"During his tenure, he made special contributions to the formulation and implementation of the new tea law in the Northern Song Dynasty, and was rewarded by Emperor Taizong of Song. The reward was a seal. No one in the officialdom knew about this, only the Lin family knew about it."
"The seal awarded by Emperor Taizong of Song was passed down from generation to generation by the descendants of the Lin family. But later, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, the Ming Dynasty was established, and the Qing Dynasty continued. The Northern Song Dynasty had no chance of revival, and the seal in the hands of the Lin family was of no use."
"But the seal is the foundation of a country. Even if the country no longer exists, it can always protect the Lin family. Even after experiencing wars, natural disasters and man-made disasters, our Lin family still thrives and the family lineage continues."
"It's just that during the time of Liu Chuanzhong, the bloodline of the Lin family has been branching out through constant marriages and marriage alliances. The bloodline has been gradually diluted, so that in the last few generations, the Lin family has only two main bloodlines left."
"One branch is the branch that has kept the seal for generations, which is my branch of the Lin family. The other branch is the Shancheng Lin family. Originally, only my branch of the Lin family knew about the seal."
"Although my lineage never fights or competes, and has performed its duties in the ancient Lin Family Village, guarding the seal and blessing the Lin Family's longevity, who would have known that my lineage of the Lin Family would actually have a family of vain, greedy, and lustful prodigals."
"Because of the gambling debt, I told the Shancheng Lin family about my lineage's protection of the seal. Originally, my lineage was not as good as the Shancheng Lin family, but we kept to ourselves and there was some communication between the two lines."
"But ever since they knew that the seal was in our lineage, they have been eyeing our lineage covetously and started to become enemies. However, protecting the seal is a family matter for our lineage, so we have never taken this matter to heart."
"But who would have thought that by the time of my generation, the Lin family of Shancheng had revealed their true colors and had come to the Lin Family Ancient Village many times to look for the seal, and they used all sorts of despicable means, such as stealing, defrauding, and calculating."
"It's just that guarding the seal in my house is the most important thing, and everything else can be let go. However, man proposes, God disposes. The Lin family in Shancheng is cunning and scheming. They actually used the means of sowing discord to take the seal away from the Lin family ancient village and hide it for themselves."
"At that time, I thought that if the seal was in the hands of the Lin family, it wouldn't matter much, and it would still bless the Lin family to prosper. However, I have not given up the idea of bringing the seal back to the village over the years."
"But, just last month, I learned that the Lin family in Shancheng wanted to auction off the seal to facilitate the expansion of the Lin family's power. I naturally don't want to use temporary wealth in exchange for future prosperity."
"So, I gathered the Lin family members in the ancient village to ask for the seal back. However, these Lin family members either changed sides or just sat there and ignored me. They didn't take my advice to heart at all."
"I can't do anything on my own, but I can't just watch the seal slip out of the Lin family's control and keep asking for it. If I do this, I will undoubtedly invite the jealousy and hatred of the Shancheng Lin family."
"At first, the Lin family was very polite to me, but later, they started to fight and abuse me. They showed no intention of returning the seal. Even after I told them the function of the seal, they still ignored me."
"Later, it was almost the same as what you have seen. These past few days, every time I went to ask for it, I was tortured inhumanly. If it weren't for Brother Lin Han's rescue, I would have died by now."
The middle-aged man narrated the whole story in a serious manner.
Tears streamed down his face before he finished speaking, and it seemed that he himself did not notice that the importance of this seal was even greater than his life.
"However, I have never thought about how to get the seal back from the Shancheng Lin family."
"I am powerless and don't even have the qualifications to see the seal. Besides, the seal is also very important to the Lin family in Shancheng."
"I heard that the seal is worth hundreds of millions. If they can sell all of it, they will receive a considerable amount of money to use as capital for their expansion."
"So, with my own strength, there is no chance of getting the seal back from them. Do you really have a way?"
The middle-aged man then asked again in confusion.
Although a seal is not priceless, it is the seal used by Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty after all, and can be sold at a good price. The mountain city is not a city with a very developed economy.
The money from selling seals alone can indeed serve as capital for their expansion, which is indeed possible. Therefore, the importance of seals to them is understandable. Moreover, what the middle-aged man said seems a bit mysterious to ordinary people.
A seal handed down from ancient times can keep a family prosperous and everlasting. In this era of science, how many people would believe such ridiculous words?
Besides, the Song Dynasty had been destroyed for a thousand years, and the existence of the seal was not as real as real gold and silver. As for the so-called luck, they still believed more in the money in their hands.
Moreover, they have enough confidence in their own abilities and believe that they can support the family's glory on their own. No matter who is responsible for these things, no one is wrong. The only mistake is that the Shancheng Lin family should not have obtained the seal by deception.
It is valuable to believe in your own abilities, but it is somewhat against human nature to obtain them by improper means.
"The Lin family of Shancheng."
"The seal handed down by Emperor Taizong of Song is quite interesting."
Lin Han touched his chin and muttered to himself.
"If you say so, then the Shancheng Lin family is extremely arrogant and domineering. They can even rob you of your things like this. Then why don't you seek legal help? Why do you just rush forward and get beaten up stupidly?"
Mr. Bao asked.
"I have tried to find a way, but I have no power or influence. I might be intercepted by the Shancheng Lin family before I can find legal help. I won't be able to find any so-called opportunities at all."
"Moreover, Shancheng has been brainwashing me since the beginning, using sweet words, coercion and inducement. They have done everything, both good and bad."
"I didn't have the chance to seek effective help. By the time I realized what was happening, it was too late."
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