Xun Shuang can be sure that this marriage should be a key opportunity for the Xun family to join Liu Bei's core system.
By seizing this opportunity, Xunshi can successfully enter the core decision-making circle of the Liu Group, change his previous dissociated state, and become an important presence within the Liu Group.
If this opportunity is missed, the Xun family will be excluded from the Liu Bei Group's core interest system, and it will be difficult for them to have the opportunity to obtain benefits that can only be obtained by belonging to the core interest group.
If Xunshi accepts it, he will be able to enter the core circle of interests. As long as Liu Bei wins, Xunshi will receive extremely generous rewards in the future.
But this is based on Liu Bei's victory.
Regardless of the possibility of failure, if Xunshi made a clear statement at this moment, how would the world's public opinion view Xunshi?
The legitimate daughter of the family became Liu Bei's concubine. Although he was a hussar general and famous, but...
The Xun family will continue to work in the Han Empire in the future.
This matter is difficult to handle.
Xun Shuang fell into a dilemma of making a difficult decision.
It is also a coincidence that during this period, his younger brother Xun Su was seeking medical advice in Luoyang.
Because it was difficult to make a decision alone, Xun Shuang found Xun Su, who was recovering from illness, and wanted to discuss with his brothers how to handle this matter.
Xun Shuang and his seven brothers were destined to have a "virtuous name" from birth because of their father, the Divine Lord Xun Shu. None of the eight brothers fell behind and were praised as the "Eight Dragons of the Xun Family".
But among the Eight Dragons, only Xun Shuang is the most recognized by the people in the world. The other seven either died early or fell into the trap of others.
Xun Su didn't have much reputation. Apart from his longer lifespan, he just kept a low profile. He didn't show up much to the outside world and his abilities were average. But after all, he was a brother. Xun Shuang was willing to talk to his brothers and listen to his opinions when things happened.
Opinion.
After hearing the whole story, Xun Su was silent for a while before slowly speaking.
"Brother, you are very optimistic about Liu, right?"
"That's natural."
Xun Shuang said in a deep voice: "How many people can rise up to become the leader of the clan with a humble background? How many people have been in the Han Dynasty for four hundred years? This kind of person is definitely an outstanding person in the world. Once you meet him, you cannot easily fight against him.
, otherwise there will be endless troubles.”
"I also view Liu in the same way. That's why you asked Wen Ruo to follow him to Liangzhou and gave him a lot of financial aid. Although some people in the family objected, I supported it."
Xun Su said slowly: "Later, Liu became more powerful, and you arranged for Gongda to follow him. There were some objections at the time, but I still supported it."
"Um."
Xun Shuang nodded and said: "Liu's power has grown and his talents are so strong. I have not seen a better person in this world. If Xunshi wants to go further, the better and closer the relationship with him, the better."
The bigger.”
"In that case, why do you hesitate on this matter?"
Xun Su whispered: "Young brother is not as wise as my elder brother, but he also knows what is best for the family in this matter. If so, why doesn't my elder brother do it?"
"But he is already married. What he needs is a concubine, not a wife!"
Xun Shuang worriedly said: "If what he needs is a wife, I will marry my beloved daughter to him immediately without saying anything! I will give him whatever he wants without any complaints! But what he needs is a concubine!"
Moreover, he will never accept a concubine. If he takes a concubine as a concubine, it is better to reject it altogether. Therefore, he can only take a concubine as a concubine. And in this way, how will the world view me, the Xun family? The family reputation is even more important.
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Putting aside these, the more important thing is that in the eyes of the world, Xun is Liu's supporter in terms of his legitimate daughter and concubine. The current situation in Luoyang is strange. Once Liu returns to Luoyang, he will definitely become the emperor's arm. By then, Liu will definitely be with Yuan
The He family and the He family confront each other.
At this juncture, if the Xun family takes his legitimate daughter as his concubine, he will definitely be regarded as one of Liu Fang's people. The Yuan family and the He family will be vigilant and suppress the Xun family. In this case, where can the Xun family find room in Luoyang? Part 1
It’s hard to say whether the next generation recognizes the things of one generation.”
