Chapter 355: Being old and not dying is a thief
The breeze is warm, the bright spring light shines on the earth, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and everything is full of vitality and prosperity. However, the ancestral hall of the Lu family in Wu County was gloomy at this time, and the stagnant atmosphere seemed to turn the spring of March into a cold winter.
"Patriarch, this government has sent someone to urge it again today...... Whether we move or not, do you have a clear word? β
The elders of the family turned their heads and looked at the patriarch Lu Kang, who was on the dragon's head crutches, stomping slowly, covering his mouth and coughing twice from time to time, looking like he would fall to the ground at any time. If Zhang Fan saw his appearance at this time, he would probably be shocked:
In the past year or two, Lu Kang has almost changed his appearance at this time, even if he doesn't look at his face like a tree's bark cracks and pale and sparse hair, his demeanor clearly conveys a message - he is old, and he is about to die.
Even though he was still wearing a brocade robe, his eyes were deeply sunken, his eyes had indescribable vicissitudes, and the decadence revealed between his eyebrows was unstoppable. The wrinkles were deeper than the last, mercilessly embedded in his face......
Finally, Lu Kang stopped in the center of the ancestral hall, he stood his cane in front of him, held the dragon head tightly with both hands, muttered for a moment, and with difficulty closed his eyes, a word burst out from the depths of his throat:
"Moveβ"
There was a big uproar and a lot of discussions:
"Patriarch, you can't move!"
"What? Really moved? So what can you do with such a mine grange? Oops! You can't sell that! That's all ancestral property! β
"Hey! You see, I'm half of a person now, and this move doesn't cost me my life, so I might as well die here! β
"It's just that...... We have so many mines, and we can't find anyone to take over for a while! Besides, this is all a drop of blood and sweat from generation to generation by our ancestors, if it is sold so cheaply, how can our unscrupulous descendants have the face to see them in the future? β
"Hey! I'm afraid that no one will want to sell it cheaply! The wealthy families who really have the ability to eat these have been ordered to move to Huiji, and other people's own can't be sold, who will buy you? β
"That's it! Tell me, we live well in Wu County, is Zhang Fan, who killed a thousand knives, full of food, why did we move to Huiji? β
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At this time, Lu Kang's eldest son, Lu Jun, stepped forward and persuaded in a low voice:
"Father, you can't move! Our ancestors of the Lu family have worked hard for hundreds of years to achieve today's prosperity. How can it be said that it is discarded? If you do this, you'll be poked in the back! After that, our Lu family's children, what face do they have to walk in front of others? β
Lu Kang said lightly: "Hmph! After the relocation, all the clansmen closed their doors to introspection and died down. Don't go out and show off unless you have to! β
Lu Jun was anxious, and couldn't help but raise his voice:
"Father, isn't this matter that we bow our heads and submit to softness, and we can pass it, don't we hear that "people sit at home, and disaster comes from the sky", we have a gap with Zhang Fan, plus the Lu family and the Zhang family have been fighting for many years, once we go to Zhang Fan's base camp, how can we live? β
Lu Kang was unmoved, his eyes closed as if he was asleep, as if he had exhausted his energy by saying a few words. Lu Jun had to continue:
"Father, our Lu family is the head of the wealthy families in Jiangdong. The major wealthy families in Jiangdong have sent people to deliver the message, but we are the only ones who are looking forward. As long as we people are twisted into a rope, I don't believe that Zhang Fan can still do anything to us? β
The more Lu Jun spoke, the more excited he became: "Father, I said that we should be tougher, it is better to jointly write a letter to persuade him to dispel this idea as soon as possible, and return Jiangdong to a peaceful place." I don't believe it, can he still kill us all? As long as he dares to touch us, I guarantee that his new Yangzhou pastor will not sit still! β
"Smack-"
Seeing that the eldest son was talking more and more outrageous, Lu Kang couldn't help it anymore, and slapped him hard, everyone was dumbfounded when they saw this, and the discussion stopped abruptly-
Lu Jun's face turned red, and he covered his face and looked at his father angrily, but in view of his father's power for so many years, coupled with the fact that everyone was in full view, he did not dare to defend himself.
Lu Kang glared at his eldest son without saying a word, not angry and arrogant.
Even if you wrap your loose eyelids, you can't see your eyes when you squint. But when he finally opens his eyes, you will find that these eyes are still as sharp as ospreys, which is chilling.
"Bastard!" , Lu Kang tapped the ground with his crutches and reprimanded:
"I'm still standing! See clearly! It's not dead, so it's not your turn to have the final say! I'm old, but I'm far from being an old fool! β
Lu Kang paused for a moment, calmed down his angry state of mind before continuing:
"Do you think that the current Zhang Fan is still the king of the mountain on the Huanglong Village back then? He is now the champion Hou, the general who controls the world's soldiers and horses, and has more than 100,000 elite soldiers under his command who are in Jiangdong, and his words are more effective than the emperor! What are you? Hum! What qualifications do you have to work against others? β
Lu Jun didn't dare to look up when he was scolded, knowing that his father was referring to Sang scolding Huai, and it was also said to everyone present, so he could only bow his head and listen to Lu Kang continue to scold:
"I don't bother to care if you want to die! Do you want to bring the whole family to your funeral? Dream! Then Wu Anhuan's own army is strong and strong, and he doesn't take Zhang Fan's decree in his eyes, what is the result? You've seen the end! In less than half an hour, the clan land was breached, and even the ancestral hall was burned! Do you want to be like them, too? β
"Why was Zhang Renfu the first to notify the Huan family, and not one of the "Lu Gu Zhu Zhang"? Have you ever thought about it? Because he calculated that the Huan clan refused to comply, he just used it to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys...... You also know that the Jiangdong Hao clan is looking forward to my Lu clan's horse, doesn't Zhang Fan know? That's why he put us at the second place on the list......"
"There are two if there is one. He killed the Huan clan just to warn us - don't toast, don't eat, eat and drink. I dare say that now we are watching our every move right under people's noses. Maybe at this time, they have already secretly dispatched troops to surround us, and just wait for an order to slaughter the clanβ"
"Tandem? Do you see people ignoring you? Thank you! It's just convenient for people to catch people one by one according to the list. Do you think he wouldn't dare to kill? Joke! Why do you think he's a good guy because of his bad deeds? Ridiculous! He has the prestige he has today, which is to exchange thousands of heads for it! β
"Besides, those wealthy families have their own ghosts, and what they say is so good that we obey our orders. Do you believe this? Very foolish! That's to let us wade into troubled waters for them! Try Zhang Fan's attitude. You see, as long as the butcher's knife is raised tomorrow, these people will be able to mutiny faster than rabbits! Are you united with them? To hell with it! β
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