late han empire

() Clan associations can enter the ancestral temple, basically only the patriarchs and elders.

According to the rules, it is natural to burn incense and pray, which is regarded as saying hello to the ancestors and letting them be a witness.Everyone knows that they will not really be witnesses, everything is just a ceremony.

Due to time constraints, and of course Liu An's selfishness, he only summoned members of the Liu clan from Lousang Village.Originally, at least all members of the Liu clan from the surrounding villages had to be summoned, which naturally included members of the Liu clan from the original Liu Family Village.

"I said little San'er, what's the matter with calling us old bones over here?" Grand Elder Liu Yin just leaned against the wall lazily like this, his body and bones at the age of 73 have long been unbearable.

It's just that as the Great Elder, no clan meeting will be without him.Besides, he is old but not confused, and his head is full of experience accumulated in 73 years.

"Actually, I proposed to hold this meeting." Liu Ming stood up and said to everyone present.

"I remember you, are you the grandson of the fifth child?" The Great Elder looked at Liu Ming carefully, and then asked.

"That's right, I've met Grandpa!" Liu Ming nodded.

The First Elder is also Grandpa Liu Ming's elder brother, so he can be regarded as his great-grandfather in terms of seniority.

Here, no matter how their identities change, they are all members of the Liu family.Clan rules and clan status are the criteria for evaluating everything.Even if you become the emperor, you can only obediently be a junior here.

"Old Wu has a single lineage, just a grandson like you, and you have suffered a lot these years." The elder said indifferently.However, everyone could tell that the Great Elder still cared about this grandson's offspring.

"Grandson doesn't cry. Finally, the Liu family village left behind by grandpa has been managed properly." Perhaps it was because of his tears, or because he was infected by the atmosphere, Liu Ming couldn't help but want to cry.

"Brother, I heard that Ming'er has become the mayor of the town! It used to be Liu Family Village, but was promoted to Liu Family Town by the governor!" Another elder said suddenly.

"Promise! For so many years, our Liu family has never produced an official who surpassed the village chief!" The elder opened his eyes suddenly, and looked at Liu Ming with an excited expression.

Let alone the Great Elder at this moment, the members of the Liu clan who were listening outside the ancestral temple also began to whisper to each other.Some are envious and jealous, some plan to rely on their relatives to make a living, and of course there are also those who have small calculations.

"By the way, little San'er, did you call us old bones here just to congratulate Ming'er on being the mayor?" The elder suddenly changed the subject and looked at Liu An who was on the side.

"Of course not, I just want to call everyone to ask, what should I do with this rich man who has forgotten his clan?" Liu An smiled, and then looked at Liu Ming viciously.

"Little San'er, don't speak so yin and yang, just tell me what's going on!" The elder who echoed earlier frowned and reprimanded Liu An.

"The fourth elder doesn't know something. Liu Ming has become the mayor of the town, so it's rare to come back. You know why, he actually made a show in front of me. No matter how high an official he is, isn't he a member of my Liu clan? Is it okay? But not only did he not give me a good face as the patriarch, but he also took my position as the patriarch, what do you mean by that!" Liu An looked like a "bullyed person" and turned to several people. The elder complained.

"Ming'er, is there such a thing?" Another elder raised his head and asked.

"Elders, I just want to ask, is Liu Bei a member of my Liu clan?" Liu Ming asked calmly.

"Ming'er, if I ask you a question, you answer first!" said the elder dissatisfied.

"My question is related to my answer, and besides the tone of the Third Elder, why does it feel like I was sentenced to death?" Liu Ming asked with a smile.

It is said to be a smile, but everyone can see the coldness and lack of emotion behind this smile.

This is not surprising, Liu An's position mainly depends on being the third elder.These three elders have also received a lot of filial piety from Liu An. It can be said that they are a symbiosis of prosperity and humiliation.

"Third brother, don't be so excited... But Ming'er, you can't speak like this, it doesn't matter whether you are big or small." Seeing that the third elder was about to say something, the first elder interjected immediately.

"Grandson is just unwilling, and can't help but lose control of his feelings." Liu Ming bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

His attitude was very sincere, and as a result, everyone felt that maybe there was something unwilling in his heart.

Seeing this, the First Elder secretly gave the Fourth Elder a look.

"Liu Bei... which family's disciple is he?" the Fourth Elder asked casually.

"Liu Bei is my Liu family..." The third elder immediately stepped forward to explain.

"Liu Bei has nothing to do with our Liu family, it's just that they are also surnamed Liu. If we really want to go back, maybe there may be some relatives more than a dozen generations ago. But it is definitely a concubine among the concubines, and it has long been inferior to the Liu family tree." The two were silent for a long time. The elder has spoken.

Liu Ming didn't know who he was, but when he heard him say the answer he most wanted to know, he couldn't help but look at him gratefully.

"Ming'er, you have the answer you want, it's up to you!" the Great Elder said casually.

"Ming'er's family has undergone drastic changes in the middle of this year. The only grandpa passed away. All the elders should know. And back then, grandpa borrowed five hundred guan worth of grain from the clan for the sake of the villagers of Liu's Village. I don't know how many people still remember this?" Liu Ming said deeply. Taking a breath, he spoke slowly.

"I remember, I remember... At that time, the fifth brother knelt down and bled from his head..." The second elder recalled with a regretful expression.

"The sixth one is also... everyone is a family, just squeeze together..." the fourth elder said with emotion.

"Because of this, our village had a hard time that year, and we owed accounts to the tribesmen in several surrounding villages. We haven't paid them all these days!" Seeing this, the third elder immediately jumped out and shouted.

