Mr. Bodyguard Novel - Chapter 1072
Chapter 1072 Early Succession
As Wen Zhentang’s third son, Wen Ruixiang now held the Wen Clan’s storage ring in his hand, along with Wen Zhentang’s last words from Jiang Feng.
This is called Ming Zheng.
Wen Ruixiang now had the consent of Lin Fenglan, Wen Zhenzhou, Wen Zhiwen, Wen Zhiwu, and the support of Zhongren, Qian Shaolong, and Jiang Feng.
This was called Yan Shun.
Under such justifications, Wen Ruixiang’s position as Patriarch was basically a certainty.
If Wen Ruixiang only needed to wait, then on the seventh day after Wen Zhentang’s funeral, the Wen Clan would convene a general meeting of elders, and Wen Ruixiang would officially become the Wen Clan’s Patriarch with the witnesses and support of the Wen Clan’s elders.
Seven days of waiting didn’t seem like much, but Jiang Feng was unwilling to wait, completely unwilling.
If he wanted to be more accurate, it should be said that Jiang Feng understood that they could not wait.
According to Jiang Feng’s analysis, the people of Tiandu Wen Clan would definitely pinpoint the time of Wen Zhentang’s burial and arrive at Qingyuan Prefecture before the birth of the new Patriarch.
If Jiang Feng and the others had truly waited for these seven days, then their previous efforts would have been in vain.
Therefore, Jiang Feng had already decided that the elders’ meeting must be held in advance.
However, Jiang Feng couldn’t bring this up by an outsider, and neither could Wen Ruixiang.
Jiang Feng thought about it and finally thought that Wen Zhenzhou was the most suitable person to bring up this matter.
First, Wen Zhenzhou was Wen Ruixiang’s uncle, so it was reasonable for him to bring up this matter. Secondly, Jiang Feng had something on Wen Zhen Zhou, so as long as Jiang Feng asked Wen Zhen Zhou to bring it up, Wen Zhen Zhou had to bring it up.
Tianchao Jingyuan, June 15, 957.
Today was the day that Wen Zhentang was buried. As the deputy head of the Sword Pure Martial House, he would naturally be buried in the Sword Pure Martial House’s Martial Dao Heavenly Mausoleum.
The so-called Martial Dao Heavenly Mausoleum and the Wen Dao Heavenly Mausoleum were actually the burial places of every martial and literary cultivator who had contributed to the Celestial Dynasty after their death.
Normally, the Martial Dao Heavenly Mausoleum was located in various Martial House and Literary Academies. On the one hand, it was easy to maintain, and on the other hand, it was for the students of Martial House and Literary Academy to remember the merits and spirits of these dead people at all times.
Therefore, in the Heavenly Dynasty, it was the greatest honor for the dead to be buried in the Heavenly Mausoleum after the death of Martial Cultivators and Literary Cultivators.
The time for Wen Zhentang to be buried was set at noon. Although Jiang Feng really wanted to see it, there were rules in the various Martial Palaces that only close relatives of the clan were allowed to attend the ceremony. Therefore, Jiang Feng had no choice but to wait in the Wen Palace.
When it was almost time to apply, Wen Ruixiang and the others finally came back.
As Jiang Feng estimated, not only did Wen Zhenzhou return with Wen Ruixiang, there were also eleven Wen Clan elders.
Wen Ruixiang and the others were sitting in the main hall of the atrium, while Jiang Feng brought Xiao Ding, Zhou Yi, and Su Tianqi to the side hall next to the main hall.
Jiang Feng circulated his ears and waited for Wen Zhenzhou to raise the matter of choosing the Patriarch in advance. Wen Zhenzhou had already agreed to Jiang Feng’s request.
After Jiang Feng waited for a while, Wen Zhenzhou finally kept his promise.
Jiang Feng saw Wen Zhenzhou walk to the center of the main hall. He cupped his hands and bowed to the elders, saying, “Elders, my brother’s town hall was unfortunately killed by the Desolate race in the Ten Miles Sword Gorge. He lost his life outside the West Wind Gate.”
I believe that everyone in our Qingyuan Wen Clan is feeling very heartache, but our heartache has returned to our heartache. We still have to continue living.
