C301 The discussion of the Xiahou Family (1)

The Xiahou Family is also a large clan with a deep background, and as a clan with such a high existence, their common characteristic is that they have an independent intelligence system. Forget about their ability to gather information, just their ability to send information is like 'the eight fairies crossing the ocean'.

With regards to the information that Xiahou Junyu had brought, the Xiahou Family still attached great importance to it. Ever since Xiahou Junyu's Fourth Uncle had informed the Xiahou Family's family of the huge sum of money, the Xiahou Family's family immediately convened a high-level meeting to discuss the matter intensely.

During the meeting, everyone expressed their opinions. Some objected, while others strongly supported and cast their votes in agreement. The resulting intense confrontation between the two sides was quite distinct. The originally peaceful meeting and the miasma that had been tossed about seemed to show signs of irreconcilable conflict.

"All of you shut up. I didn't ask you to come here to discuss things, not to quarrel with each other, or even to fight with each other! You are the people from the Xiahou Family, not some local thugs. You have to roll up your sleeves when you have something to do, don't you feel embarrassed? Are you going to sing in front of everyone? Even if you all had the nerve to act, I would f * * king be embarrassed to watch it! " When the patriarch of the Xiahou Family saw that the arguments were extremely heated, she stood up with a cold face and berated everyone.

"Patriarch, please calm your anger!" "All of you, don't even think about what time it is. You are still in pieces. If this is the case, how can the clan prosper?" The Great Elder by the side stroked his beard as he stood up. He first bowed towards the clan head. After which, he swept his eyes over everyone before slowly speaking out.

"The Patriarch and Grand Elder have taught us the wrong thing. We know we're at fault!" One of the groups was obviously from the patriarch's faction. Upon hearing the patriarch and the elder's words, they immediately bowed and admitted their wrongs.

"We know our wrongs!" The group of people on the other side were obviously standing opposite of the Patriarch. Their noses were not noses, their faces were not faces, and they simply cupped their hands towards the Patriarch and Elders, who were at the head of the family, and said something indistinctly. Then, they retreated to the side, pretending to be 'noses, noses, hearts, and all sorts of things'.

In fact, even I know that the most important thing is still money. Five hundred thousand silver is not a small amount and it will take a very short time to raise all of it. But I want to tell you, do not think so much about money, money is dead things, we want to use him in exchange for the corresponding benefits. "Don't be so short-sighted. As long as you have status and strength, money is still a problem." The patriarch coldly snorted and returned to his seat. He looked at the group of people below him and consoled them.

"The Patriarch is right, if this matter is handled properly, not only will that kid, Shu Yu, reap great rewards in the Surveillance Council system, but we can also recruit some nobles in the imperial capital. This is also considered as a contribution to help the Ninth Prince, in the future, the Ninth Prince will definitely make great achievements, and we will not mistreat our Xiahou Family!" The Great Elder's typical peacemaker character immediately echoed his words.

"The nobles mentioned by the Great Clan Elder? I wonder which power and influence did they wield? " One of the middle-aged men took a sip of tea and asked the grand elder a question.

"As for the money, we can't reveal it to anyone yet. We don't know the identity of the other party yet, so we have to consider it. After all, in the imperial city, how could a small nobleman have such a large amount of money?" Furthermore, would a person who could be targeted by the Surveillance Council be an ordinary nobleman of power? " The Great Elder smiled as he looked at the middle-aged man and explained patiently.

"That's right, as long as we take responsibility of this matter, the influential people will be grateful to us, and we will have something on them. At that time, if we let them join the Ninth Prince's camp, would they have any objections?" The patriarch nodded and added in what the Great Elder had said.

"The words of the Patriarch and the Grand Elder make sense!" The middle-aged man replied with a smile that was not a smile. His tone was neither cold nor indifferent, and even though it seemed like it was neither warm nor hot, it was more or less mocking the two of them.

Neither of them were fools. It was too obvious that these two people were singing the same tune. Wasn't it all just to ask for money? The circle was big enough, and they even had prospects. If these two didn't sell, then it would be a waste of talent.

The Xiahou Family was divided into two factions, one was led by the Patriarch, the other was a part of the family, these people mainly focused on the career of officials and officials, with good political prospects, they could be considered as the ruling faction of Xiahou Family. The other faction consisted of the brother of the Patriarch, the second master of the Xiahou Family, Xiahou Boyuan. They mainly dealt in business, and all the economic sources and expenses of the Xiahou Family came from these people.

Of course, the economy couldn't be separated from politics, and politics couldn't be separated from economics as well. Although these two factions were fighting endlessly within the family, once enemies outside the family appeared, then this group of people would be linked together and go abroad.

