The sad reminder of the science man

Father Xue brought Xue Pan and Xue Jia to the study, and drove everyone else out, leaving only three of them, father and son, in the room.

After Father Xue sat down, he asked Xue Pan and Brother Xue Zhi to stand up, "Do you know why Father asked you to come to the study?"

Xue Pan and Xue Jia looked at each other, Xue Pan said, "Is it about moving to the capital?"

Father Xue neither nodded nor shook his head, but just shifted his gaze to Xue Chi.

Xue Chi thought for a while and said, "I made a problem with the glass prescription a few days ago, so I will try again."

Father Xue shook his head, and smiled at Xue Jia, "Zhe'er is very good, those prescriptions are very useful, and have benefited our family a lot."

Xue Chi felt embarrassed after hearing this, "It's good if I can help the family."

Xue Pan also said proudly, "I just said that my second child is very good."

Father Xue was very relieved to see that Xue Pan and Xue Chi were harmonious, one would not be dissatisfied, and the other was not complacent and looked down upon others.

Both Xue Pan and Xue Chi stood up, and said to Father Xue, "My child knows."

Father Xue nodded, "Father called you into the study today to officially tell you something. Although you are not very old now, you have reached the age of governor. I have told you some things one after another on weekdays. Today , I will tell you officially as a father.”

Xue Pan and Xue Jia glanced at each other, and they both saw that they were eager to try in each other's eyes. It was Xue Jia who was more courageous in front of Xue's father, "Father, didn't you say that we were young before? I remember I only asked three months ago. over you."

Xue's father glared at Xue Jia, "Listen to Wei's father, don't interrupt me."

Xue Jia shut up obediently, and made a face for Xue Pan while Father Xue was not paying attention.

Father Xue took a sip from the teacup and pondered for a while, "I didn't want to tell you so early, but Chi'er will go to the capital alone after the new year. The capital Chi'er represents the Xue family, and the relationship between the capital I also want to get in touch with Chi'er. Although Chi'er has relied on Chi'er's whimsical ideas to open up the situation in the capital these years, our foundation is in the south of the Yangtze River, and the relationship between the capital and the city is not so stable. Now that Chi'er is going to the capital, those relationships naturally need Chi Come out and maintain."

Xue Chi glanced carefully at Father Xue, "Father, it's not that you don't know me, I don't understand these human relationships at all, can I do well? And I still have to learn from Master?"

Father Xue glanced at Xue Zhi, "Where are you thinking, I just want you to show up, Xue Zhong will prepare the gift, it's just a matter of face, you are still young, just go as a display, Specifically, you don’t need to come. Even if I want you to go, I’m still afraid that you’ll screw things up! I don’t want to be ruined by you after all the hard work. "

After hearing this, Xue Chi murmured to Xue Pan, "Isn't this just a decoration for me? Really, I thought I would be entrusted with a heavy responsibility?"

Father Xue heard Xue Chi muttering, but he ignored him, and continued to say, "I know you two should have discovered something since you came back from the capital five years ago. Studying, when Chi'er learned from Chenggong, he produced a lot of results, you are all good boys."

Seeing Xue Pan and Xue Jia listening carefully, Father Xue continued, "Today I will tell you clearly about our family's situation."

When Xue Pan and Xue Chi heard this, they knew that today they could confirm the guesses they had made in the past few years, and looked at Father Xue with bright eyes.

No matter how excited Xue Pan and Xue Chi were, Father Xue said calmly, "Four families in Jinling, Jia is not fake, and white jade is used as a horse for Tang Jin. A Fang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a history of Jinling. The East China Sea lacks white jade beds, and the Dragon King Please come to the King of Jinling. There is a lot of snow in a good year, and pearls are like earth and gold is like iron. Although I have been saying this for a few years, this Xue Zhi is from the line of your uncle Xue Hu. Outsiders, I, the head of the Xue family, is not worth mentioning. But you should also see that being a father has another identity!"

Xue Pan and Xue Chi nodded, "My child knows."

Father Xue nodded and continued, "Pan'er is the eldest son, and in the past few years, as a father, I will occasionally take you with me to let you watch me handle some things. I didn't hide it from you, you should have found out! As for Chi’er, you are not the eldest son, so I can’t tell you according to our Xue family ancestor’s precepts, but you love to cling to me since you were young, and you discovered it by yourself by accident, and then you started to invent, and some things were not ours. In this way, the family should reach out, and you also took it out. If you are too young to know, once or twice is justified. If there are too many times, I guess you should know how to do things for the father and the emperor. Chi'er, you say I say Right?"

Xue Jia didn't think that he was hiding this matter from his father, and it was a tacit understanding between father and son, so Xue Jia had no idea. Since Xue father took the initiative to say it, Xue Jia nodded without hesitation, "Yes, Dad, do I know that Dad works for the emperor, or the kind that can directly report to the emperor. You always think that I am young, and I don’t know much about those things. It’s true that I can’t understand those things, but I still Knowing that only the emperor can use bright yellow, once I saw a bright yellow book by chance, so I knew it!"

Father Xue was surprised this time. He thought that Xue Jia only knew a little bit, but he didn't expect Xue Jia to know so much. He hurriedly asked, "Have you mentioned it to others?"

Xue Chi lowered his head and rolled his eyes, "Father, I'm not stupid, how could I tell others!"

Although Xue's father knew that Xue Jia was not a talkative person, he was relieved after hearing Xue Jia's words, "That's right, serving the father is doing things for the emperor. When our Xue family was founded, the emperor put Jiangnan's dark lines. , Our direct branch has been working for the emperor, collecting Jiangnan information for the emperor, and many aristocratic families were overthrown by our Xue family."

