0p0 Chapter 158 Selecting Talents
Chapter 158 Selecting Talents
Su Yuan felt a little uncomfortable looking at Su Yu who was so well-behaved.
But she was still relieved that Su Yu could figure it out.
No one is born to like making enemies. For her, having one less enemy is a good thing.
"Then you can just focus on raising the child. In two years, if you want to get married, I will arrange for you to find a son-in-law. What do you think?" Su Yuan asked.
Su Yu thanked Su Yuan again, "Thank you, sister."
Seeing that Su Yu was not unwilling at all, Su Yuan was very satisfied.
Over the past six months, Su Yu has reflected on himself very well. He has learned from his mistakes and was lucky to wake up in time.
Su Yuan stood up and said, "Take care, I'm going back first."
Su Yu saw Su Yuan out and watched her get on the carriage before she turned around and went back to the house.
After returning to the Marquis of Zhennan's Mansion, Su Yuan asked someone to hire a doctor for her and spread the news that she was pregnant.
There has been no good news from the Marquis of Zhennan for more than ten years. There is only one prince, Gu Yu, in the mansion. Gu Zhiquan also has three concubines, but no children.
Concubine Su Yu died of illness, Liang Yinyin was executed by His Majesty, and there was only one month left for the concubine to live a peaceful and dutiful life in the mansion.
The old lady was seriously ill and the marquis was injured, so the lady was in charge of everything in the mansion alone.
Su Yuan sent someone to inform the Gu clan members of the good news.
The Gu clan members should thank her, otherwise they would all be implicated based on Gu Qingqing's conspiracy to murder His Majesty.
But those old guys got angry with her because she stopped giving her 50,000 taels of charity every year. They were really brave.
However, she has plenty of ways to break them up.
Su Yuan sent someone to invite the four clan leaders over.
These four clan leaders are the most respected and esteemed. They are older than the old marquis and are his brothers.
There was no other way. The rise and fall of the Zhennan Marquis Mansion depended on Gu Yu alone. He was too tired. She had to help Gu Yu train a few more reliable helpers.
Just choose a few from the Gu family.
"Are all the clan leaders here? Please take a seat." Su Yuan asked someone to serve tea to the four clan leaders.
The four clan leaders looked at each other, wondering what tricks Su Yuan was going to play next.
After Su Yuan warned them last time, they behaved themselves and never came to the Marquis' Mansion to find Su Yuan again.
Of course, they also wanted to give Su Yuan a warning. After all, they were the heads of the Gu family, and Su Yuan was just a woman from another family.
If they had the ability to control Su Yuan, they would have kicked Su Yuan out of the Gu family long ago.
They can't deal with Su Yuan, but are they not allowed to stay away from Su Yuan?
They wanted to see if the Zhennan Marquis Mansion would be unable to stand alone without the Gu family members!
"I wonder why the madam asked us to come here?" The patriarch asked without drinking his tea.
Su Yuan smiled and put her hand on her belly. "I invited all the clan leaders here today for two reasons. The first is to share the good news from the Marquis' Mansion. Yu'er is going to have a younger brother or sister."
The four clan leaders looked at each other and congratulated in unison, "Congratulations, Madam."
"There is a second thing. I want to select three or four children of the same age as the prince from the clan and send them to the academy to study. They can also become the pillars of the Gu family in the future. What do the four clan leaders think?" Su Yuan asked.
The students in the academy where Gu Yu is studying are all from prominent families. She can let them study in the academy, and their future prospects are limitless. She doesn't believe that they will not be tempted.
As long as they are tempted and compete to send their candidates to her, the alliance between them will collapse.
In the face of interests, how can there be any unchanging covenant?
The head patriarch inquired, "Madam, do you mean... that you want to select a few children from the clan and send them to the academy? But... that's a royal academy, and they aren't sons of marquisates. Are they qualified to enter?"
The conditions of that academy are top-notch, and it is naturally a great honor to be able to study there.
Not to mention what skills they can learn, just being able to get to know their classmates will be of great benefit to their future.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Who wouldn't want to send their grandson in?
"Of course he is qualified! Our Marquis' Mansion has three places, and Yu'er only occupies one place now. Duke Li's Mansion also has four places. It is not difficult to send a few students in." Su Yuan explained.
There are vacancies in the Duke Li's Mansion, and she can ask Cheng Lang for two. As for the other two, let Cheng Lang choose two students himself.
Cheng Lang should also train his own successor, or adopt two adopted sons, who can both help Gu Yu in the future.
Otherwise, it would be unfair to Gu Yu to fight alone.
Of course, they are also cultivating outstanding talents for Dongyu. In the future, Dongyu will rely on these children.
Upon hearing this, the four of them looked at each other. They had originally agreed to come here today, and no matter what request Su Yuan made, they ignored it.
But now...
They all want to get that spot!
Just as the eldest patriarch was about to speak, the third patriarch spoke first, "Madam! My grandson is thirteen this year, which is just the right age. He has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child and has also practiced martial arts. He will definitely not hold the Crown Prince back."
"My grandson is twelve years old this year, about the same age as the prince, and he is also excellent in everything." The second patriarch also rushed to speak.
The fourth clan leader was a step late, but he had a better advantage than them. "Madam, my grandson is thirteen years old. He has passed the imperial examination at such a young age. He is preparing to take the imperial examination in June this year. If he can study in a college, he will definitely have a better chance of passing the imperial examination."
Doesn’t the Gu family need some outstanding talents?
If his grandson passed the imperial examination, he would be the first scholar in the Gu family to do so in the past hundred years.
The old marquis was a military general, and the current marquis is uneducated and unskilled. Their Gu family needs talents from other branches to support the family.
Gu Yu...
No matter how capable Gu Yu is, he is only one person. He still needs to have trustworthy brothers around him to support each other.
The patriarch opened his mouth, and the arrogance in his heart had long since disappeared.
Su Yuan knew how to disintegrate them.
They were indeed no match for Su Yuan.
The patriarch smiled and said, "We will sort out the candidates who meet Madam's requirements when we return, and then let Madam take her time to choose."
There are at least dozens of children in the Gu family who meet the requirements. How can it be their turn to recommend themselves?
Of course we have to make a selection, but we have to make it fair and just so that the whole family will be convinced.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other three clan leaders cast resentful looks at him.
There was no suitable candidate in the patriarch's family, and the three grandsons of these three people could just fill the three vacancies.
But the patriarch insisted that all eligible children compete for three places. The patriarch was taking revenge on them!
The fourth patriarch did not have much resentment. His grandson was really outstanding and he was not afraid of the selection!