After breakfast, Chen Caozhi did not go into the study to read and practice calligraphy as usual, he said to his mother, and went to the south building to see his fourth uncle Chen Xian, Chen Xian is now the patriarch of the Qian Tang Chen clan.

Chen Caozhi asked the fourth uncle to summon the elders of the clan and the adult males of the Chen family to the ancestral hall to discuss matters, saying that it was a major matter related to the rise and fall of the Chen clan in the Qian Tang Dynasty, and he wanted to say it to the elders of the clan and the children of the Chen clan in person.

Chen Xian guessed what happened to Chen Caozhi and asked, "it, have you thought it all through?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I only hope that the fourth uncle will think about the whole clan and uphold justice." ”

Chen Xian said: "Okay, I will speak for you." ”

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In the "Orderly Hall", more than ten adult males of the Chen family who have not gone out sit solemnly, with four seats on the fourth floor of the southeast, northwest and northwest, and only two people in the west building, Li and Chen Cao; The East Building is also a mother and son, and her son Chen Tan was originally the second son of Chen Xian in the South Building, who was succeeded to the East Building as an heir and had two grandchildren; In the south building, there are Chen Xian and his two sons, and an adult eldest grandson; The north building is full of Chen, three of the four sons are here, and the light-faced Chen Liu is naturally among them.

Chen Liu thought that Xilou wanted to give him half of the field property in front of the elders and children of the clan solemnly, secretly proud, his face was silent, pretending to be solemn, and he was ready to wait for Chen Caozhi to propose an analysis of the field property, he refused at first, let it be repeatedly, and finally out of the friendship of the brothers of the same clan, he reluctantly accepted.

In Chen Liu's view, it is impossible for the orphans and widows in the West Building to do anything, although I heard that Chen Cao's calligraphy made Chu Wenqian lose face, but hearing is false, the weakness of the Chen family in the West Building is obvious, and the Lu master wants to knock them off, and the West Building only has to admit that he is unlucky.

The patriarch Chen Xian spoke, first said a word about etiquette and righteousness, loyalty and filial piety, and then praised the diligence and studiousness of Chen Caozhi's uncle and nephew in the West Building, and said that Chen Caozhi went to Ding's villa this time, and his calligraphy became famous, and brought Xiaochan and Qingzhi back to the second maid, adding brilliance to the Qiantang Chen family.

Under Chen Xian's signal, Chen Caozhi straightened his clothes, changed from kneeling to sitting, first greeted the uncles and brothers present, and said: "The fourth uncle said that loyalty and filial piety and friendship make me think of a sage and friend, I heard that during the Han Guangwu period, there was a Xu Wu in Huiji County, his father died early, and there were two brothers, one Yan and one Pu, all of whom were still young, when Xu Wu was working and working, he let the two younger brothers watch from the side, and taught the second brother to read at night, Xu Pu did not listen to the teaching, Xu Wu went to the family temple to kneel down and confess, thinking that it was his own fault——"

Most of the monarchs of the previous dynasties advocated "ruling the world with filial piety", filial piety to relatives and friends is a universal criterion, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, except for Chen Liu, who faintly felt that something was wrong, the rest nodded in admiration.

Chen Caozhi continued: "- Xu Wu because of diligence and friendship, in the township famous, was elected as filial piety, Xu Wu thought that his reputation, status is there, but the reputation of the two younger brothers is not obvious, so the field is divided into three, he himself takes the fertile field and the house, the shoddy one is distributed to the two younger brothers, the second brother has no complaints, and the people of the time praise Xu Yan, Xu Pu, and despise Xu Wu, therefore, Xu Yan and Xu Pu have to raise filial piety as officials, Xu Wu invited the clan relatives, tearfully Chen said the reason for the division of the year, and returned the land to the two younger brothers. ”

The Chen clan people on the "Orderly Hall" were still admiring Xu Wuyou's wisdom and wisdom, Chen Caozhi suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Your cousins and aunts are above, and I have a word to tell the elders and brothers in the clan, the seventh brother Chen Liu, said that the county should re-evaluate the field property, let me give him half of the field property, so as to bribe the master of Lu, he can ensure that the remaining land in my West Building will not be upgraded-Elder Mingjian, the seventh brother said and did not want to learn from Xu Wu to destroy his reputation?" ”

There was an uproar in the "Orderly Hall", and then all the voices seemed to be snatched away by a big hand, and they became silent, and the eyes of everyone present were focused on Chen Liu.

