At this time, Chen Wenhui was discussing with Zhao Chongyi about the selection of children in the clan.

Chen Wenhui said: "I have already told you what my father meant. I'm not familiar with the people in the clan, and I still need you to make up your mind about this matter. ”

Zhao Chongyi thought for a while and said: "There are a lot of people in our clan, but the people of my father's generation are all older, and secondly, most of them have not studied and have not seen anything. It's just a business in the capital or a family in the name of the Zhongyi Mansion. ”

"Even if it is business, it is not particularly outstanding, that is, the uncle we found before to run the Zhao family's caravan for us, we must be shrewd and upright, and the rest are not good, where are there still people who can be worthy of a long time?"

Chen Wenhui said: "This is not that we were looking for someone to run the caravan before, it was to find an old man with experience." So look for the elders such as uncles and uncles. However, this is to enter the official career, and it may be necessary to work from the bottom, so that it is better to be young. If you are old and have just survived the seventh-rank official, and then you have been promoted to the sixth-rank rank, what is the meaning? ”

Zhao Chongyi understood after saying this, and said: "If you want young disciples, there are many. Originally, whether our Zhao family's clansmen came to the capital or in their hometown, because since my father became a duke, life has improved, there are more sacrificial fields, and there are naturally more clansmen, and there are still some nephews in our generation, all of whom have increased. ”

"For example, if we run the Zhao family's caravan business, he has five sons. The youngest was only ten years old and was already in school. The eldest two, who were about the same age as my eldest brother, assisted their father in managing our family's caravanserais, and they had indeed made a contribution in the past few years. There is also the third child in his hometown, and the fourth child in the capital, all of whom have already married a family, with good character and temperament, good ability, and I know how close to them. ”

"Except for their family. And my cousins from my sixth cousin's family. There are also three, all of whom have already started a family, a few years older than me, and are young and promising. The heart is good, too. I know closeness to me. Although it is only a business in the capital. But the reputation is not bad. There is also a three-room uncle, who is very old, and his grandson has six or seven. They are all about the same age as me, and they have a good relationship with me, and they are also good in the Beijing Martial Arts Hall. Character is OK. ”

"In this way, our Zhao family can still pull out a lot of people. Well, I'll talk to them, and if I can, recommend a few, and give the list to my father-in-law, what do you think? ”

Chen Wenhui nodded and said: "Yes, not only such a child of the clan, but also the daughter of our Zhao family who is married, as long as she is willing to rely on us, she has a good heart, family style, good character, morality, and ability, she can be on the list." If these people are not needed in southern Xinjiang, we will put them in various industries in the future, experience a few years, and then use them in Nanyang in the future. We have a lot of money now, and we already have a lot of territory, how much territory has my father taken down for the Nanyang side? ”

"Now it's the people who are missing, and the officials who are in charge. The people are easy to say, in the past few years, the population of the people in the four cities of Nanyang has surged, and they can divide a part of it, and when the war in southern Xinjiang begins, they can also get a part of it from southern Xinjiang, and in the future, they can also get some people from the northwest grassland, so that the people are enough, and you can build ten cities. However, there is a real lack of management officials. ”

"We definitely want to use our own people, and we must be of good character. I don't imagine that Da Chu would get a bunch of corrupt officials to go over like this. ”

Zhao Chongyi understood and said: "In this way, I understand, I want to discuss it with the patriarch, but also with my father, eldest brother and sister-in-law, and then we will arrange the list of these people in the clan, choose it ourselves, let the father, the patriarch, the eldest brother, and the sister-in-law all recommend it, and by the way, the clan uncle who manages the caravan for us will also let him recommend it, so as to ensure that there will be no omission." ”

"When everyone's recommended list arrives, we will consider ourselves to see who will remain, and then call these people to the capital, we will look at them one by one, it is best to observe for a while, even if it is a month or two, so that we can see something. The talents selected in this way are good. Rather lack than excess. ”

Chen Wenhui thought for a while and said, "This method is good. Don't we still have a house in the capital? Just over there at Chaoyangmen, there are also three entrances, big enough, let these people go there, and then send Shuilian over to take a look, well, it would be nice if Yan Shupeng came back with us, Yan Shupeng stayed in the northwest, it really made me feel inconvenient. ”

Zhao Chongyi said: "Yan Shupeng is not in the northwest for a long time, now, he has officially embarked on his official career, and the emperor is ready to transfer him back to the capital in two years to reuse it." In the future, I see, it is not surprising that he may take over Jingyuan's class, even if he becomes the prime minister. ”

Chen Wenhui sighed and said, "Okay, let the water lotus and the others go and watch it alone." If you look at it for two months, you can naturally see things. We'll choose the good ones when the time comes. By the way, this house has always been used like this. Our selection of talents is not just to select this batch, we will use more people in Nanyang in the future, or this selection for a long time. After the selection of this batch is over, in a few years, there will be a younger group to grow up, and these people will also be given a chance. ”

"In this way, it is also an incentive for the clan, so that the children of the clan know that they must learn well and learn skills, so that they will not worry about a way out in the future, so that the Zhao family can truly prosper."

