Ang Lee really wanted to know what the two maidservants were talking about. This could be considered as one of Ang Lee's special fetishes. Sometimes, he liked to be sneaky. He felt that this was quite interesting. After all, many times, only by being sneaky could one see things that one normally could not see. For example, if someone was speaking ill of you behind your back, they would definitely not say it in front of you. If one did not secretly eavesdrop, one would never know how the person who was polite to you on the surface would judge you behind your back.
Although Ang Lee felt that he understood these maidservants very well, he did not dare to guarantee that he would not make a mistake. What if one of them was a drama queen? In addition, people would change. A good person could become a bad person. Similarly, a bad person could become a good person. Loyalty and betrayal could also change in a single thought.
"Good sister, you must not tell anyone about what happened today. If everyone knew, it would be too embarrassing."
The white fox's begging voice reached Ang Lee's ears.
Yun'er snorted arrogantly and said, "You guys really know how to play. You actually hid in this place. Most people would not have thought of this. If not for Li Zuojian saying that there was someone in the house when I was sending him off, I really would not have discovered your adultery. Hahaha! Speak! How did you seduce Alang? "
Looking at Yun'er's complacent face, the white fox pouted and said, "Good sister, we have all served Alang together. How is this seduction? Is it because Alang has not been favoring you recently? Are you feeling uncomfortable holding it in? Is it especially itchy? Hehe!"
After saying that, she wiped Yun'er's butt with a complacent expression.
"You little hussy, you actually dare to make fun of me. Was it very comfortable just now? Look at how unrestrained you are. Little vixen, let this young master properly serve you. Hahaha!"
Yun'er pretended to be a man. She reached her hands into the white fox's underwear and rubbed it lightly.
"Hahaha! So itchy, so itchy! Sister Yun'er, I know I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Hahaha! "
The white fox was already exhausted and did not have the strength to resist Yun'er's attack. Other than begging for mercy, her body did not have any strength to resist.
"Begging for mercy? To be honest, this is the first time you've done this after being back for so long? "
Yun'er asked.
The white fox said, "Sister, this is the first time. It's really the first time."
In order to prevent Yun'er from not believing it, the white fox repeated it several times.
"It's only your first time. What are you so proud of? Hmph!"
The corners of Yun'er's mouth curled into a faint smile as she sat on the edge of the bed proudly.
The white fox seemed to have understood something. She frowned and asked, "Elder sister, it seems like you've done it more than once! Say it! Where is it? "
"No matter where it is, it's definitely not here."
Yun'er said proudly.
"There's only the two of us here. What's there to be embarrassed about? I won't tell anyone."
White Fox asked with a smile.
After all, her matter had already been exposed by Yun'er, and they had a common secret. As such, she naturally would not tell anyone about Yun'er's matter. Sometimes, the relationship between women relied on each other's secrets to maintain.
Yun'er thought for a moment and said, "The cellar and the bamboo forest, one more time than you."
"Cellar, what a good place! It's not easy to be discovered. Alright! Next time, I'll wait in the cellar and catch you in the act. Hahaha! "
The white fox said.
"The cellar smells bad. It's not a good place. I still think this is the best. It's secluded and safe. It's comfortable to lie on the sofa and the air is good. There's a garden outside the window. What a good place! "
Yun'er said.
"Elder sister, this place is mine. You're not allowed to snatch it from me. You're not allowed to snatch it from me."
The white fox smiled and objected.
They started to make a ruckus inside. Ang Lee, who was eavesdropping outside the door, smiled and quietly retreated. He then left the place and went to the backyard to pick some fruits and vegetables to eat.
After Li Xiu left Ang Lee's residence, he went straight back to the Prime Minister's residence. On the way, he repeatedly thought about what Ang Lee had said. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense.
No matter what, as long as the Imperial Court didn't settle the score, he didn't have to worry about his life. As for those foppish brothers who weren't on good terms with him, he couldn't be bothered. Even if a few of them starved to death, he wouldn't even frown.
However, his thoughts were definitely different from his father's. In his eyes, those brothers were insignificant. In his father's eyes, they were all beloved sons! The relationship between brothers and father and son was very different. Therefore, it was a big problem for him to convince his father.
Despite the difficulties in front of him, he still had to give it a try for what he thought was right. He had to do his best to convince his father. He had to use severe punishment to solve the problems he might encounter in the future.
"Father, I'm back."
Li Xiu said calmly. After getting used to it, no matter how much pain his father was in, he wouldn't feel too much. After all, the pain had numbed his cells and he didn't feel anything.
Li Linfu lifted his drooping eyelids and nodded lightly. He asked, "How's the matter? What did Ang Lee say?"
Li Xiu shook his head. He hadn't thought of what to say.
"The tea cools after the person leaves. I'm not dead yet. I'm already dead. "
Li Linfu said painfully.
His meaning was clear. If Ang Lee could give the monopolized technology to the Yang Family, why couldn't he give it to his family? It was obvious that there was a difference between being close and distant. The reason was that the Yang family was favored. Yang Yuhuan and Yang Guozhong were in their prime, while he was old and on the verge of death. Investing in a dying man like him was not worth the loss.
Li Xiu knew that his father would have such thoughts, so he quickly said, "Father, Assistant Minister Li told me a lot. I think what he said is very reasonable. No matter how good the industry is, it's useless if the people are not good. Sima Yan, Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, gave the whole Jin Dynasty to his son, Sima Zhong, Emperor of the Jin Dynasty. But what happened? It didn't take long for the Rebellion of the Eight Princes to stir up the entire country. The entire country was already big enough, but it was still useless. Therefore, I feel that the key point is not to prepare some monopolized industry for my younger brothers, but to teach them to work hard and make them work hard for the country. If they can pass the imperial examinations and become famous or something, that would be the best. "
After that, he looked at his father.
