The Record of Righteousness

The Qi family is a well-known and influential family.

The head of the family, Qi Gong, just celebrated his 71st birthday this year. His ancestors served as officials in the imperial court for generations.

Qi Gong's generation failed to learn literature. He failed to pass the examinations several times. In the end, he only passed the examination to become a scholar.

The Qi family had some people in the imperial court, so they arranged a small county official position for him through their connections, and he would be promoted slowly in the future.

Qi Gong despised the small position. The people under his rule complained that he could not handle public affairs well. In addition, he was young and energetic, so he resigned and returned home.

If you can't learn literature, you have to practice martial arts.

Qi Gong's old father scolded his son for being useless, but he still invited a first-class martial arts master to teach Qi Gong, the only child in the family.

However, when it comes to practicing martial arts, one must first have natural talent, secondly, martial arts classics, and thirdly, the right time and place.

Coincidentally, Qi Gong did not have any of these three points.

He had no talent for martial arts, and had not learned martial arts suitable for him. Even he himself felt that martial arts training was boring and he could not concentrate on practicing martial arts, so he immediately gave up the path of martial arts.

Qigong himself was very distressed because he did not find a path suitable for himself and did not know what he wanted to do.

Fortunately, his father was an official in the court. If he changed his mind and wanted to return to the officialdom, it would be easy.

But Qigong had long been tired of officialdom.

He could not make any big moves in literature and martial arts, so he had two ways left, one was farming, and the other was doing business.

For an official family, these two paths were despised by people.

It was because farming was really not presentable, and doing business well could at least make a lot of money.

Qigong immediately decided to do business, but his father was furious about his change of career, not to mention that it was such a lowly business.

Although Qigong encountered some setbacks later, he earned money from doing business, experienced its fun, and learned a lot of experience.

He felt that the fun of doing business was far from being an official or practicing martial arts.

Qigong suddenly realized that he was born to do business.

Starting from a small step, his family went from not recognizing him to giving him strong support later.

With someone speaking for him in the court, Qigong's business grew bigger and bigger, and he earned more money.

One day, Qigong became successful by doing business.

The Qi family became one of the largest families in Zhili, with some people in the family being officials and some making money.

From the initial simple transportation of grain from north to south, to later tossing grain throughout the Ming Dynasty.

After receiving strong praise from the court and having a lot of capital, the Qi family's casinos, money houses, brothels, etc. sprang up like mushrooms in northern Zhili.

These are all Qigong's masterpieces.

The Qi family's house covers an area of ​​1,000 mu, located in the best area of ​​Zhili, with excellent feng shui and location.

The house is surrounded by beautiful mountains and forests, with pavilions and small ponds scattered throughout. There are martial arts guards, cooks, doormen, lamplighters, servants, and maids, each with their own duties.

For a time, the Qi family had already reached the point of covering the sky with one hand.

At this moment, in the Qi family's study, an old man was seen holding a brush in his right hand and writing and drawing on rice paper with his left hand behind his back.

The old man had white beard and hair, wore a plain blue bachelor's suit, was leisurely and contented, and had a ruddy face. At the age of 81, he did not look old at all, and was still bright and energetic.

This man was the head of the Qi family - Qi Gong.

While writing, the old man asked without raising his head:

"Shufeng, the batch of goods from a few days ago must be handled properly. The court has not been very peaceful recently. Don't leave any handle for others."

"Don't worry, father. I have already done it."

The middle-aged man with a square face was dressed in luxurious clothes and answered repeatedly, as if his eyes were attracted by the old man's calligraphy.

This man was Qigong's only son, Qi Shufeng.

"Be more vigilant."

"Yes! I'll take my leave." Qi Shufeng left.

The only person left in the huge study was Qigong's lonely hunched figure.

Qigong gently put down his pen and sighed. The thousands of words he wanted to say just came to his lips but couldn't come out.

He could only watch his son's back as he left, muttering to himself:

"My son, I'm doing this for your own good. The muddy waters of the court are not something we can wade into! I'm 81 years old now. If you can develop our business, I, Qi Gong, will die with peace of mind!"

Qi Gong is now over 80 years old. He wanted to retire to the second line.

However, there is only one son in the family, but there are many daughters and sons-in-law, and he is worried about them.

He knows his son's thoughts very well. His son has no interest in the family business and wants to pass the imperial examination to become an official.

A few years ago, his son finally passed the imperial examination after much hardship. He thought he could become an official in the court, but he was told that there were no vacancies for county-level positions in the court, and he had to wait for ten years.

With the size of the Qi family, let alone county-level positions, it would not be a problem for him to go directly to the prefecture to become an official.

As for why he waited so long for the vacancy, or why Mr. Qigong did not use his connections to send his son to be an official.

Of course, it was all the old man's own considerations and means.

He only had this one son, and he was already half dead.

If he died one day and his son became an official, who would take care of the family business?

The family property that he had worked hard for a lifetime might fall into the hands of outsiders.

Qi Shufeng gradually understood the various tricks his father used to prevent him from becoming an official.

He had some complaints about his father, but he kept them in his heart and never expressed them.

Qi Gong also knew his son's attitude towards him, but he was just pretending to be confused.

Today is different from the past. If it were in the past, he would not care what his son did.

But now the situation in the court is changing. The emperor has been dying many times and his life is in danger, but he has not appointed a prince.

Many princes below are eyeing the position of the prince. Although the officials in the court are majestic, they are actually terrified. If they don't stand in the right line, they will lose their heads!

He knows all these things, all from the conversations of those big men. It is obvious that it is not a wise move to become an official in this situation.

In this way, wouldn't it be comfortable to be a rich man?

Not being bothered by the petty intrigues in the court, and not having to worry all day long, just enjoy your own glory and wealth, how happy it is.

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