After the three clan leaders left, Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The status of these three small clans is second only to the three major families.
Even so, the combined population of their three families can only barely compete with the Yin family.
After all, the population of the three major families accounted for two-thirds of Xinyi.
"This Xinyi is really a mixed bag. There are actually seven or eight families in this small town..." Xin You smiled bitterly. This is all because his ancestors have been gentlemen for generations. As long as he joins the family in Xinyi, no one will come.
Don’t refuse!
In other cities, there are basically only one or two, or at most three or four families.
Most of them are run by one family.
"Ling Zuo, go get Xiao Wu." Xin shouted again, his expression was not very pretty.
As soon as Ling Zuo went out, Yuan Shouguo and Yuan He walked in.
"Gentleman of Xinyi." Yuan Shouguo greeted.
"Lord Sikong! Please come in quickly!" Xin quickly saluted Yuan Shouguo again.
"Hey, don't be so formal. I'm just here to tell you that I think the road is basically clear. I'm going to leave early tomorrow morning." Yuan Shou said.
"Master Sikong is really the pillar of the country, so I won't try to persuade you to stay. After all, national affairs are important." Xin said again.
Yuan Shouguo nodded: "To be honest, if I have time, I really want to discuss the art of numbers and some creative techniques with Junzi."
"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely go to the royal capital to visit Lord Sikong." Xin said again.
"I also heard a little about what the gentleman did in the township school yesterday." Yuan Shouguo laughed.
It turned out that Yuan He was hiding in a corner of the rural school, writing down the whole process, and told Yuan Shou.
"Oh... the poor management in the city made Master Sikong laugh." Xin You smiled bitterly.
Yuan Shouguo smiled slightly: "Gentleman, you don't have to worry about it. Such things happen everywhere. But I admire you how quickly and neatly you handled this matter yesterday, and even forced the three elders to hand over their business rights."
"It's also a helpless strategy. In the end, everyone just takes a step back." Xin said again.
Fan Boyu is still Master Zai, and Fan Mi is still Situ.
From Xin You's perspective, he had already taken a step back.
In the eyes of others, Xin You already had the upper hand.
"Next year will be the triennial competition in the village. Situ Chengyu from Muxiang has an old friend with me. Then I can recommend him as a gentleman." After Yuan Shouguo finished speaking, he hesitated again: "But you Muxiang people
Like Xinyi, there are many powerful families, and Chengyu also has many concerns, so I can only do my best to speak for the gentleman."
"Thank you very much, Lord Sikong!"
Xin quickly returned the gift.
If you can be recommended in the village competition and become a "junshi", you can directly serve the emperor.
Even a small historian is above the temple.
The opportunities there are much better than staying in Xinyi!
As if he felt a little sorry for the son of an old friend, Yuan Shouguo took out another palm-sized jade from his arms.
"This jade is my token. If Xinyi encounters any difficulties, you can use this jade to find Situ Chengyu in Muxiang."
Xin took the jade again and put it away carefully.
He knew that the reason why Yuan Shouguo was like this was definitely not because he helped Yuan Shouguo pull out the carriage.
It's because of his dead cheap dad Xin Wubing.
Perhaps it was also because of the double-column carriage he made.
In short, Yuan Shouguo was very optimistic about Xin You, but as Sikong of the outer court, he could not directly intervene in Xinyi affairs, so he could not help much.
"As for building Xinyi into a Zhou city, I think it shouldn't be a problem with a double-coiled ox cart as tribute." Yuan Shou said.
After that, Yuan Shouguo said goodbye to Xin You and returned to his house to prepare his things for departure tomorrow.
Just as Yuan Shouguo left, Ling Zuo came in with Xiao Wu.
Xin sat in the hall again. Just as Xiao Wu was about to step forward, Xin sternly said: "Kneel down!"
Xiao Wu shivered in fright and knelt down in the yard.
"Xiaowu, do you know why I want you to kneel in the yard?" Xin asked again.
