The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 22 The old patriarch, magnificent
The old patriarch turned around and said inarticulately: "General, the grassroots have a request."

"Old man, tell me." When Zheng Du spoke, he had a spring-like smile.

If you only looked at his smile, you would think he was a warm-hearted person.

Everyone present knew that it was the devil's smile.

The old patriarch said with some difficulty: "Drink one bowl after another, my wife is not satisfied, the grass-roots dare to drink the whole jar."

"Oh..." Zheng Du became interested when he heard it, looked at the old patriarch's round belly, and nodded with interest: "I have always respected the elderly, I agree, drink three liang, and let one person go."

This old man has drank so much that his tongue is so loud, how can he still drink from the whole altar?
It depends on how you drink.

The old patriarch reluctantly saluted: "General Xie, forgive the Caomin for being daring."

As soon as the words fell, the old patriarch suddenly took out a small knife,

Just as Zheng Du's soldiers were about to make a move, the old patriarch stabbed him in the stomach with a knife.

I saw a bloody arrow spurting out of the body, and the bulging belly of the old patriarch slowly deflated.

After drinking more than ten bowls in one breath, the old patriarch knew that he had reached his limit,
No, over the limit,
As he is old, he is usually on a diet, and he will be full with a bowl of millet porridge.
Years of dieting, the stomach can't hold much stuff at all,
Seeing several clansmen voluntarily begging for death in order to leave the hope of survival to the descendants of the clan,
The old patriarch felt as if a knife was piercing his heart, and he gave up.

Oh my god, I couldn't drink it, so I pierced my belly with a knife to put the wine,
In an instant, everyone was moved, including Zheng Du who made the rules of the game,

"Thank you, General, for giving me the wine, the grass-roots are not welcome, hahaha"

It turned out that the old patriarch, who was a little depressed, picked up a jar of wine and poured it into his mouth like a dead tree in spring.
The wine enters the throat, flows through the stomach, and soon flows out of the pierced belly,
The difference is that the wine is muddy white at the entrance and blood red when it comes out.

The old patriarch poured wine into his mouth desperately,
At this moment, he seems to have forgotten that he is an old man on the verge of death, and that he has been injured.

"Thank you General for the wine"

"Thank you General for the wine"

Every time he thanked, the old patriarch poured down a jar of wine weighing twenty catties,
When the third jar of wine was finished, the old patriarch couldn't stand it any longer, and fell to the ground with the jar.

The members of the Lu family fell to their knees one by one, with tears streaming down their faces.

Several of them were crying faintly.

Zheng Du clapped his hands and stood up slowly, with the same smile on his face for thousands of years: "In ancient times, Shi Chong killed beauties with a cup of wine, and now there is a patriarch who saves his tribe with altar wine. I didn't expect this to be a good story, hahaha"

After laughing, Zheng Du played with the exquisite pocket watch in his hand, and waved his hand contentedly: "Withdraw!"

A male favorite, exchanged for an exquisite pocket watch, and a fun game,

He deserved to die.

As for what the Lu family of Fuzhou thinks, Zheng Du doesn't care at all.
Would a tiger care about what a group of ants think?
As soon as Zheng Du left, the members of the Lu clan walked towards the old patriarch who fell on the ground, crying and shouting.

"Grandpa, Grandfather"

"Where is the doctor, hurry up, go invite the doctor"

"Old ancestor, you must not be in trouble, you must hold on."

The second uncle took off his clothes, rolled them into a ball and pressed them on the old patriarch's belly to stop the bleeding, and said in tears, "Old ancestor, wake up, wake up!"

Lu Changle pulled Nick, squeezed and shouted loudly: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, the doctor is here."

Everyone quickly made way.

"Father Nick, please." Lu Changle put his hope on Nick.

Although I know hope is a bit hopeless.

Nick squeezed in, looked at the old patriarch's wound, and opened his eyelids to look at the pupils,
After a simple inspection, he silently stood up and crossed himself, shaking his head at Lu Changle,
Although there is still one breath left, but the injury is too serious, and the age is too old, and he is unable to recover.

Second Master Qing trotted over, and carefully put a small piece of something to the old patriarch's mouth: "Old ancestor, hold it, old mountain ginseng"

Regardless of whether the old patriarch agreed or not, he just stuffed it in.

After waking up, Lu Jincheng knelt in front of the old patriarch, gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't kill Zheng Du, you swear not to be a human being. If you have the guts, follow me to avenge the old ancestor!"

"I go"

"I go"

"I go"

Those Lu's children with red eyes signed up enthusiastically one by one,

Some people even have weapons in their hands.

It wasn't the ancestor who suppressed it just now, he had already fought with the dog officer,
The Fuzhou Lu family has nothing else, and there will never be less blood.

When the scene was about to get out of control, the second uncle suddenly shouted loudly: "Stop, the old ancestor has something to say."

As soon as the words "old ancestor" came out, the scene immediately fell silent.

Lu Changle turned around and saw the old ancestor sitting on the ground supported by his second uncle,

Miraculously, a blush appeared on the pale face, and a gleam of radiance appeared in the dull old eyes.
He even stretched out his hands to tidy up his skirt.

Lu Changle's heart suddenly became heavy, it was obvious that the old ancestor was returning to the past.

The old patriarch pointed in the direction of the ancestral hall with his finger, and said intermittently: "Take me to the ancestral hall for a meeting, the clan elders and Fangtou have a meeting"

"Changwei, Changle and Changfu are also here"

Everyone knew that the ancestors were going to explain the funeral,

Suppressing the sadness, secretly wiped away the tears, carried the ancestor back to the ancestral hall,
Except for those who were named by the old patriarch for the meeting, everyone stood outside the ancestral hall, waiting for news.

