Li Yanqing galloped all the way back to his hometown, but he was still a day late, and the patriarch had already passed the first seven years and was buried in the ground. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In front of a new grave next to the Li clan ancestral hall in Lushan Town, Li Yanqing knelt down in front of the tombstone and said silently in his heart: "Yanqing has avenged the patriarch, and I hope the patriarch will rest in peace in the spirit of heaven!" ”

At this time, Li Daqi sighed lowly, stepped forward and hugged his son's shoulder, "Come home with me first!" I have something to say to you. ”

Li Yanqing stood up and stared at it for a long time, and held two handfuls of soil for the new grave, and then led the horse and his father home.

The father and son entered the inner hall and sat down, Uncle Zhong served them tea, Li Yanqing was silent for a moment and said: "Although the patriarch was killed by Liu Chenghong's hired murderer, Li Wengui can't escape responsibility. ”

Li Daqi nodded, "Everyone knows this, Li Wengui has already explained this matter to the elders of the ancestral hall, he regrets that he should not have relented for a while to take in Liu Chenghong, the wolf of Zhongshan, which caused the patriarch to be killed by Liu Chenghong, he regretted it, kowtowed to his brother's spirit and asked for guilt, his forehead was bleeding, and everyone forgave him." ”

"How beautiful it sounds!"

Li Yanqing sneered, "But he didn't tell the truth, did he say that it was he who instructed Liu Chenghong to secretly sabotage Li Ji's grain store, so that Liu Chenghong seized the opportunity to kill the patriarch?" ”

Li Daqi was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time, "Qing'er, is this true?" ”

Li Yanqing nodded tiredly, "Li Wengui borrowed horses to make trouble, just to let his father go to Zhending Mansion to find the patriarch, his target is actually his father, not the patriarch." ”

This is Li Yanqing's own inference, Li Wengui may not let Liu Chenghong and the three thieves of the Bai family kill his brother, but if his father was also on the ship at the time, I am afraid that it was his father who suffered misfortune, but people are not as good as heaven, and his father listened to his advice and did not go to Zhending Mansion, so he was spared.

Li Daqi's scalp exploded when he heard this, and he shook his head again and again, "Impossible, it's just a coincidence, although Li Wengui is hateful, he is not this kind of person." ”

Li Yanqing saw that his father resolutely refused to believe it, so he didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, and turned to another matter, "The patriarch once told me that someone told the military and framed us for selling military rations privately, which led to the detention of food, right?" ”

"Yes, we spent 1,000 yuan to make a point, and the military gave us a five-day grace period, could it be that Liu Chenghong told the truth?"

"It's Liu Chenghong's secret, but the information was told to him by Li Wengui, and the patriarch came back from Zhending Mansion with leather goods, how could Liu Chenghong know, didn't Li Wengui tell him?"

The more Li Yanqing spoke, the more excited he became, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Li Wengui's original intention may just be to let Liu Chenghong snatch this batch of leather goods, but he created an opportunity for Liu Chenghong to kill the patriarch, Li Wengui is not an accomplice but is better than an accomplice, why didn't he explain these facts clearly to the clansmen?" ”

Li Daqi was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he let out a long sigh, "It's useless to talk about this now, Li Wengui has been unanimously elected as the new patriarch by the clan!" ”

"What!"

Li Yanqing stood up and couldn't help but be angry, Li Wengui still has to be shameless, what qualifications does he have to be the patriarch?

Li Yanqing turned around and strode out, Li Daqi hurriedly grabbed him, "Qing'er, the situation is very unfavorable to us now, you must not be reckless, calm down first." ”

Li Yanqing was stunned, "What does Daddy mean by this, what does the situation mean that the situation is not in our favor, what happened?" ”

Li Daqi hesitated for a moment and said, "Li Ji Grain Store has been disbanded. ”

"Why disband?"

Li Wengui told them that the grain bank still has forty percent of the patriarch's share, and the two sons come to the door every day to ask for the account, asking me to return the money to them, Li Dongdong and I both feel that without the patriarch, it is difficult for the grain bank to continue, and we unanimously agreed to dissolve."

Li Yanqing was speechless, one of the two sons of the patriarch lived in Anyang County, and the other lived in Tangyin County, the eldest son ran a tavern, and the second son lived by lending, and only came back to participate in the clan sacrifice during the New Year, which is usually difficult to see, everyone shook their heads when they mentioned these two people, and even the patriarch himself always said that his descendants were not promising.

It's just that Li Yanqing couldn't have imagined that the two of them were so unbearable, and their father began to fight for the family property before his bones were cold, and he also broke up the grain store under Li Wengui's instigation, which made Li Yanqing both resentful and disappointed, and how many years of hard work were ruined.

