Yu Cheng couldn't fall asleep after getting up at night. As he was walking in the yard, he touched his mustache and looked up to see a patch of white. After subconsciously cursing bad luck, he quickly stopped talking, turned around and left in a hurry.
The head of the Gongsun family died again. This time it was Gongsun Yao, the eldest daughter of Gongsun who had just taken over the power of the family. The Shangguan family was unlucky and happened to hit this juncture, so naturally there was no way to go away.
As a master of the Shangguan family, Yu Buping was also responsible for protecting the head of the family, and it was impossible for him to just leave. They had no choice but to help the Gongsun family handle the funeral affairs of Miss Gongsun.
Originally, as the Gongsun family was a big family, this trivial matter would not bother outsiders. However, after the Gongsun family suffered successive blows, most of the outstanding talents in the family withered away.
The few remaining ones are all young and inexperienced, unable to convince the public, and their own abilities are also uneven. The only reliable one, Gongsun Yi, has now become a drunkard, embarrassing himself.
The youngest elder of the Gongsun family, and the person with the highest martial arts and medical skills in the clan, cried profusely on the day the eldest daughter Gongsun Yao died, and then lived with a wine jar every day, feeling groggy and almost It's useless.
In desperation, the leaderless Gongsun tribe turned their attention to Shangguan Shaoqin, and shamelessly asked him to take charge of the overall situation.
Shangguan Shaoqin's first reaction was to shirk it. After all, among the big clans, it was better to avoid such things as subjugating one's subordinates. But he couldn't bear the pleadings of the Gongsun clan members.
On the one hand, it is true that they have no choice but to turn to outsiders because their family suddenly collapsed, their elders are autistic and alcoholic, and there is no one available.
On the other hand, Gongsun Yao's death also dealt another heavy blow to the already precarious Gongsun family. As one of the three great aristocratic families in the world, it is now the only one left. It is inevitable that the Gongsun family will be in trouble.
Ever since Gongsun Huan's identity was revealed and Gongsun Wang and other old men were all killed in battle, the Gongsun family has actually become a strong man but no better than an empty shell.
However, relying on the accumulated connections and the centuries-old reputation of the Gongsun family, they were able to barely stabilize the situation after Gongsun Yao seized power.
Now, Gongsun Yao has died inexplicably, the last beam of the Gongsun family has been broken, and when the building is about to collapse, no one can stay out of it.
Shangguan Shaoqin is here, he is simply sent by God to save the Gongsun family. As long as he asks the other party to help at the most critical moment, when Gongsun Yi recovers in the future, the Gongsun family can continue to live in peace.
Otherwise, let’s just say that the situation we are facing is very troublesome. They are both Jianghu forces, and the reason why Gongsun and Sun can be named after Gongsun is naturally because their family business is large enough.
With the Medical City as the core and several surrounding state capitals, almost half of the world has the properties of the Gongsun family, whether they are medical clinics or medicine gardens. The industries in various places are like the branches of a big tree. Without them, the family would not be able to survive. The collapse of the foundation is just around the corner.
Just after the accidents of Gongsun Huan, Gongsun Wang and other veteran figures, the Gongsun family encountered crises. For example, the management of those industries suddenly became difficult, and the good medicine gardens began to be constantly found trouble by others.
After Gongsun Yao took over the power, she immediately used the contacts accumulated by the Gongsun family over the years to start operations. She cooperated with Jianghu factions through favor exchanges, alliances of interests, etc., and asked these people to come forward to support them and let those who coveted it. People retreat when faced with difficulties.
This trick is really easy to use. If the Gongsun Family's signboard is placed here, there will never be a shortage of people willing to cooperate.
Now what the Gongsun family wants to do is to repeat their old tricks, and borrow the prestige of the Shangguan family to scare away those hungry wolves for them. After all, the decline of the Gongsun family is essentially a fault in the family inheritance.
Once outsiders discover that they are actually a group of paper tigers, countless hungry wolves who are still watching will pounce on them and devour them all at once. With interests in hand, even the threats and intimidations of those powerful factions may not be effective.
Many people even pessimistically believe that once the Gongsun family is destroyed, those big factions that were once brothers with them may be the first to rush forward to share their inheritance.
Shangguan Shaoqin repeatedly declined, but the Gongsun family had made up its mind, and some members of the family even knelt in front of his door. This forced him to compromise and choose to come forward.
Everyone in the Gongsun family was grateful for Shangguan Shaoqin's benevolence and righteousness, and they praised Shangguan Shaoqin endlessly. Seeing their expressions, Shangguan Shaoqin couldn't help but sigh, the Gongsun family was indeed exhausted.
The reason why this group of people came to ask Shangguan Shaoqin to come forward was because they unanimously recognized Shangguan Shaoqin's character. On the other hand, it was also because the Shangguan family also had a great business, and in terms of pure wealth, it was far superior to the Gongsun family.
Therefore, this group of people believe that Shangguan Shaoqin will not covet the Gongsun family's property, and because they are also a wealthy family, they will try their best to help the Gongsun family. Not only can they gain an ally and countless favors, but they can also gain a good reputation as a gentleman.
And this is what they take for granted. In this arena, it is never the case that the big fish eats the small fish. But for the sake of fame and face, everyone will not do it so straightforwardly.
But no matter how good the whitewash is, the truth is still cruel. In fact, Shangguan Shaoqin is far more dangerous than those second-rate and third-rate forces.
Only those who have eaten meat will want to eat meat more and have tasted the delicious benefits. With such a big piece of cake from the Gongsun family in front of him, Shangguan Shaoqin was very curious as to why they thought he would not be tempted.
If you can't grab it directly, isn't it difficult to encroach on it step by step? Shangguan Shaoqin lamented that the Gongsun family was full of idiots, and at the same time, he quickly began to make plans to seize the other party's foundation.
Although Gongsun Huan has never looked down on the Gongsun family, this does not mean that he will let others divide his family property at will.
Therefore, Shangguan Shaoqin acted very quickly. Even if the other party reacted in the future, everything would have become an established fact. In addition, there was a threat like the Crown Princess. The other party did not want everyone to die together, so they had no choice but to hold their noses and admit it.
So Shangguan Shaoqin reluctantly accepted the invitation of the Gongsun family and began to take charge of the overall situation for them. At the same time, he sent his confidants to visit the Jinyiwei with gifts.
This is not because Shangguan Shaoqin wants to show his loyalty, but because he knows that once the Gongsun family collapses, he may not be able to eat all the meat in his mouth in such a short period of time.
He estimated that the most likely thing was that he would eat the largest portion, but the rest would definitely be eaten by various forces. After all, there were many smart people in the world.
Therefore, these benefits would not go into his own pocket anyway. Instead of watching others pick up the benefits in vain, it would be better for him to give them to Jin Yiwei as a favor.
(End of chapter)
