Taiping Inn

The Qian family’s ancestral hall is not very gorgeous, and it is not much different from the ancestral halls of many ordinary wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River. It is nothing more than white walls and black tiles. The layout is also in a regular manner, with two halls in front and back, separated by a square patio in the middle. The back hall is the place where the statues of the Qian family's ancestors are worshipped, and the front hall is similar to the main hall, facing the door, facing the wall. Put a long table, in front of the table is a square table of Four Immortals, and a Taishi chair is placed on each side. The right head is the left guest, which is the location of the head of the family.

There is a portrait of an ancestor hanging in the middle of the wall above the table, and two central halls on both sides are: "If you have virtue, you can be rewarded for a long time and have great achievements" and "If you are sincere, you will be loved, you will be loved."

The walls on both sides are covered with banners, mostly Confucian benevolence and Taoist tranquility.

There are symmetrical chairs and chairs on both sides of the center of the hall, with a total of ten chairs corresponding to the ten elders of the Elders' Hall.

The ancestral hall is also the place where the Elders Hall discusses.

At this time, after receiving the message in the ancestral hall, there were 12 chairs, and ten people had already sat down. Except for the chair belonging to the head of the family, only the chair of an elder who was unable to return from outside was still empty, and the rest nine All the elders arrived.

The head of the family has not arrived, but today there is another future head of the family, Qian Yulong, the eldest son of the Qian family.

As one of the ten elders, Qian Jiner was also in the ancestral hall at this time, but because she was the youngest and most experienced, the chair was the most back.

Qian Jin'er smiled, making people unable to see what she was thinking, but at this time she had a firm view in her heart, that is, to stand on Qian Yulong's side and to convince other elders to stand on Qian Yulong's side. As the saying goes, the old wave pushes the old wave. Looking around, the elder's hall shows that in addition to her, the youngest elder is also at the age of knowing destiny. It's too late, and it's time for a newcomer to come in.

This incident today is certainly not a trivial matter. Even the oldest, highest senior, and oldest senior elder in the family was alarmed.

The eldest elder of the Qian family is an old man who was in the age of scepter. He sat in a position second only to the head of the family and swung a string of white fat jade flowing beads in his hand, a total of 108 pieces, each of which was pinched. Then he recited the "Nanhua Sutra" by Daojun Nanhua, with a calm expression on his face.

After all, Qian Yulong is the eldest son and grandson, and his identity is extraordinary, so he also has a place in the ancestral hall, sitting opposite Qian Jin'er. At this time, he slowly stood up and explained the whole story in detail.

First, Qian Yulou acted as a buyer and seller; second, Qian Yulou colluded with Jiangnan Weaving Bureau and the demons of the Daozhong Sect.

Both points have sufficient evidence.

After listening to Qian Yulong's narration, except for Qian Jin'er and the Great Elder, everyone had a serious face.

Qian Yulong said: "Those women who were sent to the weaving bureau were rescued by us under the testimony of the little aunt, Sheng Zikuan and Fan Zhenyue. If any elder has any questions, he can verify it himself. Is it my aunt and two worshippers, or the women who were caught. As for selling people, someone comes."

A large manager of a thousand families who had been standing outside the ancestral hall had been standing for a long time and walked into the ancestral hall with a thick stack of tents in his hand. It was the one brought back from the cargo ship by Qian Yulong.

Qian Yulong pointed to these accounts and said, "The evidence about selling people is also here, and you can also check it out in person."

After saying this, Qian Jiner, who looked like a twenty-year-old woman, was elegant but elegant, slowly said: "I can testify to what Yulong said. It is indeed in the dungeon of the Weaving Bureau. I still listen to it with my own ears. When I arrived at the Weaving Bureau, the voice of Chen Fang, the supervisor of the Weaving Bureau. "

A white-haired old man with a dragon-headed crutch frowned and said, "Of course we can trust Yulong and Jin'er, but even so, it is not enough to conclude that Qian Yulou has a rebellious heart. Of course, I don't want to say this for money. Yulou excuses her. After all, she has indeed violated the clan rules and deserves punishment. But what is the punishment law? Should it be directly subject to family law or deprived of power? This must be carefully considered. Otherwise, we will not be able to explain the responsibility of the family leader in the future. "

Qian Jin'er smiled and nodded, "Uncle Six said a very honest and polite word."

