Three people sat at will in the side hall, and some servants brought some of the prepared food. Perhaps they were really hungry when they rushed over. Yang Qinghou was not polite, so he took a big bowl and ate happily.

Li Ling also brought a bowl of noodles to accompany him, while eating, while looking at his brother-in-law inadvertently.

After a few years, Yang Qinghou has changed a lot. He has changed from a thin scholar to a rough and generous person now. His figure looks much taller and he has the spirit of a hero in the world in every move. With his beard on his face, he is really arrogant.

But he still had regrets after all, that is, the damaged meridians could not be restored at the beginning and could not practice martial arts for life. Fortunately, everything in the Cao Gang is arranged in an orderly manner by him, and his brothers and others are very convinced. He doesn't need to take a knife and fight with others, a gang leader.

To run the Cao Gang and plan, you don’t need to have a lot of skill in martial arts and skills. You have a smart mind and someone helps him in the officialdom. He naturally has it on the first point, and as for the latter point, finding Li Ling’s brother-in-law will naturally come naturally.

In recent years, the development of the Cao Gang has been faster than in the past few decades. The ships available under his command have almost doubled, and the water transportation industry has expanded to the great rivers, not limited to the Cao River. Even Yang Qinghou is now considering whether to develop new industries in Shandong, the southeast coast and other places, and to take the trade route to the sea.

All of this is naturally indispensable to Li Ling's support and guidance. After all, when it comes to business, Li Ling is many times better than his brother-in-law.

Because of this, although the two sides rarely meet, their relationship is very close. This time, Li Ling brought Li Tong's coffin back to his hometown, and Yang Qinghou must come to pay tribute and send it to him.

After chatting for a few more words, Li Ling asked the other party: "Brother, are you doing well inside and outside the Cao Gang recently?"

"Everything went well. No one dared to cause trouble for us, whether in the world or in the officialdom. Don't worry, your Dingyou this time will not affect the overall plan of our Cao Gang." Yang Qinghou said with a smile.

"That's good." Li Ling nodded, "But you have to be careful next time and don't catch someone. Actually, I'm not afraid of anything else. I'm just worried that when I leave the capital, some people will not cause trouble for me and will hit you."

"I really can't compare to you in the officialdom, but I'm still not a problem to deal with some tricks. Now you just stay at home, rest well, and spend more time with me, this girl..." Yang Qinghou smiled disconcertingly. The smooth sailing of these days really made him feel a little conceited, and he didn't think that anyone could threaten himself.

Seeing him say this, Li Ling couldn't say more, so he gave his wife a wink and turned around on the excuse of something in the mourning hall. As for what Yang Qingxiao would say next, and how much her brother could listen to, he couldn't guess.

Because as far as he knows, the Cao Gang has developed greatly during this period and its strength has increased greatly, but at the same time, the quality of the internal factors has become uneven. After all, the people in the world who have defected to respect you, and in the end, they are just to make more money, so they don’t play tricks secretly on weekdays.

For example, the canal ships traveling from south to north often carry some private work, and at the least some things such as fur and spices.

If they are more courageous, they dare to smuggle things like private salt, and sometimes they are hundreds of pounds in a row. If they really need to investigate it strictly, it will be enough to cut dozens of people's heads.

Many banned matters are because Li Ling is mediating from the side and because the Cao Gang itself has considerable power, the government often turns a blind eye. But this does not mean that they have always been like this. Without their own mediation from the side, who knows what problems will occur?

Of course, the responsibility for these broken things is not entirely due to Yang Qinghou. Tens of thousands of brothers were sent to his disciples. Such a large gang needs to be managed. How could he master everything in detail? The reason why there is no fish when the water is clear. It is not only the people in the government who know it. The Jianghu Gang also pays attention to this.

After the third update, Li Ling, who was guarding the spirit, saw his wife coming back, and asked with concern: "What did he say, brother?"

"He said he was a sensible person. In fact, he always knew that some people were doing something behind his back. He originally planned to deal with some people who were trying to warn him for a while, but since Li Lang attached so much importance to him, he would tidy up after he went back and not cause trouble for us." Yang Qingxiao said softly.

Li Ling smiled bitterly: "I knew my elder brother would misunderstand, so I asked you to remind me a few words. What I worry most is himself. Although the Cao Gang is powerful now, no matter how big it is, it is just a piece of fat for the court. When I was in court, no one dared to touch him, but now when I leave, some people may be ready to move.

