ebookland Chapter 127 Master Shen
Chapter 127 Master Shen
Lord Shen said to the kneeling Seventh Master, "People have called me Duke Shen for sixteen years, and what about now? I am not dead yet, and the title of Duke that should have been passed on to your eldest brother has been changed to me. It was all caused by you, this arrogant and domineering evildoer. You still don't restrain yourself until now. Do you want our Shen family to be destroyed in just one generation?"
The Seventh Master felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but say, "Isn't it because father is too cautious? You still don't believe in your son's ability. Only a few relatives of the clan in the south died, but you knelt in front of the emperor in fear and asked to be demoted. Your son has said that if you wait for your son, the trouble in the south will be solved..."
Lord Shen spat at him immediately, staring at him and said, "Brainless thing! Do you still think you have the ability to do that? The real martial arts world can be controlled by your mere money? You still say that a few people died. If I don't make some sacrifices, when the disaster really comes in the future, before our enemies overthrow us, our relatives in the south will stand up and kill our relatives for the sake of justice! Believe it or not."
The Seventh Master couldn't help but grumble, "What a bunch of parasitic spineless people who drink blood and eat flesh! The reason why the inspector was able to kill those clan members immediately after getting the ironclad evidence was because the clan elders didn't discipline them properly, and a rebellious bastard from the side branch, Shen Lian, emerged. It was he who exposed the scandal of his cousins' enclosure of land and domination of the mountains."
Lord Shen had a solemn look on his face, but he said nothing.
The Seventh Master felt that what he had said was not enough, so he continued, "There is also the matter of relocating the villagers of Taoyuan Village. I am not doing this to help Second Brother Yan who is far away at the border. Father used to say that our family is not as good as other families because we do not have military power. Now Second Brother Yan has a large number of troops at the border, and he has always remembered the kindness of my father in raising him. He is the backing of our Shen family. If he has any needs, we will certainly find a way to help him. The villagers of Taoyuan Village all know how to build mechanisms, and that is a century-old mechanism inheritance."
Lord Shen smiled at the Seventh Master and said, "I say you are naive, but you still don't believe me. Why did your second brother Shen Yan secretly want so many skilled craftsmen to build a city? He wants to build a large-scale project. He wants to occupy a corner and establish himself as a king. Do you still believe that he is doing this for our mansion? Don't dream!"
The Seventh Master said with an unpleasant expression: "No way? Father! Second Brother Yan is a loyal and good general praised by everyone!"
Lord Shen did not argue with him. He said, "You should think about why your son was beaten like that. He was a disciple of Longhu Mountain, the best in the martial arts world. What kind of person would not even give Longhu Mountain face and kill him without authorization? There are always some special places outside the mountains in this world, such as the strange Three Houses, the major immortal gates of Qianshan Peak where people cultivate immortality but strive to dominate the world, Xiliang City of the World Martial Arts Alliance, and..."
After only hearing the three places he mentioned, the Seventh Master's head was already filled with a thousand worries.
He suddenly raised his head and said, "Father! Is the matter about Shifeng being injured..."
He thought for a moment and said, "No... yes?! It is more likely to be Xiliang City."
He thought of Shen Wen, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that the bastard has always been the plaything of the two young masters of the Ji family. Yesterday, Shifeng asked someone to beat up the bastard, which must have alarmed Chu Yanqiu. Now my son thinks that only Chu Yanqiu would dare to ask someone to do this if Shifeng was seriously injured."
He looked up at the old marquis's expression. The old marquis's face was originally calm, but suddenly, his eyes shot out murderous pressure, and he said to the seventh master: "From now on, you and your son are not allowed to provoke Shen Wen, and the same goes for others. Don't blame me for not warning you. If any of you dies because of him, you will not get justice. Whoever dies will be unlucky."
The Seventh Master was shocked by his horrifying words. Although he didn't understand the reason, he didn't dare to be careless, because the old man didn't say these words just to scare him.
Lord Shen looked at the old master who lowered his eyebrows and said, "Tell me, how is his analysis? Does he have brains or no brains?"
Master Shen bowed and said, "What my seventh brother did was not too conspicuous in the officialdom. The General's Mansion in the sea and the Governor's Mansion in the south did not do these things. But the person behind them did not find evidence against them, nor did he present the evidence to the emperor overnight. This shows that he had intended to punish us a long time ago. Moreover, he must have spent a long time. I can see that my seventh brother was very cautious in doing these things, and it is not easy for others to find his traces overnight. There are very few people who are capable and have ways to target our family. I just don't understand why that person chose this time to start. Logically speaking, our family has not begun to show signs of decline. On the contrary, we have married Prince Rui, and our eldest sister Shuyuan has been promoted from a noble lady to a concubine. If it weren't for the traitor who turned against our relatives, our family would not be able to shake the foundation with only the seventh brother's handle, and father would not have to run to the emperor to regret and remove the title of Duke."