Chen Liu didn't expect that Chen Caozhi would use Xu Wu's matter as an introduction, and suddenly lead the fire to him, panicked, opened his mouth, and said: "Nonsense, how can I destroy my reputation, I, I-"

Chen Caozhi was unmoved, and asked calmly: "Seventh brother doesn't want to learn from Xu Wu to destroy his reputation, is he really trying to collude with foreign clans and swallow my Xilou property?" ”

Chen Liu is good at making trouble behind his back, so he has a weak heart when confronted head-on, and he doesn't choose to say: "It's Master Lu who wants to exploit you, what do you have to do with me?" ”

Chen Caozhi asked: "Then why do you want me to have ten acres of land?" ”

Chen Liu was speechless to respond, the eyes of the east and south buildings were staring at him, his face was swollen and purple, and he asked his father Chen Man for help: "Dad, I really want to help my sixteenth brother." ”

Chen Man smiled at Chen Caozhi's companion with a cheeky face: "Caozhi, they are all brothers in the clan, if you have something to say, if you refuse to dissolve the property and let me serve in the North Building on your behalf, who will force you?" Since the last incident, Uncle Six hasn't said anything, right? ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Sixth uncle, you are an elder, Cao Zhi asks you, colluding with outsiders and plotting against the land of the same clan, how to deal with it according to the family patriarchal law?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Chen Man gasped, the Jin people are the most important clan, because the world is restless, only the clan can trust, can support life and death, and people of the same clan can only survive if they are closely united, so colluding with outsiders to damage the interests of their own clan is something that everyone spurns and hates, Chen Man did not dare to defend his son, glared at his son fiercely, and scolded: "You bad thing, you don't make amends to Xilou and admit your mistakes to the fourth uncle!" ”

Chen Liu was annoyed and ashamed, and he stiffened his neck and refused to accept it.

Chen Caozhi said: "The fourth uncle, the sixth uncle, and the third aunt, I think my ancestor Changwen Gong formulated the Nine Rank Official Law, but now even the descendants of Chang Wen Gong cannot be included in the scholar clan, it is really a pity, but the matter is man-made, and the blame is self-inflicted, my Qian Tang Chen clan has no chance of revival, and it is very likely to continue to fall, it is rumored that the seventh brother has a bad reputation in the county, and my father, my brother, and the fourth uncle have been corrupted when they were officials——"

"Nonsense, I have a very good reputation, and Master Lu appreciates me very much." Chen Liu's teeth and claws, his face distorted, and he looked like he wanted to bite.

Chen Caozhi said: "Well, if you give away the land of the brothers in the clan, Master Lu will naturally appreciate you." ”

"You—" Chen Liu hissed angrily.

Chen Xian said loudly: "Chen Liu, be quiet, can the ancestral hall allow you to make noise!" ”

The "Orderly Hall" was quiet, only the panting sound of Chen Liu's "snorting", Chen Caozhi stood quietly on one side, quiet as a virgin.

Chen Xian has always been gentle in dealing with things, and said: "Colluding with outsiders to seize the land of the brothers in the clan, according to the patriarchal law, it is necessary to expel the clan, Gu Nian Chen Liu was deceived by outsiders, and he was confused for a while, and he was charged with twenty palms, fined a few money, and repented——"

Without waiting for the patriarch Chen Xian to finish speaking, Chen Liu jumped up and shouted: "Scold me for slapping my mouth, punish me for money, don't think about it!" Pointing to Chen Caozhi: "Chen Caozhi, you will see, if I don't take your property, it will be taken by others sooner or later, Master Lu——"

Patriarch Chen Xian was really angry, and said sharply: "If you want to seize the land of Caozhi, you are the enemy of my Qian Tang Chen clan, and my Qian Tang Chen clan swears to fight to the end with it!" From today on, Chen Liu, you are no longer a child of the Qiantang Chen family, the land assigned to you in the clan will be recovered on the same day, and then dare to claim to be the Qiantang Chen family, I will go to the county to slap your mouth! ”

Chen Man had never seen his cousin so angry, he was so shocked that he didn't dare to squeak, and this rebel was indeed too rampant, he didn't know how to advance or retreat at this time, he dared to talk back, he was really a bad guy who didn't know whether he was alive or dead!

Chen Liu's momentum frustrated, he didn't dare to shout, and muttered: "No, it's not, it's not a high-ranking clan, it's so rare!" He walked out with his shoulders slanted, indicating that he didn't care, and glanced at his father Chen Man, hating his father for not fighting for him.

Chen Liu rarely lives in Chenjiawu, he has a property in Qiantang County, his wife and children live there, and at this time, he has no face to delay in Wubao, called a servant, drove an ox cart back to the county seat, and was indignant all the way, cursing Chen Caozhi and cursing Chen Xian, and vowing to make Chen Caozhi's family bankrupt-

But the farther away from Chen Jiawu, the more sad Chen Liu becomes, a heart is empty, there is nothing to rely on, in today's world, without the support and protection of the family, it is difficult for a person to gain a foothold, and it is easy to be bullied.

Chen Liu was angry and scared, but he just didn't think that he had done something wrong, and even if there was a mistake, it was someone else's fault.

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