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Chapter 135 Account Book
According to the ancestral precepts of the Li family, any descendant who disobeys the rules will be expelled from
Therefore, the head of the family has the final say for generations, and no descendants are allowed to disobey him, and they are not even qualified to inquire about family affairs.
They just need to be submissive and obey.
But today, they suddenly couldn't help but doubt.
Is it really right to obey the family's arrangements in everything without asking or looking?
Today they are facing the disaster of genocide, an unexpected calamity, and they feel so wronged.
It was obvious that he had obeyed the family's arrangements and even took the initiative to cut off his future, but ended up like this.
There must be something wrong with this account book. This is a secret that they cannot access.
"Over the years, you have given a total of 83,000 taels of silver to curry favor with the Lin family. In addition, all the gifts and silver given to the Lin family by officials from all over the country through you are recorded.
If I'm not mistaken, this account book should be recorded by you personally. I'm curious, why did you write it down? Is it because you want to ask the Lin family for money one day?"
The old man of the Li family was so angry that his beard was shaking, but of course it was not because he wanted money.
He had a backup plan because he was afraid that the Lin family would abandon him after he had done his job. He didn't trust the Lin family.
He never expected that this would become evidence of his guilt.
He looked depressed, and after a while he said, "This was all done by me alone, and my disciples at home don't know about this."
Tang Mingchen looked at him. Was he trying to use his life to save the entire Li family?
"You want to exchange your life for the entire Li family?"
The old man of the Li family looked at his descendants and thought, what else can he do if he doesn't change?
If he doesn't return it, then the Li family's crime will be enough to confiscate all their property.
What can we do!
"Please help me, Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty is willing to show some leniency and let them go, my Li family is willing to give Your Majesty 50,000 taels of silver."
Tang Mingchen's brows twitched slightly. He didn't expect there would be such a benefit.
General Wei also laughed. The old man of the Li family was really a ruthless man. He was willing to spend money, but of course he had to be rich.
For example, a military general like him, even if he wanted to give money, he doesn't have the ability to do so.
Tang Mingchen pondered for a while, thinking that Liu Rumei would definitely need money to arrange for the victims.
If you think about it this way, it is not necessary to kill them all.
He never left any way out for others when doing things. According to his original idea, the men of the Li family would be exiled and the women would return home.
But now I think, forget it, they may not know these dirty things, so let them go.
But this is an opportunity, the old man's death is an opportunity.
"If you want me to let your descendants and your clansmen go, that's not impossible. But it depends on how far you can go, old man."
When Tang Mingchen said this, the old man of the Li family was shocked.
It’s not enough to ask for his life, what else do you want?
"Old man, what does the Lin family want from you?"
When Tang Mingchen asked this, the old man of the Li family looked horrified.
Only now did he realize that Tang Mingchen was not only crazy, but also so vicious.
If the Lin family knew that I had betrayed them, this clan member...
But if they don't agree, they will die now!
"The Lin family was afraid that the prince would accumulate merit, so they sent... the plague!"
These words shocked everyone present. What!
Is this crazy!
Epidemic!
"What disease?"
Tang Mingchen asked this out of curiosity, and the old man of the Li family had already sighed.
"The Lin family's plan is very meticulous. They asked me to find a way to tamper with the porridge distribution. The simplest laxative will do.
As long as something happens to the victims, they will have to recuperate here, and then we can take the opportunity to cause trouble.
They sent a few patients here, and they are now watching over them in my Li family’s farm outside the city. Those people…are very ill, and I dare not go to see them, nor do I dare to let anyone in the yard leave.”
The old man of the Li family was also afraid and did not dare to have any contact with those people. The servants who passed messages back and forth were not allowed to return to the house.
Even so, he was still nervous and actually prepared to leave early.
When these victims became sick, they left and no longer lived in the city.
Tang Mingchen didn't expect that the Lin family would be so cruel.
Doctor Sun and Mei'er had guessed early on that this epidemic would definitely occur, but they did not expect it to be a man-made epidemic.
"In that case, please do one thing for us, old man. As long as you can do this, your descendants will be safe."
Tang Mingchen said this, and the old man nodded dejectedly.
He has been in the court for so many years, so he naturally knows what Tang Mingchen is going to do.
So he nodded and agreed.
These Li family disciples were very scared. Would the fight between Prince Xian and the Crown Prince really not implicate them?
Can they really save their lives?
However, they could not listen to what happened next, and were all sent to other rooms, leaving only Tang Mingchen.
The old man of the Li family wrote two letters and gave them to Tang Mingchen.
He glanced at Tang Mingchen, then at General Wei, and then smiled bitterly.
"I was wrong. I didn't expect the prince to have such a character. I will help the prince. I just hope that the prince will keep his word!"
Tang Mingchen smiled. This person always likes to judge others by his own standards.
This was because he was afraid that he would change his mind and kill the entire Li family.
So, this old guy has done so many bad things.
"Don't worry, I'll keep my word."
The old man of the Li family knew that even if Tang Mingchen might go back on his word, he would be helpless.
This was the path he chose, so he could only accept it.
On that day, Tang Mingchen took away hundreds of boxes from the Li family, which frightened the people.
Are they going to rob everything? The Li family is a prominent family in the area, and they are probably the first to suffer. So what's next?
But no one expected that Tang Mingchen would stop making any moves afterwards, and the victims were resettled outside the city and did not really enter the city.
Lord Magistrate Su was very happy when he heard the news. It was great. It seemed that the Li family alone could make Prince Xian calm down.
But that evening, he saw his staff rushing in with a look of horror on their faces.
"Sir, it's not good."
"how?!"
"The old man of the Li family is gone."
Magistrate Su was silent for a long time, then he sighed.
"Hey, this is his own choice. I advised him, but he just wouldn't listen. Fortunately, the prince didn't implicate everyone."
The staff member felt even more depressed after hearing this and continued, "The old man set fire to the manor outside the city and died in the sea of fire."
"What! Why is it so tragic?!"
Prefect Su suddenly couldn't sleep. Even if he had made a mistake, there was no need to teach him a lesson in such a cruel way.
"Sir, I think this matter is not simple."
After hearing what his aide said, Governor Su felt his headache getting worse.
Yes, it must be very complicated, otherwise the old man of the Li family would not have passed away in this way. Now that I think about it, I’m afraid it will be a big deal.
He wanted to hide, but he didn't dare.
Tang Mingchen's actions had already frightened him, and he didn't know if there would be more trouble in the future.