at the same time.
Outside the Zhenshi Division.
The second elder of the Gongsun family was also waiting outside the door. After handing the favor to the guard with a smile, he was taken to the side hall. The second elder of the Gongsun family came today to take over the official canonization of the Jade Seal of the family.
After the death of patriarch Gongsun.
For him to assume the position of head of the family.
More than half of the clan held objections.
Because this goes against the ancestral teachings.
and.
It's not like people from the Changfang lineage are dead.
Including Gongsun Tang, Gongsun Qing, who went to Jingzhou, the three of them may have already established the foundation. In any case, the position of the head of the family should not be inherited by the second wife.
to this end.
The second elder spent several months.
Only then did he suppress the opposition and forcefully ascend to the position of head of the family.
"Huh~"
Next.
As long as the court canonizes him.
Then he is the real head of the eighth-grade family.
Once the Gongsun family passes into his hands, he will definitely rekindle the glory of his ancestors and will never go downhill again no matter what. But for now, he can only think about being promoted to a seventh-grade family.
after all.
This is a great achievement that our ancestors have been unable to accomplish despite their efforts for hundreds of years.
At first.
The second elder was still a little excited.
However, as one cup of tea fell into his stomach and he drank more than half of the second cup of tea, no one informed him to go see Palace Master Xu. His face was obviously a little ugly.
How to say.
He is also the quasi-eighth-grade family head.
He was assigned to sit on a cold bench, and he couldn't help but stand up immediately, and said to the guard at the door in a low voice: "Fellow Taoist, please help me inform the master of the palace that I am here today to take over as the head of the family. position."
The latter sentence was particularly emphatic.
The guard glanced around.
Think about it.
Still whispered:
"The master of the palace is busy canonizing the newly promoted ninth-grade aristocratic family in the Fu family's fiefdom. I'm afraid my fellow Taoists will have to wait a little longer."
"What?"
The second elder Gongsun was stunned for a moment.
When did a ninth-grade family appear in the Fu family fiefdom? !
If he remembers correctly.
Once there is really another ninth-grade family in the Fu family fiefdom, wouldn't it be possible to be promoted to eighth-grade immediately?
The second elder Gongsun could not sit still now.
The eighth-grade aristocratic family enjoys many privileges, including a 20% annual tax reduction. Of course, this is secondary.
The most important thing is.
At the beginning of promotion to the eighth level, you can be exposed to many opportunities.
The most coveted thing is to be able to recommend the children of the family to enter Dazhou Academy. The last family member who successfully graduated from Dazhou Academy has been promoted to a fifth-grade golden elixir family.
Of course this may take a long time.
but!
Once the Fu family is promoted to the eighth rank.
Then Fu Changsheng has the opportunity to break through the Zi Mansion. Although he is unwilling to admit it, judging from Fu Changsheng's current cultivation speed, I am afraid that at least he has earth spirit roots, and breaking through the Zi Mansion is not a problem at all.
Once the other party becomes a major repairman of Zi Mansion.
That was the day when their Gongsun family was exterminated.
Second Elder Gongsun suddenly stood up and said:
"We must not allow the Fu family to be successfully promoted to the eighth rank!"
My mind was racing.
Gongsun Erchang's eyes suddenly lit up.
He used his right hand to cast a sound-isolating spell, then took out a jade talisman for communication and said a few words quickly.
The jade talisman trembled slightly.
The aura faded away.
The second elder Gongsun smiled coldly:
"There is still a lot of time between the court filing and the canonization. If the Cui family is not stupid, they will definitely know what to do after learning this news."
certainly.
Just relying on the Cui family is not enough.
Second Elder Gongsun summoned different people one after another. After everything was arranged, the uneasiness in Second Elder Gongsun's heart subsided.
He sat back down firmly again.
He lifted the teacup and took a sip.
Eyes narrowed slightly:
"Fu Changsheng, I want to see how you can turn the tide this time?!"
He looked like he was sitting firmly on the fishing platform.
Cui family.
The summons jade talisman on the body of Patriarch Cui, who was originally discussing matters in the meeting hall, suddenly lit up, and a magic spell entered it. After hearing the summons from the second elder Gongsun.
Patriarch Cui's expression changed.
