwise, if you use it forcefully, it will devour the master.
Upset, really upset!
Then, he happened to see his youngest son whistling and carrying a birdcage in. He immediately called him over and cursed him.
Chen Jin begged for mercy, "Dad, you can't just take it out on me when you're upset."
Chen Jiayu on the side smiled and said, "I know your father is upset, but you still come to provoke him. Who else are you scolding?"
"Dad, second uncle, I know what you are upset about. Don't you just have doubts about Xie Zhan and don't dare to use his suggestions. I think this matter can be easily solved."
Chen Jiaye was upset and didn't want to deal with this unreasonable son.
However, Chen Jiayu was quite curious about what opinions this nephew, who had always been unlearned, could express, "How to solve it? Let's talk about it."
Chen Jin said carelessly, "It's a marriage! As the saying goes, if the relationship is not enough and the money is not enough, the relationship will not be strong enough to form a marriage!"
"And to capture the thief first, capture the king. First, choose a good one from the clan and marry him to Xie Zhan. Then select a few suitable girls from the clan to marry young talents from the Xie family to deepen the relationship between the Xie family and our Chen family. Fusion." Chen Jin said proudly, "After Xie Zhan becomes the son-in-law of our old Chen family, are we still afraid that he has ulterior motives? He can deceive others, but he can't also deceive himself, right? After giving birth to a child, it will be terrible , he can’t even try so hard to make suggestions for the Chen family.”
Chen Jiaye glared at his son angrily. Did he think he hadn't thought about it? It's just that Xie Zhan is a married man, and his wife was granted marriage by the Queen Mother. If he stops his wife and marries again, it will be an additional crime.
unless……
No, in this case, Xie Zhan has to abide by the rules.
Xie Zhan himself was observing his father's filial piety, plus his wife's filial piety, and it was only the Year of the Monkey and the Moon when he married his step-brother.
"Ajin, you forgot, Xie Zhan is still observing filial piety."
"Dad, second uncle, why are you so cautious about him? He is a first-class criminal now. It would be nice if someone pulled him and his family out of the mire. There is no need to worry about his reputation being damaged. And this Isn’t it good? A person with a reputation that is not worthy of his reputation has no other choice but to rely on our Chen family."
"A Jin, you don't understand. You can't treat a talent like Xie Zhan by force."
Chen Jin complained in his heart, it is true that the predecessors planted trees for the next generation to enjoy the shade, but if his father had this kind of love for Xue Guangxian at the beginning, there would be no such thing as the following.
"Dad, second uncle, you can't do this. This is not how you train an eagle or a tiger. Once you take action, you have to tame these kind of birds and beasts. There is no point in being cautious and trying to please them. There is a process of getting used to each other. In this During the process, we must not be soft-hearted.”
"Brother, what A Jin said makes sense." Chen Jiayu looked at his nephew curiously. He didn't expect that he, who was always flirting with chickens and dogs, would have such insight.
Chen Jiaye is also considering, then, who should be arranged to marry Xie Zhan?
The status cannot be too low. Anything too low would be humiliating to him and would not be able to tie him down. The Chen family wanted to marry him, not enmity. But now among the direct branches of the Chen family, the only one of suitable age and ready to be married is his youngest daughter Chen Baozhu.
Chen Jiaye was still hesitating, but he expressed his concerns.
"Dad, if you don't want to let go of your child, and you can't trap a wolf, just let your little sister get married. And it's not good to discuss the marriage directly. Let's cook the rice first, and then attack him!" Chen Jin suggested excitedly, this good brother The suggestion was so good that he won his heart.
The two brothers Chen Jiaye looked at each other and said nothing.
Chang'an City, Lu Family
Luo Tieniu rode alone, day and night, and spent about twelve days on the return road before finally returning to Chang'an.
Lu Desheng and Jiang summoned him together to learn about their wonderful deeds along the way.
According to the distance of the convoy, Yang Wei's escort and the people escorting them would arrive in Chang'an in at most seven days and eight days.
Seeing his tired face, Lu Desheng waved him down and ordered the housekeeper to prepare food, hot water and a room for him to rest.
"I'll make arrangements." Ms. Jiang said. She motioned for Luo Tieniu to follow her out. She wanted to know more about what happened to her little girl and son on the road.
When Lu Desheng was the only one left in the study, with his hands behind his back, Lu Desheng understood Luo Tieniu's intention of returning first, not to let him prepare early.
In fact, their family is almost ready, and the bulk of their property has been taken care of. That is, His outward will has been suppressed and delayed. He had to do something, he couldn't wait any longer like before!
So, as soon as Lu Zhiyuan came back from outside, he was invited to his father's study.
"I heard that you have been having conflicts with others recently?"
As soon as Lu Zhiyuan entered the door, he was asked about this matter. He felt aggrieved at the moment. He didn't know why, but he had been particularly unhappy recently.
"Dad, please listen to my explanation. Some things are really not my son's fault..."
Lu Desheng listened quietly. He knew that his son was implicated in some things. Zhang Xian's rise to power made Zuo Anmin unhappy to some extent. The people under his command couldn't do anything to him and Zhang Xian, but they couldn't find any reason to embarrass his son?
"You make a list of those people who have brought bad luck to you recently, and let your father vent your anger!"
"Dad--" Lu Zhiyuan was moved. God knows, in order to get rid of these properties properly, he did suffer a lot during this period.
Lu Desheng patted him on the shoulder, "No matter what, your surname is Lu, and you can't write two characters for Lu in one stroke."
Lu Zhiyuan kept nodding his head, yes, his father beat him again and again, scolded him again and again, and he was not ambiguous when it was time to protect him.
So, next, many officials in Chang'an City were unlucky.
Many people were scolded by Lu Desheng for an excuse. These were all minor, and some of them were even scolded by him at home.
Lu Desheng asked someone to move a long bench and put it in front of the house. Then he opened the thick little book he carried with him and cursed each house one by one.
All those old stories about old millet and rotten sesame seeds have been uncovered. God knows, many of them are scandalous things that have finally passed, such as the unsightly history of getting rich, secretly taking advantage of the poor family, and giving his wife to Shang Feng to sleep with in order to get promoted. , the fig leaf on these people's faces was ripped away by Lu Desheng.
The common people love to hear these gossips. In addition, the naval army that Lu Desheng had been raising was also gone. For a while, Chang'an City was extremely lively.
Lu Desheng was also very frank. Every time he finished scolding someone, he would add, "I'm not dead yet. Even though Lu Zhiyuan is incompetent, you can't bully him."
This was clearly out of anger for his son, and it also made it clear that he had a reason for making such a fuss.
After thinking about it carefully, it is true that those who were approached by Lu Desheng were all those who had bullied the Lu family in the past two or three months. It's just that the officials under Zuo Anmin were the hardest hit.
Of course, there are also people who are so angry that they threaten to report Lu Desheng to the police, but are Lu Desheng afraid?
"I have a gold medal to avoid death. I have a point. Do you believe it or not, even if I beat you to death, I will be fine?"
