The so-called division of the sect is not much different from the division of the family, and it is also the door of each house to stand on its own, so it is natural to invite witnesses, which can be in-laws or local elders, and the Venerable that Shen Jun said is an official who is familiar with the Shen family.

Ordinary small households, divided into families and properties, can not find people in the government; The slightly better wealthy families did not dare to really open their family property and let others know about it.

The Shen family divides the ancestral property shared by the nine houses, all of which are Zhuangzi and shops, and there is no floating wealth. Therefore, there is nothing to hide, and there is no fear of prying eyes.

Shen Jun wanted to invite people from the government to come, and there was no objection from the heads of the houses.

"People want faces, trees want bark", among the nine houses, there are long rooms, two rooms such as eunuchs for generations, there are also four rooms, five rooms such as descendants are thriving, but there are also three rooms, nine rooms such as decline, seven rooms, eight rooms such as the poor; It is the sixth room, and if it loses its vitality when it is on the shore, it will have to be delayed for a few years.

For the family property that is about to be distributed, even if it is only half, it is full of expectations for the few houses with poor money.

Zongfang has lost everyone's trust in his actions, and now he is looking forward to having outsiders and making the distribution more transparent, so as not to hide things.

In the final analysis, the inner four rooms are passed down from one line to the next, and now they can turn their faces internally, but when they encounter things, they must be kept to the outside.

After the small meeting of this clan, it was lunch time, Shen Jun asked someone to prepare a table, and sincerely kept everyone to eat, but who was in the mood to eat and left one after another.

Shen Jun called someone to help him and sent him to the gate, with a self-deprecating look on his face.

Regardless of whether Shen Hai is a real illness or a fake illness, since he is "sick" to the outside world, everyone has already come to the door, and he always politely mentions something like "visit", but there is no one.

The rebellion of the people is nothing more than that.

Shen Jun looked back at the direction of the ancestral hall, after the clan was not in the position of the patriarch, the ancestral hall of the family was not easy to set up in the old house of the clan, fortunately, there was a place next door to the clan school, which could be used as a family ancestral hall, but it was not too troublesome.

What the sect can do now is to deal with the matter of "dividing the sect" and stop talking.

"Let's go back!" Shen Jun motioned to help his little servant turn around.

Before he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Shen Jun saw the He family coming in a hurry.

"Brother Jun, how did I hear that there is going to be a sect split, what's going on?" A single tree can't make a forest', this family can only gather together and work together, where is the reason? He said eagerly.

Shen Jun smiled bitterly: "Mrs. only remembers that 'a single tree does not make a forest', and forgets the truth of 'a tree attracts the wind'? The He family's lawsuit has not been concluded, and it has already been defeated, and the Shen family will be dead if they swagger again! ”

The expression on He's face changed and changed, the He family is her maiden family, her confidence and foundation; But the Shen family has her husband and grandchildren, and if the two really compete, she will be happy to see the Shen family win.

But the Shen family, can't they really "stand out"? Is the Shen family, which has been divided, still the Shen family?

The He family thought of the clan fields and shops produced by the clan, as well as the scenery of the clan women, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed: "The accounts are all sorted out?" Our clan has been taking care of the ancestral property for many years, and there is no credit and hard work, so don't make a mistake in the end for us to make up for it. ”

In addition to the annual income of those clan properties, in addition to being used for several major sacrifices and clan studies every year, they also have to give relief to the tribesmen as a sign of bereavement.

Whether it is income or expenditure, there are account books. In addition to the annual expenses, the rest must be stored in the warehouse, and the property must be purchased.

Because the family property has always been taken care of by the clan and has lost supervision, there has been a lot of interest over the years, but it is not obvious on the books.

Shen Jun felt calm in his early years, and he kept an account very beautifully, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with hiding the interest to add private property to the sect, and today he mentioned the division of the sect, and Shen Qin was worried about the future subsidy of the people of the side branch, so he gave Shen Jun a resounding slap.

is also a descendant of the Shen family, and the clan has become more and more wealthy because of the convenience of guarding the ancestral property; And those side branches are difficult to eat and wear, and they have to rely on subsidies from the clan.

