Lord of the House

In the middle of the night, the brows and the moon are bright and clear, and the silver waves are surging toward the sky. The lights of the corner towers at the river mouth look like a bright star from a distance, and several grass islands are like quiet river beasts lying on the lake.

The breeze was bright and the moon was bright, and the waves were calm. Lin Fu and Zhang Yubo sat down in the cabin to drink and sighed when they talked about state affairs.

When they stopped at Chaotianyi Ferry to send Gao Zongting and Liang Wenbo ashore, the latest news from the north came back. The Wuhe County between Shiliang and Sizhou was also captured by Liu An'er's troops this afternoon. In just three to five days, countless refugees gathered under Liu An'er's command, and Liu An'er had a hundred thousand troops.

Although 100,000 is an exaggeration, there are always 30,000 to 50,000 rabble.

Lin Fu had experienced the water battle at Luoyang Lake, and had also been in contact with Liu Miaozhen, a woman in a red jacket in Shanglin. Although the leaders of the water village were mixed, and the bandits and refugees who joined each other were disorganized, Liu An'er, Liu Miaozhen and others had high military literacy. Although the crowd of 30,000 to 50,000 people in Hongzepu is not a big problem today, but if they can get a clue over time, it is impossible to guarantee that they will not become a real threat to the land of Jianghuai.

"Gao Zongting didn't point out the dangers of the muddy embankment in the river today, and Liang Wenbo will probably reveal his shortcomings in a few days. After all, there can be no trouble in Gutang County, and Liang Wenbo can't take this responsibility..." Zhang Yubo said.

"Not necessarily," Lin Fu shook his head and said, "Liang Wenbo went to Gutang County to serve as the magistrate for three years, and the Liang family of Xinyuan went to Gutang County to acquire five or six thousand acres of land, most of which were on the northeast corner of Yikou, and the other side of the ferry. The river beach is separated by a post road. If the refugees are to be moved out from the river beach, the land of his Liang family must be temporarily requisitioned... There is no defense against temporary expropriation of the land. I think Liang Wenbo is more worried that the refugees will occupy his Liang family's land and will not withdraw. Come on, maybe Liang Wenbai is lucky to hope that the chaos in Hongzepu can be pacified before the flood season."

"It's really taking family and national affairs as a joke." Zhang Yubo sighed softly and glanced back. They were far away from the ferry, and they couldn't even see the figures on the shore.

Lin Fu looked at the lake in the distance and kept silent. At this time, he didn't dare to have any expectations for this court and the big and small bureaucrats of this court.

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With the guidance of the lights from the corner tower, the night flight will not go wrong in the sky. It was already early morning when he arrived at the south bank. Zhang Yubo returned to Jiangning for some business. After landing, he was surrounded by his entourage and went to Donghuamen.

The Hekou side was quiet, and the Lin family and the refugees in Shanglin were sleeping. Although the conditions were difficult and a little chaotic, the thirteen to four hundred people who brought their families and their families finally settled down temporarily. After hearing Lin Jingzhong's brief report on the resettlement situation, Lin Bie said, "Finally home." Then he got in. He fell asleep in the house behind the cottage.

After leaving Jiangning for half a month, he couldn't get a good rest. Lin Fu slept well until noon. He was confused when he heard the noise outside the thatched cottage, and it seemed that there were still women crying, so he woke up alertly. Lin Bie didn't know what was going on. He lay in bed and listened to it for a while. There was a lot of noise outside. It seemed that a woman was crying, but the voice was too low to hear who was talking outside. Since no one came in to disturb his sleep, it didn't really matter. Lin Fu still wanted to turn over and sleep again, but the bed creaked, Xiaoman heard the sound and walked in, and said to him, "Master Lin has passed away, a few ladies are here to report, waiting for you outside..."

"Lin Tingxun is dead?" Lin Bie was shocked, sat up shirtless, and reached out to take the clothes that Xiaoman handed him, thinking in his heart whether Lin Tingxun died on this joint bone in Jiangning is a good thing or a bad thing.

Seeing that he was just holding the clothes in his hands and thinking about other things, Xiaoman asked him to open his hands to help him put them on.

At this time, it was already May, and the weather was getting hot. Liu Yueer, Xiaoman, and the others also began to wear thin silk skirts. Lin Fu didn't like wearing silk shirts, so he wore robes close to his body. When Xiaoman was helping Lin Bie get dressed, he saw a scar on his arm the size of a copper coin. He rubbed his finger on the scar in pain, and asked in a low voice, "Does it still hurt?"

"Scarring doesn't hurt anymore." Lin Bie said.

