"…?!"
After hearing what Shen Dongsheng said, Shen Wansheng was stunned on the spot, completely shocked.
When he learned that the Shen family's private soldiers were heading to Lingshui Village, he had many conjectures, but the truth was far from his conjectures!
After a while, Shen Wansheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Dad, are you kidding me?"
"Even if you want to promote Marquis Wu Cheng to the throne, if our family members go to Lingshui Village, it will be a grudge. Aren't you afraid that Marquis Wu Cheng will make things difficult for us after he comes to power?"
"Isn't this about you?"
Shen Dongsheng chuckled, "Besides, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters!"
"If you don't want to take any risks, why should you fight for the merit of serving the dragon?"
"I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf!"
"…?!"
Shen Wansheng no longer knew what to say.
Before he returned home, he met with Mr. Xu. The two had a profound conversation, and they discussed whether to sit on the throne or not.
Judging from the conversation at that time, Mr. Xu had no interest in the throne.
Regarding this, Shen Wansheng told his father after he came back.
"Father, I remember that I told you that Marquis Wu Cheng had no idea about that position."
Shen Wansheng looked at his father seriously, with a serious expression.
"Our family doesn't want to be the target of public criticism, so you want to push Marquis Wu Cheng out. I want to ask you, when you made this decision, where did you put your son?"
"Now, Marquis Wu Cheng already knows that those people are members of our Shen family. How do you want your son to see Marquis Wu Cheng in the future?"
"Also, how should my son reply to Marquis Wu Cheng's letter?"
After hearing Shen Wansheng's words, Shen Dongsheng laughed out loud and said, "Of course I am telling the truth!"
"This is my decision, so I will definitely give an explanation to Marquis Wu Cheng!"
"In the past few days, my father will gather the clan members and hand over the position of clan leader to you. From now on, you will have the final say on matters related to the Shen family in Changshan."
"ah… ?!"
When Shen Wansheng heard these words, he exclaimed and lost his voice on the spot.
"Dad, no, you, is this an explanation?"
"I don't think you're taking this opportunity to show off!"
Shen Wansheng, who used to be in charge of a party, knows very well how hard it is to be the master of a country.
Changshan Shen is the actual controller of Changshan Mansion.
Compared to the prefect of Changshan Prefecture, the patriarch of the Shen family has more things to take care of. Because the Changshan Shen family's power is based in Changshan Mansion, but this does not mean that Changshan Mansion does not have power in other places.
"Haha, none of this matters!"
Shen Dongsheng smiled and waved his hand, "The key now is that you have to convince Wu Chenghou!"
"Let's put it this way, there are quite a few families who choose Wuchenghou. Have you ever thought about the reason why your father and I want our family to be the first person in the family?"
Shen Dongsheng asked a question, and Shen Wansheng shook his head decisively.
He has not yet recovered from this series of facts. How can he still have the energy to think about why his father did these things
"Controllable!"
Shen Dongsheng sighed, "Our family went and failed. So, it shows that Wu Chenghou protects his family well, and it proves that he knows what kind of crisis what he is doing now will cause."
"If our people succeed, then at least the safety of the Xu family will be guaranteed."
"Dad, then, why did you let people destroy Lingshui Village?"
"Don't you know that Marquis Wu Cheng is very emotional? He has lived in Lingshui Village for so many years..."
Shen Wansheng's thoughts followed Shen Dongsheng's. While he agreed with part of his father's explanation, he also caught the loopholes in it.
"Destroying the village is indeed my order!"
Shen Dongsheng twitched the corners of his mouth slightly and looked at Shen Wansheng very seriously, "However, after today, I will never admit this matter."
"You have to know that the imperial hegemony is not about treating guests to dinner or playing house. Anyone who wants to reach that position has to go through a bloody storm."
"Do you think Marquis Wu Cheng can change without going through some special pain?"
Shen Dongsheng's expression was unusually solemn, "Of course, our Shen family does not need to take the blame for this matter."
Shen Wansheng frowned, and instantly understood what his father meant, and said in a deep voice: "You mean, the person leading the team this time is a spy from another family?"
"After all, it comes from experience!"
Shen Dongsheng nodded, "That's right!"
"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizu has been trying every means to weaken the influence of the aristocratic families. In the face of the general trend, all the aristocratic families can only compromise, because, under the circumstances at that time, to oppose the imperial court is to attack the stone with an egg."
"But the aristocratic family's compromise has resulted in the imperial court becoming more serious."
"Although after the death of Emperor Taizu, the court's attitude towards the family has softened. But in fact, it is just changing some things from overt targeting to covert targeting."
"Local aristocratic families, including those with noble families, all have members of the royal family hiding."
"This is the Nightingale!"
Shen Dongsheng smiled slightly and explained the whole story to Shen Wansheng.
The attack on the Xu family this time was indeed carried out by the Shen family's private soldiers, but the person in charge of this matter was Nightingale.
Many people don’t know about the existence of nightingales.
Even Shen Wansheng heard this term for the first time.
"Dad, do we still have this person from Nightingale in our family?"
Shen Wansheng blinked, feeling more and more that the position of head of the family he was about to take over was a hot potato. This is really more tiring than being the prefect of Xiangyi Prefecture.
"Of course there is!"
Shen Dongsheng chuckled, "When you take over the position of the head of the family, you will know how many Nightingales there are in our family."
"As for what to do with these people?"
"It depends on how the situation develops. At least, these people have to be supported until Datang is completely hopeless!"
After hearing Shen Dongsheng's words, Shen Wansheng felt even worse.
Fortunately, he had thought that his father was determined to destroy the Tang Dynasty. However, after a long time of trouble, his father still wanted to make preparations.
"You brat, what's that look in your eyes?"
Shen Dongsheng saw his son's slightly contemptuous eyes, and immediately darkened his face, "Do you think your father and I are half-hearted?"
"The reason why I'm not attacking Nightingale's people now is because I don't want to become a target!"
"Nightingale, with a century-old heritage, is not a simple spy and intelligence organization. Nightingale also has its own killer force. If Nightingale goes crazy and regards our Shen family as a mortal enemy, do you know how many people in our family will die?"
"Everyone says that Hell is the strongest killer organization, but in fact, Nightingale's killers are no worse than Hell."
"Many times, Nightingale kills someone, but blames the underworld for it!" (End of Chapter)