Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2628 Exogenous Branches
After Zhao Hening left, Huang's emotions could not be calmed down for a long time. The fluctuations in the past few days far exceeded her previous life experience, so that she even lost her appetite for food.She had never made up her own mind in her life, and she was a little at a loss when she got to this point.Although the young official Zhao asked her to go to Jiujiang Daxu Police Station to file a complaint three days later, she really couldn't imagine what would happen in the future, and the huge sense of uncertainty made her feel anxious.

After finishing the farm work, before Guan Zongbao came home, Huang decided to go to Guan Youde's second sister and said that in her world, family affairs still have to be decided by family members.Like the natives of this era, Guan Youde had several brothers and sisters, and among the sisters, he had the closest relationship with his second sister.

The second sister Guan was shocked and angry when she heard Huang's broken thoughts.What shocked her was that Huang wanted to divorce Guan Youde, and what made her angry was that she even found an Australian to support her.

"Sisters and sisters, since you are married into the Guan family, you should abide by women's morals. You are his first wife, so it is only natural to care for him? How can you be so thoughtful because of the troubles in life?" Second Sister Guan he asked.

Huang said: "Second Sister, I came to look for you because you are his elder sister. Up to now, I don't have any thoughts. I just told you about this matter in advance, and I will gather the elders of the clan together soon. decide."

After Huang's departure, Second Sister Guan felt that something was wrong. Although she had already married into another family, she still cared about the reputation of her mother's family, so she rushed to find her eldest brother's family, presumably Huang would also come to him.Not long after, the news reached the ears of Guan Richang, the head of the house.

"Ji Yi, that's what the Australians say." Guan Boyi, the patriarch of Shimeitang, talked with his younger brother Guan Jiyi behind closed doors after returning home from Jiujiang Daxu.As a rare Jinshi in the clan, Guan Jiyi also served as the county magistrate in the Ming Dynasty, so it is natural to discuss major issues in the clan with him.

Guan Jiyi sighed, "For the sake of clan inheritance, I have to bow my head. Other clan elders should understand."

"Mr. Qiutao and Mr. Zhongxian (Zhu family)..." Guan Boyi was a little worried.

"If someone from his family comes, let me deal with it," Guan Jiyi said, "Qiu Tao is a man of integrity and devoted himself to serving the country. I have a match with him in the same year, so just don't make things difficult for him. But if you want to get on with me Thousands of lives, old and young, are also absolutely unacceptable."

With Guan Jiyi's statement, Guan Boyi felt a lot more at ease, and said: "Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and the other five halls of the Guan family also intend to cooperate with the Senate this time. I heard that Shude Hall is willing to donate the land near the West Sea in Shangxi Village The Senate, although the land is mostly swamps and tidal flats, with the rumored skills of the Australians, it won't be long before it can be transformed into fertile land."

Guan Jiyi said: "Yes, looking at the past ten years, anyone who is friendly with Australians has all risen to the sky, and those businessmen who are no more than a low-level businessman have become the pillars of the country in the blink of an eye. Anyone who is evil to Australians, who is not dead Extinction? Even Zheng Zhilong, who was far away in Fujian, was turned into a pile of loess. The people of the clan died and scattered. Seeing him building a tall building, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapse. If our family does not cooperate with the Australians, other people will die. People are queuing up to get on the boat, how can we have a foothold in Shimeitang in the future?"

"In this way, these real Australians are not as vulgar as the rumors say. It is said that Magistrate Zhang is a real Australian. Although he doesn't look like a gentleman, he acts quite well. Lord. If everyone in the Senate is of this generation, it will indeed be possible to accomplish things."

"I hope that the ancestors will bless me, Shimeitang, to survive this disaster smoothly."

Just as the two brothers were discussing behind closed doors, a servant's voice came from outside: "Master, it's not good, the big thing is not good..."

Guan Jiyi opened the door and reprimanded: "What is it that is so panic-stricken, what's the proper way?"

The servant lowered his head and said anxiously: "The head of Yanchang's ancestral house is waiting outside, saying that something is wrong and the Australians are going to take this opportunity to make trouble."

"Where is he?" Guan Boyi came out and asked after hearing this.

"The two gentlemen come with me."

Guan Richang was anxiously circling around in the hall. When he saw Guan Boyi, Guan Richang immediately stopped circling and said, "Patriarch, something is wrong!"

Although Guan Boyi was old, he had seen many storms, so he sat down calmly, ordered the servants to serve tea, and motioned Guan Richang to sit down, and then said: "Don't panic, take your time if you have something to say. "

After listening to Guan Richang's report, Guan Jiyi felt that this incident was strange. The government never intervened in the affairs of the clan unless a clan member violated the national law. Could it be that the Australians wanted to use the issue to make an example of it?
Guan Boyi was an old man, but he also heard his blood pressure soar, and shouted angrily: "Does this evil person think that our Shimeitang is not in the eyes of the Australians? Where is he? Bring him quickly, and I will personally intervene."

When Guan Youde was escorted from the gambling house by several young strong men to kneel in front of Guan Boyi, it was already two days later, and Guan Youde was still drunk.

A bucket of cold water was splashed on Guan Youde's face, and he suddenly woke up, looking around in panic.