Xiaoman found that Lin Bie still had a slight wound on his chest, and touched it with his fingers. Touched by a cool, delicate finger like jade, Lin Bie shrank subconsciously, and Xiaoman smiled and said, "How old are you, you're still ticklish!" Then he deliberately stretched his little hand under Lin Bie's armpit to scratch, his arms were almost the same To embrace Lin Fie's naked body.

"Have you not woken up yet?" Liu Yue'er pushed open the door and came in. Seeing Lin Bie and Xiaoman looking like this, she teased, "Master Lin passed away, but you two went together."

"What nonsense? I'm helping the young master get dressed." Xiaoman said embarrassedly, his face flushed, and he stood up straight and lowered his head to dress Lin Bie seriously, thinking that it felt really comfortable to touch his skin with his fingers. At this time, I was embarrassed to touch it on purpose.

"Then you should get dressed quickly. The Seventh Madam and Shopkeeper Lin are both outside. I'll go get some face wash." Liu Yue'er turned around and walked out.

Lin Bie looked down at Xiaoman tilted his head and carefully arranged the front of his clothes. His hair was black and soft, his face was extremely beautiful, his cheeks were dizzy like bright pearls, and the beautiful jade glowed. The spring in his eyes, like a clear spring, is very seductive. Lin Fu pressed Qi Nian in his heart and stood up to let Xiao Man get dressed for him. After Liu Yue'er called and washed his face, he went to the outer hall.

Gu Yingxiu stood in the corridor between the front hall and the back house, and changed into plain white clothes. She didn't know what method she used. At this time, she was crying so hard that her eyes were red, but her face was extraordinarily charming. , really "a woman should be pretty and a filial piety", she lined her plain white dress, her skin was like fine white fat jade, her pink lips were as red as rouge, and her hair was a little messy, adding a bit of style.

Gu Yingxiu glanced at Lin Bie, and said with low eyebrows: "Master has passed away, please come over and have an idea together..."

Lin Fu walked over, grabbed her hand and shook it lightly, then released it quickly, and walked into the front hall.

Lin Fu walked into the outer hall. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth ladies were all there with their young son, Lin Xuxi, and they all cried sadly.

Lin Tingxun has been bedridden and unable to speak. It has been more than half a year, and everyone has long been psychologically prepared for his death. It's just that these past few days, they have left their hometown and fled south in a hurry. The resettlement conditions when they arrive at the estuary are also very difficult. They are used to eating, and have never suffered such hardships before. Lin Tingxun's death gave them a vent to let them out together, and they were naturally very sad.

The moment Lin Bie walked in, the ladies even wailed loudly, regardless of their manners.

Lin Jingzhong, Lin Mengde, the three elders of the Lin family, and Lin Xuhong, a nephew closest to Lin Tingxun, were all there. When they saw Lin Fu come in, they all stood up to greet him.

Lin Fu said: "The bad news comes one after another. The head of the family is the pillar of the Lin family, but now the pillar has collapsed. The third lady, the fourth lady, the fifth lady, the sixth lady, the seventh lady, the young master, and the three uncles please mourn and change. There are many things in the Lin family. Rely on everyone to make up your mind. If there is anything you need Lin Fu to do, you can just tell me." The three clan elders were asked to sit down and discuss the matter, and then bowed to Lin Mengde, "What should I do next, ladies and uncles? Make up your mind, if you have something to do, tell Jingzhong to do it; please Uncle Mengde accompany me to see the last face of the patriarch..."

The second enclosed house on the Hekou side has been built. The Lin family took refuge in Jiangning. Lin Jingzhong squeezed out five single-family houses and temporarily housed the Lin family inside.

Different from the exquisite courtyard of the Lin family mansion, the single courtyard surrounding the house is very simple, with earth walls and thatched roofs, and there are only three main rooms and two side rooms in the yard. That said, it was really hard.

The resettlement conditions for ordinary refugees who escaped from Shanglin are even more difficult. Usually, a family of several people squeezes into a small and simple shack to shelter from the wind and rain. However, ordinary people are also easy to meet, and they can still have hot meals and shelter on the way to escape. They can live in a shelter from the wind and rain, which has already reassured them.

Of course, the Lin family's business in Jiangning is not small, and it is possible to prepare one or two large yards in the city to accommodate a few ladies. Besides, the Jiyun Residence in the city is also empty. However, Lin Mengde and the others remembered that Lin Fu had instructed in Gutang County to wait for him to come back to make a decision, so together with Lin Jingzhong and the others, they found many excuses to keep everyone temporarily at the mouth of the river.

Lin Fu came back at dawn, when everyone was sleeping, and he himself was too tired to care about the resettlement of the Lin family and the refugees in Shanglin.

