People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 832 Unreasonable and pedantic

Cui Fu looked at the person and said, "Did you leave something behind?"

Lu Xinzuo walked into the small courtyard and applauded, "Young Master Cui just said something wonderful."

There was also an old man who came in with Lu Xinzuo, Cui Fu asked curiously: "This is..."

The old man bowed and said, "I'm just a merchant from Jiangnan. My surname is Xu, and my first name is Zhu. You can call me Old Man Xu. Everyone calls me that."

Cui Fu knew Lu Xinzuo's financial resources well. Cui Fu asked, "Old man Xu, how much money do you have?"

The old man Xu laughed and said, "The family fortune is only a million dollars."

"Millions!" Cui Fu was a little surprised when he heard this number.

Lu Xinzuo nodded, "He came to Shandong from Jiangnan to do business. When you came to visit my house, it was because it was difficult for me to see you when he was here. There are many wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, but they are all low-key."

The old man Xu said with a smile: "I don't know how Mr. Cui is sure that the Shandong gentry will really fall?"

Cui Fu nodded and said: "Of course there are smart people among the children of the aristocratic family. Some smart people must have discovered some clues. They will tell others, but interesting things will happen next."

After sitting down again, Cui Fu said: "In the aristocratic family, the younger generation cannot disobey the elders. As long as the elders disagree, it is useless no matter how correct the younger generation is, let alone do things against the wishes of the elders. Before they were alive, they had no idea that the world has changed a lot."

Following Wang Sheng who left Taiyuan all the way, and his father Wang Yu all the way to Daishan, there is a pavilion at the foot of Daishan, where the elders of the five surnames often gather.

Zheng Po smiled and walked into the pavilion first, followed by Wang Sheng.

People from the Li family of Zhaojun, the Cui family of Boling, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Wang family of Taiyuan have all arrived here.

The people from the Li family in Zhao County spoke first and said, "I have read the letter, has the matter reached this point now?"

Facing the elders, Wang Sheng saluted and said: "It has indeed reached this point."

The family member of the Boling Cui family said: "You said that the family is going to end, the family is going to collapse, this old man's ears are almost callused, boy of the Wang family, if you don't write a book about how the family will fall Well, maybe us old men still have the heart to take a look."

Everyone present was smiling, except the Patriarch of Taiyuan Wang's complexion was not very good-looking.

There was some mockery on the faces of the others.

"Speaking of old Zheng's family, your family's peach blossom wine should be ready. I'll send some to the old man sometime." Said another clan member of the Cui family.

Wang Sheng also looked at the person who spoke. This old man's hair was already grey. Now that the Cui family has changed the head of the family, this old man is the father of the current head of the Cui family. This old man is extremely conceited.

Wang Sheng said again: "Once there is a big change, let alone Li Shimin, those ordinary people will rebel against us."

Zheng Po couldn't help laughing, "Those common people, Mr. Wang is talking about those stupid common people? They don't know how to read, let alone understand the truth. They can still rebel against us. Which Taoist priest did you listen to?"

After speaking, the frivolous smile on his face grew stronger.

Wang Sheng's eyes were full of anger: "Mr. Zheng, we can't use all the wealth of the family to make jokes."

Zheng Pou said: "Even if you are right, we can't tell the outside world that the family is going to end. Of course, we will send people to the court to ask Li Shimin what he means."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Po looked at the elders of the five surnames, "Elders, are you right?"

Everyone also remained silent and ignored Zheng Pou's words, each with their own plans in their expressions.

Zheng Pou said again: "Nowadays there are tens of thousands of scholars in the aristocratic family. Once you say that the dead family is going to die, you say that all those scholars will leave the aristocratic family and draw a clear line with us. What confidence do we have to say that we are an aristocratic family? At that time, don't say that Li Shimin's death will not kill us, we will kill ourselves."

Fan Yang and Lu's people nodded, "That's quite right."

Wang Sheng continued: "Zheng Pou, what do you mean?"

Zheng pouted and said with a smile: "If a ship is going to sink, everyone should go into the water. If the five surnames can't get away, neither can the world's scholars. They are all our hostages. It's still the same sentence as long as the scholars are in our hands." , Li Shimin dare not turn the world upside down."

Wang Sheng said to everyone: "We must keep most of the scholars and our aristocratic family property before the incident happens."

Zheng Pou said: "Now the Li family in Zhao County and my Zheng family in Xingyang, when our two families are changing heads, it is not appropriate to make too many moves now."

Wang Sheng looked at Zheng Pou, "Now is the time when we live and die, so you are still thinking about how to sit as the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang?"

Zheng Po raised his head with displeasure, "Wang Sheng, no matter what, I am four years older than you, and you should treat me respectfully just because I am older than you. How can you still talk back to me?"

Wang Sheng said loudly: "I'm just talking about the facts."

Zheng Po pointed at Wang Sheng and said loudly: "You are presumptuous!"

Wang Sheng also looked at his father and asked in an inquiring tone, "Father."

Wang Yu was quiet for a long while before speaking, "Let's see the situation again, don't worry."

Wang Sheng looked at his father with incredible eyes, "Father, I..."

"Shut up!" Wang Yu said loudly, "Apologize to Mr. Zheng!"

Zheng pouted and looked at Wang Sheng with a smile and disdain.

Gritting his teeth, Wang Sheng turned around and walked out of the attic, looking at the clear sky for a while, feeling at a loss for what to do.

Conversations in the attic can still be heard.

Wang Sheng listened quietly to the conversation inside.

The old man of the Cui family said: "The words of the boy of the Wang family mean that we are saying that the family is going to die? What good does this do for us?"

Zheng Po said in a low voice: "If you really say that, those thousands of scholars who followed us might all leave."

The head of the Li family in Zhao County said: "The old man's daughter has not stopped lately, and she bought the family property and ran to Chang'an."

The old man of the Cui family said: "However, those scholars have been raising them, which is also a burden for our own family. These scholars are too good to eat. They are raising them, and they don't do anything. They only know how to eat rice and noodles. It’s really difficult to eat free food.”

Zheng Pou said: "Those scholars are our hostages. If Li Shimin is really in trouble, we can throw some of these scholars to Li Shimin. This will not only reduce our burden, but maybe let these scholars take the blame for us."

Cui's old man grinned: "You are still sensible."

Zheng Po smiled flatteringly, "What are scholars in the world used for? We are very polite to raise them. As for how to use them, it depends on our mood. Who treats them as human beings."

The old man of the Cui family laughed again.

(End of this chapter)