Chapter 116: Dividing the family property is a matter of course
Han Xu was like a boat, riding the waves in the river. When the boat left, the river churned into bigger waves.
There were cries and shouts in front of the six-bedroom house in Shangwucheng.
The separated body of Master Wu Liu lay on the ground. The surrounding tribesmen retreated, except for the former scholar who coughed up blood and fainted, Wu Chun, and the two white bones.
The blood shed by Mr. Wu Liu dyed the bones red, which looked particularly strange.
"Oh my God, what's going on?"
"Six masters and six masters."
"Why was he killed?"
The women in Liufang who were originally at home and ran out were crying and at a loss.
The men in the sixth room were also at a loss.
"This Han Xu! This Han Xu!"
This Han Xu is so scary! He actually kills people when he says he wants to! He is even more brutal than the rebels!
Mr. Wu Qi stood in the crowd and pressed his heart: "Ayu is right, he is a cruel person and you should not mess with him!"
What should we do now? Everyone looked at Mr. Wu Er.
Old Master Wu Er's face was ashen. It was the first time in his life that he had seen a murderer beheaded, and the person who beheaded was a member of his Wu family! At that moment, he almost lost his footing.
This Han Xu!
Mr. Wu Er took a few strong breaths and looked at the back of Han Xu who could no longer be seen. The officials sent the office to clean up the tables, chairs and plaques. The guards were also lining up to leave and did not disturb other members of the Wu family...
He took a deep breath and looked at the corpse on the ground angrily.
"What are you still doing? Put this beast away!"
"If you do something like this, you are not allowed to be buried in the ancestral grave!"
Looking at Wu Chun again, he put away the hatred in his eyes and filled them with kind concern.
"Wu Chun, you've suffered so much, the clan can't help you!"
"Someone, bury Wuchun's wife and daughter properly!"
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What happened in Shangwucheng swept through the entire Songzhou. People were talking about it in the streets and alleys. What Mr. Wu Liu did was shocking. Han Xu's killing with a knife was also extremely exciting. Many people came to Shangwucheng to watch.
It was so lively that Shangwu City had to close its gates.
The closed Shangwu City was also uneasy.
The Wu clan gathered together again. There were people standing and sitting in the room, but this time the sixth chair was also empty.
"What should we do about this matter? It has caused panic and rumors."
"Many people look at us wrongly. What Lao Liu did has made us embarrassed too!"
Hearing this, an old man looked over with a dissatisfied look on his face: "We belong to the same clan. Now you dislike him and it makes you embarrassed? I think you and Lao Liu were very close before."
The man was chattering.
"It's all Wu Chun's fault." Another person said, "This is obviously a matter within our clan. Why would he sue the government? What a rip-off! What good will this do to him? Isn't his surname Wu? His face
Is there any light on it?"
Someone laughed from the sidelines: "Of course he has benefits. In order to compensate him, the second uncle gave half of the six-fang family property to Wuchun."
Speaking of this, everyone came back to their senses and looked at Mr. Wu Er. Yes, a lot of things happened that day. Han Xu killed Mr. Wu Liu, and Mr. Wu Er divided the family of Mr. Wu Liu.
"This is a decision negotiated by the clan." Old Master Wu Er said, "Only in this way can we restore the reputation of our Wu family, otherwise we will be dragged down by Wu Liu!"
Several older people present nodded in agreement.
"Do you have any opinions?" Mr. Wu Er asked the others.
It's not their family property, so of course they have no problem with it.
Several people glanced across the hall. Originally, only one of the ten chairs was empty, but now there is another one...
"Since Liufang has done such a cruel thing," a man said, "they should be expelled from our direct branch to clear the name of the Wu family."
As soon as this statement came out, the eyes of many people in the hall lit up, and they also noticed that this man had changed the word "Six Masters" that everyone originally referred to as "Six Masters" to "Six Fangs".
That’s not one person’s fault, it’s the fault of the entire Liufang!
"But the other people in the sixth house are a little innocent." Master Wu Qi frowned, "They won't agree."
To put it bluntly, there are only a few people who are sad about the death of the Sixth Master now. Others, especially most people in the Sixth House are very happy... When one Sixth Master dies, another Sixth Master will step forward.
Already.
An old man snorted: "What's the use of them not agreeing? The six houses of property are not theirs, they belong to the clan."
The eldest son inherits the inheritance. The eldest son, the Sixth Master, died. Although he had a son, the Sixth Master was executed for a capital crime. The father and son were jointly and naturally not qualified to inherit the family business... As for the uncles and others in the Sixth House, they have no share.
!
"If they want to make trouble, let them make trouble with Han Xu!" Old Master Wu Er said coldly.
Yes, Han Xu is a vicious man! He kills without blinking an eye! The Sixth Master just made such a big mistake, and no one else in the Sixth House is innocent!
"Take Liufang's family property back to the public to serve as a warning to others." An old man said, "This is also to let the people see our Wu family's attitude, so as to quell those unpalatable comments. This is for the reputation of the whole family.
"
Since it is for the whole clan, there is no problem.
"What do the Liufang people have to disagree with? If the clan's reputation is damaged, they will have no chance of survival!"
Everyone in the room said one after another, looking at the empty chair in the sixth room with burning eyes. If there is one less chair, everyone can get more things.
