Seeing that Liu Hai had gained some understanding, Liu Zhen was very pleased. He felt that this was a good opportunity to teach Liu Hai by analyzing a real case, so he asked: "Haier, do you remember what Li Feng and I argued about next?"
"I remember it was... a family pest." Liu Hai thought for a moment and replied.
"Yes, you worm! At the time, I thought I had the upper hand, forcing them to publicly interrogate Li Yan and completely embarrass the Li family." Liu Zhen smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I didn't expect that due to the information asymmetry, I actually fell into a trap set by Li Feng. I guess Li Feng was also wondering how I could fall into it so easily."
"What's this?" Liu Hai asked in confusion. Although he knew that this made him look stupid, he really wanted to know what was going on.
"Let's deal with the family's parasites severely and strictly together. This is a trap. The Li family is different from us. They were established less than ten years ago and are a peripheral force of the Jade Water Sword Sect thousands of miles away. So, they don't care about losing face, and getting rid of the parasites is also very simple." Liu Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "But we can't do that. As a thousand-year-old aristocratic family, there are many abuses. The family's reputation is more important than the mountains. There is no other way. In the end, we had to resort to cheating and suspending the peace talks to temporarily get through this. Otherwise, sigh-"
"Fortunately, in the end, Master Feng did not investigate further and just left." Liu Hai only then realized that there was such a story behind the suspension of the peace talks, and he had not even noticed it.
"Yeah, I didn't expect Li Feng to agree so readily. I don't know why." Liu Zhen couldn't figure it out, so he asked, "Do you see the deeper meaning behind Li Feng's public interrogation of Li Yan?"
"Oh, what's the point of an interrogation? Isn't it just to find out the truth?"
"Huh! The truth?! I thought it was the truth at the time. But after the interrogation, I realized that this so-called truth might not be the real truth." Liu Zhen said decisively.
"Ah? What's going on? I don't understand." Liu Hai really thought that was the truth and was amazed at Li Feng's observation and wisdom.
"Do you still remember that during the quarter of an hour he gave Li Yan to chat with me, he listed three of Li Yan's advantages?" Liu Zhen was furious when he thought that it was with his cooperation that Li Feng completed this plan silently and naturally.
"I remember, it seems like it's: good memory, strong observation skills, and ruthless." Liu Hai listed Li Yan's three advantages, but only now realized that these didn't seem to be completely advantages! Why didn't he notice it at the time?
"Yeah, now think about it, doesn't the interrogation afterwards seem strange? Didn't these three advantages seem like a threat to Li Yan? I have a good memory and will remember your contribution. All you have to answer is to confirm that those accomplices are the ones I mentioned. If you have a good observation ability, you should understand what I mean. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Well, Father, now that you mention it, it seems even more strange to me. It seems that during the formal interrogation later, Li Yan basically didn't say a word, only nodding in agreement with Li Feng's words. He only said one more word when talking about Wei Hong."
"Yes, it was Li Yan's words that woke me up. This is not an interrogation, nor is it the truth. This is a frame-up to eliminate dissidents, a good show." Liu Zhen said with a sneer.
"Ah? Father, you mean, these people are Li Feng's enemies in the family, and Li Feng just took this opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop." Liu Hai finally reacted and asked
"Yes, Li Yan and Wei Hong are indeed in collusion. As for the others, that's not necessarily the case. They are the ones Li Feng had always wanted to get rid of but never had an excuse. Now, with an excuse, he caught them all in one fell swoop, clean and neat. Moreover, the Li family members he chose were all untalented third-generation descendants. There weren't any second-generation or first-generation elders, yet they managed to intimidate the first- and second-generation elders behind these third-generation descendants. What a scheming, political conspiracy, and methodical approach!"
"Ah—" Liu Hai felt a chill down his spine. Only now did he understand what it meant to kill with words! Only then did he understand the benefits and disadvantages of political schemes.
"Alas—I, your father, only understood this later. Look at how he handled these people. The results for those inside and outside the Li family, and for Li Yan and the others, were all different." Liu Zhen exclaimed, "Killing them one by one, taking some in, letting some go. Killing the Wei sons wasn't a big deal for the Li family; they might even applaud. Expelling the rest of the Wei family not only severed the Wei clan's roots within the Li family, but also kept them alive, giving them something to worry about. The vacant positions were then filled by those within the Li family."
Liu Zhen then sighed, "This method is really sharp. The other Li sons were all expelled from the family, but they were given the land to survive. If they still want to cause trouble, first, they will lose the protection of the family tree. Second, the lifeline of the land is in the hands of others, so they will also be cautious. If they don't care, they should also think about the deaths of the Wei sons. Li Yan's handling is even more clever. It seems that the punishment is the heaviest, but in fact he has suffered the least loss. His power in the Li family originally came from being Li Feng's follower and lackey. Now it is the same. He has only been transformed from a cousin to a slave, which is actually not a big deal. Similarly, keeping him by his side is also a kind of restraint. A slave can be beaten and killed at any time, and no one will care. Li Yan now has no other choice but to work loyally for Li Feng. Tell me, Li Feng's handling of this matter is absolutely decisive?"
"Absolutely, absolutely amazing." Liu Hai shuddered and exclaimed in admiration.
"After the interrogation, I realized it wasn't a slip, but a kick. I realized the information was wrong and we were the ones responsible. I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat! My first thought was to stop the negotiations. We couldn't negotiate with Li Feng when we had wrong information. Otherwise, we would be sold out and might even be counting money for him. So I impulsively wanted to stop the negotiations, but to my surprise, Li Feng actually agreed. It really surprised me."
"Yeah! According to my father's analysis, how could someone like Li Feng let us go?"
"I don't know. Maybe this is also the other party's plan, or they don't care at all, or maybe some unexpected situation has caused them to interrupt the negotiations. Who knows the specific reason?"
Liu Zhen was also puzzled, but the most important thing now was to find out what had happened. Then, he could formulate a compensation plan and resolve this grudge as soon as possible.
After the face-to-face contact with Li Feng, he felt the pressure even greater. If he had an enemy like Li Feng, he would be unable to sleep or eat.
"Let's go, we might be the last ones to leave."
"Father, we are not the last ones. Liu Huai hasn't left yet."
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