Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 308
It is also Li's mansion, but the Lihou's mansion in Jinling City is more majestic than Li Xiuyuan's house in Guobei County.

The white marble dismounted stone pillars in front of the gate stand in rows on both sides of the mansion like a team of majestic guards, and the stone lions standing on them are one by one with their teeth and claws open, their eyes wide open, menacing, as if they are about to come alive, such The spirit and spirit are enough to show that this stone lion has been psychic and can deter the existence of ghosts and demons. This is the same reason as the stone lion in front of the yamen.

It's just that the stone lions in front of the yamen are still much inferior to the stone lions here.

"Before dismounting the stone, all civil servants and generals have to dismount and walk. No wonder Li Liangjin would recite it, and the general reined in to listen to it. This poem is indeed appropriate to the situation." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.

Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, rein in the horse in front of the gate, this is the great honor of the imperial court, it was brought by the ancestors of the Li family who were named marquis.

In addition, there are military handles in front of the gate of the Li Mansion.

Each soldier is tall, with a thick back, wearing armor, holding a knife and gun, full of murderous looks, just like the ancient tiger warriors, completely different from ordinary guards.

Li Xiuyuan knows that as a prince's mansion, he is qualified to support family soldiers, that is, tribal private soldiers. The number ranges from dozens to hundreds. Although the number is regulated, how much you can really support depends on the emperor's treatment of you. Attitude, if the emperor trusts you, raising five hundred private soldiers is not a problem.If the emperor suspects you, raising fifty private soldiers will also cause taboo.

And right now Jinling City is considered as high as the mountains and the emperor is far away, and the world is in chaos right now.

Li Xiuyuan felt that there were at least several hundred private soldiers of the Hou Mansion.

Because there are three teams of soldiers on patrol alone, one team of ten soldiers,
"This Hou's mansion is unusual."

Wu Fei touched his bald head and muttered, the arrogance on his face subsided a lot.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Naturally, the Marquis Mansion, which has been handed down for at least 200 years, has already become a local aristocratic family, majestic, otherwise, how dare Li Liangjin be so arrogant, even disregarding the Wenqu stars in the sky? You are welcome To put it bluntly, this marquis mansion in Jinling City is the local emperor here, and Li Liangjin is the descendant of a prince, and if there are no accidents in the future, he will be able to inherit the title and become a young prince, and then he will be regarded as fulfilling his princely destiny."

Speaking of this, he also felt a little emotional.

This person can become a prince without doing anything after birth, and this kind of treatment is many times better than that of himself, a saint in the world.

After I was born, I only brought a cheap master to the door, and I had to rely on myself for everything else, and I would be eaten by ghosts and ghosts if I was not careful.

As for the family's wealth, it was accumulated from several generations of business, and the reputation in Guobei County was also obtained through generations of good deeds and virtues. But in terms of power, it is really pitiful. A mere county magistrate Liu wants to occupy his family's property , picked the fruits of the Li family.

"Who are you? Do you have invitations? If you don't have invitations, please come back. Not everyone is welcome in front of Li's residence." A housekeeper who guarded the gate saw Li Xiuyuan and others coming here, so he He stopped them and spoke.

Wu Fei said angrily, "You gatekeeper, we haven't spoken yet. Are you trying to drive people away? You can't do it if you want to."

The butler glanced at him: "Where is the rogue, the villain dares to act wild in front of the Hou's mansion, you don't want your life, do you? The idlers have long been stopped by the soldiers and blasted out."

After finishing speaking, he hummed heavily again, appearing very contemptuous.

"I don't want to talk nonsense with you old dog, tell that Li Liangjin to get out, my young master is here to collect the bill, this guy owed my young master [-] li of silver and ran away, now he is hiding inside and dare not show his face, quickly call that Li Liangjin Come out." Wu Fei shouted angrily, looking confident.

In ancient times, creditors were uncles. Generally speaking, if you came to ask for money, you should not only entertain them politely, but also accompany them with kind words, so as not to get hurt.

It's not like in the future, the one who owes the money is the uncle, maybe I will say something, why should I pay the money I owe by my own ability, it can make my anger vomit blood.

Although the housekeeper in front of the Hou's mansion was arrogant, but when he saw that these people came to collect the bills, his momentum softened immediately, and he said: "This is impossible, why does my young master owe you 3 taels of silver?"

"This is Li Liangjin's business. It has nothing to do with your servant. Hurry up and inform him that we are in debt."

Wu Fei grinned and said, feeling a lot happier all of a sudden.

"You guys wait first, I'll report it." The butler gritted his teeth and hurriedly turned back to the house.

Li Xiuyuan said at this moment: "I'm Li Xiuyuan, just say my name Li Liangjin and it will be clear."

Soon, the butler hurriedly disappeared into the Hou Mansion without looking back.

For a mansion like this, the most important thing is the reputation. If someone knows that the mansion owes money and won't pay it back, there will be an uproar in Jinling City in a few days.

At this moment, within the Li residence.

Inside a study.