Immediately said:
"Third brother, immediately send a message to Qiu Ya from Wanningfang City and ask her to go to the Zhenshi Division to find out whether the situation is true!"
"Yes, Master!"
The entire council elders were extremely shocked by this sudden news.
The information they had before was.
The head of the Fu family and his mistress went into seclusion one after another.
also.
Everyone in the Fu family also stayed in the clan honestly and did not take any action.
But I never expected it.
Suddenly, there was a ninth-grade family in the Fu family fiefdom.
Even if you use magic, you can't suddenly conjure a family of hundreds of thousands of people.
After a while.
soon.
A message came from Qiu Ya over there in Wanningfang City.
Outside Fangshi.
The parked Shangguan family treasure ship carries members of the Yu family, the second ninth-grade family in the Fu family fiefdom.
Hear this exact message.
Patriarch Cui's heart seemed to be drained away all of a sudden.
Today.
There is only one eighth-grade aristocratic family left in Huainan, and the Fu family has taken the lead. It will be a long time before it is their Cui family's turn.
Elder Cui San looked unwilling:
"Housekeeper"
"We spent a lot of money to cultivate a second-level spiritual vein for Cao Xuerui, and bought mortals to fill their numbers. We finally made the Cao family a ninth-level family in our fiefdom. Now we only need another ninth-level family to advance to the eighth level in one fell swoop. Taste."
"anyway"
"We can't let the Fu family take the lead."
"Although the second elder of the Gongsun family has bad intentions in this summons, if we send troops to a certain stronghold of the Fu family at this time, as long as we destroy one of their ninth-grade families, it will not count until the imperial court canonizes it."
"We have a chance."
The other elders heard this.
Like a drowning man finding a life-saving straw.
Nodding repeatedly:
"I agree with Third Brother's suggestion."
"also"
"We should contact the Hong family and Qi family immediately. Our three families are on the same side. With the combined efforts of the three families, it is not a problem to destroy a ninth-grade family in the Fu family's fiefdom!"
Everyone was talking a lot.
Almost all of them wanted to start a war with the Fu family.
Patriarch Cui rubbed his brows with a headache, but said nothing.
Seeing this, Elder Cui San hurriedly said:
"Master, time waits for no one. Please contact Chief Hong and Chief Qi as soon as possible to discuss how to attack the Fu family."
The Cui clan let out a long sigh.
His right hand beat rhythmically on the Qianyang Stone Table, and the originally noisy meeting hall suddenly became quiet.
Patriarch Cui then slowly said:
"Not long ago"
"The old patriarch of the Hong family has passed away, and now the successor of the Hong family has not yet been decided. Do you think the Hong family has the energy to start a war now?"
"also"
"Although the Qi family is in alliance with us"
"But being promoted to the eighth rank will benefit our Cui family after all. If you think about it from the standpoint of the Qi family, are you willing to offend the Fu family who may be promoted to the eighth rank at any time?"
After some analysis.
Everyone's originally high emotions temporarily calmed down.
But Elder Cui San was unwilling to give in after all:
"Master, are we just going to watch helplessly as the last eighth-grade family place falls on the Fu family?"
He said everything so clearly.
When Patriarch Cui saw that his clansmen still refused to give up, his face immediately became solemn and he said coldly:
"The Fu family can grow from the original four cultivators to the current eighth-grade family in just over forty years. This shows that the Fu family's luck is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even the eighth-grade family who is one step above him The Gongsun family was also suppressed by the fate of their Fu family."
"What do you think"
"How does our Cui family compare to the Gongsun family in its heyday?"
From Anyang County to Pingshan County, any family that opposed the Fu family would not end well.
Think about this.
Everyone suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Patriarch Cui looked around at the crowd and said word by word:
"Everyone here remembers it."
"Everyone who meets the Fu family in the future will be more respectful to me. The rise of the Fu family cannot be stopped by us."
The Fu family is definitely not a thing in the pool!
Everyone in the Cui family has always looked up to the head of the family, and when they heard the words, they all loudly agreed.
Patriarch Cui was worried and wanted to give some instructions. The next moment, the jade summons talisman on his waist lit up again. Patriarch Cui lowered his head and saw that it was a summons from the eighth-grade Shi family.
