Chapter 199: The So-Called Clan
"Stop! Who are you to dare to be so bold! Just when Li Jie asked people to smash the ancestral hall, he suddenly saw a lot of people rushing outside, led by an old man with white hair, and behind him was a group of Li clan people with various sticks in their hands, and at this time they were also angry, after all, they were smashed their ancestral halls, which was simply a humiliation of their ancestors.
"My name is Li Jie, Li Zhu is my father, what do you say I am?" Li Jie stepped forward with a sneer, glanced at the group of Li clansmen, and asked rhetorically.
"Bastard! Since you are Li Zhu's son, why did you smash the ancestral hall, aren't you afraid of being blamed by your ancestors? The old man trembled with anger when he heard Li Jie's identity, if it was an outsider seeking revenge, it would be fine, but Li Jie turned out to be a member of the Li clan, which made the old man angry, and no one had ever dared to be so presumptuous in front of the ancestral hall.
"Bold, this official is Jing Haibo, the prince's companion and martial arts student, what kind of thing are you, you are rude to this official!" Li Jie didn't care about the other party at all, and directly reported his official position, because he knew that he didn't need to be reasonable with this kind of person at all, and it was the right solution to directly suppress people with power!
Sure enough, Li Jie's series of identities also stunned the other party, especially the three words "Jinghai Bo", although the Ming Dynasty abolished the viscount and baron, making the earl the lowest title, but that is also unimaginable to ordinary people, and even many people are desperate to live for a lifetime, and they can't get an earl, even if it is a person like Liu Bowen, he is still only knighted, which shows the dignity of the Ming title.
"Don't kneel down for this official yet!" Li Jie stepped forward and forced the other party to reprimand.
"Get on your knees!" The guards behind him also suddenly drew their knives at this time to surround these Li clansmen, and the people must salute the officials, this is the rule set by Lao Zhu, and no one is allowed to disobey!
In the face of the menacing Li Jie and the murderous guards, some people in the Li clan were finally scared, some people threw down sticks and began to kneel, and with the first one, there was a second, and finally even the old man led by him knelt down, after all, no one dared to really joke with his head.
Looking at the Li clan people who knelt on the ground, Li Jie also sneered, toasting and not eating and drinking, this is human nature, he knows too much about the clan.
On the surface, the interest group linked by blood relations between the clan seems to be very beautiful, but in fact, the dumping within the clan is beyond the imagination of outsiders, why do ancient people like to have sons, because in ancient times it was a clan society, and within the clan, the son is the guarantee of force, as long as you have enough sons and big enough fists, then you have more influence in the clan than others.
Not to mention ancient times, even in the era when Li Jie lived in later generations, the clan power in the countryside was still very large, and several village officials in the village were almost all controlled by the big clans in the village, why many villages had a single surname, because other surnames could not survive in the village at all, even if it was the same surname, if you had no son, or if your son was unproductive, you would be bullied to death.
"Say, what's your name!" Li Jie walked up to the old man kneeling in front of him and asked condescendingly.
"I ......" the old man looked aggrieved, but he didn't dare not answer, "Old Li Cunren, meet Jing Haibo!" ”
"It's still a word saver!" Li Jie sneered again when he heard this, Li Shanchang is a generational of characters, for example, Li Shanchang's younger brother is called Li Cunyi, and Li Shanchang also has a family name, and later changed his name to Li Shanchang, this old man is obviously the same generation as Li Shanchang, Li Jie estimates that he has to call the other party grandpa.
"Jing Haibo, you are from our Li family, but why did you smash the ancestral hall, even if it is to make trouble with the yamen, I'm afraid you are at a loss, right?" At this time, Li Cunren suddenly straightened his waist and asked Li Jie.
"Ancestral Hall? Did you build this ancestral hall? Li Jie asked with a sneer.
"This ...... This is the ancestral hall of the Li clan, of course it was built by our Li clan? Li Cunren's face turned red when he heard this, but he still defended himself.
"Don't be embarrassed, this ancestral hall was built by my grandfather, not only this ancestral hall, but also the cemetery on the mountain, as well as some houses in Zhuangzi, since we were able to build it at the beginning, we can naturally demolish it now!"
Li Jie also became more and more angry when he said this, and immediately ordered again: "Come on, prepare torches, I will burn a fire here!" ”
Hearing that Li Jie was going to burn the ancestral hall, Li Cunren's face changed in fright, and he immediately stopped loudly: "Stop, Jinghaibo, even if you have a title, you have to be reasonable!" ”
"I'll burn my own house, it's your business!" Li Jie said very arrogantly, "In addition, I also tell you, not only this ancestral hall, but also the cemetery on the mountain, as long as it is what my grandfather built, Lao Tzu will burn all of it, and there is also the land donated by my grandfather at the beginning, you must all spit it out to me, and no one will want to take advantage of my family!" ”
After Li Jie finished speaking, he urged his subordinates to find torches again, and even ordered people to pile firewood under the ancestral hall, his father Li Zhu is a good man, so he can only let him, a son, be a villain!
