After sending off the magistrate, Lin Ming felt a little uneasy. For example, if he died under the chaos of the rebellion, who would know that such a person had existed in the world?
Speaking of rebellion, she was a woman with no power and no name. She could not protect the people who had no choice but to rebel, nor could she pacify the rebellious people. Death and injury were matters between the monarch and his subjects. In the end, she would not be responsible for the merits and demerits. In this world, she was the daughter of a noble family. What the world expected of her was to set a noble example in the boudoir.
This time, in order to become an official and help the people, she had calculated many things. She had calculated power, money, and power. She had gathered enough money and food to save the famine. However, in the end, the noble daughter of the Jia family had taken advantage of the situation to become a concubine. Her uncle had also died at this juncture. Not only had she lost her family, but she had also lost her only helper. Lin Mingming wiped away her tears. She knew that she could not control anything at this time.
Lin Ming looked around and saw that everyone in the residence was busy. Although each of them had a sad expression, they had already prepared for Hai Hai's long illness and were not heartbroken. Compared to the possible disaster outside, their grief showed a trace of hope.
That's right, they didn't even know that a rebellion might break out outside. It was good that they didn't know. Why did they have to live in fear? It was the same for people. There were uncles who were worried about the country and the people, and there was also Daiyu who was sad about spring and autumn and played with her temper. Children also did not know about internal and external disasters, nor did they know about conspiracies and calculations. Each had their own way of living. Wasn't it a kind of fun to live?
"Ha, it's rare to have such a pure heart. I can't blame uncle for loving Daiyu more than me. Even I am willing to throw away all my troubles and talk about poetry and songs with her.”
Lin Ming shook his head, calmed down his thoughts, and walked toward the mourning hall.
When Daiyu saw Lin Ming, she quickly said,"Lin Er, where did you go? Why do you look so pale?" Could it be that you actually took my words to heart? Mom, quickly bring some hot tea."
Daiyu passed the hot tea to Lin Ming. Lin Ming was not in the mood to drink tea, so he took a sip from her hand. Daiyu asked what was wrong again, her face was as pale as ash, and told her to eat some soup first before going out.
Lin Ming waved his hand and pulled Daiyu to sit beside him." Daiyu, we grew up together. I treat you like a sister. There are some things that I can't tell you in detail. You have to understand me."”
Daiyu wiped her eyes and sobbed,"Why are you saying all this for no reason? Since we're biological sisters, we naturally have to be together. There's nothing we can't say in detail. I only understand you, but you don't understand me.”
Lin Ming wiped her eyes and said,"If I tell you, you won't want to listen."”
"Pui, why wouldn't I want to hear it? You're always like Father and Mother, never telling me about important matters. First, Mother's illness, then Father…The three of you never tell me anything and only think that it's for my own good. Don't you know that I'm not sad that I'm kept in the dark? Father always told me to listen to you. I know you're hiding something from me. If you're willing to tell me, I'll listen. If you're not willing to tell me, I won't listen.”
Lin Ming could only helplessly say," Yes, I'm not just hiding one thing from you. There are many things that you don't know about either. However, these things, one is business. You're impatient to listen to it, and there's no point in listening to it."The second is something else. You've heard it, but it's a waste of worry. You might not know how powerful it is. There's no point in me telling you.”
Daiyu wiped her tears and asked with swollen eyes,""What are you trying to say?”
Lin Ming thought for a moment, then took Daiyu's hand and said earnestly,""There is one thing that I cannot explain. You only need to know that you and I have the same feelings for uncle. Uncle's sudden death is also painful for me. However, there is a major event coming up, and uncle's funeral needs to be extremely simple. In a while, I want you to give the order together with me. In the name of uncle's last wish, uncle's coffin will be immediately sent to the ancestral grave for burial. After that, you will immediately set off to return to the capital.”
"Why?"
" Why?" Lin Ming asked." Uncle has been a citizen all his life. I don't know why either. It's probably because the heavens are heartless."”
Although Daiyu was puzzled, her mind was pure. Firstly, she trusted Lin Ming very much. Secondly, she believed that mourning was not about the form of the Taoist temple, but about the heart. Therefore, she agreed to bury Ruhai's coffin on the same day. Jia Lian was supposed to go with them, but since he was still a relative, Lin Ming wanted him to stay and fight with the uncles and masters of the Lin family, so he only called Butler Lin. The Zhang brothers led a capable escort.
Although Ruhai was honest, he had been in office for many years and was a salt official. His family background was not shallow. The uncles and masters of the Lin family had received a lot of relief from Ruhai. This time, when Ruhai went back, they naturally had to give them a share. Lin Ming, who was an outsider, could not interfere in the matter of dividing the family property. He only kept Daiyu's dowry, another 50,000 silver, and two carts of cultural relics and treasures. The rest was left to them to distribute.
After the distribution, the Lin family's granduncle came to look for Lin Ming. He took out the book for the division of the family property and gave him another 20,000 silver. He smiled and said,"When Ru Hai was still alive, he also said that he would not acknowledge you as his goddaughter. Although you did not enter the sect, we still treat you as our own niece. Ru Hai had entrusted his daughter to the capital, so he must have come from the capital. Let me tell you, the Lin Manor's manor was taken into the clan and sold to the family.”
Lin Ming didn't take the book and said with a smile,""Uncle, with my status, I can't say anything about the distribution of uncle's family assets. I won't look at this book either. You can also distribute the rest of the assets, but I'm afraid it won't be good to sell this Lin Manor first. Firstly, this position was originally given to the new salt administration by the Emperor. It was possible for the new salt administration to take it over. Moreover, even if he did not give it to the new salt administration, the Emperor might take it back at any time. If he sold it and the Emperor wanted to take it back, where would Uncle find the money to compensate the Emperor?”
