Du Chengbi scolded him, which frightened the Wang family into hurried silence.
Although Wang's mouth was closed, the anger and hatred in her heart could not be calmed.
Seeing Du Tianlu's thin cheeks and the helpless smile on his face, Wang's heart was so painful that it clenched into a ball.
She felt that her son was good in every way, but he was too affectionate and indecisive, and yet he was manipulated by a princess who had fallen out of favor. It was really unbecoming of a man to be domineering.
Two fierce rays of light flashed from her eyes, and she decided to meet Su Jin in person.
She really couldn't figure out how a woman who had lost her grace, had a history of romance, and was almost thirty years old had the dignity and qualifications to stand up in front of her son?
If such a woman had not been born well, she would not have been able to get married in an ordinary family. She would have been despised even if she filled a house and became a concubine.
From Wang's point of view, the fact that her extremely outstanding son could like Su Jin was a blessing that Su Jin had cultivated in his previous eight lives. He was also the kind of son-in-law Su Hanlin could hardly find even with a lantern.
With their family's powerful position and Du Tianlu's excellence, just saying a word is guaranteed to bring so many matchmakers to her door that they can break down the threshold of her family.
Ladies like flowers and jade, who are well-informed and courteous, can line up from outside their homes to the outside of Nancheng, allowing Du Tianlu to choose.
Therefore, Su Jin is almost worthless in her eyes.
The reason why she never came forward to see Su Jin was because she was afraid that she would not be able to control her emotions and would embarrass Su Jin and her son by speaking too harshly.
But now it seems that she feels that she has to come forward, otherwise her precious son's lifelong happiness will be delayed by Su Jin. Moreover, his family has only three generations, and they all hope that Du Tianlu will get married and have children as soon as possible.
.
She had made up her mind not to come forward. Once she came forward, she would hold Su Jin in check, not give her any face, remove the fig leaf of her self-deception, and make her obediently obedient.
Du Chengbi looked majestic, looked into Du Tianlu's eyes and asked, "What are your plans?"
"Grandpa, my grandson has figured it out. Since you can't force it, then don't force it." Du Tianlu replied.
Du Chengbi nodded and said: "If you find your way back, you can still be saved."
After saying that, he stood up and said to Du Mingzhi and Du Tianlu, his father and son, "Follow me to the study."
Then he told the Wang family: "Continue to make arrangements for what should be done in the house. I will still propose marriage to your majesty at the reward ceremony in the future. If your majesty agrees, Su Jin will still enter the gate of my house."
"My daughter-in-law knows." Mrs. Wang agreed.
Du Tianlu was about to speak but stopped.
He wanted to tell his grandfather that His Majesty would not agree because Su Jin had revealed the news to him this afternoon.
However, thinking that even if he said it, his grandfather would still propose marriage to Su Hanlin at the award ceremony, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips, because his relationship with Su Jin had already caused a lot of trouble in the city, and no matter what the outcome, a clear decision was needed.
Finished.
However, he thought too simply. Du Chengbi never cared about this marriage. His real purpose was to test Su Hanlin's attitude towards the Du family through this incident.
If Su Hanlin agrees to this marriage, it means that Su Hanlin still relies on or is afraid of his family, so his next plans and actions can be more liberal.
But if Su Hanlin refuses this marriage, it means that Su Hanlin already has opinions about his family, so his next plans and actions must be more cautious.
When the imperial power is about to change, some buildings will fall and others will rise.
Do Chengbi wanted to build his building higher.
In every study room, the doors and windows are closed.
Du Chengbi sat behind the desk, his expression serious and solemn, and his two sharp eyes glanced at Du Mingzhi and Du Tianlu, as if he wanted to see through their hearts.
Du Mingzhi and Du Tianlu, father and son, felt Du Chengbi's oppressive pressure and were so frightened that they did not dare to take a breath.
Just when the two of them felt that the atmosphere in the room was gradually becoming oppressive and heavy, almost breathless, Do Chengpil finally spoke up and broke the silence.
