The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 315 The Battle of the Patriarchs
Back at Ningrong Street, Jia Lian went directly to Ningguo Mansion, found Jia Zheng, and planned to tell him about her affairs.

After all, the Jia family was still busy building the garden, and now that Jia She, Jia Zhen and others were gone, he would also leave Beijing, and Jia Zheng could only rely on Jia Zheng to support the family's affairs.

It was time for Jia Zheng to have a discussion with the members of the family. Tomorrow was the day of Jia Zhen's funeral. Most of the family members came.

After listening to Jia Lian's statement, they didn't have much feeling about the princess marriage. The only thing they cared about was Jia Lian's holy family, who seemed to be back again!

Also, as the heir to the title of the family, Jia Lian's honor and disgrace are directly related to the success or failure of the family.

The rumors that were unfavorable to Jia Lian before made them very nervous.

At this time, it was heard that Jia Lian was actually entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, which naturally showed that Jia Lian's family members were still there, and the stone in their hearts was put down.

Jia Dairu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Okay, it seems that our family's future achievements are all entrusted to Brother Lian alone!

The old man has a suggestion here. We didn't discuss the candidate for the patriarch before, so we have no idea.

In my opinion, there is no need to think too much. Brother Lian is the only one who can take on this important task and lead the family to regain the glory of Duke Guo.

Therefore, it is safest for the patriarch to be only brother Lian.

What do you think? "

As the second generation of the Jia family, Jia Dairu is one of the few surviving members, and he is also the helm of Jia family studies.

The old man still has some prestige, so when he made such a proposal in front of everyone, everyone thought about it seriously.

The question is actually quite simple.

If Jia Lian was the head of the family, all of them would support Jia Lian as the head of the family without Jia Dairu's suggestion.

But it's a pity that Jia Lian is from the second room.

The head of the house is the head of the family. This is a rule that has not been changed in the Jia family for 100 years. If it is to be changed now, many people still have doubts for a while.

Thinking about it, the one who was most unhappy was probably Jia Jing.

Therefore, everyone looked at Jia Jing, the only male in the direct line of the eldest family.

There is no way, who made Changfang's blood wither.

Everyone can promise that the foundation of Ningguo Mansion will be inherited by the male in Youshi's womb. This is a matter of course, and no one has any reason to object.

But the head of the Jia family, they don't want to let a child who hasn't seen the sky be the one.

Just as a country cannot be without a king for a day, a clan cannot be without a leader for a day.

Among other things, it will take at least 20 years for Youshi's children to grow up. After such a long time, is it true that the Jia family will suspend the position of patriarch?
Seeing everyone looking at him, Jia Jing's expression also became embarrassed.

On one side is the glory and dignity of the long house, and on the other side is the status quo of Ningguo Mansion.

If he refuses, these people will definitely ask him to stay and resume his duties and responsibilities as the patriarch.

But how could he, who didn't even want the foundation of the Duke's Mansion, allow a ostentatious patriarch's position to imprison his pursuit of the Dao?Just when Jia Jing was in a dilemma and couldn't answer, Jia Daixiu, an elder from another clan, coughed and said, "The patriarch, since the Taizu, has always been the head of the house.

Now that we have changed the rules rashly, we are afraid that our ancestors will blame us..."

Jia Dairu immediately looked at the old man, frowned and asked: "But it's not like you don't know the current situation of Ningguo Mansion.

If according to the previous statement, one of the descendants of the near faction of Ningguo Mansion is selected to inherit the heir, the old man has nothing to say, and the heir of the heir will naturally be the patriarch.

But under the current circumstances, Brother Zhen still has blood alive.

We have also discussed before that as long as brother Zhen's daughter-in-law gives birth to a boy, he will inherit the family business of Ningguo Mansion.

That's fine.

But the patriarch is different.

The patriarch is related to my clan, with a total of [-] people's interests.The management of the clan's ancestral property and the land for worship, the annual ancestor worship, and the assistance and relief of the children of the clan are all handled by the patriarch.

Could it be that these things have to wait until more than ten or 20 years later, when the long family's blood has grown up? "

Seeing that Jia Dairu increased his voice, Jia Daixiu said unceremoniously: "The sequence of inheritance cannot be abolished.

It is from the theory of Ning Rong and Gong Er, who is also the elder of Ning Gong.Since ancient times, the long house has been respected, which is the method of inheritance.

Therefore, letting Erfang inherit the position of patriarch is not in line with the etiquette, and if it is spread, it will also cause ridicule. "

When Jia Daixiu said this, many people secretly agreed.

Most of these people are descendants of Duke Ning.

Apart from the twelfth house in Nanjing, the eighth house in Beijing is the descendant of Ning Rong.

Therefore, let alone the distinction between the long house and the second house, let alone the words Ning and Rong, they are unwilling to see that the word Rong has completely climbed to the top of the word Ning.

