Xiaomeng woke up from her sleep.

She had a nightmare. In the nightmare, she and her brother were exiled to Xiling. A group of savages caught her brother and wanted to roast her brother for food, but she could only climb in the mud, crying constantly.

Then the fire started to burn and swallowed her brother, so she kept screaming and screaming until she woke up from crying.

She suddenly sat up in the tent, and the new candles that had been replaced on the candlestick were burned halfway, and the window was just gray and bright. In this midsummer of July, such a sky was at most the beginning of the hour of Mao, and it might not even be the hour of Mao.

"Brother? Brother?" She lifted the tent and got out of bed, put on her embroidered shoes, and whispered.

However, there was no one in the room except her. She panicked and ran to the yard outside the house, which was empty.

She didn't know where her brother went, and she was panicked and wanted to ask others. She remembered that even Kui'er had been bribed by Uncle Ji and his son. She was so big that she didn't know who could trust her, and she was even more anxious.

She waited in the room for a long time, and it was getting brighter again, and then she saw her brother holding a bowl of tofu and eating while pushing the door open.

"Have you got up so early?" Ning Jiang looked at her in surprise.

"Brother, where have you been?" Xiao Meng breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her brother come back.

Ning Jiang smiled and said, "I went to do something." He looked down at the Douhua in his hand that was about to come to an end, scratched his head, and said embarrassedly: "I don't know if you got up so early and didn't help you with it, why don't I ask the servants to make breakfast for you first?"

Xiao Meng shook her head, and tears flowed out again.

Ning Jiang put down Douhua and walked to his sister, touched her head: "Don't worry, it's okay!"

"Yes!" Xiao Meng responded gently with her head pressed against her brother's chest.

The brother and sister sat in the room and talked, and the sky outside slowly began to shine. The sun shone on the earth at an extremely fast speed, and the red glow of fire remained in the east sky, and soon the golden light was pierced.

"Young Master!" An old woman ran in, "Master Ji summoned a lot of people and asked everyone to join him to write a letter..."

"Brother!" Xiao Meng looked at her brother with a pale face.

Ning Jiang sneered: "Here you come!"

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"The Book of Filial Piety says: Filial piety is the classic of heaven, the righteousness of earth, and the principles of man!" Ning Ji sat on a large red sandalwood chair and said slowly, "Preserving the system is the basis of Confucianism and Taoism. I, Gaosuo Ning, passed on loyalty and integrity, and inherited poetry and books. The great scholar said: You should have three years of filial piety, and always have a heart. Ning Jiang, this guy, recruited bees and butterflies in front of his deceased father's hall, behaved impolitely, and was unkind and unfilial, destroying our Ning family style. If such a person becomes the head of my Ning family, what face does our Ning family have to gain a foothold in this county?"

"Not bad, not bad!" A few old men responded one after another.

At this moment, there were more than 20 people in this hall, some of them were old people from the Ning family, and some were famous local gentry. As Ningji started to talk, others began to say a few words and curse Ning Jiang. Some said that when he was young, he could see that this kid was not a good person, and some were filled with righteous indignation, as if he wanted to teach him a lesson for Ning Jiang's dead father.

Seeing everyone talking in unison, Ning Ji stood on his side, nodded and said, "The Great Zhou ruled the world with Confucianism and Taoism, and Confucianism and Taoism were the first. Ning Jiang committed this great crime of unfilial piety. I want to write to the government together with all my elders to be honest and filial. I wonder if you have any opinions?"

"I have an objection!" A voice suddenly rang out of the door. A young man stepped in, followed by a large group of people. Among these people were neighbors, little landlords who were invited, scholars who had worked hard for ten years, and even land rogues who helped the young man break open the guards.

Unexpectedly, Ning Jiang, who fell into the lake yesterday and had not woken up until the night, suddenly brought such a large number of people in at this critical moment. Ning Ji slapped the table and asked, "Ningjiang, what are you going to do?"

