A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 855 The Six Brothers' Ancestral Hall Coup
At this moment, a clan elder stepped forward and retorted:

“Rongzai, the clan leader is the clan leader, and you must not be rude. If you feel that the clan leader cannot represent everyone, then today all twelve clan council elders are here, and we can vote to decide.”

Just as a country has its laws, a family has its rules. Within a clan, there is a council that often needs to vote on important matters, although the clan head has a veto right.

There are also grandfathers who are not very assertive, but who are eventually sidelined by the clan council and become puppets. This is not uncommon in Dongguang Province.

At this point, many people in the ancestral hall started discussing the matter, saying all sorts of things. Before the situation became clear, no one dared to speak out, and they could only whisper among themselves.

"Wow, what's wrong with the six Sheng Rong brothers today? Why are they suddenly opposing the clan leader?"

"Which young man from Shilou Village has Lianyi taken a fancy to? How did things escalate to this point?"

"Don't you know? He's the boss of Lingnantang Group. Ayi and he were classmates and have been eyeing each other for a long time."

"Lin Musen's son? Wow, he's rich! I heard his assets are worth billions. No wonder she insisted on marrying him."

"Yes, the Lingnan Hall headquarters building is 88 stories high. The Lin family has so much money they can't spend it all. Ayi will be a young mistress after marrying into the family."

"Do you know how much Ayi earns a year at Lingnan Hall? Last year, she received tens of millions in year-end bonuses alone. Would you like to marry into such a good family?"

"Uncle Yin, the Lin family is really willing to spend money on Ayi. It makes me want to marry my daughter to them."

"..."

The six Yin brothers originally thought that by jumping out and becoming "traitors," they would be attacked by the eighteen warlords who opposed Dong Zhuo, and would be insulted and even beaten by their clansmen.

To be honest, they had already prepared for the worst.

Unexpectedly, amidst the surrounding discussions, apart from the constant cursing from a few village elders, the younger members of the clan mostly expressed envy.
Indeed, times have changed; with money, you can do whatever you want.

Yin Shengrong exchanged glances with his five brothers, thinking to himself that this round was in the bag.

Yin Shengrong, being older, still held strong kinship ties and didn't want things to escalate, so he patiently advised:

"Grandpa, the Yin and Lin families had some conflicts over land a hundred years ago, and several people were killed back then, but that was a hundred years ago. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, it's all in the past."

The Lin family boys are still very friendly to Pingluo Village. Previously, the village canteen provided free meals to the elderly and sponsored financially disadvantaged students from the Yin family—all of which were funded by the Lin family boys.”

As soon as he finished speaking, another murmur of discussion arose:

"So the cafeteria was paid for by the Lin family? I thought Sheng Rong was doing a good deed."

"The Lin family is rich. Rich people can easily spend tens of thousands of yuan a month to run a canteen."

"If it's just a small matter, why haven't I seen you pay for meals for the elderly in the village every month?"

"It seems the Lin family is quite nice, showing goodwill first. Let bygones be bygones about what happened a hundred years ago."

Seeing that no one objected to him telling the truth, Yin Shengrong continued to persuade him:

"Grandpa, the Yin and Lin families have been fighting for so many years, it's really unnecessary. So why not take advantage of Ah Yi's marriage to the Lin family boy to let bygones be bygones and make peace again? Wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Grandpa Yin looked coldly at Yin Shengrong and asked:

"Are you done?"

In the past, even if his grandfather hit him with a bamboo stick, he wouldn't dare to move an inch.

But things are different now, and Yin Shengrong's temper flared up instantly. So he stiffened his neck and said in a gruff voice:

"I'm done talking, what's up?"

“Now that you’ve finished speaking, get out of the ancestral hall. Don’t offend our ancestors’ ears. It’s impossible for people from Pingluo Village to intermarry with people from Shilou Village. If you want to marry your daughter to the Lin family, you’ll have to leave the ancestral hall and the Yin family.”

The calmer Grandpa was, the bigger the trouble was.

Everyone knew that Grandpa was determined to kill Yin Shengrong's family and was going to expel them from the family genealogy, which would be the highest punishment in the South.

The six Yin brothers knew that peaceful reunification was no longer possible.

If the six brothers were to leave the ancestral hall in disgrace, it would mean that Yin Lianyi would not be able to marry Lin Sanqi, and it would also mean that they would lose the Lingnan Hall order worth more than 1 billion yuan a year.

Blocking someone's path to wealth is tantamount to killing their parents. Yin Shengrong knew that only Wu Tong was left, so he decided to stop tolerating it.

"Grandpa, our Ping Le Yin clan consists of three branches: Xin Feng Fang, Shang Bin Fang, and Zhong Xiang Fang. The clan head is also elected from these three branches in turn."

Grandpa, you come from the Zhongxiang branch; whether you can truly represent the three branches of the Yin family is uncertain. Since you insist on going your own way and disregard the interests of the clan, we, the Xinfeng branch, although a minor branch, are not willing to be humiliated.

