Lu Xiaoxian took a closer look, it was all written by Lu Huaishen himself. The handwriting is sonorous and powerful, and it can be seen that Lu Huaishen's calligraphy is quite profound.

Calligraphy is the inheritance of the Lu family in Fanyang, and there are many calligraphy masters in the Lu family. Lu's calligraphy has been famous in the Wei and Jin dynasties, Lu Zhishan calligraphy is Zhong Xuan, and his son Lu Chen is also a famous calligrapher.

"The family is simple, I hope that Gongzi Lu will not be disgusted!" Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian was watching calligraphy, and Lu Ruoliang was already sitting at the table, Lu Huaishen was worried that the scene just now would happen again, so he hurriedly said to Lu Xiaoxian, "Please sit down!" ”

Of course, Lu Xiaoxian would not refute Lu Huaishen's face, and sat down according to his words.

Lu Huaishen personally poured tea for the two.

Lu Xiaoxian picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and couldn't help nodding: "Good tea!" ”

Lu Huaishen said shamefully: "Gongzi praised it, I don't have any good tea in my house, this tea is inferior tea bought from Nanshi, fifty wen a catty!" ”

Lu Huaishen is really a gentleman, he can say whatever he wants, and of course fifty wen a pound of tea is not a good tea.

"Not necessarily!" Lu Xiaoxian shook his head, I have heard a couplet, the upper one is 'tea tasting people, tea tasting people', the lower one is 'listening to the piano and listening to the music, the piano art and quyi', and the horizontal criticism is 'how elegant'. This tea and character, two products and one product, is the top grade! ”

Lu Xiaoxiao had something to say, Lu Ruoliang frowned slightly, but he couldn't say anything. He originally thought that Lu Xiaoxian was just an ordinary young man in the Lu family, but now it seems that this young man is not easy to deal with.

The three of them chatted without a word, and from the words of Lu Ruoliang and Lu Huaishen, Lu Xiaoxian had a general understanding of the current situation of Fan Yang Lu's family.

The Fanyang Lu clan is divided into the southern ancestor and the northern ancestor, and the northern ancestor is divided into the first room, the second room, the third room and the fourth room.

A family is roughly divided into three layers: clan, house, and family. The clan is of the same surname and the same origin, and all those who are related by blood are people of the same race. The house refers to the branch of the family, such as the parent room, the main room, the near room, the distant room, etc. A home is a family formed by each of the houses in each house.

Each branch of the Lu family has its own system and forms a relatively independent family. In the family, the brothers of the same generation each marry and have children, and form different small branches, such small branches are the Fang clan, which are included in the family.

Lu Ruoliang belongs to the first house of Beizu and is currently the head of the Lu family.

Lu Huaishen was born in the third room of the northern ancestor of the Lu family in Fanyang, and because of his relatively small generation, he should be called Uncle Lu Ruoliangtang and Uncle Lu Xiaoxiantang. Of course, this uncle and cousin are not close to each other, and they have been separated by many generations.

After chatting for a while, Lu Xiaoxian cleared his throat and looked at Lu Huaishen with a smile: "Lord Lu, since you can't write two Lu characters in one stroke, then we don't have to go around in circles, just say anything directly!" ”

From the expressions and tones of Lu Huaishen and Lu Ruoliang, Lu Xiaoxian could tell that they must have asked for themselves, but they didn't know how to speak. Especially Lu Ruoliang, who wanted to put on a show and lowered his figure, that kind of entanglement was beyond words, which made Lu Xiaoxian laugh.

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian was so straightforward, Lu Huaishen glanced at Lu Ruoliang and couldn't help but sigh: "Don't hide it from Lu Gongzi, Lu and Uncle do have something to ask for!" ”

"Tell me about it!" Lu Xiaoxian said quietly.

Lu Huaishen told Lu Xiaoxian the truth of the matter.

It turned out that Lai Junchen wanted to marry Lu Ruoliang's daughter-in-law, and named Lu Ruoliang to rush to Luoyang from Fanyang to discuss the matter of marrying a daughter.

The "five surnames" clan marry their daughters, and they pay attention to the right family. Lai Junchen's move is clearly to marry by force.

Lai Junchen was born a scoundrel, good at whistleblowing, and held great power because of Wu Zetian's trust. He forcibly married the daughter of the Lu family, of course, not to marry the Gaomen giant clan to gain prestige, but to disdain the five surname clans. At the same time, it is also a contempt for the morality and etiquette advocated by the five surname families.

Lai Junchen's practice of not playing cards according to the routine at all made it difficult for everyone to deal with it, and also put Lu Ruoliang in a dilemma.

If you marry, you will definitely be humiliated, and the Lu family will have no shame in the major families.

Intermarriage according to the family is the rule of the five surnames and seven wang families, and the dignity of the family is maintained through marriage. Violating this rule is likely to cause the entire Lu family to fall into endless ridicule and accusations.

If you don't marry, you will offend the jackal who holds the power, and the end can be imagined.

A rootless character like Lai Junchen has no bottom line, he is prone to destroying his family and clan, he is a cool official who is afraid of the dynasty, no less than the existence of the king of Yama, although Fan Yang Lu's status is high, after all, in terms of social prestige, this kind of vain influence is extremely vulnerable in front of the big stick wielded by Lai Junchen. In the hands of Lai Junchen, there are many examples of one person being sued and hundreds of people being imprisoned, and the Fan Yang Lu clan will be destroyed.

