"Sixth daughter, listen to your third uncle's advice and withdraw from the struggle for the throne."
Chen Luo narrowed his eyes. This third uncle was quite direct. Could it be that he came here specifically to act as a persuader for Wen Shao?
"Third Uncle, before I answer your question, I'd like to know your stance."
Wen Wan raised her head and met Wen Xun's gaze. Facing the oppressive aura of a superior that could almost crush one's heart and lungs, Wen Wan calmly asked a question.
"What? You think I, your Third Uncle, have been bribed by Wen Shao?"
Seeing the wariness and apprehension in Wen Wan's eyes, Wen Xun smiled and spoke.
"I wouldn't dare, but there must be a reason why you said that, Uncle. Please tell me the truth."
This can be considered a gentle way of testing the waters.
If even this powerful and influential third uncle sides with Wen Shao, then our chances of winning will be terrifyingly low.
With just a word from this third uncle, all the official forces would help Wen Shao attack him, leaving him with no choice but to flee overseas with Chen Luo.
If this third uncle wasn't on Wen Shao's side, then why would he try to persuade him to withdraw from the struggle for the throne? And for whom was he acting as his advocate?
"Haha, I actually thought of that too. You might suspect that I'm on your side."
"But don't rush, let me tell you a story from long ago."
Wen Xun stood up, took a photo frame from the bookshelf next to him, and placed it in front of the two of them.
Wen Wan and Chen Luo looked down and saw that it was an old photograph.
The photo shows three young men in green military uniforms. Although their faces are still quite youthful and the photo is somewhat blurry, their features can still be vaguely discerned.
The person in the center is Wen Tao, the current head of the Wen family, and standing to Wen Tao's left is his third uncle, Wen Xun, who is sitting in front of them at this moment.
As for the last person on the right, Chen Luo looked at Wen Wan, who also shook her head.
"I have no recollection of this person."
"It's normal that you don't remember, after all, you had only been speaking for a short time when the fourth brother died."
Fourth brother?
The fourth son of the Wen family? Wen Ye!
This fourth uncle who once fought his father for the throne?
It can be said that Wen Ye's affairs are a taboo in the Wen family. The younger generation of the family are not very clear about them, and they dare not ask about them.
"Alright, after I finish telling you these stories, you will understand why I asked you to withdraw from the struggle for the throne tomorrow."
Next, Wen Xun began to recount the earth-shattering struggle for the throne in an unusually low voice.
More than 20 years ago, most of the younger generation of the Wen family direct descendants were lost in the battle in the southern border region, leaving only the eldest son Wen Tao, the third son Wen Xun, and the fourth son Wen Ye.
At that time, Wen Qingyang gave the three brothers the opportunity to choose their own path in life.
Wen Xun was the first to make a choice, proposing to enter politics and to stay away from his family, starting from the grassroots level in the Lingnan region, thus leaving the capital city behind.
Both Wen Tao and Wen Ye chose to go into business, which led to a long-standing struggle for succession between them.
It can be said that the three remaining members of the Wen family in this generation are all exceptionally talented individuals.
After Wen Xun went to Lingnan, he worked hard and, without the help of his family, reached the position of county magistrate in less than ten years. He was even noticed by a bigwig in the central government and was directly transferred to a core department in the capital.
Meanwhile, the brothers Wen Tao and Wen Ye stayed in the capital and fought their way up in the business world, gradually crushing all the scions of the ten major families in various industries and regional markets.
For a time, the reputation of the three Wen family heroes was unparalleled in the capital, and all the scions of prominent families and so-called geniuses paled in comparison.
Those years belonged entirely to the Wen family. In terms of overall strength, the Wen family was undoubtedly the number one among the top ten families at that time.
However, as the three men's reputations grew and their power increased, they inevitably followed the old path of vying for the throne.
At that time, Wen Xun took the lead in proposing to give up the struggle for the position of family head and requested to be transferred to a post in the south, away from the capital, a place of trouble.
Before leaving the capital, he spoke separately with his eldest brother Wen Tao and his fourth brother Wen Ye.
In fact, they all say the same thing: no matter how far the struggle for the throne goes, one should not actually kill one's own flesh and blood; at least one of them should be spared.
Wen Xun then left the capital, and the struggle between the two for the throne reached a fever pitch.
It was a great battle, and both sides gave it their all.
There was too much turmoil and power struggle at the time, so Wen Xun didn't elaborate on it and simply jumped straight to the final ending.
In the end, the fourth brother was still outmatched by the eldest brother. After his defeat, he returned to the old house and had a final conversation with the eldest brother.
"I was outside during that conversation; I didn't go in."
Nobody knows what the eldest and fourth brothers talked about, but an hour later, a gunshot rang out in the room.
"When we rushed in, the fourth brother had been shot through the temple and was dead. The gun was lying beside him, while the eldest brother sat quietly in the chair without saying a word."
"At the time, no one could say for sure whether the fourth brother committed suicide or was killed by the eldest brother, and the eldest brother did not offer any explanation."
"On the night the fourth brother died, he officially ascended the throne and became the head of the Wen family."
Even with Wen Xun's temperament, his facial muscles still twitched slightly after so long, showing that he was still bothered by what happened back then.
"So, Sixth Sister, do you understand?"
“I don’t want you and your siblings to follow the same path as our generation.”
"I do not want your generation to fight amongst yourselves, using each other's blood to stain your own thrones!"
At this point, Wen Xun stood up and looked at Wen Wan with an anxious expression.
"Sixth Sister, I know Wen Shao is vicious and ruthless. Are you worried that he will harm you if you leave?"
"You can rest assured about that. As long as I'm here, he will never do anything to harm you! He will still listen to what I say."
"So, let's end the struggle for the throne here, shall we?"
Wen Xun's words even carried a hint of pleading, showing how much he couldn't bear to see the fratricide within his family, and how deeply he was pained by it.
Of course, what he said made sense. With his powerful third uncle speaking, Wen Shao wouldn't dare to go so far as to kill Wen Wan.
After listening, Wen Wan hesitated for a moment, wanting to speak, but Chen Luo stopped her.
"Third Uncle, I am not very talented, but I would like to ask you a question."
"Ask away."
"Third Uncle, how much longer do you have to live?"
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