The ability to reverse right and wrong, Zhou Zheng will play small. Anyway, no one saw it with their own eyes, so naturally he said what was what.

Besides, even if his father was really angry with him, it was a matter between the two of them, which turn was the turn of a group of outsiders to point fingers here?

Especially Zhou Renming, he obviously wants to add fuel to the fire, and he has to kill himself! Now, if you don't pour dirty water on him, on whom?

Of course, Zhou Zheng also understands that with his suspicion of chasing after the wind and shadows, he can't do anything to Zhou Renming at all, but it can also play a role in isolating him in the clan.

This is equivalent to that, from now on, the two will completely enmity themselves. However, Zhou Zheng was not afraid at all!

Speaking of being afraid, don't look at Zhou Zheng's trembling appearance since he entered the ancestral hall, in fact, he is not afraid or panicked at all.

He had expected it and knew that he would not be able to avoid this hurdle sooner or later, so he was already prepared when he held the funeral for his parents.

He asked Zhang Duan to first figure out the power network in the clan, and then find out all the interests and hobbies of each clan elder. Then he personally selected and sent the gifts that he loved to each powerful clan elder through the mourning of his parents.

Moreover, Zhou Zheng's rhetoric was very ingenious, so that the other party could not refuse. It's like a picture of Wu Daozi's lady given to the patriarch, and the patriarch's eyes were straight on the spot.

Zhou Zheng said that when he was sorting out his father's relics, he found that there were sticky notes on the painting, indicating that it was intended to be a gift to the patriarch. Now, when his father is gone, he sent it for his father, which can be regarded as fulfilling his father's wish.

Zhou Zheng said it with emotion, the patriarch knew it well, and the two tacitly agreed. In the end, for the sake of the filial piety of the whole child, the patriarch reluctantly kept it for the time being.

Therefore, Zhou Zheng has not yet entered the ancestral hall, and more than half of the clan elders who can speak are on his side.

The reason why he showed a deferential attitude of admitting punishment at the beginning was that the sixth grandfather of the clan taught him to do so. The purpose is to make him show that he has changed his past wrongs and win the understanding and sympathy of the majority of the people.

The sixth grandfather was old and strong, and Zhou Zheng deliberately ransomed the two unopened spirit officials of the Nuanchun Pavilion and gave them to his uncle to warm the bed and wipe his body. Does the sixth grandfather have a reason not to work hard?

Where did Zhou Zheng learn this set of operations?

He himself didn't know. Anyway, I suddenly had it in my head, and it worked surprisingly well.

The final result can be imagined, and there is no real evidence for most of Zhou Zheng's culpability, so it doesn't count. Zhou Zheng not only did not have to be stoned to death, but also did not have to be cleared out of the family tree.

Even Zhou Rensong's great business was naturally inherited by Zhou Zheng personally, and it can be completely confiscated.

Zhou Zheng peeked at everyone's appearance and looked at him with his neck in his eyes, and very firmly kept his promise to confiscate the family property.

He had thought deeply about it. There are two main reasons why it is necessary to confiscate the public without hesitation.

The first one, take money to buy your life. He himself knows better than anyone else how great his own guilt is. Now, by handing over these possessions to the clan, he not only gains his life, but also wins the understanding of the clan, increases his prestige, and neutralizes his previous evil deeds. Kill more than one stone!

Second, he understands the truth of guilt. He is still young, and some people who are jealous of these properties will change their methods to embezzle his property by unscrupulous means, and even kill him for money.

Rather than that, it is better to confiscate the matter and ensure your own safety.

Zhou Zheng's confiscation of family property was finally finalized, and the faces of the clansmen couldn't help but smile with joy.

In view of the fact that Zhou Zheng knew the righteousness so much at a young age, he was naturally inclined in terms of distribution. In addition to the return of the existing house to him, the clan gave him ten taels of silver every month, and another 1,000 taels of dividends every year to ensure that he had no worries about food and clothing.

In addition, Zhou Renming is suspected of murdering Zhou Zheng and Zhou Rensong and his wife, so the right to distribute dividends to their family is revoked.

There was no objection to these two decisions, and everyone was happy.

Back at home, Zhou Zheng was exhausted and leaned on the soft couch. The wound on his buttocks was not completely healed, and he did not dare to sit for a long time. can be imagined, that family member that day was indeed ruthless enough!

Ming'er was very distressed to serve him tea and pour water, rub his shoulders and beat his back, and relieve his fatigue.

"Go and bring Steward Zhang." Although he enjoyed Ming'er's service, Zhou Zheng also knew that it was not time to relax. There are a lot of things that he needs to deal with early.

After a while, Zhang Hongye trotted into the room.

"Uncle Zhang, we will live a poor life in the future. You can dismiss all the housekeepers, and leave only two or three guards to clean the yard and cook the meals. In addition, the little girls and girls who sold themselves to our family can also sell them if they find a tooth. The silver taels sold were used for household use. ”

Ming'er on the side was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, "Young master, I'm not leaving!" Young master, don't drive me away, don't sell me! ”

"Who said I sold you?" Zhou Zheng gritted his teeth and sat down in the soft collapse, "Hurry up, hurry up." ”

"Uncle Zhang, the two big girls who serve my father and mother can't be sold, find a good family for them to marry. One hundred taels per person, and one person picks a valuable object as a dowry. Don't lose them, they are good to my parents, I remember it in my heart! ”

"This girl doesn't sell either, I'm used to it." He pointed to Ming'er, "Besides, her parents are long gone, and the two of us are in sympathy with each other." ”

"In addition, even the valuable items in the house have been sold. But I couldn't touch a single thing in my parents' room, so I kept a thought. ”

"In this way, there should be a few thousand taels of silver, plus the dividends in the clan, let's be tight, at least within three years, we can still live a happy life as before."

Originally, Zhou Zheng arranged the ground in an orderly manner, Zhang Hongye kept burning high incense, and secretly thanked the Bodhisattva for his blessing, and the young master finally embarked on the right path.

But the last sentence shocked him.

"Less... Few... Young master," he wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to persuade him.

In the past few days, Zhou Zheng's performance seems to have changed to a different person, thoughtful and sophisticated, how can there be a little bit of the previous domineering attitude?

But every time, whenever Zhang Hongye was about to be relieved, Zhou Zheng revealed his original form again and returned to his previous ruffian state.

"Young master, then, what will I do in three years?"

"Uncle Zhang," Zhou Zheng stood up, grinning and hooking up with Zhang Hongye's shoulder, "You, I don't know yet?" You didn't have any left? ”

"Young master, according to your orders, everything has been handed over to the clan, how dare I leave something?"

"Didn't you really leave any left? Do you want me to tell Aunt Hong, where is your old private money? ”

"Don't, young master. So I kept a thousand taels for myself, just in case. That's all we have. ”

"Just a thousand?"

"That's... Two thousand. ”

"Huh?"

"Five thousand taels. That's it! That's life-saving money, young master, that can't be moved! ”

"Look at your urgency, who said I want to fight the idea of this money?"

"Huh? That young master... What do you mean? ”

"I mean, you can hide this money, but don't keep it in our house, you can use it later. By the way, my father once promised that when Zhang Guan is older, he will buy a family house and land for your family. Now that my ability is limited, I will simply give you the West Courtyard. There is a courtyard gate leading to the street, and if we build a wall in the middle, it will be your home alone! ”

Zhang Hongye's eyes were moist, and he was choked up and speechless for a long time.

"Alright, Uncle Zhang! Go ahead and get things done! ”

"Yes, young master!"