Before dying, the Town Hall entrusted someone to bring back a last word, appointing Ruixiang as the successor of the clan head.
Originally, our Wen Clan’s rule was to wait until seven days after the Town Hall is buried before choosing a Clan Master. However, something has happened at the Azure Star Rune Stone Mine, so we must have a Clan Master to take care of it.
“So today, taking advantage of the presence of all the elders, I think we might as well settle down Ruixiang’s position as Patriarch in advance. I wonder what the elders think?”
“How can this be? The Town Hall has just been buried, and we are in a hurry to choose a new Patriarch before the bones are cold. How can this be done?”
“What the Great Elder said makes sense. It is indeed a bit anxious to choose the Patriarch now. Besides, with all due respect, I’m afraid that it is a bit inappropriate for Ruixiang to be the Patriarch, right?
If I remember correctly, although Rui Xiang’s talent in martial arts is not bad, he has been reluctant to cultivate martial arts since he was young, so his martial arts cultivation is weak.
Rui Xiang had done some hard work in the Wen Dao, but Rui Xiang did not have the talent for Wen Xiu, so he did not make any achievements.
Wasn’t it a joke that our Wen Clan chose a junior who couldn’t be considered a martial artist to head the clan? ”
“Grand Elder, Second Elder, Ruixiang is the Wen Clan’s Clan Master who was appointed by the Town Hall before he died. The Wen Clan’s storage ring is already in Ruixiang’s hands. According to the rules of the Wen Clan, he should have succeeded to the throne.”
Wen Zhenzhou was secretly delighted when he saw that the First Elder and Second Elder were opposed to Wen Ruixiang taking over the position of Patriarch.
However, Wen Zhenzhou did not expect that Jiang Feng would see all of this in his eyes.
Jiang Feng used a voice transmission to remind Wen Zhenzhou that if Wen Ruixiang did not ascend to the position of Patriarch today, the evidence of his murder and arson in Feihong Tower would be completely leaked out by him.
Therefore, Wen Zhenzhou could only continue to persuade him helplessly.
“Zhen Zhou, you just said. Zhen Tang’s last words were brought back by a stranger. We don’t know if this is true or false.
Besides, who owns the Wen Clan’s storage ring is the Wen Clan’s Clan Master? If that’s the case … ”
Inside the main hall, the Third Elder of the Wen Clan moved and directly arrived in front of Wen Ruixiang.
Before Wen Ruixiang could react, the Wen Clan’s Third Elder had already grabbed Wen Ruixiang’s left hand and removed the storage ring representing the Wen Clan’s position from his thumb.
Facing all of this, Wen Ruixiang was powerless to resist. He couldn’t help but look around, wanting to find Jiang Feng for help.
However, Jiang Feng did not stand out at this moment. Instead, he stood in the side hall and told Wen Ruixiang what he needed to do with his voice transmission.
As Wen Ruixiang listened carefully to Jiang Feng’s guidance, the Wen Clan’s Third Elder waved the Wen Clan’s storage ring in his hand and said, “Now that the Wen Clan’s storage ring is in my hands, am I the Wen Clan’s Clan Head? Obviously, the matter is not …”
Before the Wen Clan’s Third Elder could finish his sentence, Wen Ruixiang, who had been sitting on the same spot without saying a word, suddenly slapped the table beside him with all his might, seemingly harmless to humans and animals.
Bang!
Wen Ruixiang immediately stood up. He looked at the Wen Clan’s Third Elder and roared angrily, “Third Elder, you’re going too far. Someone, come!”
As soon as Wen Ruixiang said those words, Jiang Feng walked out of the side hall.
After seeing Jiang Feng, Wen Ruixiang felt much more relieved. He pointed at Third Elder and said, “As my father’s direct son, I hold the Wen Clan’s storage ring in my hand. Even if I haven’t officially succeeded to the throne, I can still be considered the Wen Clan’s substitute Patriarch.”
Wen Xianglin, you are just an elder of the Wen Clan’s side branch in Qingyuan. You actually dare to snatch the Wen Clan’s storage ring from me. According to the Wen Clan’s rules, you are the one who offended the clan head.
