Zhixiao, who stayed in "Cheng" last year, met Fu Liao.
As one of Zhiyao's personal retainers, Hu Liao went to "Cheng" to invite Zhixiao back to "Xintian", which really made Zhixiao a little confused.
Zhixiao has not liked Zhiyao since she was a child. At first, Zhishen's favor was all on Zhiyao, which made Zhixiao very hostile to Zhiyao's younger brother; later, as Zhixiao grew up, she understood Zhishen's favor for Zhiyao.
What will you lose?
During the growth process of the two brothers, Zhixiao was obviously the older one, but he still managed to defeat his younger brother Zhiyao in various struggles. After the defeat, he lived in the "auxiliary" place for a long time, and inexplicably became the Cheng family of Xiaozong.
The head of the household.
For Zhixiao, becoming the head of the Cheng family is really a very baffling thing, and there are very few people who are dissatisfied.
Why doesn't Zhi Xiao have too much resentment? It's all because Zhi Xiao is much older than Zhi Yao, but Zhi Yao was twelve...or thirteen? Anyway, the young Zhi Yao led the troops and defeated them twice.
With the coalition of princes, Zhixiao felt that he could not do it just to win against the princes.
Later, Zhixiao heard that Zhiyao led a lone army into Qi State, went deep into the hinterland of Qi State, captured "Linzi" and plundered the ritual objects of the Jiang clan. She became more aware of how big the gap between the two brothers was.
There are many reasons why Zhixiao cannot afford to compete with Zhiyao for the position of head of the family. For example, the various convenient tools that are slowly being used within the Zhishi family are all made by Zhiyao.
Can the family strengthen its strength with various new tools, and can the army defeat the princes again and again? Excluding the advantages brought by the eldest son, Zhixiao really feels that she is not as good as Zhiyao, and the only trace of resentment left in her heart is
It's just related to his status as the eldest son, not because he feels unconvinced by losing.
As for whether Zhixiao is worried about her life safety? Before becoming the master of the Cheng family, she would be worried to a certain extent, but after becoming the master of the Cheng family, there is no relevant fear at all.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was not popular to fight for the position of the head of the family. Who can get the approval of the family head? After passing the test of the core tribesmen and important retainers, the winner enjoys everything, and the loser accepts his fate. In fact, this is the process.
Zhixiao's worries before he became the head of the Cheng family were mainly due to the collapse of rituals and music in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and the competition within the family had gradually become a bit bloody. And when he became the head of the Cheng family, he represented the relationship among the princes.
The race for the spot is over.
"Capital..., I'm back!" The moment Zhixiao entered the city gate, she felt completely different from before.
He didn't know why Zhiyao summoned him. The reason was that the news of Zhisong's serious illness was completely blocked from him.
It was not Zhiyao who blocked Zhixiao and sealed Zhisong's serious illness!
Zhisong himself did not send anyone to inform him.
Zhishen, on the other hand, did not want any accidents to happen when Zhiyao became the crown prince, and personally ordered those who knew about it not to say a word to Zhixiao.
Although the current Cheng family is also called the Cheng family, it is not the small sect that the Xun family branched off at that time. It is a newly branched branch of the Zhi family.
Most of the members of the Cheng family who were separated from the Zhi family were transferred from the Zhi family, and a small number of members of the previous Cheng family were re-absorbed to form a brand new Cheng family.
In the new Cheng family, a series of core members still followed Zhi family's instructions, and Cheng Shuo, a die-hard loyalist of Zhi Yao, had the right to speak in the Cheng family. As a result, Zhi Xiao, who was clearly the leader of the Cheng family, did not know that Zhi Yao was seriously ill.
It seems very reasonable.
Zhixiao is already the head of the Cheng family, right? It is no longer appropriate to call him Zhixiao in the future. He should change the prefix and call him Cheng Xiao. Or because the Zhonghang family merged with the Zhi family again, he can also be called Xunxiao.
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In the same way, Zhisong, Zhishen, Zhiyao... and other branches of the Zhi family or Xun family can also pick up the prefix "Xun" and use it again without any psychological burden or awkwardness.
"I see that 'Xintian' is much more depressed than before?" Cheng Xiao has only left 'Xintian' for a few years. I don't know if it is because of a different mentality, or because 'Xintian' has really experienced too many changes.
The senses coming back again were completely different.
In fact, the Jin State experienced civil strife, the Fan family and the Zhonghang family were expelled, and many small and medium-sized families perished in the civil war. How could it be possible to prevent changes in the capital of a country?
Just because "Xintian" does not have people from the Fan family and the Zhonghang family, the permanent population will suddenly decrease by two to three thousand people. For a city with a permanent population of only more than 20,000 people, the loss of two to three thousand people will be a big problem.
This is equivalent to a loss of more than one tenth.
How can a city not look depressed if it loses one-tenth of its permanent population in a very short period of time?
Cheng Xiao came to the door that could be "seen" in many midnight dreams. It was hard to say what she was feeling, and her eyes began to become moist.
"Master?" Cheng Hui looked at Cheng Xiao who was stunned and asked for instructions.
Don't leave? Cheng Xiao is Zhishen's son by blood, but Zhishen's family is no longer Cheng Xiao's family.