Knowing the traditions of the Chinese people, Nick sighed and silently treated the injured Lu family members outside.

The old patriarch reluctantly sat on the chair in the middle of the main hall of the ancestral hall, supported by his second uncle and Lu Jinyuan, one on the left and one on the right,

The clothes covering his belly were still oozing blood.

The rest of the people all knelt in front of the old patriarch, including Lu Changle who didn't like to kneel.

Kneeling before was out of helplessness, but this time, it was out of sincerity.

An old man with high morals and high prestige who sacrificed his life for the clan deserves to kneel down.

The old patriarch looked at the person kneeling in front of him, and said weakly, "Brother Fu"

"Old ancestor, the unfilial son Lu Changfu has dragged you down and dragged down the Fuzhou Lu family. No matter how you punish him, Changfu is willing to do so." At the end, the arrogant Lu Changfu burst into tears.

The old patriarch suddenly scolded angrily: "Why are you crying? My Fuzhou Lu family's children are all upright and good. They only bleed while laughing, and never cry on their knees. Stand upright and wipe away the tears." go."

Perhaps speaking faster, the ancestor coughed.

Lu Changfu slapped himself hard twice, straightened his back vigorously, and said loudly while wiping away tears: "Changfu remembers the teachings of our ancestors."

The old patriarch breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Brother Fu is dedicated to serving the public. I don't blame you for today's incident. It is God's destiny for the Lu family to have such a catastrophe. You don't have to blame yourself."

Having said that, the old patriarch raised his voice slightly: "Listen everyone, Chang Fu is not to blame for this matter, no one should blame Chang Fu, do you hear me?"

"I heard, old ancestor" the people present were afraid that the old ancestor would not hear, so they quickly answered loudly.

The old ancestor took a little breath to wake himself up: "Brother Le"

Lu Changle hurried forward: "Old Ancestor, Changle is here"

"You told me the other day that there are a lot of gold and silver powders in the mud and garbage, which can be refined into gold and silver. You didn't lie to the old man, did you?"

"If you go back to your ancestors, this matter is absolutely true."

"Have you refined it? The old man wants to see it."

"It's been refined, the ancestor wait a moment, come right away." After Lu Changle finished speaking, he rushed out immediately.

Soon, Lu Changle quickly ran in with a small wooden box in his arms, opened the wooden box, and put his hands in front of the old man.

Knowing that Zheng Du will lead troops here, it may cost money, so Chang Sheng can prepare it in advance, so that he can show it to the old patriarch as quickly as possible.

There were more than a dozen gold nuggets of different sizes in the box, the big ones were the size of an egg, and the small ones were only the size of a finger.

A look of light flashed in the eyes of the old patriarch, he fiddled lightly with trembling hands, and said with relief: "It's gold, it's really gold."

"Old Ancestor, this is only a part, there is still a lot to be refined,"

"By the way, there are more than 1000 taels of silver, which is a bit heavy, and the younger generation didn't bring it."

The old patriarch withdrew his hand, closed his eyes tiredly, and asked, "Brother Le, if you were the patriarch, how would you deal with the aftermath of this matter?"

"Replenish your energy and store up your energy, wait for the opportunity after strengthening your strength, and fight for a fortune in troubled times"

"Oh." The old patriarch said with some surprise: "If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, isn't it wise to protect himself?"

Lu Changle thought for a while, and quickly replied: "Da Ming's energy is exhausted, the building is about to collapse, and there are dangerous walls everywhere in the chaotic world. How can you protect yourself wisely? You don't want to be a fish on the chopping board, but to become a swordsman and hold your destiny in your own hands." .”

"It's a good sentence to hold your destiny in your own hands." The old ancestor said to himself, and said with some difficulty: "What do you think about the hatred of the Lu family in Fuzhou today?"

The voice was weaker than before.

"It must be reported, but not now. As for when, I don't have an answer for the time being."

The old patriarch didn't speak for a while, when Lu Jinyuan wanted to check his breath with his hand, he opened his eyes again,

"Listen everyone, I don't have much time, so I don't follow the ancestral law. I, Lu Yuanfeng, as the patriarch of the Lu clan in Fuzhou, propose that Lu Changle inherit the position of patriarch. Those who are present can raise objections."

"Old Ancestor, I, I am not qualified." Lu Changle hastily declined.

I just wanted to be a standard bearer, but I didn't expect the old patriarch to give himself the position of patriarch.

"Shut up." The old patriarch said domineeringly: "I said you are qualified, and you are qualified. This is not a division of meat in the public housing. This is a responsibility. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility."

Lu Changle said with a complicated mood: "Yes, old ancestor."

At this moment, I am in the position, but I am not happy in my heart.

An admirable old man is about to spend the last moment of his life,
It would be great if he was always behind him to encourage and urge her.

The old patriarch coughed, and said with some difficulty: "Okay, you guys express your opinion."

"Agreed" Lu Jinyuan was the first to agree.

The second uncle looked at Lu Jinyuan in surprise, and quickly seconded: "Agreed"

Everyone thought that the current head of the pillar, Lu Jinyuan, was the next patriarch, but he was the first to agree.

Lu Changfu reacted a bit late, and also expressed his opinion: "Changle is more capable than me, I have no objection, I agree."

"Agreed" Fatty hesitated, finally sighed deeply and agreed.

The rest of the people expressed their opinions one after another, and they all agreed.

The ancestor's prestige is unmatched, and no one dares to object to his proposal.

Recently, Lu Changle has performed very well. He is wise, responsible, and decisive, reflecting the talent of an excellent leader.

Counting it, the Fuzhou Lu family has been saved twice.
Everyone also saw him refining gold from garbage, so they all thought he had been messing around.

Lu Jinyuan and Fatty, who were capable of competing, had no objections, and everyone even had no objections.

(End of this chapter)