306, the Cui family's wooing (II)
Cui Shi actually said amazingly, saying that his eldest brother Cui Tan wanted Jingwen's help. This made Jingwen inexplicable, because Jingwen was just an outsider, how could he interfere in the affairs of other people's families? Even after more than a thousand years, it is rare for anyone outside the family to interfere in their own family affairs. Therefore, in theory, Jingwen cannot interfere in the affairs of the Cui family.
"My eldest brother Cui Tan is the eldest son of my father, and according to common sense, he is the first in line of succession. But those other people were eyeing the position of the patriarch, and instead came to form an alliance against the eldest brother, just because the eldest brother had the identity of the eldest son. And my eldest brother is afraid that he can't stand the pressure, so he wants to find a foreign helper. Cui said.
"What do you mean, you want to choose me?" Jingwen asked.
Cui Shi explained: "This foreign aid must have enough strength to be able to help my eldest brother." Moreover, he could not be born from another high family. Because if it is from another high-ranking family, then my eldest brother will be suspected of luring wolves into the house, and he will be rejected by the whole family. Therefore, it is necessary to have an ordinary family and enough strength to do it. ”
After listening to Cui's explanation, Jingwen knew very well that this candidate was not easy to find. If the person you are looking for is a person from a high family, will the front door refuse the tiger and the back door to enter the wolf at that time? People are not vegetarians, will they take this opportunity to intervene in the Cui family on a large scale? And when the time comes, isn't Cui Tan, the eldest brother of the Cui family, just that it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God? Therefore, it is necessary to find an ordinary family background, and cannot have other big family backgrounds, so as to avoid their anti-customer interference too deeply. But the problem is also here, this era is an era of famous families. In this era, it is very difficult for an ordinary person to achieve a career by his own efforts. Because those people are limited in promoting their own families, they will only help the poor family if they have spare power. And during this period, the strength of the Hanmen was not strong. Therefore, it is impossible to compete with the nobles. In terms of civil officials, it is mainly the Shandong scholars. In terms of military attachés, it is mainly the Guanlong group. Since this Jingwen has crossed over, I have a deep understanding. From Emperor Li Shimin's Li family, to Li Jing, Hou Junji, and even Changsun Sheng, the father of the eldest grandson Wuji, are all members of the Guanlong group.
The Qinghe Cui family and the other members of the seven clans and five surnames represent the Shi clan, who help each other, exclude outsiders, and monopolize officialdom. And Hanmen wants to rise in this situation. It can be said that it is even more difficult. And only in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system gradually replaced the political zhì of the great clans of the century, and that was the era of the collapse of the wealthy families. But now, after all, it is not the end of the Tang Dynasty, so it is too difficult for Hanmen to rise. And it is too difficult for Cui Tan to find a poor person who will not meddle in the Cui family and has the strength to help him.
"Why did you choose me?" Jingwen asked.
"Because you have an army of 40,000 under your command, and you don't belong to the Guanlong group. The soldiers under your command, you have a life-saving grace for them. So they are your hardcore followers. Although the current general trend of the world is not suitable for rebellion, it is not a problem for you to rely on these 40,000 troops to support yourself. This is your strength, so you can help the strength of the big brother. Cui said.
Jingwen is speechless for these big families, what kind of rebellion. Shenma supports the army and respects itself, and there is no scruple in saying this. However, these families will not even be afraid of imperial power, let alone these words that are easy to misunderstand?
And Jingwen also found out that he now has 40,000 supporters under him. Although these supporters may not necessarily follow Jingwen. For example, if an army rebels, this shameful army will not follow. But if it was an ordinary situation, the Snow Shame Army would still obey Jingwen's wishes. So. Jingwen can be said to be a military boss. What's even more amazing is that Jingwen is not a person from the so-called Guanlong Group, which provides a foundation for Cui Tan to win over Jingwen. Jingwen has no family, just an orphan, so even if he meddles in the Cui family, he can't really control the Cui family. Because Jingwen doesn't have much back-up support, it is very easy for Cui Tan to "send God" at that time. When the time comes, will Jingwen still be able to lead troops to besiege Cui's family?
And the meaning of the Cui family is very obvious, that is, Jingwen supports Cui Tan to become the head of the family, and when the time comes, Cui Tan will also support Jingwen in the officialdom with the ability of the Cui family. And this is actually mutual support, the Cui family needs Jingwen's "force" support, and Jingwen also needs the Cui family to defend him in the officialdom.
"Then how can I meddle in the Cui family's affairs?" Jingwen asked casually.
Cui Shi took the initiative to say: "When the time comes, the eldest brother will marry one of his daughters to you as a flat wife, and you will be qualified to meddle in the affairs of the Cui family." ”
Jingwen thought for a moment, pointed at Cui Ying, and asked; "Is this Miss Cui?"
Cui Shi shook his head and said, "Cui Ying is the eldest daughter of the eldest brother, it is impossible to marry you, let alone just be a flat wife!" And my eldest brother will marry you a concubine as your equal wife. ”
Jingwen frowned.
Seeing that Jingwen was not very satisfied, Cui Shi took the initiative to say: "It's not bad to marry you a concubine, our Cui family is a wealthy family for hundreds of years, but it is a top family." Even if it is a concubine, or even a side branch, it is not okay for anyone to marry home. What's more, if you marry a concubine of the head of our Cui family, you can be regarded as a nobleman. You're just a chef, you're just a slut. Now, a lot of people are using your origins to belittle you. If you marry a concubine of the head of our Cui family, then your identity will be different, and who will dare to despise you as a chef at that time? So, a concubine is already good. The concubine of the Cui family is not worthy of you. Even if it weren't for me, if it weren't for the fact that my husband had died, I wouldn't have married Cheng Yanjin, a general from an ordinary martial arts background. No matter how good your achievements are, your background is too low to be worthy of the Cui family's daughters. ”
Jingwen listened to Cui's words, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he suddenly slapped the table fiercely.
"Inexplicable!"
After Jingwen finished speaking, he immediately left the private room, obviously very angry. And Cui Shi and Cui Ying were confused for a while, and they didn't know what they said just now, but why Jingwen sent the table away, looking very angry. Cui Shi didn't think that she had offended Jingwen just now, she was all according to the actual situation. However, Cui Shi didn't know that his words were insulting Jingwen, a person who traveled from the afterlife. (To be continued......)