The thin old man thinks he is a person with a broad vision and a profound understanding of problems, but in fact he is self-righteous and short-sighted.
He simply interpreted the "preparatory" matters that Yong Ming's father had done for Yong Ming to take over the position of head of the Yong clan and take charge of the Yong clan in the future, such as personnel adjustments, promotions and appointments, as the clan leader paving the way for his son to ascend to the throne for his own selfish purposes.
The skinny old man actually used his own little belly to speculate on what the clan leader had done. He was actually "using the heart of a villain to judge the belly of a gentleman."
He didn't know that being able to successfully complete the replacement of the old and new patriarchs and maintain a smooth transition of power was absolutely crucial for such a large Yong family.
If during the process of power change, uncertainty arises, causing chaos within the Yong clan, forming entanglements and struggles between multiple forces, thus breaking the dominance of the Yong clan's eldest branch over the Yong clan, then
Absolutely a terrible thing.
Overthrowing the orthodox patriarchs based on legal principles and blood, and replacing them with careerists who rose to power relying on conspiracy and power.
If the long-established power structure of the Yong clan is broken, and the balance of power around the Changfang branch is broken, without the absolute authority within the clan, it will cause emotional fluctuations among the Yong clan people, instability in the hearts of the people, and chaos will arise.
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The Yong clan's eldest branch has collapsed. The eldest branch of the Yong family that it represents, that is, the three inner sects, has long been far and away in blood compared to the five outer sects, which will become the source of conflicts within the Yong clan.
, forming an irreconcilable contradiction.
Although their core eldest branch has been disintegrated, the inner three sects, who consider themselves to be the direct descendants of the Yong family, will not be willing to be governed by the distant branches of the outer five sects.
And when they realize that there is an opportunity to control the Yong clan, the members of the outer five clans who have been stable for a long time will be ready to make trouble in order to control the highest power of the Yong clan.
By that time, the disasters suffered by the Yong clan will probably happen endlessly without an end.
Because the origin of the Yong family is Zhengshuo and the forces loyal to the eldest brother of the Yong family will do their best to quell the civil strife of the Yong family to ensure that the Yong family will not be disintegrated and will not decline, thereby competing with the will for the position of the head of the Yong family.
clansmen clashed.
Without the restraint of the Yong clan's eldest branch, even if the pros and cons are members of the same Yong clan, they will be at odds with each other due to their different ideas and desires, making it difficult to truly integrate.
It can be seen that Yong Ming's father and the Yong clan chiefs of the past generations have a full and profound understanding of this serious issue related to the replacement of new and old clan heads. They know that once problems arise, the Yong clan will suffer disaster.
causing irreparable losses.
Therefore, Yong Ming's father proactively began to allocate talents he selected from the descendants of his clan to Yong Ming, who was his future successor, when he was still two or three years old.
He wanted these future backbones of the Yong family to hone each other's temperaments, understand each other's thoughts, form a unified will, and complete their own transformation in their daily interactions with his son Yong Ming.
Then after these people who were specially selected by him stayed with Yong Ming for ten years, Yong Ming's father began to promote these people around his son Yong Ming in batches, headed by Yong Shizheng.
appointment.
They are actually taught important positions within the clan so that they can perform their responsibilities in the corresponding positions, give full play to their talents, and contribute to the stable development of the Yong clan.
At the same time, Yong Ming's influence can also begin to form in related clan affairs before his son Yong Ming takes over the position of clan leader.
This kind of advance arrangement can ensure the consistency of government affairs, maintain the stability of affairs, and achieve a controllable situation in important clan management positions when Yong Ming officially succeeds him as the head of the Yong clan in the future.
Only in this way can the chaos caused by the temporary power vacuum be avoided, causing the new patriarch to lose control of the situation.
Therefore, what Yong Ming's father did was entirely for the best interests of the Yong family. It was a wise decision to make arrangements in advance.
This is what he must think about and do as the leader of the clan, otherwise he will be an incompetent head of the Yong clan.
But such a normal arrangement for that special moment was misinterpreted by the thin old man as a selfish act. It was really a funny and ridiculous thing.
Thinking about it, if the matter of supporting the new leader to become the head of the Yong clan, run by such a person, comes true, the chaotic situation that will arise will definitely let him know that this abnormal change of power will inevitably be accompanied by fights and bloodshed.
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Is this situation good for the Yong family?
The thin old man must not have wanted the Yong clan to be in chaos. If what he planned was realized and what he saw was not a stable situation within the Yong clan, he would be frightened, worried and disorganized.
The reason why he was keen to promote Yong Ming's younger brother Yong Rongzhen as the new head of the Yong clan was because he wanted the move that the patriarch had planned ten years in advance to fail due to the replacement of heirs, and he felt a sigh of relief in his heart.
The “evil spirit” that has been pent up for a long time.
Of course, in this process of relieving his anger, the thin old man can also become a hero in supporting the new master in one fell swoop, and then enjoy generous treatment and glory.
This is the main reason why the thin old man is so active in operating to realize his wish to have Yong Rongzhen take over as the head of the Yong clan.
In fact, the thin old man didn't have a bad impression of Yong Ming, and he had nothing to do with the young Yong Ming at that time.
But he insisted on excluding Yong Ming from the candidates to succeed the patriarch, just to attack Yong Ming's father, the current patriarch of the Yong clan.
As long as he can gain emotional satisfaction by attacking the clan leader, the thin old man will do whatever he can and will not care about anything.
Once such a person becomes powerful, it will be the beginning of misfortune for the Yong family, which will cause the Yong family with a glorious history to completely decline until it divides and dies.
Yong Ming's father sized up the situation and used force to deal with the five tribesmen who criticized the Yong family's eldest son, and also dealt with their descendants and nephews. It can be said that he completely suppressed the tribesmen who had ulterior motives like a skinny old man.
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The thin old man is not alone. He is not the only selfish person in the Yong clan. He has like-minded people as partners.
Similarly, the thin old man also has allies with the same interests and the same goals in societies outside the clan.
They are the same kind of raccoon dogs, working together in collusion.