Xu Fan and Xu Ying only arrived in Shanghai half an hour later than Lin Run.

Xu Fan was quite cautious, couldn't figure out the situation, and didn't dare to enter the city rashly. He parked the boat on the bank of the river outside the water gate and ordered Xu Ba to enter the city to investigate.

As a result, it didn't take long for Xu Ba to bring back an astonishing news - as soon as Lin Run entered the city, he sent troops to seize the Shanghai Wanyuan!

"What kind of madness is he doing?" The second monk Xu Fan was puzzled and said: "It is we who provoke him, what are we doing with Wanyuan?" Besides, Wanyuan is not a soft persimmon pinched casually. ”

"Yes, if it was easy to pinch, our family would have swallowed the Wanyuan a long time ago." Xu Ying also nodded and agreed: "How can you still use it in his house and open an account honestly?" ”

"I said it was to investigate the case." Xu Ba is still very effective in conducting intelligence, otherwise he would not have been entrusted with important tasks.

"The Gang Case?" Xu Fan couldn't help laughing and said: "How many years have the Japanese invaders been extinct, is he going to turn over old accounts?" ”

"Tong ...... ...... "Xu Ying sat on the chair.

He naturally knew that Xu Liu and Kazuo Meichuan were trading on the Shanghai Wanyuan.

And Xu Liu's killing material, so far he hasn't found where Kazuo Umegawa is, let alone wiped out.

This incident has been pressing on his heart, and it has also made the fear in his heart grow day by day.

Now he finally realized that Kazuo Umegawa had fallen into the hands of Lin Run.

~~

"What's wrong with you?" Xu Fan saw that his little brother's face was pale, and the corners of his mouth spasmed.

He suddenly had an ominous premonition, and hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What do you know?" Or are you hiding something?! ”

"I, I ......" Xu Ying cried with a sad face, and knelt in front of her eldest brother with a 'poof'. Brother, help, I don't want to die! ”

"You, sure enough, it has something to do with you!" Xu Fan spun around for a while, but fortunately, he had passed through strong winds and waves, and quickly calmed down, waved his hand, and let Xu Ba stay outside.

Then Xu Fan slowly sat on the chair with a table and gritted his teeth at Xu Ying with a gloomy face: "Say it!" ”

"Big brother, I don't know whether to live or die, I deserve to die!" Xu Ying slapped herself violently, and at the same time told Xu Fan about the small actions she had carried behind her family over the years.

Xu Fan's head was about to explode when he heard it!

He grabbed Xu Ying by the collar and asked viciously: "At the end of last year, when I wrote to ask you, didn't you swear that we were just like other families, just supplying to maritime merchants, and would never go to sea in person?!" ”

If this is the case, at most it will be condemned at the moral level, and it will not violate the rules of heaven.

After all, for these powerful families, the sentence 'I only sell goods, and I can't check who buys them.' It's enough to prevaricate.

"Why in a blink of an eye, it's the Sand Boat Gang again, and it's the Wokou, all of them have come out?!" Xu Fan's eyes were cracked, and he couldn't wait to strangle this little brother who caused a catastrophe!

"I can't help it, big brother! The Lu family is finished, the Golden Seal of the King of the Pure Sea is lost, the sea is a mess, and the sea trade is completely broken. Xu Ying cried and argued:

"So much cotton cloth is backlogged in the warehouse, and tens of thousands of weavers have to eat and drink, what should I do if I don't think about it?"

"Besides, it's not our family who does this, the Xiang family ......will take the lead."

"Take your mother's head! I'll kill your second uncle! Before he finished speaking, Xu Fan's arm was rounded and slapped heavily in the face.

There was a loud bang, and Xu Ying was straight to the ground.

"How many times has Lao Tzu told you, this red line must not be crossed - my Xu family is poor and starving, and the whole family goes to the street to ask for food, and they can't get on the side of the widows!"

Xu Fan's menstrual qi was broken for a while, and he roared and kicked and beat Xu Ying to death.

"Do you know that there are not many crimes that can bring down our Xu family, but there is only one crime!"

Xu Ying was stunned, he didn't expect his eldest brother to be so skilled in beating people, and he didn't know where to practice his fists and feet.

He rolled and screamed:

"Big brother doesn't know? Maritime merchants, sea pirates, real widows and fake widows, have never been able to distinguish between them......"

"Then you can't touch it! If you don't go to the sea, won't there be any problems? Xu Fan kicked Xu Ying so hard that she rolled her eyes, and she couldn't slow down for a long time.

~~

Xu Fan's anger and fear are understandable.

Although the Ming Dynasty was not like the two Jin Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the law also violated the Tang law and clearly stipulated the eight-discussion system.

The so-called Eight Discussions refers to the 'discussion of relatives', that is, the emperor's relatives and relatives, and the 'discussion of the past', that is, the emperor's old friends;

'Yixian', that is, virtuous and virtuous, and 'Yigong', that is, those who have made outstanding contributions;

'Yi Neng', that is, those who have outstanding talents, and 'Yi Gui', that is, officials of three grades or more and those who have one rank and titles;

'Parliament', i.e., those who are diligent in state affairs, and 'councilors', i.e., descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty.

The eight-council system is a privileged system in which when the eight categories of people commit crimes, the judicial department cannot directly try them, but must submit them to the emperor for ruling, or reduce the punishment according to law.

Xu Ge accounted for at least five of the eight discussions, and even he, Xu Fan, also enjoyed this judicial privilege as a 'noble'.

This is also the reason why Lin Run didn't dare to move the Xu family if he couldn't get ironclad evidence......

But there are always exceptions to everything, and since ancient times, the law has clearly stipulated that those who commit the 'ten evils' are not within the limit of the eight discussions of atonement.

The so-called 'heinous'!

The Ten Evils - 'Plotting rebellion, plotting great rebellion, plotting rebellion, evil rebellion, unrighteousness, great disrespect, unfilial piety, disharmony, injustice, and civil strife'!

In the Ming Dynasty, the crime of forgiveness is clearly classified as the third of the ten evils of 'conspiracy', so it is absolutely unforgivable.

Back then, Lin Run was charged with Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen, and this sent the invincible little pavilion elder to the guillotine!

A few years later, will this guy actually want to repeat his old tricks and send my Xu family to a dead end?

Thinking of the tragic end of the previous Xiao Ge Lao, the previous Xiao Ge Lao fell into boundless fear.

Could it be that the fate of those who are called 'Little Pavilion Elders'?

No, my life is up to me!

Xu Fan gritted his teeth and silently made the strongest voice in his heart!

In fact, I am afraid of death......

~~

Wait for Xu Fan to finish his enjoyment...... crossed out and got tired instead...... Only then sat down, snorting and panting.

Xu Ying was beaten into a 'Shu Iron Eating Beast', and it took a long time to recover her strength.

He didn't care about crying out in pain, so he hurriedly hugged Xu Fan's thigh and cried: "Big brother, it doesn't matter if you kill me, you can't let Lin Run investigate it again, otherwise our Xu family will be finished!" ”

"You also know that the Xu family is going to end!" Xu Fan raised his fist and wanted to beat him again. Helplessly, he moved too violently, and when he moved, he found that he was stretching his arms.

He pressed his shoulders with a dark face, and whispered to the outside: "Go and invite Zheng Guan!" ”

"Yes." Xu Ba responded, and hurriedly went to find a way to contact Zheng Yuanshao.

ps. Chapter 3, sleep, happy holidays to everyone.