A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 286 Various preparations
At night, in the Ding Mansion in the south of the city, the members of the Ding clan who had the right to speak gathered together in one hall, and Ding Ran was also among them.

"Uncles, the Xin family in Heyang came to see me. He wants us to help him overthrow the Li family's tyranny in Zaoqiang." The head of the Ding family spoke first.

"I'm afraid that Xin is talking in his sleep and causing trouble for the Li family. Doesn't he want to live?" An old man from the Ding clan looked a little strange.

"That's right, the Li family is the local emperor in Zaoqiang. Even the county magistrate is a clay statue. The entire county's county soldiers and government officials are in the hands of the Li family, not to mention the hundreds of Li clan soldiers in Lizhuang.

It can be said that if he flips his hands, the Xin family will be destroyed by the Li family. I don’t know what he thinks, but I, the Ding family, must not join in the fun. The Ding family is already aloof in Zaoqiang. If I join in rashly, I am afraid that my life or death will be The annihilation of our clan is not far away from us. "

"Yes, yes, we can't cooperate with the Xin family. We can still look after our illnesses in peace. Anyway, no matter who becomes the master of Zaoqiang, I, Ding, will be indispensable. Why should we rush to use the knife?" Pass the handle to Mrs. Li."

"Second brother is right, you can't listen to the Xin family."

As soon as the head of the Ding family finished speaking, several clan elders immediately objected. This is not okay. Originally, our Ding family was fine whether we were under the Li family, the Wang family, or the Zhang family. Why should we go to this mess? Where's the water?
Seeing that almost all the clan elders and clan members present were opposed, the head of the Ding family sighed in his heart, "Brother Xin, although I can't stand what Li is doing, but I won't help if you're not my brother. It's really the family's fault." people disagree.

Just as the head of the Ding family was about to finalize the conclusion, he saw Ding Ran sitting aside, not speaking, just smiling and watching the clan members arguing.

There was a thought in my heart: "Third Uncle, what do you think?"

Ding Ran's seniority in the Ding family is very high. Now, in the entire Ding family, Ding Ran is the oldest in age and seniority, followed by Ding Ran's cousin, but he is a few years younger than him.

Moreover, Ding Ran has the best medical skills among all the Ding family members, but he likes to be quiet, so he stays alone in a small medical shop. Only when the Ding family medical center encounters a serious illness that cannot be solved, will he come to see him. Get out of the mountain.

Therefore, when the head of the Ding family asked Ding Ran, everyone looked at him, wanting to see what this respected elder had to say.

Because in ordinary clan meetings, except for important decisions, Ding Ran would not speak.

Ding Ran looked at the tribesmen with a smile and said: "I would like to ask you, do you feel that there have been a lot more people coming to the medical center for medical treatment in the past two years?"

A tribesman nodded and said: "Yes, but this is normal. There were many people injured in the wars in the past few years."

Ding Ran continued: "In the past few years, since Li Shi came to power, what disease has the most common people come to the medical center for treatment?"

An attentive tribesman said: "It seems that more people get sick after being hit or hungry."

"Let me tell you, this is because of the Li family's misbehavior in Zaoqiang. Ordinary people, even the children of small families, who offend the Li family's children will be beaten, or lose their lives.

Not only that, Li also bought land and property in Zaoqiang forcefully, spending only one-tenth of the money. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a forced purchase. The people had no land, so they had to rent it from the Li family. The land rent from the Li family was so high that the tenants' annual income was not enough to meet the needs of the family, so many people became sick due to hunger. "

"Uncle Third, what does this have to do with us? If there are more people sick, won't I, Mr. Ding, be able to make more money?"

Ding Ran stared at the tribesman who spoke. The tribesman felt uncomfortable being stared at: "Third uncle, did I say something wrong?"

Ding Ran said indifferently: "Money, isn't the money that I, Ding, earned enough? Let me ask you, whether Ding passed down his medical skills to his family, or whether he passed it on to his family as a merchant."

The head of the Ding family affirmed: "Of course the medical skills are passed down from generation to generation. The Ding family's ancestors stipulated that in order to show the benevolence of doctors, the Ding family needs to use part of the money every year to practice free medicine for the extremely poor people who cannot afford medicine.

Today, I, Mrs. Ding, still practice medicine for free every year. This is why I, Mrs. Ding, are respected by many people in Zaoqiang. Even Mrs. Li dare not underestimate this respect. "

"My medical sages have a saying: A small doctor can cure people's diseases; a great doctor can cure the country's diseases. Nowadays, the people of Zaoqiang are dissatisfied with Li's tyranny and even suffer from it. I, Ding, are suffering from the people of Zaoqiang. I respect you and should remove this pustule in Zaoqiang for them.

And the Xin family is just a rural family, but it dares to try to overthrow the Li family. I have met the head of the Xin family before. He is a man who is well-read in poetry and books, and he is often engaged in business. He is not so stupid. Since he proposed it on his own initiative. If this is the case, then he must have something to rely on.

It's just that I'm afraid that things will be revealed and I don't want to tell us in detail. In this case, this is not the best opportunity for me, Ding, to eliminate this great harm for the people, and in this way I will not let down the expectations of the people.