"Nie Zhan, do you recognize me?" Guan Boyi asked sharply.

"The head of the room! The patriarch! I know it! I know it!" Guan Youde replied in fear.

"Look at what you have done! Your wife actually wants to find an Australian to uphold justice. If this matter gets out, where will we put the face of Shimeitang in the future?" Knowing whether the Australians will take advantage of the problem, where do you want to put the thousands of people in my Shimeitang?"

"Ah..." Guan Youde only felt that he was more wronged than Dou E, and shouted: "You are wronged, patriarch! I just beat my wife and son after being drunk. I am also the head of the family. Could it be that I violated the law of the king?"

"My family has strict rules and regulations. The people of the clan have been taught since childhood to respect the teacher and respect the way, and the husband and wife should be harmonious. The matter of raising the clan is to become the head of the clan. If there is a small anger, you must rely on the theory of the ancestral hall of the clan and the head of the house, and you are not allowed to initiate lawsuits at the temple. Every Ji Mengyue reads family rules and family law, you have learned it in the stomach of a dog?" Guan Boyi scolded.

Most of the clan ancestral halls in South China were built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and a large number of clan regulations also appeared, and there was a trend of village conventions.In order to control the clan more effectively, the clan leaders asked the government for support and approved the clan regulations.In order to monitor the clan and strengthen local management, the government regards clan regulations as a supplement to the regime.In order to maintain the order within the clan, clan regulations endowed the clan head with the judicial power to deal with disputes within the clan, prohibited clan members from suing officials, and required clan members to resolve conflicts within the clan.

"Beating your wife? Hmph!" Guan Jiyi, who has also experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, said, "Some things don't weigh four or two on the scale, but if they are on the scale, they won't be able to weigh a thousand catties. Let me talk about your family's affairs first. Well, there has to be a way to deal with this."

When Guan Youde spoke, he was full of resentment towards the Huang family, and even scolded the Huang family for having an affair with a certain member of the Guan family, so he wanted to divorce her a long time ago.

Guan Boyi shook his head when he heard that, with an expression of hatred for iron, he gritted his teeth and cursed: "You unworthy descendants, the face of your ancestors has been completely humiliated by you! The ancestor of my Shimeitang, Pingjiang Gongguan Jun, was the descendant of Guan Yunchang. , 400 years ago, in times of troubled times, you brought your clansmen and migrated to this place, and overcame obstacles to establish your family business, you..."

"Hahaha..." Guan Youde laughed uncharacteristically, and said with a bad look, "I am a dying person, and I don't know if I can see the sun tomorrow. I ask myself if I have done it." What kind of unreasonable thing, but it ended up being betrayed by relatives, wives and children, what kind of face does the ancestors care about?"

With a "snap", Guan Boyi slapped the table heavily with his hand, making a loud noise, "You! Are you trying to remove your name from the family tree? If so, I will grant you! From today on, you are no longer me The descendants of Shimeitang are not allowed to be buried in the family grave after death!"

Hearing "remove the name from the genealogy", Guan Youde panicked and collapsed on the ground. If the name is not on the genealogy, he will not be able to accept sacrifices and tributes from descendants after death, and his soul will not be able to return to the ancestral land. Become a lonely and wild ghost wandering in the world, and can only eat by robbing the remaining tribute with other little ghosts.

Guan Youde begged for mercy: "Patriarch, I know I was wrong! Please be merciful and forgive me this time. I promise I will not let the Australians know next time."

"Do you dare to do it next time?" Guan Boyi's words were threatening. Although he is the patriarch, it is not an easy matter to be removed from the "family tree". Generally speaking, the clan cannot just remove a person from the genealogy. Only those who have committed heinous crimes or other serious violations of family rules and corrupt family traditions will be expelled from the clan.When expelling a person's family membership, it is necessary to gather the clansmen and declare the crime of the wrong person in front of the gods of the ancestors and ancestors in the ancestral hall. Cinnabar, with a swipe of a pen, crossed out the names of those who made mistakes, and finally expelled those who made mistakes from the ancestral hall and family boundaries.

"No next time! No next time!" Guan Youde replied reassuringly.

Guan Boyi glanced at Guan Richang, and said: "Guan Richang, your Yanchang ancestral house is not well managed. Some people entered the public court without first calling the clan, fined five taels of silver, and confiscated the public in the shrine. Do you have any objections?"

"no disagreement."

As a blood group, from the perspective of the clan, what the clan members do is to glorify the ancestors, and the next best thing is to abide by the ancestors' precepts and not insult the ancestors. If they do something wrong, they are not filial to the ancestors. The trial of disputes is to act on behalf of the ancestors and be responsible to the ancestors. "The children and grandchildren violated the family precepts, and the congregation was detained in the ancestral hall, and the ancestors were punished severely, and they were ordered to reform."

Guan Boyi said to Guan Youde: "According to the family rules, you should be given ten canes with the cane. Since you are sick, you will be fined to repair the ancestral grave."

Guan Youde repeatedly kowtowed: "Thank you patriarch for your kindness!"

Guan Jiyi ordered: "You must persuade Mrs. Huang to cancel the lawsuit, and you must not let the Australians intervene in this matter."

(End of this chapter)