Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 5387
Four Elephants City.

Li Chengya's body was still stiff and unable to move.

It was quiet all around.

The quieter you are, the more inexplicable fears you have, running into your mind all the time.

As the elders of Li's family these years, many things are not done with peace of mind, especially those who were forced to death. At this moment, their faces seemed to appear at the window, looking at her with disheveled hair.

Li Chengya's breathing quickened, and she really started to fear, her hands and feet were cold.

She wanted to cry out, but couldn't open her mouth.

After a long time, she heard the rattling sound of the door outside, and the closed door reopened.

At this moment, her heart stopped beating suddenly, and her breathing also stopped. Venus burst out in front of her eyes, and she almost fell into a faint.

"Elder Ya, I'm back again." A familiar voice came to his ears, and Li Qingyuan's face appeared before his eyes.

Originally, when she saw this face, she had a knife in her hand, and she was guaranteed to slash at it, but now she actually felt that this face suddenly became kind.

With the appearance of Li Qingyuan, the demons and ghosts outside the window disappeared in an instant.

"Elder Ya, have you considered it?"

"Support me, I can ensure that you will gain more power in the future. At that time, you will not only be an elder of the Li family, but you may also become an official of the Sixiang City court. The Li family is just a business family. Where It looks like a court official who holds great power."

Li Chengya suddenly felt her body relax, the anesthetized feeling of immobility dissipated a lot, and she could speak.

"Official? Li Qingyuan, are you serious?" Li Chengya managed to say a few words.

"Don't think I'm lying to me. I, Li Qingyuan, did what I said. Do you think that no one behind me will find your hidden yard? The power behind me is the imperial court! The emperor has given me an imperial edict. If I become Patriarch, the Li family will be an imperial merchant from now on, no one can touch us..."

Li Qingyuan paused and said, "Also, the imperial court will allow women to be officials after a while, but the assessment is extremely strict. It is a recommendation plus a written examination, and the number of places is limited. These are real court secrets."

Li Chengya gradually took control of her body. She took a deep breath, supported her body with her palms on the bed, and sat up.

"This is all your own opinion, what about the evidence?"

Li Chengya stared at Li Qingyuan. With her status and shrewdness, she would not be easily persuaded by words. Without substantial evidence, she would not be fooled.

"Token, imperial decree, take a look."

Li Qingyuan took out several tokens and an imperial decree.

The tokens belonged to several people, and the imperial decree was drawn up by Qi Xingyun, and the big seals on it were all authentic.

At Li Chengya's level, it is very easy to distinguish the authenticity of the government's various token seals.

After opening it, a look of surprise gradually appeared on Li Chengya's face.

These turned out to be true.

At first, he didn't believe it at all, but now he believes it a little bit. At least it is true that Li Qingyuan has imperial power behind him. As for whether he will have the opportunity to become an official in the future, that is a matter of the future, and it is enough to get the promise in front of him.

"In this case, I promise to cooperate with you and support you as the head of the Li family." Li Chengya made a real statement this time, not deliberately pretending, nor was it a tactic to delay the attack, but a real agreement.

A smile appeared on Li Qingyuan's face, he raised his hand and took out a contract, the contents of which were drawn up in advance, which stipulated how Li Chengya should support Li Qingyuan's ascension, and at the same time, what benefits he could get.

In this way, what was agreed just now is not a verbal agreement, but written in black and white, which will definitely make people feel more at ease.

After negotiating with Li Chengya, Li Qingyuan already had a plan in mind, and only waited for the elders' meeting to start three days later.

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There is a very mysterious forbidden place in the Li family compound. This is the Elder Hall, which is the highest center of Li family power. The elders gather here. Once important things happen, the elders will gather here and hold an elder meeting. collective bargaining.

The Patriarch of the Li Family does have great power, but if the six elders reach an agreement, they can decide on the choice of the Patriarch. This entire system was formulated by the first Patriarch of the Li Family.

After more than a hundred years of development, this system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the Li family, and it is almost unshakable.

The former patriarch Li Chengji wanted to shake up the elder system, but in the end he could only change a few elders, but he couldn't fundamentally change the system.

At this time, there was a circle of people sitting in the elder hall.

The six elders sat in a circle around a large table, and at the same time, the head of the family, Li Chengji, sat at the core.

When the elders voted, the six elders had six votes, that is, one person, one vote, and the Patriarch Li Chengji had two extra votes.

For a certain matter, as long as the result of the vote exceeds half, it can be passed. The Patriarch can easily win over half of the elders by recruiting two or three elders. Therefore, under normal circumstances, whatever the Patriarch says can be passed.

And to change the head of the family, there is a rule that all the six elders agree to change the head of the family.

If this really happened, the Patriarch would not be able to continue. After all, the six elders opposed the Patriarch, so it wouldn't be interesting for the Patriarch to rely on his position.

At this time, the seven were discussing various matters.

At the same time, in another courtyard.

"What? The assassination failed?"

Shen's expression was in disbelief.

Standing in front of her was a woman in red, her face was covered with white powder, and her lips were as red as blood. She was Aunt Xia from the Yuanlong organization.

"Yes, I failed. I tried my best. That Li Qingyuan has a master by his side, and she is a woman. She is very strong. I am no match." Aunt Xia said with a strange smile.

"You are not even an opponent? No one in Four Elephants City can beat you." Shen said in surprise.

"It's not that there is no one, it's that I didn't meet, and now that I do, there's nothing I can do. The matter didn't work out. I'll return the money to you on behalf of Yuanlong. We've given up on this list."

Aunt Xia gave a strange cry.

"Give up? You Yuanlong can take any order? I've never heard of giving up." Shen said.

There was also a trace of panic in her heart. This is the first time I heard that the Yuanlong organization gave up on chasing and killing a person. Before, I only heard that Yuanlong asked for a high price and could not meet the requirements, but as long as the price is in place, then they did not give up this goal. It is said that basically 100% of the goals are achieved.

This is the first time I have voluntarily given up!
"Who said that Yuanlong would not give up? We never said that. You can go to whoever you listen to. Yuanlong will not accept orders that may endanger the organization itself." Aunt Xia said.

Yuanlong is not an idiot, he has a lot of information about the capital, and he just needs to check casually to find out Ziyan's identity.

(End of this chapter)