Glancing at Lu Ruoliang, who was full of expectations, Lu Xiaoxian asked Lu Huaishen, who had a sad face: "Lord Lu, you are a member of the Ministry of Officials, you go to talk to Junchen, maybe he will sell you face!" ”

Lu Huaishen smiled bitterly: "To be honest, for the sake of the Lu family's face, I really asked Junchen with my old face, but he refused." He said that if the Lu family dared not to marry, he would bear the consequences. He also said that this matter was also agreed by His Majesty, so let the Lu family weigh it carefully! ”

Lu Xiaoxian could imagine that this kind of undisguised threat could be made by Lai Junchen.

The reason why Lai Junchen dared to do this unconventional move must have been approved by Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian is a female emperor from the Han clan, and it is her consistent strategy to suppress the Guanlong group and the Shandong Shi clan and elevate the status of the Han clan.

In this matter, it is self-evident which side the scales in Wu Zetian's heart are biased towards.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded, as if he remembered something, and asked again, "Then why did you look for me?" ”

"I was also sick and rushed to the doctor, so I went to Cui Shilang and begged him for ideas! Mr. Lu recommended to me by Cui Shilang! ”

Lu Xiaoxian suddenly realized that it was Cui Xiang's ghost. It seems that he was careless in making friends, and he was unladylike when he met someone, and he was accidentally betrayed by Cui Xiang.

Lu Xiaoxian smiled bitterly: "Lord Lu is a member of the ministry, and it doesn't work to come forward, I will not be able to do it as soon as I introduce cloth!" You'd better go and beg Cui Shilang! ”

"Cui Shilang can't help me, he said, to solve this big trouble, there is only one person in the huge Luoyang City who can do it, and that is Lu Gongzi!"

Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but despise Cui Xiang fiercely in his heart: Is this lifting me, or roasting me on the fire?

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian stopped talking, Lu Ruoliang on the side couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Can you solve it?" It's a word! ”

To be honest, Lu Ruoliang is not optimistic about Lu Xiaoxian. As Lu Xiaoxian himself said, he is just a cloth cloth, how could Junchen listen to him?

But who is Cui Xiang, a dignified servant of the ministry, since he can recommend Lu Xiaoxian, it shows that Lu Xiaoxian is not an idle person.

Lu Huaishen has been talking for so long, but Lu Xiaoxian is always noncommittal, and Lu Ruoliangyan is not in a hurry.

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Lu Ruoliang and said slowly: "Of course I can solve it!" ”

Lu Ruoliang was overjoyed, and before he could speak, he heard Lu Xiaoxian's next sentence: "But I don't want to wade into this troubled water!" ”

The smile suddenly froze on Gu Lu Ruoliang's face, and it took him a long time before he came back to his senses and asked stupidly, "Why?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian asked rhetorically: "Can you give me a reason to do it?" ”

"You are the heir of the Lu family, do you have to stand by and watch when the Lu family is in trouble?" Lu Ruoliang didn't think about it, and blurted out.

"Heir of the Lu family?" Lu Xiaoxian snorted coldly, "The Lu family is in trouble, so you remember that I am the heir of the Lu family?" Let me ask you, when my grandfather was convicted and exiled, what did the Lu family do, did they stand idly by? My father and mother died tragically in Lingnan, what did the Lu family do, did they stand idly by? I was punished as an official slave since I was a child, what did the Lu family do, did they stand idly by? ”

Lu Xiaoxian's series of questions shot at Lu Ruoliang like sharp arrows, leaving him speechless.

Lu Xiaoxian's grandfather is a brother to Lu Ruoliang's father.

Lu Xiaoxian's grandfather is the eldest son, the head of their branch in the first room of the Lu family's north house, and he was originally the head of the family. Later, Lu Xiaoxian's grandfather was convicted and exiled, and the head of the family was succeeded by his second son, Lu Ruoliang's father.

Lu Xiaoxian was not wrong, after his grandfather was assigned, no one in the Lu clan paid attention to their family, and they were basically left to fend for themselves. Now, why should he help the Lu clansmen?

Of course, Lu Huaishen knew the dissatisfaction in Lu Xiaoxian's heart, but now was not the time to be rash, he hurriedly got up, bowed deeply to Lu Xiaoxian, and then gave a big salute: "Huaishen has apologized to his cousin on behalf of the Lu family, and asked his cousin to save the Lu family from fire and water for the sake of the same clan and clan, regardless of Qianqian!" ”

Lu Huaishen is a lot older, but he called Uncle Lu Xiaoxian, his tone was sincere, his words were sincere, and he almost knelt down and begged him, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but be a little soft-hearted.

He hurried to help Lu Huaishen, but the old man was very stubborn, and said with tears in his eyes: "If Uncle Cousin doesn't agree, Huaishen won't get up!" ”

In addition to the excellence of the children in the clan, the concept of the supremacy of the family's interests is deeply rooted in everyone's heart, which is also indispensable.

Lo Huaishen is a vivid example.

Looking at the excited Lu Huaishen, and then at the stunned Lu Ruoliang, Lu Xiaoxian finally agreed: "Okay, I promise you, you get up quickly!" ”

Lu Huaishen was overjoyed, straightened up, and tears fell down.

Although he promised Lu Huaishen, Lu Xiaoxian didn't intend to let Lu Ruoliang go, and he changed his voice and said: "However, I have one condition!" ”

Lu Huaishen and Lu Ruoliang were stunned, and they all looked at Lu Xiaoxian.

"On what terms?" Lu Huaishen asked nervously.

"I want him to ......" Lu Xiaoxian pointed at Lu Ruoliang and said word by word, "Give me the position of the head of the Lu family!" ”