Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 152 Li Yueshan: Did Lin Chen dig up your Xing family's ancestral grave? (Subscribe)
The courtyard of the mourning hall.

After listening to Zhao Zanghu's story, Lin Chen finally understood the whole story.

Although his parents had also told him the story, it was far less detailed than what the village chief said. He was able to infer a lot of things from the old village chief's story.

Director of the Military Affairs Department of Raozhou Prefecture... Lord Xing?

As far as he knew, the director of the Military Affairs Department of Raozhou Prefecture was Lord Qiu, so the director of the Military Affairs Department had been replaced.

Lin Ming reported his unfilial behavior to the new director, who then came to investigate the matter in person.

"You really think highly of me."

Lin Chen's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm. The behavior of this Lord Xing was completely contrary to official behavior.

Not to mention how Lin Ming could meet Lord Xing, even if he could meet him, Lord Xing would not believe it. Taking a step back, even if Lin Ming was his cousin and the complaint was made by a relative, it was highly credible, but the Poyang County Wuzheng Office should be asked to investigate.

This is official practice.

This Lord Xing not only broke the official conventions, but most importantly, his actions were not in his own interests.

The Military Affairs Department is responsible for the martial arts education of a prefecture.

Being the top student in this martial arts school in Poyang County is, to some extent, one of the achievements of Lord Xing.

It's like a high school principal receives a report from a student that the top-ranked student in the school is hiding in the toilet to smoke. Under normal circumstances, the principal will suppress the matter and at most call the top-ranked student to ask about it later.

But what Mr. Xing did was equivalent to the principal listening to the reports of other students, bringing all the teachers and many students to the toilet to catch the scene and make the matter known to the whole school.

"Lin Chen, I think something is wrong. You should go ask that Lord Su."

Zhao Zanghu has been thinking about it for the past two days. Although he didn't think as thoroughly as Lin Chen, he has lived for so many years and still understands some things.

"I'll take some time to go to Poyang County." Lin Chen nodded: "Village Chief, it's getting late, you should go back and rest. I'll take you there."

"The roads in this village are so easy to walk back with your eyes closed, so there's no need to send me off."

Zhao Zanghu waved his hand, and Lin Chen had to send the old village chief to the gate of the courtyard. He watched the old village chief's figure disappear into the darkness before walking back to the courtyard.

"Brother Chen, before Grandfather passed away, he told me that you will be the one in charge of the Lin family from now on. Even Second Uncle and Second Mother have to listen to you."

Lin Liang saw the old village chief leaving, walked closer and whispered: "It's not just me who heard this, the village chief and several elders in the village heard it too."

"I understand. Big brother, you can take a nap in the chair. I will come later in the night."

Lin Chen knew why Lin Chaoyang left such a will. He was afraid that what happened to Lin Ming would happen again.

Second uncle and second aunt are also considered to be my elders.

But since he was designated as the head of the Lin family, even if he scolded his uncle and aunt, it would not be considered a minor offense.

In a family, the head of the family is the most important.

In a clan, the clan leader is the most important.

But based on his understanding of his second uncle and second aunt, he knew that they would not be as vicious as the eldest aunt.

"I can't sleep." Lin Liang smiled bitterly. "Besides, uncle said he was going to look for Lin Ming, but he hasn't come back for so long. Although aunt and Lin Ming are cruel, uncle is not."

"I will ask Brother Lin to help find the whereabouts of Uncle."

……

……

next day!

When Lin Chaoyang was buried, Lin Chen, as his grandson, stood in the front holding the spirit tablet. This was to tell everyone that Lin Chen would be in charge of the Lin family's affairs in the future.

The villagers were not surprised by this.

The funeral procession was huge. All the villagers in Linhu Village came, including the Zhao and Lu families in the town.

Burial in the morning, feast at noon...

It was not until the evening when all the guests left that the Lin family returned to peace.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to the city for a while, and I might not come back today."

"Go, we are at home, you don't have to worry too much." Father Lin nodded.

Mother Lin looked at her son worriedly, and hesitated several times to speak. Seeing this, Lin Chen smiled and said, "Mom, if you have anything to say, just say it. There is nothing to be embarrassed about saying to me."

"Chen'er, if learning martial arts is dangerous, then we should just not learn it. Now...now our family is living quite well in the village."

Lin Chen was stunned. He didn't expect that this was what his mother wanted to say.

