The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 120 The Choice of the Yang Clan
"Father, where's Lu Changle?" Yang Xuan asked in surprise.

"After talking about it, let's go, and I won't keep him for dinner." Yang Zhengbao said disapprovingly.

"Father, how can you do this, they gave you such a good mirror."

Yang Zhengbao looked at his daughter and thought that I even paid for you, so there was nothing else I could do.

"His request was too much. As soon as I got angry, I drove him away."

"What is asking too much? Didn't you agree to participate in his militia joint defense plan?" Yang Xuan said with some doubts.

Shooing the guests away, my father didn't do that in my memory, it's too rude.

Yang Zhengbao shook his head and said: "No, this kid is like a toad who wants to eat swan meat, and doesn't care how much he weighs, so he has the cheek to propose marriage to me, saying that he wants to marry my Jiaxuan'er."

For a moment, Yang Xuan seemed to be struck by lightning, and she was stunned. There was an inexplicable panic in her heart, and there was a trace of indescribable sweetness in the panic.
No wonder the shameless man has been so kind to himself recently, it turns out he has a plan,
Hmph, you have vision.

Yang Xuan's heart was in a mess, but she didn't show it on the surface, she pretended to be casual and said: "Father, how do you answer him?"

"How else can I go back and scold him? That skinless and shameless guy said he couldn't marry you. The elders of the Lu clan forced him to marry a woman from the Lianjianglin clan. It's none of my business who he wants to marry. I just kicked him and drove him away. What can you compare with Gutian Wang? The matchmaker came to the door yesterday and said that Gutian Wang intends to marry our Fuzhou Yang. I have seen that prince. He is a good-looking talent , there are more than 200 acres of paddy fields in the family, which is the home of Shugeng, and Xuan'er is a perfect match."

"Don't marry, don't marry, don't marry." Yang Xuan said angrily: "Father, are you marrying your daughter or selling your daughter? Gutian is so far away, and it is difficult for a daughter to see her father. If I want to marry you, I will not die." marry."

Lin Zhengbao said in surprise: "Gutian is in Fuzhou, is it far away?"

"It's far, it's too far, my daughter still wants to serve tea and wine to daddy every day."

"This is a bit embarrassing. Gutian is also called far away. Mr. Luo from the Dehua Luo family is definitely not suitable. To be close, the nearest is the Fuzhou Lu family. The only person who can make your father look up to the Fuzhou Lu family is Lu Changle That kid, yes, it’s just across the river, what delicious food did you cook, and it’s still warm when you bring it to daddy, Xuan’er, how about marrying you to that kid Lu Changle?”

Yang Xuan's face turned red all of a sudden, she lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes, hesitated for a moment, stomped her feet and said, "Daughter is all about marriage, and my daughter listens to daddy."

After finishing speaking, she turned her head and ran away in embarrassment, not daring to stay any longer.

Looking at Yang Xuan's flustered back, Yang Zhengbao couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Just now she said that she would not marry even if she died, but she just changed to another person, and she immediately changed her words and said that she would obey her father's orders, so she would admit it.

After Yang Zhengbao laughed, he stood up and said loudly: "Come here, call the clan elders and heads of each house to the ancestral hall for a meeting, and go right away."

Two quarters of an hour later, in the main hall of Yang's ancestral hall, patriarch Yang Zhengbao inserted three giant incense sticks thick as thumbs into the incense burner.

Clan elders Yang Taisong, Yang Taimao, Yang Taihe, and Yang Hongmin put the smaller incense sticks beside them.
Yang Zhengbin, the head of the second room, Yang Zhengpu, the head of the third room, and Yang Zhengshu, the head of the fourth room, are the third batch of offering incense.

Finally, Yang Qijun, the flag bearer, Yang Qiyi, the flag guard, and Yang Qiqiang, the law enforcement team member, offered incense to the younger generations of the clan.

Everyone has a serious face. It is obvious that something important is going to happen in the clan.

After offering incense to the ancestors, everyone found their seats according to their positions and seniority. When Yang Zhengbao sat down, the people attending the meeting sat down one after another.

"Patriarch, the convening was so urgent, did something important happen?" Yang Qijun asked quickly.

He was still training at Lu's side, and suddenly said that a meeting was about to take place. Yang Qijun and others came back with their clothes soaked.

All eyes were on Yang Zhengbao. The meeting was called so suddenly that no one knew what happened.

Yang Zhengbao nodded and said, "It is true that something important has happened, which is related to the life and death of the Yang family in Fuzhou. That's why we called everyone together to discuss what to do next."

After finishing speaking, Yang Zhengbao recounted the information that Lu Changle had told him, and added his own analysis, even the matter of Lu Changle proposing marriage to him.

"Patriarch, you agreed to that marriage?" Yang Zhengshu asked anxiously.

"Agreed." Yang Zhengbao said frankly: "There are no better young people than him in ten miles and eight villages. The most important thing is that Xuan'er herself likes it."

When talking about his daughter, Yang Zhengbao had a fatherly smile on his face.

Yang Zhengpu nodded and said, "That day in Min'an, I felt that Xuan'er looked at that kid differently. I didn't expect it to happen."

In the Battle of Min'an, Yang Zhengpu was deeply impressed by Lu Changle's decisive killing.

Yang Hongmin, the oldest clan elder, stroked his sparse beard and said, "The enemies have been married into in-laws, hehe, the world is really different in this world."

Yang Zhengshu echoed, "Those people from the Lu family in Fuzhou, only the little patriarch is a bit promising, and my little niece has a good vision."