The Shi family rarely gives orders to its subordinate families.
Patriarch Cui was shocked when he saw the jade talisman. He didn't know what was going on. He quickly entered a spell, and then the voice of the head of the Shi family came out:
"The Fu family can't move!"
Patriarch Cui was stunned for a moment.
Then he let out a long sigh.
There was unspeakable envy in my heart that the Fu family could be promoted to the eighth rank. The Cui family had been planning for hundreds of years, but their plans were blocked by the sudden rise of the Fu family.
He knew it in his heart.
Once the Fu family is promoted to the eighth rank.
Definitely riding the wave.
Maybe he could be promoted to seventh grade earlier than several established eighth-grade families.
From now on, the Cui family and the Fu family are completely different.
Think about this.
Patriarch Cui immediately said:
"Third brother, please draw up a list of the girls of marriageable age in the clan for me. Hurry!"
While the Fu family has not yet been promoted to the eighth rank and they can still talk to the Fu family, they decide on the marriage of their children. In the future, they will also have ties with the Fu family. If they come to ask for anything, there will be someone to talk to.
Although the marriage is a little late at this time, it is better to make up for it than to do nothing.
at the same time.
Shangguan's meeting hall.
Shangguan Feng and Shangguan Hongyu sit on the left and right sides of Shangguan respectively. They are half-steps into the Zi family, and their status in the Shangguan family is unshakable.
After everyone has finished discussing.
Shangguan Hui, who was at the bottom, couldn't help it. He stood up and cupped his hands and said:
"First Elder, the Fu family has rented our treasure ship for ten years. During this period, many important things have been delayed. If this treasure ship does not come back, it will become the Fu family's."
Think about those days.
Shangguan Hui is also a member of the clan who responds to every call.
However.
At this time, as he spoke, no one dared to say anything, as if they didn't hear anything, and they all drank tea separately, because Fu Changsheng had saved the lives of Shangguanfeng and his daughter, so let alone renting a treasure ship, really After giving this treasure ship to the Fu family, they didn't dare to say anything.
But privately I couldn't help but complain a few words.
Shangguan Hongyu narrowed her eyes slightly.
He said calmly:
"Elder Hui, why don't you ask more about why the Fu family rented a treasure ship?"
"Hmph, what does his Fu family's affairs have to do with me?!"
Ever since Shangguan Hui learned that Zhang Yuanyuan had cuckolded him.
His whole body was covered in thorns.
It doesn't please anyone.
Shangguan Hongyu was not annoyed and said slowly:
"Let everyone know that the reason why the Fu family rented this treasure ship from our family was actually to go all the way to Jingzhou. Now they have turned back, but they have brought back a ninth-grade family."
"That is to say"
"An eighth-grade family was born under our rule!"
As soon as this statement came out.
The whole house was in an uproar!
Under his rule, he was promoted to an eighth-grade family.
For the Shangguan family, it has great benefits, the most intuitive of which is that it can help them be promoted to the seventh rank. In addition, it also has the blessing of luck.
Even Shangguan Hui, who was covered in thorns, heard this.
At this moment, it was rare to see even a hint of a smile on his face.
The puppet head of the Shangguan clan was busy agreeing:
"What Hongyu said is absolutely true. The Fu family has made a great contribution to our Shangguan family. Let alone leasing the treasure ship for ten years, even if it is given to the Fu family, it is still necessary."
"Yes, yes, the Great Elder and Hong Yu still have vicious eyes, and they chose Fu Changsheng of the Fu family to support them."
"No, if it was the Zhang family that was supported back then."
Halfway through his words, the Sixth Elder realized that Shangguan Hui had chosen the Zhang family in the first place, and immediately fell silent. After all, Shangguan Hui's current situation was really pitiful.
Shangguan Hui, who was sitting at the end, was originally in a better mood, but when he heard the word "Zhang family", his face suddenly changed into a very different color.
He snorted coldly.
He immediately rolled up his sleeves and left.
behind.
But there were people's lively congratulatory and joyful sounds, and the setting sun shone on him, making his shadow grow longer.
In the palace.
Shangguan Hongyu, who was sitting upright, turned to Shangguan Feng and said:
"Father, although the Fu family is already qualified for promotion, it will take some time for the imperial court to complete the entire canonization process. In case someone is sabotaging it, do you think we should send people from the Foundation Establishment clan to several strongholds of the Fu family? Stationed?"
at present.
