Ji family meeting hall.
After Ji Qingyu, the head of the Ji family, vomited blood and collapsed, the elders of the Ji family divided into two parties and began to quarrel.
One party believed that the Ji family wanted to organize forces to capture Ji Lianqi.
Lin Fangfang believes that there are too many people who have taken refuge with Ji Lianqi, and if they use their strength to fight with him, both sides will suffer. At that time, the Li family will be advantaged, and they may be defeated by the Li family.
By that time, they will all be sinners of the Ji family.
Finally, Ji Xinyuan, the most virtuous and respected person, picked up the tobacco pole, knocked it on the table, and said a compromise.
"Now the head of the family has fallen ill, and Ji Lianqi's junior is coming fiercely. We, the people, can no longer fight among ourselves. I suggest mobilizing some people to organize the existing forces. At least we must ensure our safety, even if there is a fight. Even if we don’t win, we still have chips in hand and can talk to Ji Lianqi.”
Ji Xinyuan picked up the tobacco stick again, put it into his mouth, took a deep breath, and blew out a large smoke ring.
Looking around, he saw a serious expression on his old and withered face.
"Don't think about fighting Ji Lianqi to the end. That's unrealistic. No matter what, this is an internal matter of our Ji family. We are the old people of the Ji family. We have learned to put the overall situation first. No matter who is the head of the family or who is in charge. Power, as long as it's still the Ji family, it's easy to talk about... If the meat rots in your own pot, it's still your own meat. As long as it's served to other people's families, as long as the Ji family doesn't fall, what are you afraid of? "
"On the other hand, if the Ji family falls into ruin, the wealth and splendor of us people will never be available again, and we may be killed or imprisoned."
After Ji Xinyuan finished speaking, everyone around him fell into deep thought, and everyone was weighing their own interests and gains.
Everyone who can appear here is a respectable figure in the Ji family. There is no way they are stupid or have low emotional intelligence and lack of ability. They have long been dismissed as rice bugs who only eat and do not work, so it is impossible to control even a little bit. Power up.
"Uncle Yuan, you are right, I listen to you, go and integrate the troops now, block the gate, and try to talk to Ji Lianqi."
"I will go with you."
"Go together, go together."
After thinking about it for a while, someone quickly responded. The person who responded was Ji Hongbao, who held real power. He looked very festive, with a chubby face and a pair of small eyes that purred in his eye sockets.
But the shrewdness revealed in the eyes cannot be hidden in many cases.
With Ji Hongbao taking the lead, the rest of the people agreed to the plan one after another.
Since fighting is not an option and escape is not an option, the best way is to seize the bargaining chip and talk to Ji Lianqi.
We are all businessmen, so what’s the point of fighting and killing? It's bargaining and negotiation, that's their specialty.
As for how the head of the family would deal with it, everyone had a tacit understanding and didn't mention it.
It is true that many of them are close confidants of the family head and have received great favor from him.
But is the current head of the family still the same head? Things have changed dramatically.
The current head of the family is suffering from hemoptysis. Who knows how long he can live? He never knows when he will collapse and burp.
Death is like a light going out. No matter how good the relationship was in the past, it will not last long in front of a businessman.
"Let's go, let's go with Ji Hongbao."
"When the time comes, Ji Hongbao, you are responsible for talking to that boy Ji Lianqi."
"Let's talk. Am I still afraid of him? I hugged Ji Lianqi when he was a child, and that kid peed all over me." Ji Hongbao stared.
"That was when I was a child, and now, people will grow up."
"So what if I grow up? My wings are hardened. They are also Ji's family. We are all my own family. How can we drive out and kill all my own family members? What hatred do we have with that kid? It is the head of the family who excludes him, not us." Ji Hongbao snorted coldly. There was a sound.
"Yes, yes, everything you said is right. Let's stop lingering here and leave quickly. Otherwise, it's too late. You don't want to be tied up by that kid and talk to him again, do you? By then, we still have a conversation. Is it necessary?"
"Let's go, stop talking nonsense!"
Ji Hongbao and the others chatted for a few words and then left in a hurry. In the end, even the most respected Ji Xinyuan left together.
Before the arrival of Ji Lianqi's army, he had to finish what he could, and take the opportunity to move away the treasures that could be transferred. When it was really necessary, he had to live.
Ji Lianqi had already seen the gate of Ji's residence from a distance.
After a hundred years of development, the Ji family has developed into a town-like place, and it is also a very large town.
The gate outside was built very tall and grand, and it was surrounded by horses and ropes blocking the way.
Ji Lianqi took a deep breath, not out of fear, but out of excitement.
As the saying goes, returning home in fine clothes refers to his current state of mind.
As for killing Ji Lianyin, he felt very proud. If he killed Ji Lianyin at a critical moment, how would he get the chance to succeed?
"Young Master Jiang, Governor Qiu, we are already here. In front of us is the Ji family's residence. How come the elite have been occupying this territory for hundreds of years." Ji Lianqi narrowed his eyes.
"Majestic and majestic, it's a country within a country." Qiu Muliang sneered. He had never been interested in the arrogance of a local tyrant like this.
He also has a strong desire for control. Since he is under the rule of Sixiang City, how can he allow this kind of country within a country to exist?
At this moment, he was already thinking about how to deal with such powerful merchants.
"Chief Qiu is joking. The Ji family are loyal ministers of the imperial court. They will never become a country within a country." Ji Lianqi could only laugh along with him. He couldn't get angry even if he wanted to. There was nothing he could do. This was the Ji family in the first place. It was not done right, and no court would be unwary when it discovered this situation.
Unless the Ji family wants to provoke the imperial court, it is impossible to truly confront the imperial court.
"We'll see, Ji Lianqi, it's good for you to be the head of the family." Qiu Muliang said expressionlessly.
"Okay, let's talk about this later. Sheriff Qiu, Ji Lianqi, let's take care of the things in front of us first," Zi Yan said.
As soon as Zi Yan opened her mouth, Qiu Muliang and Ji Lianqi stopped talking at the same time, and instead turned their attention to the gate and city wall ahead.
At this time, the city wall was already full of people, all wearing helmets and armor, and they were obviously hostile.
Sitting on the front wall was a fat man covered in armor, with only one pair of eyes exposed. He looked timid and afraid of death, but he was wounded by someone else's secret arrow.
"Ji Lianqi, what on earth do you want to do? Why did you kill Ji Lianyin?"
The fat man picked up the loudspeaker in his hand and put it to his mouth, and shouted. As expected, the sound spread very far.