Jia Dairu is the son of Rong Guogong, of course he agrees that the patriarch should be succeeded by the Rong Guo Mansion.

But Jia Daixiu, as Duke Ning's son, naturally would not agree.

This is where the two clan elders are arguing with each other, and the consideration of deep-seated interests and honor.

Seeing that everyone in the family was about to have an extremely heated debate, Jia Jing finally spoke.

"The words of the two clan elders make sense to me.

The current situation of our Ningguo Mansion is really not suitable for controlling the burden of the patriarch.

So, I have a proposal.

Why don't we let brother Lian of the second room act as patriarch temporarily and take charge of teaching my unborn grandson.

When he grows up in the future, if he is qualified for the position of patriarch, Brother Lian will give him back the position of patriarch. This is the proper way.

What do you guys think? "

As soon as Jia Jing said this, everyone in Duke Ning's line fell silent.

Isn't this equivalent to handing over the patriarch to others?

Moreover, letting people from Rongguo Mansion teach the only bloodline of Ningguo Mansion, to put it bluntly, if the second room's people are malicious, wouldn't even the position of patriarch and the foundation of Ningguo Mansion be invaded?

Of course, in this case, they naturally dare not speak nonsense.

Why didn't Jia Jing know that he was entrusting the Ningguo Mansion to Jia Lian.

But what else?
Over the past month, people from the clan have been asking him to stay at home to revitalize the family!

He was afraid that if he let them quarrel, he would have no chance to pursue the Dao.

As for Jia Lian really bullying his grandson, he thinks it is unlikely.Not to mention that there are so many people in the family watching, but Jia Lian himself is also a person with unlimited future and extraordinary ability.

I'm afraid that he may not be willing to lose his face and do something like encroach on the long house's foundation.

In short, he found Jia Lian more pleasing to the eye and believed him.

Jia Lian, who had been sitting by the side without speaking, finally smiled when everyone was looking at him: "Thank you Uncle Jing for your love, if you want to take care of your little nephew, the younger generation is naturally duty bound.

However, the position of patriarch of this generation should be removed.

As a military officer, I have to go to the outside of the Great Wall immediately, so I really don't have much time and energy to do my job well as the patriarch. "

Everyone didn't expect Jia Lian to refuse, so they hurriedly persuaded them that it doesn't take much effort to be the patriarch...

They also figured it out, if they want to find the acting patriarch, Jia Lian is the best.

First of all, he is the heir of the Rongguo Mansion, and he has a Duke Mansion himself, so don't worry too much about him coveting the Ningguo Mansion.

Secondly, Jia Lian's holy family is rich, and with him leading the family, everyone may enjoy the wealth.

"If everyone must choose a person to act as the patriarch, I have a suggestion.

Why not let my second uncle take on this important task.

My second uncle has always been highly respected and distinguished, and he is an official in the court. It is most suitable for him to take the position of acting patriarch. "

For Jia Lian, being a patriarch is optional.

Patriarch, it's just an honor.It is a thankless position with a lot of work and little money.

As long as he maintains a prosperous official career and doesn't have to worry about people in the family not listening to him, he doesn't necessarily have to get the position of patriarch.

Therefore, when he saw everyone discussing this issue, Jia Zheng's eyes were a little moved, so he recommended him without hesitation.

Hearing Jia Lian's words, everyone fell silent.

Indeed, apart from Jia Lian, only Jia Zheng is the most suitable acting patriarch.

However, Jia Zheng is not the heir of the two governments...

He himself is fine, as the legitimate son of the second generation Rongguo Duke, he is the master in Rongguo Mansion.

But what if he and Jia Lian split up in the future?

At that time, Jia Zheng's lineage will become the "Rongfu Jin faction" just like everyone else.

At most, relying on the relationship of being the biological father of the imperial concubine, the life is more nourishing than theirs.From the perspective of inheritance, Jia Zheng is not qualified to be the patriarch, nor is he capable of bringing them more benefits.

When Jia Zheng heard that Jia Lian recommended him, he was very surprised and moved.

He did care a little differently about honors like patriarch.The patriarch, you know it from the sound, the head of the clan!
But at the same time, he also knew that he didn't like trouble.

As the patriarch, it is inevitable that some trivial matters in the clan will be troubled.

He himself was also a little bit hard to choose, so he never made a statement.

At this time, after Jia Lian recommended him, there were very few people who agreed with him, so he realized that everyone did not expect him to act as the patriarch.

Therefore, Jia Zheng stroked his beard, shook his head very calmly and said, "I'm old, and I already feel that it is quite laborious to deal with the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. As for the affairs of the clan, I'd better leave it to you young people to worry about." .”

Jia Zheng is such a noble person, you still think that I am not qualified, and I am not happy to serve you!
All day long, stealing chickens, walking dogs, and fighting, as if who wants to care about the unworthy children of these clans.

(End of this chapter)