He looked at Du Mingzhi and Du Tianlu and said slowly: "Nowadays, there are many parties in the court, fighting endlessly for the position of the prince. The courtiers and noble forces from all sides are also cautious about their position and strive for a future for their own tomorrow. We
It’s time to prepare for a rainy day and make plans for our family’s future. I want to hear what you two think or what your plans are, so you can share them together.”
Du Mingzhi pondered for a moment and then said: "Now there are three people in the court who are loudly calling for it and who seem to have the ability to compete for the position of crown prince. They are the second prince Su Min, the fifth prince Su You and the eighth prince Su Ye.
Compared with the impressive momentum of these three, the gentle-tempered prince seems a bit weaker than Wen Tun, but His Majesty's attitude has been very clear from beginning to end, and no one can replace the prince Su Hui.
The child feels that Prince Su Hui will definitely inherit the throne, so he thinks that we don’t need to take sides and just follow His Majesty’s will.”
Du Chengbi nodded, then looked at Du Tianlu and asked, "Tianlu, what do you think?"
Du Tianlu said: "My grandson met His Highness the Crown Prince by chance at Taiping Academy today, and felt that his aura was completely different from before. There was a faint sense of domineering kingly power. This change is by no means a short-term change.
The grandson boldly guessed whether His Highness the Crown Prince, who has a meek and weak personality, had been hiding his edge and showing weakness until now, when the time was right, he showed his true face.
If it is true as Sun'er guessed, then His Highnesses Su Min, Su You and Su Ye are definitely no match for His Highness the Crown Prince.
So my grandson thinks that we might as well wait and see, maybe the situation will become clear soon."
Du Chengbi frowned when he heard this. He didn't want the situation to become clear too soon, but wanted to make it more chaotic, because he didn't want to follow Su Hanlin's will.
He worships the Prime Minister and is a highly respected minister. Logically speaking, he should be satisfied. However, he was born to be ambitious. Today's power and status still cannot satisfy his inner desire. He wants to climb one step higher.
However, the prime minister is already below one person and above ten thousand people. If he climbs one step higher, he will be the emperor, or he may be above the emperor.
His goal is the latter.
It's crazy.
His Du family is not a well-established family. Logically speaking, he should not have the confidence to do this. However, God gave him a good granddaughter, which infinitely increased his desire for power and status.
Everyone within a hundred miles of the imperial capital knew that there was a daughter in the Du family named Keyi. On the day of her birth, auspicious clouds covered the mansion, and all the immortal beasts came to worship her. The saint felt this, stepped into the void and came in person, accepted him as his direct disciple, and led him to the immortal mansion.
Practice.
Everyone can rely on him, that is, everyone can rely on him.
He was able to have a prosperous official career and was promoted to prime minister without any obstacles. He also had the ministers of the court, the nobles of the imperial capital, and even Su Hanlin all respect him, all because of his existence.
Especially after reading the letter Dou Keyi sent home last month, Dou Chengbi's ambitions grew even more.
Du Keyi said in the letter that she had obtained all the true transmissions from the sage master, and her cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds. She also won the first place in the sect's martial arts conference, which was highly praised by the master.
The sect Du Keyi belongs to is called Wentian Sect.
The Wentian Sect is not an ordinary Jianghu sect, but a sect that has been passed down from generation to generation, hidden in the world, and its power exceeds that of the empire.
According to the Zeng Family Letter, Du Ke told Du Chengbi that there were nine great elders in the Wentian Sect, each of whom had extraordinary cultivation. If they came to the secular world, they could easily change the dynasty of an empire.
Also from Du Keyi's family letter, Du Chengbi was surprised to learn that every empire on the Kyushu continent was dependent on the major sects handed down from generation to generation.
The Dasu Empire, the Daya Empire in the south, the Dawo Empire in the east, the Xiong Xiong Empire in the north, and more than a dozen other empires were all attached to the Wentian Sect.