In addition to the Fengshan tribe's land in Anyang County, the Fu family also has the Lin family's original fiefdom of Yunxiao Mountain, Yunshan County and Pingshan County, which is equivalent to four strongholds.
With Shangguan Hongyu's reminder.
The rest of the people also came back from their joy.
In the entire Huainan, there is now only one eighth-grade family left, and as the head of the ninth-grade family, the Cui family has different intentions at this time and unites with the Qi family and the Hong family to attack a certain stronghold of the Fu family, that would be bad.
certainly.
The most important thing is.
There is another public enemy of the Fu family, and that is the Gongsun family.
The Gongsun family will definitely not let it go.
Seeing that there was no objection from everyone, Shangguan Feng immediately transferred nine foundation builders from the clan and went to Luofeng Mountain, Yunxiao Mountain and Pingshan County in Anyang County in groups of three:
"Fujia Yunshan County has a demon-control city, and even the third-level demon king can be sniped. We don't need to send additional manpower to support this place. However, the treasure ship of Changsheng is still in Wanningfang City, on its way back to Yunxiao Mountain, in case In case, Hongyu, go to Wanningfang City in person and escort the Yu family and others back to Yunxiao Mountain safely with Changsheng."
"Yes, father"
Shangguan Hongyu agreed very readily.
after all.
She and Fu Changsheng had not seen each other for more than ten years.
After everyone disperses.
Shangguan Feng cast a soundproofing spell and said:
"Hongyu, after you see Changsheng, remember to remind him that the imperial court's expedition to the Yinan tribe has been put on the agenda and let him prepare in advance."
"Yes, father"
Shangguan Hongyu's face turned solemn.
but.
He hesitated.
She still said:
"Father, what is the ultimate goal of the imperial court's attack on the Yinan tribe?"
These are all excuses to expand territory.
After all, there are so many tribes in the Eastern Wasteland, why did they choose Yinan, which was still far away from Huainan, and several foundation-building tribes had to be annihilated along the way.
Shangguan Feng shook his head:
"Although the imperial court is taking the lead in this campaign, the main force is the seventh-grade Luo family, Wang family and Wan family. Only they know the inside story."
The above three seventh-grade aristocratic families all have several Zifus.
The eighth-grade aristocratic family in Huainan Prefecture is under the rule of the seventh-grade Luo family.
"Father, why don't you go to Luo's house?"
Never fight an unprepared battle.
Shangguan Hongyu didn't want to be stupid and had to let others take orders.
Shangguan Feng muttered:
"The Luo family has always ignored their subordinate families and has little contact with them on weekdays. If we come here rashly, I'm afraid we won't be able to extract any useful information from them."
Shangguan Hongyu shook his head.
Quite confidently said:
"Father, you are talking about the past. Now there is an eighth-grade family under our rule, and you and I are both half-stepping into the Purple Mansion. As long as there is an opportunity, breaking through the Purple Mansion is just around the corner. The Luo family sees this, There will always be a sigh of relief."
"Then I'll try to take a walk."
He family meeting hall.
at this time.
The elders of the He family were wondering why the head of the family suddenly convened an emergency council of elders. He Qingshang, who had just established the foundation three years ago, was also sitting at the bottom.
Seeing the irrepressible smile on his father's face, he hurriedly said:
"Father, what happy event in the clan makes you so happy?"
Patriarch He's face was full of joy and envy.
He looked around at everyone.
This is how he said:
"Just now, Yong Yi sent me a message. He has returned to Jingzhou safely. This time he also brought back a ninth-rank Yu family. The Fu family's promotion to the eighth rank is imminent."
That is to say.
The He family immediately had an eighth-rank relative.
The elders heard this.
They all smiled.
In the past ten years.
The Gongsun family resented their relationship with the Fu family. Relying on the privileges of being a superior family, they issued conscription orders to them almost every year, making them miserable. This was secondary. The most important thing was that even the He clan leader himself almost died several times.
Now the Fu family has been promoted to the eighth rank.
That means they have the ability to confront the Gongsun family.
