Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 64 Enclosing the Shulin Zhai!
Two hours later, the news reached the Chen Mansion. Chen Chi immediately summoned his second and fifth brothers to come over for discussion. The other brothers were busy and could not come over for the time being.

"What's going on with Xu Fang! If Zhi'er hadn't discovered the problem, I don't know how long he would have been lurking!" As soon as they met, Chen Chi showed anger, "I heard that he was related to the rebels. Do you know how to check your innocence?"

As the chief manager, Chen Yi bowed his head and looked frustrated: "At that time, I only knew that he had an old relationship with the leader of the Cao Gang..."

He also felt aggrieved. Xu Fang followed Chen Yun's path, and his slave status came through Chen Yun's residence. This was Chen Yun's way of avoiding taxes on his own land.But no matter how much Chen Yun loses power, he is still a young master. As a steward, he is so powerful in front of his servants that he can only bow his head and take the blame.

After scolding for a while, Chen Chi calmed down a little and looked at Chen Bian, the second master, and Chen Xun, the fifth master. The former was a powerful figure in the Chen family, and the latter was in charge of the Chen family's manpower in the mine and was part of the Chen family. Great source of wealth.

"I will ask the Liu family about this," Chen Bian said with a serious expression, "In the past few days, my relationship with the Liu family has been acceptable. Let's find out first whether it is their intention or Magistrate Yang's impromptu decision."

"Okay!" Chen Chi nodded and looked at Chen Wuye and Chen Xun again.

This Mr. Chen Wu is quite rich and looks very naive. When he saw his eldest brother looking over, he immediately said with a sad face: "Brother, you have to find a way to do this, otherwise I will lose my job. It's not a small thing, but that mine The revenue of Chen family accounts for half of our Chen family. If it is lost, this family will not be able to drink from the northwest wind?"

"I know, I know." Chen Chi rubbed his temples, a wave of fatigue came over him, "But now I have to leave for Liu County, so I can only put it off until I meet people from other families in Liu County. Let’s see if we can get help, ugh.”

Family matters are difficult!
Chen Wuye rolled his eyes and said tentatively: "Brother, I heard from my boy that my seventh nephew is good at handwriting, and several elders in the county like it very much. Do you want to let him write a few calligraphy paintings?" , send it over and let them show their favor?"

Chen Chi shook his head dumbfounded.

It's true that Chen Zhi's calligraphy is good, and it's true that everyone admires it, but when it comes to real money and family interests, it can't be settled with just a few good calligraphy.

He waved his hand, glared at Chen Xun, and warned: "Lao Wu, I'm warning you, the screening is about to happen, Zhe'er is the seed of my Chen family, you can't disturb him at this time!"

"Okay, I understand." Chen Xun had no choice but to give up.

This meeting did not come up with a solution in the end, so we could only put it off for now.

Regarding the Liu family, the three Chen family masters were a little unsure.

Under such circumstances, Liu Gang came to visit again the next day, which also alerted several gentlemen.

Liu Gang is a famous figure in the Liu family and a leader of the younger generation. It is not easy for the younger generation of the Chen family to make friends with him on weekdays. Now, it is surprising that he has been looking for Chen Zhi for two days in a row.

Considering the conflict between the Liu family and the Chen family in the mine, several gentlemen couldn't help but think a little more.

Demonstration?hint?Or is it a behind-the-scenes deal?
However, since the matter has not really come to fruition, they still have to compromise to avoid making enemies out of thin air, so they did not let anyone drive Liu Gang away.

At the same time, Liu Gang came to Chen Zhi with some respect. While saying apologetic words, he felt that it had affected Chen Zhi's review, but he couldn't help but take out the military strategist's notes filled with questions and experiences and humbly ask for advice.

Chen Zhizheng wanted to further study the changes in copper coins, but did not refuse, which made Liu Gang very happy.

As soon as noon passed, someone from the Liu Mansion came over and asked Liu Gang to go back.

"Why is something happening now? It's really disappointing!" Liu Gang said to Chen Zhi reluctantly with a face full of displeasure, "Brother, come back tomorrow to ask for advice. This... don't bother me."

When the little bookboy Chen Wu heard this, he was a little unhappy. He thought that Liu Gang was sent by the Liu family to influence Chen Zhi's studies. They were afraid that Chen Zhi would be in the limelight again, so they did this. They were really shameless. Thick!
Chen Zhi said yes, which made the book boy secretly anxious, thinking that the young master had been deceived.

When Liu Gang left, Chen Wu was about to remind him, but he saw Chen Zhi also starting to pack his things and prepare to leave.

The concierge looked at it and asked doubtfully: "Seventh Young Master, lunch has been prepared, why don't you want to eat?" In the past few days, Chen Zhi sometimes read until late at night and ate at the Chen Mansion. The concierge also thought so today. .

"Yes, young master, I heard that the kitchen has prepared old duck soup." Chen Wu also came back to his senses, with a confused look on his face, "The elder is going to leave in the afternoon, young master, don't you wait to see him off?"

