[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

Wang Ziteng hastily pinched Shi Shi's Renzhong acupoint desperately with his thumb. After a while, Shi Shi woke up leisurely.

"Old lady, how do you feel?" The filial son Jia Zheng asked anxiously at the first moment.

Mrs. Wang brought a cup of tea from the kang table beside her.

Shi took a sip of tea in Wang's hand, collected himself, and insisted: "I still say the same thing, I want to see people when I am born, and I want to see the corpse when I die. I can't see the corpses of his father and son for a day. I will never believe it!" Ever since she was a child, she has never done anything for her third son, and today she has to guard his title and family property for her third son, and must not let those wolves and tigers steal his things.

"Old lady, my nephew understands your feelings very well. My nephew also hopes that the third master is safe and sound, but it will be too late after the court officially announces the death of the third master and his son!" Wang Ziteng seemed embarrassed.

Shi looked at the "jackal" coldly, without saying a word.

Wang Ziteng has experienced many storms, what situations have he not seen or experienced?

He continued without embarrassment: "I don't know if the old lady can remember the difference between the title of Marquis Champion of the third master in the family and the title of other families?"

Mentioning this matter that made Shi very proud, she couldn't help but straighten her waist, and said proudly: "My youngest's champion Marquis is a real title! The Taishanghuang and the emperor have promised the youngest three Rangxian and Wanxian The champion Hou Shiyi, Shishifeng, also bestowed [-] acres of Yongye farmland, hereditary. This is really a mighty grace of the emperor!" Shi's expression was radiant, and his body and spirit were exhausted and weak due to fainting just now Immediately disappeared without a trace.

When the Shi family learned that Li Lian was granted the title of Marquis, they were so happy that they wanted to ask Jia Zhen, the nephew of Dongfu, to open an ancestral hall to pay homage to their ancestors.It's a pity that Jia She, who went to look for his younger brother first and then returned to the mansion, stopped him. Shi Shi, who knew Li Lian's own intentions, regretted that he missed this opportunity to show off.

You must know that apart from a few generals with great military exploits at the beginning of the founding of the country, you can count on the palm of your hand those who have been able to confer titles and lands in the past few decades, not even the first Duke Rong and the first Duke Ning. The glory.At present, there are not many lords with fiefdoms all over the country, and they can be counted on two palms.

A marquis with a fiefdom is more dignified and honorable than a duke who only has the title of duke.

The two nephews of the Shi family's natal family, both of whom have only the titles of Marquis of Baoling and Marquis of Zhongjing, don't even have real jobs, but they are far inferior to her third eldest.

Shishi, she wished she could tell the people in the capital and the ancestors of the Jia family that this hot girl was so outstanding that she was granted the title of marquis by the Supreme Emperor and the emperor, and the champion marquis who received the fiefdom was her son. Newly born son!

Seeing that Shi Shi's face softened, and even revealed a somewhat happy and proud expression, it was obvious that he just hit her itchy spot just now.

Wang Ziteng hurriedly hit the iron while the iron was hot, and said alarmistly: "My nephew inquired about the meaning of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites in the court hall. After the news of the death of Champion Hou's father and son came out, they would make an offer to send Rang from Champion Hou's lineage County and Wan County took it back.”

"What!? How dare they! How dare they!?" The string in Shi's mind seemed to snap.

According to the practice and rules of this dynasty and even previous dynasties, whether it is a baron, a viscount, a duke or a marquis, unless the emperor's grace is powerful and there are other orders, as long as there is no heir to inherit the nobility, the court will take back his title and fiefdom.

Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the successive emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty have been intentionally or unintentionally reducing the titles of the court.Having a title means that the imperial court has to support the family from generation to generation. Even if it is downgraded to the title, at least it must support the family from the father to the son and then to the grandson.This is still a trivial matter, I am afraid that each generation will be worse than the next generation, living on the merits of their grandparents and parents, and doing immoral things of bullying good people.And the more fiefdoms the emperor sends out, the more the treasury shrinks.More importantly, it is not a good thing for the future imperial power to have more nobles in the court.

Therefore, if Li Lian's lineage of the champion marquis is really cut off, the court will definitely take back the champion marquis and Rang County and Wan County.

In this regard, Shi accepted it intellectually, but could not accept it emotionally.