Walking outside the thatched cottage, he walked to the enclosed house where Lin Tingxun stopped the lattice, and Lin Fu asked Lin Mengde, "Why are you all coming to the thatched cottage?"

Lin Tingxun's death itself is nothing to make a fuss about, how to deal with the key aftermath.

Lin Fu is a side child who has set up his own business, and he can't let him be the master of the funeral. Even if the ladies and the three clan elders consider that the river mouth is his territory, they can send someone to report the funeral and ask him to discuss the funeral together. There is no need to go to the cottage to discuss the funeral.

"The head of the family woke up for a moment before he died, and called a few ladies, clan elders, and me, but I didn't have time to inform you..." Lin Mengde said.

"There's no need to inform me, I know," Lin Fu said, "What last words does the owner have?"

"The head of the family knows that he is returning to the light and returning to shine. He wants everyone to do their best to support the young master. He also said that you are always a child of the Lin family. I hope the ladies and clan elders will persuade you to agree to let Jiyun Club return to the Lin family after he passed away!" Lin Mengde said. .

"Uh," Lin Fu stopped, looked at Lin Mengde, and asked, "Is it true or false?"

"Can this matter lie?" Lin Mengde said with a wry smile, "I'm not alone here."

Lin Bie held his chin in his hand, and when two groups of people looked at him strangely, Lin Bie realized that he was distracted, he walked forward again, and asked Lin Mengde as he walked, "You said that the second master and the eldest son will meet Aren't you suspicious?"

"What kind of suspicion does the second master have with the eldest son? What kind of suspicion can be raised?" Lin Mengde asked rhetorically.

"The Lin family can't stand the toss..." Lin Bie sighed, "It can't be that simple."

Lin Fu didn't expect that Lin Tingxun was in bed for half a year, unable to speak or move, but his mind was clear. After all, he didn't know what Lin Tingxun thought before he died to make such a decision.

Shanglinli fell, and most of the Lin family took refuge in Jiangning. If Jiyun Club can return to the Lin family at this time, and support the eleven-year-old Lin Xuxi as the head of the family, Lin Fu will naturally be able to properly preside over the Lin family's affairs, and control the Lin family's affairs. Control in your own hands.

If only things were that simple.

The most critical issue now is not whether Lin Tingxun's last words are true or false, but whether the second master Lin Tingli and the eldest son Lin Xuwen will approve such an arrangement; another, Lin Zonghai has been jumping up and down for more than half a year in order to control the power of the Lin clan. Can he sit and watch Lin Fu make a wedding dress for him?

Walking into the mourning hall temporarily prepared for Lin Tingxun, Lin Tingxun asked someone to change his shroud when he returned to the light. At this time, he was lying on the door of the main room; Lin Bie looked at the skinny and skinny body of Lin Tingxun, but he couldn't guess. How did he make such a decision before he died?

Lin Bie reached out and touched Lin Tingxun's hard and cold wrist before he made up his mind and said to Lin Mengde, "Since the head of the family said that everyone should support the young master, then follow the instructions of the head of the family; but the affairs of the Lin family~www. wuxiaspot.com~ I'm not participating, it's not time for Jiyun Club to return to the Lin family..."

"Why?" Lin Mengde asked in confusion, "The Lin family has suffered such a severe setback, and I don't think anyone is more suitable to lead the Lin family out of the predicament than you. Even if the second master and the eldest son will become suspicious, the last words of the patriarch will be very important. The lady and the clan elders have heard it with their own ears, and it can't be true; no matter what happens in the end, I will stand by your side."

Lin Mengde was very anxious. Over the years, although he was in charge of Jiangning, he always thought that he was only a side child, and he did not have a deep identity and self-satisfaction with his position in the Lin family. Instead of supporting the young and ignorant children. Young Master, he is more willing to assist Lin Fu to hold the power of the forest clan.

At this time, it was a good time for Lin Fu to take control of the Lin family. He had the right time, favorable location, and the last words of the head of the family, Lin Tingxun. He didn't expect Lin Fu to shrink back.

Shanglinli fell, and the Lin family suffered a huge loss. It was considered a severe setback. However, the gold and silver wealth brought by the Lin family to Jiangning at this time was no less than 200,000 taels. Small. Even if Shanglinli is now occupied by the pirates from the lake, even if the Lin family's house in Shanglinli and the valuables, big and small, are taken away by the robbers and burnt, it will be bad, but the Lin family has 20,000 mu around Shanglinli. The fertile fields and the hundreds of acres of real estate in Shanglinli are always there. When the government recovers Shanglinli, the land and real estate will naturally return to the Lin family.

Lin Mengde never thought that Lin Fu would retreat before such a good time, and he said to Lin Fu in a hurry: "You are a very decisive person, how can you worry about the east and the west at this time?"

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