Xue Pan nodded as he listened. Hearing this, Xue Pan had doubts, "Father, why should our direct branch give up the imperial business to the uncle's family? Isn't the imperial business status very good?"

Father Xue was very relieved when he heard Xue Pan ask this question, "Pan'er has grown up and knows that he is thinking about things, that's right. I gave up the imperial business to others because I was half helpless and half intentional. The helplessness is because of Daddy's hidden identity. , I was almost exposed, and it was also because I was too greedy at the time, thinking about swinging between the second prince and the third prince, not doing enough to supervise Jiangnan, and being slack in running errands for the emperor, so I was poisoned by others. I don’t know if you still remember, you guys When my mother was pregnant with Haoer, Dr. Li, also known as Grandpa Li of Huichuntang, often came to our house for a while. It was because Dr. Li diagnosed that our family was under conspiracy, so I gave up the imperial business next. .”

After hearing Father Xue's words, Xue Pan and Xue Chi hurried forward and asked, "How is Daddy, is he alright?"

Father Xue was very happy with the filial piety of the two children. "Good morning. After Dr. Li diagnosed his father with poisoning, he recuperated for his family for three years and finally healed. You don't have to worry."

Xue Pan and Xue Jia stared at Father Xue carefully for a while, and felt that Father Xue's face was still very good, so they were relieved and continued to listen to Father Xue.

"In addition, it was also because of the poisoning. After recuperating for three years, my father went through the information collected by our Xue family since the founding of the country, only to find out how precarious our family's situation is. If our family continues like this, it will definitely not be good. Our Xue family Over the years, the Jiangnan family has been too closely connected. Once something happens to them, our Xue family will inevitably be implicated, so I took that opportunity to let the Huangshang out so that I can hide. , you can imagine how low the status of a businessman is, even if he is a father, he can give up the imperial businessman, so the ordinary businessman will look down on him, you see, I have personally come forward to do business in the past few years, have I not!" Xue father said He looked at Xue Pan and Xue Chi.

Xue Pan and Xue Jia thought about it, and it seemed that they hadn't seen Father Xue go out to do business much, so they shook their heads.

Father Xue ignored them and continued, "Since my father has seen the situation of our Xue family, he will naturally not sit still. The first step is to give up the qualifications of the imperial merchant, and the second step is to train your brothers to become talented. You The two brothers did not let Wei father down. Although you are not reading materials, you have also found your own way. Pan'er is practicing martial arts and preparing to join the army, and Chi'er is a good teacher. Although he has not studied for a few years, this The effect is excellent. Through Chi'er's hard work, especially the discovery of high yields of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn, the emperor was very happy. Although there was no decree to reward him, our Xue family can't do without this credit." Said Father Xue was obviously excited by this.

Father Xue took a deep breath and continued: "Chi'er, I know you still have something good in your hand, but you don't want to show it, and no one can tell it. Whether it's your master or me, you are not allowed to reveal anything. Only when the emperor ascends the throne can you continue to display your talent, did you hear me?"

Xue Jia looked at Father Xue with a serious face, and nodded unconsciously, "Got it." Then he looked at Father Xue suspiciously, "Father, how do you know?"

Father Xue looked at Xue Jia for a moment, "You are a father and a child, how could father not know you. Well, the things you bring out now are enough for our Xue family to digest for a while! You have to remember Mu Xiuyu The truth that Lin Feng must destroy. You are still young, so you don’t know the darkness of the world. Power and power are the truth these days. You think you are careful, who doesn’t know! Cheng Gong also knows, but Cheng Gong is open-minded, okay! When you arrive in the capital, you have to listen to Cheng Gong, Cheng Gong is a good teacher."

Xue Chi nodded, "Understood, Dad, I will."

Father Xue continued to instruct: "And you go to the capital alone, you have to learn to grow up, you have to take care of yourself, your parents are not by your side to protect you, you have to be more careful..."

Father Xue finished exhorting Xue Chi, then turned his head to Xue Pan and said, "Pan'er, I know that your character is not capable of being the emperor's secret agent, and as a father, I don't want to be the emperor's secret agent anymore, then our Xue family will be finished sooner or later, so this Moving to the capital is a must. Don’t be in a hurry. Let Chi’er go there first. After a few years, I’ll finish the tasks assigned by the emperor for my father, and then I’ll be able to take our family to the capital to settle down! You should study hard with your husband first, Your husband has been on the battlefield, if you want to be promoted in the future, you must go to the battlefield, there will be no harm if you learn more from him."

After hearing Father Xue's explanation, Xue Pan knew that his family would not be able to go to the capital for a while, "Got it, father. I will try my best to learn from my husband."

Father Xue looked at Xue Pan and Xue Chi with satisfaction, "You two brothers will support each other in the future, did you hear that, the Xue family has you two, it is very lucky!"

Father Xue went on to say, "You two will follow me to deal with affairs from today." Father Xue waved his hand to stop him seeing what Xue Jia wanted to say, and then said to Xue Jia, "When we arrive in the capital, although Xue Zhong is responsible for these human relations, Do it for you, but you have to understand the general idea. Although Xue Zhong is trustworthy, he is a servant after all, and you still need to take care of it yourself. I think Chenggong took you back early to take this into consideration. Give me care these days point."

After hearing this, Xue Jia thought about it and it made sense. He stood with his hands tied, "Got it, father."

Father Xue heard Xue Jia's answer and turned to look at Xue Pan, "Pan'er, you are the eldest son, and you will be the first son to establish a family in the future. These must be mastered. When I took you with me before, you were not too attentive. This time you give me Tighten your skin, be serious, you know?"

Xue Pan pouted, but still bowed and stood still, "Understood, father."