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Chapter 451 Gunpowder Keg

It can be said that this alone will completely cut off Lin's hope for the next hundred years.

Everyone knows that the children of the Lin family within the next three generations will not be able to participate in the scientific examination, which means that the Lin family has lost the opportunity to enter the officialdom since then.

And in this era, if the Lin family is just a local tycoon, that's fine. The big deal is to spend more money to build a good relationship with the officials and lords above the officialdom, which will not affect their status as a local tyrant.

But don't forget that the Lin family is the most prosperous wealthy family in Qiantang County. I don't know how many people are envious of it.

That is to say, there have been talents from generation to generation in the Lin family, and they have never cut off the help from the officialdom. Only in this way can the Lin family's huge wealth be preserved.

Today's Lin family has lost its future all of a sudden, and even because of the impact of the case of Lin Yuan's knocking on the palace, several officials from the Lin family's lineage have been dismissed and investigated one by one by the imperial court.

In other words, today's Lin family has completely lost its shelter and has no family with such a large wealth. The foundation may have been wiped out long ago.

In the ancestral hall of the Lin family on this day, more than a dozen elders of the Lin family gathered in the ancestral hall with solemn faces.

The ancestral hall was filled with the spiritual seats of the ancestors of the Lin family. Under the leadership of the patriarch Lin Xiao, more than a dozen people put incense on the ancestors before they took their seats.

Lin Xiao is the father of Lin Yuan and the head of the Lin clan of this generation. He still has a very high prestige in the clan. Even in Qiantang County, he is a person who can shake Qiantang County by stomping his feet.

It's just that now that the Lin family has been robbed, the Lin family is naturally no longer the same as before.

Clan elder Lin Quan looked at Lin Xiao, and said impatiently: "The patriarch is so eager to call us here, could it be that he agreed to share the ancestral property?"

Previously, the Lin family was robbed, but anyone with a bit of knowledge knew that the Lin family might be doomed, so some elders in the family proposed that while the Lin family's property was still under their control, the big guys would divide the ancestral property into one. Points, how much can be preserved in the future will be preserved.

It's just that this proposal was rejected by Lin Xiao, the patriarch. According to Lin Xiao, although the Lin family has reached a dead end, it doesn't mean that it is really dead, but if there is a glimmer of hope, he will not Sit back and watch Lin's collapse.

After all, once the family is separated, the Lin family will never be able to return to its heyday, and it may even disappear because of the separation of people's hearts.

For this reason, Lin Xiao hurriedly left after temporarily stabilizing the chaotic hearts of the clan. It took less than half a month to go, and he just returned to the clan yesterday, and he hastily summoned all the elders of the clan when he came back. .

After taking a look at Lin Quan, Lin Xiao just frowned and said, "I said before, as long as I am alive, I will never sit back and watch the Lin family separate, and the third brother should not mention any further separation."

Lin Quan didn't feel strange about Lin Xiao's answer, but he still looked at Lin Xiao and said, "Then patriarch, you came up with an idea that can save our Lin family. As long as you have a way to save Lin's family, I will naturally not mention it again." What about breaking up?"

Lin Quan's voice fell, and the eyes of the rest of the people also looked at Lin Xiao. They were also curious whether Lin Xiao really had a way. After all, Lin Xiao must have found a way to leave in half a month. When he came back, he might really bring back some method.

Lin Xiao looked straight, clapped his hands, and saw two members of the Lin family guarding outside the ancestral hall slowly closing the gate of the ancestral hall, and then saw that the optical fiber in the ancestral hall was dark, but fortunately, candles were lit in the ancestral hall , it doesn't affect anything.

Seeing Lin Xiao's cautious appearance, all the clan elders also showed anticipation at this moment, even Lin Quan, who had been singing against Lin Xiao all the time, couldn't help cheering up.

Lin Xiao slowly said: "Everyone, thanks to the traitor and the stupid king, my Lin family has reached a critical moment of life and death. I have personally paid a visit to Mr. Shouxi in the past half a month!"

The few people were slightly taken aback, their faces showed a bit of astonishment, obviously they didn't know who the sacred Mr. Shouxi was, and he was able to let Lin Xiao visit in person.

However, among the clan elders in the ancestral hall, it was not that no one had reacted, and one person's eyes lit up, and he said with a bit of surprise: "Mr. Shouxi, as the patriarch said, could it be the elder Ge who was forced to resign by the traitor Li Huan?" Wang Jia, old Wang Ge?"

