Looking at the dilapidated and leaky cold kiln, coupled with the cold weather in the twelfth lunar month of winter, Xue Gongju's mood at this time was colder than the weather.
It is unimaginable that many years ago, a nine-year-old child of the Xue family in Hedong lived to the age of thirteen in a place like this, and the person who made him fall to this place was one of the Xue family in Hedong.
The accompanying old butler said bitterly: "Damn it! It would be a pity to die for such an uncle who is worse than a beast!"
Xue Gongju nodded: "Think of me, the Xue family in Hedong. Since our ancestors moved to Hedong, we have gone through hardships to develop to the present scale. What did we rely on? In addition to self-improvement, it is to stick together to keep warm. Without unity, as early as the four We were driven out of Hedong a hundred years ago."
"I can't believe that the Xue family would have such children? Our closest relatives don't know how to love each other. Instead, for the sake of personal greed, we ignore our flesh and blood and family ties. It's a waste of time for us to be sons of human beings!"
"Come here, send someone to arrest all Xue Li's uncles and brothers. In addition, notify all the Xue family members in Longmen County. A clan meeting will be held in Jiangzhou in three days. I will make the crimes of these people public to the world. Except for Xue Li In addition, all of them will be removed from the Xue family in Hedong."
The old housekeeper nodded solemnly, "You are wise, sir. Such unhealthy practices should be severely punished. If Xue Li hadn't been lucky this time, wouldn't he have been starved to death a long time ago? Is the Xue family in Longmen County just the Xue family?" Li is like this? If there is a child like Xue Li, I am afraid there will be more children like this. This trend must not rise."
Xue Gongju waved his hand: "Go and do things. Remember, don't let the news leak out."
"Master, do you want Xue Li to know?"
"Don't be mean. It's normal for this child to have complaints in his heart. We have to sincerely let him accept the Xue family. It's not good to be too mean."
"Yes, the master is wise."
Early the next morning, Xiao Yu ordered someone to carry the betrothal gift and take Xue Li to the Liu family, a wealthy local family.
With Xiao Yu's identity, not to mention the big family Liu family in Longmen County, even the local magistrate had to come out to greet him respectfully, but today the Liu family was unusually quiet, with the door closed and no one around.
"Li'er, are the Liu family as virtuous as your uncle? Do you want to break the contract? I sent someone to deliver the news the day before yesterday."
Xue Li shook his head and said: "Father, there may be a misunderstanding. Uncle Liu is not such a person. He is a close friend of my father. He has a good character and a good reputation in Longmen County."
Xiao Yu stroked his beard and said, "Here comes someone, go and call the door."
The subordinate knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened and an old butler walked out. As soon as the two parties negotiated, the old butler hurried over to salute.
"Excuse me, Prime Minister, but my master is not at home."
"Not at home? I sent someone to hand over a greeting card yesterday, explaining my visit today. What? The Liu family wants to break the contract?" Xiao Yu asked majestically.
The old housekeeper was so frightened that he knelt down, "No, no, I don't dare! When the greeting card was delivered yesterday, the master had already left. It was the third master of the Xue family who personally came to say that Mr. Xue Li wanted to meet my young lady in advance, so The master took his wife and young lady and followed the third master of the Xue family out."
who? My third uncle?
Xue Li's eyes shot up, "I didn't say I wanted to meet Miss Liu in advance."
"Who is this?"
"I am Xue Li!"
"Young master, I forgive you, but the third master of the Xue family clearly said..."
not good!
Xue Li slapped his thigh and said, "Father, it's my third uncle who is causing trouble. He pretended to be my name and took away three people from the Liu family."
Xiao Yu shouted angrily: "You bastard! How brave you are. Let's go to the Longmen County Government Office."
Xue Li said anxiously: "Father, I'm worried. I want to take someone back to the village to look for him first."
"Okay, take all your guards with you and be careful."
Xue Gongju, the head of the Xue clan in Hedong who was still temporarily living in Longmen County, also heard about it, "Master, something happened with Xue Li. Xue Li's third uncle Xue Lun kidnapped the Liu family and wanted to prevent Xue Li from fulfilling his engagement."
