The City Lord's Mansion was quiet, but everyone's hearts were in turmoil.
No one knows how the Holy Academy will treat the Blood Mang Ancient Land. The two sides have been in opposition for hundreds of years. If the Holy Academy says that it will treat it well, the Blood Mang people may not believe it. Even if the Holy Academy treats it well, other scholars will inevitably conflict with the Blood Mang people for their own interests.
But it is different now. As long as you join the Zongsheng Family, you will immediately become a member of the family and have considerable power in both places.
After a moment of silence, Yun Zhaochen asked, "Mr. Zong, if you were to join the Zong family, would you prioritize the interests of the Blood Mang Ancient Land, or the interests of the Zong family? Or would you prioritize the interests of the human race?"
Zong Ganming smiled and said, "What do you mean, Mr. Yun? Joining the Zong family is not contradictory to the others. It's just to give you a layer of protection."
"In other words, the clan came to the ancient land of Xuemang to do good deeds?" Tan Hemu asked.
The smile on Zong Ganming's face faded, and he said, "You two are well aware of my ways. The current situation is that both parties cooperate and each gets what it needs, that's all."
Yun Zhaochen said: "We are scholars of the Blood Mang Ancient Land after all, but we still admit that the interests of the human race are above ours. If we sacrifice for the human race, we will have no complaints. However, if we join the clan, can we safeguard the interests of the Blood Mang Ancient Land? If one day, the clan asks us to do something that is not beneficial to the Blood Mang Ancient Land, can we object?"
"I believe that as long as both sides negotiate in a friendly manner, this situation will never occur. We are all human beings. From the time we were toddlers to the time we were gray-haired and old, who has not been tolerant? Who has not compromised? My family has given in, and my ancestors have also compromised!" Zong Ganming said.
Feng Cheng sighed, "Mr. Zong is really sincere in his cooperation. He even speaks out the truth that cannot be told to anyone. The Blood Mang has changed drastically. We, the great scholars, are not seeking to become the Lord of the Blood Mang. Anyone who has such an idea can leave here. My holy temple is small and cannot accommodate a great saint like you. Why are we gathered here? Of course, it is to protect our lives and property, and to gain certain benefits from this great change. Does what I say make sense?"
Grand Secretaries Yun Zhaochen and others who had followed Fang Yun through life and death had no objection, and neither did the other Xuemang Grand Secretaries.
Feng Cheng smiled slightly and said, "It seems that you all agree with my idea. The Holy Academy is not completely unified, and the various forces are struggling. Therefore, it is wishful thinking to rely solely on the Holy Academy. We need a real backer. Who can we trust? The Kong family? The sub-holy family? No one can decide, but today we have seen the sincerity of the Zong family! Yes, the Zong family has a plan. But who in this world is a kind person who only gives away but never takes in? We need the Zong family, and the Zong family also needs us, and that's enough."
Yun Zhaochen said: "Besides the status of clan elder, what else can the Zong family give me? After all, the clan elder is the clan elder of the Zong family, not the clan elder of Xuemang, nor the clan elder of the human race! I still want to stay in the Xuemang Ancient Land."
"Yes, we want to stay in the ancient land of Xuemang." A young university scholar who had not entered the ruins of Dragon City echoed.
Zong Ganming smiled and said, "Mr. Yun, that's a good question. According to our inference, the Holy Council will soon have preliminary results, and then the Holy Academy will summon all the great scholars of the human race and the heads of the noble families. Convene the Holy Academy to discuss the final results. After that, the Holy Academy will take over the Blood Mang Ancient Land in its entirety, and at that time, you will become insignificant. However, my family will fight for your position in the future Blood Mang Ancient Land in the Holy Academy."
"What form of status?" Yun Zhaochen asked.
