Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 226 Chapter 220 Fourth
It's normal for my eldest cousin to want to be an official. After all, he is growing flowers. Officials have always been the most prosperous people in society.So after the eldest cousin said that he wanted to be a Jinyiwei, Wang Daoqiu's younger cousin also said that he wanted to be a Jinyiwei in the capital.

What a headache!Satisfy them, that is just causing trouble for yourself, so don’t agree!We are all close relatives, and it is really hard to say harsh words.After much deliberation, Wang Daoqiu decided to deal with them first and let his mother tell her family when she arrived.

Just when Wang Daoqiu was thinking about practicing Tai Chi, he diverted his attention away from this topic!His wife Shen Xiangning came over holding the child.In the Ming Dynasty, men and women had great defenses and had different meals. If they were all family members, behind closed doors, there would be no such thing as great defenses between men and women.But when entertaining relatives, young female relatives like Shen Xiangning would have to avoid it.

So these days, Shen Xiangning always eats in his room.Just now, the maid heard that Wang Daoqiu was back, so she hurriedly came over with the child in her arms.

Seeing that Shen Xiangning came at such a good time, Wang Daoqiu left these relatives as if he had seen the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saved the suffering, and went to make out with his wife and children.

With Shen Xiangning present, Wang Daoqiu's two uncles and cousins ​​were too embarrassed to ask for an official position because they were concerned about their dignity.

However, when Shen Xiangning looked at the child with a doting look on his face, he told Wang Daoqiu that when their child Wang Gaowen turned one year old in the past two months, the emperor specially issued a decree and rewarded him with a school inspection guard. The child is now From the time when he was a third-grade official, Wang Daoqiu's uncle and cousin were all straight-eyed.

A child who has just turned one year old and can only speak one word at a time, and who falls down after walking only a few steps, is a third-grade official!A child can be a third-rank official. Why can't those two young men even be appointed as guards?Thinking about this, Wang Daoqiu's two uncles and two cousins ​​looked at Wang Daoqiu in a bad way.

Regardless of my mother's relatives, Wang Daoqiu just teases his children and doesn't answer their questions.After my mother, Mrs. Xu, has finished simmering the chicken soup and brought it over.He asked his mother to help carry the chicken soup to his and Shen Xiangning's room on the grounds that he was embarrassed to eat it with so many people watching, and he went back to his own room to drink the chicken soup.

Back in his room, after his mother Xu put the chicken soup on the table, Wang Daoqiu whispered to his mother that several uncles and cousins ​​were not satisfied with the money and wanted to ask for an official.

When Wang Daoqiu's mother, Mrs. Xu, heard that her son had given her two brothers 10 taels each and her two nephews 3 taels each, they were not satisfied and immediately became angry.Mrs. Xu told Wang Daoqiu, "Don't worry about this matter. Her mother's family will handle it herself."Let them stay for two more days and then send them away.

After all, brothers and nephews are not as important as one's own son. This is a woman's nature.Wang Daoqiu believed that his mother could stand firm, so after talking about the matter, Wang Daoqiu stopped mentioning it.

However, after the matter was discussed, mother Xu begged Wang Daoqiu with a sad face: "Shitou, your uncle and cousin, just give them some money so that they don't have to live so hard in the future." But no matter how bad your brother is, he is still the flesh that fell from my mother. I am always worried about him when he is not in front of me. And your two nephews are both my grandsons. I want them to be by my side. These days God, mother is begging your father to allow your brother to stay, and after the spring of next year, he will bring your sister-in-law and child with him, and our family will live in Beijing from now on."

"But your father said that your brother is such an embarrassment, and it doesn't matter if he is embarrassed in our hometown! If he is embarrassed at the feet of the emperor, then Shitou, a bachelor of the cabinet, will become the laughing stock of the world. So not only does your father not agree with you My brother stayed in Beijing, and he strictly ordered your brother not to leave the town after he returned, otherwise he would break your brother's legs. In the past few days, when your father saw your brother, he either beat or scolded him, and even made him kneel in the yard at night. Twice, my mother felt really distressed after seeing her, but she couldn't help it. Shitou, can you help mother and tell your father to keep your brother?" Wang Daoqiu understands the pitiful hearts of parents and mothers in the world. , is the mother worried about her son traveling thousands of miles, not to mention two eldest grandsons?So Wang Daoqiu thought for a while and said: "Okay, mother, I will go back and tell my father to keep my brother. In fact, although my brother is an unattractive person, these are just minor problems, nothing serious. , let him stay! I will give him Panjian as a shop assistant in the capital, and let him and my sister-in-law open a shop!"

"Hey, Shitou, you are right. In fact, your brother is greedy for food and fun, and he is not a bad person. It's good that you give them a couple at the shop, so that they have something to do, and mother can help them take care of it. Take care of the child. Shitou, it’s settled. After you finish drinking the chicken soup, you can come to Mom’s house and tell your dad that Mom is waiting for you!”

After saying that, Mrs. Xu hurriedly went out to take care of her two brothers and two nephews.

Watching Mrs. Xu go out, Shen Xiangning said with a worried look: "Husband and wife, my uncle is a lusty and playful person. He has a copper in his pocket and wants to spend it quickly. Such a person should stay at the feet of the emperor and stay at the emperor's feet." Under the eyes of all the ministers of the imperial court, this will bring trouble to you."

Wang Daoqiu is now in a high and powerful position and is deeply favored by Emperor Jiajing. There must be many jealous ministers behind his back.Therefore, Shen Xiangning was worried that if Wang Daoqiu's undistinguished brother stayed at the feet of the emperor, some immoral things would happen, which would make Wang Daoqiu's political opponents use this as an excuse to impeach Wang Daoqiu.

Shen Xiangning is right to be concerned, and Wang Daoqiu also believes that there must be many people in the court who want to see him die. This has nothing to do with hatred, it is just human jealousy.

If you leave your unscrupulous brother at the feet of this emperor, he will definitely cause some trouble and cause yourself to be implicated.But Wang Daoqiu had another consideration in this matter. He felt that it would not be a bad thing if he was a little implicated and punished.

So he comforted Shen Xiangning and said: "It doesn't matter, my brother has a lot of problems, but no matter what problems he has, it will still be my mother's concern. As a son of man, I have to bear some of the burden for my mother. Also, if the water is clear, then If there are no fish, there will be no disciples if a person is pure. As a minister, it is not good to be too clean. My brother did something and caused me to be impeached by the minister, so I have an excuse to ask the emperor for help. A minister always asks the emperor for help. The emperor will find him troublesome. But if a minister always asks the emperor for help when he has nothing to do, the emperor will be very disappointed."

"Just like you, a mother, after you have a lot of children, you will definitely find it annoying if one child always bothers you to take care of something. But if the child is well-behaved and can do everything by himself, he will not follow others. When your children have conflicts, you don’t need your help anyway. So tell me, as a mother, are you disappointed? It’s the same as being a mother, and it’s the same with being an emperor, so ministers have to have a certain limit when it comes to bothering the emperor. Too much is not enough, there is no Even worse. Let my brother stay, let him implicate me, and give the emperor a chance to scold me and help me. This is a good thing. "

Wang Daoqiu, what's the reason?It's too difficult to understand, but Wang Daoqiu gave Shen Xiangning a metaphor about being a mother, and Shen Xiangning still understood it.

After all, if your child is too sensible and capable, you, the mother, will have no chance to help him or train him.Well, this mother-in-law is indeed quite disappointed.

(End of this chapter)