Chapter 229 In the middle of the night when people are conspiring
Late at night, I had enough food and drink, and heard that Mr. Hu talk about a lot of gossip at Hu Zongxian's home. Wang Fulin was lying on the bed with his hands on his pillow. He was curious about what Wang Yingjiao and the other two planned to do tomorrow.
Among these three people, two juren and one scholar, if you want to say that knowledge is better than him, but if you want to talk about the worldly affairs, Wang Yingjiao is terrible. Zhou Wen and Cheng Renqing are okay in dealing with people, but it is obvious that most of their energy in the past is devoted to the career, so if they continue to come forward to contact Hu Zongxian's second son Hu Songqi, he felt that there might be some further intense "tragedy". He deliberately hangs with these three people, and wants to win over the alliance in this matter, so he is not as obsessed with the fun as usual.
Thinking of this, he suddenly sat up and decided to go out to discuss the two of the three who seemed more reliable. As for whether to reveal their identity, he had not completely decided, but he could act according to the opportunity. However, just when he just walked to the door and opened the door, he found a figure sneaking out. He recognized that it was Xiaobei at a glance, and he was both angry and funny. He said that he wanted Xiaobei to go to the Hu family mansion in Longchuan Village to scare Hu Songqi to see the guy's reaction, but the problem is that he has just arrived, is he so anxious?
The sound of opening the door obviously alarmed Xiaobei. When she turned around and saw that it was him, the little girl breathed a sigh of relief. She looked around, put a finger on her lips, and whispered gently. Then she went to the wall without saying anything, and she didn't see how she acted, but she turned up gently.
Although he had known that she could do this before, Wang Fulin was still a little stunned when he actually saw this scene. When he came to his senses, he immediately glanced at the other room and saw that the lights were on but no one came out. He felt relieved. Even if he was angry, he had no choice but to sneak into the night without saying a word. Does he still have the ability to get people back? So he simply went to Cheng Renqing's door and knocked on the door gently. Soon, someone opened the door inside. To his surprise, Cheng Renqing was not the only one in the room, but Zhou Wen was there, and Wang Yingjiao, who had only touched hard nails during the day, was not there.
"Brother Wang is a strong temper. Today he was disappointed at the Hu family. He should be locked up and sulking in the house. We will suffer when we talk to him at this time." Cheng Renqing shrugged and then looked at Wang Fulin and said, "Does the elders in the family know about Brother Wang come to Longchuan this time? You must know that Mr. Meilin has been in such a long time, and the gentry in Huizhou are certainly unfair, but due to some pressure in the court, he dare not reveal it openly. This fifth anniversary of his death is a big day, but you can see that Mr. Meilin's legitimate son has such an attitude, and you can imagine other people's concerns."
"My elders are all in other places, and I will make the decision on the family matters." Wang Fulin said this with great care, just like other teenagers of this age, and then said seriously, "Didn't Mencius say that even if there are thousands of people, I will go. To be honest, I have not known about this for ten days ago. But later, after someone's guidance, I went to Xiyuan with my friend once and saw the southeast pillar plaque written by Mr. Nanming. Then I felt it and wanted to do something within my ability."
"It turns out that Brother Wang is really a fellow disciple!" Zhou Wen smiled immediately, "To be honest, the three of us have been to Xiyuan before, and we missed it with another group of people who should be sacrificial people. Right and wrong are public opinion. Mr. Meilin has been alive for so long, so he should always be fair, otherwise wouldn't it be a shame for all the capable ministers in the world?"
Of course I know that what I missed with you was Xiaobei and me!
Wang Fulin thought so in his heart, of course he would not say it out. He had just chosen to tell in front of these two elderly people that he had been to the West Garden and showed the image of an honest young man, of course, to prepare for his identity in the future if it was exposed. In fact, he even planned to break the incident of the incident with these three people in the West Garden. Of course, these were all later. At this moment, when he heard the two of them talking about how to mobilize students in the prefectures and six counties and counties, he couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you contact the officials and gentry of various counties and towns?"
"Brother Wang, you are young, and those old foxes are not that easy to deal with!" Cheng Renqing shook his head and sneered contemptuously, "Whether the local officials or the gentry, most of them cannot get up early without profit, but when they encounter major events, they will retreat to the back. When they see benefits, they will rush forward and eat people without chewing bones. It is simply delusional to expect them to stand up and wave flags and shout for Mr. Meilin, who has passed away. This kind of thing still depends on us scholars."
Seeing that Wang Fulin was a little surprised, Zhou Wen felt that Cheng Renqing's words were a bit extreme, but after thinking about it, he still spoke: "This kind of thing should be initiated first in the Shilin circle, which is so safe. However, if Mr. Meilin's second son was still unwilling to handle it, and others could interfere, it would be bad for Mr. Meilin's reputation in the end. I really didn't expect that Mr. Meilin was so decisive, and his children and grandchildren were so timid and afraid of things."
"If I weren't timid, I wouldn't have thrown my father's coffin on Ningguo Mansion Road back then and then run for my own life!"
With this voice, someone pushed the door in. It was Wang Yingjiao. He stood angrily at the door and said ruthlessly: "We will go tomorrow. If we keep us out of the door, we will visit all the villagers and elders of Longchuan Village. Today, Mr. Hu is willing to provide free food and accommodation, and some people must have spoken out for Mr. Meilin. Mr. Meilin is not just Hu Songqi, but he is the only one who stays in Longchuan Village. Since he is timid, we will build the momentum in Longchuan Village and force him to stand up! Some people just want to force him."
