This is a middle-aged man who is much taller than ordinary people, and at the same time slightly emaciated, if you can carefully look at his appearance, you can also find that he is three or four points similar to Lu Jin, although he is nearly forty years old, but there is still a little youthful style between the corners of his eyebrows.

However, his temples were frost white, and his expression was deeply tired, which was the impact of years of hardship and the battle with disease. This person is Lu Renjia, who has never shown up much in Lu Jiagou, but in the past, he was enough to compete with Lu Rengui's family for a short time.

With years of business income, he has become a special existence in the Lu family. It's a pity that when he was at his most beautiful, a sudden illness struck, which not only broke his already not very strong body, but also made his business lose a lot of money, and in the end he could only live in the village, and could no longer compete with Lu Rengui and them.

However, as the so-called feng shui takes turns, since Lu Jin's return and falling out with Lu Rengui, the situation has changed again. The Liao family, the biggest backer of Lu Rengui's family, suddenly collapsed, not only did they lose their backers, but they were also implicated a lot, which made the attitude of the entire family that was originally obedient to Lu Rengui's family change, and many people who had conflicts and hatreds with them took the opportunity to make trouble.

Although Lu Wangchun's prestige in the clan for many years temporarily suppressed opposition, the situation of his family in the village was quite bad. And Lu Renjia, who was watching coldly, also had the heart to move.

It's a pity that now he has lost the family wealth he had a few years ago, and his status in the village has plummeted, so if he wants to defeat Lu Wangchun and Lu Rengui, he can only rely on the strength outside. The first thing he thought of was Lu Jin.

Because Lu Zhen is regarded as the Lu family's own person no matter what he says, and because of the previous unhappiness, he has already formed a lot of grudges with Lu Rengui's family. What's more, now he is a celebrity around the prefect, and everyone knows about the previous turmoil, and Lu Jin's credit in it naturally can't be hidden, so if he can get his help, Lu Renjia believes that things will definitely be done.

But the result disappointed him, and he came to the door several times in the hope of joining forces with Lu Jin, but he was rejected by his nephew. When he came back in the past two days, the other party simply closed the door and disappeared.

In the face of Lu Jin's attitude, Lu Renjia, who was an uncle, was also open-minded, and he actually waited in front of his house early today, just to talk to him face-to-face.

This gave Lu Jin a little headache, although he had drawn a clear line with the Lu family, but how to say that the other party was his uncle, if he really went too far, I am afraid that it would cause criticism.

And when he saw Lu Renjia, the other party also found out about his arrival, so he greeted him with a smile on his face, and before he spoke, he coughed in a low voice: "Xiao Qi, you are really busy, but fortunately, Uncle Wei waited for you after all." ”

"Uncle Lu is polite, since you have something to say, then please come first." People did this, and Lu Zhen couldn't turn his face and deny it again, so he had to invite people into the courtyard first. However, in terms of title, he deliberately opened the relationship between the two sides, not commensurate with the ranking of the Lu family, but only called Uncle Lu something.

Lu Renjia immediately understood his intentions, and sighed secretly in his heart, even more feeling that Lu Rengui was not doing things properly. If they hadn't acted too much and completely hurt Lu Jin's heart, how could he not even recognize his own relatives? However, there was not much change on his face, and he still smiled and followed Lu Zhen into the courtyard gate.

In the courtyard, Lin Lie glanced at him helplessly. Although he turned the other party away, it was not easy to drive people out, and as a result, Lu Zhen finally couldn't get out.

After entering, Lu Zhen didn't invite anyone into the room to talk, so he sat on the stool in front of the stone table and said directly: "If Uncle Lu, you are here for the previous matter, and you want to persuade me to go home again, and help you take the position of patriarch from Lu Rengui and them, then don't open your mouth." A small Lu Jiagou, the position of the patriarch of the Lu clan is not in my eyes. ”

He was planning to reject the other party with the most direct attitude, so that Lu Renjia would retreat.

But to Lu Jin's surprise, Lu Renjia smiled and said, "I already know that with Xiao Qi's current identity, you will definitely not look down on the small pond of the Lu family, so I don't dare to ask you for help in this matter." I'm here today just to talk about your relationship with the Lu family. ”

"Oh? What else is there to talk about here? As early as a few months ago, I had severed all relations with the Lu family. ”

"That's not what I said, how can blood and family relationship be broken with a piece of paper?" Lu Renjia shook his head lightly and said, "In this world, it is impossible for people to really separate you from the entire Lu clan because of this paper document. Even if people know about this, it will be quite unfavorable to Xiao Qi's future. You must know that the tombs of your parents are still in my Lu ancestral grave. ”

Lu Zhen was silent, he had indeed thought about it before, but he didn't think it could really have too much impact on him. But the latter point is indeed an oversight.

