The last point was put forward by the guard chief Ying, and the reason is very good: "My uncle and aunt treat my nephew who has returned seriously injured after serving the country like this because he is completely unaware of the hardship and bravery of the soldiers in front of the battle. I think I , The ancestors of the Shen family also started their careers with military exploits. How can the tribe forget the hardships of the battlefield and despise the soldiers? Therefore, it might be better if the uncle and aunt of the tribe go to Donghe Town to experience the chilling atmosphere on the frontier. Change it.”
… Donghe Town changes hands almost every year, otherwise it wouldn’t be empty.
Although Qiu Di's position was shaken, the Di people were fierce. The more so, the crazier he organized wars in an attempt to win back the hearts of his people.
For example, Tulu raided Diecuiguan last time.
Diecuiguan was saved by talented people, and that was because Diecuiguan itself had the advantages of being high in the city, deep in the trenches, in a dangerous terrain, and always being valued by the Shen family; Donghe Town... was completely empty and did not even leak rain or snow. It’s hard to find even one or two houses in a border town. Besides ruins, what else is there
It was there that Shen Zangfeng was injured for the first time! This master himself has superb martial arts skills, and he is surrounded by a group of "thorn fence" dead soldiers who are desperately trying to save him! He wasn't injured when he was used as bait. Wasn't he hit by two arrows and slashed several times in the forest of arrows and spears in Donghe Town
What's more, Shen Chu and his wife.
Especially this time, they are called harsh heroes, or they are the legitimate sons who were injured for the country. These days, Shen Zangfeng has been dining in the wind and drinking snow in Donghe Town, taking the lead and winning praise and admiration from the military. Not to mention these praises and admirations, let's talk about the soldiers who thought about fighting to the death on the front line, but when they returned to the rear, they fell into a coma due to serious injuries, and were harshly treated by others - although they were not the ones being treated in this way, but they were sympathetic to the same illness. Listen to these things, those who can't get angry are all dead.
When Shen Chu and his wife went to Donghe Town, they probably had to ask a few soldiers to touch their heads in the middle of the night before they died in the hands of the Di people!
Everyone did not think that Wei Changying made this request just because he felt sorry for her husband. They all speculated that when the matter was being discussed, a certain elder said lightly, "You are a hateful maid, I will beat her to death" and everyone casually agreed. The real reason why Wei Changying decided to put Shen Chu and his wife to death - this woman who kept saying "I am from the Wei family of Fengzhou, my mother-in-law, has a bad reputation in the country. I was taught by the court at a young age, how come I don't know how to be a wife? Is I jealous of a woman?" "Wicked woman, when I meet you for the first time, I dare not say anything to you, but I ask you to write a letter to the imperial capital and ask your father and mother. If your father and mother say that I am unworthy, I am willing to go home immediately." The third young lady of the direct branch was jealous. The hatred is so heavy...
Although the maid had the intention of crawling into bed, she had not yet succeeded. Everyone agreed to execute her to satisfy the Wei daughter. Unexpectedly, the Shen Chu couple who sent the maid to Shen Zangfeng would not be able to escape her revenge.
It seems that it is best not to offend her easily in the future - this is the legitimate wife of the next clan leader, and she has already given birth to the eldest son Shen Zangfeng has never seen. She has already secured most of the positions of Shen's future mistress. Location!
More elders thought of Wei Changying's biological grandmother, Mrs. Song, who restrained Wei Huan, the head of the Wei clan who was famous for his extraordinary skills in the court, and forced her to suppress the young and powerful Wei Huan who should have been the next successor long ago. The clan leader had the second son of a concubine cultivated by his family for decades, and waited until his legitimate grandson grew up... and even waited for his own son to recover!
Following the same example, the old lady's most beloved granddaughter, whose ruthless tactics still make those who know the inside story shudder, how can she be more authentic
Thinking that Wei Changying would be an old lady like Mrs. Song in the future, after all the elders dealt with Shen Chu's matter, they returned to the mansion and behind closed doors they all told their descendants: "Don't mess with that Wei family!"
Now that the elders have warned their descendants, the next step for Chief Wei Ying is to go smoothly - the first thing is to replenish the manpower.
Shen Chu and his wife were sent to Donghe Town to die, and the steward Shen Tingshu was also reduced from his position. No one made the final decision on the matters that these three people were originally in charge of, and these matters all involved the ancestral hall, so they couldn't neglect. Wei Changying asked Shen Die, who had come to Xiliang first, to recommend a few suitable people to temporarily take their place.
As for whether this temporary replacement can be justified, it naturally depends on the performance of these people.
Wei Changying felt that the seniority of Shen Chu and his wife was a troublesome matter. If they were not mentioned as uncles and aunts, there would be no need to rush to visit the elders one by one to gain support and ask them to come forward before the punishment could be officially carried out.
Therefore, I hinted to Shen Die and recommended a lot of children who are lower in seniority than Shen Zangfeng.
Shen Die recommended Shen Youjia's brother Shen Youyi and his wife Min to replace Shen Chu and his wife. Although Shen Youyi and his wife called Wei Chief Ying San's aunt, they were not too young in terms of age. They were both over forty, which is a stable age. As for Shen Tingshu, since he was a servant, Wei Changying asked Shen Die to recommend a young manservant who was articulate and neat in his work to replace him. It also happened to be in response to what Wei Changying said about Shen Tingshu being too old.
This fills the vacancy left after the departure of Shen Chu and his wife and Shen Tingshu.