Ning Jiang sneered: "According to the clan etiquette, I finished the crown ceremony yesterday and was already the head of the Ning family. The head of the Ning family is also the head of the clan. If you want to deal with me, the clan leader, ask me what I want to do? I want to ask what you want to do."

Ning Ji said angrily: "Ningjiang, you ruined your family tradition..."

Ning Jiang said leisurely: "Uncle Ji, please take care of your son first, and then teach others about the 'family style', okay?"

Ning Ji suddenly blushed. The people behind Ning Jiang knew what Ning Ji's son did last night. When he thought that Ning Ji's own son was a murderer, he called other people's son "unfilial", he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Everyone laughed loudly, Ning Jiang stepped in with his hands in his arms. The old people around Ning Ji who originally wanted to scold Ning Jiang were also stumbled there all of a sudden. Looking at the people behind Ning Jiang, they were shocked and suspicious.

In the last life before Ningjiang was reborn, he had just experienced a huge family change, his family property was taken away, his sister was humiliated and hanged, and he was sent to Xiling for a lifetime. At that time, he felt that everyone in the world was against him, and everyone he met would hurt him and hurt him. He was cynical, blamed the world, blamed the world for being unfair, and hated the world for being unfair.

However, as he has seen more and more worlds, he finally realized that this world is neither that simple nor so complicated. In life, if everyone comes to oppress you, then you might as well think about why you let them bully? Is it because you don’t fight? Is it because you look so easy to bully?

At that time, Ning Jiang felt that everyone was standing on Ning Ji's side and helping Ning Ji murder him. But in fact, that was impossible. The relationship between the Ning family was complicated, and there were many frictions between the elders and gentry around him. Ning Ji could really unite everyone around him and hurt him alone, as if he was a piece of iron and impeccable. Ning Ji, who had this ability, really looked down on the Ning family's industry? If he really had this unity and appeal, would Ning Ji not be able to get a home?

At yesterday's ceremony, although many people were bought by Ning Ji, more people didn't understand the inside story at all. They were deceived by the "evidence" brought by Ning Ji who suddenly broke into it, and were shocked by the "ritual law" and "righteousness" represented by Ning Ji. Even if someone wanted to help Ning Jiang, Ning Jiang's own weakness and confusion in his own way also made those who wanted to stand on his side wonder in their hearts whether it was necessary to offend the powerful Master Ji for an incompetent young master?

It is not human nature to bully good and fear evil, but it is human habit to bully the weak and fear the strong.

If Ning Jiang doesn’t fight or fight, would he expect others to fight and fight for him?

In fact, the so-called "joint letter" is only the people who are with Ning Ji at this moment, and they can get benefits with Ning Ji. After they discussed it, they went outside to use the so-called "public opinion" and "ethics and laws" to force others. Most people don't know the truth and only think that Ning Jiang really did something like "calling prostitutes in front of the spirit". Some were out of a sense of justice, some were out of unwilling to offend people, or as a herd mentality to follow everyone, and they signed it one after another. In Ning Jiang's view, it seemed like everyone was against him.

However, in fact, most people have no grudges with Ning Jiang. On the one hand, they occupy "public opinion" and "ethics and laws", but on the other hand, they are weak and can be bullied. Which side do they need to think about it?

Because I am incompetent, those who want to help me dare not help!

Because I am weak, people who don’t want to harm me will harm me!

Because I am both incompetent and weak, in my eyes, there are enemies everywhere, everyone wants to harm me, no one can trust, no one can rely on it!

However, how can a person who has never done anything be full of enemies everywhere and everyone wants to harm him? After all, it is just his own lack of confidence.

It was precisely because of this that Ning Jiang knocked on several doors before dawn, some of which were his father's friends during his lifetime, and some had dirty relationships with Ning Ji.

First, he told them that he was wronged, and then, he told them that he did not need them to stand on his side and go against Ningji, he just hoped that they would come and "take a look" this morning.

