Xuande

Chapter 418 Make a Sacrifice for the Family

Xun Shuang can be sure that this marriage should be a key opportunity for the Xun family to join Liu Bei's core system.

Seizing this opportunity, the Xun family can smoothly join the core decision-making circle of Liu's group, change from the former free state, and become an important existence within Liu's group.

If this opportunity is missed, the Xun family will be excluded from the core interest system of the Liu Bei Group, and it will be difficult to obtain the benefits that belong to the core interest group.

If the Xun family accepts it, they will be able to enter the core interest circle. As long as Liu Bei wins, the Xun family will receive extremely generous rewards in the future.

But this is based on Liu Bei's victory.

Regardless of the possibility of failure, if the Xun family made a clear statement at this moment, how would the public opinion of the world view the Xun family?

The family's daughter-in-law is Liu Bei's concubine. Although he is a Hussar general and famous, but...

The Xun family will still be in the Han Empire in the future.

This matter is difficult to handle.

Xun Shuang was caught in a tangle of difficult choices.

It was also a coincidence that during this time, his younger brother Xun Su was seeking medical treatment in Luoyang.

Because it was difficult to make a decision alone, Xun Shuang found Xun Su who was recovering from illness, and wanted to discuss with his brother how to deal with this matter.

Xun Shuang and his seven brothers were destined to have the name of "virtuous" at birth because of their father "God King" Xun Shu. None of the eight brothers was left behind, and they were praised as "Xun's Eight Dragons".

But among the eight dragons, only Xun Shuang is the most recognized by the world, and the other seven either died early or were middle-aged.

Xun Su has no reputation, except for his longer life span, the rest is just low-key, he doesn't show up much to the outside world, and his ability is average, but after all, he is a brother, and Xun Shuang is willing to talk to his brother when things happen, and listen to him Opinion.

After hearing the ins and outs of this matter, Xun Su was silent for a while before speaking slowly.

"Brother, you are very optimistic about Liu Xuande, right?"

"That's natural."

Xun Shuang said in a deep voice: "How many people are there in the 400-year-old man who can leap from a humble background to become the master of the world? This kind of person is definitely an outstanding person in the world. Once you meet him, you should not easily go against him. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles.”

"I also think of Liu Xuande in the same way. That's why you asked Wen Ruo to go to Liangzhou with him, and you gave him a lot of funding. Although some people in the family objected, I supported it."

Xun Su said slowly: "Later, Liu Xuande became more powerful, and you arranged for Gongda to follow him. At that time, some people opposed it, but I still supported it."

"Ah."

Xun Shuang nodded, and said: "Liu Xuande's power has grown and his talent is strong. I have never seen a more outstanding existence in this world. If the Xun family wants to go further, the closer the relationship with him, the better. Bigger."

"Since that's the case, why is brother hesitating on this matter?"

Xun Su said in a low voice: "Brother Yu doesn't have the wisdom of my elder brother, but I also know what to do in this matter is in the best interest of the family. If so, why didn't my elder brother do it?"

"But he is already married, what he needs is a concubine, not a wife!"

Xun Shuang said worriedly: "If what he needs is a wife, I will marry my beloved daughter to him immediately without saying a word! I will give him whatever he wants, and I will never complain! But what he needs is a concubine!

Moreover, he will never accept a concubine. If he takes a concubine as a concubine, it is better to simply refuse. Therefore, the only way is to accept a concubine as a concubine. In this way, how will the world treat me, the Xun family?Do you still want family prestige?

Leaving these things aside, the more important thing is that, in the eyes of the world, the Xun family is Liu Xuande's supporter. The current situation in Luoyang is weird. Once Liu Xuande returns to Luoyang, he will definitely become the emperor's arm. Shi and He Shi confronted each other.

At such a juncture, the Xun family must be regarded as a member of Liu Xuande's party as a concubine. Yuan and He must be vigilant and suppress the Xun family.It is difficult to say whether the next generation will recognize the things of the previous generation or not. "

"I'm afraid Liu Xuande just wanted the Xun family to have no room to fully support him, so he did this."

