Chapter 773: Clan Law (Part 1)

After the twelfth lunar month, people in the capital began to prepare for the New Year and were busy everywhere.

Even in Cao's mansion, with the help of amethyst, Chu Yu was busy all the time. Cao Yong was a part-time job in the Ministry of Revenue, and he was the busiest at the end of the year. He went out early and came back late all day long, and had no time to spare.

Li had already handed over the power of the housekeeper to his wife, but he couldn't interfere anymore. He felt sorry for his wife, so he took his granddaughter to Lanyuan for care.

Tianhui seemed well-behaved, not as naughty as other children. She always sat in a regular manner and watched her grandmother do her work.

Li was not idle either. Since she came back from the palace, she heard that the Empress Dowager was obsessed with Korqin, so she asked someone to find a Mongolian-like robe. As she looked, she wanted to make a set of Mongolian-style clothes for the Empress Dowager.

As the mother of the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager had rules for food and clothing. Even if she couldn't wear these clothes, she could still be used as a burial object, which was a relief to the Empress Dowager's thoughts about Korqin.

The ones used are the most precious clothing materials in the treasury, which require buttons and trays, and also use gold, jade and gems.

Cao Yin has been bothering about one thing these days, that is, the letter from the Seventh Grandpa, a clan uncle in Fengrun’s hometown.

The Jiangning branch of the Cao family, after leaving the Fengrun Zong family, had left the Fengrun Zong family, which became Cao Xi's lifelong regret. Before his death, Cao Xi also told Cao Yin that if he could return to the ancestor, he would return to the ancestor.

Unexpectedly, due to the grudges of the elders in their early years, even if Cao Xi and Sun Taijun were buried in Fengrun’s tomb, the return to the clan was still inconclusive.

In his early years, the head of Fengrunben's family was Cao Qi's father. After reading too much, he was the most pedantic. He was afraid that others would say that he would return to Jiangning's branch, because he was greedy for snobbery and never let go.

When he passed away, Cao Qixiaoman returned to Beijing and did not take the initiative to mention the matter.

Cao Qi is the son of the legitimate clan. According to the law, even Cao Yin, the count of this clan nephew, must be polite to his nephew. However, Cao Qi did not show this clan's wealth and honor, nor did he curry favor with him.

When the two families interact, they are always cold and indifferent.

This time, the old master Feng Runqi mentioned it for no reason, but because of Cao Qi's subsequent marriage. Cao Qi's wife Wang died of illness last year, and it has been a long time since then.

Cao Qi's parents have changed, and the serious elder in the capital is Cao Yin.

This family's choice is also a big deal for a family. Fengrun's hometown is naturally worried about Cao Qi.

According to the seventh old master, if you want to enter Beijing in February next year, you will be the matter of remarrying Cao Qi. For this suitable candidate, Cao Yin and Li were asked to help select the candidate. At the end of the letter, they mentioned the great sacrifice of the Dragon Boat Festival tribe next year. Although they did not directly ask Cao Xi, the word "Return to the Clan", probably Qi means that.

If this letter had been a few years ago, Cao Yin would have been very happy. After all, this was a major event that his deceased father had been obsessed with during his lifetime. Until now, Cao Yin could not make up his mind.

Cao Qi has been in Beijing for a year and a half. During the holidays, he came to pay tribute to Cao Yin and his wife according to the rules. He has seen Cao Yong several times. He was not very close to Cao Yong, and Cao Yong did not have the intention of accommodating this clan brother. The relationship between the two is not much better than a stranger.

Cao Yin was a little hesitant when he thought about this. After all, he had already exchanged with the people from Jiazi, and the Cao family in the future, all the people who interacted with each other were sons, so he had to consider his son's opinions.

Seeing that her husband was worried about the past few days, Li asked, "Is the master worried about the emperor? Didn't Yong'er say, Emperor Jin'an?"

Cao Yin sat down, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The Seventh Master from Fengrun has written a letter and mentioned Cao Qi's marriage. Cao Qi is now working in the Interior Office, and he wants to stay in the capital. It is more appropriate to find a marriage in the capital."

When Li heard this, he remembered Wang who died of illness, sighed and said, "The girls in the flag are so precious, just like the gentle ones on Wang. I feel pitiful. Sister Ying is only eight years old and just like a little adult."

Wang is weak and has been married to Cao Qi for many years, leaving only one daughter, nickname Ying'er.

"The seventh Master means that there will be a high ceremony in the Dragon Boat Festival tribe next year. I want us to go back." Cao Yin sat down and said.

Li didn't talk much about this clan event and said, "Why is it Dragon Boat Festival? Even if my nephew talks about marriage now, it will be more hasty to ask the clan wife to come in the past six months."

Li married into the Cao family for many years and knew the right and wrong of the Cao family Jiangning and Fengrun family.

"The elders were anxious without a clan. Otherwise, Cao Qi would have wanted to discuss marriage and come in when Wang's anniversary." Cao Yin said.

