Chapter 279 Family Matters
In Xu's mansion, the lights were bright, but there were only a few people in the entire main hall.
"Father, everything is fine in the house. These are the accounts."
"Thirteen manors in the suburbs of Beijing can turn in 3,600 taels of silver per month."
"There are thirty-five shops in the city, which can earn more than 27,000 taels of silver per month."
"Your Majesty and Concubine Duan also receive various rewards every month, which is enough to cover the expenses of the mansion."
"In addition, Your Majesty showed mercy and sent someone to grant Zhonger a contract when he was one year old."
"Contract?"
Xu Mujun asked curiously: "What kind of contract is it?"
"Contract for 10% of the shares of the First Steel Works."
Zhong Chun hesitated and said: "The First Steel Factory is a factory established by His Majesty five years ago. It mainly refines steel. Every year, it produces more than 300,000 taels of silver simply by dividing shares..."
Commander Xu Mu sighed and said: "Your Majesty's great kindness will be unforgettable by me!"
"It's not long, Zhong Chun, please take Zhong'er down to rest."
"Yes."
Zhong Chun stood up, but did not leave. Instead, he whispered: "Ying'er, take the young master down to rest."
"Yes! Madam!"
The maid Ying'er agreed and retreated with Xu Jingzhong who was already yawning.
After all, Xu Jingzhong is only a three-year-old child, and he is already very sleepy.
But even so, he still insisted on saying: "Grandpa, Zhong'er will come to play with you tomorrow. You promised to teach me martial arts~"
"Don't worry, Zhonger, grandpa will be waiting for you tomorrow!"
Xu Mujun turned to look at Zhong Chun and said, "Zhong Chun, what else is important?"
Zhong Chun knelt down and said: "Father-in-law, this matter is related to the future of our Xu family. Please step aside."
"You all can go on."
Xu Mujun glanced at Zhong Chun, raised his hand and said.
"Yes, General!"
The housekeepers, guards, etc. who were waiting around all retreated.
Even Xiong Gang stood up and said: "Brother Xu has important matters to deal with, so Xiong will leave first."
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Bear."
"But Brother Xu, your grandson and I hit it off right away. When he turns five years old, Xiong will personally test his spiritual roots."
Xiong Gang said: "If Jingzhong has spiritual roots, Xiong hopes to accept him as a disciple of my Ten Thousand Beasts Wujiang Sect. How about that?"
Xu Mujun hesitated and said: "Zhong'er is Xu's grandson, but he is also a member of Dayu. I have to report this matter to Your Majesty before making a decision."
"Alas..."
Xiong Gang shook his head and said: "Xu Mujun, you are really... pedantic, foolish and loyal!"
After saying that, he turned around and left Xu Mansion regardless of their expressions.
Xu Mujun also sighed: "Zhong Chun, just say it."
"Yes, father-in-law!"
Zhong Chun sorted out his words and said: "Since my father-in-law was named the Grand Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses by Your Majesty three years ago, many tribesmen have been recruited into the mansion."
"Furthermore, my father-in-law, you took the initiative to disarm and disarm disabled soldiers under your command, and a large number of your clansmen were rewarded for this."
"Most of the tribesmen can keep their peace and live a stable life."
"But... there are also many tribesmen in the tribe who rely on the name of my General's Mansion to fake the power of the tiger and prey on the common people, and the government also favors those tribesmen because of the power of the General's Mansion."
"In the past two years, some members of my Xu family have caused a lot of trouble in the capital, but they were suppressed by the government. My daughter-in-law, I also spent a lot of money to appease the victims."
"But the reputation of my general's mansion is also caused by these unscrupulous descendants, which have attracted the people in the capital to curse..."
Xu Mujun took a deep breath and said: "This matter... I can also think of it."
"How many people are there?"
Zhong Chun hesitated and said: "Actually, the things committed by the disciples in the clan are not very serious. They are just not doing their jobs properly, being idle and living in debauchery."
"The serious ones are just opening casinos, gathering people to fight, or being jealous."
"But a few people have committed murders..."
"Huh? Murder!"
Xu Mujun's pupils shrank slightly and said: "Who is it? Tell me in detail!"
"It's...father-in-law."
