A seal of immortality

Chapter 10 Forcing the Palace
"Hmph, it's not necessarily true that you are entangled in family affairs!" The one-armed old man snorted softly and said with some dissatisfaction.

"That's right, Mingyuan, a dozen of us old guys have been waiting for you all morning, you patriarch is so majestic!" A clan elder echoed.

Hearing the words, Wang Mingyuan frowned, did not explain, and looked a little displeased.

"Okay, okay, since we're dealing with family affairs, it's okay for us old guys to wait for a while. Mingyuan, let's start when everyone is ready!" Waving his hand, he said lightly.

The one-armed old man originally wanted to say something, but after hearing what the white-haired old man said, he hesitated for a while, and finally swallowed it back.

"It's really rare for uncles to get together. If I remember correctly, the last time I was elected as the patriarch, why, if something major happens in the clan, all uncles need to come forward together," Wang Mingyuan said in the first place. Sitting down, his eyes passed over Wang Zhiming on the left, looking at
The clan elders present smiled lightly.

"Mingyuan, we old guys are getting old, so we shouldn't meddle in clan affairs anymore, but you, the patriarch, are so outrageous that you can't even distribute the clan's spiritual stones every month," said the person sitting at the end on the right hand side. An old man in purple robe said.

"That's right, it was fine to reduce the monthly distribution of spirit stones in order to reduce expenses, but now it's good, the spirit stones are not distributed at all, Mingyuan, Uncle Seven is really disappointed in you," a clan elder echoed.

"If this continues, I think the family will be destroyed by you sooner or later."

The elders of the clan kept talking non-stop, all of which were to blame Wang Mingyuan, without a single good word.

Wang Mingyuan, who was seated at the top, frowned when he heard these words, and turned his eyes to Wang Mingzhi, and found that his elder brother was looking at him with a half-smile.

Seeing Wang Mingyuan's increasingly ugly face, the smile on Wang Mingzhi's face became even brighter. Most of the uncles present supported him, and the uncles who supported Wang Mingyuan couldn't get away for a while because of their family affairs.

"The reduction of expenses is agreed by all uncles. As for the monthly distribution of spirit stones to the clansmen, I have already said that it is just that the funds are not working well for a while. I will definitely solve this problem within half a year, no, within three months. Please Uncle, give me some time," said Wang Mingyuan at the end, with a flash of determination in his eyes.

"Three months? If you continue like this, don't say three months. I don't think the family will dismiss the children in less than a month. In my opinion, you should just abdicate to the virtuous," the one-armed old man sneered and said.

Hearing what the one-armed old man said, the white-haired old man frowned, and looked at the others. Most of the people's expressions remained unchanged. Obviously, they had known about this for a long time. The white-haired old man gave Wang Mingming a meaningful look.

"Yes, abdicate to let the virtuous. The position of patriarch should be filled by capable people."

"Abdicate to let the virtuous?" Hearing this, Wang Changsheng's face changed slightly, his eyes swept over the uncles, and he said with a sneer, "Uncle Nine, didn't I just send your grandson to cultivate spiritual fields? Why do you say such a thing?" Is it?"

"I'm not avenging private revenge. If the next patriarch asks my grandson to reclaim the spiritual field, I have no objection. It's all for the family anyway." The one-armed old man shook his head, denying personal revenge, and then said: "Mingyuan, it's not Jiu Uncle said you, you have been the patriarch for more than ten years, and now the family can't even distribute the monthly spirit stones.
Don't you have any responsibility?In addition, back then you insisted on refusing to marry the Li family and married a casual cultivator, which made our relationship with the Li family very tense for a while, was it not your fault?Also, because your son's cultivation has stagnated, you disturbed the ancestor Qingxiu and asked him to check on your son. Is this not your fault? "

Faced with the one-armed old man's questioning, Wang Mingyuan frowned, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. What Uncle Jiu said was the truth, and he really couldn't refute it.

"The current situation of the family is not optimistic. Replacing the patriarch rashly will easily cause turmoil and is not conducive to unity. Let's talk about it later!" The white-haired old man sitting on the right said.

