Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16251 Target
"Your Majesty, Qingxuan has replied. He said that the various sects are currently discussing the issue of personnel and it will take a few days before they can send someone to take over the positions of city lords of those five cities."

"Heh, what a fine sect alliance. They're trying to stall for time, hoping to sit back and watch the tigers fight. Fine, I'll remember this. If they don't want to get involved this time, then they shouldn't. But they won't get any benefits in the future either." Upon hearing Qingxuan's reply, Gongliang Juewen immediately understood Qingxuan's meaning. He also knew what to do next. After all, he really couldn't afford to offend the sect alliance right now. Otherwise, if the sect alliance opposed them again, his situation would become even more difficult.

Meanwhile, Wan Hai also received Qing Xuan's reply. Qing Xuan's letter made it very clear that he would not send anyone to take over the five cities now, but he would only give them ten days. After ten days, if they still could not force Gongliang Juewen to submit, then he would send someone to take over the five cities.

Upon seeing this, Wan Hai's expression darkened. He then relayed Qing Xuan's message to the other family heads and said in a deep voice, "It seems that the sect alliance doesn't want to offend anyone. Ten days to make His Majesty back down is difficult, but ten days is enough time for us to do a lot. His Majesty's order to our Wan family today means that we are his next target. If we can repel His Majesty's attack this time, or even severely damage them, then His Majesty will have one less card to play. So ten days is enough. But we must stop this attack, and we must fight hard."

Everyone nodded. Wan Hai looked at them and said, "When His Majesty attacked us before, he attacked from multiple points at once, and we were too scattered. This time, if His Majesty attacks us, we should gather our people together first. This way, His Majesty can only attack one point at a time, and it will be easier for us to defend. I think the other families should do the same. Gather your people together first, especially at night, so that it will be easier to defend."

Everyone was taken aback, then they thought about it and all nodded. What Wan Hai said made sense. Their families were all scattered, which naturally reduced their defenses. If their families were all concentrated together, their defenses would increase and they would be much harder to eliminate.

Wan Hai stood up, bowed to the crowd, and said, "Everyone, I'm counting on you all this time." He then clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd, who quickly returned the salute. They knew that whether they could protect the Wan family this time would be a turning point in their struggle against Gongliang Juewen. Gongliang Juewen had essentially given them time to prepare. If they still couldn't defeat Gongliang Juewen under these circumstances, then there was no point in fighting him anymore.

One of the family heads spoke up: "Family Head Wan, I will go back now and immediately mobilize the family's elite forces to come and support the Wan family." The other family heads also stood up and decided to go home immediately to mobilize manpower to support the Wan family.

Wan Hai bowed to everyone again to express his gratitude, and everyone bowed back to Wan Hai before turning and leaving.

Once those people left the Wan family, Wan Hai immediately sent a letter to everyone in the Wan family, instructing them to return to the family immediately and prepare for defense.

Their actions did not escape Gongliang Juewen's notice. Upon hearing that the Wan family had begun to assemble and that other families were sending people to support them, Gongliang Juewen frowned. He then immediately ordered several elders of the Gongliang family to be summoned, along with Wu Daban and Wei Daban, to his study. Once everyone was in the study, Gongliang Juewen addressed them, saying, "I've gathered everyone here today for tonight's operation. I originally planned to attack the Wan family directly tonight, but they are already prepared, and other families have sent reinforcements. If we launch a full-scale attack on the Wan family tonight, you all know the consequences: a head-on battle. Even if we win, our losses will be significant. And don't forget, there's a sect alliance watching us closely. So, I've called you all here today to discuss how we should attack the Wan family if we really want to."

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's words, everyone was taken aback. They exchanged glances, and then an elder spoke up: "Patriarch, suppressing those aristocratic families is unavoidable, but we cannot completely eliminate them. Otherwise, we will lose a force that can check and balance the sect. If there are no aristocratic families and only the sect remains, then the sect's power will increase wildly, which is not a good thing for us. Therefore, we cannot completely eliminate those aristocratic families. In fact, even if we wanted to completely eliminate them, it would be impossible. Moreover, we cannot allow ourselves to suffer too great losses. So, I think we can postpone this attack on the Wan family."