Wang Ziteng said earnestly: "The only solution now is to adopt a son under the name of the third master, and then submit a request to make him the champion Hou Shizi, so that the title and fief that the third master fought back from his life and death can be preserved!"

"..." Shi Shi hesitated.

If Lian'er really died in battle with his father and wanted to find a son to adopt to the third son from the first house and the second house, Baoyu would undoubtedly be the most suitable one in terms of status.

Dafang used to have two sons, Hu'er and Lian'er.After the eldest son adopted Lian'er to the third eldest son, only one son remained in the eldest house.Moreover, Hu'er is the eldest son and direct grandson, so don't move lightly, no matter who is the adoptive, no one can make a decision on him.In this way, Dafang is out of play.

And the second room has three sons - Zhu'er and Baoyu are the first sons, and there is a second son, Jia Huan.

In addition to looking for excuses to cut the nobility, this dynasty also has strict regulations on the inheritance of nobility, one of which is that the person who inherits the nobility must be a legitimate son!If there is no legitimate son, it is regarded as dead heir.

In fact, Li Lian is not qualified as the son of the champion Hou. Strictly speaking, he is only a step-son.However, the Supreme Emperor asked Li Lian to follow Li Lian to inherit the country's surname Li, and the emperor acquiesced, and the officials pinched their noses to recognize it.

If you want to adopt another son to the third child, Zhu'er is the eldest son of the second wife and cannot move, and Jia Huan is just a bastard who can't make it to the stage, then you can only adopt Baoyu.

Seeing Shi's hesitation, Wang Ziteng quickly winked at his sister Wang.

Mrs. Wang nodded, and said politely: "Old lady, the third master is the brother of the master and his mother. His blood is thicker than water. The master always said that the third master is his own younger brother. Brothers have broken bones and tendons. What happened in the past? It's a trivial thing to be angry and chatter. Now that Sanfang's lineage is about to die out, the master can't eat well, sleeps restlessly, and frowns. Both he and his daughter-in-law are very willing to adopt Baoyu to Sanfang and inherit the incense." The words are high-sounding.

Who said Wang's mouth is clumsy?After hearing these words, although Shi Shi knew that Wang was simply coveting the third son's title and family fortune, he still felt very appropriate in his heart.

Shi replied to Wang, but looked at Wang Ziteng who was full of sincerity, and said slowly: "If you really intend to adopt Baoyu to the third child, I will be more than happy and gratified, but... "

The elongated ending made Wang Ziteng's brothers and sisters' hearts skip a beat.

"If the third child or Lian'er are safe and sound, my old lady meddling in the affairs of the third room will only cause people to complain for nothing."

"So, let's wait for the court to announce the news about the third brother and Lian'er before deciding whether to let Baoyu adopt him as the third uncle!"

If the imperial court announces the death of her uncle and that little bastard Li Lian and takes back her title and family fortune, what else can she earn! ?At that time, I still want her to adopt Baoyu out! ?Pooh!There are no doors!

Wang couldn't help but glanced at her backbone, hoping that her brother would come up with a solution.

Seeing this, a hint of sarcasm flashed in Shi's eyes.

This Prince Teng has a lot of ambitions. Over the past ten years, relying on the name of the four major families and some contacts introduced to him by his master (Jia Daishan) during his lifetime, he has been constantly climbing up, and he still wants to climb up to the third child.Now I'm afraid I want to take the opportunity to incorporate and take over the old part of the third child's network!

After all, Mrs. Shi is the first-rank Duke Rong’s wife. Although she has been out of business and entertained her grandchildren in recent years, with her status as a first-rank wife and the mother-in-law of the champion Hou, even if she doesn’t know it personally, most of them are people. Whisper in her ear.Moreover, she was also born in the Marquis' Mansion, married into the Duke's Mansion, and lived for most of her life. Under the influence of her ears and eyes, as long as she does not make mistakes, she is still a qualified and wise person in power.

Wang Ziteng didn't know that Shi Shi had half guessed what was in his heart. Although he learned from his wife that Shi Shi no longer favored the second wife, his impression of Shi Shi was just an ordinary wealthy old lady.

Seeing that Shi Shi was so stubborn, he was also a little annoyed.

