Chapter Seventy-One: The Su Family's Troubles (I)
Grandma passed away, Lao Gao is the eldest grandson, and his grandmother grew up since childhood, so there are many extraordinary, Lao Gao has not closed his eyes for three days and three nights, desperately coding out a chapter, and he can only go home the day after tomorrow, the update has been slow in the past two days, please understandββ
Early the next morning, Su Hanchang's carriage came to Guozixue, which was one of the seven schools of the Daning Dynasty, Guozi, Taixue, Hongwen, Simen, Law, Shu, and Arithmetic, which were the seven famous schools of the Daning Dynasty.
These seven institutions are unified under the management of Guozijian, which is equivalent to the current Ministry of Education, and the highest official is Guozijian sacrificial wine, and there are two left and right deputy officials, called Siye.
Among the seven schools of Guozijian, Guozixue is the most important, and the students are all the children and grandchildren of high-ranking officials above the third rank or the county duke or above, and the great-grandchildren of high-ranking officials above the second rank or the title of the national duke or above can also study, with nearly 500 students.
There are a total of five doctors of Guozixue, all of whom are Zhengwupin officials, and there are five teaching assistants, five direct speakers, and more than a dozen speakers, Su Hanchang is the chief doctor of Guozixue, and he is also the highest administrative official of Guozixue.
If nothing else, the year after that, his father Su Xun's two-term term expires, and he is likely to be transferred out of Guozijian, if so, Zuo Siye Pei Xuezhi will take over the post of Guozijian Priest Wine, and he Su Hanchang will be promoted to Siye.
Because Su Hanchang is extra careful as an official, for fear that someone will catch the handle if there is any mistake, so when his daughter met Luo Qiyu yesterday, he pinched a cold sweat, if his daughter's innocence is tarnished, it will seriously damage the reputation of Su Fu, and he Su Hanchang will also be implicated.
Yongjing's Guozixue is located in the imperial city, but the imperial city of Luojing is too crowded, Guozixue is located in the Daozheng Fang, it is a building complex covering an area of nearly 50 acres, in the middle is a Guozi hall that can accommodate 3,000 people at the same time, there are five buildings distributed around, the scripture hall, the strategy hall, the poetry hall, the history hall and the library building.
Su Hanchang's office is located at the back of the Guozi Palace, a two-story building, in addition to him, there is also a teaching assistant, a direct lecturer and three attendants, all of whom are on official business with him in this small building.
As soon as Su Hanchang got out of the carriage, his assistant teacher Liu Jing was rushed over, looking very nervous, "Dr. Su! Go upstairs. β
"What's going on, so panicked?" Su Hanchang asked a little unhappily.
"Dr. Su, His Royal Highness King Qi has come down and is waiting for you in your room, go quickly!"
Su Hanchang only felt 'buzz!' in his head. With a bang, the King of Qi actually came to him, he lifted his robe, and walked in a panic towards the noble room on the first floor.
As he walked, he was thinking, what did King Qi do to find him? His first reaction was that King Qi wanted to introduce a student to Guozixue to study, and this student's conditions did not meet the requirements of Guozixue, but this kind of thing King Qi only needs to write a note or a sentence, and there is no need to come in person.
Secondly, he thought about whether it would be related to the affairs of his hometown, the ancestral home of the Su family is Donglai County, Qizhou, which happens to be in the fief of King Qi, and several of his uncles and the rest of the clansmen are in Donglai County, is it for the Su family? But after thinking about it, he still felt that it was impossible, this kind of family matter, the government would not interfere with it generally.
Or is it related to this Jinshi imperial examination, and he wants to greet his father by himself? But this kind of thing, even if he wants to do it, he will do it secretly, how can he come to Guozixue to find himself.
Su Hanchang thought about it, but he didn't know the point, he just walked into your room, and saw King Qi sitting at the table drinking tea, and when he saw him coming in, he immediately stood up with a smile, "Uninvited, please Dr. Su, don't blame." β
The moment he saw King Qi, Su Hanchang suddenly thought of his daughter being molested by Luo Qiyu in Tianji Temple yesterday, Luo Qiyu was King Qi's brother-in-law, was it for this matter?
He didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "His Royal Highness the King of Qi came to Guozixue, and the officials were not prepared, so I hope to forgive my sins!" β
"Dr. Su is so polite."
Huangfu was not too modest, so he sat down with a smile, and he waved his hand, "Dr. Su is the master, don't stand, please sit down." β
Su Hanchang slowly sat down opposite him, he suddenly found a detail, that is, King Qi actually sat on the main seat, but he sat on the guest seat, of course Su Hanchang knew that this was not a mistake by King Qi, it should be his deliberate doing, Su Hanchang couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he had heard for a long time that King Qi had a strong desire to lead, and it seemed that today it was indeed worthy of his reputation.
Today, Huang Fu Yi came to Su Hanchang for the sake of his brother-in-law Luo Qiyu, he thought about it again last night, if Luo Qiyu and the Su family marriage is successful, it will dilute the relationship between Luo Wei and himself, maybe his father will change his mind about transferring Luo Wei because of this, many major events are changed because of these subtleties, it is based on this idea that Huang Fu Yuan is more interested in the marriage between the Luo family and the Su family.
He also knew that Luo Qiyu had a bad reputation, and the Su family might not like it, and it also involved Luo Qiyu molesting the daughter of the Su family, and the princess went to talk about this family affair, but it might not be successful, only if he came forward in person and used his face to intercede for Luo Qiyu, there might be hope.
Huang Fu sighed slightly, "I came to apologize to Dr. Su for my brother-in-law Luo Qiyu's rudeness to Ling Yan yesterday. β
King Qi came to apologize in person, which made Su Hanchang a little moved, Luo Qiyu caused a lot of trouble outside, he had never heard that King Qi came forward to apologize in person, he was the first time here, this face was too big, he hurriedly smiled: "Your Royal Highness came to apologize in person, so that the officials really dare not be, young people are easy to be impulsive, and it is normal to lose their minds occasionally, as long as they know their mistakes and can change them, and they don't hurt the little girl, forget about it, I won't take it to heart." β
Su Hanchang was just a polite remark, but what the emperor wanted was the sentence 'Young people are easy to be hot-blooded and impulsive, and it is normal to lose their minds occasionally, as long as they know their mistakes and can change them'.
He immediately grasped this sentence, and said with a smile: "Dr. Su is right, although my brother-in-law has done a lot of ridiculous things, he will not make mistakes in the major rights and wrongs, he will not be stupid enough to infringe on the granddaughter of the country's priest wine, I scolded him yesterday, he also admitted that it was he who fell in love with Ling Yan at first sight, and he couldn't help himself, he also admitted that he was wrong, and said that he had changed his past wrongs, and he didn't dare to mess around anymore, I was thinking, in fact, Qiyu was mainly young and frivolous, once he accepted his heart, he would become motivated and promising, and his father was the Duke of Qingguo, if he got married, He can attack the county duke, and maybe he can also hold an official position, which is more beneficial to him, but whose daughter is suitable? I discussed with the princess for a long time last night, if you want to make Qiyu relent, the key is to marry him someone he likes, and Ling Yan thinks it is the most suitable, so I have come to propose to Dr. Su today. β
Huangfu gamed his own face, and he forgave Su Hanchang that he would not give himself face.
Su Hanchang was silent, he didn't expect that King Qi was not here to apologize, but to propose, to his scoundrel brother-in-law, isn't this just to kick the Su family hard after insulting the Su family?
How could he marry his daughter to a bully like Luo Qiyu, Luo Qiyu is not an official, he can only hurt a few people at most, but once he becomes an official, he will hurt one side of the people, and then the people will scold, this dog official is the son-in-law of the Su family, and the reputation of his Su family will be completely ruined.
