Chapter 48 2. Hong Chengchou joked about his background

Wu Yingxiong learned that his well-designed beauty trick failed.Lan Zi died for love, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.Therefore, I lived at home for a few days in case of accidents. But after seeing what happened, he didn't see the emperor pursue the matter, and he felt more at ease.He also ordered Liu Zhiqi to deal with the matter and try not to leave any excuses for others. However, when he learned that the emperor summoned Wang Fuchen and gave Wang Fuchen the background of the Zhenghong Banner of the Han Army, he was shocked and no longer wanted to stay at home. Wu Yingxiong naturally knew what the emperor's move meant!Wang Fuchen was promoted by his father, and his father has always relied heavily on him. Because Wang Fuchen and the Wu family have always had a good relationship, the Wu family father and son have already regarded Wang Fuchen as an ally!Didn't think about what might happen.Now that the emperor is alienating him from the Wu family, how can Wu Yingxiong not be surprised?

Wu Yingxiong was not sure whether Wang Fuchen was completely bribed by the emperor, he wanted to find out the truth of the matter, and then tell his father, so that his father could have a countermeasure!Unexpectedly, Emperor Kangxi kept this matter very secret, except for a few of his confidants, outsiders could not know.It took Wu Yingxiong a lot of effort to find out that the emperor bestowed on Wang Fuchen the fact that he was born under the Zhenghong Banner of the Han Army. Therefore, Wu Yingxiong thought about how effective it would be for the emperor to bestow Wang Fuchen with aristocratic background?Can Wang Fuchen be fully controlled?However, Wu Yingxiong thought about it and still couldn't figure it out, so he felt that he should ask Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou was already over seventy years old at this time, but his body was still in good health, but he seldom interfered with the affairs of the court.Even so, he is still well aware of the movements in the DPRK.Because there are many officials in the court who have his disciples, and they often pass various information to him in various ways. Wu Yingxiong drove to Hong Mansion. When Hong Chengchou learned that Wu Yingxiong had arrived, he went out to greet him in person. Wu Yingxiong saw that although he had silver temples and white hair, but he was not old-fashioned, he was amazed in his heart: this man has good health preservation skills, which is admirable.

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "The son-in-law has come to the humble house, what advice do you have?" Wu Yingxiong said: "Could it be that Wu can't come to see you besides asking you for advice?" Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "The threshold of the Hong residence is not that high, how dare you not welcome the son-in-law?" The two chatted and laughed for a while, and sat down as guests and hosts.Wu Yingxiong pondered for a while, and said: "Wu really came to ask the Great Scholars for advice." Then he asked, "Great Scholars: Is a person's origin important or not?"

Hong Chengchou said: "Important! Very important!" Wu Yingxiong asked, "How do you say that?" Hong Chengchou said: "It can be said that a person's future is mostly determined by his origin. There are many people who can break through their origin and make a difference throughout the ages. Compared to it, it is negligible.” Wu Yingxiong nodded and said in admiration, "The words of the Grand Scholar are quite correct!" Wu Yingxiong went on to say: "Could you please explain in more detail?" Hong Chengchou said: "For example, if a person born in poverty is compared with a person born in wealth and honor, a person born in poverty often has no food and clothing. Therefore, what he pursues all his life may be to have enough food and clothing. Therefore, even if he has other talents, he will have no chance to be discovered, and he can only be exhausted in the struggle of survival. Another example is the comparison between a person born in a common people's family and a person born in an official family. If the children of ordinary people want to stand out and win an official position, they must use all their strengths, even if they lose their personality, they may not be able to get what they want. Another example is the comparison between a person born in a commoner family and a person born in an aristocratic family. A person born in a noble family is born with the title of prince, but a person born in a commoner family must at least One generation or even several generations will pay a lifetime of hard work."

