"Your baby will be born in a few months. Do you really want to go to East Africa now?" Vézé asked his second son, Wei Kun. Wei Kun was Li Yifang's eldest son and Vézé's second son. When Wang Mingshan officially reported to the central government that he wanted to send one of Vézé's sons to East Africa, many people immediately suggested that Wei Kun should go.
Wei Kun didn't know what to say, so he didn't say anything. Vézé could see that his second son, Wei Kun, was eager to go. So Vézé couldn't help but say, "Wei Kun, you won't go to East Africa for a month or two. You'll be gone for years. Where will your child stay? If he stays in China, he can stay with his mother for the first two years. But when the child learns to speak, he can't see his father. It's not appropriate. But East Africa is a backward place. You can take your child there. Can your child receive a normal education like the children in China? I don't think it's very optimistic. "
Vézé had two wives, and each of them had two sons and a daughter. Qi Hongyi's eldest son, Qi Rui, was now the dean of a military school in Portland. He was a bachelor, so he had no problem going anywhere. He could work however he wanted. As Vézé's second son, Wei Kun was married and his wife was pregnant. Even if Wei Ze wasn't so worried about his son, he was still worried about his grandson or granddaughter.
"Father, is that why my brother doesn't get married?" Wei Kun didn't answer this question. Instead, he asked another question.
Facing this question, Vézé said almost instinctively, "Your brother doesn't get married. It's different from your situation!"
"What's the difference?" In fact, Wei Kun wasn't that close to his brother. Besides, Qi Rui hadn't lived at home since high school, so it was normal that he didn't know what his brother was thinking.
"Your brother isn't married because he hasn't overcome some emotional hurdles, so he doesn't want to touch on these issues. I'm a little worried about your child in your current situation. " In fact, Vézé really wanted to intervene in his child's affairs. However, after so many years of work experience, he finally understood that although the environment was important, it was only one of the factors.
Wei Kun seemed to have mustered up a great deal of courage. With an expression of bewilderment and determination, he said, "Father, I still want to go. After working in Shanxi for some time, I feel that I like doing management work and am willing to serve the people. I used to live a comfortable life under your protection. Now I want to learn from you and protect others. "
"Hehehehe … hehe …" Vézé was amused by his son. Wei Kun's ambition seemed so simple. However, after laughing a few times, Vézé didn't want to laugh at his son anymore. Young people always went through such a process. "Just now, my classmate was young, in the prime of his life, with the spirit of a scholar. Dung was a marquis of ten thousand households. " However, abilities were never inherited through DNA. Wei Kun was Vézé's son, but it didn't mean that Wei Kun could inherit Vézé's abilities in a certain proportion. Moreover, from what Vézé knew about families, he could immediately see the shortcomings of his parents when he saw a child. Vézé never thought of himself as a perfect person. He even believed that his shortcomings were actually very serious.
"Father, I know you favor my brother." Wei Kun said.
Hearing this, Vézé was unhappy. However, he quickly got rid of his negative emotions and tried to look at his son rationally. Wei Kun was only 26 this year. He was probably at the age where he wasn't corrupted but was ambitious. This child was still not shrewd enough to say what was on his mind. Although Vézé didn't hate it, he wasn't happy to see it happen either.
The current Wei Kun didn't have the ability to analyze his father's thoughts. He expressed his opinion with enthusiasm. "Father, I know you want my brother to take over your position. I also don't want to compete with my brother. You have said many times that the Manchurian Qing dregs regard themselves as the sons of dragons and grandsons of phoenixes, feeling that being supported by others is a matter of course. After they fell, they couldn't expel the enemies and protect the country. They couldn't develop production and save the people from starvation, disease, and death. Therefore, when you led the founding fathers to rebel, the Manchu Qing immediately collapsed. All the descendants of the dragons and phoenixes ended up as prisoners on death row. They were beaten to death like dogs. I think you're right. I don't want to be the representative of the Manchu Qing's decadent and exploitative class. "
"As long as you work hard in the country, you can continue to be promoted according to the system. You don't have to go to East Africa to build a career. "Vézé raised the question with complicated feelings.
