Chapter 781783. Bearing the thorns to ask for forgiveness
Wu Hao, "Dad, please help me find a way to save my son.
Now they have been captured by Lord Liang, and Lord Liang might send someone to the mansion to capture me later."
Mr. Wu leaned back in his armchair and said, "Why didn't you ask me when you got into trouble?
You don't know that our Wu family has been able to survive here for hundreds of years, not by currying favor with the powerful or clinging to some family.
Our ancestors have accumulated everything bit by bit, but now it may be destroyed because of your selfishness. How can I explain this to the people in the clan? How can I explain this to my ancestors? "
The more Mr. Wu thought about it, the angrier he got. He pointed at his eldest son and said, "You are so bold.
You already know that you've gotten into trouble, so I'll tie you up myself and take you to Lord Liang's house to confess your crime.
Our family can’t be ruined because of you alone.”
"Dad," Wu Hao kowtowed several times when he heard that he was planning to give up on him, "I really want to find a new way for our family.
Although we are known as a century-old family, there are no more capable people in the family. In Yi Province, although several families are tied together, they actually restrict each other.
The other party is a nobleman from the capital. If we can get close to him, we may be able to leave this poor place."
They look prosperous on the surface, but who knows them after this? They have no power or influence, and to put it bluntly, they are just merchants.
In the eyes of those powerful people, it is undoubtedly a piece of fat meat. If they don't stick together, it will be divided up by others or checked by others. Otherwise, they would not stay in this area and would have moved to richer places long ago.
"Oh," Mr. Wu really didn't know that his eldest son had such great ambitions. His father also had such ideas, but he had to face reality.
"Over the years, our family has always supported our children to work hard and make progress, and also sponsored those scholars and candidates.
But none of the children in the family are ambitious enough to enter the officialdom in all these years."
Speaking of this, Mr. Wu was also a little discouraged.
Over the years, they have invested countless amounts of money in scholars and juren.
Some good relationships have been formed, but once these people leave this place, how many people will remember this friendship?
There are a few people who value friendship and loyalty, and they just say that they owe someone a favor, but they dare not use it unless they have no other choice.
"You are too brave this time.
Their abnormality had been discovered a long time ago. Even if you managed to calm him down at that time, you could ask for credit from Lord Liang later. This place was under his jurisdiction. Could he still treat our Wu family unfairly?
What's more, you don't even know the other party's background, and you haven't found out which noble person in Beijing he is. It's really stupid for you to just follow him and do whatever he wants.
It's no use kneeling before me now, hurry up and pack up, I'll take you to the Governor's Mansion to apologize."
Old Master Wu was really a little disappointed with his eldest son. He had thought that he looked steady over the years and wanted to pass the family to him, but now it seems that he was too one-sided.
He didn't know whether the Wu family could save the current mess with its reputation.
"Dad, how about we go find some noble families to help?" When Wu Kun heard that he was going to be pushed out, he knelt on the ground and took a few steps forward, hugging Old Man Wu's thigh, "We have always had a treaty. Even if Lord Liang is the chief of this place, he can't go against the big families."
“This is simply confusing, is this just Liang-sama’s business?
Have you forgotten that everything you did was directed at Lord Gu?
You guys are so smart that you try to put the blame on Madam Liang.
Do you think these officials have good tempers? How can they let you do this and not settle the score with you?
If you had told me the whole story earlier, it wouldn't have ended up like this."
With the Wu family having been operating here for so many years, they can at least make things more seamless.
Even if they did, there are ways to prevent people from finding out about it.
It's too late now. The person was taken away from Tianle Restaurant, and it is impossible for the Wu family to get out of there.
Just as the father and son were about to go out, Wu Kun rushed in.
He didn't even care about seniority and kicked his own brother hard.
"You want to kill me." Wu Kun heard the report from the shopkeeper today and immediately asked for the reason, but could not get any answer.
He used his connections again and finally found out that his eldest brother was colluding with others to target Governor Liang and Lord Gu.
What scared him the most was that Wu Hao brought his people to Tianle Restaurant for food and lodging, which dealt a fatal blow to his crumbling restaurant.
What's more, there's no telling whether he will be implicated. Not only will the restaurant be ruined, but he will be in trouble too.
"Okay, it's useless to hit your brother now," Old Master Wu said to stop Wu Kun from raising his fist. "The most urgent thing is to go to the Governor's Mansion as soon as possible. Since we took the initiative to plead guilty, maybe the adults will punish us less severely."
Although Wu Kun was angry, he still cared about his brotherly love and asked, "Dad, is there no other way?"
"Hurry up and follow me!" Old Master Wu did not answer him, but led the way out.
If there was a way, would he still give up his eldest son?
As the group arrived outside the Governor's Mansion, they saw several officers walking out with swords slung over their shoulders. They stopped immediately when they saw them.
"Come on, brothers, we've made one less trip today. This won't happen automatically."
Old Master Wu quickly put on a smile and said, "My dear brothers, please inform Lord Liang that I have brought my unfilial son to your house to apologize."
"Then Mr. Wu, please wait a moment. We will go and avoid the adults now." Thinking of the Wu family's status in Yongchang County, the bailiff finally gave them some face and someone went in to report immediately.
They didn't have to wait long. The runner who went in came out again soon. "My lord said to let Young Master Wu in for questioning. All irrelevant people should leave immediately."
The old man stuffed a purse into his arms and said with a smile, "This is what I should do. If this kid doesn't tell the truth, I'll trouble Brother Chai to have someone come to the mansion to tell him, and I'll teach him a lesson."
Several yamen runners looked at each other, and the leader nodded slightly. The yamen runner who took over the purse held the purse in his hand and said, "When there is news, we will send someone to tell your family."
In Yongchang County, many people work under a few aristocratic families, so it is inevitable that they have some relatives and friends.
This is just a piece of cake for them, and it also saves their relatives and friends from losing their jobs.
Before Wu Hao entered the Governor's Mansion, he looked at his father and brothers for help. Now he just hopes that his family can help him.
Mr. Wu waved his hand at him and said, "Go in. You didn't kill anyone. The Governor will handle this impartially."
(End of this chapter)
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