Yao Xuan's keenness made Yao Hou Ye and Wu very happy, the couple looked at each other and smiled, Wu nodded and replied: "Yes, how did Tuan Tuan remember to ask this?"

Yao Xuan knew that her parents were guiding her to think, so she didn't hide it, and said her thoughts: "Now that most of the housekeepers are born to families, they are in contact with each other, what if they connive at each other and deceive the Lord?"

Needless to say, the benefits of having children in the family are self-explanatory, loyalty, understanding the rules, and well-trained are the most basic, and the life and death of several generations are in the hands of the main family, which is more assured, but on the contrary, these people are deeply rooted and closely related, and it is easier to maintain and collude with each other, which suppresses the main family. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Indeed, it's good that you can think of that." Marquis Yao touched Yao Xuan's head with praise and reminded her, "So, since your grandfather passed away, your aunt delegated power and your mother took charge of the house, the old housekeepers and grandmothers have all complained of their old age and retired one after another." ”

"Oh......" Yao Xuan suddenly thought about it, and sure enough, except for the most important positions in the mansion where the old people of her grandfather's generation were in power, the rest were replaced by her parents' cronies one after another.

Although there are still more children in the family, the 'threat' has been reduced a lot, and it has also given other 'newcomers' room to survive: "They are also afraid of the suspicion of the main family, so they take the initiative to back down and avoid suspicion?"

is like the ten girls around Yao Xuan now. The proportion of children born in the family has already declined, Ertong and Liushun are the orphan girls who were bought, Sanyang is the daughter of the Wu family's cronies in the house, Qixing is the daughter of the manager of a shop in the house that her grandmother passed on to her father, and Bafang is selected by Zhuangzi.

The remaining five girls, Yifan, Siping, Wufu, Jiujiu, and Shiquan, are the sons of the pure Hou family, and Yifan is the granddaughter of the grandfather of the chief steward.

Seeing that her father and mother were looking at her encouragingly, Yao Xuan suddenly remembered a sentence commonly used in later generations, and added with a smile: "But it's also to retreat as advance, and if you don't fight, you fight, right?"

Without affecting the authority of the main family, compared with the newcomers who came in later, it is natural that the children of the family can use it more confidently.

"Good baby is so smart." Wu hugged Yao Xuan lovingly, and explained to her the simple art of checks and balances.

Normally, the nobles of the high-ranking family have been married from generation to generation, and each generation of brides will bring in a group of dowry rooms, and these people will naturally have their own faction after entering the house, and then there are newcomers who buy into the house, so that in the case that the main family usually has three or four generations of children in the same house, the people in the house will be divided into multiple factions and compete with each other for supervision.

In this way, as long as the master has a good grasp of the art of checks and balances, and acts reasonably, with clear rewards and punishments, then he will naturally be able to control the overall situation.

"Now that our house is missing the housekeeper's house, we can only buy more newcomers, and before they grow up to be useful, your aunt's residual power is enough to deter many people." Wu Shi smiled lightly when she said this, although she and the eldest aunt have different personalities, and everything the other party does is mostly for the blood of her husband and the Hou Mansion, but since she has also benefited, she will miss the eldest sister's kindness.

Therefore, Wu will never complain and slander each other with his daughter, and support her to study more closely with her aunt, and the future child Wu will also deal with it in the same way.

"Of course." Wu Shi's voice changed when he said this, "If you don't have the ability, but you still play a smart balance and don't follow the rules to manipulate your subordinates, then you will attract the hostility and resistance of your subordinates, and you will not be far from the troubled family." ”

Yao Xuan read the Four Books and Five Classics in his spare time, and remembered the more common allusions in them, so he straightened out his demeanor and recited the words of Mencius to King Qi Xuan in "Mencius": "The king regards his ministers as siblings, then the ministers regard the king as the heart, the king regards the ministers as dogs and horses, the ministers regard the monarch as the countrymen, the monarch regards the ministers as grass mustard, and the ministers regard the monarch as enemies."

After Yao Xuan finished speaking, she silently praised her in her heart, and continued to pretend to be handsome on her face: "By extension, it is the attitude of the master to his subordinates, and the attitude of his subordinates towards the master's family, so if you want your subordinates to return to their hearts, then the master must stand upright, and the rewards and punishments are clear."

"Well, Tuan Tuan understands it right!" Yao Houye really liked the portrait of his eldest daughter more and more, and he stuffed his son into Wu's arms, and lifted his daughter to turn around a few times like when she was a child.

Seeing this, Wu was angry and funny, picked up his son's toy at hand and threw it at Yao Houye: "Put it down!" How old are the girls, you are still so messing around, and you don't understand the rules anymore! ”

Yao Hou Ye dodged the Wu family's 'secret weapon' with a smile, and the family played around for a while before continuing to get busy and pick things for Yuanyuan.

After Yao Xuan left, Yao Hou Ye looked at his son who was sleeping in Wu's arms, and sighed with some regret: "It's a pity, Tuan Tuan is not a kid."

It's not the first time that Marquis Yao has felt this way, but today's tone is very different, and Wu couldn't help but ask with some worry: "What's wrong?"

Seeing this, Marquis Yao hurriedly comforted the Wu family, lest she misunderstand: "It's okay, don't worry, I'm just a pity, Tuan Tuan and the emperor's eldest grandson are the same age, if it's a boy, let my sister say it, and you can send Tuan Tuan to study with the emperor's eldest grandson."

"You're so optimistic about the prince?" The Wu family was surprised, he didn't find out that his husband had anything special about the East Palace, and he was also the eldest sister before, and the Hou Mansion had a courtesy exchange with the East Palace, but sending the descendants of the descendants to read with the emperor's eldest grandson is another matter.

"I'm optimistic about the emperor's eldest grandson......" Marquis Yao shook his head slightly, leaned into Wu's ear and whispered, "And that person's longevity!" ”

Wu and Yao Houye's childhood sweethearts grew up, and they knew their husband's temperament very well, and their hearts tightened when they heard this: "Wouldn't it be too risky?" After all, the others should not be underestimated. ”

"The stronger they are, the more stable the East Palace will be." Marquis Yao sneered, obviously not optimistic about the other princes.

With today's strong and domineering, the more sick and harmless Donggong is, the more he will be in pain and protection, and regard the other grown sons as threats, so as long as the emperor's eldest grandson can stabilize and survive until his imperial grandfather and uncles are both defeated before making a move, then the success is still very big.

"Don't worry, I know in my heart that I won't rush in." Marquis Yao patted Wu's back and said jokingly, "The ancestors don't agree with my bet, so they made Tuan Tuansheng a girl, and when we grow up, the emperor's eldest grandson will enter the court." ”

Wu believed that his husband was a successful man, so he didn't ask any more, and comforted him with a smile: "With Brother Yu here, if the East Palace can really succeed, our family will definitely be able to find a good opportunity to be like-minded."

"Hmm." Yao Houye hugged his son who woke up and teased, "Yes, let's just continue to wait and see." ”

After a few more gossips, the couple summoned the maids to come in and wait, and continued to arrange the full moon banquet.