Chapter 26: The Crisis Is Progressing
Ma Bantou staggered away with a torch in his hand.
Staring at the figure of Ma Bantou leaving, Dou Fangde, who had a gloomy face, could no longer bear it. He asked Dou Fangli and said, "What should the Xuan Jingsi do according to the regulations when something happened to Fang Baihu?"
“How long will it take to send reinforcements?”
"I'm afraid I can't come for a while." Dou Fangli explained in a sad face and bitter tone: "In recent days, I have been by my side with Fang Baihu."
"I also learned from Fangbai's household registration that the recent situation of Xuanjingsi in the county is not very good. There was an accident and a manpower is urgently short of staff."
"Therefore, Li Baihu has personally led the elite of the Baihu Office to Changshui County."
"If the matter in Changshui County is not resolved, Li Baihu will not be able to come back. The ghost ship in front of him has even fallen here. Li Baihu must solve it."
"Where are the thousand households in the state?"
"The Twelve Silver Challenges's Mirror Master is famous. Even I, Takizawa, know that the hundreds of households lack people to report to you, please ask the Silver Challenges's Mirror Master Master Master Master Master Master Master."
"Brother, you are not in the officialdom and don't know the tricks."
"This place is under the jurisdiction of the hundred households in Longhua County. Generally, if an accident occurs, the hundred households cannot solve it. Let's see if the threat is greater. If the threat is not great, the four sides will definitely be blocked and outsiders are strictly prohibited from coming. This matter will be over."
"How can I report to Thousand Households?"
"You must know that after reporting to a thousand households, it will definitely affect the evaluation."
"Dazawa Lake is so close to Takizawa County, and hundreds of households dare to suppress it and not report it?" Dou Changsheng said in the jam.
"We only know the details of the ghost ship here. There are many people outside the world who don't know about it. There are no major changes when they go there, which makes people in Takizawa Prefecture panic."
"Nine out of ten hundred households will temporarily suppress this matter and wait until Li Baihu comes back before resolving it, or sending people to come, but it will never report it to Qianhu."
After all, it was two hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Xuan Jingsi had gradually begun to decay. Dou Changsheng looked at the bitter Dou Fangli and said in his heart.
However, this is exactly what Dou Changsheng wants. If Qianhu Station sends the Yinzhang to the mirror, Dou Fangde will no longer be in a dead end if he has hope. How could he think of the god of Daze Lake?
"Even if I make a mistake in my judgment, it will take more than a month to report it to the Thousand Households.
"I believe in the second son's judgment. There is little hope for the Baihu Office to report directly. The biggest possibility is to send someone again." Dou Fangde said in a low tone, and he walked repeatedly in the main hall with the worst hope.
"Even Fangbaihu can't be solved. As long as Li Baihu is not coming, the hope is not high."
"Fortunately, our Dou family has no way out. The God of Daze Lake is one of our ways out." Dou Changsheng suddenly inserted and took the initiative to mention the topic of whether Dou Fangde and Dou Fangli were deliberately or unintentionally avoiding it.
"The Xuanjingsi can't count on it, so he can only count on the god of Daze Lake." Dou Fangde said in a lonely tone, and he said with great reluctance: "My Dou family has risen too short and lacks foundation. If the Feng family has ancestors to protect their virtues, it would be more than that?"
"Relying on outsiders is destined to have unstable foundations."
"Ping An has been in contact with the Lake God. This time, Ping An goes there personally. As long as he can protect the Dou family, he will not be threatened by ghost ships, and the house is peaceful, I am willing to add 300 believers to the Lake God."
"I have many servants in Dou's family. As long as I believe in the lake god, I will reduce the rent and will not worry about the servants not offering sacrifices."
"Every household worships at least three hundred, and at most five hundred."
"Brother, this money and food are consumed a lot." Dou Fangli couldn't help but try to persuade him.
"No need to say, if you lose money, you will avoid disasters. If you die, you will not be able to take anything away. Then, instead of being cheaper than outsiders, I might as well spend it myself."
