The first thousand one hundred and fifty-eight chapters
The Xu family has been intervening in the Yinchun Garden incident since the beginning. Xu Ye has no concerns about being criticized, nor has his father misunderstood.
Similarly, Lu Daotong also hoped that his two sons would be able to make a sigh of relief for him. He did not want the two brothers to return in a mess. Lu Daotong was very surprised when he told the story. Unexpectedly, the Xu family would make a big fight for a notorious actor. What was particularly puzzled was that Xu Hao was indifferent to this matter and allowed his eldest son to act in the name of the Xu family.
At this point, Lu Daotong stamped his feet repeatedly and kicked it to the iron plate for a moment.
The next day, the Bingmasi began to investigate the case. At first, a group of servants in the Lu Mansion relied on their master's power and said in unscrupulously that Liu Asan led the charges to commit crimes first. As a result, the Bingmasi released a bunch of torture instruments. The servants who refused to suffer losses in front of them saw that their master ignored them, simply took everything and put all the charges on the two young masters.
Lu Daotong knew that this was a problem, and the Xu family's intervention made no one dare to lean against him. In fact, the case itself is inconspicuous, it is nothing more than a fight. The problem is that if the trial continues like this, he can't escape the blame of the poor family management. He can't help but regret that he shouldn't indulge his two sons to go and cause trouble.
The brothers Lu Peng and Lu Kun also complained to each other, and Lu Peng said, "It's all your fault that you have to make trouble. Even if the Bingmasters are trying to deal with Liu A San for their father's affection, we are scolded and beaten by him. If it spreads, outsiders will definitely make a joke. I am really exhausted by you. Otherwise, I will try to deal with Liu Wu in secret without any effort, but now I will be covered in dust."
Lu Kun sneered, "Don't let go of the hindsight. I'm going to play. Why didn't you stop me at that time? You have to choose a strong servant and be ready to take action. Besides, Liu A-san was obviously slapped by you for more than a dozen times. But he came to seek revenge on me. My chest hurts so much now. I'm blocking the disaster for you. It's so fucking bad luck. Who am I going to blame? I'm going to say that you instigated me to go!"
The two brothers talked and complained to each other and exposed their shortcomings. Lu Daotong was so angry that he shouted: "Shut up! You two have no future things to beat someone up and be beaten up and humiliated. Even your demeanor has been lost by you. What's the use of saying these things now? Get out of the bad guys."
Seeing that his father was angry, the two brothers left the study in shame. Lu Peng muttered, "Liu Wu offended you. We were kind-hearted and vented our anger. Something happened, and we said we were not."
The furious Lu Daotong was about to scold him, but the manager came in and said, "Mr. Xu Wen has already arrived at the outer hall."
"It's good." Lu Daotong was immediately excited. He wanted to go to Xu Wenguan and said that, first, he had a good personal relationship with Xu Qingtang, and second, he had never had any grudges with Xu Hao. It was understandable that Xu Ye would stand up for Liu Wu, but if he chased him, it would seem too unreasonable.
Now Xu Wen came to visit him first, and it must be to discuss the matter, so Lu Daotong happily welcomed him.
After seeing the ceremony, both parties took a seat. Xu Wen smiled and said, "The two brothers of Shi should have reported to the adults, right? There is no need for a reteller from the subordinates. The case has been investigated today. It is actually because the two brothers of Shi were deliberately going to cause trouble. Now Liu Asan insisted that your mansion bullies others with power. There were damaged objects as evidence. The subordinates of your mansion also confessed. Lord Lu, if this matter is investigated, the two brothers of Shi may be a big obstacle. The following officials come to ask the master to show him how to deal with it?"
Lu Daotong blushed. He cursed the Xu family dog in his heart to meddle in other people's business with rats, and sighed: "The two unfilial beasts in my family are idle and useless outside, and do all kinds of misconduct. I think you know all about Lord Xu, even if you die, you should not be jealous. Lord Xu is willing to come and ask, and I must have had a firm opinion. Mr. Lu dared not interfere in the justice of Duke Xu, but only wants to give me some face, and I can't bear it all."
