Chapter 26: The Crisis Grows
With a torch in his hand, Ma Bantou staggered away.
Staring at the figure of Ma Bantou leaving, Dou Fangde, who had a gloomy face on the side, couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Dou Fangli: "Fang Baihu has an accident, what should the Hanging Mirror Division do according to the charter?"
"How long will it take to send reinforcements?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come for a while. Dou Fangli's face was sad, and he explained in a bitter tone: "For the past few days, I have been following Fang Baihu's side. ”
"I also learned about the recent situation of the Hanging Mirror Division in the county from Fang Bai's household, and the situation in Changshui County, next to my Longhua County, is not very good, and there is an accident and there is an urgent shortage of manpower. ”
Therefore, Li Baihu has personally led the elite of the hundred households to Changshui County. ”
"If the matter of Changshui County is not solved, it is impossible for Li Baihu to come back, the ghost ship in front of him is planted here, and Li Baihu must solve it. ”
"Where are the thousands of households in the state?"
"The twelve silver medals are famous for their master, and even I, a small people of Takizawa, know that the lack of manpower in the hundred households is reported to them, so please take the silver medal. ”
"Big brother, you are not in the officialdom, you don't know the doorway. ”
"This place is in charge of the hundred households in Longhua County, if there is an accident in the hundreds, if the hundred households can't solve it, see if the threat is greater, if the threat is not big, it will definitely block the Quartet, and outsiders are strictly forbidden to come, and this matter will pass. ”
"How can it be reported to a thousand households?"
"You must know that after reporting to the thousands of households, it will definitely affect the evaluation. ”
"Daze Lake is so close to the county seat of Takizawa, and the hundred households dare to press it down and not report it?" Dou Changsheng interjected.
"The ghost ship here, we know the details, there are many people who don't know from the outside world, and there has been no major change in the usual time, which has caused panic in Takizawa County. ”
"Nine times out of ten, the Hundred Households will temporarily suppress this matter and wait until Li Baihu comes back to solve it, or send people to it, but it will definitely not be reported to the Thousand Households. ”
In the final analysis, it is still the two hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Hanging Mirror Division has gradually begun to decay, Dou Changsheng looked at the bitter Dou Fangli, and secretly said in his heart.
However, this is exactly what Dou Changsheng wants, if Qianhu sends the silver medal to take charge of the mirror, Dou Fangde has hope that he will no longer be in a dead end, how can he think of the god of Daze Lake.
"Even if I misjudge, it will take more than a month for 100 households to report to 1,000 households, and if you want to send people. ”
"I believe in the judgment of the second child, there is little hope for the hundred households to report directly, and the biggest possibility is to send someone again. Dou Fangde's tone was low, and he directly held on to the worst hope, and repeatedly paced in the main hall.
"Fang Baihu can't solve it, as long as Li Baihu doesn't come, the hope is not high. ”
"Fortunately, our Dou family is not without a way out, and the god of Daze Lake is a way out for us. Dou Changsheng suddenly interjected, and took the initiative to mention the topic that Dou Fangde and Dou Fangli didn't know whether they avoided intentionally or unintentionally.
"The Hanging Mirror Division can't count on it, so it can only count on the Lake God of Daze Lake. Dou Fangde's tone was relatively lonely, and there was a strong unwillingness to say: "My Dou family's rise is too short and lacks heritage, if the Feng family has ancestors to protect Yin Virtue, why not?"
"Relying on outsiders is doomed to an unstable foundation. ”
"Ping'an has been in contact with the lake god, this time Ping'an went in person, as long as he can shelter the Dou family, not be threatened by ghost boats, and the house is peaceful, I am willing to add three hundred believers to the lake god. ”
"I have a lot of servants in the Dou family, as long as I believe in the god of the lake, I will reduce the land rent, and I don't have to worry about the servants not going to worship. ”
"Every household worships, less than three hundred, more than five hundred. ”
"Big brother, I'm afraid this money and food consumption is a lot. When Dou Fangli heard this, he couldn't help but want to persuade.