"My nephew is arrogant, so don't make any decisions easily. Please ask my nephew, what's the right thing to say, so that we can't help but work hard. After all, this marriage is not a joke. The clan wife is burdened with heavy burdens, so I'll find something inappropriate. In the future, I will blame the master in my hometown." Li thought for a while and said.

Cao Yin nodded, knowing that his wife was right.

Cao Qi is now working in the Interior Affairs Office. With the relationship between the Cao family and the Sixteenth Prince, the Sixteenth Prince also takes good care of Cao Yong, the clan brother. Unfortunately, Cao Qi is a bit square and ignorant. He has no desire to repay his closeness to the Sixteenth Prince, but he is more respectful and alienated.

After a while, the Sixteenth Prince also felt that it was boring. After complaining to Cao Yong twice, he no longer paid attention to him. After all, he took care of Cao Yong's face and did not care about him. If it were other princes, seeing that he was so ignorant, he would have put on his shoes long ago.

Cao Yin heard that he wanted to call Cao Qi and teach him well, but he was stopped by Cao Yong.

In this case, everyone knows that the Cao family and Fengrun family are not close, and it may not be a kind of protection for Cao Qi.

Now, Cao Yin and Cao Yong have been close ministers of the emperor one after another, and accompanying the king is like a tiger. I still don’t know what kind of storms the Cao family will suffer in the future, so why should we pull irrelevant people on board the boat?

Thinking of the old things, Cao Yin sighed, knowing that his son would not be willing to return to his hometown.

As expected, Cao Yong came back from the yamen and heard his father mentioning this matter, he asked his father to think twice. To put it bluntly, if the Cao family confiscated the house now, it would be just Cao Yin's house. If there were more, it would be the East Mansion, which would not have affected Fengrun.

In this case, Cao Yong would not tell his father directly, so that the elderly would not worry anymore, and that it would point out this meaning.

For Cao Yong, the relatives of Fengrun’s family were just like those of passers-by on the road. When he knew about the disputes between the elders of the Cao family, Cao Yong despised the tribesmen in Fengrun.

Many generations of people did not let go and did not allow the Jiangning branch to return to their hometown. As a result, they should take advantage. Cao Qi's father was able to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Cao Qi was able to serve as a guard in his early years, which was all Cao Yin's plan.

Fengrun sent many of his children who were not successful in literature and martial arts to Jiangning, and they all depended on Cao Yin's house to live.

Cao Yong really didn't like him at all when he got the advantage. He was ashamed of his own clan and his noble character.

Only when they are full will they return to the clan. Many clans of our family are pressing on their heads, not only to find an old man for themselves, but also to find a senior for their sons. According to the rules of the clan, this clan has the right to discipline the juniors of the clan. If someone dares to disobey the clan, they will be judged according to the clan law.

Not to mention, some clans have many rules, even if the descendants hire a wife and daughters dowry, there are rules. If they violate it, they must accept the responsibilities of the clan, or be fined, or other punishments.

He became an official and served as a slave to the royal family. Life was already depressing enough. He also wanted to find a living ancestor, so how could Cao Yong be willing?

Seeing his son's reaction, Cao Yin was not angry as expected, but he looked a little sad.

Seeing this, Cao Yong felt guilty.

He could only be considered a half-Lagu, and he did not take these relatives seriously. His father was a Taoist Confucian scholar, and he maintained the Confucian orthodox style in his heart. Besides, there was also the will of his ancestors, and the ancients had their own stubbornness towards the way of filial piety.

"Father, otherwise I would buy some sacrifices for Fengrun and add more money to the clan school. My grandfather knew that his father was planning to protect the Cao family and would be kind and relieved." Cao Yong thought for a moment and said.

Just think of spending some money to make my father happy.

Cao Yin nodded and said, "Yinger said something reasonable, it is a pedantic for his father. I have read all the Buddhist books over the years in vain, and I can read them more clearly than you. It is enough for you and my father to bear the storm in the capital, so why bother to attract Fengrun again?"

He didn't believe his son's words like his father.

He knew that his son was a little cold-hearted and seemed to be close to others at will. In fact, there were not many people who cared about him, so he would not care about Fengrun's tribe members there.

Cao Yong ignored it, but Cao Yin could not ignore it.

If there is no word "Cao" written in one stroke, if there is peace, it will be a joy to return to the country; today's capital is changing, let alone sharing wealth and honor, if it is tied up, it will be a piece of hardship.

"Ying'er, even if you don't go back to Fengrun, you must remember that our Cao family is the descendant of the Duke of Lu, and you cannot slander the ancestors." Cao Yin raised his face, looked at Cao Yong, and said seriously.

When talking about the "Duke of Lu", Cao Yin's eyes were filled with pride without any concealment, and his body couldn't help but stand up straight.