Shen Jun heard the news before, but he was arrogant in his bones, and for those people of the side branch who were fed by the clan, they were all regarded as waste snacks and were full of disdain, but in fact, they were all descendants of the Shen family, and they were eligible to enjoy the income of the clan, but they were clan houses, "guarding and stealing", without justice, and they were unworthy of being the patriarch.

"The righteous help the unrighteous and the unrighteous help little", with the current situation of the sect, what is the use of more private property?

Shen Jun's brows relaxed, and he made a decision in his heart.

*

Outside the gate of the sect's house, the master of the ninth room had already relied on the old man and sold the old man and boarded Shen Li's carriage.

"Sixth brother, when are you going to the yamen? Is Chin Cha leaving? The nine-room master said.

The clan meeting can be held temporarily, but it is the division of the sect that depends on the yellow calendar. However, since the Shen family wants to show the people in the capital, the day of this "division" will not be too late, and it has been tentatively scheduled for three days, and it is appropriate to "trade and set up a file".

"I'll hand over the post in the afternoon, and if there are no accidents, I'll visit tomorrow." Shen Li said.

Whether the bad guy is getting old or the old man is getting bad, the master of the ninth room in front of him is over eighty years old, his hair is white, and Shen Li can't say anything evil.

The ninth room master noticed that Shen Li's attitude had softened, but he didn't dare to really take an inch, and hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you going back to Beijing too, can you take me with you?" ”

This was not only Shen Li's surprise, but also Shen Yuan, Shen Rui's uncle and nephew who were sitting opposite.

It was the capital thousands of miles away, not the Suzhou Mansion next door, at the age of the ninth master, who would dare to let him toss so much? I didn't see that the master of Wufang Hong was seriously ill because he was in a hurry, and he died when he returned to his hometown.

The ninth room master pleaded with a smile on his face: "I knew it would cause you trouble, but Brother Lu'er, I really don't feel at ease." The little big brother is still young, and there is no one in the family. If this lawsuit is not settled, I don't know what will change, and I am really not at ease waiting in Songjiang. ”

No matter how earnestly Master Jiufang said, Shen Li would not find this trouble for himself. The relationship between him and the Jiufang Taiye is not far or close at most, and there are no other things.

People are old and fine, and when the ninth room master said this, he was waiting for Shen Li to take care of Shen Lu's affairs in the capital, but Shen Li would not do what he wanted.

People should be open-minded, there is no need to be bitter and hateful, but open-mindedness is open-minded, but it does not mean that there is no heart and no lungs.

There is no revenge on the Jiufang master, just not doing it is the biggest revenge on the Jiufang. Now the ninth master wants to use the lawsuit between the "sect" and Shen Lu to move the two families around, which is a dream.

Shen Li had a cold face and said, "I will walk with Qincha, it's inconvenient to bring people." If the master wants to enter Beijing, find another boat. ”

The ninth room master's expression froze, he really didn't expect Shen Li to react like this. This is divided, doesn't the nine rooms have a separate room number and become a family of their own? Shen Li, he is a descendant of the Nine Rooms, his own person.

Shen Li was impatient to see the reaction of the master of the ninth room, and instructed the coachman: "Take a detour ahead, go to the ninth room to send the master first!" The coachman answered and spared the road at the mouth of the alley.

The ninth room master only felt a tightness in his chest.

Shen Li lowered his eyes and made a resting gesture.

Shen Yuan saw it on the sidelines and said, "Shen Lu just entered Beijing as a witness, nothing will happen, don't worry, master." There are many people in the capital clan, and they will not watch Shen Lu being wronged in vain. ”

This kind of appeasement is not to fill the second room with a big head to take care of himself, but to give the old man a step down, and he really has to go to Beijing when he is sick. Regardless of whether the two families have any contact or not, the prince of the ninth room is Shen Li's own uncle and ancestor, and if he really wants to make trouble in the capital, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and the order of the young and the old, which will only make people see Shen Li's jokes.

Jiufang Taiye's expression was a little softened, he just said that, the older people get, the more they cherish their lives, and with Shen Hong's experience, he will not toss himself.