The He family was finally able to get rid of the bullying of the Gongsun family.
Elder He's eyes were red, and he kept saying:
"Master, this is really a great event, a great event!"
"With the support of the Fu family, our He family will be able to develop steadily for another one or two hundred years."
"In the final analysis, it was the master who had a far-sighted vision and chose the Fu family as a marriage partner. Master, the old man said some unpleasant things before, please don't take it to heart, just treat it as the old man's fart."
"."
The Fu family was promoted.
The several old foundation-building elders who had originally questioned the head of the He clan were completely convinced at this moment.
The atmosphere in the entire meeting hall was extremely harmonious.
Only He Qingshang, who was at the bottom, was full of regret at this moment.
If she had listened to her father's arrangement and married into the Fu family, she would have been the daughter-in-law of the master of an eighth-grade family at this moment, and the treatment and resources she received would definitely not be comparable to what they are now.
After foundation-building.
She found that if she only relied on hard work, it would be difficult to break through to the Purple Mansion in 200 years.
And their He family had only so many resources.
In addition, the exhaustion of the resources in the Hundred Thousand Mountains made it even more difficult for the Huainan cultivators to practice.
At this time.
After the He clan leader and the others were happy, they spoke:
"Although the promotion of the Fu family to the eighth rank is a foregone conclusion, in order to prevent people from doing evil, we have to send the foundation-building clan members to help the Fu family guard several strongholds. Pingshan County is near us. Third uncle, fifth uncle, and sixteenth uncle, you go to Pingshan County."
"Yes, patriarch"
The three foundation-building elders who were named responded loudly.
Wanning Market.
Footsteps were heard in the main hall of the Zhenshi Division.
Fu Changsheng looked at it.
The first to come out was Palace Master Xu, and behind her was Yun Bozi, who had completed the conferment ceremony. Yun Bozi's aura at this time was completely different from before, and vaguely, one could feel a mysterious aura around him.
Fu Changsheng smiled and bowed:
"Congratulations to Patriarch Yu on his promotion to the ninth-rank family master"
Yun Bozi was smiling, but he knew that he could have what he had today thanks to Fu Changsheng, and his life was still in his hands. He did not dare to be arrogant, and hurriedly said respectfully:
"This is all thanks to the support of the master family"
Yun Bozi did not get carried away because of his promotion to the ninth-rank family master, nor did he forget the kindness of the Fu family.
Fu Changsheng nodded slightly with satisfaction:
"Patriarch Yu, your clansmen must have been waiting anxiously outside, go."
He still had a few words to consult Palace Master Xu
After Yun Bozi left.
Palace Master Xu was the first to speak:
"Patriarch Fu, your Fu family has all the qualifications for promotion to the eighth rank. In addition, since Lord Cao has already informed the higher-ups in advance, we should have good news after the court officially issues the title, which will take at most three months, or at least one or two months."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Palace Master."
Fu Changsheng was a little surprised.
If he follows the regular process, he will probably have to wait another year or two.
Thinking of the intelligence that Mei Zhen transferred 10% of the profit of the mine to Cao Xiang'er, the other party probably did it for this reason, so he informed the higher-ups in advance, which can be regarded as avoiding more trouble.
Palace Master Xu personally sent Fu Changsheng to the door of the palace.
At this time.
The guards also happened to bring Elder Gongsun II out of the side hall. Elder Gongsun II swept his consciousness over Fu Changsheng and saw that he had indeed broken through to the peak of foundation building, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Seeing how enthusiastic Lord Xu was towards Fu Changsheng, he recalled that he had been sitting on the bench for most of the day, and it was a mixture of emotions.
But of course he couldn't direct this anger at Lord Xu.
He could only suppress his emotions.
But thinking of his several steps of planning.
Elder Gongsun's mood immediately improved, and he sneered in his heart: "Fu Changsheng, I want to see how long you can be proud of yourself."
I'm afraid it won't be long.
This little beast will have nowhere to cry.
Fu Changsheng passed by Elder Gongsun, and although the other party's emotions changed quickly, although he concealed them well, how could he miss it.
No need to think.
Elder Gongsun must be holding back some dirty tricks.
After coming out of the Zhenshi Division.
Fu Changsheng immediately had an idea:
"Exchange information!"