Chapter 315: The Clan Chief’s Struggle

Returning to Ningrong Street, Jia Lian went directly to Ningguo Mansion, found Jia Zheng, and prepared to tell him about his affairs.

After all, the Jia family is still busy building a garden. Now that Jia She, Jia Zhen and others are gone, he will also leave Beijing. The next big and small matters for the family can only rely on Jia Zheng. One person held up.

At that time, Jia Zheng was having a discussion with the family members. Tomorrow is the day of Jia Zhen’s funeral, and most of the family members are here.

After listening to Jia Lian’s statement, they didn’t have much idea about the princess getting married. The only thing they cared about was Jia Lian’s holy family, which seemed to be back!

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

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

At this time, they heard that Jia Lian was actually entrusted with an important task by the emperor, which naturally showed that Jia Lian's holy family was still there, and the stone in their hearts was relieved.

Jia Dairu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Well, it seems that our family's future success will all be pinned on Brother Lian!

I have a lot of friends here. A suggestion. We didn’t discuss the candidate for the clan leader before, so we never had a clue.

In my opinion, there is no need to think too much. The whole clan can take on this important task and lead the clan to regain the status of the country. Brother Lian is the only one who is brilliant.

Therefore, only Brother Lian is the safest person to serve as the leader of the clan.

Everyone feels that How?"

As the second generation of the Jia family, Jia Dairu is one of the few remaining people with great achievements, and he is also the helmsman of Jia family studies.

He still has some prestige, so when he made this suggestion in front of everyone, everyone thought about it seriously.

This question is actually very simple.

If Jia Lian was the eldest son, all of them would support Jia Lian as the clan leader without Jia Dairu’s suggestion.

But it is a pity that Jia Lian is from the second wife.

The eldest brother holds the position of clan leader. This is a rule of the Jia family that has not changed in a hundred years. If it were to be changed now, many people would still have doubts.

When I think about it, the one who is least happy is probably Jia Jing.

Therefore, everyone is looking at Jia Jing, the only male who is now the direct descendant of the eldest family.

There is no way, who can let Changfang’s blood wither.

Everyone can agree that the foundation of Ningguo Mansion will be provided by the male child in You family’s belly.It is a matter of course that everyone should inherit it, and no one has any reason to object.

But as the head of the Jia family, they are not willing to let a child who has not seen the light of day take over.

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

If nothing else, it would take at least twenty years for You's children to grow up. For such a long time, would the Jia family have to leave the position of patriarch vacant?

Seeing everyone looking at him, Jia Jing also looked embarrassed.

On one side is the glory and dignity of the long house, and on the other side is the current situation 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 government, let a superficial position of patriarch stop him from pursuing the great path? Just when Jia Jing was in a dilemma and couldn't answer, another clan elder Jia Daixiu coughed and said: "The clan leader has always been the eldest brother since Taizu.

Now we have rashly changed If you break the rules, I'm afraid the ancestors will blame you..."

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

/> If we go by what we said before and select one of the recent descendants of Ningguo Prefecture to inherit the family, I won’t say anything else. Naturally, the heir will be the patriarch.

But in the current situation, Zhen Brother Zhen still has blood left alive.

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

This is no problem.

But the clan leader is different.

The clan leader is related to the interests of my clan, a total of twenty people. The clan’s ancestral property and sacrificial fields The clan leader must take care of matters such as the annual ancestor worship and the assistance and relief provided by the clan’s children.

Could it be that these matters will have to wait until more than ten or twenty years later, when the eldest son will Will you consider it when your bloodline grows up?"

Seeing Jia Dairu's voice increase, Jia Daixiu said politely: "The inheritance sequence cannot be abolished.

That is, from Ning Rong Er Gong Lun, Ning Gong is also the elder. Since ancient times, the eldest brother has been respected, which is the law of inheritance.

Therefore, letting the second brother inherit the position of the patriarch is inconsistent with etiquette and law, and it will also cause trouble if it spreads. Ridiculous."

As soon as Jia Daixiu said this, many people secretly agreed.

Most of these people are descendants of Ning Guogong.

The Jia family has twenty rooms, except that they are still in the southIn addition to the twelve houses in the capital, the eight houses in the capital are all descendants of the second Duke Ning Rong.

Therefore, let’s not talk about the difference between the long house and the second house, let’s talk about the two characters Ning and Rong. They don’t want to see the word Rong completely climbing over the word Ning.