Lord Shen listened with his eyes closed for a long time. When Lord Shen finished speaking and waited for his instructions, he opened his eyes and said, "Pingjie, I heard that your son Chen Feng has been missing for a day and a night?"
Shen Pingjie bowed and answered yes.
Lord Shen said, "Go back and wait for news from Chen Feng."
Shen Pingjie bowed and retreated.
Lord Shen then pointed at the Seventh Master and said, "Get out of here too, and think carefully about what to do next. And your son, he is in this situation now because of your poor parenting."
Although Master Shen Qi was not convinced, he got up and rolled away obediently.
The Seventh Master walked quickly and caught up with the First Master as soon as he went out. He complained, "The old man is bringing up the past again today. He has never mentioned any wrongdoings in the past like he did this time. The old man mentioned the title of Duke before, saying that the Emperor is increasingly targeting our Shen family, and that his position will be taken away sooner or later. Since it is a title that cannot be kept, he feels bad to give it up now. I think that position is nothing. Which of you and I brothers is worse than the old man? Maybe in a few years we can all get a Duke. How could he forget it? The two generations of Dukes in the Ji Mansion only got it by killing a few enemy generals on the battlefield."
How could Master Shen not hear that he was boasting about his ability in both civil and military affairs, and that he might be in charge of a certain area of military power, after all, his two fathers-in-law were both powerful. But he was a weak civil servant, and the position of Jijiu was snatched for him by the old marquis with great effort. He had been in office for more than ten years but had not achieved anything, and was even disliked by the emperor. Every time he entered the palace, the emperor would find a reason to send him away, and later he was even not allowed to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
Master Shen just smiled and said, "It is often said that old people tend to nag as they age, so you don't have to take it too seriously, Seventh Brother. After all, our family is really in trouble this time, so you should listen to the old man this time and keep those aides you have recruited away from you. They are all desperate criminals, and their behavior is unpredictable and too ostentatious."
The Seventh Master didn't care. He knew too well the bad habits of these scholars. All other things are inferior except reading.
Thinking back to the time when he, a bastard, had never been looked at favorably by the old man, he thought it was because he was not good at studying. But look at what happened to his fifth brother Shen Pingchang, who was a hard-working student.
Later, he found a job as a minor official in another place. Fortunately, he got the support of his two good in-laws, and then he realized his ambition step by step. At that time, the old man no longer looked at him with that kind of eyes, and he suddenly realized it.
Master Shen Qi also said, "Brother, it will be difficult to find my nephew if you only use the government officials. Have you heard of Jianghu Wanzong Hall? Their intelligence information is very fast and comprehensive. Lei Er, the aide I made friends with, is a fellow disciple of Wanzong Hall. If you really can't find my nephew, come to me. I will take you to Wanzong Hall to inquire. My family Shifeng also needs me at this time. I will go and get busy first. Let me know when you have made up your mind."
Both of them were in no mood to talk much about their son's matter, so they went their separate ways.
In the west wing of the fifth room, after Lord Shen left, Doctor Sun finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought I would have to show my temper to scare those grandsons, but who knew that the great god, the ancestor, would stand in front of me. I just watched a good show without any effort."
Shen Wen lifted a corner of the curtain while lying on the bed and looked outside. He said, "What bad luck! This room is drafty on all sides. How can I sleep like this?"
Doctor Sun smiled and said, "That's easy. I'll go find your cheap father and ask him to switch with you."
Shen Wen hummed and said, "When it comes to being smart, the old man is the smartest. He knows everything that happened here, but he waited until it was over before coming out. He has almost done everything he could to find out about me, but I haven't really gotten my revenge yet."
Doctor Sun glanced at her and said, "You are so petty, just imitating that ignorant woman. This is just the beginning. Those two bastards who wanted to send people to kill you will probably be dead tomorrow."
Shen Wen asked: "Didn't you go to treat Shen Shifeng? How is his injury? I don't think it would be fun to let him die like this."
Doctor Sun sighed and said, "He is really a good material for martial arts. The people in Longhu Mountain also paid attention to him and he has a solid foundation. That's why his father is willing to pay a huge price for his treatment, which is enough to prove that he has high hopes for him. I heard that this kid's grandfather was the chief of the southwest wilderness. He was a local emperor conferred by the court and was in charge of the entire wilderness, which was no less than the governor. And the idiot who sent people to tear down the roof and smash the windows, his grandfather was the chief of the 18 villages in Lingnan, and he also held the regular army commended by the court. That place was more comfortable. The government office set up by the court was purely for decoration. It was not the government office's turn to manage the death of an animal or the running of a cow. The chief village chief had the final say."
Shen Wen said: "Why? Your Xiliang City is not as powerful as them, so it is difficult to fight against them?"
Divine Doctor Sun choked and said, "They? They are just two local tyrants. One Xiliang City man is worth ten of them."