Tianliangyuan

Chapter 170 The Benefits of Power!

The Confucius family in Lu was founded by the sage Ziyi, hence their high reputation.

Whether in the imperial court or in the hearts of students, the Confucius family is the orthodox Confucian family.

The Kong family member whom Deng addressed as "Teacher" was certainly not some greenhorn, but rather the head of the Kong family in this generation, who was appointed by the emperor to serve as an official at the Imperial Academy.

Moreover, it is said that the Emperor himself wrote three letters to persuade him to come. The Emperor was overjoyed when he learned of this and has already issued an edict to bestow a mansion upon him in the capital, which shows how much the Emperor values ​​him.

Jiang Wenhe has shown remarkable intelligence since childhood. He has been learning the Six Arts of a Gentleman since he was young. Even though he has never been on the battlefield, few can surpass him in swordsmanship alone.

This time, Jiang Wenhe was indeed confident that he could gain the appreciation of Mr. Kong. He did not ask to enter the court as an official immediately, but only asked to be a student or even an attendant by Mr. Kong's side. He would be content with that.

After all, the descendants of Confucius deserve the respect of all scholars.

Of course, Jiang Wenhe's motivation was not only out of respect for Mr. Kong, but more importantly, if he could follow him, he would inevitably be exposed to the public again, and at that time, his extensive network of connections could be revitalized.

This is Jiang Wenhe's way of handling things.

Xu Zhaozhao couldn't control what Jiang Wenhe would do for the time being, and she wasn't focusing her attention on him either. The Jiang family was too powerful now, and they also had the Emperor's favor. It was already an unexpected bonus that they were able to trip up Jiang Yanping back then, so it was best not to dream about it for the time being.

When Grand Tutor Jiang returned to his inner quarters, the elderly Madam Jiang still personally helped him change his clothes, and even brought a hot towel to cover his face and wash his hands.

"These things can be handled by the servants. Are you feeling any better?"

"Much better. My second son's wife is very filial. She has been serving me medicine and soup these days. After Wenxiang came back the other day, she also came to stay with me. She is a very filial child."

Grand Tutor Jiang nodded. He had been on duty yesterday and needed to stay overnight in the capital, so he had missed his grandson's day off.

"Wenxiang is gone?"

"I left this afternoon, saying that the teacher had assigned me some homework. In addition, I had made an appointment with some classmates to go up the mountain to watch the sunset and to draw the beautiful scenery for the teacher to judge."

These all sounded like important matters, and Grand Tutor Jiang nodded slightly.

Jiang Wenxiang was the third son of the Jiang family, the eldest son of Jiang Yanping and Song Shi. Because only two members of the Jiang family were allowed to enter the Imperial Academy due to their ancestral privileges, and because Jiang Wenxiang and Jiang Wenhe were of similar age, the old man considered that there might be more talented children born in the future, so he only allowed Jiang Wenhe to enter the Imperial Academy, while Jiang Wenxiang was sent to study at an academy dozens of miles away with the money paid by the Jiang family.

Jiang Yanping and Song Shi did not feel it was unfair. Everyone knew that the best teachers in the Daxing Dynasty were in the Imperial Academy, but they also knew that the Imperial Academy had the most spoiled rich kids and the atmosphere was not so good.

Therefore, the couple chose a prestigious academy known for its strict discipline for their son, hoping that he could focus on his studies.

Ms. Song was usually low-key, but she was a rare intelligent person.

In her view, staying away from the hustle and bustle of the capital was equivalent to staying away from gambling, lust, and alcohol. As long as these three things were not involved, her son would at least not go astray.

"Huh, you changed the blankets?"

After lying down, Jiang Taifu felt that the quilt was lighter and softer and more comfortable to cover himself with.

Madam Jiang smiled and said, "It was brought by my second daughter-in-law. She and Wenxiang brought it over yesterday. She said it was a new white cotton quilt she had acquired from her estate outside the city. She specially made several new quilts for us and also prepared one for Wenxiang to take to the academy."

Grand Tutor Jiang nodded and looked at his wife. Clearly, he knew there was more to come.

The old lady sighed and said, "The Song family came to me, saying they wanted to send some things to the second son, including this new quilt."

Jiang Taifu's lips moved, and after a long while he said, "She can arrange for someone to send it over herself, why would she need to ask you for help?"

"You old man, are you really unaware or just pretending? The second son committed a crime and is an exiled criminal. If she were to secretly help him, wouldn't she be afraid of putting you and the eldest son in a difficult position?"

Grand Tutor Jiang took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, and said with a look of enjoyment, "Madam Song is a sensible woman. If she comes again tomorrow, just tell her to send whatever is appropriate and not to worry. I'm still alive, and I can't let an old man bury his young!"

The old lady nodded: "Alright, I'll talk to her tomorrow. Second son's wife is also a kind and righteous person. When second son had his accident, many people openly and secretly tried to get her to divorce him. Humph, a bunch of blind fools. Even if second son has an accident, he is still a member of our Jiang family. It's none of their business to gossip about him!"

Grand Tutor Jiang frowned, clearly uninterested in the topic, and simply turned over, his back to his wife.

After many years of marriage, the old lady knew he was getting impatient, so she stopped talking, and soon they both fell asleep.

The next day, Madam Song came to pay her respects again, and the old lady repeated what the old man had said. Upon hearing this, Madam Song's eyes filled with tears.

"Thank you for your understanding, Father and Mother. If it weren't for the children at home, I would really like to go with him. Second Master is used to being waited on hand and foot, how could he endure this hardship!"

These words brought tears to the old lady's eyes.

No matter how bad Jiang Yanhui is, he is still her biological son. How could she not feel sorry for him?

Now that she had received the master's approval, the old lady felt there was no need to endure it too much, so she simply sent her confidantes over and selected a few strong women, only requiring them to be strong and good-looking.

Ultimately, Jiang Yanhui's downfall stemmed from his lustful nature, so this time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have learned their lesson.

It is true that Jiang Yanhui was exiled, but Grand Tutor Jiang was still alive, and the Jiang family had not fallen, so he did not suffer much hardship on the way to exile.

Of course, for Jiang Yanhui, not having a life of luxury was already a great hardship!

Upon arrival, the Jiang family had already made arrangements, so although Jiang Yanhui could only wear plain clothes now, he was at least well-fed and clothed and did not need to do any labor. As for the labor mandated by the government, someone else would naturally do it for him.

That's the benefit of power.

Even if local officials knew, they would turn a blind eye. Who would dare to provoke the eldest son of Grand Tutor Jiang?

Moreover, he is currently in exile; who knows when the Emperor might remember him and send him back?

Therefore, it's best not to offend anyone if you can avoid it!

Although Jiang Yanhui had no worries about food and clothing, he did not have a beautiful maidservant by his side. Apart from the servants, there were only a few strong women who took care of his daily life.

Jiang Yanhui knew that this must be his father's idea. He no longer had the desire to seek pleasure and was only thinking about how to return to the court. Only in this way could he prevent his son from being influenced by him.

"Second Master, there's news about the person you asked us to find!"