Xue Gongju said angrily: "No wonder we couldn't find Xue Lun yesterday, and it's becoming more and more like this. You bastard deserves to be killed! Send an order to use all the power of our Xue family in the local area to capture Xue Lun, this soulless man, at the critical moment, regardless of life or death." "
Xiao Yu found the Longmen County Magistrate, and the Longmen County Magistrate hurriedly sent people to help him. For a while, the entire Longmen County was stirred up into chaos.
Besides, Xue Lun picked up the three members of the Liu family. Xue Lun took them home, lying that Xue Li now lived in Hanyao, his hometown. In fact, he wanted to detain the three Liu family members in exchange for a promise from Xue Li, a promise not to retaliate. But when he returned home, he discovered that his son had been taken away.
I heard from my wife that it was not Xue Li, but Xue Gongju, the head of the Xue family in Hedong, who ordered that everyone should be punished according to the clan law and even remove everyone from the Xue family in Hedong.
Xue Lun felt itchy with hatred...
"Xue Li, Mr. Xue from Hedong... If you don't make it easy for me, then no one will be able to have an easy time."
Instead of running away, he waited in his home for others to find him.
The first one to find was Xue Li, who was leading two hundred guards.
"Third uncle, did you arrest the Liu family?" Xue Li asked coldly while riding on his horse.
I couldn't recognize the slug kid back then, but now he looked very much like his incompetent second brother. But the young man in front of him was a brave young general.
"Okay, very good. My eldest nephew, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect you to be so old in a blink of an eye. Now you are a famous figure in the world. It's time for my second brother to rest in peace."
Xue Li shouted angrily: "Shut up! Don't mention my father, you have no qualifications. Hand over the Liu family, and I won't embarrass you. From now on, you and I will have nothing to do with each other."
good!
"Hand over my son and let us live, otherwise you will never see the Liu family again in your life."
Your son?
"Inexplicably, I have never seen your son."
"Haha, Xue Gongju sent people to arrest my son. You should go back and ask him."
Xue Gongju?
"Okay, I'll go back to find him. If he captures your son, I will go and ask for him. Now, hand over the Liu family."
"I'll have to meet my son."
Xue Li was angry: "If you are stubborn, prepare the archers!"
don't want!
A woman rushed out of the yard and said, "No, we will hand over people, we will hand over people..."
Xue Lun grabbed the other party and said, "Madam, go back!"
"Xue Li, don't do it. He is your third uncle. He broke the bones and connected the tendons. The blood is thicker than water." Mrs. Xue cried.
Xue Li looked at the woman with cold eyes, "Third aunt, it's not that I don't care about family ties, it's that my third uncle is ruthless and kidnapped members of the Liu family for no reason and broke my engagement. You'd better advise him."
At this moment, the three members of the Liu family walked out of the yard, and the leader Liu Yuanwai said loudly: "Nephew Xue Xian, I misunderstood. We were not kidnapped by him, we were invited here."
"Who are you? Uncle Liu?" Xue Li quickly turned over to greet him, "My nephew Xue Li has met Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu."
"Yinhuan, come and meet your Xue brother."
A girl of fifteen or sixteen years old with a pretty face came out shyly and politely saluted: "I've met Brother Xue Li."
Xue Li nodded, and then asked Liu Yuanwai: "Uncle Liu, what's going on?"
Liu Yuanwai sighed and said: "My dear nephew, Xue Lun does have bad intentions. But he is your third uncle after all. If you kill him, it will bring bad reputation to you. Forget it, we won't suffer much." Damage, let’s go.”
"But he..."
"He is a villain. He is just afraid that you will come back to retaliate against him if you become rich. He just wants a promise from you. Mrs. Xue has made it clear to us."
After taking a deep look at Xue Lun, Xue Li nodded and helped Liu Yuanwai walk out.
Xue Lun collapsed on the ground weakly, "Madam, why did you let them go? Their son is still in their hands."
Not long after Xue Li left, Xue Lun and his family were arrested by the Xue family in Hedong. They asked about the situation and were then taken to the Jiangzhou Prefecture Ancestral Hall for trial.