Wentianzong generally does not interfere in secular affairs, such as the fall of the Wei Dynasty, the rise of the Su Dynasty, or the war between Dasu and Daya, etc. He is too lazy to take a look at it, but once he has an order passed down, everyone will
The empire must comply unconditionally, otherwise it will lead to a change of dynasty.
After Dou Chengbi learned this shocking news, he suddenly lost his fear of secular imperial power.
Coupled with Du Keyi's outstanding performance in Wentian Sect, he despised Su Hanlin even more. He even felt that Su Hanlin was particularly polite to him on weekdays. It must be because he heard that Du Keyi had a bright future in Wentian Sect and wanted to catch up with him.
He was a high-ranking member of the Du family, so he took great pains to please him, the head of the Du family.
Du Chengbi enjoyed Su Hanlin's courtesy, but at the same time he was dismissive. He felt that it was not an exaggeration for Su Hanlin to honor him as an ancestor.
Because in a few years, when his precious granddaughter has the right to speak in Wentian Sect, the fate of Dasu will be nothing more than a matter of words from his family.
Therefore, now that Su's imperial power has changed, his ambitions are uncontrollably agitated.
He wanted to support a prince and turn him into a puppet in his hands, and become the emperor who controlled the country of Suzhou from behind the scenes.
But Su Hui is the heir cultivated by Su Hanlin, and his mind and even soul have been imprinted with Su Hanlin's mark, so he is obviously not a suitable candidate for manipulation.
Du Chengbi searched for a long time and finally chose the second prince Su Min, but now is not the time to express his stance in a hurry.
Although he looked down upon Su Hanlin, he was not stupid enough to think that he could manipulate Su Hanlin at will.
No matter how bad Su Hanlin is, he is still the emperor who fought with real swords and guns. If he is made anxious, he will definitely be unable to eat and walk away.
How did he know that in Su Hanlin's eyes, he was just a prime minister with profound knowledge, outstanding ability, and first-class means and courage. As for other things, Su Hanlin didn't think much about it, because the two of them had no vision and courage at all.
Not on the same level.
It's just that he has been jumping a little recently, which makes Su Hanlin very unhappy and is about to beat him.
Do Chengpil was immersed in his grand ambition and hegemony, and did not feel the danger approaching at all, or he felt it, but did not take it to heart at all.
He nodded towards Du Mingzhi and Du Tianlu, and said: "Although I have become a very popular minister, and you two are also in important positions, as the saying goes, the emperor and his ministers can rise and fall in just one step, so
We should really be cautious and not rush to express our position before the situation is clear."
"But -" Du Chengbi changed his tone and said with a serious expression: "It is also a sin not to express your stance or to express your stance late. The new king will not trust me and you because of this, so he will choose someone he trusts more to replace him.
us."
Du Mingzhi and Du Tianlu were shocked after hearing this. This was something they had never considered. They couldn't help but admire the old man's thoughtfulness.
"Father, please tell me." Du Mingzhi said.
"It's not difficult to express your position late and be thorough, but also to not lose the favor of the saint, as long as you have enough profit chips." Du Chengbi stroked his beard and said with a smile.
He really enjoyed the admiring looks in Du Mingzhi and Du Tianlu's eyes.
"There are many people in the court who have the same ideas as us. We can unite these people and let everyone advance and retreat together. In this way, no matter who succeeds the new king, he will definitely not give up our advance and retreat alliance easily.
Not only will he not do it, but he will work hard to win our support to consolidate his new throne." Du Chengbi said happily.
"My father is wise!" Du Mingzhi admired him.
Du Tianlu's eyes also lit up.
How could they know what Du Chengbi was thinking, that this advance and retreat alliance would become a sharp blade in his hand.
"Mingzhi, in a few days you will be appointed as the patrol envoy of Zhenbei, carrying money and supplies to Northern Xinjiang for inspection and disaster relief.
