In just one hour, the news of Liu Fu's resignation has spread throughout the entire Liu family, and the Liu clan is all stunned.

The branch of the Liu family has always been the most powerful in the clan, not only has it been the patriarch for generations, but also its fame and official position are stronger than other houses. The old lady Liu is the highest-ranking official in the history of the clan, and Liu Fu is better than the blue. Just because his official is big, although everyone in the clan knows that he is a concubine who is right, and he also turns a blind eye to him as the head of the clan, except for saying a few words when his wife and wife bully Liu Dongxing too much, or making a little trouble for him, they never thought that they could really get him off the position of patriarch. It wasn't until Master Liu Qi was promoted to the sixth rank that the clansmen thought a little carefully, thinking that if there were also big officials in other houses, they might be able to compare him, but that was by no means something that could be done in a year and a half.

Who would have thought that such a character would have to resign and return to his hometown in the prime of life? With Liu Fu's age, it's no problem to be an official for another ten years

Most of the clansmen who were close to Liu Fu began to suspect that this was just a lie made up by Liu Dongxing, and he was trying to deceive the clansmen. Some people said: "That child has suffered a lot under the hands of the old 2nd daughter-in-law since he was a child, and we all see it in our eyes, but who called him unlucky?" At a young age, his father and mother died, and he was still born with such a gloomy temper, he didn't know how to please people, and it was common to be wronged. Now that he has finally made some credit in Northern Xinjiang and become an official, although he is not as good as his uncle, he also has four grades, so he is shaking, right? He may have tried to coax us with this, so that we could hold him and give him more benefits. It's so far away from the capital, and it takes more than ten days to walk on the road, and when we find out the news that his second uncle hasn't resigned, and he has made enough benefits to leave, can we still fight the imperial court? ”

As soon as this statement came out, many clansmen felt that it was very likely, and some people said: "That's right, didn't the fourth child complain last night, saying that Brother Xing'er mentioned to him about the small courtyard that year?" This is Brother Xing'er reminding us that when the children of the clan want to be independent, in addition to the house, they will be divided into a piece of land, he is the descendant of the long house, and his son is the eldest son, so it is said that he will share more than others. He's settling old scores with us."

"By ...... Why? He died early, and the property of the long house was given to Lao 2, even if he wanted to divide it, it was also Lao 2's business, what does it have to do with us? Is it possible that we have to divide the family property with other houses? ”

"What are you excited about? He divided his family and went out as the master of Lao 2, and he must have already divided the silver field or something, at most it is a few acres of clan land, no matter where he is, he will be given a piece. He is a man who is an official outside, where is there such a lack of land? ”

A group of people quarreled noisily, and a few clansmen, who had never dealt well with Liu Fu's family, found Fourth Master Liu and were also discussing this matter. Their attitude was a little better, and they felt that whether Liu Dongxing was lying or not was secondary, and the key was that he should give him his share of the clan land.

Fourth Mrs. Liu was silent and did not speak, and later the family came to say that Liu Dongxing invited the clan elders to discuss the ancestral worship ceremony tomorrow, and he led a few younger brothers and nephews over.

Liu Dongxing and Wen Yi entertained them in the flower hall, Wen Yi put on the posture of a virtuous daughter-in-law very softly, stood aside with her head and waited for tea, she didn't speak if she could not speak, and she spoke softly and deferentially. Some people in the Central Plains of those clans didn't blame her for being the daughter of the Gu family, but when they saw the situation, they changed a little, only the fourth master Liu still had that attitude that was not salty or light, and even ordered her to avoid it under the pretext of discussing business.

Liu Dongxing frowned slightly. He knew that the fourth grandfather didn't like Liu Gu's, and he didn't like Wen Yi either, but he had already written a letter and asked his uncles and aunts to pass on the word, and he had said countless good things for his wife.

He glanced at Wen Yi, with a little guilt in his eyes, Wen Yi didn't take it to heart, smiled at him soothingly, and bowed and retreated. The specific arrangements for the ancestor worship ceremony need to be discussed by several elders of the clan, but they don't need to make up their minds about the things used, so she took someone to arrange it. There is also that small courtyard, and someone has to be hired to clean it, if Uncle Liu's family really comes back in a few days, their husband and wife may not be happy to continue to live in this house.

