Chapter 277: The Position of the Head of the Family (2)
On July 1 of the second year of the Tang Dynasty, the former head of the Cui family happened to be buried, and everyone knew that the storm was coming. After this burial, a new head of the family will be elected, which is also a day for the Cui family to carry out a revolution.
"Bozhou recorded Chen Fei to join the army, and sent two pieces of money for the funeral!" The person at the door of Cui's house shouted.
And Chen Fei also came to attend this funeral, because he wanted to see if Cui Fu could become the head of the family this time. And Chen Fei also came over openly, because this time the head of the Cui family died, and there must be many famous families who will send people to mourn. There were a lot of people coming, so the body of the head of the Cui family had also been embalmed to a certain extent, after all, it would definitely not be just seven days until those people arrived. Although the ancients paid attention to the seven-day funeral, in order to let more people come to mourn, it was naturally postponed. Chen Fei also joined the army as a Bozhou record, and personally came to condole, anyway, what can the Cui family do to him at this funeral?
"This is Chen Fei? He is the Chen Fei who dares to pull out the beard of the Cui family? "Yes! I can't see what he's capable of! "This time he is miserable, the Cui family was unable to clean him up because of internal strife, once the position of the head of the Cui family is decided, then he is destined to be cleaned up by the Cui family" "The Cui family is such a big family, and Shandong is also the territory of the Cui family, and it is not very easy to clean up a Chen Fei." ”……
Many people are talking about Chen Fei because they think that Chen Fei should not be able to mix for long. However, they didn't know that it wouldn't be long before Chen Fei patted his ass and left, after all, he didn't have any habit of staying here to be cleaned up by the Cui family. As for Du Ruhui, if nothing else, the document on transferring Chen Fei back to Chang'an has already arrived on the way, as long as the head of the Cui family decides to come out, then Chen Fei should also return to Chang'an. When the time comes, what is the Cui family's love, Chen Fei can't care about it. Because at that time, Chen Fei may have arrived in Chang'an. Although the Cui family also has people in Chang'an, they can't do it directly after all, Chang'an is the capital of a country after all, and everyone has to abide by some rules.
And Cui Fu, as the son of the former head of the Cui family, naturally had to greet the people who came to mourn at the door, so he was also waiting at the door.
"Hmm!" Chen Fei and Cui Fu secretly glanced at each other, obviously communicating with their eyes for a short time, and then Chen Fei also entered.
Before preparing for the funeral, it is customary to carry out some so-called touting. After all, when a person dies, he can't leave something behind. So everyone has to start touting how much this head of the family has done for the Cui family, and then how important it has helped the development of the family. Anyway, this kind of memorial service is no different from the memorial service of later generations, and those who have no credit have to blow out some credit, otherwise what will people think! After all, the head of the Cui family is not a small person, if there is no credit at all, how can you let the son of the family be embarrassed to inherit the position!
"The old family owner is the most indispensable ...... our Cui family for many years"
A lot of eulogies were said, and Chen Fei's teeth were sore when he heard it, but he had to continue to endure this torture. But finally I finished reading it. Everyone followed and watched, and the head of the family was buried. Next, the smell of gunpowder on the scene became heavier and heavier, and everyone realized that this was about to start competing for the position of head of the family.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are not representatives of the family. They are also court officials and local celebrities. The snake can't be without a head, and now that the old master has died, although we are all very sad. But we still have to elect a new head of the family to lead our Cui family to continue the struggle. Let our Cui family continue to grow, and finally become a rare family in my Datang. The housekeeper of the old family said.
As was previously customary. The head of the family is also to run for election in front of the guests who come to mourn, and the guests who participate in the mourning are also witnesses. Although this will expose the internal strife of the Cui family to outsiders, it can make the new head of the family justify his name and avoid any unjustified statements. After all, all the people present are representatives of other families, or celebrities in society, and with their participation, it is more powerful than anyone's justice. As long as they can participate in the election to become the head of the family in front of them, it means that they can be regarded as a reasonable and legitimate head of the family.
Everyone also began to sit, obviously wanting to see the Cui family's once-in-a-decade show. This time is the time when the internal contradictions of the Cui family are the most intense, and the ugliness of the family will be vividly displayed, so many people with a slightly lower status also want to take the opportunity to take a look at this good show.
"According to the rules of our Cui family, the position of the head of the family is inherited by the son-in-law of the previous Cui family. First of all, the eldest son, if he can get more than half of the family's share, then he can inherit smoothly. If the eldest son can't, then the second son can get half of the support, and they can inherit the position of the head of the family. The next is the third son, and it will be slowly arranged. If the son-in-law is not recognized, then it is the turn of the concubine, which is the unique rule of our Cui family. The old butler announced again the matter of these rules.
Soon, the eldest son of the Cui family came up immediately, and then took the initiative to say: "Please support me, I am my father's eldest son, and according to ethics, I should inherit the position of the head of the family, so please support me!" ”
Chen Fei shook his head, this guy took his identity as the eldest son too seriously. Since the Cui family has chosen this method similar to campaigning, it is actually that they have given up the primogeniture system. It's just that the eldest son has a slightly more priority right, but this eldest son of the Cui family still stubbornly believes that he is the eldest son and should be able to inherit. I have to say that in ancient times, the primogeniture inheritance system was still very marketable, and even if the Cui family had already implemented the method of election, it was inherited by a firstborn son as a reason.
And other families, even the royal family, are also worried about the succession, the longevity, and the virtuous. After all, all three of them are necessary factors. And this eldest son of the Cui family wants to use the establishment of a long heir as a basis, and then let himself be able to get support.
"Who knows what they'll think of these family members who have milk and are mothers? It seems that the means of this eldest son of the Cui family are actually very limited! Chen Fei thought secretly. (To be continued......)