The short-lived ghost of the Xie family has lived a long life

Chapter 523 The Zhu Family
"When we were young, my father would take us to a house every year and ask us to tell us whether the house was good or bad."

Zhu Yuanmo: "As we get older, my father will throw over a horoscope and ask us to find the place in the house where the horoscope is most popular.

Later, there was no house, just a horoscope, and we were asked to find this person's residence in Sijiu City. Each assessment was different. "

Yan Sanhe: "Take you three brothers as an example. What reward does the winner get, and what punishment does the loser get besides being beaten?"

"There is no reward for the winner, but my father will look at me approvingly, with an expression of relief on his face."

Zhu Yuanmo glanced at the third child: "The loser..."

"Brother, let me tell you."

Zhu Laosan is not afraid of exposing his own wounds.

"My dad would first look at me with a very sad look in his eyes, then sigh deeply, and then get whipped."

Yan Sanhe remembered what Mao said about the whip marks on Master Zhu's back.

"The Zhu family can be considered literati, but literati use whips to beat people?"

Zhu Yuanmo hurriedly explained: "Miss Yan, this is a rule passed down from generation to generation of the Zhu family. It has never been changed. It is for the sake of making progress for the children and grandchildren."

Zhu Laosan smiled bitterly, "Sometimes the mistakes you make are so inappropriate that the whip is still wet with water. When you whip it up, your soul will be gone."

Zhu Erye, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said:

"The world is huge and there are too many talented people. There is always a sky beyond the sky, and there are always mountains beyond the mountains, but there is only one supervisor of the Qintian Prison."

Qin Tianjian eats royal food and works for the emperor. He has been a popular figure in front of the emperor and his son in all dynasties.

Unless someone is indifferent to fame and wealth and disdains high-ranking officials and generous salaries, everyone will want to compete for this position.

Fighting depends on ability and ability.

The Zhu family has held the position of Qintian Prison for several generations. If they want to hold on to this position, they have to work harder than others.

As the saying goes, you can be a master if you suffer from hardships.

Second Master Zhu said to the third child: "The whip hit you, and it hurts my father. Several times, I saw him secretly wiping away tears."

These words were like a dagger inserted into Mr. Zhu's heart, and tears burst out of his eyes.

Master Zhu wiped it hurriedly, gritted his teeth and choked with sobs:

"Second brother, I've never been afraid of being whipped. It only hurts for a few days. What I'm most afraid of is that my father will look at me with disappointment. This makes me feel that I am so useless and that I have let down his heart."

These words reached Master Zhu Er's heart, and he sighed: "Me too."

"Me too."

Zhu Yuanmo recalled: "Even if I take first place every time, my dad looks at me differently every time."

His hexagrams were very clever, and my father's eyes lit up when he looked at him. In addition to admiration, there was also a touch of pride.

If he performs at a normal level, his father's eyes will darken.

If his predictions were slightly worse, even if he was still the number one among the three brothers, his father would look at him with a hint of worry.

"Dad, there are only three of us sons. I don't think my spiritual energy is that good. I'm just the tallest among the shortest."

Zhu Yuanmo lowered his head slightly.

"My father actually knows how much I weigh. He is slightly better than my second and third brothers, but compared with my father, I am still far behind."

Yan Sanhe looked at Boss Zhu, "Compared with your father, what's the difference?"

Zhu Yuanmo was stunned when asked, and rubbed his palms on his knees, "It's still talent."

Yan Sanhe: "For example?"

Zhu Yuanmo: "For example, I can calculate ten points for Miss Yan's horoscope, but my father can calculate twelve points."

Yan Sanhe: "The ten points are full, where do the extra two points come from?"

"Aura, talent, intuition."

Zhu Yuanmo: "My father can calculate things that have never been taught in elephant books. When he was at his most powerful, he could calculate your past life through your horoscopes."

Yan Sanhe was greatly surprised: "So powerful?"

"Miss Yan, this is not very impressive." Zhu Yuanmo said: "Our ancestor and his good friends used the heavenly stems and earthly branches to calculate the national destiny 2000 years later based on the fortune of the Tang Dynasty. These are truly peerless experts."

Yan Sanhe: "According to what you said, your Zhu family should have more sons, regardless of whether they are direct descendants or concubines."

The more sons you have, the greater your options will be.

Zhu Liuyao also took in three concubines and gave birth to four legitimate sons and one bastard.

Zhu Xuanjiu only had one legal wife and three legitimate sons.

Obviously there are not enough sons!

Zhu Yuanmo: "It stands to reason."

"Master Zhu knows this, and he has no shortage of maids to accompany him in bed..."

Yan Sanhe: "Why can he still tolerate Mao's frequent replacement of maids for the benefit of you three brothers?"

"Miss Yan, I actually asked my father this question."

One time, after his father's eyes showed worry again, he felt ashamed and sad, and finally couldn't help but ask:
"Why don't dad have another son?"

"How did he answer?"

"He sighed and said that your mother would be sad. Then after a while, he said that it is not good for the concubine to fight for it."

Zhu Yuanmo looked at Yan Sanhe: "Miss Yan should have heard from my mother that my father is a bastard and it is not easy for him to rise to power."

Mao did indeed say this.

Now it comes out of Zhu Yuanmo's mouth...

Yan Sanhe had an instinctive reaction in his heart: Next, the concubine's rise to power must be investigated carefully.
"Is it true that whoever has the highest talent can be the head of the family? Or do you also need to conduct an assessment among the three brothers?"

"That's it, Miss Yan."

Zhu Yuanmo: "No matter how high your talent is or how good your spirituality is, you still need to go through three years of real assessment before you can truly take the position of head of the family."

In the past three years, except for important court affairs, my father would no longer do any other work, but would leave it to the three brothers.

Whoever handles it well will be pushed out by his father and explained to others.

Zhu Laosan looked at his eldest brother with some admiration: "My brother has never made a mistake. He always takes the initiative."

Yan Sanhe: "Is it just this one?"

Zhu Yuanmo: "In addition to this one, you have to go through seven more formal assessments."

Yan Sanhe: "Which seven times?"

"It's said to be seven times, but it's actually the seven branches and seven crafts in our industry."

Zhu Yuanmo noticed that Yan Sanhe asked carefully, so he simply spoke carefully, "They are: Yangzhai, Yinzhai, Bazi, celestial phenomena, deduction, formation, and disaster relief."

Zhu Laosan: "My brother took first place in all seven events that year."

Zhu Laoer: "My third brother and I are convinced that we lost."

"After taking the exam seven times, my father officially announced that I will become the next head of the Zhu family."

Zhu Yuanmo: "From that day on, my father gave me private lessons and took me in and out of Qintian Prison."

"That is to say..."

Yan Sanhe tapped his fingers on the table: "The Zhu family has some unique skills that only the head of the family can learn."

For example, using life to draw a talisman?

Zhu Yuanmo said frankly: "Yes!"

Yan Sanhe: "You can't even teach the second and third masters privately?"

Zhu Yuanmo nodded.

"The rules of our ancestors can only be learned by the next head of the family."

(End of this chapter)