"That's enough!" Sun Wen's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping water. He looked around. Because of Sun Wen's anger, everyone was silent. Sun Wen still had some prestige in the Sun family. With such a shout, a group of people who were originally arguing with each other until their faces turned red heard him and looked at the family head, Sun Wen.
No one dared to look at Sun Wen directly.
"Wu-er! Kneel down! "Sun Wen's gaze finally turned to his son. Sun Wen sternly shouted at his son.
"Father?" Sun Wu was stunned for a moment. He was just saying good words for his father. How could he be told to kneel down?
"I told you to kneel down. Didn't you hear me?" Sun Wen's voice became louder.
Although Sun Wu was sullen, he had to listen to his father's words. He knelt down on the ground.
"Sun Wu, although you are my son, the family rules are merciless! Your uncle is your elder. How can you talk to your elder like this! "Sun Wen angrily said to his son.
"But father! I am telling the truth! "Sun Wu loudly said.
"You still dare to quibble!" Sun Wen became angrier. "No matter what your uncle is, he is still your uncle. According to the family rules of the Sun family, disrespecting an elder is a crime!" Sun Wen coldly said.
"Disrespecting an elder, a light punishment is ten days of confinement. A heavy punishment is fifty beatings and banishment from the Sun family!" Sun Wu's uncle said proudly.
"You!" Sun Wu looked at his uncle. His eyes were about to spit fire. This was called adding insult to injury.
"Third brother, Wu-er didn't mean it. Let's forget about it!" The Sun family's second uncle also opened his mouth and pleaded with Sun Wu.
"How can this be forgotten!" Sun Wu's uncle was not satisfied. This little brat dared to talk back to him. This made him lose face, so he was not satisfied.
"Then what should we do? Beat Wu-er to death?" The second uncle helped Sun Wu's uncle because it affected his interests. He was also careful and complained a little. But in fact, the second uncle was still on Sun Wu's side.
"Everything depends on the Family Head! If the family rules are so weak, who will follow them in the future?! " Sun Wu's uncle really knew how to talk. With just one sentence, he raised Sun Wu's punishment to compliance with the family law.
The family head, Sun Wen, was expressionless. "Sun Wu, you disrespected your elders and should be punished severely. However, since it's your first offense, drag him out and give him twenty strokes of the rod, then lock him up for ten days! If you don't copy the family rules a hundred times, you're not allowed to step out of your room! "Sun Wen punished his son.
Twenty rolls.
"Father?" Sun Wu was even more confused. These twenty rolls were not easy to endure. Generally speaking, ten strokes of the rod would make one unable to get out of bed for a few days. Twenty strokes of the rod would be a big joke. As for those who had the strictest family law, they would be directly beaten to death.
"Third brother, isn't this a little too strict?" Sun Wu's second uncle was still pleading.
"Second Brother, if the family law is not strict, who will take the family law seriously in the future! Don't you think so, Patriarch? "Sun Wu's uncle was still mocking and ridiculing him.
"Where is he? Where did he die? Drag him out and give him the rod!" Sun Wen's tone became even more strict.
"Yes!" Several servants of the Sun family hurried forward to help the eldest young master, Sun Wu.
"Let me go!" Sun Wu struggled to stand up.
"What's wrong? Our eldest young master, are you going to defy the orders of the Patriarch?" Sun Wu's uncle said with a smile. If the eldest young master of the Sun family, Sun Wu, resisted, he, as the eldest uncle, would die of laughter. The Patriarch was Sun Wu's father. If the father and son killed each other, it would also lead to an outcome. That was, he, as the eldest uncle, would be able to smoothly ascend to the Patriarch's position. When the old Patriarch was Sun Wen's father, Sun Wu's uncle was not convinced. Why couldn't he, the eldest brother, inherit the position of the Patriarch and let his third brother inherit it?
In the past, there was no chance because Sun Wen had indeed made the Sun family soar. The Sun family had been swallowed up by the other nobles in the Jiao Province because of the death of the old family head. At that time, no one cared about friendship. As long as it could increase the benefits of one's own family, what was the point of adding insult to injury?
It was Sun Wen who pulled the Sun family out of the pack of wolves in Jiao Province. After they came to Yangzhou, they slowly improved.
