Chapter 33: Xenophobia
In fact, at the beginning of the matter, the Gong Jian brothers felt that the Zhao family might have a lot of internal forces, so they were intricately framed by each other, which caused Zhao Rong's current situation. But he didn't expect that the Zhao family was so xenophobic that outsiders didn't know the internal situation of the Zhao family at all.
Thinking of this, Gong Yu couldn't help but ask: "That big brother, I don't know if the merchant we sent can inquire about some of the situation of the Zhao family? Since the Zhao family is so unanimously xenophobic, then when he arrives in that county, it is estimated that he will not be able to inquire about the specific situation of the Zhao family." ”
For this problem, Gong Jian has obviously thought about it a long time ago. He could only sigh softly now, "No way, we didn't think about it before, the Zhao family was actually in such a situation." Anyway, we can only hope that the merchant will be able to get some news. In any case, these will not be known until he returns to the provincial capital to meet us in a few days. ”
This is how things are now, when the merchant set off, the two brothers made an agreement with the merchant. No matter how much the merchant can inquire about the situation of the Zhao family in that county, they will meet in the provincial capital the day before the list is opened.
What is the specific situation of the merchant in that county now, and whether the news is smooth, these things are not understood and controlled by the two brothers. The two of them could only helplessly, they both glanced at each other, and then they both frowned, always feeling that this matter would be difficult to do.
Neither of them would have thought that the Zhao family would have such a unique ancestral teaching. After all, how can a local noble clan be able to develop completely on its own. Moreover, it is a very strange thing to lock the whole clan together and not contact with outsiders, and I don't know how the Zhao family developed to this scale.
The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, and Gong Yu couldn't help but complain: "How can this Zhao family have such an ancestral teaching? They don't communicate with outsiders, so how did the Zhao family survive until now, and even develop into a prominent clan?"
This is indeed a big problem, after all, it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine how a closed family can grow stronger and stronger. Regarding this question, Gong Gong Ken also inquired about it.
"I heard a few words from those people, this ancestor of the Zhao family used to be a big official, and the family background is very strong. At that time, their family's property was also relatively strong, but later because they were framed, they had to resign and return to their ancestral hometown. It may be because he was framed by outsiders that time, so the ancestors of the Zhao family left this ancestral precept to restrict family members from contacting outsiders. And with their family's property and previous connections, their family has developed steadily in the county. ”
Hearing Gong Jian's introduction, Gong Yu also felt that he could only explain it like this. Otherwise, how can a family not communicate with outsiders at all, and how can it stand on its own and dominate one side. But he still felt that this matter was indeed incredible, and the most important thing was that he didn't see from Zhao Rong the embodiment of this ancestral motto about the Zhao family's xenophobia.
After all, from the beginning when he saw Zhao Rong, except for the obvious fact that this little brother didn't know anything about some common sense and basic human relations, he really didn't see that Zhao Rong had such xenophobic thoughts about other people. And Zhao Rong is even more enthusiastic about Gong Yu, and he can't see that the Zhao family still has such an ancestral training.
Here, Gong Yu was half-bowing his head and thinking about the bits and pieces of the time when he and Zhao Rong met and got along, and wanted to see from the clues whether the Zhao family was really as xenophobic as the eldest brother said. On the other hand, Gong Jian misunderstood his second brother's expression.
He also thought that his second brother was still struggling with the problem just now, and felt that it was indeed difficult for the Zhao family to survive independently of the world, but it did exist in that county, and it had developed to a certain scale.
He was also very curious about this matter before, so he focused on inquiring about this information, and now he is of course happy to share this information with his second brother.
"It is said that every few generations of the Zhao family, there will be a stunning character. Moreover, the Zhao family is extraordinarily united, and there are very few internal struggles, so once such a genius-level figure appears, then he will inevitably become the head of the Zhao family. Under the leadership of such a family head, the Zhao family will usher in a peak of development. ”
Thinking of those talents, mentioning the few talented family heads who appeared on the ancestors of the Zhao family, Gong Jian was also very emotional, it seems that God still loves the Zhao family very much, otherwise why would such a wise leader appear in his family when they are often separated by several generations.
"Just because the Zhao family has produced such a few wise family heads, and often during the tenure of these family heads, the Zhao family has been greatly developed and expanded. So even though his family has always had that kind of ancestral teaching, their family's heritage has always been very thick. And it is said that now their Zhao family has the title of Zhao Bancheng in that county, which shows that the Zhao family is already a behemoth in that county, and ordinary people can't afford to provoke it. ”
Thinking of those few talents, when mentioning the Zhao family, the expression of envy and jealousy, Gong also understands their feelings. After all, in the town where they lived, the Tian family was also such a behemoth, incompatible with other people.
But the Tian family's style of action is completely opposite to the Zhao family. It can be said that the Tian family is permeated in all aspects of ordinary people's lives, where you can see the Tian family's marked stores, and life is inseparable from the shadow of Tian Ji. If the Zhao family is an object to be feared in that county, then the Tian family is a force that is popular with the masses and is closely related.
Speaking of the amazing heads of the Zhao family, Gong Jian's words changed: "By the way, the last time the Zhao family appeared, the head of the family who is expected to lead the Zhao family to further develop and grow should be Zhao Rong mentioned, that is, his eldest uncle." ”
Gong Yu also remembered now, Zhao Rongrong once mentioned that his uncle died when he was an official in a foreign country. It's just that when Zhao Rong mentioned this person, he only said a few words and then stopped mentioning it. And now that the eldest brother mentioned this person, and his tone was a little admiring, Gong Yu's interest came up again. He couldn't help but ask: "Big brother, have you heard others mention Zhao Rong's uncle?"