"Hmph, big brother, I know Ming Yuan is your son, but you don't need to protect yourself like this! Don't tell me your lineage will always dominate the position of patriarch, even if the successor is incompetent, you will continue to be the patriarch?" The one-armed old man He snorted softly and said with a little dissatisfaction.

"Old Jiu, you can't say that. Ming Yuan can be the patriarch, but most people nodded. Besides, there is no such thing as changing the patriarch in our royal family. If the patriarch can be dismissed casually, then Does it mean that the next patriarch can also be dismissed at will," the white-haired old man said unhurriedly, glanced at Wang Zhiming, and said lightly.

"This..." The one-armed old man didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Brother, of course the patriarch can't be dismissed casually, but he can't even distribute the spiritual stones distributed to the clan members every month. What's the use of keeping the patriarch?"

"That is, Mingyuan has been the patriarch for more than ten years, and the family is getting poorer and poorer. It is impossible not to change the patriarch. If the eldest brother thinks that we are acting out of selfishness, then whether Mingyuan can continue to be the patriarch or not will be decided by ordinary clansmen. ,” a clan elder suggested.

The white-haired old man frowned slightly when he heard the words, and did not answer, because the reduction of the spirit stones distributed to the clan members every month, and the replacement of spirit stones with blank talisman papers, there must be many clan members who are dissatisfied with their son, the patriarch. Coming to elect the patriarch is no different from abdicating.

"I said why it's so lively today. So it's the election of the patriarch. Can I say a few words?" At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar walked in. A folding fan kept fanning.

"Who did I say! So it's the seventeenth brother, don't you like asking about family affairs?" Seeing the middle-aged Confucian scholar, the one-armed old man had a look of surprise on his face and asked curiously.

"Hee hee, Ninth Brother, no matter what, I am also a member of the Wang family, so how can I ignore such an important matter as choosing the patriarch!" The middle-aged Confucian scholar said with a smile.

Wang Mingyuan was also a little surprised when he saw the middle-aged Confucian scholar. This Seventeenth Uncle practiced Confucianism and Taoism. Because he can be ranked among the top three in the clan, no one dares to underestimate the Seventeenth Uncle.

"If you have anything to say, Seventeenth Brother, you might as well say it, let everyone listen to it, anyway, there are no outsiders," the white-haired old man said.

Hearing this, all eyes turned to the middle-aged Confucian scholar, wanting to hear what good strategies he could come up with.

With so many people looking at him, the middle-aged Confucian scholar was also a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, and said: "Brother thinks that the patriarch is elected by the big guys, and you can't just abolish it. Ninth brother thinks that the patriarch should be a capable person." In short, I think that none of you are wrong, I have a suggestion, let the second nephew be the patriarch for another three months,

If he can turn the situation around and turn losses into profits within three months, then let him continue to be the leader. If he still continues to lose Lingshi, then replace him. What do you think? "

"This method is acceptable, but three months is too short, and it will take a year anyway," the white-haired old man bargained.

"Hmph, I still think three months is too long! One month is about the same, the family doesn't have so many spirit stones for him to waste."

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel again, the middle-aged Confucian scholar hurriedly said: "Well, you each take a step back, two months, if you disagree, just ask the ancestors, it is not a solution to keep arguing like this."

Hearing the word ancestor, the faces of the one-armed old man and the white-haired old man changed slightly.

The white-haired old man hesitated for a moment, then turned his gaze to Wang Mingyuan who was seated at the top. The latter nodded to him, thought for a while, and said, "I have no objection. If the ninth brother wants to make trouble with the ancestor, I will accompany him."

"Hmph, I don't want to quarrel with you! I agree with this, but the ugliness comes first. If Mingyuan can't make a profit within two months, he must abdicate immediately," the one-armed old man put forward his own conditions, and the family He already knew the current situation very clearly through his son, and he lost thousands of spirit stones back and forth. He didn't believe this hole

The other party can fill in within two months.

"No problem, but the manager of Juxianju needs to be replaced." Hearing this, Wang Mingyuan agreed without hesitation, and also stated his conditions.

"It's a deal, and I can just rest for a few days," Wang Mingming thought for a while, and a manager who couldn't afford to make any big waves agreed, so he agreed.

(End of this chapter)