"I'm afraid Liu wanted to leave no room for Xun to fully support him, so he did what he did."
Xun Su nodded and said: "I often hear people say that wealth and honor are found in danger. It is not easy to obtain wealth and honor. Of course, our Xun family is already rich and honorable. We are the gate of the clan, so we don't lack anything. If
My brother has nothing else to ask for, and there is absolutely no need to pay attention to Liu, but if there is...
Brother, this is just my personal guess, but I think that with Liu's background, if he can reach this day, then if he is the final winner in the future, and Xun fully supports him, he can give us far more than anything else.
Mr. Yuan, Mr. Yuan can give us."
After Xun Shuang heard this, he was silent for a long time.
After a long time, he seemed to have an idea of his own.
"So, you are married to Liu?"
"It's useless for me to support you. This matter mainly depends on my brother's opinion."
Xun Su smiled: "It's just that I suddenly remembered the sacrifice that Brother Zhong made for the family in order to deal with the eunuchs. If Brother Zhong had not come forward to make the sacrifice, I am afraid that even if the Xun family still exists today, it will be the same.
Falling apart and surviving."
Xun Shuang raised his eyebrows.
He understood what Xun Su meant.
At that time, when the first disaster of party imprisonment was launched, Emperor Huan Liu Zhi launched a powerful political offensive against the scholars. Many scholars were arrested and killed, and many families were destroyed. It took decades to seize the first place.
The emperor's first display of power made the scholars of the world feel at a loss and terrified.
During the crisis, the Xun family was forced to accept the marriage request of Tang Heng, the then deputy minister.
At that time, it was Xun Ni, the second eldest son of the Eight Dragons of the Xun family, who made a sacrifice and allowed his son Xun Yu to marry Tang Heng's daughter in exchange for Tang Heng's political support.
At a critical moment, this decision gave the Xun family hope of survival in a desperate situation, which was not easy.
Similarly, this move also brought a big blow to the reputation of the Xun family at that time. If the family background of the famous family was not strong enough, the Xun family would have died among the scholar community.
Moreover, to say that Xun Nu was completely proactive was not entirely true.
Of course Xun Nu didn't want his son to suffer such a thing, but he had no choice. At that time, our brothers discussed with their neighbors from far away, quarreled, and almost got into a fight. The best solution in the end was that someone had to make a sacrifice.
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After enjoying the superior conditions brought by a big family, you have to make sacrifices for the family at critical moments. No one is born to enjoy happiness. There are so many people dying of hunger in the world, why can you enjoy happiness?
In order for most people to continue to enjoy happiness, it is inevitable that some people will make sacrifices.
At that time, Xun Yu, Xun Nu's son, was the most suitable candidate.
In the end, although Xun Nui accepted the family's decision and made sacrifices, he must have felt unhappy. Therefore, a few years after the marriage was finalized, Xun Nui died in depression.
Of course, the family did not really treat him badly. Xun Yu's reputation was still maintained, his face was basically saved, he received the best resources from the family to take care of him, and he became the talented Wang Zuo he is today.
At first, Xunshi escaped a disaster.
And now, it seems that the time has come to make a decision.
However, it is different from the past. Back then, if no sacrifice was made, the family would face a severe blow. But this time, if no sacrifice was made, the family would not be able to obtain the top political benefits, and the House of Valuation still had the bargaining power.
If the Xun family is willing to give something, the feedback Liu Bei will give them will definitely satisfy them.
Therefore, the choice was not as urgent as before, and the environment was not as bad as before. Naturally, Liu Bei's reputation was far better than that of the eunuchs.
Xun Shuang doesn't know what will happen in Luoyang in the future.
Xun Shuang doesn't know how far Liu Bei will go in the future.
As the talker of a big family, Xun Shuang needs to be responsible for the family.
Generally speaking, he could not easily participate in a gambling game, let alone block the future of the entire Xun family. At this time when the world situation was undergoing drastic changes, Xun Shuang thought a lot.
Therefore, Xun Shuang wanted to make his own choice.