Before Wen Yi left, Fourth Grandpa Liu immediately asked: "Brother Xing, you tell the Fourth Grandpa an honest word, is the news you came out in the morning true or false?" Lao 2 is doing a good job as an official in the capital, why did he quit without incident? ”

Liu Dongxing smiled: "Naturally, it's the truth, why do I need to lie?" The reason for the second uncle's resignation is a bit complicated, he said too much, it was not appropriate, and the fourth grandfather just thought that he was impatient as an official. ”

Eighth Master Liu on the side couldn't help but interject: "Brother Xing, what you say is so ridiculous, how can anyone in the world be impatient as an official?" Your second uncle's addiction to being an official is so big, in order to be an official, even the affairs of the clan are lost to your fourth uncle, no matter how much effort he spent to fight for this position before. Now I'm impatient and quit the official? He has become a scholar, and others say that as long as he continues to be an official, he will be stable in three and five years...... Belch...... So what...... The life of the Taishi Taifu even if the new emperor ascends the throne, he must be given three points"

Liu Dongxing sneered: "Where is this nonsense?" The eighth grandfather heard someone say this again, he should be slapped on the slap and the saint is still alive, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince, but no one dares to say anything about the new emperor's accession to the throne, if it spreads, it will be a crime to lose his head when he encounters a more serious imperial history."

Mrs. Liu has never been out of Heng'an in his life, and he is a person with little knowledge, so he shrank in fright when he heard this: "No...... Isn't it all about listening to other people's words? Where do I know this? Brother Xing, don't scare me. ”

Liu Dongxing said to Mrs. Liu: "Don't worry about your old man, in fact, this matter is also simple, in April last year, I went back here to live for a few days, didn't the second aunt take Brother Ning and me to her mother's house Pingyang?" There I met the son of the princess's aunt, the prince of Dongping, and played for a few days, but after returning to the capital, the second uncle was given a copy of ginseng, saying that he was suspected of clinging to the palace. Everyone knows that our family is related to the Dongping Palace, and this crime is a joke, but at that time, the emperor was not waiting to see the Dongping prince, and the second uncle was demoted. You've all heard about this, right? ”

Fourth Master Liu and the others all nodded: "I've heard of it." One of them said, "Didn't you say that you went back later?" A few months ago, you were promoted to a bachelor's degree? The emperor and Lao 2 have been friends for decades, and they are in-laws, so they were angry for a while, and then they were all right when the anger subsided. ”

Liu Dongxing chuckled: "Royal people, if you are stingy, the whole world will tremble." No matter how capable the second uncle is, he can't stop the Dongping Wangfu from causing trouble, I heard that the Dongping Wang's family didn't know why they were up with the emperor, and they were finally ordered to return to the domain quickly, and they were not allowed to stay in the capital for more. The emperor is so angry...... It is not good to cure the sins of his own brother, so he has to be angry with others. The second uncle was affected by the eldest aunt, and his body was not clean, and he was caught by several imperial histories in the wrong place and participated in it, he was annoyed for a while, thinking that he could resign from the previous book, he could remind the emperor, let the emperor read on the love for many years, and treat the sins of those imperial histories, but he didn't expect the emperor to play without saying a word, and he couldn't talk back, so he had to admit it. ”

Fourth Master Liu and the others all widened their eyes and said, "How can Old 2 be so confused? ”

"Yes, can you say anything casually when you resign? What kind of person is that, Your Majesty? Chrysostom Yuyan, playing with the emperor, this is self-inflicted, right? ”

"I see, he is blinded by lard, thinking that the emperor will look at him for many years of affection, and he doesn't want to think about it, since he is not clean, it is also right for others to participate in him, he doesn't think about confessing his guilt, begging the emperor to be merciful, and he still wants to deal with others, with such a result, it is deserved"

Everyone nodded in agreement, Liu Dongxing held back the smile on his lips and sighed: "I'm afraid the second uncle is also regretting it, but this kind of thing is a reversal of medicine, the emperor has opened the golden mouth, and the second uncle can only return to his hometown if he is reluctant." Fourth Grandfather, Seventh Grandfather, Eighth Grandfather, uncles, when the second uncle comes back, don't pour salt on his wounds, as long as you know it in your heart. ”

Everyone was busy, but everyone had their own thoughts, but Fourth Master Liu was worried about another thing: "Your second uncle is going to resign and return to his hometown, it's nothing, but will he leave any trouble?" Didn't you say that there was a history of the emperor who caught his mistakes? What exactly is the charge? It won't bother the people, right? ”