Since ancient times, the descendants of ministers could be officials. That was to say, if he became a high official in the imperial court, his son could also be an official, but the official position would be much lower. However, there was a limit to the number of officials who could be officials. If a large number of officials had too many sons and all of them became officials, the imperial court would not be able to afford it. Therefore, there was a limit to the number of officials who could be officials. For example, a high official could have several sons, but a low official could only have one son, and the position was very low.
Li Linfu had more than 20 sons, but only a few of them could be qualified to be officials. The rest could not be qualified to be officials. If they were really talented, they could work hard to get scholarly honors. However, they obviously did not have such ability. Therefore, they could only muddle along and wait for death, relying on their father's resources to enjoy the rest of their lives.
Of course, if the father was strong enough and was the supreme ruler of an empire, he could also provide food for his descendants for generations. It would not be a problem to continue for more than ten generations, but in the end, the empire would inevitably be finished.
For example, in the Great Ming Empire, the descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang multiplied generation after generation. Except for the bloodline that ascended the throne, the rest slowly became ordinary people. However, they all had the blood of the royal family. Therefore, they could all receive financial assistance from the imperial court. When the empire was about to be destroyed, these descendants of the royal family who were eating public grain reached hundreds of thousands. In order to support these princes and descendants, the imperial court of the Great Ming Empire had to take out a large sum of money every year to solve this problem. This caused a huge burden to the imperial court of the Great Ming Empire and further accelerated the destruction of the imperial court of the Great Ming Empire.
Li Linfu was not the emperor, and his son did not have the ability to take over his position as the Right Prime Minister. Therefore, he naturally did not have the ability to support too many descendants. This caused many descendants to have to find a way out for themselves. He would not consider the affairs of his great-grandchildren, but he still wanted to take care of his biological sons in front of him.
"Sima Zhong is a fool, but none of my sons is a fool. Why don't they eat minced meat? Haha!"
Although he was terminally ill, Li Linfu still did not forget to smile. After all, he had smiled all his life. Smiling was the basic skill of his life. Even if he was about to die, he would not forget it.
"There is no fool in our family, but there are not many smart people either. Even if we have property, what can we do? Father has offended a lot of people over the years. This is what we should be worried about the most!"
Li Xiu said seriously.
Li Linfu sighed. These words poked at his sore spot. In order to maintain his position as a high official, he had repeatedly schemed to frame loyal people and offended countless people. Among them, there were ordinary people and high officials of the imperial court. There were countless people who hated him to the bone. If one day, he dared to remove the guards who protected him, he estimated that as soon as he left the gate of his mansion, he would be chopped to death by people who wanted revenge.
"What can I do? I have already offended those people. Do you want me to kneel down and apologize to them one by one?"
Li Linfu had no way to deal with this matter. He had offended too many people, many of whom he did not even know who they were. Or some of whom he had offended indirectly. The offended people had many descendants, many of whom had concealed their identities. These people would become hidden dangers that threatened the safety of his descendants. However, he had no way to deal with these hidden dangers, so he could only let them be.
What he was most worried about was that the imperial court would settle accounts with him. This was the most crucial and terrifying thing. Once the imperial court settled accounts with him, he would be wiped out. The revenge in Jianghu would at most affect a few of his descendants. At the foot of Chang 'an, there was really no one who dared to seek revenge on a large scale. It was almost impossible to succeed.
"Father, what I mean is …"
Li Xiu repeated the fierce medicine that Ang Lee had mentioned, and then quietly waited for his father's reaction.
Li Linfu's brows furrowed tightly, and his cheeks twitched a few times. He looked at his son with a sharp gaze and asked seriously, "Was this Li An's idea? It's really ruthless! "
"Yes, father. But I think Assistant Minister Li's words are very reasonable. Sometimes, Fifteenth Brother and the others are really too much. They have served the family law more than ten times, but they have no intention of repenting. They are so unambitious. Even if they are given a gold mine, it will be squandered by them. It's better to cut the Gordian knot and expel them from the Li family. In this way, if the imperial court settles accounts with them, they will no longer be part of our family and will not be implicated.
Li Xiu continued to explain.
Among his many sons, there were so many good-for-nothings mainly because Li Linfu had too many sons. He did not have too much time to care about each and every one of them. It was not easy for him to care and educate a few of them personally. In addition, he spent almost all his energy in the officialdom, thinking about how to bring down his opponents and how to get rid of the newcomers who threatened him. As a result, he did not have the mind to care about his own children. When he found that his sons were hanging around in brothels all day and doing bad deeds, he had already lost the opportunity to educate them.
This was the same as many workaholic fathers in later generations. In an extremely competitive civilized society, many men did not touch the family when they worked. As a result, if something happened to their children, they would not know in time. By the time they found out that their children had become bad guys, everything would be too late. After all, it was very difficult for a person to change after adulthood. The difficulty was beyond imagination.
Normally, Li Linfu felt that he had plenty of time. As long as he was around, his sons wouldn't be able to cause any trouble, and they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble that he couldn't handle. However, his body collapsed just like that, like a flood, it came very quickly. This made him unprepared mentally, and he seemed to be a little panicked.
Fortunately, he would not die immediately. He could still hold on for a while. He wanted to use these days to take care of all the things that could be taken care of. He wanted to finish the things that he could not finish as soon as possible. If he could not finish them, he would give up.
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