Tu Guan was no fool; he immediately knelt down and pointed to a group of middle-aged men behind him.
"Lord Chai, I was unaware of Tu Wanhu's actions, and neither were they!"
As he spoke, Tu Guan gave them a wink, and they all knelt down in understanding.
After the elders of the family passed away, these middle-aged people became the backbone, and Tu Guan couldn't let anything happen to them.
Chai Xin helped Tu Guan up and comforted him, saying, "Of course I know that none of you knew anything about this. Apart from Tu Wanhu, all the people who knew and were involved in this matter are no longer here."
Tu Guan immediately understood and said sternly, "Tu Wanhu has committed such an act of disloyalty and disrespect, and my Tu family will naturally not tolerate him! Please rest assured, Lord Chai, as long as he dares to come back, we will tie him up and take him to the prefect's mansion for you!"
Chai Xin nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Boss Tu to give Tu Ziming his full assistance."
"assist?"
Tu Guan glanced at Tu Ziming and asked suspiciously, "What does Lord Chai mean by this?"
Chai Xin said, "One should finish what one starts. Since Tu Ziming has started this, he should finish it properly. Before Tu Wanhu is brought to justice, Tu Ziming can contact me, the Prefect. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome for me to keep contacting Tu Ziming and you, Boss Tu."
At this moment, the Tu family members all stood up and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Chai Xin's meaning was clear: in the Tu family, he only recognized Tu Ziming!
What does this tell us?
This is tacit approval for him to succeed as the head of the family!
Firewood represents the attitude of the Prefectural Governor's Office; the Prefectural Governor's Office wants to support Tu Ziming to take office!
The Tu family members immediately began to whisper among themselves.
"This won't do, Tu Ziming is so young..."
"What merit or ability does he possess..."
Zhao Cheng smiled, walked up to Tu Ziming, and finally said, "Ziming, it seems that these elders don't respect you, so we can't discuss business."
Tu Ziming sighed, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Zhao Cheng, and said, "It is Ziming who has disappointed the young prime minister!"
"It's alright!" Zhao Cheng said nonchalantly, "My immortal wine, as well as the soaps and floral water from the Eastern Chamber of Commerce, will sell well. The Miao family has already started cooperating with me, and once Lu Chen becomes the head of the Lu family today, the Lu family will also cooperate with me. With the Lu family and the Miao family, it doesn't matter if you, the Tu family, are gone."
"What?"
"Lu Chen has become the head of the Lu family?!"
The Tu family members stared wide-eyed, and the clever ones immediately realized what was going on.
On the same day, the Tu family and the Lu family both experienced a change of fortune!
This was clearly a setup that had been planned long ago!
Zhao Cheng glanced at them and smiled, "Qi Bainian, who issued the prohibition order, is dead, and Tu Qianhu, who resisted the Eastern Chamber of Commerce, is also gone. Is your Tu family sure you want to give up this great profit because of Tu Wanhu's personal feud with me?"
“Jiangyang County is a vast and resource-rich region with numerous merchants. If you don’t do it, there are plenty of people outside Jiangcheng who will.”
"Now that I have the Lu family and the Miao family, you are not so important to me. Now, it is my turn to give the Tu family a chance."
Zhao Cheng held up one finger and said, "This is the last chance."
Upon hearing this, the Tu family all turned to look at Tu Guan, who had a dark complexion and looked utterly helpless.
Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and bowed to Zhao Cheng, saying, "Everyone knows that scented soap and floral water sell well. I've also tasted the young prime minister's immortal wine, and it's definitely a better product than the old wines. Back then, when the family head... Tu Qianhu resisted the young prime minister, I was opposed in my heart, but I was just a nobody... But now! I fully support the Tu family's cooperation with the young prime minister!"
"Me too! How can my Tu family fall behind?!"
"A fool wouldn't take a chance to make money! My Tu family built our fortune on business, how can we ignore the bigger picture?!"
Zhao Cheng looked at the diverse faces of people before him and couldn't help but smile.
There are still many smart people in the family. The Tu and Lu families will inevitably suffer heavy losses after the change of power, and the Miao family will close the gap with them. If they don't seize this opportunity for cooperation, they may even be overtaken by the Miao family in the future.
For them, it was simply a change of family head. After all, they weren't valued when Tu Qianhu was the head. A new emperor brings a new court; now that Tu Ziming is in charge, perhaps this is their chance!
Zhao Cheng said, "I already know Brother Ziming, so I only wish to cooperate with him. Are you willing to assist him?"
The group exchanged glances, then bowed to Tu Ziming.
"Ziming, the family is now in your hands!"
"Ziming... Patriarch!"
"Master, I believe in you!"
Zhao Cheng smiled slightly, indicating his satisfaction, and looked towards Tu.
Tu Guan closed his eyes in frustration, remained silent for a while, and finally bowed to Tu Ziming.
"Tu Guan greets the patriarch..."
Tu Ziming immediately helped Tu Guan up and said, "Sir, there's no need for that. My father told me when he was alive that you are devoted to the family, have a clear sense of right and wrong, and are fair in your dealings. He admires you the most."
Tu Guan asked doubtfully, "Tu Ang...did he say something like that?"
Tu Ziming said seriously, "Things have come to this point, nephew, there's no need for you to play those fake games with me."
Tu Guan's expression hardened, and he cupped his hands to Tu Ziming, saying, "True gold fears no fire. As long as you, Ziming, can make the family better and better, no matter how old I am, I will be the first to support you!"
"Thank you for your trust, sir!" Tu Ziming nodded emphatically.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng and Chai Xin exchanged a smile.
While Zhao Cheng and Chai Xin were helping Tu Ziming clean up the mess, Xu An and Deng Fugui were in a similar situation with the Lu family.
The prefectural governor's office used intimidation tactics, and Xu An offered incentives, allowing Lu Chen to successfully take office.
With this, the Tu and Lu families completely changed hands.
However, the whereabouts of Tu Wanhu and Lu Yuan, the second-in-commands of the two families, are unknown.
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