"Mom has rarely left the village in her life, and has rarely seen the world. She doesn't understand the realm of martial arts, but... but no one can die just like that."

Lin Ming's death made Lin's mother sad, but she was not sad because Lin Ming was dead.

An ungrateful person like Lin Ming deserves to die. What made her sad was that she heard from the villagers that many important people came to the village entrance that day, but these people did not show any expression at all when they saw Lin Ming's death.

Therefore, human life is too cheap in the eyes of bigwigs.

As a mother, she hopes her children will be successful, but she also hopes they will be safe. If she has to choose between the two, she hopes Chen'er and Liang'er will be safe.

"What nonsense are you talking about, woman? Lin Ming deserves to die."

Father Lin spoke, he hated his eldest nephew so much. If it weren't for that beast Lin Ming who reported Chen'er, his father wouldn't have died of sadness.

"Mom, I'm different from Lin Ming. You saw me win first place in the martial arts competition last time. Those adults all value me very much. This time, the director came in person. Isn't it because he values me?"

"I see. Anyway, mother doesn't understand these things. Mother just hopes that you are safe and sound. Our family doesn't seek to be rich. Mother hopes that you and Liang'er can be safe and sound."

Lin's mother didn't know that Xing Huaifeng came to Linhu Village specifically to target Lin Chen, so she believed it after listening to her son's explanation.

How could such a high-ranking official, if he didn't value his own son, come to Linhu Village in person?

Thinking of this, I felt less worried.

After comforting his mother, Lin Chen left the Lin family. When he arrived at the village entrance, Gu Fei was already waiting there with a horse.

"Chenzi, the village chief knows you are going into town today, so I rented a horse from the stable in town during the day."

Looking at the horse that Gu Fei was leading, Lin Chen thought for a moment: "A Fei, go and discuss with the village chief to see if our village can raise a few horses."

There are no horses in the village. If you want to go into the city, you can row a boat, but it is inconvenient to go anywhere else.

Keeping a few horses might come in handy in case of emergency.

"Raising horses?"

Gu Fei's eyes lit up: "This is a good suggestion. I will tell the village chief later. It's not a big deal for our village to raise a few horses now. We still have this little money."

"The village has money?"

"Hehe, I don't know who spread the word that our village has good feng shui, and some wealthy families want to move their graves to our village. The land behind the mountain definitely can't be given to outsiders, but there is a small hill next to the mountain, so the village chief sold it to those wealthy families. He didn't sell the hill, but the graves. One grave costs ten taels of silver, and he has already sold ten graves. The village chief slapped his thigh and said he got a bargain!"

Uh……

Lin Chen couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. The old village chief was quite business-minded and even knew to sell by the number of graves.

"The village chief said to keep this money for you."

"No need to give it to me. Give it to the younger generation in the village who are learning martial arts. You can set up a reward system and give some silver money as a reward for achieving certain results in martial arts training in the martial arts hall."

Lin Chen did not think of asking the village chief to provide financial support to the poor teenagers in the village who wanted to learn martial arts. It was not that he was heartless. At this stage, Xialinhu Village was not rich, and the cost of practicing martial arts was high. It was far from enough to rely on the financial support from the village.

It is certainly a good thing to help someone in need, but we must do it within our means. At this stage, all Linhu Village can do is add icing on the cake.

"Okay, I'll tell the village chief."

Lin Chen got on his horse, and then he thought of something, and said on horseback: "Oh, tell the village chief not to sell out all the stocks, and reserve some hilltops."

"Reserve a hilltop? Do you want one, Chenzi?"

"What am I here for?" Lin Chen rolled his eyes. "Save it for a price increase later."

Gu Fei didn't understand what it meant to wait for a good price. The old village chief should understand a little, but not much.

As long as he continued to make progress in martial arts, the rumor about Linhu Village's good feng shui would only spread more and more widely, and by then a grave would be easy to sell for not only thirty taels but even a hundred taels.

Those wealthy families have no shortage of this little money, and they have many graves of their ancestors. It won't hurt to give it a try and move one of the many graves here.

……

...Poyang County.

When Lin Chen arrived, the city gate had already been closed.

But as Lin Chen spoke, the soldiers guarding the city recognized Lin Chen and immediately let him pass.

After entering the city, Lin Chen went straight to the Military Administration Office.

"Master Su is already waiting for you in the backyard, come with me."