Xiao Wu lowered his head, and it took him a while to squeeze out two words through his teeth: "I know..."
"Then do you think what I did is right?"
"Xiao Wu betrayed Junzi, Junzi can punish me however he wants."
Xin did not speak, but looked at Xiao Wu outside.
Ling Zuo was confused, what happened to Xiao Wu? Why did he betray Junzi?
In the rural school just now, Xin Wuzuo was originally going to join Fan Mi and Yin Rong in opposing Xin You's plan to distribute grain to the people.
But a word from a descendant of the Xin family left Xin Wuzuo indifferent.
In the end, what happened in the entire rural school did not affect Xin Wuzuo at all.
This thing was very strange, and Xin suspected Xiao Wu from the first moment.
Xin Wuzuo didn't even have to think about what he heard.
Someone must have told him or Xin Jin behind him about Xin Jin collecting enough food.
Now that there is food, no matter how much the three elders oppose, it will only increase the resentment of the people.
Xin Jin received the news immediately and asked someone to tell Xin Wuzuo not to act rashly.
Sure enough, Fan and Yin stood on the opposite side of the Chinese people's discussion.
Only Xiao Wu knew how much food Xin You had borrowed and could tell Xin Jin the news.
This was not a big deal, and Xin You had no intention of operating on Xin Wuzuo.
But Xin couldn't tolerate having Xin Jin's spies around him.
"Tell me, did Xin Jin ask you to report on the business situation, or did you go on your own initiative?" Xin asked again.
"I'm going there myself." Xiao Wu answered truthfully.
For some reason, Xiao Wu always had a feeling that if he lied in front of Xin Jin, he would always be found out.
So he chose to tell the truth.
"I went by myself...that's not bad." Xin added.
Xiao Wu raised his head, Xin You's words made him a little confused.
"You were raised by your uncle since you were a child, so it's only human nature to want to help him." Xin added, "If you are going on your own, it means you are just out of filial piety. If Xin Jin asked you to go, then
I can't keep you here anymore."
Xiao Wu told Xin Jin the details of his liquor business, which was actually what Xin You expected.
Xiao Wu has been with Xin Jin for so many years. If he ignores this little kindness and watches Xin Jin suffer, it means that Xiao Wu is just a person with a cold nature.
Xiao Wu himself went to tell Xin Jin the details of selling wine, just because he cared about Xin Jin, which actually shows that Xiao Wu's nature is not bad.
What if Xin Jin took the initiative to inquire about Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu told her everything.
There are two situations.
Either Xiao Wu still regards himself as Xin Jin's person.
Either Xiao Wu has some leverage in Xin Jin's hands.
No matter what the situation is, Xin You doesn't like it.
"Junzi...Uncle has no ill intentions towards Junzi. He has also helped Junzi a lot. We are both members of the Xin clan. We must not fight anymore..."
Xiaowu said it sincerely.
In fact, he has been observing Xin You for so many days.
This Yi doctor was not as aloof and aloof as he had imagined before.
Xin is smarter and more courageous than his Xiao Wu.
And he is willing to share his interests with the people of the country.
These are all things that Fan Mi and others can't do.
Just from the Tianqing wine, Xiao Wu already felt that Xinyi would become better in the future.
So he had made up his mind to follow Xin You.
It’s just that all the hard work of upbringing has been exhausted. If there is a conflict between the two, who should I help?
Xiaowu doesn't know.
He could only pray for Xin Jin and Xin You to reconcile.
"Did you tell Xin Jin these words?" Xin asked again.
"I said..."
"Then what did he say?"
"Uncle said... He is enough for the Xin family..."
Xiao Wu lowered his head, knowing that after saying these words, the conflict between Xin You and Xin Jin would be difficult to reconcile.
"Hey...it's not all your fault for this matter." Xin sighed again.
Some past events came to mind.
If we talk about the contribution to the Xin family in recent years, the large direct lineage of Xin You is actually not as good as the small lineage of Xin Jin.
Xin has never denied this matter.
It can't be denied either. This chapter has been completed!