Liang Yuanfu seemed to move, but still said nothing.
Xu Tong continued: "When a person achieves enlightenment, of course it is when chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Butler Liang, your family has become quite prestigious in Guangzhou these years."
Liang Yuanfu's heart trembled and his body trembled. If one person achieves enlightenment, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven, and the other person loses power? How should chickens and dogs deal with themselves? The majesty is enough, which means that the majesty is over. With this in his mind, Liang Yuanfu couldn't help but become confused.
Seeing the slight trembling of his body and the twitching of facial muscles, Xu Tong thought to himself: There is a way!
At the beginning, the method they envisioned to "pull out" was "market favor", and the selected development targets all had various weaknesses that could be targeted. But after they inquired about the specific situations of these targets, they found that they could not achieve their goals by relying on financial favors.
The Liang family's "kindness" to these people spans several generations. It can be said that several generations of people have been serving as "Chengen" in the hands of the Liang family. They are not only bound by deep interests but also have a lot of favors. It cannot be bought off by the Senate with a few words or small favors. Even if there is a life-saving grace now, it is not as great as the "generational kindness" of the Liang family.
Since we can't let them "accept the favor", we can only do the opposite.
No matter how big or good the Liang family's boat is, if it really faces the risk of sinking, there probably won't be many people who can make the whole family die with the Lord. Especially those who have taken a lot of benefits and have their own boats.
Xu Tong said slowly: "Steward Liang, the Liang Mansion repeatedly extended a helping hand to us when the Song Dynasty first came to Australia. We feel deeply in our hearts. Now that the Senate is in Guangzhou, we, the Song Dynasty, will naturally not forget our old friends, but this old friend But they don’t seem to welcome us, but we have never made things difficult for the Liang family. Why? Because we still miss our old feelings, we are still giving him opportunities, and we are still hoping that he will come back, but opportunities are fleeting and the door is not open. It won’t be open forever.”
Having said this, Xu Tong raised his left hand slightly and shook his two fingers. When Yu Laosan saw it, he immediately took out the holy ship from his arms, took out one and sandwiched it between Xu Tong's two fingers, and lit a match. Then, he put out the remaining fire with a wave of his hand, and quietly retreated out.
Xu Tong blew out a puff of white smoke, and his face gradually disappeared in the diffuse smoke. Liang Yuanfu couldn't see his expression clearly, which made him appear unpredictable and unpredictable.
Xu Tong continued: "As the head of the inner court, Butler Liang has won the trust of Mr. Liang. I think he relies on him for many things. There is a saying in the Song Dynasty in Australia, which is that power and responsibility are integrated. If you take charge of the power, this crime will naturally be punished." Understand, as the steward of the inner court, you know a little about what the Liang family has done in recent years. You can weigh the seriousness of the matter yourself. If there is something unspeakable, you, Butler Liang, will naturally be involved in it. , you must know that walls cannot stop the wind. Are there really only a few clowns behind the scenes to suppress evil spirits in the past? Recently, anti-Song sentiment has been secretly spreading in Guangzhou. Who is adding fuel to the flames? Hooking up the gentry and the gentry from all over the countryside. What is the purpose of spying on the political and military affairs of Australia and Song Dynasty? You also know how guilty these things are for usurping the truth, but you just don’t know how many heads the protagonist of this grand finale will use to fill this deep hole when the time comes?"
After a pause, Xu Tong continued: "The Liang family has a deep kindness to your family, but is it really worth the future of your family for three generations and dozens of people? Housekeeper Liang is kind and filial, and he cannot bear to see his mother in bed worrying about her children and grandchildren. What's more, the evil deeds of the Liang family are not obvious now, and they have not yet made a big mistake. Even if things happen, there is still room for maneuver. Although we will inevitably lose money and ruin the family, we will not do it for ourselves. We, Aosong, have always had both merit and fault. With his past achievements and kindness, he will not be widely implicated in Daxing Prison. Speaking of it, Butler Liang can be regarded as helping the Liang family to rein in the situation, fulfilling the Liang family's kindness and preserving the inherited bloodline for the Liang family. Since ancient times, wealth has never competed with power. Don’t wait until the point of no return before making a decision, otherwise it will be out of your hands to kill and preserve the remains.”
Liang Yuanfu's back was wet, and the corners of his low-hanging poplin robe were shaking slightly. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end no word came out.
Xu Tong looked at Liang Yuanfu intently and said: "If Butler Liang understands justice, I, Aosong, will not treat you badly. Butler Liang can explain the conditions."
Liang Yuanfu dodged Xu Tong's gaze for a long time, and finally said calmly: "My Liang family has been a slave in the Liang Mansion for generations, relying on the Liang Mansion. If, if it is true... what will we do for a living in the future?"
A slight smile appeared at the corner of Xu Tong's mouth, and he softened his tone and said: "Three things, first, keep your family's private property, and your past evil deeds will not be investigated; second, give your Liang family a management position in the Environmental Sanitation Bureau and a formal official position in an ordinary position. Establishment, you can start working after training. Although the monthly salary is not much, it is truly royal food; third, all the medicines needed for your mother's treatment are provided free of charge - let me tell you, the root of malaria is not easy to get rid of. Only at such a stage can the roots be removed.”
Liang Yuanfu hesitated and said: "There are only two positions here. There are dozens of people in my Liang family..."