Northern Xinjiang has always been controlled by Zhang Tufu, but in the battle between Northern Xinjiang and Xiong Xiong last year, the strength of Zhang Tufu's Zhang family army was greatly damaged, and even two of his beloved disciples were killed in the battle.
Butcher Zhang is old and has more ambition than strength. Therefore, Northern Xinjiang appears to be peaceful and stable, but in fact it is almost leaderless.
Mingzhi, you should pay more attention to this journey and establish good relations with various cities and local officials. If you can take advantage of the opportunity and let our Du family replace Zhang Butcher's position and become the backbone of Northern Xinjiang, then my Du family's status will be lost.
People can be shaken.”
"I will obey my father's order!" Du Mingzhi accepted the order.
"Tianlu——" Du Chengbi turned his eyes to Du Tianlu.
"My grandson is here." Du Tianlu bowed and waited.
Du Chengbi said: "Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty. Grandpa is very pleased that you can understand the relationship."
Du Tianlu couldn't help but blush when he heard this.
"You are already twenty-six this year. It's time to calm down and do some things for your family."
"My grandson is ashamed."
"As the commander-in-chief of the 100,000-strong imperial army, you should stay close to the generals."
…
"The natural world of the universe, up and down, high and low, sun and moon, black and white, male and female, are all relative to each other. They are the established laws of all things, the laws of yin and yang, and the constants of nature——"
"At the beginning of heaven and earth, chaos has not yet opened up. The heaven and earth have qi, which rush together. The sky is above, and the earth is below. The sky is yang, and the earth is yin. When the qi moves and transforms, it becomes wind and thunder in the sky, and mountains and swamps on the earth -
—”
Yunzhu courtyard.
In the school, the flame of the oil lamp flickered brightly and dimly.
Su Jin stood on the podium with no book in his hand, but he taught an article about "Yin Yang and Five Elements", word for word.
She spoke neither quickly nor slowly, with clear enunciation and a gentle and clear voice, so that Zhang Xiaozu could hear every word clearly.
She knew that Zhang Xiaozu was not suitable for reading and reading with children, and she also saw that Zhang Xiaozu had a strong learning ability, so she spent an afternoon in Wensheng Tower to select books suitable for Zhang Xiaozu, and used a little leisure time after dinner to read books for him.
A small classroom.
In the school, Su Zheng and the other eighteen people felt drowsy after listening, but they did not dare to lie down on the desk and doze off. Moreover, in order to make a good impression on Zhang Xiaopou, not only did they not dare to doze off, they also had to pretend to be
He is so serious and studious that it feels like he is being tortured and suffering.
Zhang Xiaozu, however, held the scroll in his hand and listened with great interest, because Su Jin said this article was in line with what he had learned in Taoism.
With the help of the subtle state of mind, every word Su Jinnian said was firmly engraved in his mind by comparing it with the handwriting on the book.
In other words, if Su Jin read one less word or one more word, it would not correspond to the book, but this did not happen after two classes.
As for whether there was a mispronunciation of the pronunciation, that is unknown. Anyway, how Su Jin pronounced it was how Zhang Xiaozu remembered it.
He believed that Su Jin would do nothing wrong.
"It's getting late, let's stop talking today." Su Jin said while looking out the window at the silent night.
It was as if Su Zheng was hearing the fairy voice, and his sluggish spirit was suddenly lifted.
"Thank you sir!"
"Goodbye sir!"
Eighteen people fled as if they were fleeing.
Su Jin warned them as they fled: "Go back and study hard. Don't miss class tomorrow."
"Ah——" A wailing sound suddenly sounded in the small courtyard.
Zhang Xiaozu closed the book without finishing his thoughts, stood up, bowed to Su Jin and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
"How do you feel? Can you keep up?" Su Jin asked, afraid that he would speak too fast and Zhang Xiaopou would not be able to keep up.
"Yeah, okay." Zhang Xiaozu nodded.
