Sure enough, as soon as he saw Lu Yuxiao and Lu Wuji, the housekeeper said expressionlessly: "The master sent me to wait here, so that the two of you can go to his study as soon as you come back!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian was about to explain, but he heard the housekeeper say to him: "Master Lu, you come with me, the old lady wants to see you."

Lu Yuxiao couldn't help but shudder, and asked cautiously, "Butler, do you know what the eldest brother asked us to do?" ”

"Do what?" The housekeeper looked at the third master, "You two are not good at studying in the private school, where did you go?" ”

Speaking of this, Steward Li reminded: "The master has been in a bad mood recently, you can ask God to bless you!" ”

Lu Yuxiao and Lu Wushu listened to it, and their hearts suddenly sank to the bottom.

Lu Xiaoxian handed a smile to the two: "Don't worry, with me, the head of the family will not punish you!" ”

With that, Lu Xiaoxian followed behind the housekeeper and walked towards the inner courtyard.

When he entered the Buddhist hall, the butler closed the door and waited aside.

Lu Xiaoxian took advantage of the faint light to look at the old lady Lu in front of him. He is the brother of his grandfather, the head of the Lu family, but he is also an old man in his last years.

After being silent for a long time, Old Lady Lu pointed to the futon next to him: "Sit!" ”

Old Lady Lu's Buddhist hall has never accepted outsiders, and today she specially asked the housekeeper to prepare a futon, obviously planning to have a long talk with Lu Xiaoxian.

After Lu Xiaoxian sat down, he waited for Old Lady Lu's question.

"Do you know why I invited you here?" Old Lady Lu asked in a deep voice.

"Of course you know, it's nothing more than asking me three things!" Lu Xiaoxian said lightly.

"Oh?" Old Lady Lu asked quietly, "Tell me, what three things do I want to ask?" ”

"First, the matter of the head of the Lu family. The second is the holding of private schools. Third, the future development of the Lu family! ”

Old lady Lu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, what he wanted to ask in his heart were these three things, but Lu Xiaoxian broke it.

How is this possible? Could it be that the butler leaked his thoughts?

Old Lady Lu subconsciously looked at the housekeeper, and the housekeeper shook his head at Old Lady Lu.

I still know the housekeeper Mrs. Lu, and I know that he is tight-mouthed, and it is impossible for him to leak anything to Lu Xiaoxian. Besides, he didn't mention what he wanted to ask to the housekeeper, and he had no way of knowing even if he wanted to leak it.

Old lady Lu had to admit that Lu Xiaoxian's intelligence exceeded his own estimates. You must know that today is the first time they have met, but Lu Xiaoxian can see his mind so thoroughly, which makes Old Lady Lu full of expectations for the following conversation.

"Then can I listen to your opinion!" When he said this, Old Lady Lu didn't realize that he had already lowered his stature.

"It's okay for me to talk about it, but I have to solve the trouble in front of me first!" Lu Xiaoxian sold it.

"Trouble? What's the trouble? "Old lady Lu is inexplicable.

Lu Xiaoxian didn't speak, just glanced at the housekeeper.

The housekeeper whispered: "If Master Ruoliang called Master Yuxiao and the nonsensical young master to the study, he was furious, I am afraid that he will do the law against them!" ”

Old Lady Lu didn't think about it, so she said, "You go and call Ruoliang!" ”

……

Lu Yuxiao and Lu Wuji were panicked, and hesitated in front of Lu Ruoliang's study door for a while, and then knocked on the door when they couldn't stand it.

"Come in!" Lu Ruoliang's majestic voice came, making the two of them shudder.

Entering the study, Lu Wuji and Lu Yuxiao stood in front of Lu Ruoliang with their hands down.

The two of them lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out.

Lu Ruoliang looked at them and didn't speak for a long time.

Finally, he asked in a deep voice, "I heard Wuya say, you two didn't go to the private school today, where did you go?" ”

Lu Wuji and Lu Yuxiao glanced at each other with their spare eyes, it turned out that this kid sued the black state, no wonder the housekeeper would be waiting for them at the door!

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Lu Ruoliang couldn't help but be angry, slapped the table and roared: "What do I ask you, are you all deaf?" ”

The two of them were excited and were about to reply, but they heard a knock at the door.

"Who?" Lu Ruoliang was still angry, and shouted towards the door.

"Sir! It's me! The butler's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in!"

The housekeeper entered the house, glanced at Lu Wuji and Lu Yuxiao, and said to Lu Ruoliang: "Master, the old lady asked you to go over!" ”2k

Lu Ruoliang frowned and asked the housekeeper, "What's the matter?" ”

The housekeeper said ambiguously: "The old lady said that there is an emergency!" ”

Lu Ruoliang glared at Lu Wuji and Lu Yuxiao: "You two are here to reflect for a while, and I'll be back immediately!" ”

After that, Lu Ruoliang followed the housekeeper out of the study.

After a while, Lu Ruoliang returned.

He seemed to be in a bad mood, and looked at the two of them: "You two get out of here, I'm too lazy to see you again!" ”

After listening to Lu Ruoliang's words, the two escaped from the study as if they had been amnesty, and they were not relieved until they walked out of the inner courtyard.

"Lu Wuya, this bastard, dares to betray us, I'm not done with him!" Lu Yuxiao gritted his teeth, how could he still be trembling in front of Master Lu just now.