Xu Tong suddenly snorted coldly and said sternly: "Steward Liang, you must recognize your current situation. After this incident, have you still thought about the days when you had slaves and maids, and were well clothed and well fed? Don't forget that you are It’s about exchanging merit for sin, don’t push yourself too far!”
Liang Yuanfu was excited and fell silent again.
Xu Tong stood up slowly, walked to Liang Yuanfu's side, and said, "Steward Liang, I, Aosong, have a little story that I will tell you today."
Liang Yuanfu looked at Xu Tong with blank eyes, astonished and didn't know why.
Xu Tong said in a deep voice: "One day, two hunters went into the mountain to hunt. When they reached the middle of the mountain, they suddenly heard a tiger roar in the forest. One hunter dropped the heavy object and ran away. The other hunter saw this and said, "This is the moment when we go down the mountain. There is only one road. Tigers are fast but people are slow. It is only a matter of time to catch up. What's the use of running away like that? The escaping hunter said as he ran, I don't have to run faster than the tiger, I just need to run faster than you. .”
After telling the story, Xu Tong slowly leaned down and whispered in Liang Yuanfu's ear: "Steward Liang, it's obvious that you didn't run very fast."
Liang Yuanfu raised his head suddenly and looked at Xu Tong blankly. His heart suddenly burst into pieces. He suddenly understood that it didn't matter whether he said it or not, or whether there was evidence or not. It didn't matter to the outcome of the matter. There will be no impact at all, and once he loses the value of use or fails to take refuge in time before the Liang Mansion incident, he and his family will surely fall into an abyss of eternal destruction.
Liang Yuanfu seemed to be carrying an invisible mountain. His body was bending lower and lower, like a fried shrimp. Cold sweat trickled down his face and formed a small pool of water at his feet. depression.
Xu Tong stopped looking at Liang Yuanfu, calmly sat back in his seat, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, waiting quietly.
Liang Yuanfu was in a fierce battle between heaven and man in his heart, but the inertia of the long-term separation between master and servant made him tremble his lips and subconsciously said: "People, people must not live up to their righteousness, I, I..."
Xu Tong was silent for a moment, then suddenly slammed the tea bowl on the table with force. The lid of the tea bowl jumped high with a thud and fell to the table, spinning like a top. The hot water in the tea bowl flickered. It spilled out and wet Xu Tong's sleeves and Liang Yuanfu's robe.
Liang Yuanfu looked at Xu Tong like a fool. At this moment, Yu Laosan quickly walked in and wiped Xu Tong's sleeves with a handkerchief. However, Xu Tong didn't even look at Liang Yuanfu, but said viciously: "You don't know what is good and what is good." Stuff!" After saying that, he strode towards the courtyard without looking back.
Yu Laosan shouted at Liang Yuanfu and said, "Steward Liang, do you really want to commit one mistake to the end?"
Liang Yuanfu woke up suddenly, rushed over, knelt on the ground and crawled a few steps, hugged Xu Tong's thigh, his face was covered with tears and snot, and hissed: "Mr. Wang, don't leave, don't leave, you villain, The villain agreed. I only ask Mr. Wang to leave a way for the villain's family to survive. Mr. Wang's great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by the villain." After saying this, he kowtowed to unknown numbers, Xu Tong stopped and said, He helped Liang Yuanfu up and said, "Steward Liang, it doesn't have to be like this." Then he winked at Yu Laosan, who immediately stepped forward, held Liang Yuanfu's armpit on the other side, and supported him slowly. Walking into the house, he comforted him as he walked: "Steward Liang, why are you doing this? From now on, we are all one family. This family will not speak to each other. It is easy for our brothers to discuss everything."
After Liang Yuanfu sat down, Xu Tong waited for his mood to stabilize a little, and said warmly: "Let me talk casually about the Liang Mansion first." After saying that, he snapped his fingers in the courtyard, and an attendant quickly walked into the house and took out something from his arms. I sat down with my notebook and pen and started recording.
Liang Yuanfu looked a little sluggish, and after a while he finally began to confess in a low voice: "After the bombardment of Guangzhou, Mr. Liang had people secretly compile a book called "Tianqing Guangwen Lu". There are many books in it. volume, but I guess there is at least a whole box of books. He never wanted to use a Guangfu publishing house to compile this book. He only sent people to recruit scholars from refugees from other places. He checked the details carefully and selected those with clean financial status. They were reliably transferred to Guangfu, and after one or two years, these booksellers and their families were sent back to their original places for resettlement. There was no further contact with these people. This book has never been shown to anyone, and I have never seen it, only indistinctly. Listen to him talk about..."
"Master Liang has several close relatives and friends in Yuyuan Society. The villain once heard him say that this will be his future literary background..."
"Some time ago, the young master stayed in a foreign house. I heard him talking to someone in his room at night. The strange thing is that I never saw anyone entering or leaving the door..."
An hour later, Xu Tong stopped asking. He walked behind Liang Yuanfu, patted Liang Yuanfu's shoulder gently, and whispered: "Look, it's not that difficult, is it?"
After speaking, he said to Yu Laosan: "Get a basin of water and let Butler Liang wipe his face."
Liang Yuanfu raised his head. He had never felt that the sun was so dazzling. The pale light made him feel dizzy, as if the whole world had turned upside down. He held on to the wall and staggered out of the courtyard, his lonely back gradually fading away. , as weak and helpless as a dying old man.
(End of chapter)
