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After seeing off several brothers, Li Dai hurried back to find Li Ye, "Ye'er, tell me, what is going on over there with Li Yu?"

Li Ye took a sip of tea, moistened his throat and said: "It is true that more than sixty farmers in Heyang were killed, but does my father think it was really Li Yu who ordered the suppression?"

Li Dai shook his head and said, "It's impossible. I've also been a local official. Even if Li Yu gave the order, the government officials would not dare to take action. I felt strange when I heard it."

"My father's feeling is correct. In fact, it is impossible for the county government to kill him. Someone should have fished in troubled waters and framed Li Yu. This was actually a poisonous arrow shot at my grandfather from behind. Li Yu is the eldest grandson! Father! Can you guess who did it?”

Li Dai was silent for a moment and said, "It couldn't be the Yuwen family that did it, right?"

Li Ye said calmly: "The Yuwen family has a blood feud with us. I'm still thinking about it. My grandfather retired and they didn't take action. Isn't this what happened?"

Li Dai walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "I can't control what happens to Li Xiu, but your grandfather will definitely not be able to bear this blow. Ye'er, in order to protect your grandfather's life, we can't just sit idly by and watch this happen."

Li Ye nodded, "I can help, but if I can't see Li Xiu's sincerity, I can only do nothing to help!"

Li Dai only knew that he could not force his son, and could only sigh secretly.

At this time, Li Ye said again: "I just told my mother that Chang Le's old house can be converted into an ancestral hall. My mother agreed. In addition, I will bear all the money and material expenses for the renovation!"

Li Dai quickly said: "The Lord's Mansion will allocate us 30,000 guan, and we will spend it from here. But I don't have any money left, so you can lend me some money first. A few hundred guan will be enough!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "I happen to have a thousand Sogdian gold coins in my room. Father will use them first. If there are not enough, let me know!"

Li Dai was really sad and said: "Ye'er, is the family divided into two like this?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "My grandfather told me a long time ago that this is just a hedging strategy. I believe that sooner or later, the two sides will merge into one, but it will not be a simple re-merger, but on my father's side." Annex the side of the main palace."

It was late at night, and most houses were dark, but the lights in the inner hall of Yuwen Mansion were dimly lit. Yuwen Tong was discussing countermeasures with Yu Wenwei and Yuwen Zhi.

They were responsible for the murders in Heyang County. Yu Wenwei single-handedly planned them and spent 6,000 yuan to hire a group of Wangwushan bandits who were murderous and unblinking.

The Yuwen family can't afford to raise samurai now, and they don't dare to raise samurai. They can only spend money to find people to do things.

Yuwentong was concerned about the aftermath and asked, "Have these murderers gone back?"

"After collecting the money, they left. They didn't dare to stay in Guanzhong. They should go back to their hometown!"

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

Yu Wenwei nodded, "According to what they said, there were some loopholes, but the situation was urgent and they were afraid that the villagers would fight back, so they rushed in and out, killing people and retreating in the shortest possible time."

"Like what kind of loophole?"

"The weapons used to kill people are loopholes. They first killed them with crossbows, then killed some of the injured farmers and then retreated."

Yu Wentong frowned. It was indeed a big loophole. The head catcher was not equipped with crossbows. The problem could be found with just a quick check.

Yu Wenzhi laughed at the side and said: "Father, if the Yang family wants to deal with Li Linfu, this is an opportunity. That idiot Li Yu actually listened to his subordinate's advice and concealed the death. This time he is dead. Li Linfu is seriously ill and has received the death certificate." Sad news about our eldest grandson, I don’t think he will survive this time, so we’ll just wait and see the good show!”

Yuwentong nodded slowly, "I have been waiting for this day for a long time!"

The next day was the tenth day off, and it was rare for Li Dai to take a day off. He took the thousand gold coins given to him by his son and went to his old house in Changlefang. The other five brothers were waiting for him there. They discussed how to occupy this house. The old house with one acre of land was converted into the family's second ancestral hall.