Xun Su nodded and said: "I often hear people say that it is not easy to seek wealth if you want to be rich. Elder brother has nothing else to ask for, there is absolutely no need to pay attention to Liu Xuande, but if there is...

Brother, this is just my personal guess, but I think that with Liu Xuande's background, if he can come to this day, if he is the final winner in the future and the Xun family fully supports him, what he can give us is far more than what he can give us. Shi and Yuan Shi can give us. "

Xun Shuang was silent for a while after hearing this.

For a long time, he seemed to have his own ideas.

"So, you support our marriage with Liu Xuande?"

"It's useless for me to support it. This matter mainly depends on my brother's opinion."

Xun Su smiled: "It's just that I suddenly remembered the sacrifice Brother Zhong made for the family in order to deal with the eunuchs. If Brother Zhong hadn't come forward to make the sacrifice, I'm afraid that even if the Xun family still exists today, it would be the same. Torn apart, lingering."

Xun Shuang raised his eyebrows.

He understood what Xun Su meant.

That year, when the first disaster of the party was launched, Emperor Huan Liu Zhi launched a powerful political offensive against the scholars. Many scholars were arrested and killed, and many families were destroyed. After decades, he was the first to seize the The first time the emperor of imperial power showed his power, the scholars all over the world felt at a loss and panicked.

During the crisis, the Xun family was forced to accept Tang Heng's marriage request.

At that time, it was Xun Yu, the second child of the Xun family's Eight Dragons, who made a sacrifice to allow his son Xun Yu to form an marriage relationship with Tang Heng's daughter in exchange for Tang Heng's political support.

At a critical moment, this decision gave the Xun family the hope of surviving in a desperate situation, which was not easy.

Similarly, this move also brought a big blow to the reputation of the Xun family at that time. If the family background of the famous family was not strong enough, the Xun family would have died in the group of scholars long ago.

Moreover, it was not entirely true that Xun Mi was completely active at the beginning.

Of course, Xun Yu didn't want his son to endure such a thing, but there was no other way. At that time, the brothers and their distant relatives and neighbors discussed for a while, quarreled and almost fought, and finally came up with the best solution that someone made a sacrifice. .

Enjoying the superior conditions brought by the big family, you have to make sacrifices for the family at critical moments. No one is born to enjoy happiness. There are so many hungry people in the world, why should you be able to enjoy happiness?

In order for the majority of people to continue to enjoy happiness, it is inevitable that some people will make sacrifices.

At that time, Xun Yu, the son of Xun Yu, was the most suitable candidate, not one of them.

In the end, although Xun Xiao accepted the family's decision and made sacrifices, he must have been unhappy in his heart, so within a few years after the marriage was settled, Xun Xiao died in depression.

Of course, the family didn't really treat him badly. Xun Yu's reputation was maintained, and his face was basically preserved. He got the best resources from the family to take care of him, making him the talented Wang Zuozhi he is today.

At first, the Xun family escaped a catastrophe.

And now, it seems the time has come to make a decision.

However, it is different from the past. Back then, if no sacrifices were made, the family would face fierce blows. But this time, if no sacrifices were made, the family would not be able to obtain top-level political benefits, and the Fanyue Family still had the bargaining power.

If the Xun family is willing to give something, Liu Bei's feedback will definitely satisfy them.

So the choice is not as urgent as it was back then, and the environment is not as bad as it was back then. Naturally, Liu Bei's reputation is far better than that of eunuchs.

What will happen to Luoyang in the future, Xun Shuang doesn't know.

Xun Shuang doesn't know where Liu Bei will go in the future.

As the speaker of a big family, Xun Shuang needs to be responsible for the family.

Generally speaking, he can't easily participate in a certain gamble, let alone block the future of the entire Xun family. At this moment when the world situation is undergoing drastic changes, Xun Shuang has thought a lot.

Therefore, Xun Shuang wanted to make his own choice.

He found his youngest daughter, Xun Le.

(End of this chapter)