Chapter 360 Crisis Resolution(1/2)
Before joining the Li family in Jinling, Li Jian did not call this name. His original surname was Fan. He was a famous Jiangyang thief in Jiangnan. Later, because he offended too many people, he was chased and killed. He was desperate and joined the Li family's white-clothed Jianqing. Although he was under someone's roof, he had a lot of salary for no month and could enjoy some privileges in Jinling City. But he was not satisfied. He had ambitions and wanted to make a name for himself. So two years ago, when Li Xiaoshu brought wine and the beauty came to him, he quickly stood on Li Xiaoshu's side.
In addition to Jianqing in white, he is also Li Xiaoshu's personal killer. The Li family in Jinling seems to be prosperous, and there are many private affairs that hide dirt and dirty things. He is the one who helps Li Xiaoshu deal with these things. The great ancestor worship is about to be imminent, and Li Jian knew that Li Xiaoshu would make a big move, and Li Xiaoshu also promised him that after he becomes the head of the Li family, he will give Li Jian greater power and status, so during this period, Li Jian was extremely cautious.
He had a private house outside Jinling City. He was romantic and lustful by nature and had several beautiful concubines. First, the scenery here is very beautiful, and second, there are few people coming. As long as he was not on duty in the Li family, he would live here.
Early that morning, Li Jian left home as usual. As soon as he walked out of the gate, he noticed the danger.
At the door, a swordsman in black stood.
"Li Jian, you have violated your oath, you have let down the Li family in Jinling."
Li Jian's first reaction was to draw the sword, but when the sword was halfway through, the opponent's long sword pierced his chest and blood spilled all over the floor.
Even though he was unwilling to accept it, he was helpless.
The swordsman in black wiped the sword and turned around and disappeared into the morning color.
This kind of thing continues to happen in Jinling City. In less than three days, thirty-three white-clothed swordsmen, six sword masters died in Jinling City.
When all conspiracies and tricks are unable to deal with, violence has become the best choice for solving problems. Li Xiaohua's trump card is a group of killers he has trained in foreign banks over the years. In the eyes of others, this banker is inconspicuous and has not even listed the annual expenses.
Fear spreads in the Li family in Jinling.
There are many rumors. The Li family offended the powerful figures in the world and are now being visited for revenge. However, the clan's discerning people can see that the people they kill are those who have close contacts with the three families on weekdays.
When Li Qingcheng saw that the last person on the list was killed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Jinyan asked him, "Is this right?"
Li Qingcheng said lightly, "This is not a question of right or wrong, but a choice of survival and death. If they do not die, we will die. The Li family will fall into turmoil. The scene of Li Jianxin a hundred years ago will repeat itself, and it will not be a question of dozens of people dying at that time."
When the Thirteenth House was over a thousand people in the Li family and Li Jianxin seized power, the entire Li family was bleeding all over the ground and almost suffered a catastrophe. Fortunately, the head of the family controlled the Li family's swordsman and drove Li Jianxin out of the family. The situation is now particularly serious than last time. As the legitimate son of the Li family, Li Qingcheng would never allow this scene to happen again.
The battle between wealthy families is not as simple as the two brothers of ordinary people fighting for family property, and eventually they end up fighting each other. When it comes to core interests, such as the battle for imperial power, only you die and I live.
Xiao Jinyan did not live in a wealthy family. He saw the superficial glory of this family, but did not see the darkness behind this glory. But since it was Li Qingcheng's choice, he had no choice.
"Now, your third uncle is afraid that he will not be able to continue to make trouble."
Li Qingcheng shook his head, "But I still feel a little uneasy, but for some reason, let's take a step and take a look."
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In the past three days, Li Xiaoshu has been restless.
He used time and money to dismantle the Li family's swordsman, but eventually died under the long sword. He knew that it was Li Xiaohua's move, but there was no evidence. He underestimated Li Xiaohua's ability and methods, and did not expect that Li Xiaohua would take action against the sword in his family. After all, he was the one who supported King Yong's "Jingnan", and once he made a decision, it would be a thunderous momentum. Before Li Xiaoshu could react, things had become a foregone conclusion. Except for the dead, the rest of the swordsman had drawn a clear line with him.
Li Xiaohua is too cruel.
