Coincidentally, the people of the twelve families are spread all over Jiangnan, but none of the families has its roots in Jiangning.
Even if there were, they moved out later.
Because among the twelve families, there is an unwritten rule.
That is, whenever they encounter something that threatens the survival of the twelve families, they will gather in Jiangning to discuss it together.
Therefore, Jiangning is a key point in maintaining the balance of the twelve families.
...
now.
In Jiangning City.
The leaders of the twelve families were gathered in a mansion that was usually empty.
Hundreds of family members were wandering inside and outside the house.
To ensure the safety of the twelve decision-makers.
at this time.
They were discussing Ying Yuan's upcoming arrival in Jiangnan:
"Everyone, I'm sure you've all heard about what happened in Xuanhe Prefecture. If those Jianghu forces deserve to be killed, then what about the aristocratic families affected by this?"
"Master Qian, are you saying that Your Majesty is here just to target our twelve families? Over the years, our twelve families' influence in the country is far less than that of the five great families."
"In Xuanhe Prefecture, those underworld forces should basically all be killed, and the aristocratic families affected are all connected to the local underworld forces. Your Majesty is kind and wise, and it is reasonable to destroy them."
"That being said, we still need to make preparations early. Based on current information, His Majesty is not a foolish ruler, but a rare wise ruler. Our twelve families have been keeping a low profile for many years, and perhaps we can take advantage of this opportunity to allow our descendants to enter the officialdom."
"That makes sense, but the first thing we have to do is to show our loyalty to His Majesty. His Majesty has come all the way here from Dengzhou and destroyed many aristocratic families and underworld forces. What if His Majesty wants to take action against us..."
"Master Ding, don't worry too much. Our Zhang family does have some connections with the Longhu Mountain Zhang family.
I have heard that the contemporary Heavenly Master Zhang Zhifu has led the Heavenly Masters to pledge allegiance to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty has expressed his appreciation and recognition for him.
I can ask the Heavenly Master to come down from the mountain to Jiangnan. With the Heavenly Master here, I believe His Majesty will also accept the sincerity of our twelve families."
"It's not enough to rely solely on the Heavenly Master. Although our twelve families are not merchants, they are still wealthy.
If not, we can gather some money and offer it to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can know the determination of our twelve families to be loyal to the court."
"That's...very good."
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