The next few days were very peaceful!

Or it should be said that the water fort was generally depressed, the lower class people were unable to get enough food, and undercurrents were surging among the upper class nobles.

Gu Yan was busy cleaning up the family's internal affairs while constantly testing the bottom line of the nobles.

Father Jin has been thinking about the Four Perfect Methods all the time, and he has been perfunctory about other matters and never expresses his opinion.

The nobles have been moving around, trying to test each other, eager to gain the greatest benefits from this change of lords!

The Wu brothers fell completely silent. They seemed like indifferent spectators. This surprised Gu Yan and the nobles who knew of their return. They were secretly guessing their attitude.

There was no way. Who made Wu Hong the only war captain in the Water Stronghold? Who made the Wu family have such a vast network of connections? Who made the Wu family suddenly rebel and fail? Who made them dare to return and re-enter the lord's mansion?!

It’s hard for the Wu brothers not to attract attention!

Wu Zheng had no choice but to remain silent in this uncharacteristic way, but he did not expect that it would bring him unexpected gains!

"Is this the overt conspiracy method that Mr. Jin advocates? It's really interesting!"

Wu Zheng understood the strategy of overt conspiracy from the silence during this period and from analyzing and observing the reactions of the nobles!

Overt strategies are actually the application of "trend"! The general trend! Follow the general trend and influence it! In the world of warriors, what is the general trend? With strength, you are the trend of the general trend!

Although he knew that his power would be weakened once Jin Chen's strength as a war lieutenant was exposed, it would never disappear unless Wu Hong died!

"My Lord and Mr. Jin are right! Only with a strong momentum can we accomplish anything!"

In the past, although he knew the importance of strength, he only thought about the problem from the perspective of conspiracy and intrigue, and did not rise to the level of application of "momentum"!

Now, it is obvious that the Wu family has been labeled as rebels, and there are only two brothers left in the family. However, because of their strength, they have become the "big trend"!

What a ridiculous thing!

When Wu Zheng thought he had nothing, he accidentally discovered that he now had something he had never dared to imagine before, the trend!

The tranquility of the water fort is all because of his silence!

"But you are wrong. Our Wu family represents a false trend, while the Jin family is the real trend!" Wu Zheng sighed after gaining a preliminary understanding of the conspiracy and the application of "trend".

If he had understood the application of "momentum" earlier, he would not have been so extreme, leading to the current situation where both they and the Gu family suffered losses, and the Jin family was waiting to reap the benefits!

This is what we call "while the fish and the clams fight, the fisherman benefits"!

"This peaceful situation won't last long!"

It wasn't that Wu Zheng kept silent on purpose, but rather, he had no choice but to remain silent! He knew that the real "big picture" didn't lie with the Wu family!

"Mr. Jin is so patient, he's still waiting! Is he going to wait until the calm is broken, until everyone is forced to reveal their cards before taking action?! What a shady villain!!" Wu Zheng said hatefully.

However, his eyes were filled with envy! Mr. Jin had a good hand! He had already played all the cards in his hand and revealed his bottom card.

"In the future, the Wu family can only choose to lie dormant!" A smart person like Wu Zheng naturally knows how to deal with it!

He didn't reveal Jin Chen's promotion to War Captain, not out of kindness. Firstly, he didn't want to provoke the Jin family, which had become a powerful force. After understanding the conspiracy and the overall situation, he understood even more clearly the importance of the overall situation! Secondly, he was leveraging the information asymmetry to maximize benefits for the Wu family!!!

So far, so good!

…

Father Jin carefully reviewed his proposed plan, called Jin Chen over, and handed it to him. He said, "This is the method I came up with. A parliamentary system. I found this method in the family literature, inspired by an article about the Council of Elders in the travelogue of an ancestor. I've improved it based on current circumstances."

"The travelogue records a great lord named Zhou. Their lord was a mad cultivator who didn't want to waste time managing his territory, so he adopted the system of the Council of Elders. Elders are prestigious elders from the family and aristocracy. All government affairs are decided by the Council. These people may be mediocre and lack innovative spirit, but they are very steady. All the mad cultivator's lord has to do is take half a day each month to understand current affairs and provide guidance on the direction of government, and that's all that's needed."

"I think your request is actually very similar to this situation. As long as we make changes based on the actual situation, it will be fine. So, I simply expanded the scope of the parliament. No longer limited to regional lord families and nobles, but also included commoners and the poor. The parliament also does not impose a mandatory age limit, but allows them to elect members representing their own families or neighborhoods."

"Because of the expansion of Parliament, we need to establish a management group above it. I mean, this group should consist of you three, me, and three other people, for a total of seven people."

Jin Chen looked at the plan and listened to his father's explanation. After understanding it, he said admiringly, "Father, this is amazing! I think it's feasible! I'll go discuss it with Brother Yuan and the others right away."

Fang Yuan and Ruan Qi looked at the plan while listening to Jin Chen's explanation. Although Jin Chen's explanation was unclear in some places, they still got a general idea of ​​it.

With Fang Yuan's knowledge, he naturally felt it was good. Ruan Qi also felt it was good.

"Just remember to leave a seat for the lord. Even if we don't see the lord, we can't neglect him. Everything we have is given to us by the lord." Fang Yuan emphasized.

It feels very pedantic, but this is how Fang Yuan upholds the character and honor of a warrior!

"Of course! Look, it says here that we are all subjects, merely exercising the authority granted to us by our lord to manage our territory."

"Our main focus should still be on system tasks, so we don't have time to manage the territory."

"Father arranged for us to join the parliamentary management team. He just gave us a name and privileges. When the time comes, we will do what we are supposed to do. Aren't there still my father and three other people? They will manage the parliament."

"Brother Qi, what about you? What do you think?"

"I, I have no objection! Let's follow this plan. If something goes wrong, don't worry. The strength of the three of us is there, and we can't turn the tables!"

"I believe that too! Then, I'll go and reply to my father." Jin Chen said with a happy smile. Obviously, making this happen made him very happy!