Internal strife broke out in the Jinling Zhen family...
It is obvious that Zhen Yingjia, a sensible person, feels the strong malice coming from today and does not want to have a head-on conflict at all.
He still listened to Jia Cong's reminder.
Although cutting off flesh, and even cutting off large pieces of one's own flesh, is quite painful, it is still better than the complete destruction of the Zhen family.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to shrink his family's power.
First, give up the less reliable forces on the outside, that is, the officials and wealthy businessmen who come to the door, and hand them over directly to the current agents in Jiangnan.
This is a gesture, a gesture of bowing your head and admitting defeat!
If there is one, then there are two. Next, Zhen Yingjia will gradually transfer the peripheral forces and the less important internal forces to the current henchmen.
In this way, the current strong ill will towards the Zhen family will be slowly quelled.
When the time is right, it will be no problem to unite with Prince Zhongshun in the capital and hand over all the inner forces of the Zhen family.
As long as we relent now and make it clear that we will not continue to cause trouble for the Zhen family, even the Weaving Yamen, as the core force, can be handed over smoothly.
As for the large network of interests woven by the Jiangnan officialdom and local aristocratic families, except for a few important officials who can be trusted, the rest can be given up.
It can be said that Zhen Yingjia felt a great threat, and the price he was prepared to pay was absolutely painful.
If they really follow these steps to slowly weaken their own power, in the end the Zhen family will really be just the top power in Jinling, and neither their influence nor their sphere of influence will be able to spread too much to the southern region.
However, in this way, the Zhen family's power is more concentrated and its ability to resist risks is stronger. At least it is not easy to find the huge loopholes of the Zhen family.
As for the weaving yamen, as Jia Cong said during the meeting, what is not the Zhen family's private property is not the Zhen family's private property and will have to be given away sooner or later.
If you be more proactive now, you might still remember the Zhen family well.
If it were to be taken by force today, it would be hard to say what would happen to the Zhen family. Not only would the Weaving Yamen not be able to survive, but the Zhen family itself would be in serious trouble.
The idea is good and quite feasible...
It's a pity that good wealth is hard to give away. The other direct descendants of the Zhen family have no intention of giving up and even want to continue to expand the influence of the Zhen family.
Old Mrs. Zhen and Concubine Zhen Gui passed away one after another. The direct descendants of the Zhen family did feel the crisis, but the other families' method was to wildly expand their power and influence, and they must keep the Zhen family's status as the "King of Jiangnan".
Of course, when Zhen Yingjia proposed shrinking her power and taking the initiative to bow her head to the present, she encountered extremely strong opposition.
I don’t know if it’s because they have lived an arrogant and comfortable life for too long, or if they have a misunderstanding of today’s psyche and ability. In short, the other members of the Zhen family’s direct lineage don’t take Zhen Yingjia’s ‘today’s threat theory’ seriously at all.
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Or maybe you take it seriously, but are reluctant to part with your huge industry and connections.
People, especially the top tycoons in Jiangnan like the Zhen family, over-interpret their own strength, or think that they cannot do so well today. They may also think that the Zhen family is the "King of Jiangnan", and every move they make affects the Jiangnan region.
The situation is stable. Nowadays, we always have to consider the impact and consequences. In short, we just don’t agree.
Zhen Yingjia is anxious...
And the direct descendants of the Zhen family were also angry!
It has to be said that the energy of the Zhen family is truly astonishing. These few families soon discovered that the reason why Zhen Yingjia suddenly had the idea of "shrinking power and bowing to the present" was because he attended the banquet hosted by Jinling Prefecture Lian Er.
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Jinling Prefect, Chain Two!
The members of the direct descendants of the Zhen family gnashed their teeth in hatred, but for a while there was nothing they could do about Lian Er, the prefect of Jinling.
At this time, we can see the benefits of promoting Lian Er to be the prefect of Jinling against all objections.
Lian Er is not the prefect of Jinling that the Zhen family can easily control. Behind him are the four major Jinling families who are quite powerful.
The ‘Guard Protector Talisman’ circulated in Jinling City, as well as the great prestige of the four major families, as well as the support of many tribesmen and powerful forces, although it is just an empty shelf that is of no use, it is not something that the Zhen family can mess with casually.
By the way, after being reminded by Jia Cong, Lian Er secretly investigated carefully and was convinced that behind the so-called four major families in Jinling, the Zhen family was indeed behind it.
Now, the Zhen family has tasted the bitter fruit...
They have spent a lot of energy and money to push the power in the front, and it is not that simple to deal with it.
Besides, Xue, the king of Jia Shi of the four major families in Jinling, is not a piece of shit who can be manipulated by others.
Lian Er was already on guard. Apart from entertaining the powerful families of Jinling City, he spent most of the rest of his time in the prefect's Yamen and didn't go anywhere.
The backyard of the prefect's Yamen was well guarded by the confidants brought by Lian Er from the capital. At least it was safe for a short period of time, and it was difficult for outsiders to take advantage of the loopholes.
Wang Xifeng is also a powerful person. Ever since he knew that there might be danger in Jinling, he has kept the backyard airtight and will not go out to socialize easily.