Jia Dairu is the son of Rong Guogong, so he certainly agrees with Rong Guofu taking over as the patriarch.

But Jia Daixiu, as the son of Ning Gong, naturally would not agree.

This is the dispute between the two clan elders, based on deep-seated considerations of interests and honor.

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

"I think what the two clan elders said makes sense.

The current situation in Ningguo Mansion is indeed not suitable for us to hold the heavy responsibility of the clan leader.

So, I have a suggestion.

Why don’t we let Brother Lian, the second wife, temporarily take over the position of patriarch and be responsible for teaching my unborn grandson.
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In the future, when he grows up and his talents are measured, if he is qualified for the position of patriarch, Brother Lian will return the position of patriarch to him. This is the appropriate method.

My fellow clansmen, what do you think?"

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

Isn’t this still equivalent to giving up the patriarch to others?

Moreover, if the people of Rongguo Mansion teach the only bloodline of Ningguo Mansion, to put it bluntly, if the second wife has evil intentions, not only the position of the patriarch, but also the foundation of Ningguo Mansion will be lost. Maybe it was invaded?

Of course, in this case, they would not dare to talk nonsense.

How could Jia Jing not know that he was entrusting the Ningguo Mansion to Jia Lian.

But what else can be done?

In the past month, people from the tribe have been asking him to stay at home and revitalize the family!

He was afraid that if they continued to quarrel, he would have no chance to pursue the high road.

As for Jia Lian really bullying his grandson, he thought it was 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 am afraid that he may not be willing to sacrifice his face and do something to encroach on the property of his eldest son.

In short, he liked Jia Lian and believed in him.

Jia Lian, who had been sitting by the side without speaking, finally smiled and said when everyone looked at him: "Thank you for your love, uncle. If you want to take care of your little nephew, it is my duty to take care of my nephew." br />
But thisIt's better to dispense with the position of acting clan leader.

As a military attaché, I am about to leave for another trip beyond the Great Wall. I really don’t have much time and energy to do my job as a clan leader. ”

Everyone did not expect that Jia Lian would refuse, and quickly persuaded him that it would not take much effort to be the patriarch...

They also figured out that if they wanted to find an acting patriarch , or only Jia Lian is the best.

First of all, he is the heir to the Rongguo Mansion, and he has a Duke's Mansion himself, so there is no need to worry too much about him coveting the Ningguo Mansion.

Secondly, Jia Lian The Holy Family is distinguished, and with him leading the family, everyone may benefit from it.

“If you must choose someone to act as the patriarch, I have a suggestion.

Why don’t I let my second uncle take on this important responsibility.

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

For Jia Lian, being a patriarch is dispensable.

Being a patriarch is nothing more than an honor. It’s a matter of more things, less money, and less effort. A flattering position.

As long as he maintains a prosperous official career and does not have to worry about the family members disobeying him, he does not necessarily need to get the position of patriarch.

Therefore, he sees everyone When discussing this issue, Jia Zheng's eyes were quite moved, so he recommended him without hesitation.

After hearing Jia Lian's words, everyone fell silent.

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

However, Jia Zheng is not the heir to the two houses...

He himself is okay, as a The legitimate son of the second generation Rongguo Gong, he serves as the master in Rongguo Mansion.

But what if he and Jia Lian separate in the future?

By then, Jia Zheng’s family will Just like everyone else, he has become a "Rongfu recent faction".

At most, because of his relationship as the biological father of the imperial concubine, his life is better than theirs. From the perspective of inheritance, Jia Zheng did not He is not qualified to be the clan leader, but he has no ability to bring them more benefits.

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

He was indeed interested in the clan leader. There is something different about this kind of honor. As for the clan leader, it sounds like he is the head of the clan!

But at the same time, he also knows that he doesn’t like trouble.

Clan leader, it is inevitable that some trivial matters in the clan will cause trouble.

He himself has some difficulty in making a choice, so he has not expressed his position.

Seeing that after Jia Lian recommended him, very few people agreed, he realized that no one wanted him to act as the acting patriarch.

So, Jia Zheng stroked his beard, shook his head very calmly and said: "I am old, and just the affairs of the Ministry of Works already feel quite strenuous. As for the affairs of the clan, it is still Let you young people take care of it."

"Jia Zheng is such a noble person, but you still think that I am not qualified, and I am not happy to serve you!

All day long, they steal chickens, walk dogs, and get into fights, as if no one wants to care about these unscrupulous members of the clan.