Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 752: Chapter 102 – The Prosperity of the Wang Family! Overlord of a County (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_3

The one who arrived was the eldest son of Wang Zong’an, the young clan leader of the Changning Wang Clan, Wang Shizhao.

He was dressed to the nines today, wearing a jade crown on his head and donning an ice-silk robe, showing off his princely demeanor and presenting himself as a genuine aristocrat.

Walking beside him was a beautifully dressed woman, his wife, Qian Yurou, the legitimate daughter of the Purple Abode Qian Family.

Qian Yurou is the current family head of the Qian Family in the Purple Abode and the eldest granddaughter of Qian Xuehan.

When the Qian Family first became a part of the Keep Achieving Commercial Firm, Qian Xuehan wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Wang family. However, the eldest son of Wang Shouzhe, Wang Zong’an, was already engaged, and Wang Shouzhe’s daughter had such high potential that he probably didn’t want to marry her off. So, he negotiated with Wang Shouzhe and requested in advance to reserve the eldest son of Wang Zong’an.

As a result, poor Wang Shizhao had his fate arranged before he was even born.

Luckily, as the legitimate daughter of the Purple Abode prominent family, Qian Yurou is not only extremely attractive but also has a great temperament. Her talent is not bad, and her character is gentle and generous. The two of them knew each other since childhood, and in the end, both were quite happy. Now they even have two children.

Behind Mr. and Mrs. Wang Shizhao, there are also a crowd of Wang Clan members and family generals, creating a grand scene.

When changing the plaque of a prominent family, the custom is to “welcome three times and invite three times”.

The first welcoming takes place at the ferry crossing, usually carried out by the young ones from the main lineage of the family. The second welcoming is carried out at the Three Mile Pavilion outside the main residence of the family, again by the young ones from the main lineage. The third welcoming is at the family’s entrance, where the Clan Leader personally welcomes them.

This is the standard process for changing a prominent family’s plaque to show the importance the family places on this event.

Initially, the Changning Wang Clan was small in number. When they were promoted to the 7th-rank Aristocratic Family, the elder among the young mainline members Wang Liyao and Wang Zong’an were only teenagers. In addition, there were only two generations represented by Wang Shouzhe, so they managed to scrape up a commendable “two welcomes and two invitations”. Although Wei Wenxun had no objections to this, it was genuinely a bit awkward.

Now, with more and more Wang Clan members, the “three welcomes and three invitations” ritual can finally be performed entirely.

As soon as Lu Wenhong and Wu Bangzuo saw Wang Shizhao, they immediately rushed over to greet him.

Although Wang Shizhao is only in his forties and is a generation younger than them, he is a Heavenly Chosen Talent and has already reached the Fifth Level of the Spiritual Platform Realm, so his cultivation base is much higher. Thus, they were very respectful towards him.

Wang Shizhao also, according to the customs of the prominent families, greeted the two politely and calmly showed his manners, which resembled Wang Shouzhe’s past demeanor to a great extent.

While they were talking, suddenly there was a commotion near the ferry crossing.

“They’re coming! They’re coming!”

“The Governor’s boat has arrived!”

Everyone looked towards the noise, only to see an official boat with the logo of the Prefecture Mansion heading their way on the Peace River. Amid the attention of everyone, it slowly neared the shore.

In the midst of the crowd’s gaze, a crisp sound of a bronze gong suddenly rang out.

Immediately following, a loud call from the ship was matched: “Wei Wenxun, the vice-commander of the Governor’s Mansion of Longzuo County, is escorting the ‘Grade Six Prominent Family plaque’ to the Changning Wang Clan on the orders of the Governor. All unrelated persons should avoid.”

After three consecutive calls, the official boat had completely stopped.

A group of soldiers wearing the standard armor of the Prefecture Mansion walked off the ship in a single file, followed by four “Unrelated Persons Retire” signs.

These were the ceremonial insignias of the Governor’s Mansion, nominally bestowed by the Emperor of the Great Qian Land and granted to the local Governors, representing the permission to exercise the power of the Son of Heaven.

Behind the four “Retreat” signs, there was a huge plaque covered with a red cloth, carried by four strong men.

This was the “Rank Six Aristocratic Family plaque” for the Changning Wang Clan.

Next up was Wei Wenxun, who had now been promoted to the position of Vice Commander of the Prefectural Governor’s Mansion in Longzuo County.

This array was a rare sight in Longzuo County.

The only event comparable to this in the past thirty years was the completion ceremony of the Green Luo Guard City two decades ago, presided over personally by the Governor, Taishi Ankang.

