Chapter 396 The Li family was condemned

On the seventh day of December, the day before the Laba Festival, the old house of Li You's family in Xishui Town, Xujiang County.

Father Li was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and it had been a day and a night like this. A cadre of people gathered around the bed worried, if it weren't for the steady and powerful breathing, everyone almost thought that he was going to be directly upgraded from the sixth grade to the third grade, of course, this third grade can only be engraved on the tombstone.

Zhu Qincha sighed, in Yangzhou, Li You is the protagonist, in Xujiang County's hometown, Li's father is the protagonist, he is so sleepy that the sealing ceremony cannot be carried out. If Father Li had three longs and two shorts, it would be difficult for him to see Li You.

Zhang Zhixian sighed, and it was rumored that he scared Father Li with a "Brother Li", which was really a June frost.

The old patriarch of the Li clan in Xishui sighed, Li Zheng, the only talent in the Li clan in Xishui, sighed, Li You's brother Li Zuo also sighed, and Li's mother Zhu wiped her tears.

Dr. Zhang Zhen, a famous doctor in Xujiang, was called over for diagnosis, and frowned: "This is a disease of closed souls. The soul was frightened by the accident and cut off from the world. ”

"Is there a way to diagnose and treat it?" Zhu asked eagerly.

"You can call the soul and shout some familiar words from the old gentleman as an introduction."

Among the people present, only Li Zuo was suitable to shout. He stepped forward and screamed at his father's bedside, but it didn't work.

Xiucai Li Zheng had an idea, and said respectfully to Zhang Zhixian: "Wake up Uncle Zeng, and you have to bother the old father to come out, so that's it." ”

Zhang Zhixian smiled bitterly a few times, then took a few steps forward, took out the posture of going to the court, and shouted in Father Li's ear: "Li Bai! Today's chasing, you failed to solve the case by stealing and playing tricks, and you took down twenty heavy responsibilities left and right, expelled from the yamen, and never used again! ”

Hearing that he was expelled from the yamen, Father Li suddenly opened his eyes wide, and shouted urgently: "The eldest master is spared, and the younger one is willing to wear the guilt and make meritorious service!" ”

Seeing him wake up, Zhang Zhixian's heart was put down, and he stroked his beard and smiled: "Li... Old gentleman! The county government really can't tolerate you! ”

The next day, Laba, after the festival, reached the ninth day of the first month, which was the day when the Li family was officially ordained.

The news has spread out, causing countless people to watch the excitement, and almost 10,000 people in the alley within a radius of ten miles. The audience is like a blockage, the crowd is like a sea, and the roof of the entire Xishui Town is full of people. Being idle at home during the winter leisure is also idle...

Xujiang County is also a large county for the imperial examination, and there have been many officials, and there are also many edicts, which is not unusual. But like the Li family in Xishui Town, there is a special angel who sent to the edict and enshrined the great living person as the six grades, and there is no one.

What is most interesting to the people is that, according to the county annals, the Li family is the first family in the county to be given a golden book and iron coupon by the imperial court.

In fact, this "death-free gold medal" was given to Li You himself, after Li You died, it was inherited by the children and grandchildren of the hereditary Sanpin commander, and it had nothing to do with others, so it should not appear in Xujiang County at this time.

However, in order to boast about his hometown, Master Li entrusted Zhu Qincha to bring the golden book and iron coupons home and display them in front of his hometown. He knew that for ordinary people who were influenced by the commentary and romance, they definitely didn't understand what the six-grade soldiers and horses were, but the "gold medal for avoiding death" and "the king side by side" were very well-known and attractive.

Besides, if the rich do not return to their hometown, they are like brocade clothes walking at night, this kind of supreme glorious moment, Lord Li can't go home because the bones are in the hands of the emperor, and he must stick to his post. Therefore, taking back his golden book and iron coupons can be regarded as slightly making up for some of the regrets.

The Lu family, the first family in Xujiang County, the Cao family, the richest man in Xujiang County, the Zhao family and the He family in Suzhou Prefecture, and the Song family, a giant merchant in Dongting, all sent people to watch the ceremony. …,

Although the doors and windows of the main hall of the Li family were smashed and did not have time to be repaired, they could be made up if they were barely pasted, but all the furnishings in the hall had changed. A high case is placed in the middle of the room, and the edict is placed, and a low case is placed under the head, and incense is placed.

In fact, the whole ceremony was not long. On a good day, accompanied by the drum music of Caiting, Zhu Qincha entered the Li family by public opinion, Li's father went out of the gate to greet him, and Li's mother Zhu waited in the door.

Before entering the hall, Zhu Qin sent the edict into the main hall with the edict in his hand and placed the edict on the case. In the shouting of the salute official, the whole family of the Li family bowed five times and kowtowed three times to the case.

Immediately, Zhu Qincha picked up the edict again and stood on the throne to announce the edict. After the announcement, Li Jiashan shouted long live and was officially condemned. The gentry who came to watch the ceremony came forward to congratulate them. This concludes the first phase.

Since then, it has entered the second stage of the much-anticipated ancestral hall, and the ancestral hall of the emperor has been sacrificed. Compared with the first stage, this is the most glorious stage, which is equivalent to the champion parade on the street.

Father Li's face was flushed with excitement, he changed into a six-grade crown uniform, held the book in his hand, and slowly walked out of the house. Behind him was his eldest son, Li Zuo, holding a golden book and iron coupon.

