During the Shangyuan Festival, Hangzhou celebrated in the whole city, but the huge Xie family's mansion seemed more deserted than before.

Except for the lanterns hanging high in the courtyards, there are no other festivals that should be arranged.

Not only that, but even the family members did not go outside to enjoy the lanterns as before, or go to their own shops to display lanterns, or go to Yunlin Temple to make incense, but all gathered in the small ancestral hall at home.

The younger generation was still puzzled by such an arrangement in the clan, and they were restless from hand to ear, and from time to time they looked out, thinking that they could end the meeting quickly and go out to have a good time.

However, those old adults, only seeing such an arrangement in the clan, faintly sensed a trace of uneasiness, and could only wait patiently for the moment when the answer was revealed.

When the sun set in the west, under the thousands of calls of dozens of Xie clansmen, Xie Ao finally walked into the ancestral hall, just looking at his serious and solemn expression, everyone subconsciously stopped communicating, and dozens of pairs of eyes fell on the current patriarch.

Xie Ao, who walked to the top, did not sit down, but straightened up and quickly swept the people in front of him, and then spoke: "Today, I let no one in my family go to join in the excitement of the Yuan Festival for the safety of my Xie family, because soon, there will be a big mess in Hangzhou." ”

"Xie Ao, what do you mean by this? Hangzhou City has always been peaceful, can there be any chaos that will threaten my Xie family? A white-haired old man sitting in the front asked with a puzzled face.

His name is Xie Meng, and the seniority of the clan is still above the patriarch of Xie Ao, so in many cases, his influence among the children of the Xie family is also quite small.

"That's it, I made an appointment with the two owners of Qian's cloth village early in the morning to drink and talk about things together tonight, this is a serious matter, and I can't delay it." Someone immediately responded.

Immediately other people followed suit, either this one had a meal with a friend in the business field, or the one who had promised his wife and children to go to a certain place to enjoy the lanterns, anyway, they were all impatient to sit here.

Xie Ao didn't scold everyone in the face of dissatisfaction, just sat there quietly and listened to their complaints.

It wasn't until these people finished expressing their meaning that he said with a straight face: "It's all done?"

"The things you are anxious to go out to do now may be quite important, but what is it compared to life and death?

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, those who are wandering around today will soon encounter a catastrophe."

"Patriarch, what do you know?" The clan brothers, who finally felt a little wrong, couldn't help but ask.

"Tonight there will be a fire in every temple in the city. Countless foolish people who worship the Buddha will be engulfed by the fire, and those who escape will inevitably completely destroy the lively scene of the entire Shangyuan Festival, and it is difficult to say how many people will die by then. ”

After coldly saying this assertion, Xie Ao looked at the few children who were shouting to go out: "If you go out at this time, you will be worried about your life, do you still want to go to the appointment?" ”

The hall fell silent for a moment, and everyone's faces were full of surprise and surprise, as well as a little panic.

After a while, Xie Meng asked with a slight trembling, "You can't arrange this thing, right?" ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Xie Ao's body again, there was horror in his eyes, and there were deep doubts, could this be true?

"I made people do this, presumably the fires in the temples are already burning at this time." Xie Ao didn't mean to deny it, and nodded in recognition.

"How can you ...... How dare you do such a thing? Are you here to let my Xie family be buried for your madness? Xie Meng was so anxious that he suddenly stood up and slapped the coffee table and shouted.

Immediately, many people in power in the clan also spoke out: "Patriarch, why don't you discuss such a big matter with us......

"Patriarch, have you thought about it, once there is such a big mess, the government will definitely investigate it to the end, and then our Xie family will be finished......"

"Patriarch, I know that you have always had an opinion on the monks of Yunlin Temple, but you shouldn't take risks and do such a deed that hurts the heavens and reason......

In the face of these accusations, Xie Ao was unmoved, only stared at them coldly, and when they were almost finished, he snorted and said, "Discuss with you?" I've already discussed with you about dealing with the monks who keep stealing the benefits of my Xie family, but how do you do it?

"Either I just speak for those monks, or I don't know anything about the truth?

"If I hadn't had no other choice, would I have taken such a risk and made it happen?"

Everyone was stopped by his question, and it turned out that the turbulent momentum was weak.

Indeed, most of the children of the Xie family here, like most of the people in Hangzhou, worship Buddhism, and thus gain spiritual peace.

As for how much of the family's property is dedicated to the temple by them, and what kind of predicament will the entire Xie family fall into, they will not care.

Only a very few people know that the Xie family is now at the extreme of being a strong outsider, and with only the family's property, it is almost impossible to support the daily expenses of hundreds of people.

And the temple monks are still a huge bottomless pit, still encroaching on their wealth.

Xie Meng was one of the people who understood, but at this time, he didn't mean to stand on Xie Ao's side at all, and only hummed: "Even so, you shouldn't do such a thing." No, we need to send someone to inform the temple quickly, but there is no real disaster. ”

So saying, he immediately got up and went out of the hall.

Don't look at Xie Meng's age, his legs and feet are quite dexterous, and before everyone can react, the person has already stepped out of the hall door.

But immediately, two people flashed out from under the corridor, grabbed him from left to right, and blocked him back: "Third uncle, please don't embarrass us!" ”

Xie Meng looked at Xie Yu and Xie Kun, who were blocking him and carrying knives in their hands, and finally showed panic on their faces: "You guys...... This is an iron determination to take my entire Xie family to the point of no return......"

"If you are allowed to come here, my Xie family will be put on the real road of no return, I am saving my Xie family!" Xie Ao said coldly, "You people do all the things you do on weekdays, and use the temple as an excuse to get out of the clan how many fields and industries, do I really not know?"

"Also, do you Xie Meng really think that you can hide from everyone with those small actions that you Xie Meng made behind your back in order for your son to replace me as the head of the Xie family?"

As Xie Ao said these more amazing and unspeakable things in public, Xie Meng, as well as the two middle-aged people who had also gotten up and wanted to leave with him just now, turned pale......