Liu Dongxing comforted him and said: "It's okay, the fourth grandfather, although the second uncle has been charged with a lot of crimes, but the emperor Chrysostom said that he would resign, which means to let him go." As long as he is safe in the future, and he thinks about those decades, the emperor will not embarrass him. It's just that he is a guilty body, outsiders don't know, and they will respect him as an old minister in the court, our clan knows it well, it's better not to make trouble outside in his name, otherwise he will accidentally catch fire, but he doesn't have the ability to protect us. ”

Everyone responded one after another, and then there was a long sigh, sighing that Liu Fu, who had climbed the highest in the history of the Liu family, was cut off like this, and the emperor spoke, I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover in the future, right? But that's okay, this Liu Lao 2 relied on his official position to be big, and didn't take the elders of the clan in his eyes, and now that he has no official position, he just suppressed his arrogance.

An uncle asked tentatively: "Brother Xing, since your second uncle is not done, the head of this long house...... Do you want to get it back? Anyway, our Liu family is also a famous scholarly family in Heng'an, how can the reputation passed down by the ancestors be tarnished by a guilty person? ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they reacted and looked at each other. Master Liu Si said: "There is some truth in this, Brother Xing, you are the eldest son and grandson of the Liu family, and you are more justifiable than your second uncle and younger brother. ”

Liu Dongxing was stunned and said with a smile: "That's not necessary, the second uncle is an official in the capital, and he has to hang the position of the patriarch, but he can only hand over the clan affairs to the second aunt and the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt, which makes a mess. Besides, I've already split up, so how can I fight with my family? As long as the clan knew who I was. ”

When Fourth Master Liu heard this, he straightened his face: "Speaking of this, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, stinky boy, why did you agree to your second uncle to split up?" Do you think you can be at ease when you get separated? Your second uncle's scheming is deep and calculates you, you don't know anything else, only your daughter-in-law, you know that she is your second aunt's mother's family, why did you agree? ”

Liu Dongxing said with a straight face: "Fourth grandfather, although my mother's surname is also Gu, she is not a person from the second aunt. Her mother's house and her second aunt's house are next to each other, and they have always been a little uneasy. ”

"You're still coaxing me?" Fourth Mrs. Liu slapped the table, "Your family affairs are set by your second aunt, if she is not a trustworthy person, can she tell you about her niece and nephew?" Besides, the daughters of the Gu family are not easy to give birth to, your second aunt has been in the door for decades, and she only gave birth to one Ning Ge'er, and she was originally pregnant with one, but she was not blessed and fell off. People are not virtuous, and they shout at the concubines in your second uncle's house, and they don't have the demeanor of everyone at all. In the past, your second uncle also accepted a few small ones, and when he was pregnant with a child, he didn't understand it, and there was a male fetus among them, who in the clan didn't know? Whose daughter are you marrying? I told you that I want to pick her family, I have already gotten along with you, that is, the niece and granddaughter of your grandmother's mother's family, who is of the right age, good looking, in good health, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and is a good match for you, so that you don't listen to your second aunt, but you didn't say a word, and married someone before the expedition, so that I can't even explain to other girls now."

Liu Dongxing was a little helpless: "Fourth grandfather, I have inquired about the lady's personality, and besides, I was going to go on the battlefield at that time, and I might lose my life on the battlefield at any time, but she still married me without saying a word." At this point, I can't let her down."

Eighth Master Liu also persuaded Fourth Master Liu: "Fourth brother, I see that Brother Xing's daughter-in-law is good, gentle and obedient, and respectful, you gave her no face in front of so many people yesterday, and she is still respectful to you today." Brother Xing'er also said that he might die that day, and his daughter-in-law also got married. ”

Fourth Master Liu was still angry, and Seventh Master Liu said to Liu Dongxing: "Don't blame your fourth grandfather, he is really heartbroken for your family." At that time, there were almost no people left in the Rong family, and it was not easy to find a few cousins of your grandmother, and they also had a few daughters, but they were not outstanding, only this one, who was also an orphan girl, fatherless and motherless, but she was dignified and generous, and she looked very much like your grandmother when she was young. A few of our old men discussed it, and felt that this was your good marriage, so we would take the girl back, so that she could give birth and raise her, and wait for you to come home to complete the marriage. Unexpectedly, you didn't say anything about marrying outside, you also married, and you took the martial arts exam and became an official, and now you are still bringing your daughter-in-law back to worship your ancestors. The uncles of the girls came to pick up people, and said that they wanted your fourth grandfather to give an explanation, and your fourth grandfather was also a stomach full of grievances."

Liu Dongxing frowned, he never expected that there was such a trouble waiting for him...

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