The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 84

"You can leave things like night watch to us youngsters. Second Uncle, you are the Zhuge Liang of our clan. Just sit at home and plan your plans." Lu Changle complimented.

The second uncle's old eyes flashed a sly gleam, he shook his head and said, "An old man who eats nothing, what kind of Zhuge Liang is he? By the way, Brother Le, it's so late, and you can't sleep?"

Without watching the night, how could the old man know so many things.

Lu Changle simply pointed out: "Second Uncle, I just asked Luo Ming to lead people across the river to treat Yang's pimple plague."

"Oh." The second uncle responded in a lukewarm manner, unable to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

Lu Changle was still waiting for his second uncle to question, even scold,
Unexpectedly, the second uncle just said "oh", the reaction was too calm.

"Second Uncle, don't you wonder why?" Lu Changle was a little restless instead.

"Brother Le, you are the patriarch of the Lu family in Fuzhou, and the patriarch is the leader. The hope of the clan, saving the Yang family naturally has a reason to save the Yang family."

Before Lu Changle could speak, the second uncle said with a straight face: "Brother Le, you are the patriarch of 390 people in the Lu family in Fuzhou, as long as you think it is right, feel free to do it. Of course, if you do it right If you don’t do it right or do it well, the patriarchs and heads of the houses will have objections, and you may even be dismissed from the position of patriarch. Don’t ask others to approve of everything, and don’t satisfy everyone in everything. It’s impossible to satisfy everyone. Everyone is satisfied."

"If you really want to do this, it's not only too tiring, but also too restrictive, and you can't do anything well in the end."

Brother Le is good at everything, shrewd and capable, courageous to kill, and he is relentless in his actions.

It's just that I care too much about the feelings of the clansmen, and I want to satisfy everyone. The advantages and disadvantages are very bold,
The advantage is to value family affection and righteousness, and be responsible to the tribe;

The disadvantage is that there are too many constraints, especially when doing big things, looking forward and backward, which is very unfavorable.
The old saying is true, righteousness does not govern wealth, compassion does not govern soldiers, love does not lead to affairs, kindness does not govern officials,
It is not good to be too kind to the tribe.

For example, let the clansmen go to fight, fearing injury in the front and death in the future, so why fight?
You have to learn from your ancestors, keep your promises, don't talk if you can't agree, and talk when you are convinced.

Lu Changle pondered for a while when he heard the words, and quickly said respectfully: "Second uncle's teachings, Changle must take it to heart."

In peaceful and prosperous times, being a patriarch can be like a public servant, working hard for the clan,
But in troubled times, the patriarch must be strong and establish his prestige,

Otherwise, if a trivial matter has to be matched in every possible way, then it will become a major event.

"The Lu family in Fuzhou is in your hands, the ancestors are at ease, and the second uncle is also at ease," the second uncle said with a pun.

Lu Changle was a little moved, thanked him repeatedly, hesitated for a moment, and quickly confessed: "Second uncle, Yang Zhengbao's... daughter has been here."

The second uncle's eyes showed such a light, but he still said calmly: "And then?"

"She came with a sword, threatening and luring. I thought about it. It's not good to push Yang Shi to a desperate situation. I'm afraid they won't be angry and come over to die with us. Yang Xuan promised that as long as we pull Yang Shi Once, there will be a big reward in the future."

"She was a little too deceitful, I put her to sleep." After speaking, Lu Changle's voice was much lower.

It's too embarrassing for a man to be pushed by a woman. Lu Changle doesn't even want to change passive to active.

It doesn't matter if you want to admit it or not, the second uncle's little expression just now must know something.

"Okay!" The second uncle slapped his thigh fiercely and said happily, "Brother Le, sleep well."

This old man, startled and frightened Lu Changle,
It's not that I'm confused.

"Second uncle, are you not angry?"

"The younger generation of the Lu family slept the precious daughter of that old fox, Yang Zhengbao. laughed.

After laughing, the second uncle patted Lu Changle on the shoulder: "Yang Zhengbao's precious daughter is not bad looking, and she has a figure that can be seen at a glance. Brother Le is not at a loss. It is best to take her down. From now on, she will be stabilized." With Mrs. Yang at the head, the old ancestor's vision is still poisonous, and the selection of candidates is too correct, good, good, good."

