Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Next, he will have to solve the problem of transporting important materials such as rails, which will be another major test in the construction process.

One day, Chu Ze was inspecting the construction progress at the railway station construction site. Suddenly, a government servant hurriedly came to report: "Report to your lord, the Li family members and their servants have just come to investigate and accuse, claiming that the railway construction site in the east of the city has occupied their ancestral house. and land, demanding that it be demolished and returned immediately!”

Chu Ze was slightly startled and frowned: "What Li Mansion? What evidence do they have?"

The yamen servant hurriedly said: "Replying to the prince, it is the local Li family. They claim that this was originally the cemetery of their ancestors, and submitted an epitaph as proof. The man also said that if the construction site is not demolished, he will sue the court."

Chu Ze pondered for a moment, then called the clerk in charge of land acquisition to ask about the original land acquisition situation.

The clerk hurriedly reported back: "Reporting to the prince, when the land was expropriated according to the legal decree, no one came to register or raise objections, so it is inferred that there should be no ownership dispute."

Chu Ze nodded. He also remembered that the original collection procedure was completely legal and should not have any flaws.

Chu Ze said in a deep voice: "In this case, they suddenly raise objections, which is most likely to cause trouble deliberately. Go and tell Li Jiading that I am about to inspect the railway construction site. If you have any questions, please raise them in person. Don't make any noise!"

The yamen servant hurriedly responded and turned around to convey Chu Ze's meaning.

Not long after, Chu Ze and his party arrived at the railway construction site in the east of the city. They saw more than a dozen people who looked like servants shouting. The leader stepped forward and said emphatically: "Is this King Jiaping? I have been ordered by the head of the Li family to come here for something. talk over."

Chu Ze stepped forward slowly and said calmly: "Are you a member of the Li family? What's the matter?"

The man cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to your lord, this place used to be the location of my family's ancestral graves. It is not suitable for building a railway. Please help me find another location."

Chu Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "When did you buy this place? We see that there are no signs of any tombs on this construction site."

The Li clan member felt a little embarrassed, and then said forcefully: "Your Majesty, our ancestral tombs have been here for hundreds of years, but they were later abandoned and demolished at some point. But the land deed clearly states that this land belongs to us. It belongs to the whole family. Please forgive me!”

Chu Ze narrowed his eyes, looked at him with a half-smile, and asked without answering: "Okay, since you claim to own this land, bring out the land deed for us to inspect. If it is true, we will accommodate you. If it is fabricated, you don't It’s my fault that we are so ungrateful!”

The face of the Li clan member changed slightly and he hesitated: "This... our clan's ancestral graves have been here for hundreds of years. Of course this is our clan's land. Whether or not there is a land deed does not affect this fact." Chu Ze sneered.
He said: "It's a joke. How can you prove that it is your clan's land without a land deed? I'll give you one day to get the land deed. If it's fake, you and the Li family don't blame me for being rude!"

The Li clan members did not expect Chu Ze to be so tough. His face changed slightly, but he still managed to stay calm and said: "Prince, don't go too far! Our Li family is not someone you can bully if you want to. We are here Just go back and discuss it with the clan leader. Please think about it again." After that, he took the people away.

Chu Ze looked at their backs coldly, already making some judgments in his heart.

Li Xing asked from the side: "Chu Ze, what do you think?"

Chu Ze said calmly: "This is clearly the Li family's deliberate attempt to cause trouble. There is no proof at all. Their purpose may not be simple."

Li Xing suddenly realized and asked: "Are they trying to stop the construction of the railway? Why?

Chu Ze nodded and said: "You are right, this is most likely their conspiracy. We must be more vigilant and must not take it lightly."

Chu Ze sent Zhao Si and Li Xing to secretly investigate Li Mansion's intentions.

Zhao Si sneaked into the Li Manor, pretending to be an ordinary farmer, and approached other tenant farmers to talk.

"Brothers, there don't seem to be many people in our Li family manor?" Zhao Si asked, pretending to be distressed. "Hey, they are all going to build the railway." Zhao Si replied deliberately: "There are not enough people left to farm. How can we live like this?"

"Hmph, who knows." The farmer approached Zhao Si mysteriously and whispered: "It's because of this that the Li family and those idle officials are in trouble. I heard that they are getting together secretly. I don't know. What are you planning?"

Zhao Si's eyes lit up, and he continued to pretend to be stupid and asked: "Guards? They hit it off with the Li family, so they must have bad intentions. But the prince has soldiers, and they can't deal with them."

"Yes." The farmer sighed and said no more.

At the same time, Li Xing also sneaked into the city and inquired about information in restaurants and tea shops.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Yang?" Li Xing pretended to be drunk and bumped into a well-dressed middle-aged man.

The man's face changed slightly, and he was about to have an attack. Seeing that it was Li Xing, he calmed down a little and said, "You are..."

"Haha, we have known each other for a long time. We drank together last time." Li Xing pulled him to sit down carelessly.

Mr. Yang snorted and didn't push away. He just said with caution in his words: "Oh? Really? We don't remember."

"Come on, come on, we're treating you today, let's have another drink!" Li Xing greeted the waiter boldly.

After three rounds of drinking, Mr. Yang lowered his guard a little and complained about the recent situation: "It's true, I was living a good life, but all of a sudden the railway station stopped and all our ancestral property was confiscated. Are you angry? Not annoying?"

Li Xing echoed: "Yes, yes, the prince is too shameless, and he will be willful when he has too much power. We, good officials with good roots and talents, have been squeezed out by those villains who follow the wind."

"Well, I don't know what kind of person the prince is, but he actually asked good officials like us to give way." Mr. Yang cursed.

Li Xing deliberately provoked: "In any case, the prince is so arrogant and domineering, and he needs to be restrained. You and me, gentlemen, should contribute to the country and the people."

Mr. Yang was so drunk that he actually nodded and said: "Well... it's time to take care of it. We heard recently that Mr. Li and the others seem to be brewing something, you know."

Li Xing's heart moved, and he continued to talk: "What's the matter? We don't know, just tell us."

Mr. Yang hesitated and said nothing more.

But Li Xing has already figured out some clues through this chat.

He decided to go back and report to Chu Ze.

That night, both Zhao Si and Li Xing returned to Chu Ze and reported the investigation results.

"It seems that the Li family is plotting some conspiracy in colluding with these out-of-power officials." Chu Ze said in a deep voice.

Li Xing responded respectfully: "Yes, according to my investigation, they secretly joined forces, and I don't know what they are planning. Maybe they want to prevent the construction of the railway." (End of this chapter)