Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1373: Chapter 44 Great Emperor’s Utter Defeat_2 Chapter 1373: Chapter 44 Great Emperor’s Utter Defeat_2 “A business deal involving ten to twenty million Qian Gold isn’t considered a big transaction for the Wang family, but for us of the Zhao Clan, it’s a timely help through a difficult period. If we can use this opportunity to showcase our abilities, we might obtain more projects from the Wang family in the future.”

“However, none of us expected that the tens of ships of iron pots we acquired on credit hadn’t even reached our family’s storeroom when they were seized by the Tianfu County’s Prefectural Office under some pretext. Therefore, we have come to the Wang family to seek favor, hoping that the Wang family would allow us to delay repayment of this credit transaction. We will find a way to redeem the merchandise as soon as possible.”

As Zhao Mingzhi elaborated, everyone suddenly understood the cause of the issue.

“This iron pot business should be the project of the Refining Artifact Headquarters, right?” Wang Ansong frowned, “I remember the person responsible for this business now is my Aunt Yinglei.”

“You’re not wrong, Great Commander Ansong. Indeed, it’s Aunt Yinglei who’s in charge. Actually, we are very grateful to Aunt Yinglei. If she had not agreed to give us credit, with our family’s current situation, we would have absolutely no capital to secure that batch of goods.” Zhao Zhiming was already two to three hundred years old, with a cultivation base in the mid-stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, and being the Family Head of a Grade Five Prominent Family, he was still extremely respectful towards Wang Ansong.

It’s not surprising, for Wang Ansong is only eighty years old but has already reached the Level Two cultivation base of the Celestial being; with such a talent, he’s undoubtedly a Sky Pride. Such a precious talent would surely be considered a Purple Abode Seed within the Tianfu Zhao Clan, the core of their family.

But in the Wang family, Wang Ansong is just one of the many young elites and not yet considered a true core member of the family.

This just shows how formidable the foundation of the Wang family really is.

On the surface, all of them are Grade Five Prominent Families, but just the tip of the iceberg that the Wang family has revealed makes them unreachable.

“Now that my Wang family agreed to give you credit, it was also a form of consideration for you. Why, then, defame my Wang family? Even going so far as to slander my Fourth Great Uncle.” Wang Ansong said angrily, Zhao Mingzhi’s expression tightened, and before he could speak up, Emperor Longchang chimed in, “Isn’t it because your Wang family set a trap, giving credit first, then using connections to have the Tianfu Prefecture’s Prefectural Office confiscate the Tianfu Zhao Clan’s merchandise, with the obvious intention of forcing the Tianfu Zhao Clan to offer a girl in tribute? Tsk, little Shouzhe must be wanting to take a concubine. I’m all too familiar with these tactics.”

Everyone looked at Emperor Longchang in a daze, his words sounded plausible and smoothly delivered; could it be that this elder is well experienced in these matters?

As Emperor Longchang was basking in his smugness, Zhao Mingzhi hurriedly said, “Elder, please do not speculate wildly. When did we ever say that it was the Wang family using their connections to halt our goods?”

“If not the Wang family, then who else?” Emperor Longchang said confidently, “In the struggle between Emperor’s sons, An Duke’s Mansion might have taken the wrong side, but as the saying goes, a thin camel is larger than a horse. Apart from the Wang family, who else could possibly influence the mighty Tianfu County’s Prefectural Office to act against the Tianfu Zhao Clan?”

This rationale made sense, and even Jiang Zhencang and Wang Ansong furrowed their brows. Among all the prominent families in Da Qian, there were almost none that could afford to disregard the Wang family.

A legal collaboration project between the Changning Wang Clan and the Tianfu Zhao Clan leading to confiscated goods was beyond belief.

Could it be that Fourth Great Grandma really made a calm move and wanted to take a concubine to contribute more to the family?

This is trouble brewing…

Our own Fourth Great Grandma is not a vegetarian; should a ruckus arise, it’d be best if the family does not fall into internal chaos.

“Everyone, do not jump to wild conjectures; this truly isn’t a matter concerning Master Shouzhe.” Zhao Mingzhi said helplessly, “Although the Wang family is powerful, in our great Da Qian, there are ultimately two families that can still stand up against the Wang family.”

“Impossible!” Emperor Longchang declared categorically, “I can’t think of a single one.”

“Not to speak of distant matters, the Imperial Household of Da Qian is also a prominent family, naturally, they wouldn’t be intimidated by the Wang family.” Zhao Mingzhi said with a cold smile.

“The Imperial Household?” Emperor Longchang’s heart skipped, “Zhao Mingzhi, are you suggesting that the Imperial Household is the one causing troubles?” It’s not impossible, with such a large number of people in the Imperial Household, there were always some who were foolhardy.

“It’s not the Imperial Household,” Zhao Mingzhi shook his head. “Currently, the relationship between the Changning Wang Clan and the Imperial Household is quite close. I was just giving an example.”

Emperor Longchang’s eyebrows raised, about to scold him for bringing up a pointless example, when suddenly something struck him, and he said incredulously, “Could it be… the Tianfu Jiang Family?”

It seemed this explanation was the only one that made sense.

“Impossible!” Jiang Zhencang’s face turned cold, “The Tianfu Jiang Family is just managing to hold onto their Grade Four title by a thread; their momentum is weak compared to before. How could they dare to contend with the Wang family? Not to mention the Zhao Clan who is laying low and wouldn’t dare to provoke them, right?”

“That elder probably has some misconceptions.” Zhao Mingzhi said coldly, “The Tianfu Jiang Family is not weak at all, after all, in their ancestral shrine, they offer tribute to a statue of the current Sacred Master Jiang.”

“I also asked Aunt Yinglei, only to find out that the Tianfu Jiang Family had once sent a Shopkeeper of the Trading Company to negotiate the iron pot business. But the price they offered was really too low, so Aunt Yinglei rejected the project.”

“Aunt Yinglei originally had no idea that while the Tianfu Jiang Family may not dare to challenge the Wang family, they have the audacity to suppress any collaborators of the Wang family within their confines in Tianfu.”

Jiang Zhencang’s old face showed disbelief, “Impossible, impossible, I remember the Jiang Family always being rather low-key.” He was aware that he had long since given up on the Jiang family, and for one to two thousand years had refused to meet any members of the Jiang family.

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