"I finally understand!"
After Huo Shangyin finished speaking, Ye Fan nodded lightly:
"To put it bluntly, it's a modern version of The Orphans of Zhao."
"It's just that I'm a little confused. Decades ago, the four wealthy families were able to join forces to kill Du Minggong. Now what is there to be afraid of when his daughter comes back?"
"Although she has an additional status as a princess compared to his original status, it is not enough to dominate the Hong Kong City."
"Furthermore, Du Minggong's lineage has been exterminated by you, and the fourth princess has not returned to the port city for decades. She is completely like a rootless duckweed."
"On the contrary, Hong Kong City is the territory of four wealthy families. They want people, money, and guns. The revenge of the four princesses is no different than seeking death."
"Even if she only has a few people with her, the strength of the four wealthy families is enough to kill her."
Ye Fan stared at Huo Shangyin and said: "Be more ruthless, ignore her status as a princess, and strike first."
"The first one is that the fourth princess has a sensitive identity."
Huo Shangyin spoke up again: "Although she is just a princess, she is very popular among the middle and lower classes in Xiang Kingdom, and she also has the support of many factions in the military."
"Her son Xiang Shahu is also called Shen Bancheng Yafu. There is a high probability that he will be the future Xiang King."
"If we take action without catching her, it will not only expose the four wealthy families to diplomatic and public opinion turmoil, but also expose the four wealthy families to endless revenge from the Xiang Kingdom."
"You also know that what is cheapest in Xiang Country is human life!"
"With a population of two billion, three melons and two dates can hire a bunch of desperadoes."
"It doesn't matter if we old guys die violently, but the younger generation like Zi Yan still have a long way to go."
"They are all extremely precious. Even if they die together with a hundred fourth princesses, they are not worth it."
He sighed and said: "So until the fourth princess takes action against us, we can only try to stay as quiet as possible."
Ye Fan joked: "When she attacks you, I'm afraid it will be a thunderous strike that you will not be able to resist."
"Secondly, the four giants have already passed the stage of racking their brains for survival and development, and have now basically entered the stage where they can make a lot of money just by lying down."
Huo Shangyin is very direct: "We wealthy families not only monopolize many industries, but also solidify the class we belong to, making it impossible for ordinary people to squeeze in."
"As long as they don't deliberately fail or gamble away the family fortune, at least five generations of people will be able to live in a comfortable life."
He asked back: "Do you know what this means?"
"Of course I know. This not only means that five generations of the four wealthy families can eat together and wait to die, but it also means that the sons and nephews of the four families are accustomed to comfort and resist sacrifice and bloodshed."
Ye Fan sighed: "If you have too many bottles and cans, you will not only be afraid of your hands and feet, but you will also lose your blood."
"That's right!"
Huo Shangyin nodded lightly:
"When I received the warhead, I called Zi Yan, and also contacted Han Changshan, Sun Beidou, and Qian Ruhai."
"My original intention is to join forces with them to provide money and people to recruit a group of 100 dead soldiers."
"As long as anything happens to any of the core nephews of the four wealthy families, these dead soldiers can attack the fourth princess regardless."
He said loudly: "We cannot strike preemptively due to various influences, but we cannot do without countermeasures after being attacked."
Ye Fan nodded subconsciously: "This is indeed a good idea."
"It's a pity that except Han Changshan and the Huo family, Sun Beidou and Qian Ruhai rejected me."
There was a hint of ridicule in Huo Shangyin's eyes: "They said that they are old, and the nephews also hate fighting and killing, and they don't want to fight with the fourth princess anymore."
"You must know that the latter is not a soft persimmon now, but a promising princess of Xiang Kingdom."
"Sun Beidou and Qian Ruhai also advised me that each of the four wealthy families would pay a sum of money, get an astronomical check, and then let the middleman negotiate with the fourth princess."
"They feel that there is nothing in this world that money cannot solve."
"And they also believe that for the sake of money, the fourth princess will not dwell on the blood feud from decades ago. After all, when will revenge be repaid?"
"Look, before the Fourth Princess exerts her strength, the two wealthy families are already on their knees. How do you think I should do it?"
His fingers slowly slid on the beads. He liked to use money to settle things, but he also knew that there were some things that money could not settle.
"Sun Beidou, Qian Ruhai...these two old guys..."
There was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of Ye Fan's mouth:
"At the 80th birthday of Prime Minister Quan, the two of them were absent, and Mrs. Qian Chi Jingqiu was asked to deliver the bell."
"I want to slap Quan Xiangguo in the face and give the two major chaebols Kim and Cui a vote of approval to take care of their various interests in the Southern Kingdom."
"It took a lot of effort for Mrs. Qian to convince me to let them go, but I didn't expect that not long after the incident, things turned into soft bones again."
Ye Fan recalled what happened on Quan Xiangguo's birthday, and regretted not letting Quan Xiangguo kill them all, leaving Qian Ruhai and Sun Beidou jumping around.
Fortunately, he instigated Chi Jingqiu, Mrs. Qian, to make her his lackey, which could be regarded as driving a nail into the core of the Qian family.
He also somewhat understood Huo Shangyin's difficulties. The pressure of public opinion and internal differences made it difficult for him to commit to a single goal.
"Actually, for me, it doesn't matter if they are weak teammates."
Huo Shangyin said softly: "What I'm worried about is that they will turn around and cooperate with the fourth princess to deal with the Huo and Han families."
"For them, the world of the four giants is far less comfortable than the two giants."
"I didn't have the opportunity to stab the Huo and Han families before, but now that the Fourth Princess is a catfish, Sun Beidou and Qian Ruhai will inevitably be tempted."
"And for the four princesses, it is far better to defeat them individually than to force the four families to join forces."
"So I'm worried that there is a high probability that they will succeed in the peace talks."
"If the Fourth Princess, Qian Ruhai and Sun Beidou join forces, Zi Yan and Zi Qi will not be their opponents at all."
"They are too pure businessmen..."
He glanced at his daughter. She had courage, scheming, and methods, but she resisted staining the copper plate with blood.
Ye Fan suddenly said: "You can seek asylum from Ye Tang."
"I can't help but look like this!"
Huo Shangyin's eyes flashed: "I even killed Du Minggong, why can't I deal with the fourth princess? I'm not convinced."
He held his breath inwardly.
"Then why did you call me here?"
Ye Fan asked further: "Joining forces to deal with the fourth princess?"
Huo Shangyin looked solemn: "No, I mainly want to say hello. If anything happens to me and the Huo family, can you take care of Huo Ziyan."
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to Zi Yan and Zi Qi."
Ye Fan looked at Huo Shangyin and said lightly:
"I don't care if Qian Ruhai and the others ask for peace from the Fourth Princess, but if they join forces to deal with the Huo and Han families, or if the Fourth Princess plays dirty tricks..."
"Then their good days are over!"
He has made up his mind that at worst, he will let Hong Kong City shuffle the cards again.
"One more thing, no, it should be an advice."
Huo Shangyin looked at Ye Fan and smiled playfully:
"If the cards are reshuffled this time, the Huo family can survive the difficulties and become the lord of Hong Kong City..."
"I think you can marry Zi Yan and stay in Hong Kong City as the Shadow Governor!"