Take him down for me! ”
No one here had expected that the normally gentle and elegant Wen Ruixiang would turn hostile.
After Wen Ruixiang gave the order, Jiang Feng immediately grabbed Third Elder.
Third Elder had a cultivation of rank six, so he naturally wouldn’t surrender to Jiang Feng’s claw.
The Third Elder raised all the Celestial Saint Essence within the Human Essence Pill and greeted it with a single palm strike.
Jiang Feng grabbed onto Third Elder’s right wrist with a claw. When Third Elder’s Heavenly Human Saint Essence struck him, Jiang Feng immediately sent a Heavenly Human Saint Essence to disperse him.
At the same time, Jiang Feng’s right hand exerted force, and Third Elder’s right wrist immediately let out a “cracking” sound. Before he could let out a miserable scream, he had no time to do so.
Jiang Feng used his left hand to press down on Third Elder’s right shoulder. Then, Third Elder’s entire right arm was removed by Jiang Feng.
The Third Elder’s right arm was drooping. As he howled, his body trembled.
At this moment, Xiao Ding and Zhou Yi walked out of the side hall and escorted Third Elder out of the side hall.
The remaining ten elders in the hall watched helplessly as the Third Elder was escorted down. They did not react to this sudden change for a moment.
After Third Elder was escorted out of the main hall, First Elder looked at Wen Ruixiang and said, “Ruixiang, Third Elder is at least your elder. He hugged you when you were young. How can you treat him like this?”
“That’s right, Ruixiang, you’re going too far. Do you still take us old bones seriously?”
Wen Ruixiang took the Wen Clan’s storage ring from Jiang Feng and put it on. He reached out and stroked the storage ring in his hand and said, “Elders, I, Wen Ruixiang, have always placed you in my eyes, but have you placed me in your eyes?”
My successor is the Patriarch. I have my father’s last words, including the approval of my uncle and Second Mother. I have the Wen Clan’s storage ring in my hand.
According to the rules of the Wen Clan, I am the clan head of the Wen Clan!
“When you heard that I was the successor of the clan head, you pushed back three times. I would like to ask you what you mean!”
After Wen Ruixiang finished speaking, he directly clapped his hands. At this moment, Su Tianqi came out from the side hall with a large pile of ledger books.
Wen Ruixiang grabbed the ledger in Su Tianqi’s hand and threw it in the direction of the ten elders. The ledger fell to the ground.
Wen Ruixiang pointed to the ledger and said, “These are the accounts that have been handed over by the Wen Clan industry that you have been in charge of since the beginning of this year.”
You can pick one up and take a look for yourself. How much blood did you suck in my Wen Clan’s property? How much did you lose?
Didn’t you all look down on me and not let me take charge of this Wen Clan?
That’s good. I, Wen Ruixiang, happen to dislike you. I have decided that I, Wen Ruixiang, do not need the consent of any of the eleven elders present here. I will immediately succeed the Wen Clan as Patriarch.
At the same time, I will also take back all the Wen Clan properties under your control and thoroughly examine the accounts of the calendar year.
When I’m done checking the accounts, you’ve taken every penny from my Wen Clan’s property, and I want you to spit it out with interest. Otherwise, don’t blame me, Wen Ruixiang, for being impolite! ”
Wen Ruixiang’s words were so forceful that none of the ten elders in the main hall dared to retaliate.
After Wen Ruixiang finished speaking, the Great Elder finally couldn’t help but point at Wen Ruixiang and roar, “Wen Ruixiang, we don’t recognize you as the Patriarch, so you don’t have the right to exercise the Patriarch’s authority.”
“You still want to take back the Wen Clan’s property that we are in charge of, what right do you have!”
“Why?” Wen Ruixiang snorted softly. He looked at Jiang Feng and said, “Tell them why I’m here.”
Jiang Feng stood where he was, his Heavenly Human Saint Essence gathering at the soles of his feet.
Ka ka ka …
There was a crack in the green sandstone floor in the main hall, and the Celestial Saint Essence in Jiang Feng’s body suddenly burst forth …