Wei Ni

Chapter 36

"The lax ones are connected, and the old ones are handed over from the new ones, so the great sacrifice is to repay the merits."

"Xia called Jiaping, Yin called Qingsi, Zhou used big wax, and Han changed it to wax. Those who use wax are hunters, and Yantian hunts animals to sacrifice to their ancestors."

——Ying Shao's "General Customs"

The New Year's Eve is approaching, and both inside and outside the capital city of Luoyang have become lively.

The mansion of Gongqing, which usually stands on a high mountain, began to worship the ancestors like the homes of Li and common people; decorated peach people, hung reeds, and painted tigers on the door, hoping to protect the evil.

The emperor's house is even more grand.

After the emperor Cao Rui led the clans to worship in the Taimiao, he also inherited the etiquette of the former Han Dynasty. A total of 12 children from the Zhonghuang sect aged 20 to [-] were selected as minzi, all of whom were made of red headbands and soap. Drums are played to drive away Nuo.

However, none of these excitement had anything to do with Xia Houhui.

Originally, he also intended to return to the ancestral hall at home to worship his ancestors according to the folk custom, but when he came to Anning Tinghou's mansion, the door guard in front of the mansion informed him that Xia Houheng had specially ordered him not to enter.

Let's just repeat it, he bowed again and again, asking Xia Houhui not to embarrass him as a servant.

Because if Xia Houhui went straight in, he didn't dare to stop it, and he couldn't stop it, and then he would be killed by Xia Houheng's stick.

In this regard, Xia Houhui had no choice but to turn around resentfully.

Of course he knew that with his eldest brother Xia Houheng's gentle temperament, he couldn't do the thing of killing people with sticks.

Moreover, the original intention of not allowing him to return to the manor for sacrifices was also to show outsiders the gesture of brotherhood against each other according to the private agreement of the two of them earlier, so why should he embarrass a sect?

Even when I turned around and returned, there was a regret in my heart that quietly fell to the ground——

Alas, I can't go to the mansion to have a good meal of wine and meat.

Yes, since he moved out of Anning Tinghou Mansion, he has never eaten wine or meat again!

Do you want to do a full set of acting~
They have all moved to houses outside the city and squeezed into servants' homes. How can there be no shortage of wine and meat?

Besides, when he was begging his elder brother for money at home, Xia Houheng's reaction was to ask him to read the "Book of Filial Piety" again, and stop forcing his elder brother to do things with sticks, which would just make outsiders laugh.

Think about it.

You know, although Xiahou's family is quite wealthy, there are seven brothers!
After all the brothers have offspring, Xia Houheng will choose two to adopt to Xiahou Cheng and Xiahou Rong who died early, and the family business will be divided into seven parts~
Moreover, Xia Houheng previously used his family's assets to make up for the gap in raising his horses in the palace. He also allocated dozens of hectares of land and more than 40 households located at the west end of Yangqu, the boundary of Yiyang County, to him. Asking for money? !
Don't ask for a fight!

But Xia Houhui is really helpless.

He is not greedy for money, but raises a lot of children outside.

And after feeling that he could not change the course of history by persuading the emperor Cao Rui, he planned to raise more.

It’s not a lot, maybe I can make up a number of three to five hundred.
It stands to reason that if three or 500 children are placed at the west end of Yangqu, they can afford food, clothing, housing and transportation, but he doesn't intend to treat them as tenants.
These children, except for the weak, sick and disabled who will be sent to become farmers in the future, the rest of them will either be able to act as minions of the dead, or they will be talented and academically excellent, and he will quietly arrange them to enter the army as generals of a hundred or 500 soldiers. Rendu, or the fighting food knife and pen official of Ren Gongqing's mansion.

In this way, the cost of initial investment is naturally high.

For example, it would cost a lot of money to ask a gentleman to teach reading and a warrior to teach martial arts; for those with outstanding talents, they should find a family with an innocent family background to register for them, lest others find that they are people who serve him as the master of Xia Houhui.

The most important point is that these children cannot be raised together.

Firstly, if he didn't want to support her, he would be accused of treason by others.

The other is an indispensable precaution out of the heart of others.

In the face of interests, human nature is sometimes difficult to stand the test.

In the future, if there is a white-eyed wolf among these children who cannot withstand the temptation of power and becomes a traitor and reports the matter, all the children will be exposed.

And separate free-range breeding among the people is to put an end to the result of all hard work falling short.

The most important thing is that fewer people will be exposed, and it will not make people think that Xia Houhui has ulterior motives.

House slaves and trilogy~
Which honorable family doesn't have a few?
Moreover, in Xia Houhui's heart, he hoped that he would never use these children in his life.

Because once it is used, it means that things have reached the worst point.

Yes, he has no intention of treason.

The reason for making such a treasonous preparation is that he is as loyal as a traitor, and he wants to reserve a glimmer of hope for Wei Guo to continue his life in the future.

In other words, why did he choose the most risky path?

Obviously, he was born in the Xiahou family, and he has the noble position of Sanqi servant. He only needs to be a good companion to win the favor of the emperor Cao Rui, be cautious in his words and deeds, and have a good relationship with the officials and officials in the temple. With a certain right to speak, he can also continue his life for Cao Wei, so why take risks?

