Fenghou

Chapter 276
Shen Liang was so aggrieved that he had to humbly invite Chen Qing back and let the maid serve tea again.

Shen Liang sighed and said, "General Chen, please speak up! How much do you want?"

Chen Qing laughed, "The government just rewarded me five thousand taels of silver and twenty thousand bolts of silk. Do you think I'm short of money?"

It turned out that it wasn't for money, Shen Liang was even more confused, "Then what deal does General Chen want to talk about?"

"It's very simple. I want you to write a letter to Lu Yihao, rejecting the Lu family's marriage proposal."

Shen Liang opened his mouth wide, it turned out it was because of this matter.

He suddenly realized, "Could it be that General Chen is also proposing marriage to the Lu family?"

"It's not that I also proposed marriage to the Lu family. Miss Lu was originally my fiancée. She and I fell in love with each other. Unexpectedly, the son coveted Miss Lu's beauty. He wanted to win her love, so he moved out the entire Shen family to negotiate with Lu Yihao. As a result, Lu Yihao He actually regretted the marriage, he wanted to marry the Jiangnan family, so he wanted to marry Miss Lu to his son, so I thought about coming to make this deal."

Shen Liang finally understood that there are so many things involved in such a marriage, he quickly shook his head, "General Chen, I really don't know!"

Chen Qing said indifferently: "It is precisely because Yuanwai Shen didn't know about it that I gave you a chance to negotiate this deal with you. Otherwise, according to my temperament, your son should have been buried deep in the mountains a few days ago."

Shen Liang's face turned red and then turned white, "General Chen, these words are too much!"

"Excessive?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "That's because you don't understand me. The Puppet Qi State called me a monster. Why? I fought more than a dozen battles with the Puppet Qi. In each battle, I would kill the Puppet Qi army without leaving a single prisoner. Hundreds of thousands of puppet Qi soldiers died at my hands, I don't care about one more son."

Hearing this, Shen Liang was terrified, his legs trembled, he mustered up his courage after a while and said: "This is Lin'an, not Northwest!"

Chen Qing laughed out loud, his expression changed, and he sighed, "Since Mr. Shen wants to try it, it's okay. Tonight, a group of thieves with unknown origins will wash Wu Xing Shen's family with blood. No dog or dog will be left behind." , Member Shen, please mourn!"

He stood up and walked quickly. Shen Liang was so frightened that he was out of his wits. He chased after a few steps and shouted: "General Chen, I agree to this deal!"

Chen Qing said slowly under the steps: "Before tonight, you write a letter to Lu Yihao, expressly rejecting this marriage, this is the last chance for your Shen family, if you want to snatch my woman, I, Chen Qing, will destroy his clan! "

Walking outside the lobby, Chen Qing said again: "I might as well send you another message, Lu Yihao will be dismissed tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Qing walked away.

At this time, Shen Liang's wife, Mrs. Lu, walked out quickly and asked in a low voice, "Master, who is he?"

Shen Liang's frightened soul hadn't come back yet, his teeth shuddered and he said: "This person is a devil, no! It's a human devil, a murderous human devil!"

In the morning, Shen Liang wrote a letter to Lu Yihao. The letter was very polite, thanking Mr. Lu for his kindness, but the dog has already made a marriage contract since he was a child, the dowry has been received, and the family will be married at the end of the year. I can only thank Mr. Lu for his kindness. If Gouzi conceals everything, he will come to his house to make amends some other day.

Shen Liang then sent the housekeeper to send the letter to the Lu Mansion, and he and his wife immediately set off for Wuxing to arrange another marriage for their son.

In the afternoon, Dali Temple made a verdict. Wang Bo, the proprietor of Zhenwei Martial Art Museum, was exempted from punishment because of Chen Qing's plea.

As for Shen Gai, he received a notification from the Ministry of Officials that evening that the imperial court had decided to appoint him as the chief secretary of Yongchun County in Quanzhou.

Lu Xiu was packing things in the room. She had received news from her brother that she might go to Bashu for a visit. This made Lu Xiu very excited, and began to open the box to pack her dresses.

At this time, the maid Chuntao shouted outside: "Miss, the master is here!"

Lu Xiu walked out quickly, and saw her father on the stairs giving instructions to the people below. Lu Jin smiled and said, "I'm here to inform them that they can go back, and they are no longer needed here."

Lu Xiu was taken aback, "Why?"

Lu Jin smiled slightly, "Wouldn't it be nice if they weren't here? This way you can go downstairs for a walk instead of staying upstairs all the time."

