There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Shi Dae was also very curious, what could his father ask him for.

Since the imperial decree was issued, Shi Dae took his wife and youngest son to move to the main courtyard. The eldest son was seven years old, so he moved to the Yuanming courtyard next to the main courtyard. This is where the eldest son of the Shi family lived.In order to fit the name of the eldest son, it has been changed to Tingtao Courtyard, because pine trees are planted all over the courtyard, and the treetops are like waves in the breeze.Master Shi Hou moved to the Crane's Home, which is located at the easternmost end of the whole mansion, far away from the busy city, and has an open terrain, making it a good place to retire.

Master Shi Hou moved the yard less than a month ago, and the yard has been tidied up in a very interesting way.There are no delicate flowers and plants in the courtyard, but mainly tall trees. The rockery rises due to the situation, and there is no trace of carving at all.

Under the largest camphor tree in the courtyard, Lord Shi Hou was tasting tea.

Seeing his son coming, Master Shi Hou put down his cup, stopped Shi Dae from saluting, and pointed at the round wooden stool, "Sit down."

The two sipped tea in silence for a while. Master Shi Hou saw that his son was not going to speak first, so he said, "I called you here today because I have something to tell you."

"Please ask my father."

"I've been getting worse and worse recently, and I think the time is approaching. I have to settle down at home before I dare to close my eyes."

"Why did father say such a thing, father is still in his prime..."

"Forget it, I won't talk about these things. Today, the main thing is that you want to talk to you about the situation in the court. I have been recuperating at home for many days, but I jumped out of the game and saw some clues. The waves have started. I also thought that the three kings, the four kings, and the seven kings would have a better chance of winning. The third king is the son of Concubine Shu, the head of the family, and his wife and family are honorable. They can be said to be both civil and military. It's Concubine Zhen. The Zhen family occupies the south of the Yangtze River. They are like the emperors of the land. They say that our four major families are actually inferior to the Zhen family. Furthermore, the old lord of the Zhen family is the nanny of today's saint. The saint cherishes old love, and the four kings have been favored since childhood. , the relationship with a saint is not ordinary. Needless to say, the seven kings, although the mother's family is not obvious, but Concubine Jing is quite holy, but the wife's family is very big. There are countless others who have become officials."

Shi Dae refilled Master Shi Hou's tea, but didn't answer.

"Everyone has forgotten the six kings. The six kings were born by Empress Chen. Although Empress Chen is the successor, she is not happy with the saints, but the empress is the empress. The status of the son is the biggest advantage. What is the basis for the prince to be named? Shit and virtue, a seven-year-old child can see a ghost. The crown prince was deposed, and the one on the cusp should be the Six Kings, but everyone was stunned and didn't see him as a threat. It was probably the Six Kings who were honest and benevolent, and did not interact with others. Fighting for the front. This is the great hermit hiding in the court, and everyone underestimates the Six Kings!"

"An honest person is filial, and benevolence and kindness will treat brothers well. There are many such examples in history books. Why did Emperor Taizong of Tang choose Gaozong and abandon King Wei? King Wei is also a son and elder brother, so he only chose Gaozong's benevolence. If there is no Empress Wu, it would be a good thing."

"It's a pity that Empress Chen left early. Now Empress Liu has only Princess Anning under her knees, and the women in the family can't even talk about it." People move. I guess that either the fame and wealth are blinded, and the things that should be seen are not seen; A man is a direct minister who is loyal to the sage."

"Although our historians have real power in Beijing, they are not top-ranking people. The soldiers in their hands are hot. If I go, you two brothers will be able to avoid this calamity by staying at home. It is clear to choose the master and do things. No matter how bad it is, the new king will always appease the old ministers, as long as he does not associate with the prince and does not make serious mistakes, the title will always be preserved."

Shi Die also heard the words "going to" and "keeping the filial piety", so he didn't refute, but just added tea silently.

Master Shi Hou analyzed it for a long time, his mouth was dry and he only drank two cups of tea.

"Father is right, the six kings are indeed unfathomable."

