Chapter 58: Inciting Hatred
Although the big family is huge, the trees are big and there are many diseases, so it is not easy to uproot them. But if the inside is rotten, all it needs is a fire, and it can burn itself to death for fuel.
And Xiao Li obviously couldn't light this fire.
There are many third-rate aristocratic families, and many second-rate aristocratic families, but first-rate aristocratic families are really rare and can only be counted on one finger.
The Lu family is one of them, followed by the Wang, Shangguan, Xue, Qin and Feng families.
Yes, Young Master Feng’s Feng family is also a first-class family.
The young master is an only son, but the Feng family only has a weak direct lineage and many side branches. Taifu Feng has countless disciples. In addition, the family background is rich and large. It is not surprising that Crane Wei has become a first-class family.
And Young Master Feng is the future head of the Feng family.
It suddenly seemed interesting and funny to think that his baby face actually wanted to be the head of the family.
Ahem, that’s too far off topic.
Xiao Li understands that these aristocratic families want to select those who can bring down the Lu family and have a grudge against the Lu family.
After careful calculation, there is really no mortal enemy with the Lu family. After all, the Lu family regards itself as the number one literary family. It pays most attention to reputation and cherishes feathers. There are frictions among the major families in order to compete for resources. It is said that they will fight to the death. Hatred, that’s really not the case.
However, Xiao Li is not discouraged. As long as there is competition and friction, there will be space available.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
Enemies can be created even if there are no enemies. It is not easy to get married, but isn’t it easy to make enemies? ——
The old man of the Fang family has been very annoyed recently because of his useless children and grandchildren.
The Fang family is a second-rate family, and their ancestors also made great contributions to the founding of the country. The Fang family was prominent for a while, but then each generation became worse than the last. When he came to him, it seemed that their fortunes were approaching, and each of their children and grandchildren were less useful than the last.
The eldest son was loyal, honest and quite obedient. With his help, he got the official position of a fourth-grade doctor in the Ministry of Etiquette. Although the Ministry of Etiquette did not have much power, it was at least a decent official position.
The second son was idle, and he had to squeeze in the position of seventh-grade editor through favors.
The second generation is not good, and the results of the third generation's eldest grandson and second grandson seem to be in doubt.
Even the ancestors of Xu could not stand it, but the third grandson actually had some intelligence, he was smart in reading, astute, and he had been cunning and cunning since he was a child.
He thought he finally saw the hope of the Fang family's rise, but he didn't expect that his third grandson went to bet with someone. He used some clever tricks to win the bet, but he didn't want to be found out, and his leg was broken.
The other party's family lost money, but this matter was recorded in the name of the husband. The husband is the second master of the Feng family, the younger brother of the Taifu, and the deputy dean of the Taiyuan Academy. He controls the evaluation of the children of the family. In the future, these children of the family can If you are not allowed to serve as an official in the court, you will only look at this evaluation.
He had gone to great lengths to send his most intelligent grandson to be his student. Now that he had done this, he would leave an impression of being scheming and being clever, and he might not be able to win the respect of his husband in the future.
Cleverness is misled by cleverness.
Fang Xiaolin was still worried about his useless grandson, but he didn't know that bigger troubles were already on the way.
"Master, it's not good"
The old housekeeper hurried in to report, with a solemn look on his face: "The uncle has been dismissed."
Fang Xiaolin's expression suddenly changed: "What's going on?"
His eldest son is the heir to the head of the Fang family, and the official position in the Ministry of Rites is his front. He was still thinking about being promoted to a minister or something in the future, so how could he be dismissed from his position so smoothly?
The old housekeeper said: "At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the lion came out of the cage and hurt someone. Your Majesty wanted to ask the Ministry of Etiquette for questioning. After questioning, the accusation finally fell on the uncle for some reason, saying that he neglected his duties and neglected to check. Temporary dismissal and investigation.”
"That's not all. I heard about the news that the lion was deliberately released to deal with His Majesty and the Queen Mother. If this crime is really carried by the uncle, I am afraid it will not be as simple as dismissal, but also a criminal who colluded with an adulterer. Charged with treason.”
Collude with traitors and commit treason!
Fang Xiaolin felt as if someone had hit him with a sap, and his head was buzzing.
Just a moment ago, he was worried about his grandson's future, but suddenly the sky was about to fall.
The crime of conspiracy, the confiscation of the family and the extermination of the clan, the family will be destroyed, so what is the future?
"Go and ask again, don't miss any information."
Fang Xiaolin did not dare to give up. He, the backbone of the family, could not fall down at this time. He had to find a way to save his eldest son, otherwise the Fang family would be doomed.
Fang Xiaolin visited many of his close friends, but all of them were rejected. Apparently everyone had received the news, and no one dared to commit treason.
And just when he was at his wits' end, someone anonymously sent him a letter.
It said that the accident at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was a warning from the Lu family to the emperor, because their most outstanding second young master was tortured by the princess and almost died, but the murderer has not been found yet, so the lion escaped, but it would not hurt the emperor but the queen mother. , this was all calculated by them in order to ruin the birthday banquet and demonstrate against the emperor.
This was obviously a provocative statement. Fang Xiaolin was almost sixty years old, how could he easily believe this news from unknown sources, especially the content behind it made him feel more and more like a liar.
This man said that he had a life-or-death feud with the Lu family, and he told him the news, but he couldn't see anyone taking the blame for the Lu family, while the Lu family got away with it.
At the same time, this man said that he could let his son escape from it, not to mention reinstatement, or even be promoted to a higher level, but there is no free lunch in the world, and what they can get depends on what they can pay.
"Nonsense, empty talk, sowing discord, and conspiracy can be punished."
Fang Xiaolin slapped the table and cursed bitterly.
"Dad!"
His second son, Fang Chaosheng, came back with a white face: "Dad, my eldest brother has been imprisoned in the sky jail, and officials from the Ministry of Punishment have come to our house."
Fang Xiaolin closed his eyes in pain, but the pain continued.
After Zhang De was investigated, the newly appointed minister of punishment was named Li Xing. Unfortunately, it was Li Xing's nephew who broke the leg of Fang Xiaolin's grandson.
The kid was related to Li Xing and had a strong talent for criminal investigation, so his clever grandson stumbled.
His grandson's leg hasn't healed yet, and his son is in the hands of the Li family again.
It’s so deceiving!
When people have no way out, even if they know it may be a scam, they will definitely want to grab that life-saving straw.
"Chaosheng, come with me."
Fang Xiaolin took his son into the room, took out the unexpected letter and handed it to him: "Read this first."
Fang Chaosheng took it and after reading it, he concluded: "This is a liar, there must be a conspiracy."
How could Fang Xiaolin not know? But there’s nothing we can do about it.
"What we want to save now is not just your eldest brother. This is a crime of slander, but if the conspiracy is confirmed, the Fang family will be in disaster."
"A dead horse is a living horse doctor. If it really reaches the point of no return, killing the Lu family may be a glimmer of hope."
The Minister of Rites, Lu Ye, is the son of Lu Shoufu, and the Minister of Rites, Xue Heng, is the younger brother of the head of the Xue family. They are clearly in charge of the Ministry of Rites, so why should his son be allowed to hold the vat?
Just because the Lu family and the Xue family are first-class families, the Fang family is allowed to worship heaven?
Why! ?
(*^__^*) Hee hee... drawing hatred