Li Liangjin's expression was very ugly at the moment. He held a brush in one hand and wanted to write a few large characters on the snow-white rice paper in front of him, but he found that although he was holding the brush in his hand, he still felt that the posture of holding the brush was wrong. The pen can be splashed with ink, but now it is like an illiterate person, who wants to use the pen to write but can't put it down.

Even though he was reluctant to write, the words he wrote were awkward, like a dog crawling.

"hateful."

Li Liangjin was furious, threw the brush in his hand, and tore the rice paper in front of him to pieces.

He had to admit that he could no longer hold a pen or write.

"That damned Wenquxing, he really took away my ink brush, which made me unable to write. My literary spirit, my pen and ink have lost their literary talent. How can I gain a foothold in front of others in the future?" Li Liangjin these days I feel extremely bad.

Nothing but anger is anger.

What he hates the most is not that Li Xiuyuan, but Wen Quxing and Hu Hei.

If it wasn't for helping that Hu Hei this time, how could he do such a thing, and Hu Hei has been urging him to kill Li Xiuyuan for the past few days.

Although Li Liangjin has lost his literary talents, his mind is still there. Li Xiuyuan, a martial artist, possesses the martial arts skills of a master. It is only possible to send five hundred private soldiers from the house to surround and kill him. Moreover, this person holds the book of life and death. If the lifespans of everyone in the Hou Mansion were crossed out, wouldn't they all be buried with Li Xiuyuan?

Li Liangjin would not do such a risky thing.

And what's the benefit of killing Li Xiuyuan?Nothing at all.

He is only a scholar, and it will not affect his succession to the princely position in the future. Even the imperial examinations will take three to five years to see some results, and he does not dare to oppose his Li family.

On the contrary, if you fight each other to the death, you will be at a disadvantage.

His own life is much more precious than Li Xiuyuan's.

"Mr. Li, don't you believe it? Your literary talent is gone, and you won't even be able to write in the future. All of this is caused by Li Xiuyuan. He has come to Jinling City now, and this Jinling City belongs to your Li family. If you find a reason to put him in prison here, wouldn’t it be easy to kill him in prison? If he doesn’t die, you will definitely regret it in the future.”

Suddenly, Hu Hei's voice sounded in the study again, but he saw a fox as big as a black dog lying on the beam and uttering words.

Li Liangjin's expression darkened and he said, "How do you know that Li Xiuyuan has come to Jinling City?"

"I saw it outside just now. He came to ask you for a debt. The housekeeper of your house has notified your father of this matter. I believe you will be called for questioning soon." Hu Hei said.

Sure enough, just as he finished speaking, a servant's voice sounded outside the study: "Master, the master calls you to the lobby."

"I see, you go down." Li Liangjin believed Hu Hei's words at this time, he calmed down the anger in his heart, and then walked out of the study.

"Hu Hei, this son is all for your fox clan. If it weren't for your fox clan to fight for some Qingshan territory, this son would not have fallen to the point of losing his literary talent. What he did was right. I have to live with your two fox girls, there is a summer resort five miles outside the city, you and your fox family can go there and settle down, and you don’t have to come to the Hou’s mansion for nothing in the future, my father doesn’t like evil spirits running rampant in the mansion.”

After speaking, he left without looking back.

The black fox on the beam stood up, with a look of thought in his eyes: "It seems that I urged him too quickly, which made him bored with the fox spirit."

When Li Liangjin came to the lobby of the Hou Mansion, Lord Li Hou was already sitting there waiting for him.

"Father~!" Li Liangjin saluted.

The old Hou Ye of Li's mansion is a middle-aged man over forty years old, with a majestic and deep appearance, and a kind of imposing manner that is difficult to be strict. It can be seen that he is not the kind of fatuous and incompetent person who is just waiting to die.

"Here?" Old Hou Ye put down the teacup in his hand and said in a deep voice, "I heard from the butler that you owed 3 taels of silver to a scholar named Li Xiuyuan outside, is there such a thing?"

Li Liangjin's heart trembled. Although this happened, he thought that Li Xiuyuan didn't have the IOU in his hand. If he refused to admit it, he could escape the debt. But when he thought of the book of life and death in Li Xiuyuan's hand, he didn't dare to say say this.

"Yes, father, but there is such a thing. The boy fought with that Li Xiuyuan, and lost, lost 3 taels of silver." He lowered his head and said with a bit of panic.

Old Hou Ye snorted heavily: "A worthless thing, not very capable, but very arrogant, dare to bet 3 taels of silver."

Li Liangjin was obedient and did not dare to speak.

The old master said again: "Housekeeper, go, take the deed of the house in the east of the city and the land deed of the barren hill outside the city to that scholar, and tell him that these two land deeds are worth 3 taels."

"Master, there are many houses in the east of the city. I don't know which one to take?" the housekeeper asked.

Old Hou Ye glanced at it: "That haunted haunted house."

"Yes, this old slave knows what to do." The butler replied.

(End of this chapter)