Modern people who traveled through the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 74 Zheng Yuanshou

When Zheng Shanguo was weighing the pros and cons, his confidant butler knocked on the door and begged to see him.

"Master, have you rested? I beg to see you, old slave."

"Come in, I haven't rested yet."

The butler heard his master let him in, the butler opened the door and walked in.

"Master, the owner of the house asked you to go to the front hall to discuss something with you."

Zheng Shanguo frowned and said, "It's so late, why is the Patriarch looking for me? Who else is there?"

Zheng Shanguo was very curious, why did you call me so late?Could it be that Yang Yu was looking for something about him, and his elder brother knew about it?

"Go back to the master, everyone in the family is here, it seems that there is something urgent to say."

When Zheng Shanguo heard that all the family members were summoned, did something serious happen?Forget it, let's go and have a look first.

"Okay, I see. I'll go to the front hall right now. Where is Butler Feng'er now?"

When the butler heard the master ask himself about the young master, the butler hesitated and couldn't speak. Zheng Feng recently fell in love with a new girl in Pingkangfang, and he hasn't come home for several days. Recently, the master has been busy. I don't know because I'm doing official business, but now I suddenly ask myself about my son, the housekeeper doesn't know what to say.

"Young master...Young master, he...he may have slept? Master, you...do you want this old slave to invite young master?"

As soon as Zheng Shanguo heard the butler's tone, he knew that Feng'er was definitely not at the house. Zheng Shanguo sighed and said, "Forget it, I won't ask him where he went. He must appear in front of me tomorrow morning, you know?"

The housekeeper's palms were sweating, and he was so nervous that he was dying. Now that the master said that he would see the young master tomorrow morning, he finally felt relieved, as long as he quickly called the young master back tomorrow morning.

"Okay, you go ahead, I'll go to the front hall to see what's going on."

After Zheng Shanguo finished speaking, he walked to the front hall. The butler was waiting for his master to come back at the door. It was forbidden tonight, and he couldn't go out to call the young master back.

Zheng Shanguo walked into the front hall and saw that all the important people in the family had come. Zheng Yuanshou saw that Zheng Shanguo just nodded his head as a greeting. Zheng Shanguo walked to the side of the main seat and sat down, waiting for his elder brother to say something.
When Zheng Yuanshou saw that people were almost here, he said, "Ahem... Now that everyone is here, let me talk about a few things and discuss how to solve them together. Recently, a disciple of an immortal appeared in Chang'an, and it was Lu Guogong and The adopted son of Hu Guogong's sworn brother is now a son-in-law, and His Majesty returned him to the title of county earl. Yesterday, he heard that Zhao Han was still a genius doctor. Everyone knew Hu Guogong Qin Qiong's condition, but he didn't expect to be treated by Zhao Han. Well, and Zhao Han will also make a lot of cheap and high-quality things, such as fine salt and white wine."

Zheng Yuanshou took a sip of tea and continued: "This seriously threatens the interests of the family. If we are determined to fight Zhao Han to the end, we will also offend His Majesty, Cheng Yaojin and Zhao Han, and the old man Cheng Yaojin The goblin is here, so we can't do anything to Uncle Lan Tian, ​​the other families want to reconcile with Zhao Han as much as possible, please tell us what you think."

A cousin sitting under Zheng Yuanshou, Zheng Qin is also the third-rank Tai Changqing in the court, Zheng Qin said: "Patriarch, I think it is better to reconcile, if we talk about fighting with Zhao Han, it will be very troublesome, Your Majesty treats us The impression is not good, if you are against Zhao Han now, it will only make His Majesty more determined to punish our family."

"There is also Cheng Goblin, we can't stand it, and the most important thing is Zhao Han's master, no one has seen it, just looking at Zhao Han's methods is not simple, the most important thing is that Zhao Han is still a master. Genius doctor, reconciling with him is good for us. As for family interests, I don’t think there is any need to worry about it. Although Zhao Han can make a lot of things, don’t forget that the more people think about it, the more Zhao Han will not be able to bear it all. With the oppression of the rich and powerful, and the means of our family, it is not difficult to get a few formulas, so that we can make up for what was lost before, right?"

Everyone listened to what Zheng Qin said and nodded, and besides, even if they wrestled with Zhao Han, they couldn't be such an early bird.

Seeing that everyone nodded, Zheng Yuanshou planned to settle down like this, and then said to everyone in the family: "Well, let's settle down like this first, and build a good relationship with Uncle Lan Tian for the time being..."

Before Zheng Yuanshou finished speaking, Zheng Shanguo became anxious, interrupted his elder brother hastily, and then said to everyone in the family: "Brother, I disagree with this matter, what qualifications does he have for a boy with five surnames and seven wangs to curry favor with us? Him? Let the people of the Tang Dynasty know how to laugh at our family? Isn’t he, Lan Tian Bo, a disciple of an immortal? No one has ever seen an immortal, so maybe he learned the crooked way from someone? If we bow our heads this time, How will we do the five surnames and seven wangs in the future? Don’t forget, there is no royal family with a thousand years, only a thousand-year-old family. Although Li Shimin has a grudge against our five surnames and seven wangs now, we don’t need to be afraid of him. In our hands, His Majesty would not dare to do anything to us, without us, Li Shimin's throne would not be stable, so why should we be afraid?"

When Zheng Shanguo said these words, some people in the family also felt that Zheng Shanguo was right. Although fighting with Zhao Han might conflict with the interests of his family, his family was not completely afraid of Zhao Han. Even if there were Li Shimin and Chen Yaojin Supporting Zhao Han behind his back, but his own family also has a great chance of winning.

Zheng Yuanshou saw that the expressions of many people in the family were moved, Zheng Yuanshou said to everyone: "Second brother is right, we don't need to be afraid of him, Zhao Han, but have you ever thought about it, if we continue to fight Zhao Han now, we will be completely Torn face with Li Shimin and the others, now that Li Shimin has just been enthroned and has been messed up by the Turks, he has no energy to fight against our family, but in the future, when Li Shimin is firmly established, he will attack our family, which is definitely not good for the interests of the family, and if we Reconcile with Zhao Han, so that we have many ways to get the formula in Zhao Han's hands, and we don't have to tear ourselves apart with Li Shimin now. We can take advantage of this time to prepare some more handles for ourselves, even if Li Shimin can secure this position in the future, I dare not go against our family."

Everyone in the family thinks that the head of the family is right. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than a matter of benefits. It is better to get benefits easily than to tear your face. As for face?It doesn't exist, as long as you are still a family, no one dares to laugh at them.

Zheng Qin took the lead and said: "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the Patriarch. I think this method of the Patriarch is feasible."

Everyone echoed: "It's still the Patriarch's decision that is safe, and everything is obeyed by the Patriarch's orders."

Zheng Shanguo heard that none of the clansmen in the hall supported him, so he stood up angrily and said to Zheng Yuanshou: "Brother, since you have decided that the younger brother will support you, I feel a little uncomfortable. If there is nothing else, I will go back to rest first. After Zheng Shanguo finished speaking, he walked to his yard.

Zheng Yuanshou didn't think too much about it. He also knew that his younger brother had such a temper and was very face-saving. It was indeed a little embarrassing for him to make these decisions by himself, but all of these had to be for the benefit of the family, and there was nothing he could do. I hope he can figure it out.

(End of this chapter)