Lin Jiang coughed violently, Lin Qingwan hurriedly supported him, and yelled at the two who were still beating each other, "Enough!" ”

was kicked once, and the eighth uncle, who was about to fight back, was frightened by this sound, and his shot was crooked, and the eleventh uncle dodged a punch, pushed him away, snorted coldly, straightened up, tidied up his clothes, and said: "I don't have the same knowledge as you, Erlang, what's wrong with you?" ”

The eighth uncle was so angry that he was speechless, he had suffered a lot of secret losses just now, who was not familiar with whom?

Lin Jiang had already calmed down, clutched his chest and said, "Eighth uncle, you also know my physical condition, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to go back to Suzhou, so the patriarch must be decided as soon as possible." ”

"Just a few of us will decide on the patriarch? I'm afraid that when we go back, we will be poked in the back by our clansmen. ”

The sixth uncle, who had been silent, couldn't help but get angry when he heard this, "What do you mean by this, why is Xuan Wulang going to be poked in the backbone by the clansmen?" Even if he is not good, he has never done anything harmful to the interests of his people, so why should he be poked in the back? ”

"Oh, sixth brother, you know I didn't mean that." The eighth uncle stomped his feet and said: "There are only a few of us in Yangzhou, how can we represent thousands of people in the family?" ”

The sixth uncle pursed his lips and was silent, except for Lin Jiang's personal decision on the affairs of the clan, the rest were decided by the three clan elders, even if they went back to Suzhou, they mostly listened to the opinions of the three of them, how could they not represent?

In the end, I still don't want Gorou to be the patriarch.

"Eighth Uncle rest assured," Lin Jiang glanced at Lin Qingwan and said, "Choosing Golang as the patriarch, I don't dare to say that everyone in the clan agrees, but most of the heads of the house agree." ”

Lin Qingwan got up and went out to bring in a box, and opened it to see that it was full of letters.

She pushed forward, and Lin Jiang said: "Since Haoyu knew that he was seriously ill and would die soon, what he thought about every day was a family matter in addition to the livelihood of the country. ”

"My Lin family has become a big family in Jiangnan since my great-ancestor followed Taizu, and my grandfather has become the head of Jiangnan.

Everyone in the room fell silent, the disaster of Gengwu was an indelible pain for the Lin family, even if the side branch was valued and supported by the branch because of this, the side branch did not feel so happy.

After all, the prosperity of a family depends on talents, and no matter how selfish they are, it is impossible for them to have good intentions towards the disaster of Gengwu because of the interests of a house.

"My father Geng Jie, can't rub sand in his eyes, so he is obsessed with the things of the year, so he doesn't want to go back to Suzhou even if he is old, but the family is still the most reassuring thing before he dies," Lin Jiang sighed: "I don't dare to disobey my father's will, so I want to arrange the affairs of the clan properly before leaving, so that I won't have the face to see the ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs." ”

The three sect elders were silent, and Lin Zhi did not return to his old house in Suzhou until he died, but died of illness in Yangzhou, and was only returned to his hometown after his death.

Everybody knows what he's minding.

At that time, the Yan branch was besieged, except for a few clansmen, the rest of the side branches chose to close the door because of timidity, so Lin Zhi had no contact with the Lin family in Suzhou for a long time after becoming the patriarch, and only sent a steward to deal with clan affairs.

The dignified Lin clan's clan affairs had to be handled by a subordinate, but the Suzhou Lin clan did not dare to express opposition.

Everyone chose to be silent, because everyone knew that if they were against it at that time, Lin Zhi might have left the Lin clan with the Yan branch, if there was no Yan branch, would the Suzhou Lin clan still be the Suzhou Lin clan?

This is also one of the important reasons why Lin Jiang, the "first generation" in the Sky Mirror, preferred to hand over all the family property to the Shang family for safekeeping than to the family before he died of illness.

Under the influence of his father, Lin Jiang did not trust his clansmen very much.

And after seeing the "first life", the family property was divided into two, and it was just a mentality to try it out to see if the family could shelter Yubin after getting so much money, but the deduction results given by the peep mirror were not very good.

He can't deny that there are still people in the clan who have kindness to the clan and Yubin, but in general, the Lin family not only can't protect Yubin, but also pushes a hand behind his back, so that Yubin dies early, and his life is worse than the "first life".

So now Lin Jiang's trust in the clan is actually zero, but this does not prevent him from sincerely expressing his worries about the family.

Lin Jiang's words are lies and are more convincing than the truths told by others, one is that he has a good reputation in the clan, unlike his father Lin Zhi, Lin Jiang has more preferential treatment for the family after taking over the patriarch.

Take care of the poor and widowed people in the clan, support the clan school, increase the sacrificial fields, and allocate a sum of money to the talented people in the clan every year, so that they can go out to study and operate.

The second is that he is in a high position, and what he knows and thinks will naturally surpass his clansmen, so even the eldest sixth uncle will be quiet when he speaks, and wait for him to finish speaking before expressing his opinion.

The third is his character.

Lin Jiang's character is not to mention in the family, even in the Great Chu, Liao and Southern Han Dynasty outside the Great Liang.

Ten words from others can't compare to one sentence from him, this is not his accumulation alone, but from his great-grandfather.

The image of the Lin family's loyalty, love for the people, and keeping promises is slowly portrayed in this world.

Similarly, even if Lin Ba was dissatisfied with Lin Jiang's behavior of selling his property and donating it, he still didn't doubt his intentions for the family, let alone Lin Liu and Lin Eleven?

So at this time, the three sect elders all quieted down and listened to him.