You must remember that I, the Ding family, was born and prospered because of the people. Without the trust and support of the people of Zaoqiang, the Ding family would not be in the position it is today, and the Li family would be able to do whatever they want with us. .

Therefore, as long as the name of the Ding family can still be spread among the people, our Ding family will not be destroyed easily. This is the foundation of the Ding family. "

After listening to Ding Ran's remarks, everyone in the Ding family couldn't help but admire Ding Ran's foresight and foresight. It can be said that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.

"I think the third uncle is right. The people of Zaoqiang trust us. Now they are being persecuted by the Li family. It is when they need us that we cannot back down.

Just like when we encounter a difficult disease, we must face it head on. If we just watch the Li family persecute the people like this, no matter how many clan members and medicinal materials the Ding family has, they will not be able to cure the diseases in the hearts of the people. "A slightly younger Ding clan member said excitedly after hearing Ding Ran's words.

Therefore, after Ding Ran's remarks, the entire public opinion reversed, and most people agreed to help the Xin family against the Li family.

But Ding Ran also put a lock on them: "You can't just agree to the Xin family's proposal directly. You must ask them clearly about their trump cards before agreeing if there is a real chance of overthrowing the Li family.

Otherwise, if the Xin family is really hot-headed, our Ding family will be harmed by him, so we must be cautious. And today's discussion is related to the lives of our entire Ding family. After you walk out of this door, you can't spread a word. If the old man hears even half a word, I will expel him from the family tree. "

At dusk, as the sky was approaching, in a courtyard two streets away from Xianju Tower, Chef Zhang finished his day's work and returned home. This courtyard was earned by Chef Zhang after a lifetime of hard work.

Just as he was about to open the door, a person came out from the side: "Father!" It was a woman's voice.

It was getting dark by now, and the light was gray.

"Who?"

Chef Zhang was startled. After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Widow Liu who was summoned by Liu Shi to cook at the county government office.

"Xiang'er, why is it you? Have you thought about it? I've told you a long time ago. Find another one and forget about him. When we come back, our family will be happy and safe, which is better than anything else."

Chef Zhang's eyes turned red when he looked at Widow Liu.

Widow Liu, whose real name is Zhang Xiang, is the daughter of Chef Zhang. She has been married to an ordinary member of the Liu family for more than ten years, so people around her call her Liu Zhang. She has two sons with her husband.

Later, the Liu family was destroyed by the Li family, and his husband and son were beheaded in the street. He was saved by Chef Zhang, who later wanted to avenge his son and husband.

So she never agreed to remarry. She lived and worked alone in the city, so people called her Widow Liu. Because it had been several years, few people knew that Widow Liu was the daughter of Chef Zhang of Xianju Building.

"Father, my daughter still wants to avenge them. This time she comes to seek your help. For the sake of Wei'er and Mu'er, please father help her.

As long as revenge is taken, the daughter will agree to her father's proposal to remarry, otherwise the daughter is willing to remain alone for the rest of her life. "

Chef Zhang felt heartbroken when he looked at the daughter he had always loved.

Chef Zhang and his wife only had a daughter, Zhang Xiang. Shortly after giving birth to Zhang Xiang, Chef Zhang's wife died of illness, leaving Chef Zhang alone to raise their daughter.

Zhang Xiang also learned good cooking skills from Chef Zhang, and was known as Zaoqiang's female cooking goddess in Xianju Tower. Later, he married Liu Ning, a member of the Liu clan, and the two lived very lovingly. The son is also smart.

Chef Zhang also likes his two grandsons very much and often brings delicious food to visit them. Liu Ning also respects his father-in-law who is very famous.

Because Liu Ning was a Confucian scholar, Liu Ning became a member of the family who stayed in Zaoqiang to manage the Liu family's uprising.

But in troubled times, where is the safe place? The Liu family was labeled as a traitor by Li Hou, and hundreds of Liu family members were executed together with the Zhang family.

Liu Ning was also killed because of his identity as a member of the Liu clan. In order to eradicate the problem, the Li clan did not spare the babies of the Liu and Zhang clans. Anyone with the surname Liu and a name in the Liu clan genealogy was killed together.

At that time, the entire Zaoqiang was in a bloody storm within a month. Thousands of people were killed, and the blood on the streets was enough to cover a person's ankles.

Zhang Xiang was spared from death because of the protection of Chef Zhang, but she made a wooden sign and wrote "The position of Empress Xiaoren of the Han Dynasty". In front of the tablet, she swore an oath not to avenge her husband and son and not to marry for the rest of her life.

Seeing that his daughter was so persistent, Chef Zhang had no choice but to tell the public that his daughter was dead, hoping to protect Zhang Xiang from being discovered by the Li family.

However, he has been secretly following Zhang Xiang's news, and has thrown money into Zhang Xiang's yard many times, hoping to help him.

"As my father's only daughter, how can I not help? Come in and talk about the specific things, and don't let anyone listen to you."

Chef Zhang introduced his daughter in, and then looked outside the door warily. Seeing that no one noticed, he breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door tightly.

(End of this chapter)