Another tall old man sat opposite the old man with a dragon head crutch, his waist straight and not leaning against the back of the chair. He turned his head slightly and looked at the elder, and said, "In my opinion, this matter is already very obvious , our Qian family has always had good friends with the Zhengdao Sect. What do she want to do when she handed over the Qian Yulou to the Daozhong Sect? And Chen Fang from the Weaving Bureau is Liu Yi's godson. What is Liu Yi's origin? I don't think everyone will Would you not know? It was involved in two evil sects all at once. I am afraid that passers-by can see what Qian Yulouan's intentions are."

Qian Yulong smiled and said, "Everyone said Grandpa Jiu hated evil and was sincerely not to deceive me."

The old man glanced at Qian Yulong and snorted coldly, "Stop flattering, I am right, I am not right, if you dare to do this, I will still say this."

Just when Qian Yulong was about to speak, the elder who had never spoken finally said, "The child of Yulou has already gone to the dock now. If things get bigger, it will be the face of the Qian family. Let's do it, Jin The son walked up in person and persuaded her to go back."

Qian Jin'er stood up from the chair and said with a stern look: "Yes."

After Qian Jin'er left, the great elder looked around and said, "There is an old saying, "You must not have the intention to harm others, but you must be careful of others." Sometimes, you must take more things to the point of being bad. Think about it, there is nothing wrong with it."

This is the tone setting.

The other elders all agreed, but the only elder who was leaning on a dragon-headed crutch had some friendship with Qian Yulou. He knew the great elder's meaning, but he was unwilling to accept it, but he didn't dare to object explicitly, so he could only ask around and ask: " How do you explain to the head of the family?”

The elder said, "The head of the family is the head of the family. Although the ancestors' rules are to let us old guys check and balance the head of the family, it does not mean that we are above the head of the family. Therefore, no matter what we do, we must give the head of the family an explanation. But then again, the head of the family is also a human being, and if it is a human being, it will make mistakes. If the head of the family makes a mistake, or does something biased, it is time for us old guys to come forward and always have to bite the bullet and take care of it. of."

The old man with a dragon-headed crutch looked a little ugly, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

The key point is that Qian Yulou was taken by someone, and the Great Elder's words occupied the word "rea".

The elder continued, "Yulong's worries are not without reason. It is not that Yulong is greedy for power, but that the rules of his ancestors are like this. From the court's heavenly family to small families, all of them are the eldest son who inherits the family business. The legitimate one is not a virtuous person, and the son is not a virtuous person. Why is this? If one is a virtuous person, whether one is virtuous or not can be explained clearly in just one sentence. Do you think you are virtuous, he thinks he is virtuous, and everyone thinks he is virtuous, and everyone thinks he is virtuous. Virtuous, is everyone going to compete for the position of the head of the family? Then do our Qian family still have a peaceful life? If we can't fight each other, will we have to divide the Qian family into two, one person and half? This generation Half of each person, half of the next generation, and half of the next generation. If there are many descendants, it will be divided directly by more than a dozen people. It doesn’t have to be passed down for generations. It’s just that after more than ten generations, there are hundreds of Qian families in this Jiangnan area, and today’s glory is still there. Is it? "

Several elders said, "The Great Elder is inciting."

The elder made a decision: "Go and invite the head of the family. After all, the child of Yulou is his precious daughter. What should be done in the end depends on his attitude."

An elder, who was about sixty years old, stood up and said, "I'll go and invite the head of the family myself."

The Great Elder nodded slightly.

The elder strode out of the ancestral hall.

Qian Yulong also stood up and said, "Since my father is coming, I will avoid it for the time being. In addition, there is a distinguished guest who also wants me to receive it in person."

The elder asked with a smile, "But that famous Zifu Sword Immortal?"

Qian Yulong stretched out his thumb and said flatteringly: "Old ancestors are really good at seeing you. Nothing can be hidden from your old eyes."

"You don't need to flatter you." The elder laughed and cursed, then waved his hand, "Your father is the head of the family after all, and you are not a son who can provoke you at will. Go, go and go, let's leave it to us old guys here. that is."

Qian Yulong bowed respectfully and slowly withdrew from the ancestral hall.