"Take Liangjie Mountain as an example. The real ruler of Liangjie Mountain is called 'Boundary Guardian'. The status of this organization in the Holy Academy is equivalent to that of the Four Saints Pavilion, the Criminal Palace, the Li Palace and other palaces. It is in a high position and has great power in Liangjie Mountain. It is commanded by the Western Saint himself. If nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Academy will set up a 'Blood Mang Palace' for the Blood Mang Ancient Land, which will be managed by a semi-saint. But according to the rules, the elder of this 'Blood Mang Palace' can only be a great scholar. May I ask who is the great scholar among you?"
No one answered.
Zong Ganming continued, "What our clan is going to do is to ask the Holy Academy to lower the literary status of the elders and allow the university scholars from the Xuemang Ancient Land to serve as elders! Moreover, we require that the proportion of elders from the Xuemang Ancient Land should not be less than half!"
"This is great news!" A university scholar was extremely surprised.
"That's great! Very good!"
"If the Grand Secretary of Xuemang Ancient Land holds half of the positions of the elders, what else do we have to worry about?"
"It's not too late to be happy after Mr. Zong finishes speaking." Yun Zhaochen looked at Zong Ganming, a shadow flashed in his eyes.
Zong Ganming laughed and said, "Mr. Yun sees it clearly. We have long known the bottom line of the Holy Academy. The Holy Academy will never give 50% of the seats of the elders to the Xuemang people. At most, they will only give 20%. The so-called no less than half is just a negotiation technique. If they give 20% and we ask for 30%, wouldn't that be too stupid?"
All the Xuemang Grand Secretaries frowned, this ratio was really too low.
Zong Ganming continued, "But don't worry, everyone. I, Zong Ganming, swear by my ancestors that our clan will spare no effort to allow Xuemang Grand Secretary to occupy the 30% seat of the cabinet elders!"
The expressions of the Xuemang university scholars eased slightly.
"But..." Zong Ganming glanced at all the Xuemang Grand Scholars and said, "I hope that you can jointly propose to the Holy Academy to ask the current Eastern Holy Sect Master Mo Ju to directly manage the Xuemang Palace."
All the university scholars looked at Zong Ganming. His words just now were like the rising sun in the dark night and thunder out of the blue, making everyone more sober.
It turns out that this is the real purpose of the Zong family.
The Zong family does not need to use despicable means to occupy the ancient land of Xuemang, nor does it have the strength to monopolize the ancient land of Confucius like the Kong family. They can only use this method to obtain the management rights of a world, control this place while the Zong family is still alive, and obtain the greatest benefits.
Once the Saint of the Zong family dies, the Zong family will not be able to continue to occupy this position and will have to leave. However, before they leave, they have obtained enough divine objects to lay a solid foundation for the Zong family!
After all, the Zong family is a newly rising family. Not to mention compared with those famous semi-saint families, there is a gap even compared with the Lei family.
As long as they obtain the management rights of the Xuemang Ancient Land, even if they can only control it for a hundred years, it will be enough for the Zong family to rank among the first-class families.
"I see." Yun Zhaochen was silent. Even though he hated the Zong family because of Fang Yun, he understood after hearing this that the Zong family would not drain the pond to catch fish. It was not that they did not want to, but that they did not dare. With the help of the Zong family, the Xuemang human race would definitely be better off, at least better than without it.
At this moment, the sky outside suddenly became brighter and brighter.
Many university scholars looked out in surprise. All the university scholars in Xuemang Ancient Land had puzzled expressions on their faces as to why the sky in the distance changed from black to blue.
The university scholars from Shengyuan Continent could see clearly that this was a sign of the rising sun!
Zong Ganming was overjoyed and said, "I never thought that the speed of Xuemang Ancient Land's promotion to a realm is so fast. Now the sun is about to rise! According to legend, the master of a realm must be born from the sun, and his name is Mingguang, Xihe, and the Great Sun Emperor."
"The ancient land of Xuemang has been shrouded in clouds and mist for many years, and the yin and yang are out of balance. Now that the sun is shining, it is a blessing for Xuemang!"
(To be continued.)