"Needless to say, if you are ruined, you will die, and you won't be able to take anything with you, so it's better for me to spend it myself than to be cheap to outsiders. ”
"The consumption of money is a trivial matter, the key is that the eldest brother reduces the rent, and it is difficult to explain to other Feng family and Wang family and other big households, and the servants know that the rent is reduced, if it is instigated by someone with a heart, it is not a trivial matter to make a fuss. ”
"Don't worry, I can take care of it, and I won't reduce or reduce the rent for no reason, which will arouse the hostility of the wealthy family for my Dou family. ”
Reduction and exemption of land rent is too sensitive, this is related to the income of other families, cutting off people's money is like killing parents, this is a big enemy, self-isolation from neighbors, and when the time comes, it will be rejected by the big families of the Takizawa family, and I am afraid that the Dou family's foothold will not be stable.
It's done, Dou Changsheng doesn't need to interfere too much, as long as he describes the dangerous situation, Dou Fangde will naturally hold on to the last straw at that time.
It's a pity, if he were genuine, he would be able to confess everything to Dou Fangde, and this development would be smoother.
It's a pity that Dou Changsheng is just an impostor, with Dou Fangde's temperament, he will definitely not believe that his son has changed so much, and later found the powerhouses of Daomen and Buddhism, and found out that Dou Changsheng is fake, that is a big joke.
It is inevitable that they will turn against each other, Dou Changsheng has an encounter with the Dou family in the end, and he would rather develop slowly than think of this step.
The heart is red, not black.
"Since my father wants to add believers to the lake god, why not organize the servants to worship with incense, so as to increase the servants' recognition of the lake god, otherwise the servants will perfunctory my father, and we will not judge half-heartedly. ”
"It's okay, I'll arrange this matter, the matter is urgent, we have to deal with it as soon as possible, and I will go to the Lake Temple after dawn safely. ”
"I can rest assured that things will be arranged as soon as possible. ”
Dou Fangde said this, paused his tone, and then continued to Dou Changsheng: "Don't worry about other things when you come back, everything is arranged by me, go to the study and study hard." ”
"My Dou family just suffered a loss of no scholars, if I can produce a famous person, how dare this evil and sneaky come to my Dou family to be presumptuous. ”
"The eldest brother is right, the Feng family has been inherited for many years, with five generations of wealth, not the ancestor Feng Gong, famous in the state and county, admired by the world, although the descendants are no longer outstanding, but they are also rich. ”
"This time, Song Yu, a famous man in Longhua, has ten days to come, and he will come to Takizawa, this is an opportunity for peace, as long as he is praised by Song Yu, his reputation will be resounding throughout Longhua. ”
"If you make meritorious contributions in the imperial examination, you will have the opportunity to worship Song Yu, and you can be called a disciple of the Three Song Dynasty. ”
Although Song Yu is only the most unsuccessful of the three songs, he can also get the help of the eldest brother and the second brother, whether it is an official or studying at home, it is a smooth road, and he will become famous in the future. ”
"Second uncle, rest assured, I know this matter in my heart and will not miss this opportunity. ”
"Let's not talk about this matter for the time being, whether it can succeed depends on the will of God, but the second one, you have something in trouble, our Baili Hou seems to be honest recently, but he doesn't stop at all in the county, and he is mixed with the Wang family to get Takizawa County Cheng for the Wang family. ”
"If the county is acquired by the Wang family, our Dou family will not be able to be stable. ”
Dou Fangli was taken aback, the Wang family is a wealthy family of Takizawa, although there is some decline, but it is also a tree with deep roots, with the name of the county, it is natural to seize the benefits, and now Dou Fangli is temporarily acting as the county Cheng, and the benefits are obtained by the Dou family.
"Exactly, so tomorrow I will take care of everything, and I will personally go to Boss Yang of Longhua County to make this matter clear. ”
"Recently, I always feel that there are troubles one after another, and I can't stop, and I don't know if it's me Dou Fangde's life is too smooth, and he is destined to have a rough old age?"
"Or for another reason. ”