But now, Sun Wen made such a stupid move, which was to join the sea plan of Yangzhou. Going to sea? How could the sea be created? This was not like the rivers. The sea was incomparably vast. If one was not careful, it would disappear. ,
What's more, how long would it take to go to sea? The turnaround time was too long and the price was also high. Those nobles dared to play because they had a big family business. Even if they lost something, it was not a big deal. It was more to play with His Highness King of Han. Even if they lost something, as long as His Highness King of Han was happy, it was worth it.
But Sun Wen, who was he? He was just a stray dog who escaped from Jiao Province. He could not even hold on in the remote village of Jiao Province, let alone in Yangzhou, where the business giants gathered.
This Sun Wen had silently decided on the application form. This was already pushing the Sun family into the fire pit.
"Hmph!" Sun Wu wanted to say a few words, but he thought that if he did not respect them, the crime would be even greater. "I will walk by myself. I don't need you to help me!" Sun Wu walked out in front of them.
Soon, the sound of caning and groaning came from outside.
"Reporting, reporting to Patriarch, the caning is over!" Behind them, a young man was held by two servants. His buttocks were already red. Sun Wu's face was also full of bruises and he was very weak.
"Haha!" A sneer appeared on the First Uncle's mouth.
"Take him back! Put him in solitary confinement! " Sun Wen's face showed a trace of reluctance. This was his own son. How could his parents not be distressed when their son was beaten?
"Yes!"
"Nothing can be accomplished without following the rules. The Patriarch is actually caning his own son. I admire you!" The First Uncle sneered. "I wonder if the Patriarch will be punished like the other clansmen if he makes a mistake." “
The First Uncle continued to speak coldly.
"Big Brother! How do you want to punish him? " Sun Wen looked at his big brother indifferently.
"Naturally, we will follow the family rules!"
"Big Brother, what are you trying to do?" Second Uncle also spoke up. He heard the words' according to the family rules'. If it was done according to the family rules, the Patriarch would be forced to step down if he committed a serious crime. His elder brother was aiming for the position of Patriarch.
"Big Brother, do you really want the position of Patriarch that much?" Sun Wen sneered as he looked at his elder brother. In fact, Sun Wen was already disheartened. Originally, Mi Zhu said that going out to sea was an opportunity for Sun Wen. However, Sun Wen was a very cautious person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have escaped from the nobles in Jiao Province who wanted to devour him. Because Mi Zhu recognized him, Sun Wen was too excited and filled in the application form in a fit of anger.
After writing it, Sun Wen calmed down. He regretted it because the risk was too great.
When Sun Wen wanted to withdraw the application, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue said that it had already been sent to His Highness King of Han for review.
It was too late to withdraw it.
"It's not that I want it. It's just that some people aren't capable enough to take the position. Naturally, they have to give it to someone better!" The First Uncle said proudly.
"Fine! Since you want the position, I'll give it to you! "Sun Wen said straightforwardly.
"Give it to me!" The First Uncle was stunned. He didn't expect Sun Wen to be so easy to talk to.
"Third Brother, you're crazy!" The Second Uncle said.
"Second Brother! I'm not crazy! " Sun Wen shook his head. "This Sun family should have fallen apart long ago. The brothers are estranged. The old family head passed away. They were driven out from Jiao Province. In the end, they are just a group of homeless dogs. He, Sun Wen, had been clenching his teeth and persevering. But now, he couldn't persevere any longer.
For this opportunity, he, Sun Wen, might as well throw it all away.
"Hmph, you can't be thinking of leaving a mess for me to take care of, right?" The First Uncle came back to his senses. He thought that Sun Wen was preparing to leave a mess for him.
"Big Brother, don't worry. I'll teach you the Sun family the same way father handed it to me!" Sun Wen said to his big brother.
"Then the application to enter the sea!" The First Uncle still didn't give up.
"I'll use all of my assets to redeem him. I'll mortgage it to you!" The Sun family was a family. They were divided into their own small families. For example, the Sun family had public property. They also had their own private property.
When Sun Wen said to redeem him, he meant to use his own private property to repay.
"I don't agree!" The Second Uncle immediately objected. "Third Brother, you've done well. Why do you have to leave?"