In this case, even if the Cheng family and the Zhi family are still one family in a broad sense, they have become two families in a fundamental sense. Many things will definitely have different meanings. To demonstrate it in a more obvious way, Cheng Xiao can't do it anyway.
It's a matter of coming in unannounced.
The reason why it is said that they are a family is not the case. The difference is that the main sect has the right to intervene in the small sect, but the small sect needs to obey the main sect, and the small sect does not want to end one day and do not interfere in the main sect's affairs. The small sect is just
Just follow the instructions.
In the current era, there are already "concierges". The gatekeepers have discovered Cheng Xiao and others early, but they did not respond for some unknown reason.
Cheng Xiao knew the current rules. When he came to the house where the master's talker lived for the first time after becoming the head of the Cheng family, he should take the initiative to invite the door. He should not be greeted as soon as he showed his face.
Therefore, Cheng Xiao got out of the car obediently, tidied up his clothes, walked up the steps to the open door, saluted respectfully at the Expo Road where he received the news, and said: "Please report to the Lord, Cheng
Please see me."
Expo Road avoided Cheng Xiao's salute, then made a salute that was not a return salute, and said respectfully: "The Lord has known that, Mrs. Cheng, please come in."
Take a look at the entire process.
Let’s look at the names in the conversation.
Modern people may seem to think it is simply troublesome and a bit unnecessary.
However, from the perspective of people in the Spring and Autumn Period, Cheng Xiao followed the formal process. If he did not do so, he would be breaking the rules. It would not be surprising if the Cheng family disappears again later.
Cheng Xiao once again stepped into the house that was once so familiar to him, but he felt absolutely strange psychologically. This psychological reaction was very realistic, and to some extent it also showed that he had accepted his current identity.
"Xiao?" Fu Guo didn't know where he was going, so he met Cheng Xiao who was leading the Expo Road on the way, and said hello.
Cheng Xiao pretended not to see Fu Guo.
When Fu Guo said hello, Bo Bo Dao's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"This..." Fuguo made an embarrassed expression, just uttered one word, and saluted to the Expo Road with a fearful attitude.
What are you doing?
In fact, Cheng Xiao was going through the process of the leader of a small sect meeting the leader of the main sect. The appearance of Assistant Guo and greeting Cheng Xiao was regarded as trespassing.
Bo Dao looked at Fu Guo with sharp eyes and thought: "Did he do it on purpose or unintentionally?"
If Fu Guo deliberately made this happen, it means that there will still be twists and turns when Zhi Yao becomes the crown prince, and civil strife is very likely to break out in the Zhi family.
Unintentional? That's a bit worse. Can it be regarded as a auxiliary effect or more support for Cheng Xiao to take over the Zhi family?
Expo Road will definitely inform Zhisong of what happened, and will also notify Zhiyao.
How Zhizong will deal with Fuguo in the future, or how Zhiyao will punish Fushi, are all the consequences of Fuguo's actions just now.
When Fu Guo came to some consciousness, his forehead was covered with sweat in a moment, and the clothes on his back were completely wet. He looked at Expo Road with a pleading expression, and his meaning was very obvious.
Expo Road saw Fuguo's pleading and hesitated for a moment. After only a slight hesitation, he led Cheng Xiao forward again.
"What do you mean? I really said hello subconsciously, with no other intention!" Fu Guo just wanted to die at this moment.
To be honest, Zhiyao has already behaved like that, and his performance has brought results. How bad must his brain be to make Fuguo think that the core clan members and important retainers of the Zhi clan can not think favorably of Zhiyao?
Is it just that? Because of what he had just done, and because Expo Road did not give a clear response to his plea, Fuguo had a big shadow in his heart, so much so that he stood on the spot and performed a face change.
On the other side…
Expo Road led Cheng Xiao to the door of the room where Zhisong and Zhishen were.
"Lord." Bo Dao went in by himself and saw Zhishen who was reading a book, and also saw Zhishen who was lying down and seemed to be sleeping.
It is difficult for the elderly to fall asleep at night, and it is normal to be drowsy during the day.
Jishen, who has been accompanying his old father all the time, doesn't actually chat much with Jisung. Most of the time, they just read their own books, and only exchange a word with each other after a long time.
Paper was "invented" by Zhiyao, and even printing has appeared. Several years have passed since their appearance until this year. It is difficult for the Zhi family to not have a large number of books to read, but most of the books are the works of their ancestors.
Zhishen already knew that Cheng Xiao was back, so he put down his books and glanced at Zhixiao waiting outside the door, stood up and walked to the couch.
"Sir?" Zhishen called softly a few times first. It was strange that he usually woke up his father with just one call, but today he still didn't wake up after calling several times.
At first, Expo Road was just surprised, and his face gradually became stiff as if he had discovered something.
While Zhishen called, he reached out and patted Zhishen's palm. When his limbs came into contact, he felt a kind of coldness.
"grown ups!?"
Zhishen first felt that Zhishan's hands were cold, and when he realized something, his whole body began to tremble.
Cheng Xiao, who was standing outside the door, heard the sudden shouting. Because he had no idea that Zhisong had been seriously ill before, he heard the obvious sadness in the shouting and was a little confused for a moment.
Zhizhuo, who was lying on the recliner, looked almost as if he was asleep, but he could no longer see the rise and fall of his stomach due to breathing...
