Verse 13 is a retreat
Although he was angry in his heart, Long Feitian did not show it, but said: "Several elders are fair and strict, and they have already spread throughout the Long family, and Tian'er's father is not here, so today I have to ask the elders to make decisions for me and my mother." ”
Hearing this, the three elders all frowned, but Long Xingcheng's face became more and more gloomy.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the third elder nodded, and said with majesty in his tone: "If you have anything to say, we will definitely deal with it fairly." ”
"Thank you, Third Elder. Long Feitian saluted, turned around and entered the kitchen, and after a while, he walked up to the three elders with a plate of dishes, and said, "In order to increase the strength of the family, my father is willing to leave his wife and children to retreat and cultivate, and even handed over the family affairs to Long Xingcheng to handle on his behalf, what a trust this is in him." ”
"But Long Xingcheng was not grateful, but suppressed me and my mother in every way during my father's retreat, not only secretly instructed his subordinates to insult us, but also gave us something that pigs and dogs did not eat. ”
Looking at the dish that Long Feitian brought to him, and then listening to his words, the third elder and the fourth elder all frowned, they didn't need to eat the dish in front of them, they could also think of how it tasted.
"Bloody mouth. Long Xingcheng finally couldn't help it and drank coldly.
"Is it wrong to know in your own heart. Long Feitian sneered: "This dish in my hand is what we usually eat, do you eat one bite to compensate?"
"Your food is not good, then you can only blame the kitchen, what does it have to do with me?" Long Xingcheng said with a gloomy face, he naturally wouldn't pay for it, in his eyes, that dish made him sick to his stomach just by looking at it.
"But the problem is that they just told me that you did it yourself. Long Feitian looked at Long Xingcheng coldly, with an unkind expression.
Without waiting for Long Xingcheng to speak, the third elder looked at Long Jincheng, who had been beaten beyond recognition by Long Feitian, and asked coldly, "You are the steward of this kitchen, but the matter is the same as what the young master said?"
Swept away by the majestic gaze of the third elder, Long Jincheng's whole body trembled, and he hurriedly said: "What the young master said is true......" Before he finished speaking, he felt a fierce and murderous gaze fall on his body, he glanced up and found that the owner of that gaze was Long Xingcheng, his face suddenly turned pale, his tone changed, and he continued: "But this matter has nothing to do with the second master, it is completely my doing." ”
Hearing this, Long Feitian's face changed suddenly, and he asked in a cold voice: "You have to think about it, this matter is not something you can afford alone." ”
"Master Hui, this matter is indeed what I did. Long Jincheng said in a trembling voice: "If you want to punish me, punish me alone." ”
"Then why did you just say that this was instructed by Long Xingcheng?" asked Long Feitian sharply.
"I just wanted to borrow the prestige of the second master, thinking that the young master would no longer pursue this matter. Long Jincheng was determined to protect Long Xingcheng, no matter how Long Feitian asked, he took it all on himself, so that Long Feitian had no choice in the end.
"The facts are already clear, although Long Feitian is the son of the head of the family, you are indeed defiled with me, if you don't give an explanation today, don't blame me for being polite. "Long Xingcheng took advantage of the situation to make trouble, and he was not good.
But Long Feitian didn't care at all, looked at him and sneered: "The second master is famous and shocking, and he can make his subordinates suffer for you without his life, I really admire it, but I don't know if other people will also suffer for you like him?"
After a pause, Long Feitian continued: "In addition to food, according to the rules of my Long family, each descendant can receive a sum of money every month, but my mother and I have not received a single silver coin for several years, and every time we go, the steward said that there is no money, is it possible that the second master, you have been in charge of the Long family for so many years, and you have managed the Long family to the point that you can't even send out the regular money of the descendants?"
Long Feitian's words were very poisonous, and the meaning directly pointed to Long Xingcheng's poor management of the family, which seemed to be thriving on the surface, but in fact he had already destroyed the family.
Long Xingcheng could naturally hear this meaning, if it weren't for the presence of the three elders and everyone, he really wanted to kill Long Feitian with one palm, took a few deep breaths, and then suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "How is the family now, everyone can see it, whether there is money in the treasury, the elders can also inquire at any time." ”
"So the people below did it again?" Long Feitian sneered.
"Hmph......" Long Xingcheng snorted coldly and stopped talking, he knew very well in his heart, no matter what he said at this time, it was not right, if it was said that the people below did it, it would undoubtedly make the people below chill and lose people's hearts, but if there was no such thing, when the time came, Long Feitian did not receive the money, everything was clear, but it was not good for himself.
"Second Uncle didn't say that this is a tacit acquiescence?" Long Feitian sneered.
"I don't know these things at all, as for how you want to say that it's your business, if there is evidence, you just have to take it out, and I admit what the elders will do with it. Long Xingcheng had a gloomy face and said coldly: "But if you can't show evidence, I believe that the Council of Elders will also return my innocence." ”
"It seems that the second uncle really doesn't know about this. Long Feitian's tone changed, and he smiled kindly, his sudden change made everyone confused, I don't know what he meant, or if he softened to Long Xingcheng.
After a pause, Long Feitian continued: "Although these things are not instructed by the second uncle, the second uncle, you are now managing the entire family, and so many things have happened, and they have lasted for several years, but you don't know at all, this is a big dereliction of duty!"
Hearing this, everyone finally understood what Long Feitian meant, it turned out that he was advancing by retreating, knowing that it was impossible for those people to stand up and identify Long Xingcheng, and he couldn't come up with evidence, if he continued to entangle, it would be unfavorable to Long Feitian.
But he turned to the second, saying that Long Xingcheng was derelict in his duties, this is not a problem, the manager of a family is to benefit the descendants, and now the subordinates not only deduct the money of Long Feitian's two descendants, but also take some things that pigs and dogs do not eat for them, and the time has lasted for several years, and the manager of his family is not derelict in his duties, and no one believes it.
Long Xingcheng looked at Long Feitian with an iron face, but he couldn't say a word, and if he didn't admit that he instructed the matter, it was a dereliction of duty, but he could admit it, and what was waiting for him would be a heavier punishment.
Just when Long Xingcheng was in a dilemma, the third elder stood up, looked at Long Jincheng on the ground, and said coldly: "Since you admit to withholding the food of the young master and his wife, you will be executed according to family law, do you have something to say." ”
Hearing this, Long Jincheng's face suddenly turned pale, but he couldn't say a word, he was alone with everything on his back, and he was not the only one who died when he said that Long Xingcheng commanded, even his family could not escape his life, Long Xingcheng's ruthlessness, they knew better than anyone else.