"My lord is so serious." Xu Wen was in a good mood. He came over and asked the Minister of Personnel to take his affection. He slowly said: "The fighters who fight according to the law should be punished by their own faults. Although Liu A-san could not escape his blame, his family members could not do anything without fault."
Speaking of this, Xu Wen changed his mind and sighed: "I am afraid that Liu A San would file a case for the crime of humiliating the children of officials. The two brothers who used their power to overthrow the people's faults could not be covered. Once they were asked to be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for review, the officials thought that at that time, everyone would not escape the blame! Alas, it should be said that the adults were suspected of committing crimes by spontaneous sons. The fame and reputation of the two brothers were not guaranteed, and even I, Xu, had to bear the crime of incompetence. After all, this is a forbidden city."
Lu Daotong was ashamed of his shame. He had not been scolded by a lower-level military officer in person for many years? It was also since he rose to prominence. Throughout history, many similar officials have lost their awe and thought they were arrogant and turned their hands up to make the clouds and rain. Often a hasty decision, which instantly triggered a chain reaction. The bad effects of the incident caused him far beyond his expectations, and he ended his career.
Lu Daotong sighed in his heart. He was from Shanxi. He was from a poor family since childhood. After he was successful in studying, he was ridiculed by Shilin because of his Shanxi accent habits, poor appearance, etc., so he formed a strange personality and became a little cynical.
But it was precisely because of his indifference to the crowd, his corruption and bribery, and his formation of cliques for personal gain that he was valued by Xie Jin, who was of the same personality, and recommended it to the old Emperor Hong Xi, and he was promoted to the high position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
In terms of family life, Lu Daotong only has one wife and one concubine and two sons, but he has one hobby, which is that he likes men and allows his son to teach the other person a lesson for a man. It can be said that he is negligent and missed.
Seeing that he was in danger of his later years, Lu Daotong had to blush and beg Xu Wennian to embellish this matter with a blushing face. He didn't know that Xu Wen and Xu Hao had a bad relationship.
There is no need to explain these promises in the officialdom. Xu Wen, who understood them, said satisfiedly: "The officials should try to protect the two brothers, but they can only aggrieved the servants of the government. They are really powerless, so they come to ask for instructions and apologize."
"Thank you." Lu Daotong was both angry and hated. He was definitely embarrassed. He hated that his two sons were impetuous in their work and a trivial matter turned out like this.
Xu Wen had no choice but to do anything, his nephew was staring at him. He had only done half of the good man, otherwise the benefits would be greatly improved this time and he left with regret.
After all, beating a dog depends on the owner. Even if the case is blamed on all the servants, so many servants have been punished. Lu Daotong also made a big mistake.
Not to mention Lu Daotong's worries at home, he would not dare to act rashly with ten thousand courages. He only wanted to end here. If he alarmed the censor, it would not be a joke.
Soon the soldiers and Ma Si settled the case, and Liu Asan instructed everyone to fight back. He injured several people and fought in the forbidden city, and the crime was even higher. He was relieved of his old age and returned to his hometown within half a month and was not allowed to stay in the capital. The opera garden ordered him to resell others.
Changqing and others will punish each according to their own crimes. In short, it is equivalent to the handling of ordinary criminal cases in later generations, detention, fines, verbal warnings, etc., which is not serious.
Those servants of the Lu family and the injured were not investigated. Those who were not injured beaten the 30-pills in public. All losses of both parties were compensated by the Lu family and released immediately after the fight.
In addition to Liu A San's unlucky, he won a great victory here. After he came out, he was proud. Even Liu A San could get a lot of compensation. Anyway, he was old. It would be nice to take the opportunity to return home.
On the other hand, the Lu family covered their butts and sighed. They were used to being arrogant and arrogant, and now they were completely embarrassed. On the road, they limped and were mocked by the people, and ran back to cry to the master.
The most embarrassing thing is that Lu Dao and his father and son were hitting the servants' butts as if they were slapped in their faces. Not only did they have to comfort people well, but they also had to compensate them for their losses as much as possible.
