After about ten minutes, the conference room became quiet and everyone took their seats.
Old Man Chen and the other man, as witnesses of the Dragon Emperor's arrival, sat in the first seats.
Tan Yimin, the mayor of Longhai City and an official witness, also sat nearby.
Then there are Duanmu Hai and Duanmu Ci, who are from the Duanmu family.
Although the Duanmu family has completely withdrawn from Longhai this time, no one present dares to look down on the Duanmu family because of this, not even old man Chen from the Dragon Emperor!
The last one is Xiao Chen. Now that his status has been recognized, he naturally has a place as the leader of the seven major families!
So, he sat next to Lin Nan.
As for the people from the seven major families, they sat on both sides, all looking at Lin Nan.
"We are all acquaintances, so there is no need to introduce ourselves."
Lin Nan spoke slowly, trying to make the start of the meeting as relaxed as possible.
But he knew in his heart that this meeting... would not be easy later on.
Because there are too many interests involved, and these interests are too staggering!
He had heard from his predecessors that during the five-year competition in previous years, even two families with close relations would not give in to each other in the meeting!
It can be seen how great the benefits are!
After a brief greeting, he got straight to the point.
"At the last nomination meeting, we talked about the problems of the Ouyang and Jiang families... The court took this matter very seriously and issued instructions."
When Lin Nan said this, his eyes swept over Ouyang Zhen and Jiang Tiansheng.
Ouyang Zhen's expression remained unchanged. He knew that although the Ouyang family was mentioned this time, it shouldn't be a big problem!
As for who will have problems, everyone here knows it well!
Jiang Tiansheng's expression did not change much.
However, Xiao Chen, who was not far away, still saw something from his trembling eyebrows.
For some reason, when he looked at Jiang Tiansheng, he suddenly felt that the old man was a bit pitiful.
The Jiang family is getting old and old, but it’s over!
This is a very cruel thing for an old man who has devoted his whole life to it.
He originally thought that Jiang Tiansheng would not come today.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Tiansheng came with a smile on his face.
Just for this, Xiao Chen secretly admired him!
"The hero is old..."
Xiao Chen muttered to himself and subconsciously reached for a cigarette.
But when he looked at the people at the conference table, everyone was very serious, no one was smoking, and they took their hands back.
"As one of the seven major families, we should have contributed to the development of Longhai. Now the court is very dissatisfied, so... the order issued is to remove the Jiang family from the list!"
Lin Nan looked at Jiang Tiansheng and spoke bluntly and slowly.
Hearing this, no matter how cunning Jiang Tiansheng was or how good his character was, he trembled and his old face turned pale.
The Jiang family is expelled!
The Jiang family is finished!
"In addition, after a few days of investigation, many people in the Jiang family were found to be involved in the problem..."
Lin Nan continued.
"The court will conduct strict investigations and deal with these issues."
Jiang Tiansheng didn't say anything, but his hands, which were resting on the armrests of the chair, were throbbing with veins.
"Mr. Xiao, as the leader of the seven major families, do you have any objection to the court's decision?"
Lin Nan looked at Xiao Chen and asked.
"No objection."
Xiao Chen glanced at Jiang Tiansheng and shook his head.
Although he felt that the old man was a little pitiful, so what? The Jiang family was really finished this time!
"Does Mr. Jiang have any objections?"
Lin Nan looked at Jiang Tiansheng again and asked slowly.
"No—objection!"
Jiang Tiansheng shook his head slowly, emphasizing each word.
"Since Mr. Xiao and Mr. Jiang have no objection, the court's decision will be implemented... Mr. Jiang, I hope you will hand over the special rights of the seven major families."
Lin Nan looked at Jiang Tiansheng and said.
As the seven major families, they almost control the economic lifeline of Longhai.
At the same time, as decision-makers in Longhai, in addition to having the right to speak, they also have some rights and interests that ordinary people do not know or even cannot imagine.
It is precisely because of their voice and rights that the seven major families have become increasingly powerful, and there are almost no forces that can catch up.
As for forces like the Zhao family, that was also due to the support of the imperial court.
Otherwise, it would be impossible!
"Okay, after the meeting, I will hand over this part of the rights to Mr. Lin!"
Jiang Tiansheng said in a deep voice.
"Mr. Jiang, you don't need to give these to me."
Lin Nan shook his head and said.
"Um?"
Hearing this, many people present were stunned. What does this mean?
Could it be that the imperial court does not intend to take back these rights?
Or should we take out this part of the rights and interests and distribute it to everyone?
This is impossible!
Just as everyone was guessing, Lin Nan spoke again.
"The seven major families of Longhai have been in existence for a hundred years... Now that the Jiang family has been removed from the list, only six major families remain!"
“…”
No one spoke, everyone was listening to Lin Nan.
They were also curious about the six major families and wanted to know how the court arranged it.
Should we support another family to come to power, or will this be the pattern in the future?
However, the possibility of supporting a family to come to power is not very high.
After all, the Duanmu family had already retreated completely, so there was no need for the court to support another family.
In the past, the imperial court wanted to support the Zhao family and replace the seven major families in order to deal with the Duanmu family.