This situation continued for a long time. The patriarchs of the past generations of Xiahou Family had tried their best to improve this situation, but because of the injustice of the situation, it ended up with nothing more than a bowl of water being poured. However, what was interesting was that the Xiahou Family had always been a place where the people from two factions competed for the Patriarch's position. This also caused the conflict between the two sides to constantly accumulate, and at the same time, constantly escalate.

Perhaps the ancestors of the Xiahou Family had only considered the issue of not letting the previous patriarchs slack when they established the Xiahou Family, but they did not think that doing so might cause a split within the family, and this split from the present generation of the Xiahou Family, was already beginning to dawn on them.

"Apart from that, don't you forget what we did this for? But this time, the candidate's identity is extremely secretive, our people have no way of finding out, so the only ones who know the candidate's identity are the old cunning fox from the Surveillance Council and the Elder Hall's, but we have no way of finding out from them, so this matter is related to whether or not he can defeat this unknown competitor, so we need to ensure that this matter is the last, with no feelings, and no room for negotiation, you all have to understand this! " The more Xiahou Family's master spoke, the more excited she became. She excitedly talked to everyone present, and did not notice Xiahou Boyuan's look of despise in the slightest.

"Can't we just let our competitors die like they used to? Since there is only one candidate, they, the Surveillance Council, will have to choose even if they do not want to! " A chunky man walked out from the Second Master's faction. From the looks of his fat head and big ears, he was either a rich man or a kitchen man. Looking at his silk and silk clothing, he could be ignored.

Maybe you guys might not know, but the Surveillance Council has the final right to give up, if they feel that this person is not suitable for them to be the Principal of the Surveillance Council, then they will choose to give up. Regarding this point, even the Emperor of the Empire cannot interfere, so if that's the case, then everything we have done will be for naught! The clan head didn't hold back when he heard this person's words. He opened his mouth and started cursing, as if he was scolding his grandson.

"So we don't have to do anything?" Xiahou Boyuan saw that his own faction members were being scolded, and was obviously not happy, so he asked the patriarch with a cold face.

"Of course not, when we took action in the past, the Surveillance Council's people did not show any sign of concern, and adding to that, the Surveillance Council's people did not find any trace of Zhong Yu, so we can only leave it at that, but that does not mean that the Surveillance Council's people are just a bunch of idiots, they should have suspected Yu Yu, and no matter what happened, they would not reveal their intentions, and when that time comes, even Xiang Yu will not be able to do anything!" The family head smiled and took a sip of tea. He was probably tired of 'cursing' his grandson 'a moment ago. Then, he slowly opened his mouth and continued.

"What if we don't do it ourselves? "What about finding an outsider to do this?" The clan head's faction members also came out to speak. This person was around forty years old. His eyes were squinted as if he was still asleep. However, he didn't dare to underestimate this person even though he occasionally saw a cold glint in his eyes.

This person was called Xiahou Botong. Although he was quiet in the Xiahou Family, he was abnormally shrewd and no one could see through him. However, he was always able to calculate other people's weakness. including the assassination attempt by the candidate for the President of the Council, it could be said to be a very successful operation. Not only were the spies of the Surveillance Council unable to find any clues, even the old cunning fox the Surveillance Council, could only suspect something, but she had no evidence and was unable to come to a conclusion.

"Outsider? Who are you looking for? " The patriarch tilted his head as he asked Xiahou Botong a question in reply.

"Amongst the martial arts world, assassins are the most complicated. They would rather die than sell out their employers. We will start with the three assassin's organizations!" Xiahou Botong laughed, and then slowly replied.

"Are you talking about 'Ghost Worry'?" The Xiahou Family Lord muttered to himself for a moment, and asked noncommittally.

"That's right. Have you heard of the Patriarch as well?" Xiahou Botong nodded.

"Five years ago, when 'Ghost Worry' participated in the assassination of the Situ Family's current family members, it caused a huge stir in the Empire. At the same time, it caused all of our family's forces in the Capital to be wiped out. But in the end, the assassination attempt still ended in failure. Although Murong Fenghuang managed to survive, she was, after all, still alive and well, and on the other hand, 'Ghost Worry'. I heard that only the leader of the Sword Soul, 'True Tai Sword', survived, and the other two leaders were still unknown to this day, while the elites of the three killer organizations were all lost in that battle. The original 'Ghost Worry' has already existed in name, what use would there be in finding them? " The Xiahou Family Lord let out a heavy sigh. Her eyes were a little blurred, as if she was trying to remember something.

As the patriarch spoke, everyone present sank into deep thought. Most of them had also experienced what happened that year, so they all sighed endlessly.