Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 223: He Songling, the User of the Face Fruit
He Songling never expected that Zhuge Xianglin actually demolished Zhuge Village.

When he and his fellow disciples were about to say goodbye to Zhuge Xianglin the next morning, Zhuge Yuan was horrified to find that the original formation had been dismantled.

It is not really gone. After all, the Wu Hou Eight Formations are an intangible cultural heritage left by our ancestors, and it has been nearly two thousand years since then. If Zhuge Xianglin dared to dismantle this formation, his ashes would probably be scattered in front of the ancestral hall by the Wu Hou sect to comfort the spirits of our ancestors in heaven.

But now, only some bricks, stones, wood and broken walls remain of the Wu Hou Eight Formations. The formation, which was originally built with houses, no longer looks the same as before.

"No, brother. Ah no, Fourth Uncle Grandpa, do you have to do this?"

Zhuge Yuan sat in the open space in amazement and asked Zhuge Xianglin questions.

Why is it an empty space? Because this place was the main hall of the village where they were received yesterday, but now it has been demolished and turned into a wasteland.

This strange man is really quick. In just one night, he demolished Zhuge Village. His production efficiency is higher than that of an excavator, and there is no noise or exhaust pollution. If this were in the 21st century, with such high-efficiency clean energy, moving bricks at a construction site would earn 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a month.

“Yes, yes, full of yes.”

Zhuge Xianglin now looked at Zhuge Yuan with a pleasing look in his eyes: "If I can eat with Mr. He, let alone demolish the village, even if I demolish the ancestral hall, it would be fine as long as there is only a statue of our ancestor Wu Hou. Our ancestor Wu Hou was not the kind of person who cared about formalities. It was enough to respect and worship him in his heart. He was only afraid that we, his descendants, would not live well."

"That's not the case. I'm not against you following in Brother He's footsteps. Being able to follow Brother He is a blessing that our Zhuge family cannot obtain in several lifetimes."

Zhuge Yuan didn't know what means Zhuge Xianglin used to fool all the clansmen, but it seemed incredible to him.

The Zhuge family is not the same as the Wuhou faction. After more than 1,700 years of reproduction and development, many people have left and many people from other families have come in.

Of course, there are not so many rules and regulations for entry into the clan family school. Unlike Zuo Ruotong, who selects disciples strictly, as long as one is related to the Zhuge family and has extraordinary talent, one can learn the extraordinary skills of the Wu Hou School.

There is no need to even enter the sect or become a disciple, as everyone goes together to pay homage to the ancestor Wu Hou every year anyway.

However, the simple entry does not mean that there are no constraints between disciples. As the head of the Wuhou Sect, Zhuge Xianglin has almost absolute power over matters such as war, surrender, and resource exchange.

But he didn't have that in the Zhuge family.

In feudal clans, the patriarch has almost absolute power and can decide the life or death of a person or even an entire family with a single word.

This is determined by the special circumstances of the feudal ancient times. In the backward and ignorant era, there was a lot of despotism, tyranny, corrupt officials, and deceiving superiors and subordinates. Confucius said: "A harsh government is more ferocious than a tiger." This is exactly what happened.

If people want to live in peace and stability without being exploited by these corrupt officials, they must stick together for warmth.

One person cannot fight against the government, but a large clan can. They are numerous, and with kinship as the bond, they have strong cohesion. Once something happens, everyone will be a soldier.

Moreover, they usually build defensive fortifications, and the local government offices dare not touch them at all. Whenever there is a problem, they have to politely visit the clan leader and ask for advice.

The clan leader nodded and said "OK", then the government's policy could be implemented. Otherwise, they would have to negotiate conditions and come up with a bargaining chip that would satisfy the clan. Only then would it be over.

This is what is meant by “imperial power does not extend to the countryside”.

There are pros and cons to this. Being able to resist the tyranny of the imperial court means that the power of exploitation is concentrated in the hands of the people in the clan who can make the decision.

Absolute power breeds absolute corruption. Often, the lives of clan leaders and elders are very different from those of marginalized clan members. Not satisfied? According to clan rules, you deserve to be beaten to death.

But there are two points. First, there is no limit to the intensity of the punishment. But we are all from the same clan and more or less related by blood. You don't know who will favor him and protect him.

Therefore, any major decision regarding clan members must be made in the ancestral hall and everyone's consent must be sought.

Second, the Wuhou Sect is ruled by the head of the sect, but the Zhuge family's affairs cannot be controlled by the head of the clan. The elders and clan elders in the clan must ask about it, and some weak clan leaders cannot even make decisions about their own family affairs.

It is euphemistically called “No private affairs in the clan leader’s family”, and the most typical example is the Xiao family when Xiao Yan was in Wutan City.

This is why in the original novel, Zhuge Xianglin and his fifth son Zhuge Yunhui had to play a game of eating and vomiting.

Unfair treatment, or treatment that is too harsh or too lenient, may make villagers feel insecure or even dissatisfied.

You have to know that positions like "clan leader" and "family head" can be replaced with the unanimous decision of the clan elders.

But this is exactly what made Zhuge Yuan puzzled. When he was looking for someone to send to Trinity for exchange and study, he had to choose an orphan like himself to avoid trouble.

Zhuge Xianglin, who was so tough, managed to persuade all the elders and clan members to agree overnight and even moved most of them.

"Of course, this is He Songling."

Zhuge Xianglin, on the other hand, said calmly, "Yuan, you have been practicing in Sanyi Mountain, so you may not understand your senior brother's reputation and status in the alien world.

But let me put it this way, think about how you have been treated along the way, you don’t think this is all for granted, do you? "

"what?"

Zhuge Yuan was stunned at first. His journey here was indeed very glorious. He knew in his heart that all the people in the underworld were giving face to Senior Brother He.

But it was not until Zhuge Xianglin said this that he thought about it again and finally understood. This was not just ordinary face, and face also depends on who gives it.

Along the way, they went to the Lu family where the head of the Lu family and the future head of the family practiced with each other, and went to the Lu family where the head of the Lu family personally received them.

He could enter the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain whenever he wanted and play with a few of his juniors. He could go to Wudang Mountain whenever he wanted, and the Wudang Sect Leader and Zhang Tianshi brought their favorite disciples to fight and preach with him.

The people of Qinghe Village all woke up together with the two favorite disciples of Ren Da Gu Master. No one suggested to poison them and take them as hostages. The signature skills of the Three Demon Sects were meant to be used by themselves.

The Tang Clan is the lair of professional killers, and even if he presented a visiting card as his junior brother, he could be invited in.

Can this be clearly described by the phrase "giving face"?
This is beyond belief!
"You see, it's an honor for the Zhuge family that Mr. He can cooperate with us!"

Zhuge Xianglin enjoys talking.

(End of this chapter)