In a good mood, the second uncle said three good things in a row.

Lu Changle said with some anxiety: "Second Uncle, aren't the Lu and Yang clans feuding? This...isn't good."

Why is the second uncle's reaction the same as those keyboard warriors in later generations?
Seeing Chinese people marrying beautiful foreign beauties back, everyone was inexplicably excited, saying that it was to win glory for the country and show the charm of Chinese men to the world;
Domestic female stars and beauties who marry foreigners yell at each other, scolding others for xenophiliac and immoral attitude, and call on everyone to boycott her.

More than two months ago, the two clans fought fiercely, fighting on the shoal,
Changed attitude so quickly?
The second uncle patted Lu Changle on the shoulder, and said seriously: "What's wrong, those who make big things don't care about small things, the Yang family has enmity with our Lu family, but Yang's paper mill, Yang's thousands of clans Ding Hao, taking down the Yang family, with the support of the Yang family's financial resources, family members and connections, will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

"The two clans of Lu and Yang are just separated by a river. The sea here has never been peaceful. The pirates have left and the pirates have come again. Both clans know the truth. , so many years have passed, even if the relationship is the worst, there is still a tacit agreement to abide by this agreement."

"Brother Le, all these years, when has the Lu family defended against officers, soldiers, and pirates against Yang's family? If the two clans are wary of each other, there is no need to work at all."

"The surname Yang is hateful, but they regard themselves as the descendants of the loyal Yang family generals, and they don't do shameful things, and they do things fairly openly."

"A feud, it's not really a feud. It can only be said that two neighbors who often have conflicts. If you don't accept it, you will do it. After you finish it, you have to continue to be neighbors and live a life."

"It was right to save the Yang family. It's really a dead end. If you are dying and dragging the Lu family, the consequences will be disastrous."

Lu Changle's eyes widened when he heard this, and he didn't know what to say.

Second uncle, the world is sober, I thought it took a lot of effort to convince him,
Lu Changle even thought of the trick of establishing a military order, but he didn't expect that the second uncle didn't need to persuade him at all.
He also encouraged himself to be thorough and take down Yang Xuan.

"The old ancestor said that the second uncle is the wisest person in the clan. It's really good. I'm afraid that other people in the clan don't think so, and it will be bad if they mess up." Lu Changle said with a worried face.

Now I understand that the second uncle is sober in the world and also realistic.

He regards the world's sophistication as a business, as long as it is profitable, he can say anything,

As long as the interests are big enough, it doesn't matter if you go against your will.

To be sure, there are still many people in the clan who don't think so,
The battle at the beach resulted in heavy casualties,

Many clan members are still angry, especially families with dead or disabled people.

If they knew that they let go and sent Luo Ming to Shurong Village to save people, could they easily spare themselves?

The second uncle said domineeringly: "Brother Le, don't worry, you can sleep peacefully, don't worry about the rest, just watch from the sidelines, this matter is on your second uncle, I will definitely help you out." Get it right."

Lu Changle was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly said: "Okay, then I have my second uncle."

The two chatted by the well for a while, and seeing that the second uncle was sleepy, Lu Changle took the initiative to send the second uncle home to rest.

After sending it back to the door of the second uncle's house, when Lu Changle was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by the second uncle: "Brother Le, wait a moment, I have something good for you."

Lu Changle thought that the second uncle's family made some delicious supper, and the second uncle shared it with himself,
Until the second uncle handed over a small wine jar to him.

It's not heavy, about two catties, shake it lightly, and you can still hear the sound of wine, and there is about half a jar left.

"Second uncle, this is."

"Tiger penis wine, that boy from Jindong respects me, an old bone, and gave it to you. Make it up."

Before Lu Changle could speak, the second uncle closed the door with a bang.

Tiger whip wine?What do you mean, are you so imaginary?
No, second uncle won't be disrespectful, he really likes to eavesdrop on the wall, right?

When you get pushed, let him. hear?
Lu Changle's old face twitched, and the half jar of tiger penis wine in his hand suddenly became stale,
Neither take nor stay,
Finally, he hid his face and fled.

(End of this chapter)