Jiangnan, Li family.
The meeting hall was filled with core members of the three generations of the Li family.
On weekdays, people like the Li family may be all-powerful outside, but when they get to the meeting hall, they all have to sit upright and respectfully, not daring to show off their dignity.
But today was different. Not only did they not dare to breathe, they didn't even dare to make a sound when they breathed, and their faces were as pale as white paper.
There is no other reason than that all the core disciples who were sent to Jiangbei to instigate rebellion have returned, and without exception, they all failed.
Not only that, Li Congxin, who should be most likely to succeed when he goes to Shaozhou to instigate rebellion, has been out of contact for two weeks.
This meeting was supposed to be held a week ago, but in order to contact Li Congxin, he had to wait an extra week.
Although Li Congxin had often been out of contact in the past, the Li family had never encountered someone who disappeared for two weeks in a row like this time.
Moreover, this was a critical moment of the confrontation between the north and the south, so the Li family could almost conclude that Li Congxin had died in Shaozhou and would never come back.
This means that their mission to instigate rebellion in Jiangbei ended in failure, and a life of the Li family was involved.
This forced them to re-examine the counties in Jiangbei, and also had to re-examine Master Ling who unified Jiangbei.
Even if they don't want to admit it, some of them are already beating drums in their hearts.
The reason is also very simple. Although Li Congxin has never been seen seriously in the Li family, his surname is Li after all, so the Li family regards this as a formal declaration of war from Jiangbei to the Li family in Jiangnan!
Judging from the rumors, Master Ling is the master of Huajin. If he really kills the Li family single-handedly, can their old man Li Qinghe really be able to withstand it?
Thinking of this, everyone turned their attention to the splendid robe sitting in the center.
Compared with everyone else's pale complexion, Li Qinghe's complexion looked much rosy. If it weren't for the long beard on his chin and the wrinkles on his face, one would probably think that he was a young man.
Not only that, at this time, Li Qinghe, even after hearing the news that Li Congxinduo died in Shaozhou, still looked calm and content, without showing any trace of panic, which made everyone look in awe.
In the hall, besides him, there was another person with a calm expression, as if he was not affected at all.
This person is a member outside the core, Li Yanxi!
Everyone who saw her, whether they wanted to admit it or not, felt that this guy's energy-raising skills were no worse than the old man's, so they all looked at her high and no longer regarded her as a transparent person.
And her performance naturally fell in the eyes of Li Qinghe, who had been observing everyone.
Although Li Qinghe was also a little relieved, he was more disappointed - the core member he had worked so hard to cultivate was actually not as good as a peripheral member. If this spread, he would not be called the successor of the Li family. unmanned?
"Tell me, why did you fail?" Li Qinghe knocked on the table and said loudly.
Those core members who thought they would be able to successfully surrender by choosing the easiest prefecture and county immediately responded with trepidation after hearing these words.
About an hour later, all the core members had completed their analysis, except Li Yanxi.
Although the reasons of these people are all made up in various ways, they can be summed up in two points. One is that the other party has succumbed to Master Ling's power; the other is that they have no chance to stand out.
This second reason, overtly and covertly, accuses Li Congxin of not doing things well and failing to conquer Shaozhou's leader as quickly as possible - since everyone else is dead anyway, who else will he take the blame for?
Li Qinghe was very disappointed after listening to the analysis of his grandchildren.
But his expression remained unchanged, and he looked at Li Yanxi and asked, "What about you, what's the reason?"
"Like them, Master Ling is too strong; Li Congxin is too useless." Li Yanxi said concisely and concisely, instead of making long remarks like them.
When everyone heard Li Yanxi's answer, almost everyone showed disdain. They shook their heads inwardly and taunted: 'You are still too young. You can't even shirk responsibility. You still want to join the inner circle? Idiot's dream! '
But Li Qinghe, who had always looked calm, raised his brows unconsciously after hearing her answer, but he quickly covered it up and no one noticed.
"Actually, this failure was all within my expectation." Li Qinghe finally spoke.
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked confused.
They don't understand that since you, old man, know that you will fail, you still ask us to instigate rebellion. Isn't this making fun of us?
"Letting you go is to beat you and teach you a lesson, so that you can understand what it means that there are people outside the people and mountains outside the mountains. Don't think that I, Li Qinghe, have the final say in this Jiangling Province!"
Although this statement is reasonable and well-founded, the Li family is actually murmuring in their hearts.
If that was really the case, why was it so intense and solemn before departure?
So no matter how you look at it now, it seems like the old man is playing things off as an afterthought, just to comfort everyone and prevent them from panicking too much.
"Okay, let's all disperse. This time the matter is over. From now on, everyone should be more peaceful and wait until Zhao Xinian takes action before heading north again!" Li Qinghe waved his hand and signaled everyone to leave.
After everyone heard the words 'This is the end', some were happy and some were sad.
The end of this means that the matter is over. Regardless of merits and demerits, it will not be brought up again in the future, and it will not affect the order of future heirs.
So the core members who participated in the mission were naturally happy. They were afraid that the old man would hold them accountable and exclude them from the candidate list of successors.
Fortunately, the law does not punish everyone. It seems that everyone passed this test without any danger this time.
"Yan Xi, come here, I have something to ask you." Li Qinghe suddenly said again.
As soon as these words came out, the core members, whether they were involved in the mission or not, all felt nervous and shouted that something was wrong.
Although Li Yanxi didn't know why, he still walked towards Li Qinghe without changing his expression.
When she kept a low profile in the past, she was still a little afraid of meeting her nominal grandfather, because she was afraid that it would leave a bad impression on him, which would affect her future future.
But now, with Ling Yi as her backer, she was extremely calm. Not only did she not have the slightest fear, but on the contrary, she also wanted to get some useful information from the old man so that she could claim credit in front of Ling Yi.
"Follow me." Li Qinghe did not avoid others, but took Li Yanxi directly towards the inner house.
When everyone who deliberately slowed down their pace saw this scene, their pupils shrank and their breathing became rapid.
Some core members had their nails dug into the palms of their tightly clenched fists, and even bright red blood flowed out, without even noticing.
Because they all understand what it means to be called to the inner chamber by the old man as a member of the third generation.
A middle-aged man who had been eating and drinking among the core members of the second generation until now, and had no ambitions to be the head of the Li family. After walking out of the meeting hall, he looked up at the blue sky, and finally sighed with emotion. Qian De said: "I never expected that the Li family would be hers in the end!"