Zhao Chongyi said happily: "This is a good idea. So be it. I'll go to the Zhongyi Mansion to discuss with the eldest brother, sister-in-law, and patriarch. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "Don't worry, I have one more thing to ask you." ”

Zhao Chongyi had to stop and ask, "What's the matter?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "It's not a matter of a two-day banquet. I want to ask you, have you posted all the posts of the male guests? Will the eldest prince come over? ”

Zhao Chongyi said: "On my side, the guests' posts have been released, and the eldest prince will definitely come." You can rest assured about this, when the time comes, I will ask Brother Wenqi's son to accompany him, by the way, the eldest prince and Jingyuan's son, my eldest brother's eldest son have a good relationship, when the time comes, they will come over together, and Jingyuan's son will be younger. You can rest assured. ”

"Speaking of which, I also want to tell you that several of their children have a good relationship, and this is the friendship of the next generation. Because Honglie of our family was born in the northwest, he has never met them, so he just took this opportunity to play with them and socialize with them, and he will have a little affection in the future. ”

When Chen Wenhui heard this, she immediately laughed and said, "Brother Wenqi's eldest son?" It was a smart kid, and I was relieved to have him by my side. The eldest brother's eldest son is also a stable one. is more calm and smart than the eldest brother. Our son Hongyeol is the youngest, can we play with them? ”

Zhao Chongyi said: "Boys have a common topic, so don't worry about this." ”

As he was talking, the nurse brought Zhao Honglie and Zhao Hongling over. When Zhao Honglie saw his father, he shouted happily, broke free from the nurse's arms, and climbed directly onto his father's body. As he climbed, he said, "Father, I was just trying to show you, the last time I went to my grandfather's house, my grandfather rewarded me with a jasper horsewhip, a shepherd boy buffalo and an inkstone, but it's good." My mother had already taught me how to write, and I thought it was very good to use that inkstone. But when will this whip be used? In the past, we used to run horses every day, but after returning to the capital, we didn't run horses for a long time. I want to die. Also, father, you are too busy, when will you accompany Lie'er to hunt? There are all houses in this capital, no grassland, no mountains, where can I go hunting? ”

Although Zhao Honglie is only six or seven years old, because he grew up on the grassland and has a fierce atmosphere in the northwest, he has been taken by Zhao Chongyi to hunt since he was a child, and he is used to galloping on the grassland. This time back in the city, very unaccustomed.

Zhao Chongyi happily hugged his son and said, "The things your grandfather gave must be the best things, you have to put them away." Hongyeol wants to ride a horse? There is indeed no iron wall here. It's hard to imagine a horse galloping like that at the Iron Wall Pass. However, I have a way, we will now go to the uncle's house, he has a racecourse, although it is not comparable with the grassland, but, it is better than nothing, you take your new horsewhip, and go to the uncle's house with me. ”

Zhao Honglie shouted happily.

Seeing this situation, Chen Wenhui said: "It seems that we will not be able to go back to Nanyang within a year. I may have to stay in the capital for two or three years. In that case, I want to buy a few houses in the west, ask someone to clean them up, and make a martial arts arena? In this way, Honglie rides a horse every day, and there is a place to go to practice martial arts. It won't be delayed. ”

Zhao Chongyi said happily: "Actually, I have long wanted a martial arts arena. Hurry up and call someone to get it. ”

Speaking of which, Zhao Chongyi said apologetically to Chen Wenhui again: "Hui'er, I'm really sorry, the emperor wants me to help him, isn't this going to fight against southern Xinjiang soon?" I can't just sit idly by. You can endure it for another two years, and after two years, we will go back to Nanyang. ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said: "Nothing, I happened to reunite with my parents in the capital." ”

At this time, Zhao Hongling, who was left out in the cold, also shouted: "I'm going to my uncle's too, and Ling'er is going too, why don't you let me go?" ”

Zhao Chongyi said: "Ling'er is too young, follow your mother at home, wait until two days, at the banquet, I will take you to row, okay?" ”

Zhao Hongling jumped up happily.

Zhao Chongyi also hugged his daughter, two hands, one is a son, the other is a daughter, although the child is still young, but it is not light, fortunately, Zhao Chongyi is a person who practices martial arts, this weight is nothing, it is very easy. The two children were held by their father, giggling happily.

Chen Wenhui also laughed. (To be continued......)