"Yi Hongfei? What are you doing in the military camp?"
Chang Ming heard Hong Dong's footsteps and turned his head happily. He didn't see Hong Dong but saw Yi Hongfei. He was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his chair.
He had a house in Black Rock City, and he would go there occasionally during his vacations. One time he accidentally broke Yi Hongfei's egg on the street. The two of them had bad tempers, and they started fighting in the street without giving in. He tried to get Yi Hongfei to use his hand, but he was caught off guard by Yi Hongfei as soon as they faced each other. Not long after, he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. This news spread to the army, and Yihe laughed at him for a long time.
Yi Hongfei quickly scanned the twelve people in the account and said straight to the point: "I want to be the new leader of the Zhanyue Clan."
"Ah? What did you say?" Chang Ming plucked his ears hard, "Why don't you say it again? I might have heard something wrong just now."
Who is Yi Hongfei? If you ask different people this question, you will get different but the same answers.
Ask the old people in ancient times, they will first eloquently recount the glory of the Yi family, and then regret that the Yi family has no successors. If you continue to ask about Yi Hongfei's situation, they will shake their heads and sigh and tell you that the girl is very wild and dances every day. A man who wields swords and guns, he often beats and cries the boy from the Zhu family, almost thinking that she can't get married. If you ask who the boy from the Sheng family is, you will know that the magistrate and Yi Hongfei are childhood sweethearts.
If you ask women of her age, some will immediately curse, while some will praise them endlessly. The matter can be as big as children fighting or as small as competing for food in the market.
If you ask the dandies in the city, the answers will be pretty unanimous, because almost all of them have been taught a lesson by her, and they all feel that she is too lenient and too harsh.
All the above people will tell you that Yi Hongfei is too fierce. Don't provoke her if nothing happens. If you provoke her, don't resist. She will protect her head and be beaten silently, and she will calm down.
The twelve generals sitting here may have never met Yi Hongfei, but they have all heard of her reputation. In addition to her fierce reputation, they also know that Yi Hongfei is the youngest daughter of General Yi and often came to the military camp when she was a child. Yihe was once one of her playmates.
"You heard me right. I want to be the clan leader. I am not here to ask for your consent. I am just here to inform you. It doesn't matter whether you accept it or not. Master has no time to pay attention to such trivial matters now. You can only talk to me about anything you want."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Ming slapped the table and shouted: "I heard you fart! I only recognize the general as the leader!"
The rest of the people nodded in agreement. They were willing to surrender before. The main reason was that they felt that Hong Dong was more suitable than Sang Fu. Sang Fu had a completely bad reputation and had committed evil deeds of killing generals. Hong Dong was the former third prince. He is a brave General Tianwei, and has a strong body in his twenties. Although the soldiers obey orders, they also have their own limitations in their hearts, and they also want to follow the strong.
Now they are told that the new patriarch is not Hong Dong, but a fierce woman over forty years old. How can they accept it? !
Even if this shrew comes from the Yi family, it is absolutely impossible!
"General, as long as you say a word, I will lead my troops to kill them now." Chang Ming beat his chest hard. It didn't matter if Liu Yunjun was protecting him. If he forced his general to give up his position, he would dare to kill!
Yihe also stood up and expressed his opinion that he really wanted to hook up with Wen Yunxi, but if this required Hong Dong to give up his position, he would not agree.
"Thank you all, but I really have no intention of becoming the leader of the clan. When this matter is settled, I will go to sea and my return date is uncertain." Hong Dong was not surprised by their reaction. He and Wen Yunxi also took advantage of this information gap.
If anyone said this, they would suspect that he was coerced. However, they could not doubt it because he had rejected it many times back then.
It turns out that he still doesn’t want to be the clan leader…
The account fell into silence again. Everyone felt disappointed and regretful at first, and then felt angry. No one here was a fool, and they didn't understand that they were being tricked by Hong Dong and Wen Yunxi.
Just when everyone couldn't help but burst out, Chang Ming suddenly laughed. He stood up and sat next to Hong Dong. He said in a relaxed tone: "It's good to go to sea. I'm tired after so many years. General, let me keep you company."
He should have thought of it earlier. The general had never wanted to be the leader of the clan. After returning from hardships, traveling around the mountains and rivers was the most suitable thing for the general compared to the hard work of being the leader of the clan. "Okay, if everything goes well, we can set off within ten days." Hong Dong longed for freedom and didn't think it was a pity for Chang Ming to give up his position as general.
The depressing atmosphere was somewhat dispersed by Chang Ming. Now that the matter was over, since Hong Dong was unwilling to be the clan leader, they had to introduce a new candidate, at least it couldn't be the woman Yi Hongfei.
Yihe had followed Yi Hongfei in the military camp when he was a child. Although he was dissatisfied with her arrogant words, his attitude was quite polite, "Sister Yi, even if you are a member of the Yi family and Wen Yunxi's disciple, I'm afraid you are not qualified to be the leader of the clan."
"Hmph, a woman still wants to be a clan leader, let's just dream." Yihe said politely, but some people didn't give Yi Hongfei face.
The Zhanyue people are not the weaklings of the Shanniu people. They are not afraid of being laughed at by their ancestors if they recognize a woman as their clan leader.
These words were quite unpleasant, but Yi Hongfei was not troubled. She did not argue with them about whether a woman could be the leader of the clan, and continued her straight-forward style: "Let me put it more bluntly. My master fully supports me being the leader of the clan. In other words, if I were not the clan leader, the Zhanyue clan would be left behind by her."
Yihe felt a sudden thought and quickly asked: "What does this mean?"
Yi Hongfei chuckled and glanced at everyone sitting here, "You are all upright men, you must be smarter than me."
The implication is to let them realize it themselves.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. After a long silence, Yihe coughed lightly and said, "Sister Yi, please make it clear."
"After this war, Master will open up the commercial streets and use the commercial streets as a guide to establish hospitals, schools, charity halls, and workshops everywhere. In addition, he will also increase foreign trade and reorganize Lanzhou's officialdom."
"That's it? What impact does that have on us? The Zhanyue tribe didn't have this before, so didn't they live well?"
Yi Hongfei met the man's eyes, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Then why do you think Sang Fu excluded the Shuiyi tribe from Blackstone City, why he kept the doctor firmly in his hands, and why he only let Zhan Yue Is the tribe an official?"
Why? It's not just to suppress the Shuiyi tribe, but to completely control Lanzhou.
It has to be said that Sangfu's method is indeed effective, and the Shuiyi tribe is getting weaker and weaker. If Wen Yunxi had not appeared, they would not have been able to recover.
"You mean, if we don't recognize you as the clan leader, Wen Yunxi will treat our Zhanyue clan the same way?"
"Master is a kind and righteous person, so of course she cannot do such a thing. She will not target our Zhanyue tribe, but what she just said will directly skip the Zhanyue tribe. We can only watch the development of other tribes."
"Huh, they are just some schools and workshops. As long as we have money, it doesn't matter if we build them ourselves."
Seeing that they were disapproving, Yi Hongfei said sarcastically: "Then you can make paper? Can you make porcelain? Or can you make sugar?" (End of Chapter)