The rest of the people also looked at Lin Xiao in surprise at the moment.

Under everyone's attention, Lin Xiao nodded his head slowly and said, "That's right, it's the old Wang Ji of the former pavilion."

Lin Quan frowned and said: "After Mr. Wang resigned, he retired to Wu County. It can be said that it is not far from my Qiantang County. However, Mr. Wang has resigned after all, and his influence is not as good as before. I am afraid that he will return Don't live with my Lin family."

Lin Xiao nodded and said: "What the third brother said is true, the old man Wangge cannot keep my Lin clan, but I saw another person in the old mansion of Wangge."

At this moment, everyone's curiosity was also attracted by Lin Xiao, and they subconsciously asked, "Who is it?"

At this time, Lin Xiao also said with a solemn expression: "This person's name is Liu Yangzheng!"

Lin Quan asked suspiciously: "Among the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Jiangnan, it seems that there is no such Liu Yangzheng. Who is this person?"

As an elder of the Lin family, he still knows a little about the influential figures in the south of the Yangtze River. If Lin Xiao can mention them, and at the same time mention them together with Wang Jia, the former court elder, then the other party is obviously not an ordinary person.

It's just that Lin Quan thought about it, but he couldn't figure out what the origin of Liu Yangzheng was.

Lin Xiao said word by word: "This person is not a big shot, but the person behind him has a good status."

This time, Lin Xiao didn't give a shit, and said directly: "Liu Yangzheng is the secret envoy of His Highness King Ning of Nanchang Mansion!"

"King Ning?"

"What do you mean, what does our Lin family have to do with King Ning?"

The elders of the clan couldn't react for a while. They were entrenched in the local area, and their connections were so dense that they even reached the sky.

Although King Ning said that he had a good reputation in the south of the Yangtze River, but because he intended to make his own son the heir to become the emperor, he was regarded as having ulterior motives, spying on the great treasure, and was ordered by the emperor to contemplate behind closed doors in the palace.

Because of this incident, the name of King Ning was talked about for a while in Jiangnan, and many people even secretly laughed at King Ning's wishful thinking.

Even if the Son of Heaven really has no offspring today, if he wants to adopt one person from the clan to prepare for the future succession, it is impossible to adopt from the line of King Ning.

Therefore, in the eyes of many people, King Ning is just an arrogant person who is ambitious but has no brains.

Similarly, the elders of the Lin family didn't have a good impression of King Ning. Now when Lin Xiao mentioned King Ning, everyone was naturally extremely surprised.

It seemed that he was not surprised by the reaction of the people at all, Lin Xiao looked at the people solemnly and said: "The patriarch has agreed to the secret envoy of King Ning to assist King Ning in seeking the great treasure..."

"puff……"

Lin Quan took a sip of tea, opened his eyes wide, looked at Lin Xiao in disbelief and said, "Patriarch, what are you talking about? What are you doing to help King Ning seek the great treasure, and King Ning wants to rebel?"

The rest of the people also had shocked expressions on their faces. They were obviously shocked by Lin Xiao's words. They thought that Lin Xiao's return would bring them some surprises, but they never thought what kind of surprises they brought back. Just scare.

An old man stroked his beard, frowned and said slowly: "The patriarch is sure he is the secret envoy of King Ning whom he met at Mr. Shouxi's residence?"

The old man spoke, and everyone looked at the old man in unison.

The identity of the old man is not simple, his seniority is longer than that of everyone present, he is Lin Xiao and his grandparents, and it can be said that he is the only one left.

Lin Geng, who is eighty years old, can be said to have witnessed the rise and fall of the Lin family, and has a very high prestige among the Lin family. Among the clan elders, the only one who can influence Lin Xiao's right to speak is this Lin Xiao's uncle.

Lin Xiao hurriedly said: "Back to Uncle, I was at the mansion of Mr. Shouxi, and I was introduced by Mr. Shouxi, that's when I met King Ning's secret envoy."

Lin Geng pondered for a while, glanced at everyone present, and sighed slightly: "My Lin family has no choice, either fight hard, or wait to be swallowed up by others, I don't think you all want to see Lin's property A little bit of being divided up, let us be plotted to death one by one."

Hearing what Lin Geng said, almost everyone's heart tightened.