As he spoke, the carriage stopped and arrived at the door of the ninth room.

Shen Yuan and Shen Rui all got out of the carriage, and Shen Rui personally helped the Jiufang Master get out of the carriage.

The ninth room master originally felt embarrassed, but now he was a little proud, and praised Shen Rui and said: "Good boy, the etiquette is thorough." ”

Shen Li was beside him, as if he hadn't heard it.

The ninth room master felt bored, waved his hand and said, "It's not worth leaving you, you can go and get busy." ”

*

Waiting for the carriage to move forward again, Shen Yuan said to Shen Li: "Your house is the branch of the Nine Rooms, do you want to take the opportunity of the sect to come over?" ”

After the division of the sect, the clan is the "big sect", and the head of each house is the "small sect", each with its own inheritance.

Shen Li hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't, don't ask for hardship, it's better to be an ordinary clansman quietly." ”

Nowadays, the clan power in the countryside is huge, and only these local clansmen can be restricted, but they are not strong enough for the clansmen who are out of office.

Back then, the side branch of the ninth room sat back and watched the master of the ninth room bully the widows and widows, and he never thought about helping, so he planted cause and effect.

Shen Li has seen the warmth and coldness of the clan since he was a child, and he does not focus on blood, and the clansmen in other houses still have occasional contacts, whether it is the branch of the ninth room, or the side branch, except for one or two pleasing clan brothers who take care of one or two, the others are ignored to the end.

If the branch is corrected, only the master of the ninth room is Shen Li's business, and Shen Li is not patient to take care of it.

There was nothing to say all the way, and when the other families went back, the news that the Shen family was about to "split the sect" immediately spread all over Songjiang.

The lawsuit between the Shen and He families came to an end yesterday, and each family stared at the Shen family, waiting for the Shen family to attack the He family, and then followed behind to share a spoonful of soup, but I didn't expect that Shen Jiabai suffered this wrong, and there were several casualties among the children, and they didn't want to retaliate, but they wanted to "divide the sect" first, and immediately made everyone confused, not understanding the intentions of the Shen family.

Only Master Lu, because he knows more, knows that the Shen family is taking precautions. What is the small lawsuit of the two surnames, if the vassal king is really unstable and there is a water conservancy of the Yangtze River, the disaster is the south of the Yangtze River.

Whether it is the anger of the imperial court or the secret revenge of the vassal king, the combined Shen clan has obvious goals, and they cannot say that they will leave a way to survive if they are separated.

The next day, the major gentry in Songjiang received a post from the Shen family, asking them to come to the Shen family the day after tomorrow to witness the Shen family's "separation". At about the same time, Shen Li took Shen Rui into the prefect's yamen and traveled there.

Wang Shouren received Shen Li's worship post yesterday, and also heard about the Shen family's division of the clan, and strongly agreed: "Everything must abide by the rules before it can be completed, and this step is good." ”

Shen Li shook his head and said, "It's not my idea, it's Shen Ying's proposal." ”

"Senator Shen? In the end, he was trained from the General Administration, and he wanted to do everything in his head. Because of Shen Rui's relationship, Wang Shouren is also quite attentive to Shen Ying, this time he has not had a chance to meet in Songjiang, but he has met in the capital before.

"Divide the property and the household, you have to ask the government to sign the deed, do you want to join in the fun and be a witness?" Shen Li asked.

It was really known about the teacher-student relationship between Wang Shouren and Shen Rui after a check, and now that the lawsuit is temporarily over, there is no shying away from it, so Shen Li invited him like this.

Wang Shouren naturally gave this face, nodded and said: "I will have a good time with Gonggong Zhang, over there is Governor Dong, you can also hand over a post, I don't think I will refuse this matter." ”

Dong Qihe was lucky, and now he signed in front of the emperor and became the acting prefect of Songjiang. In this case, the imperial court will not send another person over, if there is no business trip, wait until the Qin mission returns to Beijing and the Songjiang case is closed, and Dong Qihe, the prefect, should be turned into a regular one.

There are many children of the Shen family, and Dong Qihe is the main official in Songjiang, so he must be willing to form an incense relationship with the Shen family.