Overnight, Li Xiaoshu's hair turned white. He was originally full of energy and was completely haggard. He understood what the failure of this struggle meant.
Li Changsheng was confined to the ground for several days and was already exhausted. On this day, he was about to find a way to leave, but Li Xiaoshu walked in. When he saw his current appearance, Li Changsheng looked shocked and opened his eyes wide.
Li Xiaoshu slowly knelt in front of Li Changsheng.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Li Xiaoshu said, "Dad, please something."
"What's up?"
"You grew up with Li Qingcheng since childhood. He treats you like a brother. Now he is the only one who can save our third wife. I want you to plead with him."
Li Changsheng was shocked by the sudden request, "Dad, you won't take the wrong medicine, right?"
Li Xiaoshu sighed and told Li Changsheng about what happened before, as well as the plan to seize power and make him take over, and said, "Dad originally wanted to take advantage of this great sacrifice to the ancestors and lay a bright future for you in the future, but he was defeated. You go to plead with Li Qingcheng and let him let us go."
"If you want to go, you will go by yourself, I won't go."
Li Xiaoshu shouted, "Do you know, what are the consequences of this incident? Do you want to be driven out of the Li family in Jinling like the Li Jianxin clan?"
Only then did Li Changsheng realize the seriousness of the matter. Seeing his father's appearance now, he had to agree, "I'll go."
Li Xiaoshu said, "No need to delay."
After saying this, he returned to the study. Li Rugong stood on one side, lowered his hands and said nothing. Li Xiaoshu looked at him and said, "You have been following me for more than ten years, right?"
Li Rugong said, "First years have passed since the master gave him the name."
"I saved you from a group of villains and supported you step by step, why did I betray me?"
Li Rugong said, "I was an orphan and grew up in the outer village of the head of the family since I was a child. The matters on that day were also arranged by the head of the family."
Li Xiaoshu smiled bitterly and said, "No wonder, no wonder. How can you, a dilapidated child, know so much? I thought I had picked up a treasure and I lost it. Li Rushun from the second house was also arranged by my elder brother?"
Li Rugong said, "I don't know."
Li Xiaoshu waved his hand, "You go, tell Li Xiaohua, I will admit defeat."
Li Rugong said, "I have accumulated some savings over the years, and after today, I have nothing to do with the Li family. It is better for the master to go there in person."
Li Xiaoshu said, "Doesn't it be enough to humiliate me?"
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Li Xiaoshu untied his hair, naked, and came to the front of the main room of the Li family. After his collapse, the first thing he thought of was how to keep this home.
Li Xiaoshu knelt in front of Li Xiaohua's door.
When the servants saw the third master's appearance, they didn't know what had happened, and they didn't dare to call him, and even informed the mansion.
Li Xiaohua was reading a book and learned that the third child was kneeling outside, with a smile on his lips, and said, "Let him kneel for a while, I still have a few pages to read."
There was no one on the long street.
But behind the door panels of each house, the heads were poked out from the walls.
In the Li family in Jinling, the third master Li Xiaoshu is a man of high spirits and prestige. When everyone sees him, they will hide away. The head of the family Li Xiaohua is like an ordinary rich man and speaks slowly. To outsiders think that Li Xiaoshu is more like the head of the Li family, but today's affairs are far beyond people's expectations.
However, they all guessed 70% to 80% of the time, which was related to the recent murderers of the Li family. In other words, the struggle between the Changfang and the Three House ended in the complete defeat of the Three Houses.
The scorching sun shone on Li Xiaoshu and red spots appeared.
A servant from the eldest house saw that he took some iced sour plum soup from the mansion and brought it to Li Xiaoshu, "Third Master, it's hot, drink a sour plum soup to relieve the heat."
Li Xiaoshu was unmoved.
He had to make a statement. He knelt here. If Li Xiaoshu didn't come out, the entire third room might have been completely stripped from the Li family, so he had to continue kneeling down.
Only by surviving and staying can we continue to gain a foothold in the Li family.
About half an hour later, when this incident spread throughout Shanhefang, the gate of the Changfang creaked and Li Xiaohua took a big step forward in a single dress.