Wu Yingxiong said: "Listening to the words of the great scholars has benefited a lot." Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "Actually, the son-in-law didn't observe it. If he observed it, he would find such examples everywhere. There is no need to listen to Hong's teachings." Wu Yingxiong said: "The words of a great scholar are too modest." Hong Chengchou asked: "Is that what the son-in-law asked only about this?" Wu Yingxiong said with a smile: "Don't worry, Grand Scholar, Mr. Wu has a lot of questions to ask. So, do people have to value their background?"

Hong Chengchou said: "Most of them are like this!" Wu Yingxiong said: "Will those who are already in high positions also value their origin?" Hong Chengchou said: "Of course! In fact, people who have gone through hardships and reached high positions pay more attention to their origin than ordinary people." Wu Yingxiong said, "How do you say that?" Hong Chengchou said: "Because if he didn't value his background, he wouldn't try his best to compete in Vanity Fair!" Wu Yingxiong said, "But I'm asking people who are already in high positions."

Hong Chengchou said: "Although this kind of person is already in a high position, his humble background is still a heart problem for him, and he must be worried about it!" Wu Yingxiong said: "So, if you give him a noble background, it will be very useful?" Hong Chengchou was startled, and asked back: "The son-in-law is asking about Wang Fuchen?" Wu Yingxiong could only smile and said, "You can't hide anything from a bachelor." Then he changed his tone and said, "Wu just doesn't understand that a high-ranking person like Wang Fuchen still values ​​an empty nobleman's status? If he hasn't made his fortune yet It's understandable for a person who is not a good person, because he can take advantage of this status to be a good official."

Hong Chengchou said: "This is what the son-in-law doesn't know. What is valuable is not the identity, but the person who bestows the identity is the emperor! If it is given by ordinary people, it is naturally worthless. But it is bestowed by the emperor, which is right and wrong. Not to mention that the emperor bestowed Wang Fuchen with a background in the Zhenghong Banner of the Han Army, it would be a great thing to grant an ordinary person the status of a beggar, so that he would not have to go hungry for the rest of his life! Tell me, the emperor sealed him For a beggar, who would dare not give him a little bit?"

Wu Yingxiong said: "Even as the scholar said, the emperor shouldn't give someone an empty name. If he wants to give it, he should give something real!" Hong Chengchou said: "The emperor has always given some empty fame to his subjects, so that the entrusted people will go through life and death for him." Wu Yingxiong said: "The most ridiculous thing is that the people who receive the title often really regard this as the emperor's favor and never tire of it." Hong Chengchou said: "Actually, this is also understandable." Wu Yingxiong asked: "How can people understand?"

Hong Chengchou said: "People are not sages, so naturally they can't get rid of the vulgar. Ordinary people are already happy because of the flattery of ordinary people, let alone the words of praise from the emperor?" Wu Yingxiong pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "According to the scholar, Wang Fuchen will definitely be grateful to the emperor and repay him with death?" Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "Wang Fuchen was supported by King Pingxi, and King Pingxi knew him very well. If the son-in-law didn't ask King Pingxi, why did he ask me instead?" Wu Yingxiong cursed in his heart: You old trickster!Wu Yingxiong then laughed and said: "My father is in Yunnan, and the university scholar is in the capital. Wu does not abandon the distance to seek the distance, so why should he sacrifice the distance for the distance?" After hearing this, Hong Chengchou became happy.Hearing Wu Yingxiong's words, he clearly regarded himself as equal to his fathers, how could he, Hong Chengchou, be unhappy? Hong Chengchou said: "In my opinion, Wang Fuchen is definitely not a three-year-old child. He has a steelyard in his heart. But the son-in-law should work harder on other people." Wu Yingxiong asked, "Anyone else?" Hong Chengchou said: "Of course, as the saying goes, you can't hang yourself on a tree." Wu Yingxiong asked, "Who are they?" Hong Chengchou said: "Sun Yanling is the one who can be used!" After hearing this, Wu Yingxiong suddenly realized.