Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16253

Chapter 16251. Objective

“Your Majesty, Qingxuan has replied. He says that the various sects are currently discussing personnel issues and will need to wait a few days before they can send someone to take over the positions of city lords in those five cities.” “

Heh, what a sect alliance! They want to stall for time, hoping to sit back and watch the tigers fight. Fine, I’ll remember this. If they don’t want to participate in this matter, 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 knew what to do next, because he really couldn’t afford to offend the sect alliance 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 was very clear: he wouldn’t send anyone to take over the five cities now, but he would only give them ten days. After ten days, if they still couldn’t force Gongliang Juewen to submit, then he would send someone to take over the five cities.

Upon seeing this, Wan Hai’s face darkened. He then relayed Qing Xuan’s message to the other family heads, and finally said in a deep voice, “It seems that this sect alliance doesn’t want to offend anyone. Ten days—ten days to make His Majesty submit? That’s difficult. However, ten days is enough time for us to do a lot. Today, His Majesty gave orders to our Wan family, which 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 this time, we must stop this attack, and we must fight hard.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Hai looked at everyone and said, “When His Majesty attacked us before, he attacked from multiple points at once, and our personnel were too scattered. This time, if His Majesty wants to attack us again, we should gather our people together first. This way, His Majesty can only attack one point at a time, making our defense much easier. I think the other families should do the same. Gather your people together first, especially at night, which will make defense much easier.”

Everyone was taken aback, then they thought about it and all nodded. What Wan Hai said made sense. Their people were all scattered, which naturally reduced their defensive strength. If their people gathered together, their defensive strength would increase, making them much harder to eliminate.

Wan Hai stood up, bowed to the crowd, and said, “Everyone, I entrust this matter to you all.” He then clasped his hands in a fist salute, which the crowd quickly returned. They knew that whether they could defend 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 continuing the fight.

One family head said, “Family Head Wan, I will return immediately and gather the family’s elite forces to support the Wan family.” The other family heads also stood up, agreeing to return home immediately and gather reinforcements.

Wan Hai bowed to the crowd again to express his gratitude, and they all returned the bow before turning and leaving.

After they left the Wan family, Wan Hai immediately sent a letter to everyone in the family, instructing them to return to the family headquarters immediately and prepare for defense.

Their actions did not escape Gongliang Juewen’s notice. Upon hearing that the Wan family had begun assembling and that other families were sending reinforcements, Gongliang Juewen frowned. He 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 you all here today for tonight’s operation. Originally, I planned to attack the Wan family directly, but they are now prepared, and other families have sent reinforcements. If we launch a full-scale attack 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 also a sect alliance eyeing us covetously, so I called everyone 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 can’t completely eliminate them. Otherwise, we’ll lose a force that can check and balance the sects. If there are no aristocratic families, only sects remain, then the sects’ power will increase wildly, which is not good for us. Therefore, we cannot completely eliminate those aristocratic families. In fact, even if we wanted to, it would be impossible. Moreover, we cannot afford 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 helped the Wan family this time, and whoever provided the most help, we’ll attack. 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, unless it was a major court assembly, they would still address Gongliang Juewen as “Patriarch,” not “Your Majesty.” “Your Majesty” was how the people of the world addressed Gongliang Juewen, while “Patriarch” was their family’s title, which sounded more i*imate.

Upon hearing the elder’s words, Gongliang Juewen was taken aback and 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 replied, “Zhao Hai said they’ve already laid an ambush outside the Wan family compound, but all the Wan family members have gathered, and it seems other families are going to support them. He asked His Majesty if we should proceed with the original plan.”

Upon hearing this, Gongliang Juewen said, “Go, investigate and see which families are providing the most support to the Wan family this time.”

The eunuch immediately responded, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and then turned and left. 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 it won’t benefit our future development. So there’s no need for us to attack the Wan family. Let’s see which family is supporting them.” “There are the most powerful families, so attacking that family directly is just as effective. This will not only weaken their power but also sow discord among them.”

Everyone nodded. A moment later, the eunuch entered with a jade slip and placed it before Gongliang Juewen. Gongliang Juewen picked it up and examined it carefully. After reading it, he said in a deep voice, “The Wang family—this whole affair was instigated by those five great families. The Xie family was destroyed, and now they dare to openly support the Wan family. It seems they want to die even faster. Fine, I’ll grant their wish. Our target has changed. We’ll attack the Wang family—no, we’ll take care of the remaining four of the five great families. We’ll deal with all four of them together, and then we’ll say that they initiated the war, which is why we’re dealing with them.”

Everyone nodded. After responding, Gongliang Juewen continued, “With our family’s strength, plus the Myriad Laws Divine Sect, can we simultaneously deal with the remaining four families? Go, send a letter to Zhao Hai, ask him how many of the other four families they can handle if we deal with them at the same time, and when the deployment can be completed.”

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

Wu Daban replied in a deep voice, “Your Majesty, if Your Majesty trusts this old servant, I can handle the Wu family among the five great families on my own. Although the Wu family has no relation to me, they are surnamed Wu, yet they dare to oppose Your Majesty. Naturally, I will act on Your Majesty’s behalf.” “Get rid of them.”

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, “Since Wu Daban says so, I’m reassured. Alright, the Wu family is in your hands, Wu Daban.”

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

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, “Good. Then tell Zhao Hai that the Jiang family is in their hands. If he allows any Jiang family members, 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, their main targets were the Wang family and the Chen family. The Wang family was slightly stronger, while the Chen family was 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.”