Chu Tianyang spoke as he did at the moment because he simply lacked the power to intervene. If it were true that Li Fei had the backing of the three major families, then on one hand, it would be to balance the forces between them, and on the other, it might be because one of those families had held power for too long and had begun to show their ambition.
Under such circumstances, one must definitely suppress with force. If suppression proved insufficient, then simply find someone else to replace him. That was the cunning position Li Fei found himself in during this trip to Jingcheng under the guise of attending the Dan conference. In fact, all the intricate details of his position were deliberately fought for by Li Fei himself.
