In the evening, in Amburi, Luoyang, in the mansion of the Marquis of Pingchun, Wu Sheng summoned all the adult men in the mansion to discuss in a brightly lit living room.

At this time, Wu Sheng knelt on the low floor, looking at the children of the Wu family who had arrived at Qi, with an indescribable melancholy expression.

He is not yet forty years old this year, and by virtue of his ancestral relationship, he served as the captain of Nangong in the palace.

He happened to be on duty today, chatting with a few colleagues about some family life, when he was suddenly surrounded by a group of officials from the Three Princes' Mansion and congratulated him.

This made him a little overwhelmed, and when he figured out the cause and effect of the matter, he was even more shocked and speechless, and returned home in a daze After eating, he thought of summoning everyone in the house and telling them the truth, so that they didn't know the reason.

Wu Sheng thought about what was on his mind, and his eldest son Wu Zheng asked confusedly: "I don't know if my father summoned us today, what is the so-called matter?" Wu Sheng glanced at him, sighed and said: "Today, Wu Yong passed the assessment of Taifu Hu Guang and the Three Princes, and the imperial court officially named him the Son of Heaven. ”

"What else should a child be, isn't it a good thing that he is a servant of the Son of Heaven! Why did my father look so sad? Wu Zheng said with a smile.

Wu Sheng glared at him and said expressionlessly: "Do you know that he dedicated two and a half pieces of the Book of Heaven to the Son of Heaven, and for this reason, His Majesty also specially held a great court meeting in the Deyang Palace, so that the princes of the court and the central government could hold a grand event together." Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed greatly: "Isn't this nonsense!" Didn't anyone among the princes raise an objection on the spot? "The official status of "Shangshu", after so many years of development, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and this sudden extra two and a half essays are challenging the status of the scholarly family, and one is not good, that is, the end of being ruined.

"I don't know about this, my father also learned from the mouths of others......" Before Wu Sheng's words were finished, the others in the hall began to shout.

"This Wu Yong's courage is too big, can you say this casually? I can't say that we will suffer too! ”

"Yes, I knew that he entered the palace at a young age, and sooner or later he would cause trouble, but I didn't expect to make such a big storm just after entering the palace."

"Drive him back to Wancheng, and you can't let him stay in Luoyang anymore."

"Silence!" Wu Sheng slapped the dwarf case hard and suppressed everyone, and then continued: "Things are not what you think! It is rumored that these two and a half articles of "Shangshu" were heard by Wu Yong from the Taixu Wonderland, and he himself did not know that this was a "Shangshu" text, just because the two and a half articles were rare strange texts in the world, and all the princes of the court and China unanimously agreed that they were "Shangshu" essays. ”

"Well, it can still be like this!" After hearing this, everyone was shocked, and then felt a burst of shame, especially the few who shouted the most, and their faces were even more red at this time.

Since it is the opinion of the princes of the imperial court, then there is nothing to do with Wu Yong, they were really villains in vain just now.

Seeing them like this, Wu Sheng immediately opened his mouth and reprimanded: "You have been really rich for a long time, and you don't move your brain at all!" What else would you do now besides denigrating others? Look at Wu Yong, just twelve years old, he can read the son of heaven, and now he dedicates these two and a half "Shangshu" essays, which are praised by Taifu and Sangong. Then he looked like he hated iron but not steel, and continued: "I don't care how cynical you were before, you must show me some respect when you see Wu Yong in the future." ”

"Why? He's younger than we are, don't we have to lose face? Someone was not convinced and retorted.

Wu Sheng was really laughed at by this person, calmed down his anger for a long time, and then said expressionlessly: "Whatever you want, don't blame me for not reminding you, our five-surname family is not as good as before, if you want to be an official in the future, you have to work hard from Wu Yong." After speaking, he couldn't help but feel a kind of remorse in his heart, he knew this, he had to say anything at the beginning, and arranged Wu Yong and his party to live in the Pingchun Hou Mansion, and now Wu Yong lives in the Hou Mansion, and he can't say that any benefits will be obtained by the Zhuo family in the future.

"No, we have to think of a way, it is estimated that after today, Wu Yong's reputation will resound throughout Luoyang City! If those two and a half articles were really recognized as the "Shangshu" by the doctors of the Five Classics, Wu Yong's status would be on an equal footing with the heads of those scholarly families. Thinking of this, Wu Sheng couldn't help but ask, "What do you think of us taking Wu Yong back to live in the Pingchun Marquis's mansion?" Wu Zheng looked at his father with a stunned face, frowned and thought for a while before he spoke: "Father, the child thinks it is impossible." The five surnamed families are in the same spirit, before Wu Yong came to Luoyang, we had already discussed his residence, and now if we take him back to the mansion while he is famous, how will the other four surname families view us! Then he saw that Wu Sheng was still a little unwilling, and comforted: "Actually, my father doesn't have to be like this, no matter how you say that Wu Yong is also surnamed Wu, even if he is the marquis and the prime minister in the future, it will be the glory of our Wu family!" What's more, the Hou Mansion is now in full swing and the yang is declining, and if Wu Yong wants to find a helper in the future, he still has to rely on our Pingchun Hou Mansion. ”

"Haha," Wu Sheng looked at Wu Zheng appreciatively after hearing this, and couldn't help but smile and said, "This is a great goodness, and it even wins my heart!" Immediately, he instructed everyone: "Then do what Wu Zheng said, let's not take Wu Yong back." But in the future, you have to go to the Houhou Mansion more often and have a good relationship with Wu Yong. ”

"Whoa!" Everyone in the hall responded unanimously. But at this time, there are unsociable voices,

"I don't want to have a good relationship with a kid from the country, there is a smell on my body, and I smell disgusting." Wu Sheng's youngest son, Wu Ao, who spoke, is just fifteen years old this year, and everyone in the house loves him very much.

