Huo Jianying's eyes widened, with a head full of question marks:
"How do you know that it was your younger brother Gong Shuduan who died in the end?"
Huo Jiandong smiled even more, looking at the island scenery outside the golf course, and said a few words very casually:
"If he hadn't died, how could this classic saying have been passed down?"
"If he doesn't die, the sentence should be changed to 'he has committed many evil deeds and yet has claimed the title of king.'"
"If he doesn't die, Daddy won't tell us a story today, understand, brother?"
It seems that I still overestimated the IQ of my elder brother. However, the King of Hell is more afraid of the little devil than the barbarian who kills the master with random punches.
It is reassuring, but we still need to be vigilant.
Huo Jingtian nodded appreciatively, got on the golf course's special car, and waved to his two sons:
"Come and sit down. Your mom and your sister must be hungry. Let's talk while we go back to the lounge."
The two of them obediently followed and got on the golf tour bus.
"But did Gong Shuduan really kill himself later? Actually not."
On the tour bus, Huo Jingtian put on his Ray-Ban sunglasses to block out the hot summer sun in Hong Kong and continued:
"Zheng Zhuanggong closely monitored the actions of Gong Shuduan and his mother, condemned them morally and paralyzed their minds by saying "unrighteousness and indifference will lead to collapse", and at the same time, stepped up preparations for war."
"Finally, when their mother and Gong Shuduan were preparing to rebel, Duke Zhuang of Zheng not only obtained the intelligence immediately, but also took action immediately, sending Prince Lu with 200 chariots to defeat Gong Shuduan in one fell swoop."
After Huo Jingtian finished speaking, he asked his two sons: "Do you understand this story?"
So in the end the eldest son won and the younger son lost
Huo Jianying didn't understand it for a while. What was the purpose of her father telling her a story
If you have something to say, why don't you just say it directly? It's so uncomfortable to hear you beat around the bush.
"Dad, I understand the story you told. It's a story about brothers fighting. It tells us that mothers should not be partial to their children, otherwise it will easily lead to the two brothers killing each other, right?"
Huo Jianying felt the same nervousness as when she was in middle school and was asked by her teacher to answer questions.
However, Huo Jianying still doesn't understand. Shouldn't the person who should teach her mother not to be partial be telling Zhu Meiling? Is it meaningful to teach her that
Huo Jingtian smiled and shook his head.
People are very complicated. At the beginning, they all hope to have many children, but when they really have many children, they will have a lot of worries.
Just like the saintly emperor Kangxi, who desperately gave birth to a lot of sons during his lifetime, he probably never thought that after his death, there would be such a tragic thing as "Nine Sons Fighting for the Crown Prince".
Of course he knew about the open and covert struggles between his two sons, otherwise no one would have written anonymous letters to remind him.
Brothers can be as close as brothers or as close as brothers, and they should settle accounts clearly.
Family affection is often fragile. Driven by interests, family affection is far from enough to resolve conflicts caused by interests.
Especially now that the Huo family is big and powerful, the interests they face are even greater.
Seeing Huo Jianying's indifferent look, Huo Jingtian's expression changed slightly and his brows knitted. Thinking of the things that had been fermenting in the newspapers over the past two days, his face darkened:
"Jianying, don't think that I don't know about the little tricks you played. It was you who instigated that subordinate named Li Ninghao to cut off the water and electricity for others, right?"
Huo Jianying was stunned with shock, as if she had been hit hard in the face with a stick.
Huo Jiandong, who was standing by, was also shocked. He didn't expect that his father would know about this just after returning from the mainland.
It seems that although my father has been busy with a new project in Shenzhen recently, every move in Hong Kong is still under his control.
Huo Jianying's mind went blank, his body was shaking and his legs were weak.
The golf course tour bus hit a ball pit and he almost fell off the bus accidentally.
He managed to hold onto the seat of the tour bus, trying to recall where he had gone wrong, and struggling to force himself to think.
Subconsciously, he just wanted to deny it, but he didn't think about why his father went through so much trouble.
At this moment, he blurted out: "No, Dad, it wasn't me, there must be a villain who slandered me!"
Huo Jiandong, who originally didn't want to laugh, couldn't help but curl his lips. This denial was too weak.
Huo Jingtian sneered silently and held back his anger.
He could tolerate his sons fighting each other, but he could not tolerate his sons treating him as a fool.
After a moment of silence, he turned around and asked Huo Jiandong: "Jiandong, do you know why I told you this story today?"
Huo Jiandong thought about it carefully and felt uneasy. On the surface, his father was urging the two brothers not to fight among themselves.
In fact, today I mainly motivate myself!
Don't think that the wicked will do more evil and eventually destroy themselves.
You should be prepared instead of waiting for the bad guys to suffer the consequences!
It is easy for a person who does evil to fail, but the force that causes him to fail is the power and demands of the people who have been harmed.
If the victim does not resist, he or she will most likely not commit suicide.
Is my father blaming himself for being too weak
Huo Jingtian looked at Huo Jiandong's ashamed and self-blaming expression, and guessed that he had understood what he meant:
"To do great things, we must learn to distinguish between what we should be tolerant of and what we should resist and eliminate to prevent future troubles. We must have both a gracious demeanor and drastic measures."
"I hope you two brothers can remember what I said today..."
He really wanted to know who wrote the anonymous letter to him. This was very important.
But what is more important now is that Huo Jingtian hopes that his two sons can understand, especially the youngest son.
There are no fathers and sons in the business world, let alone brothers. If he can't even deal with his own brother's little tricks, it will be even more impossible to expect him to solve more difficult problems in the future!
What he wanted his youngest son to learn was to do a good job on the surface while also being able to handle the matter secretly.
Just like Duke Zhuang of Zheng, who on the surface said "Those who do evil will eventually perish", but secretly made preparations for both situations.
Rather than expecting God to deal with your enemies, it would be more realistic to expect God to help you win 10 million in the Mark Six lottery.
Huo Jiandong was very disappointed with this incident. He did not do a good job on the surface and did not take any action behind the scenes.
Simply accepting a beating is the behavior of a weak person.
As for the eldest son Huo Jianying, although his methods were a bit despicable, at least he took action.
He is his eldest brother now. If it were someone else, he would never be given a chance to breathe.
You have to know that being a leader requires the support of a team to achieve results.
If the team is unreliable, the leader is like water without a source and a tree without roots. Not to mention achieving results, even normal work cannot be carried out.