Seeing the lively and joking scenes from time to time, Mr. Wu Qi touched his ears. They were originally discussing something, how to deal with the government, right?
Of course, he had no objection to taking Liufang's property into the public domain.
It's not their fault, it's the Sixth Master who was guilty first. If you have any dissatisfaction, go and make trouble with Han Xu!
Their clan's decision was also to show Han Xu their attitude! Killing relatives for justice will never tolerate evildoers!
Han Xu...should also dare to chop off Wu Ya'er's head, right?
"Is there any new news recently?" Mr. Wu Qi asked his nephew.
Ever since Wu Ya'er's identity was confirmed, he would send people out every once in a while to inquire about information to ensure he knew more trends.
The nephew shook his head: "There has been no news recently. I heard that fighting broke out again outside. It's very chaotic."
It will not be easy to find out the information. Mr. Wu Qi nodded and said nothing, and warned: "Send a few more people to find Ayu and keep an eye on him."
In case the eunuch is delayed in doing things, he should have arrived in Linzhou by now, right? How is things going? Since he can't get close to the emperor, it's time for Cui Zheng and the little governor to make some friends, right? Why hasn't the news come back yet?
The nephew responded: "They are all the most reliable people in our family, uncle, don't worry."
Mr. Wu Qi didn't care anymore. They had already started discussing how to divide the property of the sixth family... It was said that it would be taken back to the public house. Originally, the public house referred to the clan's eldest house, but after the eldest house was gone, the public house was shared by the nine houses.
…It’s now the eighth room.
It is said that it is jointly owned, but there are more and less. Different fields and shops have different values. At the critical moment, we must discuss carefully to avoid suffering a loss!
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Outside Songzhou City, shrouded in night, there were scattered sparks, like the Milky Way in the sky falling to the ground, and like a big net, with flying insects occasionally hitting it.
"Sir, I'm not a gangster. I'm from Songzhou, Shang Wu, and I'm a member of the Wu clan." The two men being carried by a few guards said respectfully and sincerely. They were tired from work and were obviously on their way from outside.
Coming back, "We don't have to enter the city now. We know that Mr. Han is under martial law here. We will wait until dawn before entering the city."
The guards ignored them, said nothing, and led them to a tent.
"Come in!"
They pushed the two people in. They staggered a little, but they were not beaten or scolded, and their clothes were not messy. This attitude was much better than expected...
If they were rebels, they would have died when they were stopped. If they were Songzhou's original guards, they would have been stripped naked from top to bottom now...
"Uncle, are you keeping us under guard for one night? There are tents to live in, and the treatment is not bad... Oops!"
The young attendant and the older attendant turned around and said, before they finished speaking, they screamed and stared into the tent.
There were many people sitting in the tent... and they all stared at them at this time.
It turned out that they were not the only ones who were arrested. The young follower had a thought, but the next moment he jumped up in surprise!
"You, aren't you Brother Xiao Wang?"
"Hey? Old Tiantou? Why are you here too?"
They shouted, and the people sitting on the ground also shouted their names, "You have been arrested too!"
What's going on? These are all members of the same family, familiar followers of the Wu family.
"I went out of the city to look for you and was arrested."
"I was arrested when I returned to the city to deliver a message."
"I'm going to find Mr. Yu."
"I'm going to the seventh old lady's natal home..."
Everyone introduced themselves to each other, and the young entourage became more and more confused.
"So, you were not arrested on the same day?" he asked.
The people sitting on the ground smiled bitterly, "I've been arrested for ten days." "I was earlier, it's been fifteen days." "I was arrested yesterday just after I went out."
What's going on?
The young attendant seemed to have guessed something, and Zhan Zhan asked: "Are many people arrested? Or..."
The people sitting on the ground looked at him and shattered his hope. "Only those from the Wu clan were arrested." "I left the city during the day. There were so many people. I was the only one who was checked and brought here. Everyone else left the city smoothly."
Already."
Then this is targeting the Wu family alone! The young attendant sat on the ground with a panicked expression. What happened at home?
There were no guards guarding the outside of the tent. This area was a barracks, and these people couldn't escape.
"Sir, how much longer will these guys be imprisoned?" a guard asked the general who was cooking meat by the campfire, "Eat and drink ours for free!"
The general took a bite of the meat and looked in the direction of Songzhou City in the distance: "It won't take long."
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The door of Shangwu City slowly opened, and the people watching the excitement came to the six-bedroom house and saw nothing. The land had been scraped all over and there was no trace of blood.
There was no funeral in the sixth house. The sixth master's body was simply sewn up and hurriedly buried overnight. There was no decoration at home, as if the sixth master had never existed.
The atmosphere at home was tense, and the men, young and old, gathered in the hall looked angry.
"Why does the clan do this?"
"Just don't let the eldest son inherit the family business!"
Hearing these words, a woman sitting in the corner burst into tears holding her seven or eight-year-old son, but she did not dare to say a word.
"It is natural for Ye'er to atone for his father's sins, but what about us? Why should we take away our family property?"
"It's nonsense to say that this is Liufang's fault and we will all be punished!"
"Of course half of the six-bedroom property should be divided among us, why should it be returned to the clan?"
One of the men's face turned red and his eyes widened as he waved his hand.
"Speaking of sins, among so many people, who is cleaner than the other!"
"If the government can convict us, I want to see if it can convict them! Can the clan also seize their property?"