Chapter 411 The dispute over the establishment of an heir
This kind of behavior and performance does not seem to be the behavior of a person who regards wealth as his life?
But this fact is indeed the case. Anyone who fails to pass the preliminary selection of talents, no matter what the reason is, will refund the money to the trustee.
Judging from this situation, the thin old man is a person with long-term ideas.
He doesn't want to do things like giving up eating because of choking. What he wants is an environment where he can continue doing this for a long time.
Regarding similar matters, the thin old man's opinion from the beginning was that although the person who asked them to do things did have his own problems of one kind or another, their nephew did not successfully pass the primary selection for talent selection.
But one fact that cannot be denied is that they receive money from people to do things for them. In addition to being responsible for smoothing the process, they also have the obligation to teach people.
Please tell me that your nephew did not pass the talent selection. The reason is that your own team did not provide enough training and advice to your nephew before the selection.
Since you are doing "business" with relevant people, you have to bear all the consequences of uncertainty.
In any case, the responsibility cannot be entirely passed on to the party who requested the service. You must also bear the corresponding responsibility.
Based on this principle, the reputation of the team formed by the thin old man is getting better and better, and there is an endless stream of people coming to ask for help.
The place where they used to talk, collect money and do business, that is, the home of the thin old man, has become a "Bamboo Forest Pavilion" besides the "Bamboo Forest Pavilion" where the Yong family is responsible for selecting talents and training them.
However, perhaps because of everyone's common convention, or because both parties deliberately kept a low profile, not many people knew about this "Bamboo Forest Pavilion". Most of them were only members of the inner three sects of the Yong family, and the outer five sects were unaware of its existence.
So this means that the thin old man's home is not bustling with people.
If that's the case, then the little old man and the others will probably be done with their busy schedule.
For the people from the five other clans outside the Yong family, the thin old man inherently has a sense of superiority and disdains to earn their money.
But if you think that the skinny old man is doing this just to make money, then you are totally wrong.
His deepest wish is to gradually transfer the public power of the Yong clan to the clansmen of the Inner Three Sects, while the clansmen of the Outer Five Sects will naturally be governed by the clansmen of the Inner Three Sects for generations.
If there really is a situation in the Yong family where the skinny old man is obsessed with everything, then the huge Yong family will fall apart and become a piece of loose sand, at the mercy of others.
Just imagine, a family that doesn’t even have the same ancestry is united, even if it is a huge family, who would be afraid?
On the contrary, because your family is large, you will be plotted by others and become "meat" on other people's chopping boards, cut into whatever they want, and eaten however they want.
After operating in secret for more than a year, a certain situation has been formed in which the "Bamboo Forest Pavilion" is a shortcut and the "Bamboo Forest Pavilion" is regarded as useless.
Through the entire operation of the thin old man and his team, they successfully passed the preliminary selection of talents within the Yong clan and entered the "Bamboo Forest Pavilion" for training. They were then promoted to the "official examination" and dozens of people were awarded the title.
Except for the three departments of "Zongzhengchu", "Zhengbenxuan" and "Ritual Division", they were basically scattered into the Yong clan's various departments.
At this time, the thin old man felt that he had initially gained a power within the clan that he had control over. From then on, they could be used by him, they could say things they couldn't say on their behalf, and do things they wanted to do.
So what exactly does he want to do?
Without anyone knowing, the thin old man had let his closest confidants operate in secret.
It is estimated that something will happen soon, but as the instigator, he will hide behind it and will not come forward.
This approach is very smart. Even if something happens, it will not affect him.
As long as he is not involved, those who are bewitched by him will have confidence in their hearts. Even if they come forward to mention something, they will not be panicked when faced with the opposition of Zhengshuo from the clan.
So what exactly is this skinny old man trying to do?
This incident was entirely due to the ambition of the thin old man. What he planned in secret was to ask someone to propose to the patriarch about the establishment of an heir.
The person they specifically proposed to support this time to become the head of the Yong clan in the future was Yong Ming's younger brother Yong Rongzhen, who was less than twelve years old at the time and nearly four years younger than his brother Yong Ming. He was a completely different person.
A child who knows the world.
Yong Ming's father was quite surprised when he heard that several senior members of the clan mentioned the matter of establishing an heir to him.
This eldest branch of the Yong family has always been the lineage of the Yong family. It has the noblest bloodline and has absolute authority in the clan.
Who the eldest son should be the heir to is always a matter for the eldest branch, and the other branches have no right to interfere.
Unless a situation arises, that is, the eldest daughter-in-law does not give birth to a son, but the eldest concubine has a son, that is, the patriarch has no legitimate son.
At this time, the clan leader needs to summon the elders of the clan to discuss and determine the issue of the eldest son. This is a very important step to establish that the current clan clan leader is not his direct son and will take over the position of the Yong clan clan leader in the future, and it has been recognized by the clan elders.
, the succession is justifiable.
If you don't do this, you won't be able to succeed.
But the current situation is that the patriarch has his legitimate son Yong Ming, right?
Therefore, there is no need for the clan to discuss the matter of establishing an heir. Why do several senior members of the clan suddenly talk about this matter?
After Yong Ming's father patiently listened to what they said, he asked who organized them to raise the matter of establishing an heir? And who instigated them to say this?
After the five tribesmen looked at each other, they all denied that they were instigated to bring up the matter. They claimed that they were entirely concerned about the future of the Yong family and believed that the patriarch's second son, Rong Zhen, was superior in terms of qualifications and temperament.
The clan leader's eldest son, Rong Ming, will be able to succeed the clan leader in the future.
At this time, Yong Ming was still young, and his name still contained the full name of his generation.
But later, when Yong Ming came of age, especially after he took over the position of head of the Yong clan, in view of his young age, in order to prevent his senior elders from calling him uncle or great uncle when they saw him.
, and intentionally removed the word "Rong" from his name to weaken his seniority in front of his own tribe.
Regarding this aspect, the specific situation and Yong Ming's thoughts, as well as Yong Ming's state in front of the elders of the clan and Xie Liuyun, and the process of being persuaded by Xie Liuyun, can be traced back to the previous part of this book, which has a detailed introduction.