Although Su Hanchang is more conservative than his younger brother Su Hanzhen and values the family's reputation more than him, he is not confused, he knows that marrying his daughter to Luo Qiyu will ruin the happiness of her life, he can't do this kind of thing, but he doesn't dare to challenge the authority of King Qi, and he doesn't dare to say 'no!' β
He pondered for a long time, and then slowly declined: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness, it's just that the little girl is still young, and it's too early to talk about marriage." β
"Hey! That's why Dr. Su is a little unkind. β
Where is King Qi willing to forget because of his words, he smiled again: "Ling Yan has turned sixteen years old, it is twenty-eight years old, it is a good time to talk about marriage, besides, if Dr. Su really thinks that sixteen years old is a little earlier, then he can also make a marriage contract first, and he is willing to take the opportunity to use this time to observe my brother-in-law's performance, if he can really work hard and improve himself, you can give him a chance, if he is still blindly messing around, then I don't want to mention this family business, what does Dr. Su think?" β
Although King Qi took a step back and only talked about the marriage contract, Su Hanchang was not stupid, he knew that as long as he made a marriage contract, he would never want to get rid of it again, even if Luo Qiyu did even more evil, and the Luo family refused to withdraw from the marriage, the Su family also had to swallow this bitter fruit, and the marriage contract could not be agreed.
"I'm afraid this matter will have to be decided by the child's grandfather, or I will ask my father for instructions after the imperial examination, Your Highness thinks this is good?"
Su Hanchang used his father as an excuse to shirk the matter, the smile on Huangfu's face disappeared, and he said coldly: "My daughter's marriage has always been the father's decision, my grandfather suggested at most, I think Dr. Su can give me an answer, I am worried that Dr. Su will have to think about being promoted to the secretary of the business in the future, and I don't have time to think about my daughter's marriage, so it is better to give me an answer today!" β
King Qi's straightforward threat made Su Hanchang's face change greatly, and King Qi actually knew that he was going to seek the affairs of the country's prince, so he threatened him with this matter.
The sweat on Su Hanchang's forehead oozed out, he knew the power of King Qi, if King Qi really wanted to prevent him from being promoted, he could do it completely, Su Hanchang's biggest weakness was that his heart for fame and fortune was too heavy, and he was eager to be promoted. This is also his weakness, he was caught by King Qi, and he couldn't say a word.
King Qi saw his weakness, so he tempted him again, "Master Su, if you and I can get married, then I can guarantee that after Ling Zun is transferred from the Guozi Prison, you will take over the position of the Guozi Prisoner." β
Su Hanchang was a little moved, if the prince said this to him, maybe he would agree immediately, but King Qi he was still a little hesitant, although King Qi could prevent him from being promoted to the priest, but it may not be able to guarantee that he would skip the rank to serve as the Guozi Priest Wine, he was only a five-grade official, and the Guozi Priest Wine was a third-grade high-ranking official, and it was too difficult to cross two levels in a row, and there were too many elbows.
King Qi was confident, he smiled faintly and said: "I can let the right priest Zhang Qiong retire due to illness next year, and then you will be promoted to the right priest first, and when the new Guozi priest wine is determined the year after tomorrow, I will work together with Luo Wei to push you to the position of the Guozi priest wine, and we are secretly signing a marriage contract, and the prince will not know." β
Although the plan is feasible, but the stakes are very high, without his father's consent, Su Hanchang did not dare to agree, he pondered for a moment and said: "That's it!" Our Su family has two opportunities to see my father, I will ask someone to bring a message to my father tomorrow to listen to his opinion, I really can't reply to His Highness immediately, please forgive Your Highness. β
Huangfu also knew that Su Hanchang would not agree immediately, as long as he added a little more wrist behind his back, he was not afraid that Su Hanchang would not agree, so he smiled slightly, "Okay!" I look forward to the good news. β
As soon as he finished speaking, the teaching assistant said nervously at the door: "Master Su, Uncle Shen sent someone to spread the rumor that he will come to visit your lord soon." β
(To be continued)