Moreover, this time brothers He Shouwei and He Shouzhong left the family at the same time, but in the end only He Shouwei returned. The deep meaning behind this is also somewhat intriguing.
"Master, if Tingfeng Sect wants to start a war, what should we do?"
However, in addition to those aggressive people in power, there are still members of the He family who are unwilling to confront the Tingfeng Sect. Some people said rationally: "Now the whole Linzhou is in chaos, not only the He family, the Wan family, the Qu family, and the Xue family , Xiangjia... These families involved in the affairs of the Divine Religion all have signs that their properties are being targeted. Maybe this chaos is aimed at the Divine Religion, not any one family. If we take the lead in targeting the Tingfeng Sect If we take action and break the current situation, the He family will probably become the target of public criticism."
"Then according to what you want, the Tingfeng Sect has detained our He family's caravan and embezzled our goods, so we can only endure this bad breath?" The clan member who first proposed to fight against the Tingfeng Sect to the end The old man said with some displeasure: "The He family is the number one family in Linzhou. Tingfeng Zongming wears the title of the number one family on his face, but who doesn't know that in this place in Linzhou, our He family is the real one? Now? Tingfeng Sect and those Miscellaneous Fish Clan came to challenge the He family’s majesty, if we endure this, why will we still be able to gain a foothold in Linzhou in the future?”
Although these words are a bit extreme, it is the fact.
Any wealthy family that can be named the first aristocratic family cannot tolerate the slightest provocation from others to the majesty of the aristocratic family.
Otherwise, if someone comes today and destroys the family's property, and tomorrow someone comes and kills the family's children without paying any price, who will obey this so-called 'first family' in the future
What's more, the He family's ability to become the first family in Linzhou relies on more than just strength.
Strength is important, but at certain times, the right means is the basis for a family's success.
When the old head of the He family was still alive, the He family had already conquered the entire Linzhou, relying on the old head's tyrannical strength and iron-blooded methods. Any force that dared to go against the He family was eventually eliminated from Linzhou.
Killing them all and being cold and ruthless is the fundamental reason why the He family can stand firm.
If the He family lets go of those provocative guys today, every family in Linzhou will know in the future that the He family has become weaker and can be humiliated at will.
Once the He family sends out this signal, it is absolutely impossible for those aristocratic families to miss this opportunity.
Therefore, even if the He family has really become weak, they do not dare to show it. Even if they hold on to the end, they must go to war with Tingfeng Sect to let everyone remember that the first family in Linzhou still has the surname He. !
"Who doesn't know that those goods are the hard work of your branch? Now that the goods have been taken away by the Tingfeng Sect, of course you are sad. But this is not the reason for you to drag the entire He family into war with the Tingfeng Sect!"
The tribesman who did not agree with the war had a cold voice and immediately retorted.
"Say it again?" The elder of the tribe also shouted.
"enough!"
Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out in the meeting hall, He Shouwei gave a deep drink, causing everyone to shut their mouths and look at him.
He Shouwei glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I understand what you are thinking, and I also know that many people's interests are involved. Today, the He family is no longer a family of just a few people. There are differences between each other. Struggles for interests are normal, but at this critical moment, if I know that anyone is still planning something, then don’t blame me for being rude!"
Speaking of this, He Shouwei's eyes were sinister, and he looked at the tribesmen who were dancing the most happily.
These people were all from the same lineage that had been relatively close to He Shouzhong before. Now that He Shouzhong suddenly disappeared and his life and death were unknown, they realized that they had lost their backer, so they eagerly wanted to force He Showei to start a war with Tingfeng Sect.
Whether they win or lose, they can get enough benefits from it.
But now that He Shouwei was warning them with his eyes, those people also realized that the current situation was probably worse than they imagined.
You should know that although He Shouwei is the nominal head of the family, he always treats others in a peaceful manner and never uses his authority as the head of the family to make trouble. In addition to the fact that the He family had never encountered any major crisis, more importantly, the existence of He Shouzhong gave He Showei no chance to establish his authority.
But now He Shouwei's uncharacteristic behavior made everyone present realize one thing.
He Shouzhong is probably dead.
If He Shouzhong hadn't died, He Showei wouldn't have acted so tough.
Thinking of this possibility, the elders and clan members who originally stood on He Shouzhong's side had ugly expressions.
Although the He family was powerful before, because there were two 'heads', the internal power was not centralized. Many people took this opportunity to take advantage of the big loopholes and reap a lot of benefits.
But now that He Shouzhong is dead, He Shouwei has taken back all his rights. Once he wants to settle accounts, at least half of the people present will be unlucky.
Just when everyone was having their own thoughts and the atmosphere became uneasy, He Shouwei placed a palm on the armrest of the chair, and his true energy spread out, immediately stabilizing the situation.
Then, He Shouwei said calmly: "Now is not the best time to start a war with them. Our top priority now is to swallow up the power of the Wan family and the Qu family as soon as possible."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone's expressions were a little wonderful.
At such a sensitive moment now, the He family is a little overwhelmed with self-care. Why does He Shouwei actually want to annex the power of the Qu family and the Wan family? Do you really think that those two major families are weak persimmons
Moreover, just like the Qu family, the Wan family has always been an ally with the He family, and the head of the Wan family, Wan Yan, has a very good personal relationship with He Shouwei, and the two can be considered close friends. Even if He Shouwei ignored this friendship and suddenly decided to deal with Wanjia, everyone was caught off guard.
"Wan Yan is dead." Seeing their confused faces, He Shouwei dropped the bombshell news in a calm tone.
Even before they could digest it, He Shouwei continued: "Not only Wan Yan, Qu Zun also died in the Tianren Cave. Now the Wan family and the Qu family are already leaderless. As long as these two families are removed, Swallow it, what does our previous loss count?”
"this… "
"Wan Yan and Qu Zun are all dead?"
Everyone could not recover from the news for a while.
After all, both of them are famous strong men in Linzhou. In a place like Linzhou, it is unlikely that a grandmaster will die in battle for many years, and unless it is a real life-and-death feud, there will rarely be a grandmaster who fights to the death.
As a result, He Shouwei announced the death of the two masters as soon as he opened his mouth.
Coupled with the fact that He Shouzhong was almost certain to be dead, in just a few days, Linzhou's grand masters had already lost three.
But they soon understood what He Shouwei meant.
Once Wan Yan and Qu Zun died, the Wan family and the Qu family became two big pieces of fat. If they could eat these two pieces of fat, the current losses of the He family would really be nothing to mention. And after swallowing up the Wan family and the Qu family, the He family is likely to take a step further, and may even become one of the few truly wealthy families in the Holy Kingdom in the future.
Thinking of this, some people were silent and some showed excitement. Even the clan elder who was clamoring for war with the Tingfeng Sect because the caravan he led was detained could not find any reason to oppose He Shouwei's plan at this moment.
Even if you don't really care about the He family and only consider your own interests, it is obviously more worthwhile to annex the Wan family and the Qu family, and there is not much risk.
"If you don't have any objections, I have one more thing to announce." He Shouwei looked around at everyone, "Starting from today, the He family will take the lead in forming an alliance, and all the families who participated in the exploration of Tianren Cave this time will join . From now on, several major families will work together to spread the news and instruct the clansmen not to cause trouble. When meeting people from these major families, remember that they are allies."
"Understood?"
No one in the meeting hall answered, but He Shouwei's tone became a little solemn and he asked one word at a time.
"Respect the order of the master of the family..."
Everyone hesitated for a moment, and after exchanging glances, they all responded respectfully.