Li Yanqing hadn't slept for two days, he was so tired that he didn't want to talk about anything anymore, so he went back to his room to sleep.

.........

At five o'clock the next day, Li Yanqing got up and ran as usual, thinking about what his father would do in the future while running? Although the grain store is dissolved, can the father do something else? For example, opening a bookstore, opening a school, and so on.

Li Yanqing thought crankily all the way, and when he returned to the entrance of the village, he happened to meet Li Zhen, Li Yanqing said hello with a smile, "Third uncle is early!" ”

Li Zhen glanced at him, his face changed, he hurried away with his pace, and hung Li Yanqing at the entrance of the village, Li Yanqing looked at his back and went away, wondering in his heart, where did he offend Li Zhen?

At this time, someone behind him coughed heavily, and when Li Yanqing turned around, he saw that it was Li Daguang, who was riding a donkey and was passing by him, as if he didn't see himself.

"Fourth uncle, did you go to the school so early?"

Li Daguang ignored Li Yanqing and urged the donkey to gallop away, which made Li Yanqing very unhappy, how could the clansmen see him, just like a plague god? Is it because-

Li Yanqing has already guessed the reason, all the clansmen are afraid of Li Wengui and dare not approach him, it seems that Li Wengui knows that he will be unfavorable to him when he comes back, so he will take action first, and everyone will use this attitude towards him.

As soon as Li Yanqing returned to the door, Uncle Zhong ran out and said, "Little official, the third master is here!" ”

The third master is Li Wengui, he heard that Li Yanqing had returned, so he hurried to Li Yanqing's house, Li Daqi was more polite, and invited Li Wengui to sit down in the inner hall, the two exchanged a few words, Li Wengui smiled and asked, "Daqi, where is Qing'er?" ”

"I'm here!"

Li Yanqing walked into the inner hall from the outside, he glanced at Li Wengui and said, "The new patriarch has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, please tell me if there is anything!" ”

Although Li Yanqing did not salute, Li Wengui was not angry, he smiled and said to Li Daqi: "I want to talk to Qing'er alone!" ”

Li Daqi retreated, only Li Wengui and Li Yanqing were left in the room, Li Wengui drank tea, and asked lightly: "If I guessed correctly, Liu Chenghong should be killed by you!" ”

Li Yanqing looked at him coldly, "You are indeed very lucky, the three heroes of the Bai family are dead, and Liu Chenghong is also dead, there is really no proof of death this time, no one knows the evil things you have done, but..... You sit in the place where your brother once was, are you worthy of your conscience? ”

Li Wengui's expression was gloomy, and he sighed lowly, "I am a little responsible for my brother's death, but I never have the slightest idea of killing him, if I Li Wengui has the slightest idea of killing my brother, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, and I will not die well!" ”

"A little responsibility? To put it lightly, what you did can be hidden from others, but don't want to hide it from me, Liu Chenghong will not know which boat the patriarch is on? Nor will it be known when the patriarch will return? But you know it very well.

Also, Liu Chenghong colluded with the three murderers of the Bai family, you not only knew about it, but also acquiesced in what he did, and provided Liu Chenghong with a lot of money, you know what kind of people the three murderers of the Bai family are, and you still indulge Liu Chenghong, can such a crime be cleared up with just the words 'a little responsibility'? ”

Li Yanqing stared at Li Wengui grimly and said, "If you really have remorse, why don't you confess your crimes at the ancestral hall?" You still want to hide it, for fear of losing the opportunity to be the patriarch, am I right? ”

Li Wengui's face was red and white, he tried his best to avoid Li Yanqing's stern eyes, and said for a while: "You are right, and you are not right, I admit that I have been planning to destroy your grain shop, but it is aimed at your father and son, not my brother, I never thought of killing him, and even I sent someone to warn the Bai brothers, only robbing money, not hurting people, after the matter is completed, I will give them another three hundred taels of silver each, if they hurt people, there is no penny, but I didn't think that Liu Chenghong would do it himself, To be honest, I would love to skin him with my own hands. ”

Speaking of this, Li Wengui regretted and hated, tears poured out again, he was carried away by the narrow jealousy in his heart, in order to destroy Li Daqi's father and son, he did whatever it takes, but he didn't expect to kill his brother in the end, and now that he is sober, he regrets it.

Li Yanqing looked at Li Wengui coldly, he knew that Li Wengui was telling the truth, and Lei Zhutou also told him that the three Bai brothers did not chase and kill the patriarch, and they almost turned their faces with Liu Chenghong for this reason.

But no matter how Li Wengui explains, he can't shirk his guilt, he really cares about family affection, how could he go to a murderer like the Bai brothers to deal with his brother? This alone is enough to prove the viciousness in his heart, and it is enough to prove that there is no brotherhood in his heart.