"No, if we stop attacking them now, they'll think we've given in, and things will only get more complicated. So we absolutely cannot relax now; we must continue the attack. But there's no need to attack the Wan family. Don't they think we'll definitely attack the Wan family? We can attack other families instead. We can see how many families are helping the Wan family this time, and attack whoever has provided the most help. This way, we can not only deal with those powerful families but also minimize our losses. What does the patriarch think?"

These people were all elders of the Gongliang family. Although they held positions in the court, they would still address Gongliang Juewen as "Head of the Family" unless it was a major court assembly. They would not usually address him as "Your Majesty." "Your Majesty" was the title used by the people of the world to address Gongliang Juewen, while "Head of the Family" was the title used by their family, which sounded more intimate.

Upon hearing the elder's words, Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, then fell into deep thought. Just then, a eunuch entered, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Hai, the leader of the Myriad Laws Sect, has just sent a letter." Gongliang Juewen asked, "What does he want?"

The eunuch spoke up: "Zhao Hai said that they have already laid an ambush outside the Wan family, but the Wan family members have all gathered together now, and it seems that there are people from other families going to support the Wan family. He asked His Majesty whether to continue the attack as originally planned."

Upon hearing what the eunuch said, Gongliang Juewen said, "Go and investigate which families provided the most support to the Wan family this time."

The eunuch immediately responded, then bowed to Gongliang Juewen before turning and leaving. Gongliang Juewen said, "Seventh Uncle is right. If we attack the Wan family now, we'll be fighting them head-on. Even if we defeat them, the losses will be too great and won't benefit our future development. So there's no need for us to attack the Wan family. We can see which family supports them the most and attack that family directly. This way, we can not only weaken the power of those aristocratic families but also sow discord among them."

Everyone nodded, and soon the eunuch came in with a jade slip and placed it in front of Gongliang Juewen. Gongliang Juewen picked up the jade slip and examined it carefully. After reading it, Gongliang Juewen said in a deep voice, "Wang family, this whole thing was started by those five great families. The Xie family was wiped out, and now they dare to openly support the Wan family. It seems they don't want to die sooner. Fine, I'll grant their wish. Our target has changed this time. We'll attack the Wang family. No, we'll take care of the remaining four of the five great families. We'll take care of all four of them at once, and then we'll say that they started the war, which is why we're taking care of them."

Everyone responded, and Gongliang Juewen continued, "With our family's strength, plus the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, can we take care of the remaining four families at the same time? Go and write to Zhao Hai, ask him how many of the other four families they can deal with if we take care of them at the same time, and when they can be deployed."

The eunuch responded and then left the room. Gongliang Juewen immediately arranged for the Gongliang family to deal with the four families. After arranging the Gongliang family's forces, Gongliang Juewen turned to Wu Daban and asked, "Wu Daban, how will your men operate in conjunction with the army?"

Wu Daban said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty trusts this old servant, this old servant can deal with the Wu family, one of the five major families, on his own. Although this Wu family has no relation to this old servant, they are surnamed Wu and still dare to oppose Your Majesty. This old servant will naturally eliminate them for Your Majesty."

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "If that's what you say, I'm relieved. Alright, I'll leave the Wu family to you, Wu Daban."

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch walked in from outside the door. He bowed to Gongliang Juewen and then said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Hai has replied. He said that they can deal with the Jiang family on their own."

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "Alright, then tell Zhao Hai that the Jiang family is in their hands. If he allows any members of the Jiang family, besides those who support the Wan family, to escape, I will not be polite to him."

The eunuch responded, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and then turned and left. After he left, Gongliang Juewen rearranged the Gongliang family's offensive forces. This time, they mainly wanted to attack the Wang family and the Chen family. Among them, the Wang family was slightly stronger, and the Chen family was slightly weaker.

After arranging the attacking force, Gongliang Juewen looked at everyone and said, "If we take care of all four families at once, I think those guys from the Aristocratic Family Alliance will behave themselves. If they still don't behave, then don't blame me for being impolite."