Chapter 275 The old man's intention
Mr. Cui talked about some literary things with Du Shaoqing, and had a high evaluation of Du Shaoqing's poem "The Moon Night in the Spring River". Du Shaoqing covered his face and smiled. After all, he was a plagiarizing the ancients. It was worthy of the high evaluation, but he felt guilty.
"I wonder what my husband-in-law thinks about the Cui family in Qinghe or the Qiwang of the Five Clans?" After getting familiar with each other, Old Man Cui asked the first substantial question.
Du Shaoqing was stunned for a moment. It was really hard to answer. It was not because he was afraid of offending others, but because he really didn't understand.
"I was born in a mountain wilderness and I have never left my house since I was a child. I didn't even know about Chang'an before. I saw Cui Hao and only learned from others that there were five surnames and seven hopes in the Tang Dynasty. Personally, I have never had any contact with them and have no opinions."
"Haha, you don't have to be so cautious. Young people must be energetic and aggressive, and speak everywhere to protect themselves. That is the style of the old man who is waiting for me.
The Cui family in Qinghe is the largest, why do I favor Cui Hao, the grandson? It is only because this child still walks around the world with a innocent heart. It is rare. It may not be anything in the Tang Dynasty, where talents are abundant, but it seems to be extremely precious in the Cui family, which is floating in people's hearts." Cui Yanmu sighed.
Du Shaoqing smiled and nodded in praise of Cui Hao's true ambition and talent, and his future will definitely be extraordinary.
"Although it was my first meeting, I was not afraid of having a deep conversation. If you can come to you with your son-in-law alone, it means that you are different from everyone in Chang'an. Since your sudden appearance, I have been paying attention to you.
I want to ask, how does the prince-consort view the relationship between the royal family and the five surnames and seven hopes?" Cui Yanmu stared at Du Shaoqing and asked. His slightly cloudy eyes were so sensual that Du Shaoqing didn't want to look directly at it.
"You are so polite. I said, I'm just starting out and I won't judge things I don't understand. The questions you asked are too profound. I'm a doctor and don't understand politics." Du Shaoqing refused again, and he had no choice but to have no idea about it. The old man can't bully young people by relying on his seniority.
Cui Yanmu suddenly laughed, "The ancients said that if you don't be a good minister, you will be a good doctor. Although your son-in-law is young, he is respected as the world's number one miracle doctor and praised by Your Majesty as the world's number one talented man. Even if you don't understand politics, you have entered the political quagmire from the day you entered Chang'an."
"Yes, people are in the world and cannot help themselves. Madam and children are all connected to the royal bloodline. Even if you have the will to retire to the mountains and forests, it is impossible for me to sigh." Du Shaoqing also sighed.
Cui Yanmu nodded: "As the head of the Cui family in Qinghe for many years, the head of the family is responsible for the survival of countless people in the entire family, and he dare not slackew on the slightest.
For the sake of his small family, the prince-consort is willing to step into the quagmire to block the wind and rain. You and I are also considered fellow passers-by.
When the Li family was born and ruled by the country, many people in the five surnames and seven hopes were in conflict with each other, believing that the Li family of the Tang Dynasty had three parts of the blood of barbarians and could not be the king of the world. Therefore, these people who claim to be famous nobles have been secretly competing with the royal family.
This group of people said they wanted to usurp the throne, but they didn’t have the intention or courage, but what they did had to be doubtful and the situation was worrying!”
Du Shaoqing couldn't help but sneer: "Just, where did the bullshit come from? Is the emperor's position distributed by gods according to their names? What does it have to do with blood? Maybe one day in the future, all Han people in the world will be ruled by a very barbaric blood clan. So how can I explain it?"
After saying this, Du Shaoqing regretted it. He seemed to have been trapped by an old man. He was so excited that he actually took the blame?
But then he felt relieved and just took the lead. As the old man said, young people should be aggressive and even call them young people even if they don’t dare to say anything. Go back to ancient times, if you don’t dare to talk about the world, how can you be called a hero?
Old Man Cui smiled and laughed: "What the prince-consort said is very much. Since ancient times, the imperial power has been captured by soldiers. Needless to mention the future, I think about the Five Barbarians invading China, wouldn't we, the Han people, have been ruled by barbarians for more than a hundred years?
Is it meaningful to argue about who should be the throne at that time?
Of course, there are still those who can live in the world. Your Majesty is now a great man, and his generation of civil and military achievements should enjoy the wealth and honor of the imperial power.
That's why I said that the situation of those who secretly fight with the royal family is worrying!"
Du Shaoqing waved his hand and said, "I am an outsider. I am not qualified to interfere in the affairs of the five surnames and Qi Wang. The younger generation is a doctor. I heard from Cui Hao that you are old and in poor health. You can come to visit me specifically. Treat your illness, but you can't solve such a big problem.
And when it comes to wealth and honor, people in the world only see my father-in-law living in the world. Who can really see that he only sleeps for two and a half hours a day? Su Xing and devote themselves to his work at night are just like this."
Oh? Cui Yanmu didn't expect that this prince-consort would say this, not only calling the emperor a father-in-law, but also being able to truly understand the emperor's difficulties. This is not something that ordinary people can see. This shows that the young man in front of him is not a person who is greedy for wealth.
The most important thing is that those who can think so for the emperor will definitely not be wary of the emperor. At least the skill of flattery is so clever that there is no trace.
He waved his hand to signal Du Shaoqing not to misunderstand. Old Man Cui explained: "I dare not bother the prince consort himself to take action.
The truth is that prosperity will lead to decline. The five surnames and seven hopes have been in full bloom for thousands of years. If you don’t know how to retreat bravely, you may not be far from losing the throne.
I haven't been alive for a long time. My grandson Cui Hao must have seen this scene and vowed to change the Cui family. But he is the only one who is the Cui family, and he is single and lonely. So I want to ask the prince-consort to teach him and help him if necessary."
Du Shaoqing was stunned and asked after a long time, "You are right, are you saying that Cui Hao wants to demolish Cui's family? Do you want me to teach him how to demolish the house, and also ask me for help?"
"Hahahaha, the words are rough but not rough, that's right!
Don’t refuse the prince-consort first, and don’t let you help in vain. I can make the decision. Cui’s collection of books accumulated for thousands of years is open to the prince-consort. Whether you use it for your own study or teaching and educating people, we will not interfere. There are hundreds of books passed down from the doctor.
In addition, I heard that the prince-consin opened a clinic. Cui, the country's largest medicinal material business, can provide all the medicines in your clinic at half price."
Du Shaoqing was already confused and had not agreed to anything. He said so many conditions, what if there was a temptation that he could not withstand? And what was the collection of books? It can be said that a family that has been passed down for thousands of years depends on its own library. Now the old man means that the Du family can share the library with the Cui family?
Next, another condition from the old man directly made Du Shaoqing stand up, "I have a granddaughter who is a suitable age to marry. I am willing to promise my son-in-law to be a concubine. As long as the son-in-law agrees to help Cui Hao..."
"Dede... You'll stop quickly. It's really a fatal death. If you continue, I'm afraid you'll even give me the Cui family's house!" Du Shaoqing quickly got up and waved his hand to stop him, but he couldn't stand it anymore.
Chapter completed!