Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16247 The Position of City Lord
"You mean the entire Gongsun family is really dead? Are you sure?"

Gongliang Juewen said to Wu Daban, a hint of excitement on his face. He truly hoped to destroy the Gongsun family, and it seemed that the Wanfa Divine Sect was doing quite well.

Wu Daban said in a deep voice, "Indeed, they have killed all the members of the Gongsun family. The remaining members of the Wanfa Divine Sect are all ruthless and vicious. Their combat power is extremely strong, and they showed no emotional fluctuations when killing people. It can be seen that they must have killed a lot of people."

Upon hearing Wu Daban's words, Gongliang Juewen frowned and then asked, "It seems that the people of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect are indeed very powerful. Daban, do you think the people of the Myriad Laws Divine Sect are usable?"

Wu Daban said in a deep voice, "It can be used, but we must be careful. If the Myriad Laws Sect were to break free of control one day, they might be even more dangerous than the Creation Sect."

Upon hearing Wu Daban's words, Gongliang Juewen immediately nodded and said, "Then we really need to be careful." Gongliang Juewen had great faith in Wu Daban's judgment.

Wu Daban then said, "Your Majesty, there is another matter. I have temporarily appointed Zhao Hai as the city lord, but Zhao Hai said that he does not want to be the city lord. Your Majesty can send someone to take over the city as soon as possible."

Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, then he said directly, "This time, a total of six city lord positions have been vacated. I plan to give three city lord positions to the minor aristocratic families and three city lord positions to the sects. As for the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, we will not give them city lord positions, but we will give them what they obtained from the Gongsun family, and I will not take it back."

Wu Daban responded. Gongliang Juewen glanced at the sky, which was already turning a pale white. A smile appeared on his face. He said in a deep voice, "I'd like to see what expressions those aristocratic families have now."

Wu Daban remained silent, but Gongliang Juewen spoke directly, "Someone come here." Immediately, a eunuch entered, and Gongliang Juewen said, "Send a letter to Qingxuan, telling them that the positions of city lords of Qicheng, Fucheng, and Qingcheng will be filled by members of the sect. Let them choose their own candidates and report back. Also, send letters to the Gao family of Yu'an, the Yan family of Ling'an, and the Mu family of Qingyang. If these three families are willing to submit a letter of allegiance to me and send their family members to serve as officials in the court, then the positions of city lords of these three cities will be filled by members of their respective families."

The eunuch acknowledged and then turned and left. After the eunuch left, Gongliang Juewen said, "Those aristocratic families won't give in so easily. They will definitely retaliate. What we need to do is continue to deal with them. Tonight, we'll deal with the Xie family."

Wu Daban responded and then said, "The Xie family was the first family to attack the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. The Myriad Laws Divine Sect will definitely be happy to deal with the Xie family."

Gongliang Juewen nodded and then said, "Someone, send a letter to Zhao Hai, asking him to come see me." A eunuch responded and immediately went to deliver the message.

About half an hour later, Zhao Hai arrived. Gongliang Juewen immediately summoned him to his study. After Zhao Hai bowed to Gongliang Juewen, Gongliang Juewen looked at him and said, "Zhao Hai, you did a good job this time. However, those aristocratic families won't behave themselves, so we'll have to take action again tonight. This time, our target is the Xie family. If you can take care of the Xie family this time, I will appoint the Myriad Laws Divine Sect as the state religion and give you the position of Imperial Preceptor. Are you willing?"

Zhao Hai was taken aback, then he quickly bowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Please rest assured, our Wanfa Divine Sect will do our utmost."

Gongliang Juewen nodded and then said, "Originally, you were supposed to hand over the Gongsun family's resources after you destroyed them, but I've decided that you don't have to hand over their resources. If you destroy the Xie family, you also don't have to hand over their resources."

Zhao Hai bowed to Gongliang Juewen once again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gongliang Juewen then spoke, "Tonight, someone will be cooperating with you. You must cooperate well and avoid any mistakes. Alright, you may leave." Zhao Hai responded, then bowed to Gongliang Juewen and left the study. After Zhao Hai left, Gongliang Juewen turned to Wu Daban and said, "Wu Daban, the matter of cooperating with Zhao Hai and the others still depends on you. You must keep a close eye on them."

Wu Daban responded, and Gongliang Juewen then let Wu Daban go to rest. At the same time, he also sent people to keep an eye on those aristocratic families and sects to see how they would react.