Su Lingchuan's confidant led Lin Chen to the backyard. Lin Chen was not surprised at all that Lord Su had anticipated his coming today.

Lord Su must know the news of my return, and as long as I return to the village, I will definitely come to the Wu Zheng Office to ask Lord Su for answers.

In the backyard, Su Lingchuan was not in the yard this time, but met Lin Chen in the study.

Su Lingchuan was writing something at his desk. When Lin Chen came in, he didn't look up. He didn't speak until he finished writing and put down the pen. "I know you have many questions in your mind. Before I answer your questions, I have a question for you."

"Excuse me, sir."

"If someone deliberately targets you, and the other party is so powerful that they can crush you like an ant, what will you do?"

Su Lingchuan stared at Lin Chen with his sharp eyes. Lin Chen's pupils shrank. The hidden meaning in Lord Su's words was different from what he had inferred.

After learning what happened from the old village chief yesterday, he immediately concluded that he must have been caught up in the vortex of a fight between some big shots.

He also wondered if some important person was targeting him, but then he thought that this possibility was unlikely.

It seemed that he had not offended any force. The only families he had offended were the Shao family and the Lian family. One family had moved away, and the other family had been wiped out. There was no other force that had a grudge against him.

It is possible that his outstanding performance in the martial arts competition and the county competition offended people. After all, his outstanding performance might have made the children of a certain family become a foil.

But this offense was not enough for the other party to go all out against him, even the Director of the Military Affairs Department was dispatched.

Because of these thoughts, and with Lord Qiu's transfer and Lord Xing taking office, Lin Chen felt that he had been dragged into the struggle between the two former and current directors and had suffered an unprovoked disaster.

But now Lord Su told him that the other party was coming for him, and there was no such thing as him being dragged into the vortex of fighting among big shots.

"I will choose to go far away and come back when I am strong enough to compete with the opponent."

Hearing the answer given by Lin Chen, Su Lingchuan smiled. The young man had a strong temper and could not stand being wronged. He was afraid that Lin Chen would have a head-on conflict with the Huo family or even another family that might be involved behind the scenes.

"I will not hide it from you. According to my investigation, it is very likely that Lord Xing's targeting of you is related to the previous dispute over the model of students in Jiangnan Dao. Lord Qiu reported your deeds to the Jiangnan Dao Wuzheng Hall, but the Wuzheng Hall suppressed it because the Huo family of Raozhou Prefecture reported you to the Wuzheng Hall, saying that you were unfilial to your grandfather."

Qiu Rufeng did not know what the Huo family had reported to the Wuzheng Hall at the time, but as he was transferred to the Wuzheng Hall, he also found out what the Huo family had reported.

Su Lingchuan wrote a letter to his teacher to inform him of what happened in Linhu Village a few days ago, and the teacher mentioned the Huo family in the letter.

The Huo family must be involved in what Lin Ming reported.

The teacher also mentioned in the letter in a tactful way that this matter was most likely related to the families behind the disciples who were nominated by other prefectures to compete for the role models of students.

A family in Hongdu Prefecture!
But Su Lingchuan quickly understood that the teacher was talking about the Li family.

The teacher mentioned it euphemistically in the letter without naming anyone. Firstly, there was a risk of leakage in correspondence, and secondly, there was no evidence. But the most important reason was that the Li family was of great importance.

Although the Huo family is one of the four major families in Raozhou Prefecture, it has been on the decline in recent years and is not worth mentioning.

But it's different for the Li family. Li Yuan of this generation of the Li family is only in his early forties, but he is already a sixth-rank warrior. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be no problem for him to reach the fifth rank, and it is even possible for him to reach the fourth rank.

Even if it was his own teacher, he would not mention the word Li family without solid evidence.

"It seems that this junior has never offended the Huo family."

Lin Chen thought carefully about the Huo family in Raozhou Prefecture and realized that he seemed to have never heard of them, nor had he ever dealt with anyone with the surname Huo.

"The Huo family must have been entrusted by someone to tarnish your character and prevent you from competing for the title of Jiangnan Dao Model. However, this is just my guess and I have no evidence. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Disciple knows, it's the Huo family that's targeting me."

It was an established fact that the Huo family was targeting him, but there was no evidence as to whether there were other forces behind the Huo family.

Lord Su is reminding himself not to speak too much without evidence.

Therefore, the family that the Huo family colluded with was probably of extremely noble status, and even Lord Su was unwilling to tell him clearly.