"Second Brother, there's nothing I can do even if you don't agree. Go to the sea? Hehe, do you think we can afford to go there? Third Brother is wise. Third Brother, don't worry. The Sun family is in my hands. I won't let it fall. If you want, you can also be a shopkeeper in the Sun family's shop! I'll definitely guarantee your family's food and drink! "The First Uncle was very generous at this time.
"No need!" Sun Wen shook his head. "Come, bring the box!"
Sun Wen shouted to his servant, and a wooden box was brought over.
Sun Cheng looked at the small wooden box and couldn't help but sneer. "Third Brother, is this the money you want to compensate the family? How much can this small wooden box hold? "
Sun Wen didn't say anything. Instead, he directly opened the small wooden box. Sun Cheng didn't say anything because Liu Mang was a Lü Bu. These were all Sun Wen's assets after he sold his properties and land.
Sun Cheng didn't care at all. He took out the money from the small box and counted it. "Third Brother, this is only eight pieces. I remember that if you rent a boat and use it, it should be a thousand gold!" Sun Cheng said to Sun Wen.
"Big Brother, you're too much! It's already good that Third Brother can take out eight hundred gold. You still want to do this! "The Second Uncle couldn't stand it anymore and shouted at Sun Cheng.
"Brother, please calculate the bill. It's not that I want to do this. I'm doing this for the good of our Sun family!" Sun Cheng said to the Second Brother.
"You!"
The Second Uncle wanted to say something, but he was stopped by Sun Wen. "Big Brother, there's indeed only eight hundred gold. But there's something else in the box. Don't tell me you don't recognize it!"
"En?" Sun Cheng took out a shabby seal from the box. At first, he was very disdainful. Such a shabby seal, what kind of toy is this?
But then his eyes widened. "This, this, why is this with you? I know, it's your family's her! "The Eldest Brother Sun Cheng's eyes were filled with jealousy.
There were a few big words written on it: Live forever, receive the mandate of the heavens.
Don't doubt it, this was indeed a jade seal. However, this jade seal was not real. It was not the Great Han Dynasty's heirloom jade seal, which was made from the Jade Annulus of He Clan. This jade seal was only carved from a simple piece of jade.
The inheritor of this jade seal was the South Yue Country!
When the Qin Dynasty was about to be destroyed, the South Sea County's Captain Zhao Tuo annexed Guilin County and Xiang County. Zhao Tuo submitted to the West Han Emperor Liu Bang and the South Yue Country became a "foreign subject" of the West Han Dynasty. Later on, the South Yue Country and the West Han Dynasty became enemies. Zhao Tuo began to proclaim himself as the Emperor. Later on, Min Yue, Yelang, Tongshi and other countries became subjects of the South Yue Country. The influence of the South Yue Country reached its peak. Later, the South Yue Country and the Western Han Dynasty made peace. Zhao Tuo once again submitted to the Western Han Dynasty's Emperor. During the fourth generation, the South Yue Country's fourth monarch, Zhao Xing, had a dispute with Prime Minister Lu Jia because of his request to the Western Han Dynasty. Lu Jia killed Zhao Xing and appointed his brother Zhao Jiande as the new monarch.
Three hundred years ago, the Western Han Dynasty's monarch, Emperor Wu of Han, sent a hundred thousand troops to wage war against the South Yue Country. A few hundred years ago, he destroyed the South Yue Country and set up nine counties. The South Yue Country coexisted for 93 years and had five generations of monarchs.
Although the South Yue Country was destroyed, a part of its people still existed.
A part of them went to Lin Hu's generation and merged with the local natives to become a new monarch. There were also some who integrated into the Great Han Dynasty.
This Sun Wen once married a wife. She was the Zhao Clan. She passed down the South Yue Country's jade seal from generation to generation.
Of course, this jade seal couldn't be compared to the Jade Annulus of He Clan. But no matter what, it was still an antique. If it was sold, it would be worth at least five hundred gold. It could even be sold for a thousand gold.
He didn't expect that this Sun Wen would take it out and pawn it to Sun Cheng to make up for the family's losses.
Sun Cheng's face was overjoyed. If he carefully calculated this jade seal, Sun Cheng would make a big profit. Not only would he be able to replenish his family's treasury, but he would also be able to increase his personal wealth. Why not?
"Father, you can't!" Just as Sun Cheng was about to hand it over, a shout came from the other side.
Sun Wu, who was supposed to be in seclusion to heal his wounds, came running over.
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