Lu Wuji felt fortunate in his heart, if the old lady hadn't called his father at a critical moment, they would definitely have been served by the family law.

Gauntlet?

Cane punishment?

Lu Wuji couldn't help but be afraid for a while.

What puzzled Lu was why his father stopped mentioning family law at all when he came back.

Could it be?

Lu Wuji suddenly thought of what Lu Xiaoxian said when he was at the door.

Didn't Lu Xiaoxian go to see the old lady, at this juncture, the old lady asked his father to come over, but it was Lu Xiaoxian who interceded for them.

The more Lu Wuji thought about it, the more he felt that there was such a possibility.

……

"If I say the position of the head of the Lu family, I am not interested at all, do you believe it?" Lu Xiaoxian asked with a wink.

"Of course I do!" Old Lady Lu blurted out without thinking about it, "The position of the head of the family is in the eyes of other Lu family disciples, it is a dream. But in your eyes, it's not worth mentioning! ”

"Those who know me, the old lady too!" Lu Xiaoxian put on a tall hat for Mrs. Lu.

"Since you are not rare to be the head of the family, then why do you want Ruoliang to give up the position of the head of the family?" Old Lady Lu was a little confused.

"This time, that time!" Lu Xiaoxian said unceremoniously, "When I first saw the head of the Lu family, he was full of arrogance, and he didn't have a sense of responsibility as the head of the family, or he didn't know how to fulfill the responsibility of the head of the family." Think about it, when the family is dying, putting the dignity of the individual above the interests of the family, is this a qualified head of the family? I want to help the Lu family while making the head of the family feel a sense of responsibility. I did this to let him go through it so that he could become a qualified head of the house as soon as possible! ”

Lu Xiaoxian's words were a bit old-fashioned, but Mrs. Lu couldn't refute them. His son knows best, and Lu Xiaoxian's shortcomings about Lu Ruoliang are to the point. Realizing Lu Xiaoxian's good intentions, Mrs. Lu was also relieved.

"I know this!" Old lady Lu humbly asked for advice, "Mr. Lu is very interested in private school, and he dares to ask if there is a deep meaning in this!" ”

"It's still the old lady's sharp eyes, I run a private school, there is really a deep meaning in this!" Lu Xiaoxian didn't hide it, and said with a smile, "For hundreds of years, the five surnames and seven wangs have relied on marriage to consolidate their respective positions, but now marriage alone will no longer work. That's why I found another way to run a private school! ”

"Oh?" Old Lady Lu said with interest, "You tell me in detail!" ”

"During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the practice of marriage was understandable. But in the Tang Dynasty, there is not much left of the privileges that have been passed down from generation to generation by the scholars. After the war in the early Tang Dynasty, although many scholars were written in the state, they were not exempt from poverty. Although many people still retain the deep-rooted concept of the family, as the imperial examination is gradually recognized by the people of the world, it is foreseeable that under the impact of the Shu clan, the more the Shi family will decline more and more in the future. ”

Lu Xiaoxian's words couldn't help but impress Old Lady Lu, but he still couldn't help but retort: "What you said may have some truth!" There are indeed more and more scholars from the Shu nationality. But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, no matter how hard the scholars of the Shu clan try, they may not be able to surpass the Shi family, but the big family has hundreds of years of family heritage! ”

"Not necessarily!" Lu Xiaoxian raised his eyebrows and said.

"Why is that?"

"Old lady Lu, let me ask you, if the Tang Imperial Family competes with these scholars with hundreds of years of history, who will win in the end?"

"The power of the imperial family is much stronger than that of the Shi family, so naturally the royal family will win." Old lady Lu felt that Lu Xiaoxian was a little far-fetched, and said unhappily, "We are talking about the scholars of the Shu clan and the scholar family, why do you want to get involved with the royal family?" ”

"The reason why I said that the scholars of the Shu clan will inevitably overwhelm the Shi family is because of the royal family!"

"What does this have to do with royalty?" Old Lady Lu said strangely.

Lu Xiaoxian smiled: "Didn't the old lady see it? The main reason for the decline of the Shi family was because of the suppression of the royal family. Before the Tang Dynasty, the Shu clan could only serve as officials below the fourth grade. But now, all talents with a skill in the Shu clan have the opportunity to become officials, and Wei Zheng and Ma Zhoubuyi were born and served as prime ministers. Xue Rengui was born in a peasant, and through the army, he made military exploits, served as the general of the right guard, and was named the prince of Pingyang County. Due to the dispersion of forces, the Shu people did not form an independent group, nor did they form a unified force. Therefore, not only will the Shu clan not be suppressed by the royal family, but they will also be constantly strengthened by the royal family to fight against the Shi family. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoxian suddenly asked: ""Clan Chronicles", "Forbidden Marriage Edict", "Surname Record", these must be familiar to the old lady, right?" Can't you see the intentions of the Tang royal family? ”

Old lady Lu couldn't help but be moved, Lu Xiaoxian really got to the point.

"If you are the emperor, do you want the world to be controlled by yourself, or is it controlled by the Shi family?"

Old Lady Lu's face turned pale.

Lu Xiaoxian chased after him and said: "No matter now or in the future, the Shi family will be constantly attacked by the royal family until it disappears." The gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, does the old lady really want to take the Lu family to the funeral of the other scholars? ”

Beads of sweat dripped down Old Lady Lu's forehead.