False Eunuch: With Many Children, I'm as Happy as a Fish in Water

"How dare you, a mere fifth-grade military attache, bully my Li family like this!"

The Li family owns thousands of acres of fertile land outside Chicang County, most of which was purchased at low prices from the hungry people affected by the disaster during this period.

Now that they learned that Lin Chen asked for an inventory of the fields, the entire Li family was in a panic.

Now the head of the Li family is surnamed Li, with a single name of Xi and Cangji.

In the early years, he had passed the imperial examination, but when he asked for a job as an official, he came back and became the head of the Li family.

With his status as a judge, even Song Jie, the magistrate of Chicang County, has to take Li Xi's face into consideration.

I saw the rich old man sitting in the upper position, his face was neither sad nor happy, and he didn't answer any words.

This old man is none other than Li Xi.

The old people sitting around are all elders of the Li family.

The person who said Lin Chen insulted the Li family earlier was one of this group of people.

"General Lin said that he paid what we paid for it earlier." Li Xi raised his eyebrows and glanced at these clan elders, his tone was very calm.

"Clan leader?!" The clan elders heard something in Li Xi's words, but still asked unwillingly.

"Hold on!" Li Xi waved his hand and said, "A certain family has agreed to sell land to General Lin this time. You can just take care of it yourself."

The elders present looked at each other in shock when they heard this.

They originally wanted to use Li Xi's official position to resist, but they didn't expect the clan leader to surrender first.

"Hmph! If the patriarch is so weak, how will outsiders view our Li family?"

"that is!"

One of the clan elders got up angrily and left the table and walked out.

The people present followed and walked out.

"what about you?"

Li Xi glanced at the clan elders who were still staying but were restless.

"Clan leader, let a certain family think about it for a few days." Some who were undecided stood up and left.

"In this case, I won't leave you alone."

After hearing this, Li Xi also got up and walked to the back hall.

In the back hall.

A young man dressed as a scribe is waiting here.

"Father!" The young man bowed respectfully and saluted.

Li Xi's face softened a little when he saw his son.

This is his eldest son, named Li Chengan.

It was Li Xi's great regret that he had only passed the Juren exam in his life.

However, his son was also a good reader, so Li Xi naturally valued him and took him with him to teach him on weekdays.

Seeing his son's shoes stained with mud, Li Xi couldn't help but smile and said, "Did you go up high and look far away with that Pang's cousin today?"

"I couldn't hide it from my father, so my son and his cousin went to Qingsong Temple to view bamboos." Li Chengan scratched his hair and said truthfully.

"Your cousin's family is well-educated and his knowledge is excellent. He has three generations of seven Jinshi scholars and is far from comparable to the Li family."

Li Xi thought of something and couldn't help but sigh.

Both families have the surname Li, which shows that they are related through ancestors.

indeed.

They were still a family a hundred years ago.

It's a pity that something happened and the family was separated.

but.

Although the family was divided, the Pang family also settled down in Chicang County.

What is unexpected is.

In this Li family of Pang family, the popularity of Chinese music is at its peak, and seven Jinshi scholars have been produced in three generations!

Nowadays, the young master of the Li family is a literary star. He is only seventeen years old. He has learned a lot from ancient and modern times and is rich in talents.

"This young master of the Li family has the appearance of being the number one scholar!"

"My cousin who is looking for pleasure will definitely be the top scorer in high school!"

Li Chengan also nodded in agreement.

"In that case, what are you doing back here?"

Li Xi glanced at his son and spoke in a slightly serious tone.

Hearing this, Li Chengan looked a little annoyed.

You must know that he has learned the knowledge of saints since he was a child.

In Li Chengan's view, the right thing to do is to provide relief to the hungry people in this disaster year, but he didn't expect that the Li family was coercing the hungry people to sell their fields to the Li family at a low price.

I originally wanted to ask my father Li Xi to stop it, but I didn't expect him to be indifferent to the matter.

Seeing his son's expression, Li Xi knew what was going on in his heart, so he said helplessly:

"Cheng'an, my father is the head of the Li clan..."

In this big world, there are always things that people have to compromise on.

"But." Li Xi changed the topic and talked about Lin Chen's investigation of Tian Li.

"oh?!"

When Li Chengan heard this, his eyes lit up.

"General Lin is a good official who cares about the people!"

Hearing Li Chengan's innocent words, Li Xi couldn't help but hold his forehead and shake his head.

General Lin's methods are too tough, and he doesn't know how many squires will be willing to hand over the benefits they have obtained.

Whatever.

Li Xi planned to become a country squire who would cooperate with Lin Chen and create a good relationship for his son.

"My father has already sent the paperwork to find out what happened in the field to the county government."

Speaking of this, Li Xi's eyes flashed with distress.

What is a country squire? It is the land purchased by ancestors for generations.

Li Chengan was quite happy when he heard this.

He hurried home this time just to persuade his father not to go against the government.

"Cheng'an, do you know that the way to be an official is difficult to overcome?"

Li Xi planned to use Lin Chen to find out about the fields to educate Li Chengan.

In his opinion.

Lin Chen would definitely be disappointed in this matter.

However!

Before Li Xi and Li Chengan could say a few words, they heard a servant coming to summon them.

"Master! Master, the elders of the clan want to see you!"

Um?

Li Xi was startled when he heard this.

Didn’t these clan elders just leave? Why are you here with your sleeves on again?

"Wait, what is this...?" Li Xi went out and saw the clan elder with a frightened expression.

"Head of the clan, a certain family is willing to cooperate with the investigation of the land and sell the land." The elders of the Li family said anxiously with a look of horror on their faces. "Clan leader, please make the decision!"

Li Xi looked incredulous when he heard this.

Why are these guys changing their faces faster than flipping through a book?

How is this going? ! !

After detailed discussions, Li Xi just learned from the clan elder.

The Zhang family in the west of Chicang County was confiscated by Lin Chenjia on the charge of collaborating with the White Lotus Sect!

The three generations of Zhang family heads who were the masterminds were beheaded for treason, and the rest were exiled to the border area of ​​​​three thousand miles, and their family properties were confiscated.

hiss!

Li Xi looked in disbelief at such cruel means.

He previously taught Li Chengan that he had just passed Yi Zhe, but he didn't know that there was such a thing as steelmaking.

Lin Chen sighed as he looked at the various properties confiscated from the Zhang family, amounting to more than three hundred thousand taels of silver.

certainly.

The bulk of it is still the land deeds accumulated by the Zhang family over the past hundred years.

"Master Lin."

Mu Guiying came over with a surprised look on her face, holding many letters in her hand.

"Are the squires from Akacang County willing to cooperate?" Lin Chen asked calmly with awe in his heart.

"Yes!" Mu Guiying nodded excitedly.

"Heh..." Lin Chen chuckled, with a cold look on his lips.

It has to be effective in killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.

certainly.

The Zhang family who was pushed out by Lin Chen actually did not accuse each other wrongly.

The Zhang family really secretly colluded with the White Lotus Sect, and he only took action when the evidence was complete.

Lin Chen thought for a while, then waved his hand to Mu Guiying and said, "Go and supervise the officials in Chicang County to return the property to the hungry people. If anyone dares to fish in the troubled waters..."

"Then I'll chop off his head!" Mu Guiying responded quickly without Lin Chen having to say anything.

As the saying goes, those who are close to ink are black, and those who are close to vermilion are red.

Mu Guiying followed Lin Chen for so many days and learned some of Lin Chen's ideas on how to do things.

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