Su Jin found that Zhang Xiaozhu looked very relaxed, and couldn't help but be surprised, and asked: "Can you achieve photographic memory?"
"I have a subtle state of mind." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
"No wonder!" Su Jin suddenly exclaimed.
When you enter the subtle state of mind, you can detect the smallest details, have a photographic memory, and forget about words. It is really overkill for literacy.
After a brief shock, Su Jin couldn't help but smile and shake his head, knowing that his worries were unnecessary, and said: "This way I don't have to worry about talking too fast and you can't keep up."
Zhang Xiaozu said: "Let sir worry about it."
"Are you going to the award ceremony the day after tomorrow?" Su Jin asked.
"Yeah" Zhang Xiaozu nodded.
"Then go back to your room and rest early. Someone should take you to the Ministry of Etiquette tomorrow morning to learn some etiquette for meeting the saints. It is very complicated and boring." Su Jin said.
"Sir, I have something that I have been thinking about for a whole day but I can't find an answer to. I would like to ask you to clarify my doubts," Zhang Xiaozhu said.
"Tell me and listen." Su Jin said.
"Yesterday I met a family of three on the street who were being called for debt by their creditors. I felt sorry for them, so I helped them pay off their debts, but -"
Zhang Xiaozhu explained the cause and effect of the incident, and then asked in confusion: "Sir, I helped that family of three pay off their debts, and I felt that I was not at fault. However, in the end, the couple died tragically, but it was also because I helped them pay off their debts. Otherwise,
They shouldn't die. Sir, am I wrong?"
After listening to Zhang Xiaozu's story, Su Jin couldn't help but frown.
The last sentence "Am I wrong?" made her deeply feel the distress and confusion in Zhang Xiaozhu's heart.
She did not rush to give Zhang Xiaozu an answer, but told Zhang Xiaozu a story.
"There was once an eminent monk who was walking on a mountain path one day when he encountered a tiger. The tiger was opening its bloody mouth to bite a woodcutter who had fallen to the ground. If he had taken this bite, the woodcutter would have broken his neck.
At the critical moment, the eminent monk didn’t want to think too much. He stepped forward and slapped the tiger away with his palm, saving the woodcutter from the tiger’s bloody mouth.”
"Is it a good thing for an eminent monk to drive away tigers and save people?" Su Jin asked Zhang Xiaozu.
"Yes." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
Su Jin nodded and continued: "But the eminent monk slapped the tiger to death. Buddhism teaches that all living beings are equal. The life of the woodcutter is life, and the life of the tiger is also life. Save one life and kill another.
The eminent monk felt very remorseful and guilty, but the evil tiger hurt people first, so he rescued people first, and hurting the tiger's life was an unintentional act. He thought that the Buddha would definitely forgive him for his mistake."
"But just as he was chanting sutras to liberate the evil tiger, a large group of people came from the other end of the mountain road. They came up the mountain to catch the tiger.
When they arrived, they saw that the tiger had been beaten to death by the eminent monk. Instead of being happy, they became furious on the spot and raised their weapons to beat the eminent monk to death.
The eminent monk was surprised and asked why.
It turned out that this group of people were villagers from a village. Someone poisoned the water well in their village, causing hundreds of people in the village to be poisoned. To detoxify the poison, the blood of a living tiger must be used as medicine. If within seven days,
If it cannot be solved, it will cause poisoning and death.
They finally found out that there was a ferocious tiger on the mountain here, and immediately rushed to capture it, but they never expected that it would be beaten to death.
There was only one tiger within a hundred miles. In the end, the villagers were unable to obtain the live tiger's blood for use as medicine, and hundreds of people in the village were poisoned and died.
The eminent monk cried bitterly, thinking that he had killed hundreds of villagers. He regretted it for a while, felt that he had sinned deeply, and finally committed suicide in anger and died to atone for his sin."
"Is it a good thing for an eminent monk to drive away tigers and save people?" Su Jin asked again.
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