Chapter 464: Fan Yong was expelled from the clan
"Please think twice, father!"
"Patriarch, you absolutely cannot do that!"
For a moment, everyone present held opposing opinions. They agreed that Lord Fan called people back because he wanted to take back the title, not to sever ties with such a big tree.
Among them, Fan Yong's brothers and the clan leader had the most serious quarrels. If Fan Yong left the clan, any benefits he would gain in the future would have nothing to do with them.
Moreover, Fan Yong was now in charge of the camp outside the capital, which meant he had real military power. Although it wasn't much, in a place like Yuanjing, this military power was sometimes quite important.
Seeing this, Mr. Fan simply said, "My son has a very rich private fortune."
As soon as these words came out, the scene fell silent again. They couldn't imagine that Master Fan could say such a rich word.
Not to mention others, Fan Yong's brothers were immediately tempted. No matter how good the title was, it didn't matter to them now. But the money was something they could see, so the choice was not difficult at all.
"Oh"
Fan Yong's laughter was quite ironic. The tribesmen and Fan Yong's brothers all blushed. It was one thing for them to covet someone else's things, but to have them publicly exposed was another.
"Then let's open the ancestral hall immediately! It just so happens that all the elders are here, so don't worry, I won't default on my debt. I'll immediately hand over the property under my name once I'm removed from office."
Seeing them like this, Fan Yong would be lying if he said he wasn't sad. But if a man doesn't cut it off, he'll have endless troubles in the future.
Upon seeing this, Fan Houyang immediately gave a few instructions to the servant beside him, and the servant left immediately.
Old Master Fan saw it, but he didn't dare to stop them. They were people from the Princess's Mansion. He could only use his eyes to signal Fan Yong to take care of it himself. He was afraid that this kid would go and invite Princess Funing. How could he still be at peace with her?
Fan Houyang saw this and said bluntly, "Don't worry, Mr. Fan. I just asked someone to find two witnesses. If you all deny your guilt later, we father and son will suffer a great loss. Don't worry, I won't look for my mother. This kid understands. Avoid suspicion, avoid suspicion!"
Old Master Fan looked at Fan Houyang's intentions, then looked at his own grandchildren, and sighed silently in his heart. It is true that like children, like children!
Although the witness Fan Houyang had requested hadn't arrived yet, the Fan family was already preparing. Opening the ancestral hall wasn't something that could be done overnight; there were still things like preparing offerings and determining an auspicious time. This whole series of procedures took quite a bit of time.
By the time the Fan family was ready, the witnesses Fan Houyang had invited arrived. Originally, Fan Houyang had asked his cousins Yang Chengchen and Yang Chengsong to come. However, when the servants went to the Prince Ruihe's mansion to invite Yang Chengchen, the Crown Prince Yang Chengchen was also there, so Yang Chengchen and the Crown Prince came together.
As for why the Crown Prince was there, it was because his father wanted to see the fun, so he let him out of the palace and let him and his brother visit his aunt. If Fan Houyang's servants had arrived a little later, the two of them would have been at the Princess's residence by now.
This would be a chance to watch the excitement live, and Yang Chengchen and the others were extremely happy! So they went there directly on horseback, without even taking a carriage.
When the Fan family saw the person coming, everyone knelt on the ground, and they all had only one thought in their minds: it would be better if Princess Funing came!
The prince was also very easy to talk to. "Everyone, please stand up! Prince Rui and I are only here to witness." After saying this, the prince personally stepped forward to help Fan Yong up. Dian said in surprise, "Uncle is still so polite."
When everyone heard the prince's address, they felt a chill in their hearts. They wondered if it was too late to regret now. It was obvious that the prince respected Fan Yong very much!
"Father, now that the prince and the others have arrived, let's get started!"
After the above experience, Fan Yong was too lazy to watch them change.
Although everyone was a little shaken, seeing that the prince had no intention of helping them, they had no choice but to open the ancestral hall.
Normally, outsiders were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, but the prince was different; he was considered the emperor. Even if the dead were the greatest, they were not greater than the prince's, so the prince and Fan Yong entered together.
Fan Houyang and Yang Chengchen were waiting outside.
"Congratulations!" Yang Chengchen whispered to Fan Houyang. Mainly, he was curious and wanted to find something to talk about.
"Do you think you got this good thing for free? My father lost everything in exchange for it." Fan Houyang said this, but he still felt that this deal was worth it.
Yang Chengchen rolled his eyes at Fan Houyang and said, "Killing out of the house means you won't get any of the Fan family's property. Do you and your uncle still need that?"
"How is that possible? Even the private property under my father's name has to be handed over. You know what my father used to do, right? People like them often can't show their rewards publicly. The emperor rewards them with silver, money, farms, and the like."
Fan Houyang said this simply to speak up for his father, but he himself didn't have any complaints. He didn't lack anything.
Yang Chengchen was born in the royal family and was accustomed to fighting, so he didn't find this strange. However, he still sighed: "Tsk tsk, the way the Fan family eats is a bit ugly!"
Fan Houyang nodded in agreement, he felt the same way.
Yang Chengchen fished out two books from his pocket and casually handed one to Fan Houyang. "The process of deleting the family tree is quite complicated! Do you want to cram for a bit?"
Fan Houyang also felt bored, so he took it and said, "Then hug me! But this doesn't seem like your style, does it?"
Yang Chengchen is not a person who likes to study all the time, otherwise he would not have scored almost the same as Fan Houyang.
"The rewards are generous, you understand?" Yang Chengchen said and gave Fan Houyang a proud look.
Fan Houyang nodded in understanding. Who would complain about having too many treasures?
So when Fan Yong, the prince, and a group of people from the Fan family came out, they saw Prince Ruihe and Fan Houyang each holding a book and reading it with great interest.
Mr. Fan was now feeling more and more regretful. Such a hard-working young man had jumped into the Fan family's bowl, but ended up jumping out again.
But at this moment, when Fan Yong took out the property under his name, Mr. Fan no longer thought so. This son's private property is really rich!
As for the manors in the suburbs of Beijing, there are five large manors and ten small ones, as well as 200,000 taels of silver notes. Yuan Jing's house has four courtyards (you should know that the house where the Fan family lives now is only a three-courtyard house, which is the accumulation of several generations), as well as various rare treasures.
The Fan family had come this far from humble beginnings, so when they saw these things, their eyes lit up. Regrets had long since been thrown out of their minds.
Fan Yong handed over his private property, and the crown prince personally signed a certificate of witness. The Fan family also sent people to Jingzhao Prefecture to check the houses and other properties under Fan Yong's name, and found that they matched. Only then did Mr. Fan and the other clan elders put their fingerprints on the property one by one.
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