Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 65 High, really high!

"Chengnan Weidu, go to Tianchiwu"

This proverb is by no means a legend, nor an adjective. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been widely circulated among the Guanzhong literati and the common class. It is an image description of the political and social status of the Wei and Du families who lived in the south of Chang'an City, close to the imperial palace, and close to the imperial power.

Since the Han Dynasty, the two major families have all danced with songs and honored the scriptures and righteousness in order to obtain official positions.The children of the clan or the Dian army participated in the pivotal battle against the enemy, or Mushouzhou County, calming the people, or in charge of Taiheng to govern the world, the civil and military prosperous, and the power to support.

New Fundo House.

Du Lianzhong sat upright in the hall, stroking his beard under his jaw with one hand, and tapped lightly on the table in front of him with his knuckles, contemplating.

The eldest son, Du Huaigong, was sitting next to him. Jinpao and jade led a talented person, holding a tea cup in his hand.

Another capable and neat old man of Pentecost stood in the hall with his hands down and was quietly reporting the news that Xinjin had received.

"His Royal Highness King Wu has put up a notice at the city gate, saying that in order to commend the deeds of the Xinfeng gentry who have vigorously rescued the victims, he specially asked the emperor to erect a stone tablet by the Weishui River, and invited the current great scholar Kong Yingda to wield his hair, and three days later, all the meritorious deeds will be sent to you. The names and deeds of the people were written into a book and engraved on the stone tablet."

When the old man spoke, his tone was cadenced and his narration was very clear.

Hearing this, Du Lianzhong opened his eyes slightly, frowned, and seemed to say to himself, "What's the point of this?"

Du Huaigong interjected: "It must be that King Wu Li Ke was not doing enough to raise funds. Seeing that His Royal Highness King Wei had far surpassed him, he was so anxious that he wanted to encourage wealthy households in the city to donate enthusiastically. Hmph, he was too naive, even if he was really frivolous. The famous people want to take this opportunity to list the stone monument, but it is only a drop in the bucket. Those who are rich in the city have secretly communicated with the King of Wei and have the same spirit, and they will not come out. The rest are You have the heart, but you don't have the strength, so you can't donate much food!"

The standing old man also agreed: "Dalang's words are reasonable, this should be the helpless action of the King of Wu, and the master does not need to care."

Du Lianzhong did not speak, he closed his eyes again and thought carefully.

After a long while, he sighed slightly and praised: "It's really tall!"

high?
Du Huaigong and the old man looked at each other, not knowing why.

Du Lianzhong looked at his bewildered son, and sighed in his heart. This eldest son's brains and talents are the best choice, but his temper is too frivolous, and he is reckless and irritable when he encounters troubles.

Although this house is the direct branch of the Du clan, the Du clan is prosperous, complex, and has a huge family. Even among the same clan, there are open and secret fights, swords and swords, and the meaning of competition is more than family affection. Belt-bone swallow.

It seems that only the in-laws who are counting on the future can keep the prosperity and wealth of their own family. As for the success and further progress, I am afraid it is extravagant hope...

Thinking in his heart, he was still teaching his son tirelessly, and patiently explained: "Wu Wang's move seems to be just a helpless policy of encouragement, but in fact it hides a mystery, but it makes people have to willingly enter his hub."

Seeing his son, he was still dazed and confused, so he had no choice but to continue: "Let me ask you, how much did the Wu family donate this time to King Wu's donation?"

Du Huai scratched his head respectfully, and thought for a while: "Is there a few hundred pieces?" After speaking, he looked uncertainly at the old man standing in the hall.

The old man was the steward of the Du residence, so he knew about the entry and exit matters, and said, "It's two hundred."

"Uh...that's a little bit less." Du Huaigong said, even if he doesn't belong to the same camp, he is a dignified prince after all. It is indeed a bit inappropriate for the Du family to spend such a small amount of money. It's better not to leave, it's a slap in the face!

Du Lianzhong became more and more disappointed with this son who had only been looking for flowers and asking willows and fighting cock-fighting lackeys all day. He spoke harshly and reprimanded: "Don't do your work all day, this family is not my own, and when I die, why do you stand up for it? ?"

