"Patriarch, the results of the investigation have come out, and the two family guards we sent out died at the hands of the Qingyang City branch!"

In the family house of the Xia family in Kyoto, a group of Xia family elders sat in the living room of the patriarch's house, all with sad expressions.

Fifth Elder Xia Chunqiu said with anger.

"Why did it take so long to find out? I only gave you a month......"

The Xia family patriarch's voice was a little flustered, although he couldn't see any annoyance, but it made Xia Chunqiu couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Patriarch, it's really the Qingyang City branch that is too cunning, almost all the clues have been swept away, and the people who killed our two family guards are not our family's exercises. If it weren't for the fact that there was a peak martial sect in the Qingyang City branch, I am afraid that the truth would not be able to be found out now. ”

"Peak Martial Sect...... Why would a branch family in a small place like Qingyang City have a master at the peak martial sect level? And there is not the slightest record in the family? ”

The voice of the Xia family patriarch became more and more erratic.

Xia Chunqiu opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say anything after all.

"Patriarch, the family has never been strict in the management of branches, except for some more important branch families, which will be monitored in great detail, most of the branch family management is very extensive, and many of them do not even have common contact channels, but they are still branches in name. This Qingyang City branch belongs to such a situation, but it has nothing to do with the five elders. ”

The eldest Xia family elder spoke.

"It seems that the family has been comfortable for too long over the years, otherwise it wouldn't have been to this point, but it's not your fault, starting with me and going all the way to the servants at the bottom of the family, who is not used to that kind of high-ranking days."

After the Xia family patriarch was silent for a while, he suddenly sighed and said very gloomy.

"Patriarch, since this matter was done by the Qingyang City branch, and we have obtained solid evidence, then I think ...... It should be possible to use this incident to put pressure on that Xia Fan, right? In any case, this kind of practice is too much done by the Qingyang City branch, even if it is locked to the death, His Majesty will definitely have nothing to say now. ”

Xia Chunqiu asked tentatively.

"Useless ......"

The Xia family patriarch shook his head and said with a flat face: "If it had been found out a few months ago, this conclusion would still have a huge effect, but now, when the overall situation has been decided, it will be a pure joke." Not to mention anything else, even if the Qingyang City branch pushes two, five or six at that time, and only says that the evidence you find is forged to slander him, what can you do? Don't you understand the matter of everyone's mouths? ”

"That'...... So what to do? Are we just going to sit back and die? ”

Listening to the exchanges between the elders in the field, Xia Jiangshan couldn't help but speak.

In the entire hall, except for the head of the Xia family, the rest are all the elders in charge of the Xia family, and the younger generation is only Xia Jiangshan.

"What are you afraid of, our Xia family is one of the four great families after all, even if it is Your Majesty today, it is impossible not to punish without teaching. Besides, the four great families are all on the side of the Second Highness, and now that the Sixth Highness has ascended the throne, is it possible to dare to eradicate all the four great families? Unless he's going to plunge the entire dynasty into chaos! ”

The head of the Xia family clenched his fists and said a little fiercely.

As soon as the words fell, the sound of an announcement sounded outside the hall, and after getting permission, a servant hurriedly walked in, knelt on the ground in the hall, and said in a loud voice: "Your Excellency, elders, the national teacher is here." ”

"National teacher? What national teacher? ”

The head of the Xia family was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked.

"Yes...... It's the new national teacher, Xia Fan, this ...... This is his prayer. ”

The servant stood up, bowed his head, and handed a name card forward.

The faces of everyone in the hall changed, and the head of the Xia family glanced at the name card after taking it, and said with a pale face: "Bring him in......"

He ...... What did he come to do! As soon as he was named a national teacher, he ran over, could it be that he came to demonstrate?! ”

Xia Chunqiu said hurriedly.

"The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, what is there to be afraid of! Be quiet! ”

The head of the Xia family scolded in a deep voice, and then sat in his seat, waiting for Xia Fan's arrival.

Xia Fan took Ye Yi and Bai Xingshu to accompany Xia Ya, and after the four of them walked into the hall together, what they saw was such a scene.

The four Ouchi masters followed behind the four of them, concentrating, looking inconspicuous, like ordinary followers.

"Huh? It seems that people are quite together, are they all waiting to meet us? ”

Xia Fan said with a smile.

"We are discussing some family affairs, and I don't know what Xia Fan is doing here."

The Xia family patriarch said in a deep voice.

For the Daqian Dynasty, the national teacher was not an honorary title with only symbolic meaning, but a real one with actual power.

And the right is relatively exaggerated, in addition to the right to command and transfer all the masters of the Ouchi, but also can participate in the details of state secrets, is one of the dozen people who stand at the top of the entire dynasty.

Therefore, in the face of Xia Fan, the head of the Xia family can only deal with it personally, if it is replaced by someone else, he will be grabbed by Xia Fan and reprimanded for the reason that his identity and status are not equal.

"Why pretend to be confused? I'm a person who doesn't like to go around the bend, so I like to go straight to anything. ”

Xia Fan took two steps forward, looked at the Xia family patriarch with a smile on his face, and then said: "I came just for one thing, the Xia family patriarch will be my father from today onwards." ”

As soon as the words came out, there was a sudden silence in the hall.

All the elders looked at Xia Fan dumbfounded, and the Xia family patriarch was also speechless for a while, obviously not expecting Xia Fan to be so direct.

"Presumptuous! Xia Fan! What do you think this is! ”

Xia Jiangshan, the shallowest in the city, was the first to react, and he was the first not to hold back......

"You're presumptuous! As a great national teacher, I discussed things with the head of the Xia family, how could I have room for you to speak! ”

Xia Fan was waiting for this moment, so when Xia Jiangshan's voice just fell, he roared back in a voice that was much louder than Xia Jiangshan.

The other people in the hall reacted one after another in this roar, seeing that Xia Jiangshan's face turned red instantly, as if he was about to open his mouth again and sneer at each other, an elder closest to Xia Jiangshan hurriedly reached out and grabbed the hem of Xia Jiangshan's clothes, and at the same time, he secretly vomited, stopping Xia Jiangshan from opening his mouth.

Seeing that the elder of the Xia family reacted so quickly, Xia Fan faintly regretted it, but he still squinted at the Xia family elders in the hall and said: "Everyone, as a national teacher of the dynasty, even if Your Majesty sees me today, he also wants to be honored as a teacher, but he was actually reprimanded by a junior in the family for being presumptuous, it seems that the Xia family really has no court." ”