Now that the Duanmu family is no longer around, the imperial court should take back this part of the rights and interests, hold them in their hands, and create the greatest value.
In other words, disperse this part of the rights and interests... However, it is not distributed to the seven major families... No, it is not distributed to the six major families, but to some official bigwigs!
"However, after discussion at the imperial court, the seven major families of Longhai have been in existence for a hundred years, so let's preserve them..."
Lin Nan said this and turned to look at Xiao Chen.
"Mr. Xiao, from today on, one more family will be added to the seven major families of Longhai."
"Oh? Which family?"
Xiao Chen was a little curious.
“Xiao family!”
Lin Nan looked at Xiao Chen and spoke slowly.
"Xiao family?"
Xiao Chen was stunned. There was a Xiao family in Longhai? How come he didn't know?
Not only him, but also Mr. Bai and others were stunned. How come they didn't know about the Xiao family?
However, they quickly realized what was happening and their eyes widened.
And Xiao Chen's eyes widened.
Xiao family?
No way?!
"Xiao family? Damn it, this is the soup that the court gave to Brother Chen... No, this is not soup at all, this is clearly meat, and a big piece of meat at that!"
Bai Ye was also dumbfounded and muttered to himself.
"That's right. From today on, in addition to the Bai, Tang, Su, Xu, Qin, and Ouyang families, there will be one more family, the Xiao family!"
Lin Nan nodded and smiled slightly.
"Mr. Xiao... No, Patriarch Xiao, congratulations!"
“…”
Although Xiao Chen already had a guess, he was still a little dazed when he heard Lin Nan say this.
Xiao family?
Master Xiao?
What the hell... He is alone, how come the Xiao family suddenly appeared?
Besides, he never believed in pie falling from the sky. Even if it did fall from the sky, it was probably a trap!
But now... such a big pie fell down and hit him on the head.
To the point that... he couldn't believe it, was this pie even edible?
"Xiao family..."
Not far away, Su Qing looked at Xiao Chen and whispered to herself.
She was also quite uneasy in her heart. Before this, she had never considered that there would be a Xiao family.
Now, while she was happy for Xiao Chen, she also felt a little complicated.
Now that there is a new Xiao family in Longhai, does that mean Xiao Chen... has to leave the villa?
"The Xiao family... the imperial court is really generous!"
Old Master Su next to him muttered secretly.
Not only him, but Mr. Bai and others also had the same idea.
Xiao family, this is something no one expected.
It is not easy for the imperial court to take back these rights!
Now, he actually handed it over again!
If there were people with the most complicated feelings at that time, it was Jiang Tiansheng and... Duanmu Hai and Duanmu Ci!
Jiang Tiansheng looked at Xiao Chen, his body trembling.
This young man, whom he regarded as the biggest variable, not only overthrew the Jiang family, but also built a Xiao family on the "ruins" of the Jiang family?
Duanmu Hai also frowned. He also did not expect that the court would make such a decision.
“Damn it!”
Duanmu Ci looked at Xiao Chen with an unpleasant expression and gnashed teeth.
"Oh, you hit the nail on the head. One person can take on an entire clan. It has really become a reality! However, it's not the Eighth Xiao Clan, but... the Seventh Xiao Clan!"
Tang Ming also glanced at Xiao Chen and chuckled.
"Master Xiao, congratulations."
Tan Yimin looked at Xiao Chen, who had not yet recovered, and said with a smile.
"No... Brother Lin, is that really who said this?"
Xiao Chen came to his senses and couldn't help but ask.
"Yes."
Lin Nan smiled and nodded.
"How is it, is it a surprise?"
"Well, it is indeed a surprise..."
Xiao Chen curled the corner of his mouth. He really didn't expect that person would be so generous to him!
Originally, he just wanted to drink some soup, but... such a huge piece of meat was placed in front of him.
How could he not eat the meat that was right in front of him?
Of course not!
Thinking about what Guan Duanshan revealed implicitly in his words, Xiao Chen made a decision in his heart.
Since he has given it to me, he won’t be polite!
He, Xiao Chen, has never been a polite person!
"Boy, are you crazy with joy?"
Old man Chen is obviously one of the insiders. They came today not only to witness the Duanmu family leaving Longhai, but also to witness the establishment of the Xiao family!
The head of the Xiao family, Xiao Chen, is the Dragon Emperor's man, so they came!
"Not really, it's just a little unexpected."
Xiao Chen shook his head. He had already accepted this 'surprise'.
However, he still felt a little upset.
Xiao family?
You know, from the moment he came to Longhai, he never thought about staying here.
Now, the Xiao family has appeared.
Then how can he go out and have fun in the future?
Isn't this just...
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes wide. Damn, could it be that the guy wanted to tie him up in Longhai, so he did this?
Then, he thought again, if that person really had this idea, the old man Guan Duanshan must have been behind it!
“Damn it, why do I feel like… this is a giant pit, just waiting for me to jump in!”
Xiao Chen felt a little scared, then looked at Lin Nan and asked.
"Well, Brother Lin, can this Xiao family... be disbanded?"
"ah?"
After hearing what Xiao Chen said, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Disband?
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