Wei Changying could not be satisfied with this, and then she used the excuse that Shen Chu and his wife had been running the ancestral hall for many years and had taken bribes a lot. However, since these two people had been sent to Donghe Town and they were of the same clan after all, they were not held accountable. But the others among them must not be let go... An elder felt that this junior daughter-in-law was too impatient. Shen Xuan was in his prime, and Shen Zangfeng had just begun to establish prestige in the clan and accumulate connections, so his wife couldn't wait to get him. After seizing power, he came out and said: "Mingpeitang has its own rules and regulations, not those of the Wei family."
Of course he said this because he disliked the fact that Wei Changying was a woman and his wife jumped up and down when he came out.
As a result, on the same day, Wei Changying sent Shen Zanghui to visit one by one in person to invite all the elders he could find to Mingpeitang, pointing to a part of the account books that he and Huang had checked overnight - the key point was that the verified accounts proved it. The Shen Chu couple and some members of the clan spent 30% of the money spent on repairing the ancestral hall every year, and said with a sneer: "The clan allocates money to repair the ancestral hall every year. Firstly, they dare not neglect the ancestral business, and secondly, the spirits of the ancestors are here." Don't be careless in the hall. As a result, people are so greedy that they even dare to share the money that should be spent on the repair of the ancestral hall! And it has been like this for many years. Such unvirtuous and unfilial people have not been dealt with in Fengzhou. The Wei family does not have such rules - it turns out that on the Shen family, the ancestors' spirits and ancestors' inheritance are not the same thing! You think you can let this matter go lightly, but I don't dare to respond like this? , you are all elders, and there is no place for me to talk to you, so I am going to write a letter to the imperial capital to ask my father and mother for your help! "
The elders all had headaches and secretly called Shen Chu and his wife useless. The couple had been looking after Ming Peitang for many years, and it was basically impossible not to reap benefits. But you can settle the account! Now, as soon as the third young lady of this direct branch came over, she had caught such a clue in just a few days. It was not enough to carry out the souls and ancestral properties of the ancestors, and she directly threatened to write a letter to the imperial capital to complain!
He also felt that the elder who came out to speak was really looking for trouble: Everyone knew that this one was the granddaughter of Mrs. Song, and was raised by that one herself. Shen Xuan and his wife didn't care about her, so what are you worrying about? ! After all, the Xiliang Shen family is from Shen Xuan’s lineage! Shen Xuan and Su Xiuman remained silent, obviously acquiescing... The Wei family went into such a big fight as soon as they arrived in Xiliang, maybe they got some advice from those two!
Now that I can't bear to see her like this, why didn't I come out to establish Wei's prestige? This woman is young, but she has the entire Ruiyu Hall and Shen Zangfeng's eldest son to rely on, and her position is stable. Unless Shen Xuan and his wife or Shen Zangfeng don't like her, there is no way they, the so-called elders, can shake her.
All the elders settled the matter and agreed that the evidence was conclusive and that Wei Changying's previous decision to deal with these people was not wrong at all!
The guard chief Ying Youzi said to the elder who had spoken to him before but had remained silent this time: "I know that you are always the most disciplined person, and I really didn't dare to neglect it after hearing your instructions. This is I just invited all the elders to come together to discuss it. According to the court training I received when I was in my parents’ home, I think this is the right thing to do. However, you always disagree. I think, you are so old and senior. Your respect, your knowledge is much higher than that of a junior like me, a mere prostitute... Now the account books are here, and the people who reconcile them are also here. Please take a look carefully, how is this going to happen? What’s the best way to deal with it?”
These words made the elderly man very unable to step down, and his expression changed on the spot, but Wei Changying didn't pay attention to the rest of the people trying to rescue him, saying why the elderly man was not feeling well these days, and he was afraid that he couldn't see the account books clearly, and so on. Still insisting: "I am young and a female child. Originally, since my mother and sisters-in-law were still here, even though they were far away in the imperial capital, there were elders here in the ancestral hall, so it was not my turn to investigate these things. But now my husband I am lying in bed due to my injury. My fourth brother is a person who does big things and is impatient to worry about these small details. I am afraid that my husband will have to work hard while he is recovering from his injury, so I take care of it. "
The old man's face was turning purple by now. Wei Changying sighed again, "I know that I am young and have little knowledge. I am taking care of things on my husband's behalf. I am afraid that if I do not do well, I will make others laugh. That's fine, but it will disgrace my husband and my sect. Therefore, we must be cautious in everything. You must not underestimate the opinions of the elders. You must tell me carefully. So that I can know what to do. After all, although I married into the Shen family and gave birth to children of the Shen family, I can't compare with you who were born and raised in the Shen family. Rules, before coming to Xiliang, the whole family was worried about my husband's injury, and the elders didn't have time to mention it to me. I always thought that the six clans in the country can't make mistakes in terms of rules. Now I heard you tell me! I know it’s different, so please don’t hesitate to educate me!”
He also said respectfully, "I will never forget your teachings as long as I live!"
...After sending the elders away, the outspoken Zhu Shi smiled and said to the guard chief Ying: "My servant guesses that this elder will fall ill after returning."
"It's better to be too sick to see things!" Wei Changying slowly sipped the tea. Huang answered with a sneer, "The so-called woman who married outside the house throws water outside the house. The young lady has only been out of the palace for a few years. However, even with the young master, he is not considered a member of the Shen family. Besides, the elder is qualified to deny the identity of the young lady on behalf of the Shen family! Is it easy to bully our young lady? , or maybe the old lady of the Fengzhou Wei family is here, and she has the courage to despise our young lady like this! Many elders have nothing to say, and he is the only one who thinks he is right, and he has lived most of his life in vain!"
Wei Changying put down his tea bowl, smiled faintly, and said: "Anyway, he is the only one who is old and confused. The other elders are still reasonable people after all. This one can't make any trouble... If the other side knows the truth tomorrow, I will tell you. , my aunt sent someone to give me a gift to express my condolences, so don’t lose your etiquette.” (To be continued)