"Third and fourth are right! A family, who can guarantee that there will be no problems. The reason why the clan exists is to take care of each other in the near future?" The elder immediately reprimanded.

The third elder didn't care about disobeying this big brother, so he could only keep his mouth shut.

"Ming'er, keep talking!" The second elder motioned.

"This year, my grandson hunted a big worm and sold it in Zhuo County. I happened to meet Zhang Fei, the eldest son of Zhang, and Gao Shun, the teacher Ming'er just worshiped..." Liu Ming said slowly about his experience. Come out, just conceal the Yellow Turban uprising.

"Gift? Whose money is in a hurry, so just give it away?" The third elder said in a strange way after hearing it.

"Young Master Zhang is outside, and now he is one of the two major lieutenants under Ming'er's command. If the third elder doesn't believe it, please ask him to come and prove it." Liu Ming said neither humble nor overbearing, he was really upset with the third elder.

"Come on, so this kind young owner gave you five hundred guan, but Xiao San'er is going to leave, right?" The elder already roughly knew what was going on.

"Great Elder, at that time Liu Bei had already worshiped under the great Confucian Lu Zhi's family, and my Liu family is likely to produce a scholar!" Liu An said hurriedly.

Scholars, a family has changed from a powerful family to the foundation of the world.Every tyrant hopes that there will be a scholar in his family, but to become a scholar is not enough to be talented.

If you can become a scholar with a little talent, then there will be no such class in this world.

"How is the result now?" The Second Elder asked casually.

"His mother passed away... come back to observe filial piety... three years later, I can go to Lu Zhi's door to listen to lectures." Liu An had to answer truthfully under such circumstances.

"Does everyone know how old Liu Bei is?" Liu Ming asked suddenly.

"I know a little bit that he is very close to Liu An, and he is Liu An's key training object. I remember, he is almost 30 years old this year?" The second elder said with a sneer.

"30 years old, three more years of filial piety?!" The fourth elder suddenly found it funny.

At this age, it may be difficult to become an official. Why did you go earlier?

"I have heard a little bit about it. I heard that Liu Bei spent the whole day in Luoyang messing around with his classmates. He hardly concentrated on his studies. He wore luxurious brocade clothes and ate delicacies that only scholars eat. Those days were really like us. The country people can't compare..." Liu Ming said disdainfully.

The clansmen quickly whispered to each other, obviously dissatisfied with such a guy.

Liu An suddenly felt a sense of suffocation. Liu Bei did often need to spend money in Luoyang, but he didn't know where Liu Bei spent the money.Unexpectedly, this guy Liu Ming found this out!

However, Liu Bei, who was not up to date, actually played with the aristocratic style in Luoyang, and he didn't look at his status. To put it bluntly, he was just a seller of straw sandals and straw mats.

Amidst everyone's discussion, Liu Ming described what he saw and heard today, as well as Liu An's ugly appearance.In the end, only one conclusion was given, that is, he wanted to take back the position of patriarch.

Giving Liu An the position of patriarch of the Liu clan will only destroy the little savings left by the Liu clan.

"Haha, in the final analysis, you just want the position of patriarch! Don't you know that there are rules in the clan, and those who are inferior to the crown have no right to compete for the position of patriarch?" The third elder laughed.

"Ming'er, you should know the rules?" The elder didn't say anything, but just asked Liu Ming.

"Great Elder, please crown Ming'er in advance!" Liu Ming exhaled deeply, and knelt down towards the Great Elder.

Everyone looked at Liu Ming, no one knew that he would actually make such a request.

"What nonsense are you talking about..." The third elder's tone was close to a roar.

"Third brother, haven't you been too presumptuous recently?!" The second elder raised his head and cursed.

"Huh... I hope my decision is correct..." The Great Elder closed his eyes, took a long time to let out a deep breath, and then opened his eyes to look at Liu Ming.

Immediately, he solemnly glanced at everyone, and asked: "Mr. Liu is everyone's Mr. Liu, not those of us bad old men. Everyone is a clan member, vote!"

Things have gotten to the point where it's basically a referendum.

Whether to choose Liu Ming or Liu An as the patriarch, will be chosen by the people present.

The two bowls were silently placed in front of everyone, and everyone had a Go piece in their hands.

Three and ten minutes later, Liu Ming got twenty votes, and Liu An got thirty votes.

That's right, this is Lousang Village, and the residents here are all under Liu An's jurisdiction.If you don't want Liu An to play tricks, you'd better submit obediently.We are members of the Liu clan, but they are also villagers of Lousang Village.

And Liu An is the village chief, their village official.

Liu Ming sighed, this result was also within his expectations.

However, he doesn't care!

"Ming'er, did you see that too?" The Great Elder pointed to the bowl in front of Liu Ming with his crutch.

"Ming'er saw it!" Liu Ming said with a smile, his expression was so calm.

"What do you think?" the Great Elder asked again.

"Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are conflicts of interest among the clans." Liu Ming laughed.

"That's right... Everyone has their own interests..." The Great Elder stood up slowly.

Immediately, he swung his cane violently and swept away the bowl in front of Liu An.

"But the existence of the clan is to unite the clan. If the fundamental interests of the clan can't be guaranteed, then what's the point of having the clan and the patriarch?" The elder looked at Liu An coldly and looked at the villagers outside.

"All those who voted for Liu An will be expelled from the genealogy starting today! Liu An will be removed from the position of patriarch, and the three elders will be removed from the position of patriarch. From today onwards, Liu Ming will be the new patriarch of the Liu clan of King Jing of Zhongshan! "The second elder stood up tacitly and said.

In just a moment, the situation changed fundamentally!