Everyone said something to you, and I said nothing, not much surprise.

It's already a sign that the two are going out in pairs.

The deep hatred in the past, the pimples caused Lu's rescue, the deep hatred also faded,

Min'an fought side by side, quickly closing the distance,
Especially after participating in the militia joint defense, the children of the two ethnic groups competed while training, and they all put each other on the shoulders.

Of course, the most important point is that Yang Xuan likes it.

Yang Zhengbao coughed dryly, signaled everyone to calm down, and then said with a serious face: "I have decided to advance and retreat together with the Lu family to defend the homeland. This matter is too dangerous. I don't force everyone to stay here and take risks. , I talked with the two clan elders, Uncle Song and Uncle Mao, and decided to give you a chance to choose."

"I can understand those who don't want to stay here. They can find their own way out. When they leave, they can receive a sum of money as settlement allowance. In order not to implicate the person who left, I will also cross out his name on the genealogy. One day, even if the government wants to pursue responsibility, it won't be implicated."

"Of course, I welcome those who are willing to advance and retreat together."

Rebelling against the Zheng family is rebelling against the imperial court. To put it bluntly, it is rebellion.

This matter involved too much, Yang Zhengbao did not make a statement, but left it to them to choose.

It's not one-hearted, and it's useless to stay here. If you don't work hard at that time, you might be stabbed in the back.

Give everyone a chance to hang out.

Yang Taisong said with a worried face: "Last year, Zheng Du expressed his interest in Yang's Paper Mill and Moxiang Study, but we insisted that we would not sell our ancestral property. This time, there is no such thing as the Lu family, and neither can the Yang family." spared."

"Pirates are pirates, and they can't change their actions even if they put on official clothes." Yang Taihe shook his head and said, "The imperial court has the ability, and can make them restrain themselves. Now, Daming. Well, it's worth not mentioning it."

In the battle of Songjin, the family fortune that was pieced together in the end was wiped out, so what else is there to say,
Zheng Du, Zheng Zhibao's uncles and nephews went on a rampage in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, and executed all those who opposed and obstructed them, even those who had offended him before.
The top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked. Those subordinates have been extorting and robbing civilian women everywhere in the name of epidemic prevention and suppression of bandits.

A thief is like a grate, and a soldier is like a razor. Fujian people have a deep understanding of this truth.

Yang Zhengshu is a loyal supporter of Yang Zhengbao, and he was the first to come out to express his opinion: "Sifang is responsible for guarding the house. There is no reason to run away. Sifang will not leave, and advance and retreat with the patriarch."

At the beginning, the division of labor in the Yang family was very clear. The long house studied, the second house farmed, the third house did business, and the fourth house guarded the house. Later, there were not so many rules. The restrictions between houses were broken, and the distribution of talents and specialties of the children in the clan was judged. .

Traditionally, the youngest is the guardian of the family.

Now the keys to the gate of the ancestral hall and the family cemetery are all taken care of by people from the fourth house.

"Okay, fourth brother, sit down." Yang Zhengbao waved to Yang Zhengshu very pleased.

This fourth child has never disappointed me.

Yang Hongmin waved his hands and said, "You can discuss as much as you like. The old man is half buried in the ground, and he won't go anywhere. Even if he dies, he will die here."

"Patriarch, the third party will not leave, and advance and retreat together with the patriarch." Yang Zhengpu said firmly.

Was attacked by a flying tiger in Min'an Town, and his life was hanging by a thread. He almost died. The clan sent people to rescue him together with the Lu family. Only then did he save his life. I can't do immoral things.
Besides, there is chaos outside, soldiers and thieves are indistinguishable, if not done well, they will be broken in the middle of the road,

Think about it, it's better to stay in the clan.

Another important point is that after witnessing Lu's extermination of the Flying Tiger, Yang Zhengpu knew that Lu Changle was not a simple person, but a person who did great things.

Yang Zhengbin glanced at Yang Zhengpu in surprise, and quickly expressed his opinion: "If you can't write two Yang characters in one stroke, the third house will not leave, and advance and retreat with the patriarch."

I thought that Yang Zhengpu might leave, because Yang Zhengpu was in charge of the business of the clan, and wherever the Moxiang Study opened, Yang Zhengpu's connections would be there. Among the second, third and fourth houses, Yang Zhengpu, who counted the third, was the most qualified to go out independently.
Unexpectedly, he gave up this opportunity.

All three heads expressed their views, and no one left, leaving Yang Zhengbao to advance and retreat together.

Yang Zhengbao said with some emotion: "Okay, very good, go back from each house, and tell the people in your own house that if you really want to leave, don't stop them. Also, each house will select a group of children and send them to other places when the time comes." Even if Shu Rong really can't keep it, the Yang family in Fuzhou will not destroy the incense burner. In the future, someone will avenge us. I made an agreement with the patriarch Lu that the children of the Lu and Yang clans will go together on the big boat hired by the Cheng's firm. .”

Yang Zhengbao has long known the truth that hard eggs cannot be put in one basket,
Sending some of the children out will save a little distraction. Even if they don't make it through, the Yang family in Fuzhou is not afraid of being exterminated.

When everyone heard the words, they responded quickly.

Yang Zhengbao discussed with the clan elders and Fangtou for more than half an hour, and when it was time for dinner, the meeting was adjourned.

When I got home, I accidentally found that my daughter hadn't left, and she took her mother to whisper together, but I didn't know what to say. The two mothers covered their mouths and laughed,

The hand holding the weapon was replaced by a small embroidery needle this time,
My daughter has finally grown up.

(End of this chapter)