Master Shi Hou sighed lightly, he didn't want his son to join him, but the heart-to-heart talk between father and son became a pair of instructions, so he didn't want to talk about it anymore.Don't talk about court, start another topic, only talk about family affairs.

"You and the third brother are deeply in love and have extraordinary abilities. I'm not worried."

【Yeah, people with extraordinary ability never need to worry, people with ability deserve it right! ] Shi Dae couldn't hear such words the most, he wanted to refute on the spot, he squeezed his cuffs tightly, and endured again and again.

"The boss is gone, only Xiangyun is left behind, and Yu's family business is fine. You have to teach him carefully. Marriage in the future will also help."

"Father, don't worry. After the sister-in-law left, the Zheng family has sealed up the dowry of the sister-in-law. The list is in triplicate, one from the sister-in-law's natal family, one from Xiangyun in the future, and the other copy has been witnessed by Li Yushi. Li Yushi is a man. How candid, father don't need to worry. Eldest brother passed away a short time ago, and the private house has not had time to be sorted out yet, and it will be done in the same way when it is sorted out." Shi Dae couldn't bear it anymore, and finally pouted back in a polite voice.

"Why don't I know?" Master Shi Hou asked hastily. In fact, what Shi Hou wanted to say was that it's not that I don't trust you, so why bother.

"Father is worried about elder brother's health. Elder brother has gone and is sick in bed. This matter is discussed with my third brother. If there is anything wrong, please give instructions to father."

Master Shi Hou waved his hand wearily, and said nothing, and outsiders had to witness the family affairs, who didn't believe who, and who was it to guard against?Too lazy to say anything else, he just said, "That's good, if you have something to do, go and get busy."

"Father, take care of yourself, and my son will leave."

Master Shi Hou watched his son walk out of the yard quickly, only staring at Shi Dae's back in a daze.Has the relationship between himself and his son turned out to be like this?When I was in my teens, I practiced guns all day long, and looked up at myself, the adoring eyes were still in front of my eyes. Since when did I only see the top of my head bowed down?From marrying a wife and having children?Not even earlier, from stepping into the officialdom, it's not right, it should be earlier, I don't know when it will be earlier, when I come to my senses, the two sons are very estranged.Fortunately, the eldest son is very close to him, the eldest son? !It's the eldest son!

Master Shi Hou finally remembered that the second son's estrangement seemed to be when the eldest son was critically ill at the age of 15. He got a cold because of his servant's unintentional negligence. Could the eldest son's body be able to get a cold?The wind and cold can kill him!I stayed by my son's bed day and night, regretting endlessly in my heart.How dare those slaves neglect their eldest son? The old wife reminded herself that what she did was good, and the subordinates saw that she doted on the second son, and the eldest son was sick and weak, so naturally he didn't care so much.Master Shi Hou learned from the painful experience and no longer taught his son himself. The second son taught him for a while, and the third child was completely under the supervision of the teacher.The eldest son is the center of the family, and the order of the elders and the young can ensure that there is no conflict between brothers and the stable inheritance of the family.

Don't say that you don't care enough about the second son, ask the best teacher, give the best conditions, what else can you do?Talents come out of adversity, and generals must go upstream to show their true qualities as heroes.

Master Shi Hou probably didn't understand that having money and not using it were two different things from not having money.

In fact, Father Shi doesn’t need to be too sad. Master Shi Hou asked him to care about his eldest brother and his children, not because of beatings, but because he wanted to take care of his sons who are capable and weak.

People are generally like this, "cherish the poor and love the weak", and sympathize with the disadvantaged, but the poor may be lazy, and the weak may not seek to make progress.Capable people are not taken advantage of, and their temperament is resolute, nor is it a reason not to care.

Being a father does this...

Shi Dae walked out of the Crane Age Hospital quickly, and he let out a sigh of relief. If he didn't come out again, Shi Dae might not be able to help but speak out against him.Forget it, what else do you think, aren't you used to it?

Shi Dad thought, thanks to himself for holding back, he was almost impulsive just after hearing some analysis.He didn't lie, the six kings are indeed unfathomable, and he is a member of the six kings, so he didn't just answer the words "unfathomable!"