Zhang Yun's ancient life

After the execution was over, the old patriarch took back Second Uncle Guan who seemed to have lost half his life from the yamen servants, and dragged him back to the town with his clan.

When they arrived in the town, the old patriarch didn't even let Second Uncle Guan go home, and took him directly to the ancestral hall.

Inside, the clan elders who received the notification, the heads of each branch, the two sons of Second Uncle Guan, and Uncle Guan himself were already waiting there.

After the old patriarch came back, he briefly talked about Uncle Guan's crimes and the government's punishment to the young and old in the clan, then he stopped talking and let the people sitting below discuss this matter in a low voice.

The men of the Guan family whispered to each other, while carefully looking at the person in charge of the last branch. After all, this is the matter of the last branch. .

And the person in charge of the last branch is also peeking at Uncle Guan, but the one kneeling below is his younger brother after all. Although there is a big rift between the two, they are the same The brother of the mother's compatriots, this matter is related to the word filial piety, if the person concerned does not speak, how can he speak.

Uncle Guan looked at Guan Zhao who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word, looked at him with unkempt hair and shabby clothes, looking like he was on the verge of death, there was still a bit of a rich man there, he was even worse than a beggar.

When their family was driven out by their father and had nowhere to go, he clearly remembered what this younger brother said to him, he said: Brother, don't worry, you are my brother, so when I am in charge, I will definitely give you You eat a bowl of rice.

He still remembers that Guan Zhao was smiling triumphantly, trampling his self-esteem under his feet, with a smug look on his face.

But now, he got up, and this person knelt at his feet in a mess, shouldn't he be complacent?But why is he full of sourness now?

Uncle Guan closed his eyes, his mind was full of images before his mother passed away, those words were branded on Uncle Guan's heart word by word, a smile that he didn't know whether it was ironic or sad, said to his heart, mother Did you expect such a day to come?It's really hard for you old man.

After adjusting his mood, Uncle Guan opened his eyes, and slowly said: "This is a crime he committed himself, and no amount of punishment will be too much. Guan Cheng just begs all uncles and elders. Leaving home is because my younger brother is doing my filial piety in front of my parents' bed for me, so I can give him a life."

Hearing Uncle Guan's answer, many elders stroked their beards and nodded secretly, thinking that it was Guan Cheng or the benevolent child after all, and their elders did not misunderstand the person.

Now that the sufferer has already spoken, the rest of the matter will be easy. After public discussion, the Guan clan has abolished all the rights and interests of Guan Ershu in the clan. From now on, whether it is celebrations or sacrifices in the clan, Guan Ershu will not have the right to attend , and the wedding and funeral of Uncle Guan's family, no family in the clan will participate in it. If there are any problems, they will be resolved by themselves in the future, and the clan will not intervene.

This decision is tantamount to expelling Second Uncle Guan from the family in a disguised form. Besides his surname is still Guan, it can be said that he has nothing to do with the Guan clan.

The news was heard by Second Aunt Guan, who had been kneeling outside the ancestral hall, and she burst into tears. Seeing that the clan would no longer protect their family, Second Aunt Guan cried and said, "God, open your eyes!" Ah, give us a way to survive, it’s obviously not our fault, why did we recite the punishment, it’s so unfair.”

The cries outside alarmed the people sitting inside, and the person in charge of the last branch looked at the other relatives in the room in embarrassment. It's too strong, and it's never reasonable, so it's neither literary nor military, and there's nothing he can do about it.

The people in the room looked at this relative with sympathy, and threw shame on the clan meeting. Among them, there was no one who came after, and absolutely no one before. At the same time, they were all thankful that there was no such a Master.

The old patriarch sitting at the head seat in the house heard the cries outside, asked someone to open the gate of the ancestral hall, walked out with a cane, and asked Second Aunt Guan who was kneeling on the ground: "Guan Zheng, what are you doing?" What are you yelling for?"

Second Aunt Guan looked at the face of the old patriarch, obviously still a little scared, but for the benefit of her family, she still had the courage to go back: "Fifth Grandpa, our master was really wronged, he has suffered for nothing Dozens of boards, you can’t listen to the villain’s instigation and make us worse.”

Uncle Guan's face turned red when he heard this, but seeing that the elders from every family were there, he gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger, trying to calm himself down.

Seeing that the old patriarch was not angry after hearing her excuse, he even laughed, seeming very happy, Second Aunt Guan finally became more courageous, and she said again: "There are so many beautiful maidservants in our family. , what kind of master do you want, why would you go out to look for flowers and ask willows? As for being unfilial, it is even more impossible. Our family just enshrined six acres of good land for the clan as the family farm. This is a great filial piety, our master How do you know how to be polite, how can you do such a thing, this is someone who is jealous of us and is deliberately framing us, elders, you should be aware of it."