Thinking about the methods they used to annex other people's properties in the past, as long as they have a normal brain, they can think that those who intend to annex the Lin family will never leave them, the backbone of the Lin family. That is to say, if they don't want to save themselves, maybe The lives of ordinary clansmen will not be greatly affected, but I am afraid that none of them can survive.

Lin Quan looked at Lin Geng and Lin Xiao and said, "Is there really no other way for my Lin family to go? To assist King Ning in the rebellion, if I fail, my Lin family may die without a place to bury me."

Lin Xiao snorted coldly and said, "Even if we don't help King Ning rebel, can the Lin family be saved?"

While speaking, Lin Xiao said with a bit of madness: "What's wrong with my son, Lin Yuan, that he was killed by that traitor and the faint king. My Lin family has benefited my hometown and stabilized the court, but I will end up with a ruined family. End, are you willing?"

Lin Xiao got up suddenly and almost roared angrily: "I'm not reconciled, even if I risk my life, I will give it a go, all for Lin!"

"Everything is for Lin!"

Wu County, Jiangsu
In a vast garden, Wang Yan, who was dressed in normal clothes and had gray hair, was chatting and laughing with several people at the moment.

If someone saw it, they would be very surprised, because no matter which of the few people who talked and laughed happily with Wang Jia, they were all of high status, and in the south of the Yangtze River, anyone who said a word could cause quite a storm.

Sun Zheng, the patriarch of the Sun family who controls the water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Hong, the patriarch of the Zhu family who is one of the major grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, Feng Gu, the patriarch of the Feng family who controls the top salt and iron ore trade in the south of the Yangtze River, and Huang Zai, Mao Zedong, who is famous in the south of the Yangtze River Yun.

None of these characters can be seen by everyone when they meet each other on weekdays, let alone gather together, chatting and laughing happily.

Wang Jia waved his hand, and saw the maids serving at the side retreated one after another, and soon Sun Zheng, Zhu Hong, Feng Gu and others were left between the pavilions.

The smiles on the faces of several people also gradually subsided, revealing a bit of solemnity.

"Master Wang, I don't know where King Ning's special envoy is!"

Wang Jia smiled and said slowly, "Wenxi, come out and meet you all!"

Liu Yangzheng's name is Wenxi, and as Wang Jia's disciple, it is normal for Wang Jia to call him directly.

As Wang Jia's words fell, Liu Yangzheng's figure was slowly approaching from a pavilion not far away, and when he got close, Liu Yangzheng saluted Sun Zheng, Feng Gu and others, "Liu Yangzheng has seen you all. "

Feng Gu, Zhu Hong's eyes fell on Liu Yangzheng and said, "Mr. Liu, I don't know what the prince said this time?"

It turned out that this was not the first time that Liu Yangzheng met Feng Gu and others at Wang Jia's mansion. Liu Yangzheng was sent by King Ning to invite Wang Jia out of the mountain because of Li Shishi's suggestion, hoping to use Wang Jia's connections to win him help.

Wang Jia did not disappoint King Ning, and helped him persuade Sun Zheng, Zhu Hong, Feng Gu, who had great influence in the south of the Yangtze River, and introduced them to Liu Yangzheng.

Liu Yangzheng nodded with a smile when he heard the words: "Everyone, I have brought the prince's reply when I came here this time. As soon as the prince agreed to your request, as long as you can help my prince win the great treasure, he will not only be a prince in the future. Wan Dai, is your request, and the prince has agreed to it one by one, and these can be witnessed by the family teacher, Mr. Huang and Mr. Mao."

Zhu Hong and Feng Gu showed a smile on their faces when they heard the words. Although they knew that King Ning would be very generous in order to win them over, they were quite satisfied after hearing King Ning's reply brought by Liu Yangzheng.

I heard Zhu Hong stroke her beard and said in a very satisfied way: "Okay, if the prince lives up to us, then I will not let him down. This time, I will do my best to help the prince to clear the side of the king and eliminate the traitors."

Thinking of Jin Yiwei and the tax collectors watching the summer tax settlement and taking away the cartloads of gold, silver and grain from Zhu's mansion not long ago, Zhu Hong wished to tear Li Huan alive.

Like Zhu Hong, people like Feng Gu and Sun Zheng were not the only ones who suffered, but the more powerful the locality, the more they hated Li Huan. Their income, the real tax they paid was not much, but who told them that they had never paid any tax in the past, but this time they were going to bleed profusely. It would be strange if they could accept it psychologically.

【Ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)