Duke Cao Bin of Lu was a famous founder of the Northern Song Dynasty and one of the ancestors in the Cao family genealogy.

Cao Yong is not as passionate as his father. You should know that in the family genealogy of the Cao family, there is a person more famous than Cao Bin, that is, King Chen Si, Cao Zhi.

Who is Cao Zhi, the third son of Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao,

Perhaps it is a taboo theory that the emperor is not Cao Cao, but King Chen Si.

From the Three Kingdoms to the present for more than 1,500 years, Cao Yong has questioned the authenticity of the family tree. After all, after dynasties and various changes, even the paper that wrote the family tree will not be retained for these years.

Cao Yong thought so in his heart, and responded respectfully: "Don't worry, father, I must respect my father's teachings and dare not do anything to insult the family."

Cao Yin's eyes became softer, he patted Cao Yong's shoulder and said, "If you do things, you will naturally feel at ease for your father, but you are just a message to you."

When the weather is sunny, Cao Yin often goes out to the house for a walk. When the twelfth lunar month is approaching, he doesn't like to move much.

Cao Yong remembered what his mother said, and his father was so bored recently that he said, "Father, my fourth brother is about to arrive in Beijing, and my fifth brother is also getting married. Tianyou and Hengsheng have already entered school and starting a family and starting a career is just a blink of an eye. There are also Tianhu and Tianyang's nephews who say they will grow up quickly. This country has national laws and family rules. It is not only a division of sects, but also ask our father to list the rules of the clan, which can also be considered a constraint on the descendants, so as to prevent unfilial descendants and ruin the family style."

When Cao Yin heard this, his eyes lit up and said, "The family rules of the clan? Yes, there is no order without rules. If he had discovered that the mistress had been involved in gambling as soon as possible and disciplined him, he would not have... This gambling, the descendants of the Cao family must not get involved..." He said this, and felt a little sad.

Cao Shuo's death was not only a regret for Cao Yin, but also made Cao Yong feel guilty.

He could not justify himself. If he had not been for his loss of discipline and forced his parents to agree to separate the East Mansion early, there would not have been any subsequent tragedy.

He has three parts of responsibility for Cao Shuo's death.

Seeing that his son stopped talking, Cao Yin said with a "cough" and said, "This is related to the upbringing of the descendants of the family. You cannot be careless. I have the clan rules of Fengrun’s family in the early years. Some of them are out of place, and some can be inherited. This is a big deal..."

East Mansion, upper room.

Zhao Jia sat on the kang, looked at the young daughter-in-law Su Xin standing, and said, "Don't stand, sit down, let's talk well."

Su Xin sighed in her heart, responded, and sat down next to the chair. It seemed that what should come was still there. She had been married into the Cao family for a year, and her stomach had not moved yet.

Zhao Jia's side had already talked about the "right grandson" several times in front of Jinghui and her.

Although the East Mansion now has two grandsons, Tianhu and Tianyang in Luoyang. In the eyes of Zhaojia, he has never seen Tianhu. Tianyang is also a concubine's son, and he has no affection for his flesh and blood.

Only Jinghui and Suxin are the legitimate grandson.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jia did not mention this matter. She first asked Su Xin’s news about her parents’ home, what is her grandfather’s job now? Her uncle was not promoted, her cousin did not enter the official school or something, etc.

Su Xin thought about it and didn't understand her mother-in-law's intention.

Zhao Jia took a long turn and said, "The fifth brother is only seventeen years old. His brothers are already working as a job. What instructions have they given to the old master and the old master?"

Su Xin was surprised when she heard this.

My husband is a descendant of the Cao family. He is protected by his brothers and cousins ​​and taken care of by his uncle. How can the Dong family be the turn to speak?

"My grandfather asked Wu Master's homework and gave him some good books." She replied with a tough bullet.

In this year's Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination, Cao Fu became a young juren. If it weren't for the strange atmosphere in the capital at that time, Cao Yinben would have planned to celebrate his nephew.

Although he has not yet won the Toad Palace, he is the first person in the pediatric examination in Cao Yong's generation.

When Zhao Jia heard this, she frowned and said, "I asked someone to inquire about this Juren, but it is difficult to get a Jinshi. Some people can't get a test for decades, otherwise the Jinshi master would not be so precious. If the fifth brother fails the exam next year, he will donate his official position. If he can get a job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it would be better. If he is taken care of by his in-laws, he can suffer less."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has sufficient oil and water, and Zhaojia is the best at knowing it.

Just say that Cao Yong worked as a servant in the Interior Ministry last year, and he never stopped eating in the Mansion every year.

After hearing this, Su Xin didn't talk much, but she knew in her heart that this was just a wishful thinking of her mother-in-law. Although her husband was impatient with the saint's articles, she was very serious about the exam. I heard that Cao Xiang also returned to Beijing to take the exam, and even said that he wanted his brothers and elder brothers to pass the exam first.
Chapter completed!