"Money consumption is a small matter. The key is that the elder brother reduces the rent and exempts the land. It is difficult to explain to other big families such as the Feng family and the Wang family. All the servants know that the rent is exempted. If it is instigated by someone who is interested, it is not a small matter to make a fuss."
"Don't worry, I can hold on to the point where I can control my position. I will not reduce the rent for no reason, and will attract hostility from wealthy families for my Dou family."
Reducing land rent is too sensitive, and it is related to the income of other families. Cutting off money is like killing parents. This is a great revenge, and you will be expelled from neighbors. At that time, you will be rejected by the wealthy families of Takizawa. I am afraid that the Dou family will not be stable even if they have a foothold.
When things are done, Dou Changsheng doesn't need to interfere too much. Just describe the dangerous situation. Dou Fangde will naturally hug the last life-saving straw.
Unfortunately, if I were the real product, I could confess everything to Dou Fangde, and this development would be smoother.
It’s a pity that Dou Changsheng is just a fake guy. With Dou Fangde’s nature, he will definitely not believe that his son has changed so much. It would be a big joke to find a strong Taoist and Buddhist sects in the later period and make Dou Changsheng fake.
It is inevitable to turn against each other and become enemies. Dou Changsheng had an encounter with the Dou family. He would rather develop slowly than to think of this step.
This heart is red, not black.
"Since my father is planning to add believers to the Lake God, why not organize the commissioners to burn incense and worship, which can increase the commissioners' recognition of the Lake God. Otherwise, the commissioners will be perfunctory to their father and it will be difficult for us to judge if they are half-hearted."
"Okay, I will arrange this matter. If the matter is urgent, we must deal with it as soon as possible. After the sun is safe, we will go to the Lake Temple."
"I'll be relieved to arrange things one day earlier."
Dou Fangde said this, paused tone, and then continued to preach to Dou Changsheng: "Don't worry about other things when you come back. Everything has to be arranged by me. Go to the study to study hard."
"My Dou family suffered the loss of not having any scholars. If a famous scholar could be produced, how could this evil and sneaky come to my Dou family to be presumptuous?"
"Brother said it is right. The Feng family has been passed down for many years and has been rich and honored for five generations. It is not his ancestor, Gong Feng, who is famous in the prefectures and counties, and is admired by the world. Even though there is no outstanding one, his descendants will not lose their wealth."
"This time, Song Yu, a famous Longhua scholar, will come to Takizawa for ten days. This is a chance for peace. As long as you are praised by Song Yu, your reputation will be resounding throughout Longhua."
"If you make achievements in the imperial examination, you have the opportunity to join Song Yu's disciple, and you can be called a disciple of the Three Songs."
"Although Song Yu is only the least capable of the Three Songs, he can also get help from his elder brother and second brother. With this help, whether he is an official or studying at home, he is a smooth road, and will become famous in the future and be famous in prefectures and counties."
"Don't worry, Uncle Second, I know this and I won't miss this opportunity."
"Let's not talk about this matter for now. Whether it can be successful depends on God's will. But you are in trouble. The second son seems to be honest recently, but we, the Marquis of Baili, have not stopped at all in the county. We are mixed with the Wang family and want to obtain the county magistrate of Takizawa for the Wang family."
"If the county magistrate is acquired by the Wang family, our Dou family will not be able to be stable."
Dou Fangli was shocked. The Wang family was a noble family of Takizawa. Although they had some declines, they were also deeply rooted in the name of a county magistrate. Naturally, they wanted to seize the benefits. Now Dou Fangli is temporarily serving as a county magistrate, and the benefits of them have been obtained by the Dou family.
"That's right, so I'll handle everything tomorrow. I'll go to Mr. Yang, Longhua County, to make the matter bad."
"I always feel troubles one after another recently and can't calm down. I don't know if I, Dou Fangde, had a very smooth life and was destined to be in trouble in my later years?"
Chapter completed!