"Things have their own priorities. Someone is coming to the house to cause trouble. I have to go back and deal with it." After calculating the time, Chen Zhi smiled and said, "You have to come with me. Since you are my book boy, you will inevitably see some battles in the future. , I don’t have stage fright, I have to start practicing from now on.”

"Looking for trouble? Master, what do you mean? The more I listen, the more confused I become." Chen Wu scratched his head, with a puzzled face, "Master, your reputation has spread to the ears of several princes, what else is there? People dare to come to you for trouble." "Some people are happy and some are worried. The greater your reputation, the more taboo you will attract. There should be a lot of people who want to trouble me. But if you do things according to the rules, that's okay, but if you just use the topic as a pretext, then You can't forgive me lightly." Chen Zhi said as he packed his things.

Chen Wu had no choice but to follow him. What made him quite curious was that Chen Zhi clearly said that someone was going to cause trouble for him, but he didn't show any signs of nervousness.

With this confusion, Chen Wu was about to report to the steward of the Chen Mansion that his young master was leaving. But before he could walk out of the library, he saw Chen Fu opening the door with an anxious look on his face.

"The young master is not well, then..."

"Did someone from the gambling house come?" Chen Zhi was not surprised at all and asked, "Who is taking the lead?"

"Well," Chen Zhi said what he wanted to say in advance. Chen Fu was stunned for a moment, but quickly continued, "Master, how did you know? Did they also come to the mansion?"

"No, but when I came in the morning, I saw the streets on both sides were hidden...someone was peeping. My uncle just happened to be leaving again. It is expected to be almost today. That's fine. After a long time, the agreement should be invalidated." As Chen Zhi spoke, he stepped forward, behind him were an anxious-looking Chen Fu and a confused-looking Chen Wu.

Chen Wu's confusion quickly turned into consternation, and he looked at Chen Zhi with uncertain eyes.

"You really let the young master say it accurately? Isn't this half-immortal? Divine calculation? Does the young master still have this ability?" For a while, many stories from storytelling flashed through his mind.

Chen Fu became stunned and asked: "Promise? But the agreement to pay back the money within one month?"

"Exactly," Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashing in the slits of his eyes, "With that agreement, even I can't change the ownership of the money. No matter where they are, they are bound. If they follow the rules, If you want money, of course you have to pay it back, but if you are just trying to coerce someone by collecting debts, then that’s fine, I’ll chop off all the claws that come out to set an example!”

Such a situation has happened in the past. Chen Zhi's predecessor, many of his family's fields and property were slowly robbed and eroded by this method of first forcing and then extorting——

This group of gambling house people want debts. Sometimes they will first make you admit that you have debts, and then further increase the interest rates, fabricate some names out of thin air, and leave no way to survive. Afterwards, they will trick the debtors into continuing to gamble. This is Chen Zhi's family is still relatively strong, otherwise he wouldn't be able to survive now. But even so, if Chen Zhi hadn't recovered, the situation would have been unimaginable.

Chen Fu also understood this truth. He was anxious and said: "Master, I will go back first. There were only the second young master and shopkeeper Wu in Shulinzhai, but the third young master came back from school today and went directly to Shulinzhai. "When I came here, I asked shopkeeper Wu to take care of him, but he is an outsider after all, and I have to go back to help him. If he accidentally falls into the trap, the debt collectors will definitely increase their debts in vain, and they will be unable to guard against it."

He didn't bother to rest, and walked away without waiting for Chen Zhi's reply, obviously very anxious.

"The third brother has gone back?" Hearing the news, Chen Zhi was a little surprised. He had previously agreed with the Chen family to let his aunt, third brother and younger sister come and stay for two days to prevent them from being affected by the chaos. He didn't expect it to be so... What a coincidence.

"That's fine. Originally, I thought he was young and mentally immature, so I asked him to come to the Chen Mansion to avoid him. But now that we've met him, it's just a chance to temper his temperament."

Chen Zhi glanced at Chen Wu and said, "Xiaowu, take my sword and let's go back to Shulin Zhai."

"Yes!" Chen Wu vaguely heard the answer and felt uneasy, but he still agreed.

As the master and servant said this, they also left the Chen Mansion and walked quickly. They soon arrived at Fengyang Street. Before they even walked in, they heard the noise.

Chen Wu paused slightly, turned to look at his young master, and said uncertainly: "Is it over there at Shulinzhai..."

"It's useless to think too much. Let's go over and take a look." Chen Zhi took the first step as he spoke.

After walking a few steps, Chen Wu saw a group of people shouting and shouting around the door of Shulinzhai. They all looked arrogant, pointing and scolding Chen Ting, Chen Fu and others. He couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva and tried to Question: "There are so many people, will everything be okay?"

"Using people's money to eliminate disasters for others, but these people don't have the courage to fight desperately. They all know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and are afraid of lawsuits. I have already checked a few of them. You just need to follow them." Chen Zhi said , while walking.

Listening to these words, Chen Wu shuddered in his heart for some reason. When he looked at his young master, he saw his eyes were indifferent, revealing a strange aura, as if...

"Huh? Why do I think of the statue in the temple?"

　Thanks to "Yexue Fengzhu", "Obsidian Tail", "Buried Kong" and "Taomi Shui◎" for the rewards!

　　
　
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