The uncle thought about it and nodded."You're right. However, how should we deal with this residence? If it wasn't barren, just taking care of it for a year would cost a lot of money.”
Lin Ming smiled and pushed the 20,000 taels back."" Uncle has been a commoner all his life, and he often laments that he has neglected his relatives and not given enough guidance. At one point, he said that if he were to go, it would all be up to the uncles in the clan to take care of the orphans. When it comes to the big plan, he also mentioned that the uncles would make their own decisions based on reason and that it would be easy to distribute them. His uncle said that although the ancestors and uncles were not very noble, there were indeed many talented people. For example, there were many scholars. Since this house could not be sold, it was better to open a Shilin Academy and select a few relatives with achievements to sit. They would take in students from all over the world for further studies and also accumulate some reputation for the Lin family's descendants. This 20,000 taels of silver should not be mine, so why don't I take it out? If the students are short that year, I'll only take it out as a subsidy for the training. The teachers who call the seats will also have a lot of income. What do you think, Uncle?”
"Good, good, good! Ruhai's idea was still the best. Setting up an academy would not delay the Emperor's side, nor would it waste the residence. It would teach students to benefit the people and could also take in some cultivators. Good, good! But this silver…"
"Second Lin already knows my intentions, so there's no need for the silver. Just take it well. The first thing we need to do is to run the academy well. Lin Tanhua's mansion is the academy, so we can't let others laugh at us for relying on my uncle's name, but in reality, it's not that good.”
" Then, the procedures for those properties and shops…"
"Oh, I actually forgot. Uncle suddenly passed away, and both of us were sad. Firstly, we were sad, and secondly, we had many things to do, so we actually forgot. "In that case, I'm going to invite the officials and lords to discuss the matter of shipping money and grain. Why don't we draft a booklet today and do it together? It won't save us from running around. How about it?"”
"That's good, that's the best." The old uncle handed the book over again." The book is ready and I was just about to show it to you. A nephew came to visit a few times a while ago and kept saying that Old Master Zhang, who was in charge of the land, was not around. He went to the dental clinic and said that Mr. Xu, who was in charge of the shop, was sick and would not do anything for him. He was having a hard time. In addition to the dowry that Miss Lin had given out, the antiques and paintings that she had selected, there was still 50,000 yuan in the warehouse. The Jia family had also taken 60,000 yuan. The rest was just a bottle.”
Lin Ming didn't even look at the book and smiled as he handed over the tea.
Because Ruhai's coffin had already been buried, most of the things in the house were useless. Lin Ming wanted to renovate the school, but he was afraid that the rebellion would spread, so he asked his uncle to inform those who could distribute the items in the residence that day to come back according to the booklet.
In the evening, most of the assignments had been completed. Daiyu's dowry was also loaded into a car and transported to the dock. It was loaded onto a fast boat, guarded by the capable people of the Zhang family. Once Daiyu returned, she could board the boat and return to the capital.
The Lin Manor was much more spacious. Although it was still the same corridor and the same house, without the gold and jade decorations, it actually gave off a cold aura. Lin Ming arranged for everyone to guard the manor. Every gate had a person every five steps, so there was a sense of solemnity in his cold expression.
At the second watch, an explosion sounded. Lin Ming was refilling the lamp when someone suddenly ran over to report that the angel had come with an edict and had already passed through the second door! Lin Ming's heart skipped a beat and he quickly changed his clothes to welcome them.
The messenger didn't come in when he reached the second gate. He stood in the courtyard and waited to be received. Lin Ming knelt down and kowtowed, asking for forgiveness."Uncle has just passed away, and there are no heirs. Lin Mingjin is using his daughter to receive the imperial edict. Please forgive me for my rudeness.”
The messenger looked at Lin Ming and said,""It's fine. You must be Lin Ming. Since Lord Lin is gone, the Emperor wanted you to wait for this edict.”
Lin Ming kowtowed to receive the edict, but he didn't see the emissary announce it. Instead, he heard him say,""Lord Lin has been a high official for decades and is in charge of salt administration. Why is your residence so cold? Daren had only been gone for a few days. Why had the mourning hall been withdrawn? His Majesty wants me to pay homage on his behalf. What can I do?”
Lin Ming said," Uncle said before that there would be no heir in this life, so everything should be simple. He also said that there was no need to make a big fuss about the funeral and that he should not disturb the Emperor and the people. Therefore, the memorial ceremony was only held for five days before it was withdrawn. There were originally some good ink vases in the mansion, but they were sold during the disaster relief. There were some tables, chairs, and trees left. The orphans and daughters could not keep them. In the end, it was better for the uncles in the clan to take them.”
The messenger fell silent and sighed,""Lord Lin is actually so self-disciplined.”The decree was read out at once, but it was only to praise Ruhai for his loyalty for decades. His death was my fault, the court's fault, and so on. Later, he ordered the government office to be sealed and waited for his successor to take over the documents.
Lin Ming took the imperial edict and thanked the heavens for their kindness. He quickly asked the messenger,""Uncle said before that if you are lucky, this mansion will be built into an academy in the future to recruit poor scholars for the emperor and cultivate future ministers to carry forward the emperor's grace. Messenger, His Majesty said to seal the government office and wait to be picked up. After that, this government office…"
The messenger sighed again. He thought for a moment and finally said,"His Majesty only said to seal it so that he can receive the documents. As long as he hands it over, if this government office can really be opened into an academy, His Majesty will definitely be very satisfied.”
Lin Ming hurriedly thanked the messenger and ordered the preparation of the porridge room for the messenger to stay in.
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