Lin Zhongdao suffered blows one after another, and he had long been sad, and in the face of the reprimands of his elders, Lin Jiugong scolded several times to no avail, so he could only turn around and sit down.

At this time, when he went to inform the Lin clan that the assembly had returned, Lin Jiugong got up and asked, "What's the matter?" Where have all the people gone, it is difficult to rebel! ”

The servant replied in a low voice: "Back to the ninth grandfather, the clansmen who are from the concubine... All of them were summoned away by Lin Mao... It seems to be discussing the matter of dividing the clan..."Hearing this, Lin Zhongdao instantly slumped on the chair, as for Lin Jiugong and several other elders, they looked at each other and were at a loss, and at the end Lin Zhongdao smiled bitterly: "The mistakes of the past... It's going to come out after all..."

Chen Yu's mansion, since Lin Xiubei was transferred back to his hometown, he has been resting for more than half a month, and the failure to talk with Chen Shuling that day made Chen Yu's heart even more uncomfortable, in the confusion of thoughts, Chen Tingbi came to the study, Chen Yu raised his head and whispered: "Your sister hasn't returned to that small courtyard yet?" ”

"No, I heard that she went to Linxi County!"

"What are you going to do there?" Chen Yu is unknown: "At present, Siye is restless, and incidents of chaos and disturbance of the people occur from time to time, and one of her daughters runs so far away, it is really chaotic..."

Chen Tingbi thought for a moment, and whispered closely: "Dad, have you heard about Lin Xiu's recent incident?" ”

"What?"

"Lin Sheng killed the Chang family in anger, Lin Han privately wrote a blood letter to accuse the Lincheng official's family, the night before yesterday, the two sides clashed in the streets and alleys of the Chang's house, Lin Xiu took advantage of the situation to protect Lin Sheng and left..."

Hearing this, Chen Yu made a noise: "Why is this Lin Xiu so reckless, he is already embarrassed enough to be a military general who does not enter the army, how can he dare to go against Lincheng, so he doesn't cut off his way to take root in Lincheng!" ”

As he was talking, Mr. Wang, the pen of the county government, came to the door, and Chen Yu said in a deep voice: "What is Mr. Penman doing here?" ”

"Lord Chen is fine, the lower officials came to ask when the lord can return to office in the name of the county? At present, the spring planting matter has reached a critical juncture, and if the adults don't go, there are some things that the county adults can't do! ”

Chen Yu was about to refuse, but Mr. Wang took out a paper scroll and recorded it: "Lord Chen, in addition to the spring planting matter, there is another major matter, this is the statement of the head of the Linshui Lin family, one is to sue the Lin family's late family Lin Mao for privately splitting the clan, and the other is to sue his son Lin Xiu for the evil deeds of protecting sinners, this matter is very important, and the Lincheng County Mansion has already descended to the Lincheng County Government..."

Looking at the sub-record confession, Chen Yu frowned and thought for a moment: "Please go back first, and the official will arrive later!" ”

In the back hall of the county government, An He bowed down to sit with him, and the commander of the army was in Hailong, and Jiang Gan sat at the table.

"My lord, this Lin Xiu is too arrogant!" Jiang Gan was subdued by Lin Xiu in public, his heart was very angry, and he was bored to listen to it, Yu Hailong sneered: "Commander, it's trivial, why be anxious, remember, things must be done step by step, and meals must be eaten one bite at a time!" ”

Speaking of this, Yu Hailong looked at An He: "An County Cheng, I heard that as soon as Lin Xiu came back, he asked the county government for money and silver. ”

An He replied respectfully: "Back to my lordship, Lin Xiu, as a Bei'an general, commanded more than 1,000 Bei'an troops, according to the rules of the official military line, should have been supplied by the Lincheng County Government for camps and military supplies, but the Bei'an General was directly transferred to Linshui by the county guard, so this burden is only undertaken by the Linshui County Government!" ”

"It's easy to say!" Yu Hailong said: "At present, the northern Xinjiang is dilapidated for thousands of miles, the poverty in various places is overturned, the chaotic people are overturned, the animal husbandry tax system and the spring planting barley system are difficult to carry out, how can there be extra money and silver to make these fierce soldiers..."