Everyone likes this place. It is quiet, secluded, close to the city wall, and the place is large. The most important thing is that it is close and very convenient. Except for Li Dai, who is far away, everyone else is here.

Everyone unanimously decided to officially place the ancestral hall here.

Of course, this old house is the property of his wife Pei Sanniang. It originally cost 1,500 yuan. Once the family allocates the money, Li Dai has to return the money to his wife, which is regarded as the family buying it.

Among the brothers, the more lively one is Li Qi, who is the 20th. He is a restaurant manager in Xuanyangfang. He has many friends and a wide network of contacts. He smiled and said to everyone: "We don't even need to renovate the house, just do some renovations in the inner courtyard." Just renovate the main hall. I know a friend in Chang'an City who specializes in building ancestral halls for people. Let him do it. It costs about a hundred guan at most and it can be done in a few days."

Li Dai nodded, "There is no problem with filing with the government. The key is that the neighbor must agree, otherwise they will cause trouble and it will not look good. Has Brother Seventeen talked to them?"

This house is a private house. To convert it into an ancestral hall, it needs to be registered with the county government and approved by the county government. Of course, the county magistrate is Feng Min, and he will not object. The key is that the neighbors must agree.

Li Wei smiled bitterly and said: "I talked to the old couple next door when I came back last night. They offered me 20 guan before they agreed. I bargained with them and finally settled on 12 guan. They agreed to pay a deposit."

It is a common practice in Chang'an to bribe neighbors to buy a house. Twelve dollars is not much money. Li Dai immediately said: "Give them the money today and let them sign the house sale contract. Don't delay. If you delay, they will make a big noise." ”

"Don't worry! Leave this matter to me."

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. When everyone turned around, they were shocked to find that the eldest brother Li Xiu was here.

In the room, Li Xiu put the house deed of the second house on the table, "This is the house in Xuanpingfang. It was officially handed over to the fifth brother. I will move to the main house in the next two days. The furniture inside is relatively expensive, so I will leave it to you." The fifth brother is here, and then the property division will make a new plan to ensure fairness. Not only the real estate such as shops and manors, but also the large amount of wealth left by my father will be equally divided between the two parties as family property."

Looking at his elder brother like this, how could Li Dai not understand?

He was silent for a moment and said, "I just heard about Yu'er."

Li Xiu's eyes suddenly turned red, and his voice choked with sobs: "Yu'er has been dismissed from his official position on the spot by the supervisory censor and brought back to Chang'an. He is my eldest son and his father's eldest grandson. If my father hears this news, How can this old man bear it?"

Li Xiu fell to his knees on the ground and burst into tears: "Fifth brother, please help me! Brother, please."

"Brother, don't be like this, get up quickly!"

Li Dai helped his eldest brother sit down and asked, "Has your eldest brother gone to do some activities?"

"Don't mention it!"

Li Xiu let out a long sigh, "After I got the news yesterday afternoon, I took five hundred taels of gold to ask Zhang Jun in the evening. I thought they would definitely help us if we were to get married, but I didn't expect him to return Yu'er's marriage certificate to me on the spot. He said that Yu'er was not worthy of being his son-in-law, and he also put on a stern attitude, insisting that business should be done with no tolerance, and even suspended me from my job to prevent interference with the handling of the case. He also refused to accept the gifts I gave him. The box was thrown out of the house. I have never seen such a disgusting person. He promised to win over me at first, but he fell out of love faster than turning the page in a book!"

Li Dai sighed secretly in his heart. If Zhang Jun had not returned the handle to him, would he have this attitude?

However, Li Dai was a generous man and did not mention this matter. He nodded and said: "I will also think of a solution!"

Li Xiu's heart is like a mirror. Li Dai has a plan. The key is his son. Only Li Ye can save his son.

"Fifth brother, I want to apologize to Sanshibaro. Please tell him that I will publicly apologize to him in the ancestral hall. This time, for the sake of my grandfather, please help me no matter what."

"I will advise him carefully!"

To be honest, Li Dai is not sure about his son at all. His son wants to see sincerity, but what kind of sincerity does his son want?