Seeing Li Xiaoshu kneeling, "Last brother, what are you doing?" He said angrily to the butler Li Ruliang, "I have only had a rest for a while, and then I have caused such a thing. How do you do this butler?"
Li Ruliang apologized in a row.
Li Xiaohua cursed again, "How is it so good to let the third master kneel on such a dirty ground? Where is the face of my Li family?" He said to Li Xiaoshu again, "Third brother, slaves are in need of discipline, you are suffering."
Li Xiaoshu said, "Brother, I am guilty!"
Li Xiaohua said, "It's all a family, what are the two sayings? Get up first and then talk about it."
"If my brother doesn't forgive me, I will kneel here and not get up."
Li Xiaohua said angrily to Li Ruliang, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you find a mat for the third master? Forget it, I'll go find the useless things myself!"
After saying that, Li Xiaohua returned to the mansion, went to bed for a while, and after another hour, she came out empty-handed, "Third brother, you feel wronged for a while, your sister-in-law is weaving cloth, and she is making a mat for you."
Li Xiaoshu has never suffered such humiliation in his life, but he also understood that at this time, he had to endure it and looked up and said, "Brother, I was the third brother before. I was ignorant. I offended my elder brother. Please forgive me."
He called out the elder brother at once, but Li Xiaohua never refused to let him get up.
At this time, Li Xiaocao, the second housekeeper, hurried over, saw this, and said, "Class leader, what's going on?"
Li Xiaohua waved her hand, "I don't know, it's so good, why did she kneel down and refuse to get up?"
Li Xiaocao said, "There are so many people and eyes, it is embarrassing to spread. If you have any words, go to the room to say something, I am about to report some trivial matters about the ancestors' worship. "
Li Xiaohua nodded and then helped the third brother up. "We three brothers may not have had a good chat for a long time. Let's go to my study room first."
He also said to the people watching from each room, "Let's all be separated, what are you looking at!"
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study.
Li Xiaohua and Li Xiaocao and Li Xiaoshu talked about their youth. From being caught by the old man in the river and being beaten by the old man to getting married and having a wedding bridal chamber, Li Xiaoshu hid the bride and changed to a brothel woman to take the bag. He sighed about the passing years of the past, and there was no feeling of tension at the door before. Speaking of the emotions, even Li Xiaoshu felt that the three brothers were as deep as the sea and were stronger than gold.
However, Li Xiaohua's tone suddenly changed, "You still remember the love you had back then!"
He put away his previous appearance, with a gloomy face and said coldly, "Third brother, I know you are dissatisfied with me passing the position of head of the family to Li Qingcheng. With your martial arts and talents, it is not uncommon to have this idea. Li Qingcheng is still young and lacks experience and experience, so you colluded with the Lingnan Sword Sect to kill him in Xijiang and hire the Red Star Hall killer to kill him. I turn a blind eye to it, and it is your ability. But you shouldn't, you shouldn't reach your hand to the Li family's swordsman. The Li family's swordsman is loyal to the family, but you use him as a tool for family struggle. This is no longer a matter of killing Li Qingcheng, but a matter of touching the foundation of the family. Do you know your guilt?"
Li Xiaoshu hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "I know my guilt. I beg my elder brother to give me a chance. I have no other request. I just want my elder brother to keep the family traditions of the three robes and not to expel us from Shanhefang. I am also willing to hand over all the property of the three robes and be a rich man like the Thirteenth robes."
"Second, what do you think?"
Li Xiaocao took advantage of the situation and said, "Now that the great worship of ancestors is imminent, the whole world is staring at us. The Li family really should not make a big move and leave only a laughing stock for their fellow workers in the world. So I suggest that the three rooms are loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and that the tribe will be dealt with seriously within the tribe."
Li Xiaohua sighed, "But, I heard that you have reached the ninth level of practice of the rays of light, and I am afraid I can't sleep or eat."
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Xiaoshu's face changed suddenly.
Li Xiaohua wanted to abolish his martial arts. The entire Li family in Jinling, Li Xiaocao's swordsmanship was mediocre. In addition to Li Xiaohua, his martial arts was the highest. He often solved many disputes in the world. Only he himself knew that over the years, how much effort he had put into practice martial arts, how could he have to abolish it just because of the words of the clan leader?
To be continued...