Meanwhile, in the Wan family's council hall, all the heads of the various families had arrived. The Wan family was the second largest family after the Gongsun family. Now that the Gongsun family had been destroyed, the Wan family naturally took over the position of the Gongsun family. Naturally, the heads of the various families came to the Wan family for a meeting.

The head of the Wan family, named Wan Hai, glanced at everyone and then said, "The Gongsun family has been wiped out. It seems His Majesty is serious this time. What we did angered His Majesty, but it also proves one thing: what we did was very beneficial to us, but very detrimental to His Majesty. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so angry. As for whether the patriarch of the Gongliang family is still alive, it's hard to tell from the current situation. The Gongsun family was wiped out, but according to the intelligence we have, it was the Wanfa Divine Sect that did it. But to be honest, I don't believe that the Wanfa Divine Sect alone could destroy the Gongsun family. His Majesty must be behind this. We need to discuss what to do next. Everyone, please share your thoughts."

The faces of the crowd were grim. To be honest, the destruction of the Gongsun family had a significant impact on them. The Gongsun family was very powerful, stronger than any of the families present. The fact that such a family could be wiped out so easily showed how angry Gongliang Juewen was. Now, many families no longer wanted to oppose the royal family.

Just then, a servant walked in. After entering, the servant quickly walked up to Wan Hai and whispered a few words in Wan Hai's ear. After hearing what he said, Wan Hai's expression changed slightly. Then he waved his hand, signaling the servant to leave.

After the servant left, Wan Hai glanced at everyone and then said, "I just received news that the city lords of the six cities controlled by the Gongsun family have been replaced. The city lords of three of the cities are from the sect, and the city lords of the other three cities are from the Gao family, the Yan family, and the Mu family. It seems that the people from those three families have already pledged allegiance to His Majesty."

Upon hearing his words, everyone's expression changed. The thing they feared most had happened. They were not afraid to oppose the Gongliang family because they believed that as long as they were united, neither the Gongliang family nor any other enemy could do anything to them.

What they fear most is internal problems. Once internal problems arise, it's all over. After all, they are an alliance, and if internal problems really occur, their alliance may fall apart. That's what they fear most.

Bang! A family head slammed his hand on the small table beside him, shattering it instantly. He stood up abruptly and shouted, "Bastards! The Gao family, the Yan family, and the Mu family! Don't they know what this means? They've essentially sold us all out! No, we absolutely cannot let them get away with this!"

Everyone's faces were extremely grim. Wan Hai glanced at them and then said, "Let's discuss what we should do next."

"We must send troops! We must first wipe out the Gao, Yan, and Mu families. We need to show them the consequences of betraying us. We must ensure our internal unity and let those smaller families know that they are part of our alliance, so they cannot betray us. If they dare to betray us, they will not have a good end. The Gongliang family can take their lives, and so can we."

Upon hearing his words, everyone nodded in agreement. They also felt that they had to eliminate those three families. This would serve as a deterrent to other smaller families, as they were not qualified to participate in meetings of these large families. Moreover, to be honest, a large portion of the benefits gained by the aristocratic alliance ended up in the hands of these large families. The smaller families at most got a small share of the spoils. However, for these large families, even getting a small share of the spoils was already a great favor. Even if they didn't give the smaller families any spoils, those smaller families still had to obey them. They never relied on giving the smaller families benefits to make them obey, but rather on their strength. If the smaller families didn't obey them, they could eliminate them. Therefore, no one objected to the patriarch's proposal to eliminate the Gao family and the other two families.

Wan Hai glanced at everyone and then said, "Alright, it's settled then. Tonight, we'll send out our troops and wipe out those three families. We must make others understand what the consequences of betraying us are."

Everyone nodded, and Wan Hai continued, "I also heard something else. Although all the people from our families have resigned from their official posts, His Majesty still transferred some eunuchs from the inner court to maintain the operation of each department. He also sent some people from the sects to join the various departments. Although the sects haven't sent anyone yet, they are already selecting people. So when our people resigned this time, the people from the sects didn't bring the people from outside the city to their respective sects as they originally said. It seems that they have reached an agreement with the royal family and will not participate in this operation."

Everyone nodded, their faces grim. Wan Hai continued, "We're already on the verge of disaster. We can't back down. Even if those sects don't participate in this operation, we have to act ourselves. Otherwise, our fate will be even worse than it is now."