After all, he is not the real Lu Jin, and it is impossible to think too carefully about many things. As for the cemetery or something, I don't think about it in detail. But now that I think about it, it's a bit tricky.

Maybe it's not a problem now, but what about the future? Once there is really a place in the DPRK, there will definitely be many political opponents. At that point, what seems like a no-big deal now may be a fatal lever.

For people in this era, many crimes are not fatal, but the article of unfilial piety is a means that can beat an official with a prominent reputation to the point of no return. Because from the perspective of Confucianism, a loyal minister must be a filial son, if he can't even do his filial piety to his parents, then what kind of loyal minister is?

In this era, why the clan power can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people is the most critical factor. In a sense, this kind of humanistic values is the basis for the Ming Dynasty to maintain its rule, which is a fact that Lu Zhen cannot change.

Seeing Lu Jin's thoughtful expression, Lu Renjia's heart was overjoyed, knowing that the other party might have been persuaded by himself, so he made persistent efforts and said: "Xiao Qi, the reason why you broke off the relationship with the clan before was only in the attitude of Lu Rengui and others towards you, so as long as my Lu clan changes the person who is in charge, everything will have room for change, and you don't have to take this road that is destined to be criticized by others." I don't know what you think? ”

"So, do you want me to support you to replace Lu Rengui, or Lu Wangchun?" Lu Zhen looked at the "clan uncle" opposite who was weak on the surface, but actually quite strong in his heart.

"I admit that I have my own selfish motives in this matter, but at least it will be of great benefit to you and me, and even the entire Lu clan." Lu Renjia looked back at Lu Jin without hesitation and said.

dared to say what he wanted in his heart directly, which shows that this person does have extraordinary courage and courage, and even Lu Zhen has to be impressed by it. At the same time, he also began to carefully consider the pros and cons of this matter for himself, indeed, whether from the perspective of grievances or interests, it is always not a bad thing to help him.

"As long as Xiao Qi can help me achieve this goal, you will naturally be able to return to the Lu family again, and your parents' tombs and sacrifices will also be arranged in the clan......" Lu Renjia continued to try to give his own conditions, he is indeed a good negotiator, and he is also good at observing words and feelings, and in a few words, he has already understood Lu Jin's purpose and desires.

Lu Jin didn't let him finish his words, so he raised his hand to stop him: "What you said really makes me excited, but there is one thing you don't know, that is, I will leave Suzhou in a few days." ”

"Huh?" Lu Renjia really didn't expect Lu Jin to say this, and was stunned: "What do you mean?" ”

"At the right time, I have received an appointment from the imperial court and will go to Shanxi to serve as the governor of the state." Lu Zhen did not hide it, and told his current identity.

"It turns out that Xiaoqi, you ...... No, is it Lord Lu, have you finally been crowned an official again? Lu Renjia's original surprise immediately turned into surprise, and he quickly stood up and congratulated him again and again.

"It's just that in this case, I can't take care of you in this matter." Lu Zhen told the truth.

I didn't want the other party but shook my head disapprenously: "It's okay, as long as Lord Lu is willing to help, things can naturally be done smoothly." ”

"Oh?" Lu Zhen only thought about it, and then he understood. Indeed, compared with the government officials who have a certain status and real power in Suzhou today, the status of the court officials in the future will be higher, and the words spoken will be more convincing.

Looking at Lu Renjia's happy appearance, Lu Jin smiled bitterly: "It seems that I am indeed going to be persuaded by you." But there are a few things I want to discuss with you. ”

"But what?"

"I heard that Uncle Lu, you used to travel south and north and have a lot of knowledge, are you really satisfied with only fluttering in a small ravine like Lujiagou?" Lu Zhen stared at the other party's face and said slowly.

"This ......" Lu Renjia was stunned suddenly, and something that had already stopped somewhere in his heart suddenly throbbed: "What do you mean?" ”

"You should know the affairs of the Yan family very clearly, coupled with the vacancy that appeared after the Cao Gang accident, there are many people in Suzhou Mansion who are staring at the fat of Cao Yun. Uncle Lu, don't you want to get a piece of the pie? Lu Zhen asked again.

"I ......" Lu Renjia only felt a dry mouth, and his heartbeat accelerated a lot, the benefits that Lu Jin threw out at this time were a hundred times stronger than the temptation of a Lu family patriarch, if he could really get something from it, it would really make him completely turn over.

It's just that Lu Renjia still has some worries in his heart, can this really be done?