Hearing his father's words, Wei Kun quickly replied, "I don't want to compete with my brother, but I don't want to work under my brother in the future. Even if going to East Africa is not good, I can just borrow your name. I think I can do something as a leader. And I really don't want to be a person who oppresses the people. Father, I really want to be like you, a person who can benefit the country and the people. "
Regarding his son's attitude, Vézé's first reaction was to oppose, but Wei Kun's words moved Vézé in a certain sense. There were many sayings like "enemies turn into father and son" and "enemies turn into husband and wife". But "enemies turn into brothers" was surprisingly consistent. As brothers, based on the direct competition for interests, the hatred was huge. It was even more so for the royal brothers. Even if Vézé did not establish an emperor, his current title of emperor itself could easily make his sons have some wrong views.
And Wei Kun's words, "I don't want to compete with my brother, but I don't want to work under my brother in the future", were really words that only blood brothers could say. After a moment of silence, Vézé's heart softened. He could not help but decide to give Wei Kun a chance. He said, "Wei Kun, someone wants you to go to Sudan. The main purpose is to show the central government the importance of the East Africa administrative region. Do you understand? "
Wei Kun immediately replied, "I will not be kidnapped by those interest groups that have already begun to take shape. I will work hard to build an economic system based on East Africa, as well as a political system."
Listening to his son's ambitious speech, Vézé's heart was filled with a sense of loss. He could not help but wonder if he had really subconsciously cultivated Qi Rui as a successor. Although Qi Rui had not expressed his desire in this regard, the path he had taken was to accumulate real contributions. In the future, when the supreme leader was selected, he would have the qualifications and merits to convince the public. Regardless of Qi Rui's own thoughts, his younger brother Wei Kun did have a strong political desire. Even going to a place like East Africa could not stop Wei Kun's ambition.
No wonder so many so-called wise rulers did not have a good ending. It was really scary to establish an emperor. Vézé felt lucky. If he really wanted to establish an emperor, the result would probably be a fight to the death between a few capable sons. And this kind of fight would tear apart the central government, causing problems for the whole country. A wise ruler was like a stroke of luck. The fate of a country depended on luck, and the result of its destruction was inevitable.
But Vézé did not change his previous thoughts because of his emotion. This was not his personality. Wei Kun going to East Africa was very good for the Min dynasty. Since Wei Kun realized that he could not be a weapon of interest groups, the rest would depend on Wei Kun's luck.
Vézé's family used to have nine people at most. Now there were only Vézé, Qi Hongyi, and Li Yifang left. Qi Rui, Wei Kun, and Wei Zhen were all working in other places. Under the scolding of Li Yifang, Wei Xiu decided to buy a house with her father Vézé's money and run away. Wei Xue had already bought a duplex next to the school happily and moved in. Li Yifang's second son, Wei Li, was also Vézé's youngest son. He was studying in the medical school. Because he was busy with his studies and work, he lived in the medical school dormitory. He only went home on weekends when he was not on duty.
So when Vézé took Wei Kun home after work, the house seemed to be more lively. After dinner, Wei Kun talked to his mother, Li Yifang, while Qi Hongyi talked to Vézé. "Vézé, I heard that Wei Kun is going to East Africa?"
"Why? Do you want Wei Zhen to go to East Africa?" Vézé did not explain but asked directly.
"… No!" Qi Hongyi thought for a while and finally said. She actually asked Wei Zhen, but Wei Zhen, who worked in Shanghai, refused without hesitation. Wei Zhen clearly expressed to his mother, Qi Hongyi, that even if there were great benefits in East Africa, he would not go there. Not only would he not go to East Africa, Wei Zhen would not even leave Shanghai.
"Since you don't want it, then don't care what Wei Kun thinks." Vézé did not want to talk about these things anymore. Like ordinary people, sometimes Vézé did not want to touch some things.
"Haha …" Qi Hongyi first laughed, then leaned against Vézé and said in a relaxed tone, "Since people are going, why can't Wei Li go? If Wei Li goes, he can also strengthen the medical force in East Africa. "
Although Qi Hongyi's expression and tone were like a spring breeze, Vézé's eyes and face immediately showed anger. He stared at Qi Hongyi and said coldly, "Some things that should not be said are better left unsaid."
Qi Hongyi's smile immediately became awkward, and after a few moments, Qi Hongyi put it away. She had been with Vézé for more than 30 years, so how could she not know Vézé's temperament? If Vézé could not help but lose his temper, Qi Hongyi was afraid that he would quarrel with Vézé. Now, Qi Hongyi immediately chose to stop. She pushed Vézé's shoulder and said, "I am joking with you. Look at your face, it has become so ugly."
After that, Qi Hongyi stood up and said, "The tea is cold, I will heat it up for you." Then she quickly walked out of Vézé's study, leaving Vézé alone in the study.
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