The few tears now are nothing more than crocodile tears.

What especially made Li Yanqing resentful was that when things came to this point, Li Wengui still refused to let go of their father and son, and also took a salary from the bottom of the kettle, instigating the two sons of the patriarch to come to the door to make a noise, which led to the final dissolution of the grain bank.

Li Wengui is only afraid that he will expose his sins in the family, so he took the initiative to come to the door to sue for peace, but once this limelight is over, will he let himself and his father go?

He wants to see, how does Li Wengui want to sing this play? Li Yanqing didn't say a word, and looked at Li Wengui's performance coldly.

Li Wengui saw that Li Yanqing didn't say anything, and thought that he had moved him, and continued: "Qing'er, there is no point in saying this now, no matter what, I am grateful to you for avenging my brother, if it weren't for you, I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life."

So be it! We have written off the previous grievances, and now we are starting from scratch, as long as you publicly admit me as the patriarch and publicly make it clear to everyone that I have nothing to do with Liu Chenghong, I will let your father represent Wencun Fang into the family elder council and participate in family decision-making, how about it, you should be able to accept this request! ”

Speaking of this, Li Wengui looked at Li Yanqing with anticipation, he made a condition that he thought Li Yanqing could not refuse, he believed that Li Yanqing had tasted the taste of being snubbed by his clansmen, and he would definitely agree to his request.

Li Yanqing had already seen through his hypocritical and vicious nature, and he said with a firm and non-negotiable attitude: "The patriarch treats me like a mountain, if I promise you, it will be a betrayal of my conscience, I can't accept it!" ”

Li Wengui's face immediately became gloomy, and he glared at Li Yanqing fiercely, unable to hide the anger in his heart.

"If you don't accept it, forget it, but there is one thing I have to remind you of, if you talk nonsense behind my back and ruin my reputation, I may not be able to do anything about you, but I will take revenge on your father and let him taste what it is like to be kicked out of the family."

Li Yanqing turned around and stared at Li Wengui murderously, "If you dare to do this, your grandson Li Bao'er will not want to live, believe it or not!" ”

Li Wengui's face changed greatly, so frightened that he took a few steps back, looked at Li Yanqing in disbelief, he suddenly remembered that Li Yanqing killed the three Bai brothers and killed Liu Chenghong, this murderous demon king may really do it.

Li Wengui's arrogance was beaten down, and he had to endure this breath and said: "Okay! I apologize for what I just said, in short, I will slowly make up for my mistakes in the future, and I only ask you to remain silent for the time being for the sake of the family's interests. ”

Li Yanqing hated him extremely much in his heart, and said coldly: "You go!" You are not allowed to set foot in my house again, I don't want to see you again. ”

Li Wengui was angry and hateful in his heart, but he had no choice but to turn around and leave in a hurry.

Not long after, Li Daqi walked in, he looked at his son a little nervously and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Li Yanqing stared into the distance, and after a while, he said lightly: "Now that I am on fire with him, the result can only be a lose-lose situation, and it will also cause family splits, the cost is too great, I won't move him for the time being." ”

Li Daqi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, this is also what my father wants to persuade you, take a step back and open the sky, don't let hatred blind your heart, the patriarch is dead, but we living people have to continue to live, you have done your best in this matter." ”

Li Yanqing shook his head, "If I don't move him now, it doesn't mean that I will let him go, one day, I will let him Li Wengui ruin his reputation, and he will be angry in my heart!" ”

Li Daqi couldn't say a word, and after a while, he let out a long sigh, "Whatever you want!" I don't want to know about Li Wengui, and I don't want to ask about it anymore. ”

Li Yanqing put this matter aside for the time being, and asked his father again, "Does Daddy have any plans?" ”

Li Daqi smiled, "Tomorrow I will go back to Anyang with Li Dongdong and sort out the accounts well, and then I want to travel to Bashu and Jiangnan for a few months, this is my wish since I was a child, let's talk about it in the future!" ”

At this time, Li Daqi suddenly remembered something again, and hurriedly said: "I heard that Brother Yue, Wang Gui, and Tang Huai have all decided to take the martial arts exam, you.... You wouldn't have that idea, would you? ”

Li Yanqing smiled and comforted: "Please rest assured, Daddy, learning martial arts is just my hobby, but it will never be my main business, I know very well what I want to do." ”

"That's good, Qing'er, when you are admitted to the lifting of people, Daddy will definitely rush back to celebrate for you."

Li Yanqing was silent again, he comforted his father and said that martial arts was just a hobby, but how did his father know the pain in his heart, the arrow shot by the Khitan barbarian in front of his eyes five years ago still pierced his heart.

Li Yanqing sighed low in his heart, he just wanted to grow up quickly now, and he was already a little impatient.