Wang Fulin was simply amazed at Wang Yingjiao's determination. He just asked Xiaobei to pretend to be a ghost. This person was even more courageous and had already planned to launch a public opinion offensive for the whole nation! Thinking that the trouble was so hard that he might be forced to jump over the wall. He was about to persuade him a little, but he found that Zhou Wen and Cheng Renqing were all winking at him, so he didn't speak rashly. Sure enough, seeing that all three people in the room were looking at him, Wang Yingjiao's face turned dark, and he said, "If you are afraid, I will take responsibility for it alone." Then he turned his back and left.
"Brother Wang has always had such a temper. He will be able to make trouble in person. He may be able to make a fuss. I'll talk about the situation tomorrow!"
Late at night, the Hu family mansion in Longchuan was peaceful. Since Hu Zongxian's death, Hu Songqi left the coffin to take refuge for a while. After the tide and the family had been rescued and released from prison, he appeared in front of him, taking care of his funeral as if he was a filial son. Then, based on the reason for his elder brother's death, he took advantage of the old house in his ancestral place without hesitation.
Because Hu Zongxian's third son Hu Boqi was not born to the same mother, and because his mother Wang and his sister were in poor health at that time, they could only move their family to Qingzhou, Shandong, which is the real hometown of Hu Zongxian and his father. When his mother's sister passed away, he simply cut off contact with Hu Songqi. Even so, Hu Songqi did not care at all. Because the magistrate of Jixi had spared no effort to protect the relationship here, the old house was not confiscated by the officers and soldiers. Only he knew about the places where his father had some of his property. The old servant sent more than 800 acres of land deeds he had hidden, so he felt at ease to take it for himself.
But although there is no worries about food and clothing, the Hu family is far inferior to its heyday.
Nowadays, Xiaobei is traveling through the familiar house in the night, feeling desolate everywhere, and the people who can be seen occasionally are lazy and depressed, without the vitality and vitality of the Hu family's heyday. She hated her second brother Hu Songqi the most, but now she is even more angry. When she came to the deepest part of the road, which was the main hall where her father had lived, she found that there was still light inside and there was a vague voice. Seeing that someone was guarding her in front of the door, she thought about it, and quietly climbed up the wall, sneaked to the side of the main hall in the dark night, and then carefully got into the room.
In this deep night, she was like an agile kitten, hanging upside down from one of the eaves, jumped down to the ground, and approached the window of the back wall. This time, the vague voice of the speech was immediately clear.
"Shuxianzun's wish, please ask Master Cheng to go back and thank me. My father has been wronged for many years. Although some people in the country have been complaining about wronged, they cannot go to the heaven to listen. Fortunately, I am really grateful for the enthusiastic people like Shuxianzun."
When Xiaobei heard this familiar and annoying voice, his eyebrows suddenly stood up. However, what surprised her even more was the person Hu Songqi mentioned. Shu County Zun, the current magistrate of Jixi County, Shu Bangru, isn’t the former government official whom his master hated the most? Hu Songqi was actually mixed up with Shu Bangru. If the master knew about it, he would definitely be trembling with anger! She took a deep breath, just landed quietly, and then hid under the window with her waist, trying to hear it more clearly.
"The second master can say this, and the county magistrate will be pleased to know that. However, I heard that a few scholars came to the door today, and it was also for the fifth anniversary of Hubutang's death?"
"Well... they are just people who don't know the best of the world. They say they are arrogant and irresponsible. What do they know? After drying them for a while, people will go back. If Shuxian Zun comes forward, how can they use these people who are not good enough to do anything more than to do?"
"I don't mean that. It's only meaningful to organize the Hubutang death anniversary." The person who talked to Hu Songqi paused, and then said in a meaningful tone, "But Mr. Hu Er knows that whoever can really help you, whoever just talks, that's fine."
Xiaobei listened carefully, and the two of them talked for a while, and then Hu Songqi called someone to come and take Master Cheng to rest. She thought about it, but did not immediately go to find out the details of the special envoy Shubangru, but continued to be in place. Sure enough, the voices came from the room for a moment.
"Master, this Shuxian Zun was obviously sent to Jixi because he was not favored by Duan's Zun in the prefecture. How dare one of the only masters around him be so arrogant in front of the master?"
"Hmph, the phoenix is not as good as a chicken. Think about how He Dongxu treated the Hu family at the beginning. Have you forgotten? Shubangru was always a Jinshi on two lists, and now he is the lord of a county. Duan Chaozong, the prefect of Huizhou, is almost full. Maybe if he comes to another person, he will have the chance to win the eyes. Moreover, you have heard what he said when he came in the afternoon. What did the Cheng surname use to threaten me!" As if after slamming the table, Hu Songqi sighed and said, "Who made those who want to overturn the verdict for their father? They are all scholars who have no hair on their mouths? The most useless people these days are scholars!"
Outside the window, Xiaobei snorted softly, disagreed with Hu Songqi's words. What's wrong with the scholar? Among the scholars, there are those who are not reliable in their words but are very principled in their behavior; there are also those who are knowledgeable and have a strong personality like Mr. Li and Mr. Fang and Mr. Ke; there are also those who are full of wisdom and tricks like Wang Fulin, who is not careful and can only conspire to you! She thought about it and suddenly blinked her eyes.
Chapter completed!