The truth is this truth, but it doesn't work.

Today's gentry has grown up, and the princes in the court have clearly divided their powers. Even the emperor Cao Rui is blocked in front of Shangshutai!
He is just a newcomer who has just stepped into the official career, how can He De stand at the pinnacle of power and influence the government as he wishes?
Perhaps, he kept his own place and acted with humility, chose to be a vassal of a power in the court, and tried to become the leader of this power, but the result in exchange was nothing but a dream!
It is precisely because of this that when Emperor Cao Rui wanted him to be a lonely minister, he took advantage of the situation and established himself as a loyal minister of the country by offending the gentry and exterminating himself from the clan, so as to attract other like-minded people to attach himself. Turn yourself into the leader of a line of power.

As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will succeed.

Since there is no hope of breaking the game in the status quo, then find another way!
Moreover, when he just started to change his strategy and establish the image of a lonely minister of the country, he has already ushered in the harvest!

It was Du Shu who was reappointed as Zhonglang by the emperor.

Just when Xia Houhui was kicked out of the house by his elder brother, reduced to being taken in by servants, and became a leisurely meal in the capital, Du Shu came to visit him uninvited.

Yes, when Xia Houhui recommended him in Shangshu, he didn't immediately come to thank him.

It's not that he doesn't feel grateful.

It's that he who never flirts with others, if he comes to express his gratitude as soon as he recovers, it will bring unnecessary trouble to both of them.

For example, the emperor Cao Rui would feel that Xia Houhui recommended him out of selfishness.

What's more, the public officials and officials will also regard the two of them as party friends and gangsters who work together to gain official power.

returning a Favour many times more.

In Du Shu's eyes, if he received Xia Houhui's recommendation, he would keep it in his heart first, and repay Xia Houhui when he fell down in the future.

There is no need to stick to human relations and put gratitude in words.

Now, it is Xia Houhui who is down and out.
Du Shu was a very simple person, and he didn't have any arrogance in his heart, so when he came to visit, he asked his servants to bring a lot of money.

The meaning is obvious.

He wanted to let the "impoverished" Xia Houhui buy a small house on the grounds that a gentleman has the right to make money, so that he would not have to squeeze together with his servants to make others laugh.

Well, Du Shu is quite wealthy.

Although his father Du Ji was very poor in his early years, he lived in the county guard of two thousand shi for a long time, and at that time the world was raging, and Li Shu abandoned their homes to hide in the mountains and forests to avoid the war, so there were many lands without owners. Du Ji also used his salary to buy a lot of land. , leaving a family business without worrying about food and clothing for the children and grandchildren.

However, Xia Houhui rejected his offer.

"Brother Wu, I'll give you a few examples and go along with what you said, Brother Fei Tu will repay you with money and silk."

That's what he said, with a righteous look on his face.

Right.

He never intended to make money, but was greedy for Du Shu's body. Cough!I want Du Shu to become a like-minded person~
Du Shu didn't think so much.

Hearing the intention of refusal, he smiled coyly, and persuaded in a gentle tone, "I misunderstood you. I didn't repay you with money, but because I don't have the ability to cure life, and I don't have any friends in the capital. Thinking of entrusting these treasures to Zhiquan for safekeeping, I will come back if necessary in the future."

"Oh, brother, if you don't hang out with others, you can't even find a reason."

Xia Houhui smiled at such a lame reason, and after joking for a while, he changed the subject and asked solemnly, "Brother Wu has been reinstated into the court, if he sees that the court is not upright or the minister is not doing anything, what should I do?" Brother is still the same as before, don't think about your official career, will you be impeached?"

"That's natural!"

Although I don't know why Xia Houhui asked such a question, it doesn't prevent Du Shu from answering it immediately, and said without thinking, "It's a matter of being loyal to the emperor to eat the emperor's salary. Although I am not talented, I also have the desire to serve the country. Why dare not speak up!" "

"good!"

Hearing this, Xia Houhui clapped his hands and praised.

Then he bowed his hands and bowed, "If so, brother, you don't need to think about my recommendation from the Shu."

uh~
Du Shu was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, with awe, he took a step back and bowed in salute, "I know the heart of juvenile power now! I will not give more persuasive words, which will insult juvenile power and high righteousness!"

After the ceremony, without waiting for Xia Houhui to make a sound, he turned around and left with his servants and money.

It also made Xia Houhui open his mouth, and finally rubbed his belly in vain.

I don't accept financial gifts from you, but I can accept a meal of wine and meat from you~
Seeing that it will be noon soon, I should also take out the barley rice mixed with gravel to hint to you, take me to a wine shop for a banquet, why are you walking so fast!
Really!
Alas, it seems that we have to wait a few more days until Emperor Cao Rui gives a banquet in the palace to satisfy our hunger.
After secretly slandering, Xia Houhui smiled again.

Because he knew that after this conversation, it is almost impossible to separate Du Shu as a fellow.

After all, the villain lures it for profit, and the gentleman deceives it.

If a person like Du Shu imitates Yan Dan's treatment of Jing Ke, that would be a bad idea~
(End of this chapter)