The people of the Li clan poured out of their nests, gathered outside the door, and when they saw the edict and the golden book and iron coupons coming out, they cheered in unison, resounding in the sky, which was the pride of their whole clan. With these things, the growth and development of the Xishui Li family has the firmest backbone.

According to the pre-selected route, Father Li and Li Zuo, surrounded by the clansmen, circled the town and satisfied the eyes of the lively people. It turns out that the "gold medal for avoiding death" looks like an iron tile...

Enter the ancestral hall and burn incense to worship ancestors. Dozens of men of the Li clan lined up their positions inside and outside the ancestral hall, and they all bowed together, and Li's father tied for the first place with the patriarch for the first time. Li Zheng, the only talented prince in the whole clan, played the role of sacrificial and praise here.

After the sacrifice to the ancestors, today's ceremony is over. As for the follow-up matters such as changing tombstones and building archways, there is no hurry to do it today.

But it is said that from today onwards, there is a saying in the entire Xujiang County, giving birth to a son should be like Li Erlang! Within a few months, this sentence spread to the entire south of the Yangtze River, and was often heard as far as Jiangyou and Fujian.

However, in the Jiangnan boudoir circle, this sentence has been changed to "If you have a child, you must be a brocade guard, and if you marry, you should marry Li Tanhua!" ”

The excitement of Li You's family is far from over, and the condemnation is just the beginning.

That night, the old patriarch came to the door in the dark, "There is something to tell you." All the fields of my clan, except for your family and Li Zheng's family, a total of 325 acres, have been handed over to you. ”

Father Li was very hesitant, "I'm afraid that this will spread out, but I am robbing the family property." ”

The old patriarch blew his beard and glared, "Who dares to say that they have embezzled the clan property?" It is clear that fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders! When your family is rich and prosperous, you forget your relatives! ”

Suzhou is the first in the world to pay taxes, and the common people can evade taxes by entrusting the land to the name of the gentry, which is called contribution. After the contribution, only a certain amount of rent needs to be paid in the name of the tenant, which is always lighter than the tax.

Li You's family is obviously going to be hairpinned for generations now, which means that the generations are tax-free and an excellent object to give. That's why the old patriarch said that fertilizer and water don't flow into outsiders' fields.

Although Li's father was worried that he would be instructed to occupy the family property, he was entangled by the old patriarch and had no choice, and even took out the family tree to force him, so he had to reluctantly accept the more than 300 acres of land.

Early the next morning, Father Sun, a neighbor of Li You's family for decades, led his son Sun Ji to visit.

When he mentioned this son, Father Sun was angry. This son and Li You next door have been playmates since childhood, and the relationship is not comparable to others. But he couldn't save face and give Li You as his subordinate.

Now I see Li You soaring into the sky, and this son is still messing around, and he is angry. If he had followed Li You closely, now I don't know how much light he would have touched, maybe he would have mixed up the grade. …,

"Brother Li, Master Li! For the sake of decades of friendship, there are two things that ask you. Master Sun said, "First of all, I have a shop at home, you can accept it!" ”

Although Father Li is sometimes vicious, he also pays attention to rabbits not eating the grass on the edge of the nest, and politely refused to Father Sun's request: "How can you occupy your family's property for nothing, this matter will not be mentioned again!" ”

"If you don't, you look down on your old neighbor, and I'll set it on fire! At least 60% of the shares must be collected! Father Sun pestered.

In the same way, having an official status to do business can be tax-exempt...

Father Li asked again, "What's the second one?" ”

Father Sun slapped the dejected Sun Ji in the face, "I sold my son to your family as a slave, I don't want a penny of silver, for the sake of the old neighbor's face, ask him to go on an errand with Li You?" ”

Father Li was speechless and tried his best to refuse, but he agreed to write a letter to send Sun Ji to Li You.

It is far from the last one to have such thoughts as the old patriarch and Father Sun, and on the 10th day of the first month of December, there is an endless stream of various people who come to see Father Li. The theme is to give away fields and shops for free

When Li's father was a servant, he did a lot of black things, otherwise why did he earn dozens of acres of good land and an inn from scratch? But at that time, he would never have imagined that one day he would also have the distress of being forced into various industries and receiving soft gifts.

He worked hard all his life before, but he earned a house, a shop, and dozens of acres of fertile land. And today, in just one day, ten stores have been added to the name, and thousands of acres of fertile land have been added, what kind of speed is this?

Thinking of this, Father Li regretted it a little, he knew it was like this, why bother in the first place! When you are young, it is better to be content with poverty, earn a good reputation in ten miles and eight towns, and survive until today.

The share of the family property earned by ruining one's reputation in a lifetime is not more than one-tenth of what it is today, and if you receive so much today, you can still get praise from it, which is simply fame and fortune. What a hard time it was in the first place!

Now it seems that as long as he is willing, it seems that it is a very simple and casual thing to collect tens of thousands of acres of land and 100 storefronts, and he will win a good reputation in the township for taking care of his neighbors.

The slave doesn't have to worry about it, now the outside of his house is almost a human market. All kinds of poor people came from all directions, and lined the alleys at the door, and all the young people, young men, and women of their children, all of whom voluntarily sold themselves into slavery to seek shelter.

Because after becoming a slave of the Li family, at least there is no need to serve servitude, no need to pay taxes, no need to deal with official errands, and there will definitely be something to eat.

This world is really... Father Li vaguely touched a realm that he had never experienced before, and it turned out that this was the feeling of the upper class of the eunuch gentry! When he was the head catcher, his majesty in front of the small people was just a frog at the bottom of the well!