After finishing his work, Lu Daotong immediately claimed a month's sick leave and hid at home without seeing outsiders. He became a joke in the officialdom. After this incident, he hated Liu Wu to the core.
Xu Mansion.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Ripples are so busy that they don’t touch the ground. That night they drink and sing music. This is equivalent to reducing pressure.
Ye Qin entered the room and said, "Mrs. I said that the Pingjin Embroidery Wraps were ordered to be 50 pairs and 30 sets of kang curtains. They were sent in on the 24th. Why haven't you seen me yet today? Don't miss it, please ask the elder sister to ask the general manager."
"I understand." Lianyi sipped the ginseng soup casually, "Are there any other instructions?"
Ye Qin said, "Ask other mansions how much New Year's money should be paid in total. I will issue a list to send it in, so I will send it to the silver. Let's come again for the festival on New Year's Eve. We are not familiar with it. The wife asked me to ask you quickly and ask if you want to ask, so that there are no mistakes. There are also how much rent rent in each house has been collected and how much needs to be returned. Check it as soon as possible to avoid the villagers who are short of money for the New Year."
"I know all this, I told Butler Zhang the day before yesterday." Lianyi suddenly had a bitter face, "If you don't take charge of the family, you don't know how the elders survived it. So, you can't rest tonight."
Ye Qin also smiled bitterly and said, "There is nothing else, there are so many people sharing the burden. The wife only needs to be the master. Unlike us, we have to keep an eye on everything. I'll go back to the wife first and come back to help you right away."
After Ye Qin said that, she turned around and hurried out. Lianyi ordered the inner manager Zhang Shou family to come in and ask, and explained some things. Zhang Shou family came out and talked to her man Zhang Shou.
The butler Zhang Shou was also busy pursuing the rent around Jinling, supposes to tenants, taking care of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, and said angrily: "I don't have time, go and call Xiao Xizi and ask him to find Xue Yu."
"Belief." Zhang Shou's wife gave her husband a blank look, walked out and said to the servant Xiao Xizi, "You go to the door embroidery shop to ask, the time limit has been missed. If you ask it inside, it means that if you don't send it in, your future business will be unstable."
"I understand." Xiao Xizi ran out and entered Qi Dashou's shop. Seeing that the house was full of guests, Qi Dashou and a few friends were busy taking this and that.
There was a person sitting behind the counter to manage the accounts. It was Xue Yu's confidant Xu Sheng, and Xiao Xizi walked forward with a smile.
When Xu Sheng saw that Xiao Xizi, who was capable beside Butler Zhang, got up and asked him to go in and sit. Xiao Xizi saw that he was busy and had the gaze to see that he was not in, and asked, "Is Brother Xue Yu inside?"
Xu Sheng said, "Yes, you can go there yourself."
Xiao Xizi walked to the backyard and arrived at the door of the tent. A confession was posted on the door, "The tent is a place of money, so you should be cautious. It has been stolen yesterday. No matter who you are called, you are not allowed to enter without any order."
"Stolen? Then what should I come in?" Xiao Xizi felt secretly amused.
It turns out that Xue Yu had no chance to indulge in Chuchu because there were many people in the tent and the house. Therefore, he came up with a solution. He hid a few taels of silver and claimed that it had been stolen. Then he did not allow idle people to come in at will.
Chu Chu was so angry that he was so angry that he had to get him for many days. Xue Yu was obedient to her, saying that he would go east but not dare to go west, and that he would beat dogs but not dare to chase chickens. In this way, a man and a woman would be able to get better naturally.
The most annoying person in the shop is Qi Dashou, so Xue Yu wrongly accused the responsibility of losing the money to his brother-in-law. Qi Dashou was hard to argue, and since the day before yesterday, he was angry and did not enter the account room. How could he know that his sister and brother-in-law were just taking off the sheets in broad daylight?
Xiao Xizi and Xue Yu were very familiar with each other, so they pushed open the door and stepped in. There was no one on the main table.
"Where did you go?" Xiao Xizi turned her head and saw that the curtains were hanging from the inner door. She walked over to see that the bed was hanging from the tent. Could it be that Brother Xue Yu was sick? (To be continued)
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