LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 56
After hearing this question, Changsun Lan's expression froze.
To be honest, she had never thought about this question.
After all, Changsun Wuji was the uncle of the saint, how could he get into trouble?
Since Song Zhen asked this question, she had to answer it.
"Your worry is actually impossible."
Song Zhen shook his head: "No, no, no, don't talk about this first, who knows what will happen in the future?"
The history book says that in the fourth year of Xianqing, Changsun Wuji was framed for treason by the then Zhongshu Ling Xu Jingzong, stripped of his title and exiled to Qianzhou, and eventually hanged himself.
It was inevitable that Changsun Wuji would get into trouble, because his existence seriously affected Li Zhi's imperial power.
Moreover, Li Zhi had a lot of opinions about him.
In the fifth year of Yonghui, Li Zhi planned to "abolish the king and establish Wu", but Changsun Wuji refused to change his mind. Whether it was Li Zhi, Wu Meiniang's mother Yang, or even other ministers who persuaded him, he was still rejected with a serious face.
Wu Meiniang held a grudge against him, which doomed him to a bad end.
Of course, there are other historical reasons for the decline of the Changsun family, which I will not discuss in detail.
Song Zhen was just worried that Changsun Wuji's fall would affect his income.
Seeing his solemn face, Changsun Lan covered his mouth and chuckled, "Although I don't know what you are worried about, you can rest assured that the Changsun family behind me is not the same as Changsun Wuji's family."
Song Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What do you mean?"
"It's very simple. Although we have the same surname, our ancestral home and nationality are different. Changsun Wuji is a Xianbei, and we are Han."
Song Zhen was shocked. There is such a saying? Why is it not written in history books?
But he soon figured it out. History books generally only compile biographies of famous people, and Changsun Lan's family is a family of businessmen. In ancient times, businessmen could not be on the stage.
Moreover, there have been no great figures in their family.
It is normal that there is no record.
Next, Changsun Lan's next sentence was directly shocking!
"Actually, our family was originally named Gongsun."
What?
No, your family is too much, right? In order to get attention, you even changed your ancestor's surname?
But Changsun Lan shook his head and sighed: "It was changed a long time ago."
It turned out that the ancestor of their family was Gongsun Kang during the Three Kingdoms period. He once surrendered to Cao Cao. Later, Gongsun Yuan acted like a tiger and angered Emperor Wei Ming Cao Rui (rui).
It took Sima Yi only more than two months to pacify the entire Liaodong and other places, and killed Gongsun Yuan and his son.
Sima Yi directly killed all men over 15 years old in Liaodong, which led to the Xianbei tribes in the north moving south.
At that time, the Gongsun family saw that the situation was not good, so they ran away quickly and changed their surname to Changsun, escaping a disaster.
After that, they slept on straw and tasted gall, started to engage in business, and the family developed again.
"So, your family really has nothing to do with Changsun Wuji's lineage?"
Changsun Lan nodded and said, "Yes. It's just a coincidence. However, our elders are discussing recently. Now the time has come, and we are going to switch back to Gongsun in a few years."
Uh, awesome!
I can only say one thing, what a talent!
"Don't wait a few years, change it quickly." Song Zhen kindly reminded him.
Changsun Lan narrowed his eyes and asked him why with a smile?
You can't say, I know the future development of history, right?
So Song Zhen talked about the clan concept, and talked about the head can be cut off, the blood can be shed, but the surname cannot be cut off, which directly made Changsun Lan speechless.
But the more Song Zhen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. No, you didn't say that at the beginning. You said Changsun Wuji was your elder.
Changsun Lan covered her mouth and laughed: "Hehe, now Changsun Wuji is in the limelight. If I don't bring up his name, how can I make you willing to cooperate with us?"
Song Zhen was speechless. Why didn't you say that you were a descendant of the Gongsun family? I was worried for so long in vain.
The two of them signed the cooperation contract very happily.
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Gongsun Lan returned to the attic to change clothes, but found that someone from the family had come?
She hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Elder."
"Hearing you talk so much, the clan arranged for me to come and see the effect."
Gongsun Lan smiled: "Then what do you think of the elder after watching the show?"
The old man nodded heavily: "Very good, very good, Song Zhen is indeed a rare talent."
Some poets can be famous for thousands of years with just one poem, but Song Zhen directly threw out five shocking songs.
In the eyes of the Gongsun family, his value is far greater than those decadent scholars.
A scholar is useless. No matter how much ink you have in your belly, you can compose poems and essays fluently., the question is, can it be exchanged for money?
Ah, yes, yes, good poems can indeed be exchanged for money, but the question is, there are thousands of scholars in the world, how many are Bai Juyi?
Most people are mediocre, they cannot face themselves, and even take pride in showing off their writing skills.
The old man took a sip of tea and said lightly: "Find a time to take him back to Ruzhou."
"Ah? Why?" Gongsun Lan was shocked.
The old man's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he said calmly: "For a genius like this, do you think that just a piece of paper can make him willingly maintain long-term cooperation with our family?"
"Elder, what do you mean?"
"It's very simple, introduce the women in the clan to him, as long as he becomes the son-in-law of our Gongsun family, everyone is on the same boat."
Speaking of this, Gongsun Lan was a little sad.
This kind of marriage-like approach has not been tried by her before, but Song Zhen, a big wooden man, is not tempted.
"Alan, I know what you are thinking, but you have to think about the future of the family."
"Yes." Gongsun Lan nodded. She understood the reason, but she was a little frustrated.
"I remember you have a sister who just came of age. She is so beautiful, I can introduce her to you."
Gongsun Lan breathed a sigh of relief. If Song Zhen married her sister, then it would be possible to make arrangements later.
In her opinion, it was not unethical for sisters to share a husband.
However, she was still unsure.
"Elder, what if Song Zhen doesn't agree?"
The old man said confidently: "It's impossible. Even the noble gentry can't refuse this good thing. He is a smart man and knows how to make choices."
"In this world, no one can resist the temptation of wealth."
"Even those self-righteous gentry, for the sake of profit, didn't they marry into our family obediently?"
Although the court has a policy that officials are not allowed to have anyone in their families do business.
But the gentry are very smart. You don't allow me to do business, right? Then I will marry a woman from a wealthy family, and she is not engaged in business.
Even all her close relatives are not engaged in business.
However, her distant relatives are engaged in business, and the family behind her is rich. If she gives a gift during the New Year or other festivals, won’t the money come?
You can’t say that gifts between relatives are also considered bribes, right?
I wonder if this is considered a bug?
The old man stood up and said earnestly: "Alan, you have to remember a truth."
"Money is not omnipotent, but without money, it is absolutely impossible. No matter what era it is, this sentence is the truth."
If Song Zhen heard this sentence, he would definitely give a thumbs up.
I Zhuo, you are really a genius! You have understood all the truths.
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