Zhong Chun whispered: "In the twelfth year of Zhengyong, Xu Jinghong, the eldest grandson of the eldest son of the eldest brother, beat to death a scholar who came to Beijing to take the exam when he was drunk in Yuhuafang."
"There are all the witnesses and material evidence of this matter. At that time, my daughter-in-law thought that Xu Jinghong would be convicted for this, but she didn't know what the uncle had done. He actually exempted Xu Jinghong from the death penalty and only sentenced him to exile." "There is also a descendant of the branch. Xu Zhanbing also acted drunkenly and fought with others in the street, killing innocent passers-by. He was also sentenced to exile. "
"But he still returned to the capital under the protection of the elders of the clan. Three days later, the owner's house was flooded, and all five members of his family were burned to death..."
"Bang!!!"
Before Zhong Chun finished speaking, Xu Mujun slammed the table, smashing the entire table into pieces.
"Damn...!"
At this moment, Xu Mujun was like an angry lion.
"The people in the clan are so bold!!!"
Zhong Chun smiled bitterly and said: "Father, these are just superficial things."
"What my daughter-in-law is afraid of is that someone is involved in the fight for the legitimate son..."
"Seize the direct descendant?"
Xu Mujun gritted his teeth and said: "Are they all idiots?"
"Your Majesty is in his prime, and now he has embarked on the path of spiritual practice. He will be able to control the court for at least a hundred years!"
"Besides, Your Majesty also has an eldest prince, who must be the future prince of Dayu."
"Are all the people in the clan idiots? Why should we seize the direct descendants at this time?!"
Zhong Chunye smiled bitterly and said: "My daughter-in-law doesn't know what they are thinking, but many people have secretly gathered around the second prince, and have vaguely attracted many people."
"Second Prince...Wu'er!"
Xu Mujun sighed, he knew what his daughter was thinking.
Whatever you want to do, you have to do it first.
I just don’t know if this matter has anything to do with Qingluan.
"Is this matter... related to Concubine Duan?"
Zhong Chun shook his head and said: "This... my daughter-in-law doesn't know. She just knows that there are many people in the military who have contacted me many times."
"Brother..."
Xu Mujun has three brothers. The eldest brother Xu Muwen served as the magistrate of Fanyang in Youzhou. Now he is the chief envoy of Youzhou and a high official.
Xu Muwen also had four sons and three daughters. The others all had ordinary qualifications and each had official positions.
However, the fourth son Xu Qilin was diligent in military affairs and had superb martial arts. He always followed Xu Mu's army in the north and south.
Now he is one of the four generals stationed at Heishanguan, and he also controls part of the Longxiang Army.
The third brother, Xu Mujiang, was also in the army. Unfortunately, he was killed in the South Vietnam invasion more than forty years ago.
The fourth younger brother, Xu Mushan, was not good at writing or martial arts, so he could only be regarded as a talented person.
But among his grandsons, there was Xu Fengxiong, the young phoenix of the Xu family!
At only fifteen years old, his martial arts cultivation has already reached the first level.
It was even detected that he had metallic heavenly spirit roots at the spirit testing ceremony half a year ago, and he was immediately taken into the Yuelong Palace by His Majesty.
The four rooms of the Xu family were all in the spotlight for a while, attracting countless people's attention.
Xu Mujun closed his eyes slightly, and after more than ten breaths, he slowly opened his eyes.
He said in a deep voice: "Zhong Chun, does your Majesty know about this?"
Zhong Chun lowered his head and said: "I know, I know."
"You told me?"
"No..."
Zhong Chun shook his head and said: "Since my daughter-in-law has married into the Xu family, she is naturally a member of the Xu family. Besides, father-in-law, you already said it last time."
"The people from the Shadow Guard told my daughter-in-law about this."
"What are your instructions?"
"No, His Majesty just said that these are your father-in-law's family affairs, and you are the main one."
"Family affairs, family affairs..."
Commander Xu Mu sighed and said: "If the family affairs are not stable, how can we talk about state affairs?"
"I just wanted my people to serve the country, but I didn't expect that there were a lot of moths among them."
"It's really... disappointing to me!"
"Send a message to the clan elders, I am going to hold a clan meeting!"
"Yes...Your Majesty!"
(End of chapter)