Hearing this, An He frowned slightly, and thought to himself: "Could it be that the county guard is unwilling to share power with Lin Xiu? ’

Of course, he didn't dare to ask this, otherwise he wouldn't mention what the county guard thought for the time being, and this alone would be able to make him comfortable with Hailong.

"Anxian Cheng, this official asks you, what do you think about the Lin family's accusation?" A word fell, a word began, Leng Buding was asked the key, An He was cramped for a while, Yu Hailong snorted coldly: "What? You, the county man who was in charge of the construction of the Bei'an camp, didn't even know about the crimes of the Linshui Lin clan? ”

"Don't be angry, adults!" An He bowed his hand: "Xia Guan is busy with spring planting and military camp construction, and he really doesn't know much..."

"Excuses!" Yu Hailong reprimanded, no longer took Li'an River, after half a moment, Chen Yu hurried over, as soon as he entered the house, Chen Yu leaned over and bowed: "Linshui County ordered Chen Yu to see your lord!" ”

"Excuse me!" Yu Hailong said stiffly: "A few days ago, the blood letter of the Lincheng County Government reported that this is a matter of leaping to the level, how do you Chen Yu explain it?" ”

"Xia Guan was sick and rested at home a few days ago... I don't know the situation... Lord Rong will give the subordinate some time to find out..."

"Hugh asks for excuses!" Yu Hailong said in a low voice: "When the official heard that Bei'an General Lin Xiu was still a bachelor of the country, you were kind to him, and even connected with the Lin family's in-laws. Deliberately ignore government affairs and rest at home? ”

"My lord is aware of it, and the lower officials will never think so!" Chen Yu smelled the smell of Fu Cheng's deliberate disturbance, although he was angry in his heart, he could only endure it.

"This official doesn't say much to you, this is the Lin family's accusation file, no matter what method you use, this official will immediately redress the grievances of the Lin family's family, if you fall into the face of the official, your county order is ready to be replaced!"

After Yu Hailong left, Chen Yu was upset, An He saw this and left with an excuse, anyway, the main thing came forward, he, the second-in-command, could not worry, back to the study, Chen Yu was disturbed by the chaos of the Lin family, and the counselor often thought about it for a long time, and made a move: "My lord, the lower officials think that this is just a clan matter, why do you need to see you in court?" Moreover, the reputation of the Lin family's family is really not very good, and Lin Xiu has become the general of Bei'an again, if it really wants to make a big fuss, we can't do it! ”

"How can this official not know? It's just that the official never thought that the county government would interfere in this matter, judging from the meaning of his words, this Yu Hailong seems to be deliberately trying to involve Lin Xiu... This makes it difficult for the official to do... Putting aside the rights and wrongs of the clan affairs for the time being, Shuling will inevitably break with the official... Alas... It's so boring! ”

Chang Fa served Chen Yu a cup of tea to relieve his fatigue: "My lord, Xiaguan said something from the heart, your daughter and General Lin have a deep affection, although there are some mustards during the period, you and Miss have some contradictions, but Lin Xiu is by no means a person who is unreasonable, so you still meet with him and talk about it, so it is good for you and Miss, at least we don't have to be Yu Hailong's gun, and take risks and responsibilities for him!" ”

Lincheng County Guard.

Ma Zhong and Yao Qisheng discussed for a long time, and when Yao Qisheng learned about Linshui County, he was bored: "This Lin Xiu can't give the government less things, I have not joined his post and let him do his own thing, but how did he give birth to this?" Does he have to face the Lincheng official Jiaming? ”

"My lord, you can't think like that!" Ma Zhong said in a low voice: "As far as the lower officials know, the chief family of the Lin family is indeed acting unfairly, and now Lin Xiu is sheltering his subordinates, which is a rebellion at a shallow level, but from a deep perspective, it is just to protect his clan brothers, that is, the internal affairs of the clan, as for the chief family's bloody confession, it is nothing more than to protect interests and stabilize the throne in the clan..."