"Sir, since I started practicing martial arts, I have never targeted anyone. I just want to keep moving forward in martial arts. As for competing for rankings, given my family background, I would not have come this far if I had not relied on the rewards that rankings bring."

Lin Chen spoke solemnly, Su Lingchuan sighed inwardly, he understood what Lin Chen meant.

"Lord Qiu asked me to tell you something. As long as you are upright, you have nothing to fear. The sky of Jiangnan Road cannot be blocked by one person."

The teacher also mentioned in the letter that Lin Chen would make two decisions after knowing the truth and respected Lin Chen's own choice.

If Lin Chen chooses to give up the competition for the model student of Jiangnan Dao, then let it go.

Giving up does not mean being cowardly, but is the right choice after weighing the circumstances.

The Li family will not suppress Lin Chen anymore if he gives up the role of a model student of Jiangnan Dao. With Lin Chen's talent in martial arts, it will be no problem for him to enter the martial arts realm smoothly.

But if Lin Chen still wants to argue, then convey this sentence to Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, don't hide your weaknesses in martial arts. Emperor Taizu has set a policy of developing the country through martial arts. The status of the Wuzheng Hall is extremely independent. Potential is the best amulet."

"Disciple must practice diligently!"

Lin Chen did not make any boasts. The four words "diligent practice" represent everything.

"Very good, tomorrow you will follow Mr. Jiang back to the special training ground."

Su Lingchuan was very satisfied. When he mentioned Lord Jiang, a smile appeared on his face. When Lord Jiang came to pick up Lin Chen, he was extremely cold. But this time when he sent Lin Chen back, he even took the initiative to come to the Wuzheng Office. His attitude was completely different from before.

"It seems that your performance in the special training ground is also very impressive. Keep it up. There is no need to worry too much about the county. I will take care of your family for you."

Lin Chen bowed to Su Lingchuan and said, "Thank you for your care for me, sir."

"You should go back to the county town. I think you must have other things to do. I won't keep you here."

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……

After leaving the Wuzheng Office, Lin Chen thought for a while and went to the county government office again. Unfortunately, Lord He went to Raozhou Prefecture, so he could only tell Lord He's staff about his gratitude to Lord He.

After leaving the county government office, Lin Chen went straight back to Jingshui Martial Arts School and met Zeng Qingyao.

Zeng Qingyao was sharpening a knife in the yard.

"Have you met Lord Su?"

"I have already met Lord Su and have also been to the county government office, but Lord He is not there."

"I know you don't have much time. You don't have to visit all the families who went to Linhu Village that day. Write a letter to express your gratitude. I will ask Deputy Master Kong to deliver it to you personally."

"Let Master Kong send a letter to his disciples..."

Lin Chen glanced at Kong Yinglei and was about to refuse, but Kong Yinglei said, "It's okay. I'm the one who can deliver the letter. If someone else does, it's not appropriate. I can explain it to you."

"Excuse me, Master Kong."

Lin Chen was not being pretentious. He really didn't have time to go door to door to express his gratitude.

From Village Chief Zhao's description, he also knew that many families in Poyang County supported him. Although he did not make Lord Xing wary in the end, he had to appreciate this favor.

"You have met Lord Su. I think Lord Su has told you everything that needs to be said. I will not say much. Let's go to Zhenyue Martial Arts Hall again. Master Tai has been very concerned about your affairs."

Half an hour later, Lin Chen met Tai Rubai.

"Lin Chen, I won't say much to you. I'll just tell you one thing. Lord Li arrived at the Jiangnan Dao Wuzheng Hall yesterday and smashed a cup in front of the director, reporting that Xing Huaifeng had an affair with a spy from another country!"

"If it weren't for spies from other countries who wanted to destroy our Daliang martial arts genius, how could they do such a thing?"

"If he is not a spy from another country, how can the chief of the Military Affairs Department go his own way in the face of opposition from an entire county? Is it because Lin Chen dug up his Xing family's ancestral grave?"

"Although I am old, I am willing to personally dig up Xing Huaifeng's ancestral grave to see if the bones in his ancestral grave were really dug up by Lin Chen."

Tai Rubai's expression was very interesting. These were the exact words that Lord Li said in the Wuzheng Hall. He did not give Xing Huaifeng any face at all.

Lin Chen was speechless. Mr. Li's words...

The older you get, the stronger you become!

(End of this chapter)