Lu Xiu suddenly had a premonition, and she quickly asked, "Father, what happened?"

"The Shen family withdrew their marriage proposal. Only when Father Shen wrote a letter did your grandfather find out that Shen should have been engaged a long time ago. It was the Yu family in Kuaiji, and the woman's betrothal gift had been accepted. He would get married at the end of the year, but he didn't say anything. To tell you the truth, your grandfather is very annoyed now that you hid it from him!"

Lu Xiu covered her mouth with her hands, she couldn't believe it, she burst into tears of joy, but she didn't expect this result.

However, Lu Jin knew very well that his son had told him that Chen Qing would visit the Shen family. This should be the result of Chen Qing's visit, and the Shen family gave up.

Of course he would not tell his daughter about this, nor would he tell his father.

"Where is the grandfather? I want to meet him."

"He just entered the palace, and the official sent someone to call him into the palace."

"Father, will your grandfather agree to my trip to Bashu?"

"I'm not sure about this. What General Chen means is that it's a good suggestion for you to go to Bashu with your brother and Amei."

Lu Xiu was overjoyed, "Dad agrees?"

"I just don't object, but you also know that the key is your grandfather's opinion. Talk to him tonight! Maybe the Shen family's attitude will make him sober."

At this time, Lu Wei rushed over and shouted downstairs: "Father, the second grandfather and the third grandfather are here. It seems that something important has happened. Father, hurry over there!"

"I'm going right now!"

Lu Jin asked his daughter a few more words before leaving in a hurry.

"Chuntao, let's go for a walk in the back garden. We haven't gone downstairs for a few days."

Lu Xiu also took the maid downstairs, and walked slowly along the small river to the back garden.

Lu Datong and Lu Qingshan brought a shocking news that Lu Yihao, the patriarch of the Lu family, was dismissed. This news stunned everyone in the Lu Mansion, and clouds of sorrow began to hang over the Lu Mansion.

Lu Yihao was carried back to the mansion by his servants, and he fainted in the carriage. He couldn't bear the accusations against him in the edict to dismiss him.

This is what Lu Yihao is most worried about. The government has pushed the notoriety of tax hikes on him, and made him bear the responsibility of not caring about the people's feelings, living in dire straits, and boiling public grievances. Lu Yihao was so angry that he fainted on the way back.

Although the officials still did not completely demote him, they appointed him to lead the Zhennan Army Jiedu Envoy, Kaifu Yitong Third Division, Promote Dongxiao Palace, Gaitejin, and Guanwendian University Bachelor, but these gorgeous titles are all A false job, without a real job, actually completely empties him.

That night, Lv Yihao fell ill. The imperial physician diagnosed that it was an attack of a serious illness, and it was not a serious problem, but he needed to rest quietly for a few months to recover his body slowly.

A group of Lu Yihao's grandchildren stood in front of the ward, everyone's faces were full of worry. Lu Yihao had five sons and three daughters, the youngest son was only ten years old and was born to his concubine. In addition, there were seven grandsons, There are also four granddaughters. If you count the descendants of the two brothers, his descendants will be even more.

In the room, Lu Yihao was staring at the roof in a daze. Brother Lu Datong persuaded: "Elder brother can't be the prime minister forever, there will always be a day when he will go away. If you think about it, that's all. Why hurt yourself."

Lu Qingshan also persuaded: "Being the prime minister is too tiring, my elder brother is old, how can I bear it, take this opportunity, step back and take good care of your body."

Lu Yihao sighed in a low voice, "I'm not worried about going to see each other. It's just that the government has put the burden of raising taxes on me. The public's complaints are all my responsibility, and I can't accept it." it is this."

"Brother, in fact, everyone knows that if there is no tax increase, where will the hundreds of thousands of troops get money and food? Without the army, the Great Song Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago. Everyone understands this truth, so how can you blame it on Big Brother?"

"Everyone understands this truth, but what about a hundred years later? What about a thousand years later? Everyone only sees the poverty of the people and the depletion of the country, and how many people will think that the Song Dynasty will destroy the country without tax increases. I am not worried about the present, I am Afraid of the evaluation of future generations!"

There was silence in the room for a moment, and then a clear female voice came from the door, "Grandfather, the turbid will be turbid, and the clear will be clear, but please have a clear conscience, no matter what the historian writes, he can't cover up the truth!"

This sentence was so well said, it lifted Lu Yihao's spirits, "Is it Xiu Niang? Come in!"

(End of this chapter)