When Wu Sheng heard him say this, he was extremely angry, slapped his hand heavily on the low case, and scolded: "Bastard thing! In vain I have spoiled you so much all these years, and now you dare not even listen to your father's words. As he spoke, he shouted outside: "Someone, put Wu Ao in the firewood room for me, no one can release him without my order." ”

"Huh," two burly servants immediately came in from outside, dragging Wu Ao towards the door.

"Let go of me, you two cheap servants, I must tell my mother and sell you." Wu Ao yelled and screamed, while also struggling.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Wu Zheng's mouth, and when Wu Sheng's anger subsided a little, he persuaded him: "Father, brother, he is still young, let's bypass him this time!" In fact, he wished that Wu Ao would be locked up for a few more days, he was the eldest son, and he was treated a lot of unfairly, seeing that Wu Ao, as a sister-in-law, had been favored by everyone in the house since he was a child, and his heart was already unbalanced, but he didn't dare to say anything on weekdays, and he always showed generosity and cared for Wu Ao.

After a while, everyone else in the hall left, and Wu Sheng was also comforted by Wu Zheng, feeling more comfortable, and then sighed: "This rebel really wants to be angry with me, but fortunately, you are in the house, which makes me worry a lot." As he spoke, he admonished Wu Zhengdao with a serious face: "I know that although you have done your best over the years, you have still suffered a lot of grievances. Don't blame your father for not reminding you, this little bit of family wealth in our house will be left to Wu Ao in the future, you must seize the opportunity this time and have a good relationship with Wu Yong, whether you can have a big future in the future, all count on him. ”

"The child knows!" Wu Zheng lowered his head, and an unpredictable cold light flashed in his eyes. Tonight is destined to be an extraordinary experience for many.

At the same time that Wu Sheng convened everyone to discuss the matter, the living rooms of many people in Luoyang City were also brightly lit and there were constant arguments.

For example, the Yuan Mansion in Jingning, this Yuan family is known as the "Fourth and Third Princes" Runan Yuan family. At this time, Yuan Feng knelt in the hall and sat on the main seat, Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji sat on the left side, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu sat on the right side.

After Yuan Feng told the story of what happened in the Deyang Hall today, he asked the relatives on the left and right: "What do you think of the events at today's court meeting?" Yuan Kui also participated in the Great Dynasty Meeting today, and this gathering was mainly for his brother Yuan Feng to test his juniors, so he was not in a hurry to speak, but looked at his three nephews with interest.

Yuan Ji, as the eldest son, the family has devoted great efforts to training, and between his gestures, he naturally has a demeanor, only to see him bow his hand and say: "Father, in the eyes of the child, the birth of these two and a half "Shangshu" essays may be a good thing for our Yuan family. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Yuan Feng asked.

"Nowadays, the official education of the imperial court is mainly controlled by those scripture families, their protégés are all over the world, take the Taixue outside Luoyang City, there are as many as 30,000 students, most of them only respect the teacher, and ignore the court, so they are suspicious of the Son of Heaven, I think these two and a half "Shangshu" essays are also the beginning of the Son of Heaven to pry open the imprisonment of the scripture family, and there will be other means to curb these scripture families."

"Although my Yuan family has the glory of my ancestors, but compared with those scholarly families, it still lacks the background, and the influence on the Tai students is very weak, today's move by the Son of Heaven has given my Yuan family an opportunity to insert my own family in Luoyang Taixue and increase the influence of my Yuan family." The more Yuan Ji spoke, the more excited he became, and the entire living room was his voice.

"Good!" Yuan Feng praised after hearing this, and then asked Yuan Shaodao: "Shao'er does he have any other supplementary insights?" Yuan Shao respectfully bowed and said: "My nephew hasn't thought of it yet, Brother Yuan Ji's insights are very inspiring, and it seems that I will have to learn more in the future." Yuan Feng nodded,

"It's also very rare that you can recognize your own shortcomings." Then he said to Yuan Shu: "I heard that you are very close to Zhu Yuan of the Hou Mansion, but is it true?" Yuan Shu was stunned, he usually came to fill the number, but he didn't expect his father to suddenly ask him today, and immediately bowed down and said, "Back to my father, there is indeed such a thing!" ”

"I heard that this Wu Yong lives in the Hou Mansion, this son is now serving the Son of Heaven, and he has dedicated two and a half "Shangshu" essays, his future achievements will be extraordinary, and you will be closer to him in the future." Yuan Feng commanded.

"Whoa!" Yuan Shu immediately responded. At this time, Yuan Kui suddenly interjected: "This Wu Yong is only twelve years old, and it is a good choice for me to be the daughter of the Yuan family." Yuan Feng's eyes lit up, and he laughed: "It's also a good plan, then bother the third brother to choose a Yuan daughter to get close to him." ”