"It would be fine if he had no handle outside, but now he had handles everywhere... There was no one around me to remind me, and this level would be really hard to pass." As he said that, he sighed again.

"Then...what should we do?" Yang Qingxiao was a little worried when he said it, and asked hurriedly.

"Let me persuade me first, and then see if there is a way to make up for these loopholes and problems. Fortunately, Yang Zhen came here, and the Imperial City Department's eyeliner helped me stare at me, so nothing big should happen." Li Ling said, and hugged his wife's waist again, "Don't worry, he is your elder brother, my elder brother. The Cao Gang is your brother, my brother, and I will not sit idly by."

"Yeah." After hearing his promise, Yang Qingxiao felt more at ease. She leaned against him and knelt in front of the spirit, without making any sounds.

After guarding this for a night, the coffin was finally raised after dawn and Li Tong was sent to the ground.

This time, Li Ling did not make too much show, and no monk or Taoist priest was invited to save his father. On the 6th day of the lunar month, he only asked someone to carry the coffin, whisper a little, and then sent it out, heading straight to the Li family's ancestral tomb.

The Li family was a famous family in Jiangcheng back then, so the ancestral tomb was indeed quite large. Li Ling's nominal mother had been buried in it early in the morning and the tombs had been repaired, just waiting for Li Tong to join the funeral.

Over the years, as Li Ling's status in the court continued to improve, local governments also valued the Li family more, and their ancestral tombs have naturally been well taken care of, and Li Tong's burial was smooth today.

The only thing that made Gu Yuezi, who helped, feel a little strange was that the last funeral was too simple and even simple. As a son, Li Ling read a tribute, and then cried and sacrificed with his sisters in front of his father and mother's grave for a while, sprinkled a few glasses of wine, and lit a few lit ones.

Stick incense, then forget it.

This is not like the show that an old man from an official’s family should have after his death. Even ordinary wealthy families are much more grand than this.

In response to this, Li Ling only said that this was what his father meant before his death, which blocked everyone's mouth.

There are only a very small number of people who know the truth, such as those in the county government. However, they are also silent about this and will not mention it to anyone, otherwise they will offend Lord Li, and the consequences will be too serious.

After Li Tong was officially buried, Li Ling officially began his Dingyou system.

There are actually quite a lot of considerations about filial piety, such as being a filial son, you have to build a thatched cottage in front of the grave after the parents are buried, and then stay with your parents in the cottage for 3927 months. During this period, if you don’t leave, you are not allowed to wear new clothes, you can only eat brown rice and drink cold water, thinking that you are mourning and filial to your parents...

Of course, this kind of ascetic monastic filial piety is not something that ordinary people can do, so later they made a change, from being by the grave to staying in their hometown, from being as simple as possible to not eating big fish and meat, and then adding one more. You are not allowed to go to a house during monastic filial piety. Uh, it was later relaxed, and you are not allowed to give birth to children when you are monastic. Therefore, people's bottom line can be continuously broken through...

Of course, Li Ling didn't care about these things. After all, he and Li Tong really had no father-son relationship, so it was rare to be able to achieve this point today.

So in the next three years, he will obviously focus more on life and business. As for filial piety, he has long been thrown away by him since he returned home.

...

Late at night, the cold wind whistled like a knife.

At this time, a small boat went downstream, then leaned against a shallow shore, picked up a gray-robed man waiting there before continuing to float downstream.

There was only a light like beans in the cabin, and even the two sitting opposite could not see clearly the faces of the two people, but they didn't care at all and just talked in a low voice:

"Why are you going to do it again?"

"There is no way, this is what the superior means. Since you have already collected the money, you have to do as we want. At worst, we can add another 30% of the time."

"This is not a problem with money. The key is that the matter has a great impact after all. It has been found out by the people in the gang before. If I come back, I am afraid that my people will be taken down as soon as possible, and then I will be in danger."

"Where can you make money if you don't have any risks? And we can promise you a little bit that after the matter is done, you can hand over half of the ships on the Caohe River to you. This is the recognition of the government that even the Caohe Gang cannot get..."

The person sitting in the inner cabin began to be moved, his expression changed a few times, and finally asked: "Do you keep your word?"

"Don't we have enough credibility for you? We haven't let you do anything before, and have you given the money in full?"

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I've done it! But, I have to make some time."

"how long?"

“Three months.”

"It's too long, I'll give you two months at most. Next February, we'll see the results!"
Chapter completed!