In mid-April, Zhuang Shaoyou was dealing with government affairs in the study, and his subordinates reported to him, and Wei Kai asked to see him.

As a special guest with a very sensitive identity, his subordinates have not been able to characterize him, and Zhuang Shaoyou is too busy to forget about this matter, until today, Wei Kai himself couldn't help it and took the initiative to ask to see him.

Zhuang Shaoyou remembered it and secretly scolded himself for being negligent!

It was supposed to be met in the living room, but it was changed to a meeting in the study, and the nature was naturally very different.

The two exchanged pleasantries, sat down with the guests, and the next person came to serve tea.

Zhuang Shaoyou carefully observed Wei Kai's face, it didn't seem to be very good-looking, his face was painful and entangled, and then thinking about Mo Shisan's matter, he suddenly guessed a few points in his heart.

"Brother Boru, what's on your mind?"

Wei Kai sighed when he heard this, but he couldn't speak.

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled: "Brother Boru cares about the people of the world, and he is a true husband!" ”

Wei Kai smiled stiffly: "The general praised it falsely!" But the look was even more painful.

The room remained silent, and neither of them spoke again.

After a long time like this, Zhuang Shaoyou did not have the slightest impatience, and Wei Kai was still in pain.

"Junior tenth, don't run around!"

A sweet voice came and broke the silence in the room. The two of them followed the prestige, and the first thing that caught their eyes was a cute child, who was just over a year old, who seemed to have just learned to walk, and was holding on to the door frame, staggering and walking, and his little face was full of excitement.

Suddenly, the child fell to the ground on his feet.

"Wow! ~~~”

The loud cry resounded throughout the back house, Zhuang Shaoyou just got up and was about to pick up the child, a woman in a light pink skirt appeared, and while quickly picking up the child, she comforted softly: "The tenth day of the first year is the most well-behaved, don't cry!" ”

That child is Zhuang Shaoyou's second son, named the tenth in the first year.

Wei Kai's eyes were already glazed, and he looked stupidly at the woman in front of him, who was not only a wife, but also a child, and had a master of body and mind! Although I have known it for a long time, it is still unbelievable at first sight, mainly because I am unwilling to accept such a cruel truth!

At this time, Cai Yan was there coaxing the baby in his arms, and he didn't even look into the study, his expression was extremely focused, and he obviously loved this child very much.

It was Zhuang Shaoyou who took the lead in breaking the embarrassment and said: "Wen Ji, look who is here!" ”

Cai Yan raised his head when he heard the sound, just in time to see Wei Kai's extremely complicated eyes, looking at himself in a daze, his heart was a little shocked, but his face was as usual, and he entered the study with a slight blessing: "I have seen Mr. Boru, I haven't seen you for a long time, Mr. Boru's demeanor is better than in the past!" ”

When Wei Kai heard this, his heart was broken, and he reluctantly replied: "Long time no see!" ”

Cai Yan said casually while coaxing the child: "Disturb you, Wen Ji retires!" After speaking, he hurriedly left the study with the tenth day in his arms.

Wei Kai was stunned in his heart, and Zhuang Shaoyou coughed lightly: "Brother Boru, ruthlessness is not as affectionate and bitter!" The eldest husband should be able to take it and put it down, there are still many good women in this world looking forward to Brother Boru's review! ”

Wei Kai reluctantly retracted his thoughts, put away his frustrated expression and said, "I'm sorry, it's Boru who has lost his temper!" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled: "Brother Boru, is there something wrong with coming here today?" ”

Wei Kai then remembered the purpose of coming today, and hurriedly replied: "General, Boru is here to implore the general to let the Wei family go!" ”

After saying that, he immediately got up and bowed.

Zhuang Shaoyou hurriedly helped Wei Kai up: "Brother Boru, don't hide it, this general is also worried about this matter, there are many famous families in the Han world, none of them is a fuel-efficient lamp!" Thunderball is easy, but it's hard to convince the public; But General Ben can't change his original intention, what is the best plan for Brother Boru? ”

Wei Kai was obviously prepared for this matter, and after a little thought, he said eloquently: "General, there are many gate lords in the Han world, and there are thousands of self-defense families!" The accumulation of the Han family for 400 years has now become a big trend! But breaking and then standing is the next policy after all! The best strategy is to obey their hearts! Boru agrees with the general's point of view, but this matter is quite tricky, and Boru has no good way! But these families are not monolithic! ”

When Zhuang Shaoyou heard this, he asked thoughtfully, "How do you say this?" ”

Wei Kai continued: "General, the Han family has been in the country for four hundred years, and the number of qi has long been exhausted!" It's just that no one can subdue the gate valve of the world, so it has been postponed to this day! It's just a matter of getting by! There are many contradictions between those gate valves, such as my Wei family, the Yuan family in Runan, and the Wang family in Shanxi, but they only maintain restraint between each other, so they can maintain this delicate balance! But this balance is too fragile, once real interests are involved, it must be a fight for life, and it is necessary to divide the winner and loser!

In addition, inside the gate valve, mutual tilting is very serious, such as my Wei family, since the former Han Wu Emperor has returned, the Wei family has gone through ups and downs several times, during which the main family has declined and divided the family has happened three times, and now the Wei family is already a behemoth in Hedong, and the Wei clan has a population of more than 10,000! There are hundreds or thousands of young people in every generation! From this, you can imagine how fierce the competition is!

