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Chapter 367 Promise
Duke Lu nodded his head slightly, "You and I both know that if the copper mine incident happened, if the Holy One extrajudicially granted favors, you would be the only one killed.

But you have been ruthless in these years, and you have participated in many courtiers. These people hold grudges in their hearts, and they will definitely make trouble. I am afraid that the Xu family will not be able to avoid a disaster of extermination in the end.

So what you should do most now is to send the most talented child in your family far away, and find some children of similar age to replace them.

When this matter is over, let those children hibernate, study hard, and when Emperor Qi Cheng collapses, let them come to the Duke's Mansion with tokens to find me, and I will definitely treat them as my own children. "

Xu Wenbin just sneered and didn't speak, obviously he didn't believe what Lu Guogong said.After leaving the tea to cool down, he and the Xu family recognized this matter. At that time, those children will not have the protection of the family, and they will foolishly go to the Duke's mansion. What if the Duke of Lu comes and kills them all?

It was Duke Lu who reminded him that when he returned, he would start arranging Li Daitao's death, and always leave the incense to pass on, otherwise he would really be ashamed to see his ancestors.

Lu Guogong also knew that he would not believe it, after all, it was the life of the whole family, how could he sell the family because of these few words.

Lu Guogong took a pen and dipped the ink, wrote a deed paper, signed his name, and stamped his private seal. After the ink was dry, he handed the paper to Xu Wenbin, and attached He put on his personal jade pendant.

"This is my promise, stamped with my private seal. If I don't keep my promise, I can take this piece of paper to sue in the future."

Xu Wenbin carefully looked at the content written on the paper. To his surprise, Duke Lu confessed on it that he, the eldest prince and the Xu family partnered to dig copper mines privately, and he also followed what he said. That way he promised to do his best to support the descendants of the Xu family to rebuild the family, and even promised to choose a girl from the direct line of the Du family to marry the heirs of the Xu family in the future, and the two families would become relatives by marriage.

Lu Guogong's low voice sounded in Xu Wenbin's ear, "This thing can be regarded as a confession written by me personally. If you have this thing in your hands, you have a handle on me. I must have done it according to what is written on the deed. , will treat your descendants well.”

After a pause, he said again, "If you still have any worries, just say it out, I will do my best, and I will say nothing."

Xu Wenbin lowered his eyes and kept looking down at the deed paper. As the censor himself, he knew that even if he had this confession, he would not necessarily be able to sue the imperial court. After all, in addition to the confession, there must be For other evidence, who made Lu Guogong the Duke of the country and a general with outstanding military achievements? To convict him, a confession alone cannot convince the public.

But at the same time, he also knew that what Duke Lu said just now was probably correct. In this case, one was the eldest prince, and Emperor Qi Cheng would never take the life of the eldest prince, and the other was Lu. Duke, even though Duke Lu is grounded now, the centipede is dead but not stiff. Even if Emperor Qi Cheng used the ink corruption case last time, he only grounded Duke Lu.

If he pulls the First Prince and Lu Guogong off the horse, he will indeed make them pay the price, but if the Xu family wants to rebuild the lintel in the future, I am afraid that they will be suppressed by them.

Under the two evils, the power of the prime minister is the lesser. Compared to the fact that the Xu family will never make it to the top, Xu Wenbin of course chose to allow the Xu family to rebuild the lintel.

Thinking of this, Xu Wenbin carefully folded the deed paper, stuffed it into his arms, and looked at the Duke with piercing eyes.
"I hope the Duke remembers the promise made today, if the Duke does not keep his word, and even if my descendants come to our door with this item and the token in the future, if the Duke wants to kill the killer, then we will die.

Don't take chances, the Duke of the country, it is best to be a person who keeps his promises, otherwise the Duke of the country will regret it.After all, I have to leave something behind for future generations, don't I? "

Xu Wenbin looked at Duke Lu meaningfully, then turned and left.

Seeing his back disappearing into the night, Duke Lu frowned, wondering what Xu Wenbin meant by what he said, could it be that...
Duke Lu raised his eyebrows fiercely, and ordered people to guard the yard, and no one could enter. After closing the study door, he pried open a few stone bricks familiarly, moved out a small wooden box from inside, and took out the key to open it. After the wooden box, he flipped through the booklet inside. The more he looked, the more dignified his expression became. After a long time, he muttered to himself, "Could it be that he copied a copy and kept it privately?"

Duke Lu was silent for a moment, put the things back in their original places, sat back on the chair for a while, and then sighed deeply, "Forget it, if the Xu family really comes to the door one day, then keep the promise."

Xu Wenbin, who returned home from the night, started a series of arrangements. The next morning, his confidant left the capital with two boxes and a thick letter from home written by himself, and hurried to the The ancestral land of the Xu family in Yuyang.

The third prince got the ledger three days later than Duke Lu and Xu Wenbin, mainly because they were afraid of being traced out along the way, so they took a long detour before returning to the capital.

The third prince flipped through the ledger and said 'tsk tsk' several times, "It's amazing, this copper mine actually has so much copper, it's really cheap big brother."

Mr. Jing smiled and said, "Your Highness exposed this matter and dedicated this copper mine to the Holy One, which will definitely make the Holy One very happy."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chong's complexion turned ugly. Mr. Jing pretended not to know that Li Chong hated Emperor Qi Cheng, and asked with great concern, "Your Highness, why is your complexion so bad? Are you feeling unwell?"

Li Chong waved his hand, "I have nothing to do with this palace. Let's talk about these ledgers. Tomorrow, the Japanese palace will ask people to bring these ledgers to the court. This time, I will definitely have no way out."

These ledgers were sent directly to the third prince by the guards of the third prince. Mr. Jing hadn't read them yet, but Mr. Jing knew that since Nighthawk helped to steal them back, there should be nothing wrong with them, so he nodded in agreement. "Your Highness is right. The account book is gone. The mine must know about it. It must be reported as soon as possible. You can't wait any longer, so as not to make preparations for the First Prince and Duke Lu."

Li Chong thought so, and immediately ordered, "Take this post from me, and ask Huang Yushi to come, I have important matters to discuss with him."

Seeing that Li Chong wanted to entertain guests, Mr. Jing took his leave first.

In the early morning court the next day, Huang Yushi stood up from behind the courtiers amidst the sharp voice of "I have something to play, and I have nothing to do." Huang Yushi stood up from behind the courtiers and replied respectfully: "Report to the Holy Majesty, I have something to say. Minister Shenzuo Yuyang Xu's private mining of copper mines in Wuyang Prefecture is a heinous crime, please be judged by the Holy Spirit."

(End of this chapter)