Seeing the situation, Wang Shizhao promptly led the members of the Wang Clan to greet them, and took the initiative to pay his respects to Wei Wenxun according to the ettiquite, expressing his gratitude to the Prefectural Governor’s Mansion and the Emperor of the Great Qian Land. This was the “first greeting”.

After these procedures, the “second greeting” was performed outside the main residence at the “Three Mile Pavilion”, led by Wang Zong’an and more clan members.

After this, the clan leader, Wang Shouzhe, personally led the “third invitation” at the entrance of the Wang residence, by the shore of Zhuwei Lake.

It is only after the “three greetings and three invitations” that the Wang Clan members put up the plaque on the archway.

As early as a month ago, the new plaque prepared under the direction of the Prefecture Mansion had already been completed.

The new plaque tower, more than four Chinese feet high, was entirely carved from greenish-white giant stones. The four towering pillars were engraved with delicate black bird and flying fish patterns, looking very magnificent.

The greenish-white stone, known as “Baiwen Stone,” is an accessory mineral in spirit stone mines. It is solid and can isolate and block spiritual energy, which makes it superior formation material. With sufficient resources, prominent families with the ability can use it as their formation base and directly set up a large protective array for their residences.

Currently, the plaque, covered with a red cloth, was mounted high on the plaque tower, looking extraordinarily festive.

Following this, Wang Shouzhe personally invited the old ancestor, Longyan, to reveal the sign.

Generally, according to tradition, this step of revealing the sign is usually done by the Clan Leader. However, Wang Shouzhe, remembering the sacrifices the elderly Longyan had made for the family, insisted on inviting her to reveal the sign. Wang Longyan initially wanted to refuse but couldn’t resist Wang Shouzhe’s insistence, and finally agreed.

As the elderly Longyan lightly pulled, the big red cloth floated down gently. The Changning Wang Clan officially became a “Grade Six Prominent Family.”

Speaking of which, the signboard was handwritten by Prefectural Governor Taishi Ankang of Longzuo County, which was a great honor for Wang Shouzhe.

This scene was recorded in the “Wang’s Ancestral Inheritance Chronicles” by Wang Xiaohan, an elder of the Wang family. A restored illustration of the scene drawn from memory by future generations was also recorded in the Chronicles.

From that day onwards, the Wang family’s reputation in the County City of Longzuo County saw a sudden surge.

Even several months later, the people of the Longzuo County City would occasionally mention this event in their casual conversations and express great interest.

It has to be said, the Changning Wang Clan truly achieved a great deal over these years. Whether it be the development of the Green Luo Guard, the establishment of the marine cultivation base, the full-scale deployment of the Flying Carriage System in the Qing An Prefecture and Longzuo County, or the gradual perfection of the series of industrial chains related to these issues. Any of these achievements were quite remarkable.

However, ordinary people do not comprehend their profound implications.

They are busy with their daily lives, not understanding the significance of developing the Green Luo Guard or setting up a marine cultivation base. Many of them even don’t know who the owner behind the Keep Achieving Commercial Firm is.

What they perceive most directly, and feel most acutely, is the grandeur when Changning Wang Clan was promoted to a Rank Six Prominent Family and the glorious presence of Prefectural Governor’s handwritten inscription and Wei Wenxun, the Deputy Commander-in-chief’s personal delivery.

It is from this point that the Changning Wang Clan entered the sight of many residents in the County City and made them truly aware of the energy that the four characters of “Changning Wang Clan” represent.

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A period later.

At Wang Shouzhe’s study in the inner residence of Changning Wang Clan.

Wang Shouzhe was leisurely lying in his chair, drinking immortal tea and listening as the twin ponytail Artifact Spirit Lil Snow reported the current situation.

[Clan name]: Longzuo Changning Wang Clan

[Clan Level]: Rank Six

[Clan Reputation]: [Township reputation (100) Covering the sky with a single hand][County Reputation (100) Covering the sky with a single hand][Prefecture Reputation (88) Dominating one side][National Reputation (11) Obscurity]

[Clan Industries]: 139 (click for details)

[Clan Members]: [Within the clan (153)][Married out (24)](click for details)

[Clan Relatives]: 9 (click for details)

[Clan Generals]: [Adults (1863)][Underage (289)](click for details)

[Family Servants]: [Adults (4056)][Underage (627)](click for details)

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“Lil Snow, view the clan details~project the clan tree.” Wang Shouzhe contentedly tasted the tea. The clan had thrived so much that even he could hardly keep track of all clan members.

“Yes, master. Please check the end of the third essay and the colored egg chapter at the end. There’s a projection of the latest genealogy of Longzuo Wang Clan~” Lil Snow replied adorably.

“Call me the Family Head …” Wang Shouzhe glanced at her meaningfully. Few have picked fights over this title.

“Yes, master.” Lil Snow chuckled sweetly.

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