Second Aunt Guan's voice became quieter as she spoke, because the smile on the old patriarch's face became brighter and brighter with her excuses. Even if she didn't know how to look at her face, she could understand that this was not a smile satisfied with her explanation. So she had to stop to see how everyone reacted after hearing her justification.

The second aunt Guan didn't see it, but the old patriarch said after hearing her answer: "You mean, your husband not only raped prostitutes during the filial piety period, but also molested your maids, right?"

Second Aunt Guan was like a thunderclap when she heard the question, she threw herself on the old patriarch and said, "Fifth Grandpa, you can't talk nonsense, how could our master do that, it's all because of my confusion and nonsense."

The old patriarch heard the words and said: "So it's all nonsense, then you are really sick, how about this, we will send you to Yanqing Temple to recuperate for a while, and we will pick you up when you recover, okay? good."

Second Aunt Guan looked at the old patriarch in disbelief when she heard the words. Qingyan Temple is just a nice word. It is a place in the county to house lunatics and homeless critically ill patients. There are monks who specialize in guarding and practicing methods. It can be regarded as half of Yizhuang in the county. The big families in the county are not easy to deal with directly. People who commit crimes will also be sent there. After the monk in charge receives the sesame oil money, he will supervise the people sent , basically as long as the people sent over, they have never been allowed to enter or not.

Second Aunt Guan desperately kowtowed to the old patriarch, and Aunt Guan's two sons also came over and knelt down to intercede with Second Aunt Guan. The old patriarch looked at Second Aunt Guan coldly and said, "You don't want to go to Yanqing Temple? "

Second Aunt Guan couldn't even utter a word, she just shook her head desperately, and the old patriarch said as if she didn't see it: "If you are sick, you have to be treated. If you don't get treated, how can you do it?"

Second Aunt Guan immediately slapped her face left and right when she heard it, and said while slapping: "It's my mouth, I deserve to die, I'm not human."

Then he crawled to Uncle Guan's feet and hugged him, saying: "Brother, my brother and sister know that I was wrong, and my brother and sister really know that I was wrong, please let me go, I will never dare again, you don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha Now, your little nephew hasn't grown up yet, so he can't live without a mother."

Uncle Guan pulled his foot out of Second Aunt Guan's arms in disgust, and looked at Second Aunt Guan like looking at trash. He knew this woman's temperament too well, and he didn't believe that this woman would have any regrets.

Seeing that it was not going to work with Uncle Guan, Second Aunt Guan went to beg other elders and came down in a circle, but no one stood up to say a word for her. Second Aunt Guan hugged her two sons tightly in despair, She won't let go no matter who pulls her, this is her last resort.

Seeing this, the old patriarch showed sarcasm, and asked someone to go up to separate them, and forcibly pulled Second Aunt Guan down, while people from Yanqing Temple were already waiting outside.

Second Aunt Guan howled crazily, but she couldn't break free from the person who grabbed her. The old patriarch had just dealt with his nephew and granddaughter-in-law, and wanted to go back to the ancestral hall to continue dealing with Guan Zhao as if nothing happened.

At this time, a young young man walked up to him quickly. This was his great-grandson. Yes, but he is also Li's grandson after all, and the head of the Li family is still his grandfather. If he wants to do something, he will tell him that although Guan is not afraid of Li, he can't ask others to make trouble.

Seeing that his great-grandson had returned, the old patriarch asked, "What did you say over there?"

The young man didn't answer first, but just put a letter into the hands of his great-grandfather, and then said: "When I got there, I told them why the decision on this side was made, but no one from Li's side answered, it was them." The patriarch wrote a letter and asked me to give it to you."

The old patriarch took the letter and opened it. There were only four words in it, and he was at his disposal.

What does it mean?Since there is no dissatisfaction, why not express your position directly?

The old patriarch thought about it, and suddenly remembered the separation agreement made by his niece and daughter-in-law before his death. After looking at the letter in his hand, he was silent for a while, and finally said: "You two brothers, don't cry. It is your parents who made the mistake. It has nothing to do with you. You are still the descendants of the Guan family. Go to the ancestral hall and bring your father to the house. go home."

The two brothers helped each other up, spared the crowd, and staggered towards the ancestral hall.

Uncle Guan looked at his younger brother who was helped out by his nephews, and really didn't know what to say, he could only watch them go further and further away.

When he came back to his senses, there were not many people in the ancestral hall, and the gathering in the clan had dispersed at some point. Uncle Guan sighed and bid farewell to the elders who were still in the ancestral hall. I returned to my home with mixed feelings.