"Old lady, my nephew also has good intentions. You and I came here to tell each other because we have a good relationship for generations and are in-laws. Why are you so ignorant of good people! Could it be that my nephew deliberately lied I can’t lie to you!? That’s all! My nephew won’t stay here to be annoying! My nephew will leave now!” Wang Ziteng stood up angrily, and was about to leave in a huff.

"Brother, go slowly!" Receiving Wang Ziteng's wink before leaving, Mrs. Wang understood, got up and grabbed Wang Ziteng, and turned her head to plead with Mrs. Shi: "Old lady, you just think it's because of Baoyu." Come on! Baoyu was born with jade, and you loved him the most in the past! Don’t you have the heart for him to live a miserable life in the future, worrying about his livelihood all day long?” This is Wang’s biggest bargaining chip, and also the biggest Killer.

She knows that her mother-in-law's most beloved grandchildren are not Tanhua in the big house, but Jia Hu, the editor of the seventh-rank Imperial Academy, is not the young and promising third house, Li Lian, the champion of literary and military skills, nor is she outstanding in her own family. Zhu'er, who is hardworking and studious, will not be Jia Huan, the bastard seed, but her own youngest son, Baoyu, who was born of Hanyu.

Undoubtedly, the Wang family made the right bet.

As soon as Baoyu was mentioned, Shi Shi immediately hesitated.

Rong Enbo's mansion belongs to the boss, it belongs to Hu'er.Even if the family is separated later, according to the rule that the eldest son gets [-]% of the family property and the rest [-]%, [-]% of the property in the public house belongs to the elder family, and the remaining [-]% belongs to the second child.If the family is divided in the second house, Zhu'er will account for [-]%, and Baoyu and Jia Huan will account for [-]%.

Even if she left all her belongings to Baoyu, I'm afraid Yi Baoyu's generous temperament would not keep much in her hands.Baoyu was born extraordinary, if he could have a long-term and stable financial source for his expenses, and make friends and colleagues, he would be able to skyrocket in the officialdom in the future.

"You often say that Baoyu is the most filial duke of the country. If he wins the title of Marquis Champion, he will be able to glorify his ancestors and Jia's family. I will be filial to you!"

As soon as this remark came out, Shi Shi, who was a little moved at first, made up his mind and said decisively: "Okay! Baoyu was born extraordinary, and he will have the opportunity to rise to the top and show his talents in the future! There is no need to rely on his third uncle's title, family career advancement!"

"Zheng'er! If you really feel pity for your younger brother who has no successors, after the court announces the real news, let Brother Zhen call the clan elders to open the ancestral hall, and officially adopt Baoyu to the third son!"

Jia Zheng nodded obediently, and said as a matter of course: "If the third brother and Lian'er are really unfortunate, the son, as the elder brother, will not let the younger brother cut off the incense. However, Baoyu is a worthless person. I am afraid that the third brother will be adopted by the third brother. It is better to adopt Zhu Er to the third younger brother!" The death of a person is like a lamp going out, and all the grievances and grievances in the past have disappeared.

Moreover, Jia Zheng and Li Lian actually don't have any major enmity, it's just that they are young and ignorant and compete for the attention of their parents, jealous of their younger brother's excellence, and when they grow up, they have different personalities, different ways of civil and military, and they don't play in the same circle, so the relationship is weak.But now that the younger brother is dead, everything is over.

Regardless of whether Jia Zheng is really filial or not, he has never disobeyed Jia Daishan and Shi Shi's intentions.From this point of view, it is no wonder that the Shi family preferred the second son in the past.

Mrs. Wang was about to faint!

If she didn't have a title and family fortune, she wouldn't even have the idea of ​​adopting Baoyu, let alone adopting her most outstanding Zhu'er!

In the past, it was hard for her to say that she was good to Sanfang, but at least she treated Sanfang with kindness, and she only hoped that her uncle could pull her family's Zhu'er and Baoyu a little bit.But how did Li Lian repay her! ?It's just eating a girl's rouge, and she actually beat her Baoyu to lie on the bed for half a year before going to the ground!Wang selectively ignored Baoyu's begging for rouge from her cousin.Baoyu is so young, what does he know?Besides, according to what Wang thinks, it is the little girl's blessing to be able to eat rouge by her Baoyu!