Yes, he did not ask them to help him, he did not ask them to support him, he just asked them to... watch!!!

Ning Jiang knew very well that Ning Ji had planned for so long and his situation had been achieved. He suddenly came to these people and wanted them to stand on his side. Everyone would hesitate and consider it. However, he just asked them to "watch", and this nature was different. Onlookers were just watching, and they didn't want them to openly go against Ning Ji's group. Not to mention that this was Young Master Ning Jiang's request, after seeing that Ning Jiang planned to fight back against those people, they were already curious. If they didn't go and take a look, they would feel uncomfortable.

Then, Ning Jiang asked them to help in secretly, with only one purpose... Please everyone go and watch.

Of course, in order to prevent Ning Ji from knowing in advance, the invited candidates were all in this dispute between the heads of the family. They would either suffer the interests of Ning Ji becoming the head of the Ning clan, or they would have no effect on who became the head of the family, or they had nothing to do with Ning Jiang's purpose, because Ning Jiang's purpose was to invite everyone to "watch", and secretly connect, so naturally there was no problem.

It is not human nature to deceive good and fear evil!

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is a human habit.

And watching... is a common problem for humans!!!

It is precisely because of this that when Ning Ji and his gang were holding talks here and preparing to sign the first and then go out to conquer "public opinion", they did not know that a large number of people had begun to gather outside. Among these people, a small number of people were rascals secretly invited by Ning Jiang. These people used money to do things, and he had only two requests for them. One was to help him and pass the servants who were guarding the door in a tough manner, and the other was to laugh out loud after he stepped in and said the second sentence.

Although everyone came to watch, when Ning Jiang took the lead in, those who wanted to watch the fun could not help but rush in with him. Everyone wanted to occupy a good position. From Ning Ji's side, it was as if Ning Jiang led them into the scene together.

Ning Jiang has also planned to do it. After he broke in, Ning Ji must be the first to speak.

It is just because Ning Ji who wants to compete for the position of the head of the family. If Ning Ji doesn't speak, then the others will naturally not speak.

Ning Ji's first sentence was naturally angered to ask him what he wanted to do when he broke in. Then, Ning Jiang would directly expose his ambition to fight for position and seek property. As he expected, Ning Ji immediately called him "corrupting his family style". Then, Ning Jiang leisurely mocked him for "managing his son first, and then teaching other people's family style."

Ning Ji's reaction caused by his sudden invasion can be said to be entirely in Ning Jiang's calculations.

Those rascals had already received Ning Jiang's explanation of "laughing out loud after saying the second sentence", and immediately burst into laughter. However, because Ning Ji's own son raped and killed someone, it was indeed a very funny thing to call someone else's son "corrupt his family tradition". When someone took the lead, others couldn't help but laugh.

But they didn't know that they "break in" with Ning Jiang and laughed out loud because of Ning Jiang's ridicule of Ning Ji, which invisibly encouraged Ning Jiang's arrogance. Ning Jiang took this as the background and stepped on her hands and looked at Ning Ji and others.

Ning Ji was blocked by Ning Jiang's words and couldn't speak. Although the old guys around him wanted to help, they saw so many people breaking in with Ning Jiang, and their faces changed because of Ning Jiang's words. They didn't know that these people were just invited by Ning Jiang to "watch" and thought that these people were all standing on the side of Ning Jiang. When they saw Ning Jiang coming in with his hands behind their backs, they were calm and confident, and clearly looked confident. If they had not received the support of everyone, how could he have such courage and leisure? For a moment, they didn't dare to say anything.

Ning Jiang stood in the hall, and with the background of the laughter behind everyone laughing at Ning Ji, looking coldly at Ning Ji, and the others who were starting to restless, made these people feel uncomfortable. Although the people behind him were only invited by him to watch, they had become the "power" borrowed by him and the "public opinion" that he was driven by him under his intentional or unintentional control!

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Chapter completed!