The rest of the families are the same! Only a few descendants can get more training and more support! But the competition between the descendants is even more fierce, and the winner is the king and the loser is Kou, just like Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao of the Yuan family! Therefore, the general might as well start from these two aspects and disintegrate the divided family! Boru only asks the general to show mercy to his subordinates, not only for my Wei family, but also for the rest of the family! ”

With that, Wei Kai stood up again and saluted.

Zhuang Shaoyou couldn't stop bowing his head: "Boru is a true gentleman!" Don't worry, General Ben isn't the kind of murderer! Solving problems by force is only carried out in desperate situations! ”

Sending Wei Kai away, Zhuang Shaoyou returned to the back house while thinking about things, and before he knew it, he had arrived at Cai Yan's room.

Cai Yan was a little happy and expectant when he saw Zhuang Shaoyou coming, and then frowned slightly, but quickly calmed down and said lightly: "Why are you here?" As he spoke, he caressed his son, who was already asleep, and his eyes were gentle and infinite.

Zhuang Shaoyou was a little embarrassed, at this time, the nurse of the tenth year of the first month entered the house, simply saluted, and then gently carried the tenth day away.

There were only two people left in the room, Zhuang Shaoyou and Cai Yan.

Cai Yan's expression was calm, but his face was not very good-looking, Zhuang Shaoyou walked over, gently hugged Cai Yan into his arms, and comforted softly: "I've been too busy these days, I've wronged you!" ”

I clearly felt the delicate body in my arms tremble for a moment, and then there was a low sob.

Zhuang Shaoyou felt a pain in his heart, gently lifted Cai Yan's cheek, and kissed it gently.

(Two thousand two hundred and five crosses remained.) ）

An hour later, the clouds ceased and the rain stopped.

Cai Yan lay sour in Zhuang Shaoyou's arms, the blush on his face had not yet faded, and his cherry lips opened lightly.

"What is Wei Gongzi doing today?"

Zhuang Shaoyou laughed: "I thought you would endure it all the time!" ”

Cai Yan was angry and ashamed, and bit Zhuang Shaoyou's shoulder fiercely, leaving a neat row of tooth marks and a faint lip gloss.

Zhuang Shaoyou restrained his hippie smile and said seriously: "Although Gongzi Wei betrayed the family, he still cares about the Wei family in his heart, and today he came to persuade me to open up to the family." ”

Cai Yan asked, "Then did you agree?" ”

"I don't want to do too much murder, but I can't find a way to do it so far!"

Zhuang Shaoyou's expression was solemn, and he was also a little entangled, as if it was difficult to choose, and then relayed Wei Kai's views on the family's gate valve.

Cai Yan thought for a moment after hearing this, and said softly: "The reason why the family exists is because the royal family relied on them in the early days of the founding of the country!" Moreover, after hundreds of years of accumulation, the family has gradually formed an independent force in the local area, and even the royal family is helpless! The officials of the Han Dynasty mainly pursued the system of filial piety and filial piety, and the power of recommendation was in the hands of the important ministers of the imperial court, and the important ministers of the imperial court were from various families, and over time, these families formed a huge and complex network of relationships. Back then, Yuan Shao was promoted as a county magistrate by many famous people, and he used a little means to communicate with the people, and then he rose to prominence. Including that Yuan Shu, as well as Wang Yun, this is not the case! When I was a child, my father often sighed in the house, and he learned with all his talents, but he had no use of force! Just because my father came from a humble background, no one was willing to recommend him! So I was depressed for the rest of my life! ”

After listening to Cai Yan's words, Zhuang Shaoyou also pondered in his heart.

If being an official is a resource, then the recommendation system provides the necessary conditions for monopolizing resources, that is to say, to break the monopoly of the gate valve family, we must first start with the recommendation system!

Zhuang Shaoyou's mind is alive, and inspiration is frequent.

Emperor Wen of Sui opened the imperial examination at the beginning, flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties, and matured in the Ming Dynasty! Even in modern China, exams are still the main way for people to seek to improve their status.

That's right, just use the exam!

Open a door to those talented people who have no talent to learn, but have no way out, after all, those who have the right to recommend are high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and those middle and low-level families and small intellectuals, such as Cai Yong and the like, cannot enjoy this kind of treatment at all, but these people are the main body of intellectuals in the world! Moreover, in the future, it is necessary to popularize education, and it is impossible to achieve universal education, but at least let more people read!

In this way, the imperial examination will become the new system!

Those big families still had a great advantage in the early days, because reading was still a fantasy for ordinary people! Moreover, according to Wei Kai, the competition within the family is fierce, after all, there are only a few descendants, and more are unambitious concubines, this group of people has the opportunity to receive education, but they can only study, and those precious recommended resources are impossible for their turn! Therefore, these people will become the supporters of the imperial examination system, and in this way, there will be a split within the family! The resistance to reform will also be greatly reduced!

Before the common class grows up, these small intellectuals, small families who cannot be recommended, and concubines in large families will act as the defenders of the New Deal!