The direct descendants of the Zhen family saw that it was difficult to attack Lian Er, so they first took action on Jia Cong, who was also in Jinling and was wandering around the city, to release the resentment in his heart.
Then, some of the direct descendants of the Zhen family who were sent out to find trouble met with great misfortune...
One day, Jia Cong took Xue Pan and a group of guards while wandering in a bustling commercial street in Jinling City. As a result, they bumped into a certain young master from a direct lineage of the Zhen family who had been preparing to rush towards him in an aggressive manner. This guy was carrying dozens of people behind him.
A thug with a strong aura and a sinister face walked quickly from another street.
Then, a dark cloud suddenly appeared in the clear blue sky, accompanied by howling winds and heavy rain pouring down.
The weirdest thing is that the street where Jia Cong is sitting is still sunny and the temperature is pleasant, but it turns out to be a very rare solar rain.
On the other side of the street, the son-in-law of a certain family member of the Zhen family, and the thugs behind him, were drowned, and were blown away by the howling wind.
Ahem...
In such a humiliating situation, the originally aggressive young master of the Zhen family could not care less about his embarrassment and ran away with his subordinates in a panic.
Damn, they felt guilty when they suddenly encountered such a strange thing.
Another day, Jia Cong and Xue Pan were dining at a well-known restaurant in Jinling, enjoying local delicacies.
At this time, another son of the Zhen family, with more than a dozen guards, swaggered upstairs to prepare for a meeting with Jia Cong. As for Xue Pan and Ben, they could not catch his eye.
Maybe there were too many people standing on the stairs at one time, so the wooden stairs of the restaurant couldn't bear the pressure and collapsed.
The young master of the Zhen family, who happened to be walking in the middle of the stairs, instantly fell from the air and broke his legs and feet. Most of the guards around him also suffered broken bones and tendons, which was very miserable.
The most depressing thing is that this restaurant is owned by another family member of the Zhen family. Even if you want to find trouble, you can't go too far. Don't mention the depression in your heart.
Evil, this guy is really evil!
At this time, except for Zhen Baoyu, who was in Zhen Yingjia's first room, the other two young masters in the other rooms who were free and interested in making trouble were all unlucky. They and the family members behind them were suddenly frightened.
Even Zhen Yingjia, who had been observing silently and not taking the initiative to remind Lian Er and Jia Cong, was also stunned for a while and couldn't laugh or cry.
Who would have thought that Jia Cong's luck would be so amazing!
"Boss, the head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia, is here!"
On this day, Jia Cong and Xue Pan were wandering by the Qinhuai River. They had no thoughts of warm and fragrant nephrite, they were just curious and curious.
I just hired a boat to float in the river for a while, but I didn't want to hear Zhen Yingjia coming before I even started it.
"Uncle Shi, this is..."
Jia Cong couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Zhen Yingjia. This guy hadn't been seen for just a few days. He seemed to have aged ten years, with gray on his temples.
"It's nothing, I'm worried about the future of my family!"
Zhen Yingjia waved her hand and said with a wry smile: "I would like to quit, but my family won't agree!"
"Take it out first before talking!"
Jia Cong said disapprovingly: "Only you and your closest family members are safe. It's not too late to talk to the ignorant tribesmen!"
Zhen Yingjia's expression changed, and she smiled bitterly: "Isn't this too heartless?"
"Heartless?"
Jia Cong sneered and said: "If we are punished by today, and the whole family is sent to Beijing for punishment, the wife and daughter will inevitably be bullied and humiliated, and the world will not be able to do anything, then Uncle Shi will feel that the whole family is together."
Is it the best outcome to be together?"
"you……"
Zhen Yingjia's face turned red with anger, and she really wanted to say harshly at Jia Cong's smiling face: Don't you know how to say nice things?
But he also knew that if the Zhen family did not change at all, unless they rebelled, this would be the final outcome.
"Then according to my nephew's wishes..."
"Ignore the other tribesmen around you. Just take the initiative and make yourself feel it!"
"That's right, I do have some resources in my hand, maybe they will come in handy today!"
"Isn't this the end?"
Jia Cong said leisurely: "In addition, please contact Prince Zhongshun so that he can help respond in the capital!"
"I'm just afraid that the chips I gave you are far from enough!"
Zhen Yingjia nodded first, then shook his head and said helplessly: "Many core resources controlled by the Zhen family cannot be sent out at all without the nods of other families!"
“This is easy too!”
Jia Cong smiled leisurely and said: "Hire ten large-scale ships with about a thousand materials, load them with food and send them along the coast to the nearest coastal city in the capital. As long as everything goes well and publicize it, it is guaranteed that Longyan will be very happy today!"
"It's that simple?"
Zhen Yingjia looked suspicious, filled with disbelief.
"Absolutely true!"
Jia Cong opened his mouth with a smile, just like a little fox.
"Of course, if Uncle Shi really acts like this, he will probably offend some people and forces!"
"It must be able to alleviate the dissatisfaction in today's hearts. What's the point of offending some people and forces?"
However, after saying this, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but mutter in her heart: It can't be a trap...