Seeing that Li Jie really wanted to burn the ancestral hall, and also wanted to take back the land in the clan, this made many clansmen's faces change greatly, and a few even stepped forward to discuss with Li Cunren in a whisper, and finally Li Cunren finally relented, and the old man also tried to squeeze out a flattering smile and said: "Jing Haibo is angry, if you have any requirements, just mention it, we are all a family, everything is easy to discuss!" ”
"Now that I think about it, it's a family, what did you do earlier, burn it for me!" Li Jie didn't care about the situation at all, because the old man was soft on the surface, but in fact he was still pretending to be confused, knowing why he was angry, but he still asked him to make a request, just to use this to talk about conditions, Li Jie would not be used to this kind of person.
This frightened Li Cunren, and immediately hugged Li Jie's leg and begged: "Don't do it, the little old man knows that he is wrong, Jing Haibo, you are angry, I will let people move the tomb of the clan brother to the cemetery!" ”
"Hehe, finally don't pretend to be confused!" Li Jie also waved his hand when he heard this, so that the guards who were about to light the fire stopped, he had already said that Li Cunren's gang just toasted and did not eat and drink, and they had to let themselves stomp on the ground to recognize the situation.
At this moment, Li Zhu in the back finally rushed over in a panic, and he was also startled when he saw the situation in the ancestral hall, especially when he saw Li Cunren actually hugging Li Jie's thigh with a pleading look, which made him feel a little insufficient in his brain.
"Seventh uncle, ...... you are" Li Zhu walked over and asked with a puzzled face, you must know that Li Cunren is the only old man left in the Cunzi generation, especially after the death of his father, he is even more consistent in the clan, when he wanted to bury his family in the cemetery, it was Li Cunren's toughest attitude, and under his strong opposition, Li Zhu could only bury his family outside the cemetery.
Li Cunren also looked embarrassed at this time, he dared to behave so tough in front of Li Zhu before, that is, he knew that the long house had fallen, and Li Zhu was also a soft man, so he could knead it, but he didn't expect Li Zhu to have such a son who played cards out of common sense, and he was also named Jing Haibo, which made him have to give in.
Li Jie grinned at this time, stretched out his hand to pull Li Cunren up, and then said to Li Zhu: "Father, don't get me wrong, I have already discussed with Uncle Seventh just now, and he agreed to move my grandfather's tomb to the cemetery, as long as you nod, you can start construction at any time!" ”
"That's right, it's to move the tomb, I was confused at the beginning, and the tomb of the clan brother must be moved to the cemetery!" Li Cunren also smiled at this time, he said with a smile, he has no temper at all now, in the face of Li Jie, he can't beat him, and he can't be reasonable, so he can only bow his head in desperation.
"Tomb relocation? This ......" Li Zhu was even more confused when he heard this, why didn't he see him for a while, and Li Jie asked Li Cunren and them to change their minds? You must know that they were strongly opposed at the beginning, even if he offered to donate some more land, the other party was unwilling.
"Father, when do you think it's more appropriate to move the grave?" Li Jie lazily explained to Li Zhu, and immediately asked again.
"Although it is a good thing to move the tomb, but my father has just entered the ground for peace, is it a little inappropriate to move the tomb now?" Li Zhu was a little hesitant at this time, after all, Li Shanchang and the others had just been buried not long ago, and they had to toss to move the tomb again.
"It's easy! Let the walls of the cemetery be torn down, and then the grandfather's grave will be enclosed in it! Li Jie immediately proposed, and then he looked at Li Cunren and asked with a smile, "Seventh Uncle, what do you think of this method?" ”
"It's a good way, this way not only does not disturb the peace of the clan brothers, but also saves time and effort!" Li Cunren hurriedly nodded in agreement, compared to moving the tomb, the method proposed by Li Jie is indeed better.
"Father, what do you think?" Li Jie asked Li Zhu again.
"This ...... All right! Li Zhu also thought that this method was good, so he nodded and agreed.
"Okay, Uncle Lao Qi is up to you in this matter, within two days, I hope the cemetery can be repaired again, this is no problem, right?" Li Jie said to Li Cunren again.
"Two days?" Li Cunren was also stunned when he heard this, this time was too tight, but when he saw Li Jie's threatening gaze, he could only smile bitterly and promise, "No problem, it will definitely be repaired in two days!" ”
"Very good, I'll come back in two days, in addition to the family tree and family axis, Uncle Lao Qi is also worried about!" Li Jie patted Li Cunren's shoulder and said with a smile, Li Shanchang and the others can't enter the ancestral grave after they die, let alone the genealogy and family axis, although he doesn't value these, but Li Zhu definitely values them, so he simply did it together.
Of course, Li Cunren also agreed, anyway, he had already agreed to Li Shanchang and others to enter the ancestral grave, and it was not bad, which made Li Zhu next to him even more shocked, and at the same time, he suddenly realized that he was really too weak before?
"Yo~, it's very lively!" At this moment, I suddenly heard someone outside the ancestral hall shouting in surprise, Li Jie also felt a little familiar when he heard this voice, and then saw a burly middle-aged man walk in, which made Li Jie also startled, because the person who came turned out to be the general Lan Yu?