Since Baoyu was beaten for eating rouge, Wang's attitude towards Sanfang changed drastically.The second young master of the Jia family's second room was a pervert who flirted with the maids of the house, which made the upright champion general (who hadn't been declared a knight at the time) look down on him and took action to "eliminate harm for the people".This rumor was not only spread throughout the house, but also heard in the streets and alleys. Countless people who heard it couldn't help but raised their thumbs and praised the champion general's act of "killing relatives with righteousness".Many people even found out that when Baoyu caught Zhou, he caught some hairpins and hairpins. His father, Jia Zheng, was furious and concluded that this son would be a swindler in the future.It is also rumored in the market that Baoyu once said: "Daughters are made of water, and men are made of mud. When I see a daughter, I feel refreshed; when I see a man, I feel stinky." It has provoked countless men. I despise this "pervert" even more.

Li Lian seriously injured Baoyu and "ruined" his reputation, how can a mother like Wang endure it!

Wang Ziteng frowned. He didn't understand that when his sister mentioned Baoyu just now, the old lady of the Jia family was obviously moved, but why did her attitude become so resolute in a blink of an eye?

Shi didn't care what the surname Wang was thinking, she patted Jia Zheng's hand quite relieved, after all, she was her own son and brother.

It is the destiny of Baoyu to be born with jade, and it is a sign of great auspiciousness for the revitalization of the family.Moreover, Baoyu has been extremely intelligent since childhood, and is the most talented.Besides, Baoyu's appearance is the most like that of the Duke of the State, so Shi Shi loves this grandson the most.

Originally, Shi was shaken for a moment when Wang brought out the precious jade. However, when Wang mentioned Jia Dai's good fortune, Shi immediately made a decision.

Although her husband, Jia Daishan, is the son of the Duke of the Kingdom, he started as a small soldier and gradually rose to the top in the army by relying on his bravery. He went through hardships and went through life and death for more than ten years before inheriting the Duke of Rongguo without losing his title.The third child also joined the army at a young age and has experienced hundreds of battles. Although the third child has not mentioned to her the hardships and dangers he encountered on the battlefield, but based on guesswork and rumors in the market, the third child always takes the lead in battle, and he can win the dangers. Know a thing or two.And Lian'er, as the champion Hou Shizi, had to go out with his father when he was only a teenager, and bravely fight the enemy on the battlefield.

Even though Shi Shi didn't read much and had limited knowledge, she also clearly knew what the title of Champion Marquis represented.

Its successors will not be boastful Confucian scholars, nor will they be dudes who inherit the shade of their ancestors, but will only be fierce generals who do not avoid the axe, fight bloody battles, and overwhelm the entire army.

The Marquis of Champions is not made of gold and jade, but made of thorns and blood.

Such a title, what qualifications does Baoyu have to inherit him?

As he grows older, Shi Shi sees many things and at the same time becomes wise and transparent.

She could see very clearly that even if Baoyu was forced to sit on this position, he would definitely not be able to sit still, and would only fall to pieces.If Baoyu really has great luck, he will naturally have his own opportunities in the future and find his own path.But now she will definitely not allow Baoyu to inherit the title of the third child, and shame the champion Marquis who the third child has fought hard with blood.

Shi picked up the teacup and didn't drink it, just put it in his hand, and said: "Next, I have to deal with the family affairs of my Jia family. Besides, my nephew is in a high position, so I think my nephew is busy with work, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient to keep my nephew here." Dinner in Fuchu." It was clear that it was time to see off guests.

At any rate, Shi Shi didn't break his face, Wang Ziteng could only hold his breath in his heart, but got up and left without showing any anger on his face.Even if Li Lian's father and son are really dead, the old department and contacts he left behind will definitely take care of the Jia family. If there are rumors that the old lady of the Jia family is dissatisfied with him, or... Before the emperor approves, he encourages The fact that Jia's second wife stole the champion Marquis was leaked, and he would definitely be suppressed vigorously by Li Lian's old department.Otherwise, he didn't even have to signal his sister to send out all the servants in the house.

"Brother!" Wang called in a low voice in panic.

Didn't he say that he wanted to win the title of Marquis of Champion for her Baoyu?Why are you leaving now! ?

Wang Ziteng's eyes signaled her not to be impatient.

Shi Shi remained silent, watching the interaction between the Wang family brothers and sisters coldly.

"Yo! Why did you leave when I came here? But what's wrong with the reception at Rong Enbo's house?" A wanton voice came from outside the door.

Oops!Wang Ziteng frowned.