Lin Jiang sighed and said: "The Lin family is the head of the five major families, but when I go, the family will fall directly to the bottom. ”

The three clansmen were stunned, and then they remembered the most important thing, yes, the Lin family was originally the head of Jiangnan, and now Lin Jiang is sick, and when he dies, he has donated so many industries to his descendants, so what qualifications does the Lin family have to sit in the first place?

"But the last also has the last benefit, at least you don't have to worry about the other four families taking action against the Lin family in order to win the first place," Lin Jiang said: "What the Lin family has to do in the next few years is to stick to Suzhou, support family learning, and provide children who can enter the Shi as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be seven or eight years in short, and more than ten years in the long, the prestige left by the Lin family will weaken, not only the four major families, but also other wealthy families will flock to it, wanting to get a piece of the Lin family." ”

Lin Liu became anxious, "Then what should I do, now the Lin family has no children in the court as officials, I am afraid, I am only afraid of ......"

Lin Jiang raised his hand slightly, and smiled at him comfortingly: "Sixth uncle, don't worry, my grandfather Yu Wei is still there, plus I still have some thin noodles in front of His Majesty, and I can still protect the Lin family for a few years." What's more,"

He looked at Lin Qingwan and smiled: "There is still Sister Wan, she is the righteous daughter of the queen's mother, and she is the county lord of His Majesty's own title, and she can be folded and played." ”

The eyes of the three sect elders lit up, yes, other people's families have children who are officials in the court, and their Lin family also has a county lord who can fold and play, in addition to the county lord, there is also a county lord!

"So the most important thing is that in the five years after I left, the Lin family should be stable, so the family can't be impatient," Lin Jiang said slowly: "And looking at the children of the whole clan, among the brothers of my generation, only Gorou is the most stable and has the best character, so I chose him after thinking about it for a long time." ”

"Naturally, the choice of the patriarch is a matter of the whole clan, and even if I have this right, I will not make a private decision on this, so in the past two months, I have written to ask the opinions of the owners of the houses and the people who are traveling abroad, and this is their reply. Except for six people who expressed doubts, the remaining fifty-two people all expressed their approval, and the eighth uncle can take a look. ”

Lin Ba's face changed, and he didn't reach out to get those letters, Lin Shiyi said: "Then what are you hesitating about, just decide Goro." ”

He turned his head to Lin Ba and said solemnly: "Starling brother, it is about the future of the Lin family, you can't be confused, because of your own selfishness and harm the whole clan, you ask yourself, in addition to Wulang, who else in the clan is more suitable for the position of patriarch?" ”

Lin Jiang looked at Lin Badao with tears in his eyes: "Eighth Uncle, now that the clan is surrounded by foreign enemies, the most important thing is to unite as one. ”

Lin Liu, who has always avoided suspicion, couldn't help but say: "Eighth child, even if you say that I have selfish intentions, this time I support my son." ”

Lin Ba gritted his teeth, looked at Lin Jiang, looked at Lin Run, and finally stomped his feet and said, "You all have an idea, so why do you ask me to do it?" ”

Lin Jiang fell on the pillow and said gratefully, "Thank you Eighth Uncle for your understanding." ”

Lin Run even directly lifted his robe and knelt down, and said solemnly: "Second brother rest assured, please also ask my father, eighth uncle, and eleventh uncle to rest assured, Wulang will never live up to the family's hopes." ”

Lin Jiang's tearful eyes were bottomless, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

Except for Lin Qingwan, everyone only thought that he was looking at Lin Run with relief, and sighed for a while.

The eighth uncle walked out of the house with a calm face, everything has really not gone well since he came to Yangzhou, none of the things he wants to do have been achieved, and the things he doesn't want to do have been succeeded one by one.

He doesn't want to stay in Yangzhou anymore, otherwise who knows what else he will promise if he stays any longer?

Lin Liu hurriedly chased him out of it, he was clever at this time, and he knew that he couldn't let the eighth go back first, otherwise when they went back later, who knew what gossip would be spread in the clan?

So Lin Liu pulled him and said, "Erlang is seriously ill, so we just left Sister Wan's aunt and nephew, the weak are weak, and the young are young, how can we rest assured?" ”

"Isn't there still Goro, oh, by the way, Saburo is also there, just let their brother stay."

The sixth uncle twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Some things always have to be handled by our elders. ”

The sixth uncle was polite, but the eleventh uncle said directly with a sarcastic face: "Let San Lang help Erlang, you can figure it out, it's not bad if he doesn't make Erlang angry." Besides, he can't get out of bed by himself now, right? Anyway, it's been so long, what's wrong with staying for a while longer? Now that the heat is in full swing, I don't want to go on the road at this time. ”

When the eighth uncle heard this, he said angrily: "I didn't let you go on the road, I'll go by myself!" ”

"That's even worse, who knows how you're going to chew the root of your tongue when you go back?" Uncle Eleven squinted at him and said with contempt: "You are like a woman with a long tongue, I can't trust you." If you go first, when I get home, I might become a rakshasa in the clan. ”

"You, you," Uncle Eight's hands trembled with anger, "Lin Shiyi, don't deceive people too much, when did I gossip about you?" ”

Uncle Eleven jumped up and said, "When didn't you say it?" When Jiufang wanted to sell the land in Lushan, did you chew your tongue and say that I forced Jiufang to sell the land to me? ”

"Fart, I didn't say it." The eighth uncle said confidently: "Besides, you didn't force you to know it." ”

"Sixth brother, look, he still said that he didn't say it, the land at the foot of Jiufang Mountain is poor like that, do I need to force them? That's what they cried and begged to sell to me......"

In the house, Lin Qingwan fed Lin Jiang a sip of water, and when she heard the noise outside, she looked at Lin Run on the side and said, "It's noisy again, don't you go out and have a look?" ”

Lin Run's forehead twitched, and he bowed his hand to Lin Jiang.