Today, in the name of the eldest grandson of the Xinfeng branch, I announce my withdrawal from the Pingluo Village Ancestral Hall and the establishment of my own Xinfeng Yin Clan Ancestral Hall.

Brothers in the new ventilation room, let's go. Brothers in the riverside room, those who want to come with us, stand up! Without Grandpa, I refuse to believe we'll be eating coarse food.

From now on, Grandpa and the others will walk their narrow path, and we'll walk our broad road; we won't interfere with each other.

Wow~~~~
As soon as Yin Shengrong finished speaking, dozens of men stood up. They were all from the Xinfengfang branch. Although the number was small, it represented the opinions of the thousand Dingkou villagers.

A short while later, more than twenty men from the sangbin house stood up and stood behind the six brothers, including Yin Shengrong.

Grandpa Yin, who had been confident of victory, suddenly changed his expression.

He originally thought that if the six Yin Shengrong brothers wanted to rebel, he would kick them out of the family genealogy as an example to intimidate the other increasingly unruly family members.

But he never dreamed that at least 40% of his clansmen would be willing to follow the six brothers, Yin Shengrong.

Although the majority of the clansmen remained, 40% was by no means a small number. With this group leaving, the Yin clan of Pingluo Village was completely divided into two parts.

This was enough to make the Yin family of Pingluo a laughing stock in the entire Huadu.

Yin Jishui, due to his poor management of his family, caused the clan to split, and he could only commit suicide to atone for his actions, since he had no face to live on in this world.

It is not uncommon in clan history for a minor branch to rebel against the main branch.

In southern regions, especially in the Haifeng and Lufeng areas, it is very common for a village to have many ancestral halls.

In some villages, different surnames have established their own ancestral halls.

In some cases, conflicts and divisions arise within the same clan. When the east wind cannot prevail over the west wind, they can only establish their own ancestral halls and each go their own way.

Although the clan power in the south is still very strong, with the changing times, the clan's control over its members has become weaker and weaker.

After all, no matter how large your clan is, you can't be above the law of the land, nor can you be above the greed in the hearts of your clansmen.

No matter how powerful Tazhai Village is, it will still be reduced to ashes and become nothing but fleeting clouds in the face of national law.

With the threat of a split in Pingluo Village looming for tonight, everyone is in a panic. On one side is Grandpa, who is so angry he needs to take nitroglycerin pills, and on the other is Yin Shengrong, who is leading his clan to leave.

At the critical moment, Uncle Yin Ji'an, a Hong Kong native, slammed his fist on the table and shouted:

"Nonsense! You want to make a scene about internal family conflicts? You've completely disgraced our ancestors! Sit down, all of you! Anyone who dares to step out of the way, I'll whip you with a bamboo stick!"

Yin Ji'an is a billionaire in Hong Kong with a net worth of several billion. With money, he naturally has a great deal of influence in his clan.

Moreover, because he had no vested interests in the village, he was able to maintain a neutral stance and thus enjoyed considerable prestige within the clan, which everyone respected.

When Yin Shengrong heard that a mediator was involved, he stopped in his tracks.

Deep down, he didn't want to betray his clan, because he would be ridiculed, which was a huge loss of face in the South.

"Sixth Uncle, you have always been fair and just. You can judge this matter today. I am willing to listen to your judgment."

"Yes, we are willing to listen to Sixth Uncle."

Only the clan leader, Yin Jishui, looked ashen-faced, as if he had aged ten years in an instant. He waved his hand but did not speak.

Sixth Uncle didn't stand on ceremony and addressed the elders in the front row:
"Shengrong's daughter, Ah Yi, right? She wants to marry the person she loves. Is that wrong?"
I personally think that's right. What era are we living in? Does dating require the approval of the clan?
If this gets out and the media finds out, and it spreads online, what kind of impression will our Pingluo Village give people?
Are we a feudal dynasty, or an Afghan regime? We'll lose both face and substance in the end.

Our Pingluo Village has a terrible reputation. Which girl would want to marry into Pingluo Village in the future? Or which family would want to marry a girl from Pingluo?
If young people don't even have the freedom to date, and everything has to be decided by the elders, do you think this will make young people more rebellious, cause clan values ​​to fade away, and eventually disappear completely?

"Yes, Uncle Liu is right. Young people these days are too difficult to manage."

"The main thing is that the dividends are given by the village, not the clan, so young people don't have to worry about not getting any money."

“If the young people become disloyal and disloyal, Pingluo Village will be doomed.”

"Bullshit! Marrying into Shilou Village is worse than marrying a dog. I don't approve of it."

The clansmen were all talking about it, and Sixth Uncle continued:

"Ayi works at Lingnantang Group, which is her boyfriend's company, right? I just heard Mengzai say that her annual income exceeds 50 million?"

(End of this chapter)