Du Huaigong wasn't very afraid of his father, he said with a smile, "Aren't you still here? Besides, now I'm hugging King Wei's thigh, after a hundred years from you, we will also have the power of the dragon, and it's not a word to seal a prince. Come on, the children and grandchildren can't enjoy it, what's there to worry about?"

Du Lianzhong said angrily: "Damn! Do you think that my Du family can reproduce to this day, even if the dynasty is changed, it can still stand, is it relying on the so-called royal favor?"

Du Huaigong wondered, "Isn't it?"

Du Lianzhong snorted and glared at his son with a hatred of iron: "Our Du family relies on poetry and books, and reputation! Only by reading can we be sensible, and reputation can be passed down to the family! The kings of all dynasties never dared to touch the Du family, why do you think? It's because as long as my Du family is moved, it will cause turmoil in Guanzhong, and countless people will have dissent! Why do people have their hearts on my Du family? It's because my Du family has a good reputation. As long as my Du family is there, whenever the common people have three disasters and five disasters, there will be a way to beg for help, and there will be a way to survive! When the Du family is gone, who do they go to ask for?"

These words were hurried and fast, and after taking a deep breath, he continued: "Your Majesty has a saying that is very good: water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize it. This sentence applies not only to kings, but also to countries and more. In the same family. Our Du family has never done a bad thing to the common people in the past! So countless prosperous families have collapsed, but our Du family still exists! Now, you can understand what His Royal Highness King Wu said. intention?"

Du Huaigong blinked and quickly understood.He is not an idiot, on the contrary, he is extremely smart, but he never makes the effort to think about such trivial matters. If he has time to spare, he might as well go to Zuixianlou to find a popular sister for a drink...

After thinking about this, he suddenly said: "This is too dark!"

Du Lianzhong was also very pleased when he saw his son and wanted to understand. Although this son was a little frivolous, there was still room for improvement, and he was not considered a waste...

"If it is written that our Du family donated [-] guans to the stone tablet, how should the people in the city view our Du family? Thousands of people suffered from the disaster, and countless people died of starvation and freezing. As a result, the court called on wealthy households to donate money. To grab food for disaster relief, the Du family donated [-] pieces? This is for the sake of wealth! The reputation of the Du family has been completely ruined! Not only that, this stele was erected by the emperor's order. As long as the Tang Dynasty is not finished, this piece The stele has to stand there all the time, and no one dares to move it! Wouldn't my Du family be ruined for thousands of years? This is too poisonous! How could King Wu come up with such an immoral trick?"

The more Du Huaigong spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he spoke, the more angry he became.

In this way, wouldn't the Du family be completely charged with "unkindness for the rich and indifference to human nature"?Wouldn't the reputation built up by generations of people be destroyed in one fell swoop?
The housekeeper was also a little dumbfounded. There are so many mysteries behind this standing stone?

He quickly said, "Isn't there three days left, do we want to... donate some more?"

Du Huaigong also suddenly woke up: "Yeah, there are still three days left! Donate, donate quickly! That..." After saying this, he suddenly remembered something.

The Du family and the King of Wei have said that they must not support King Wu Li Ke, so they let King Wu Li Ke fail in this Xinfeng and return with nothing, completely breaking his thoughts of competing for the crown!
If he donated money and food, wouldn't he offend King Wei Li Tai?

It's not a donation, it's not a donation, it's hard to do...

Du Lianzhong glanced at his son and said indifferently: "We support King Wei, just plan ahead. Although the position of the prince is easy to count, but everything is in the emperor's heart, who can say that the king of Wei will definitely be able to ascend the throne? You go immediately. Arrangements, check out the movements of the other families, and look at the nest, those families are also going to donate. Since it is necessary to donate, then don't be arrogant, donate to me first, the name of our Du family is engraved on the stone tablet the top!"

Du Huaigong quickly took orders.

No wonder my father said at the beginning that King Wu's strategy could make people willing to join him. Not only did he have to donate, but he also had to rush to donate. Who wouldn't want his family's name to be engraved on the top of the stone tablet for future generations to admire?

This is an honor that no amount of money can buy!
This trick, tsk tsk tsk, high, really high wow...

(End of this chapter)