Chapter 57: To Elect or Not to Choose

Hearing this, Yang Min, who was still angry just now, was slightly stunned, and then said with great joy: "Okay! ”

How could it be bad? 100,000 soldiers went to the township and town, although the pressure on the township itself increased dramatically, but the burden on the locals in the short term was not high in the grain depot - and if it was really to be used for war preparation for a long time, Yang Min would not worry, there was still a lot of wasteland to be reclaimed, and when the time came, a military and civilian farming together would not only alleviate the people's grievances, but also put the 100,000 troops in his own hands through methods such as marriage and land appreciation, and he Yang Min could also change from looking at others to holding real power.

How could it not be bad!

Seeing Yang Min's appearance from anger to joy, Yang Jun secretly scolded "idiot" in his heart!

Is it really good to go to war? Of course not, what Hua Hate Liu said is just to choose the side that is beneficial to the countryside and city, and the displacement behind it, the separation of wives, and the destruction of families don't count? Elite loss and grain depot shortage are not counted?

"What I just said is just for one township and city, but if there is a war, it is impossible to consider only one place, hundreds of thousands of people and millions of dollars at every turn, and we need to consider it all." Yang Jun spoke.

"Second brother, you ......" When Yang Min saw that Yang Jun didn't support the war, he thought to himself, isn't he worried that I will ride on your head! Naturally, I was not convinced, and I opened my mouth to reason with him.

"What the second elder said is extremely true, so if you really want to calculate it carefully, it is better not to go to war." Hua Hate Liu also knows that it is really hasty to decide whether to start a war or not to start a war based on only one person and one word, but now it is necessary to lead everyone into a dilemma, and it is best not for him to take the initiative to say anything, this group of people knows that it is not reliable at all to lead the family through the war with the so-called young generation.

Therefore, when Yang Jun raised the crux of the problem, Hua Hate Liu did not give Yang Jun a chance to continue to exert force, and directly admitted that he was not thoughtful, and then released a smoke bomb to lead everyone in another direction.

"You are ......" Yang Min originally thought that what Yang Jun said was just a person's words, and it was not necessarily more reasonable than this junior's analysis, who knew that Hua Hate Liu would soften as soon as he turned his face, which made him a little confused.

"Everyone, Fifth Elder......" Hua Hate Liu bowed deeply to everyone as he spoke, and then said, "Actually, whether to start a war or not to go to war involves one issue: timing. The reason for not going to war is that Xizhou must not be the target of public criticism, let alone rush into the war without making all preparations; When to go to war, you can't be the big culprit, when to fight back, when to show weakness, and when to exchange a little sacrifice for greater benefits...... In all cases, it is not easy to make these decisions and get the approval of the elders and people of the whole clan. ”

Hearing Hua Hateliu's words, everyone present nodded, and even Yang Jun, who had just spoken out against it, admitted noncommittally that this statement was indeed a statement that was flattering to both sides.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Yang Jun was a little shocked: he was planning to support Yang Xian as a puppet to achieve his goal, but it seemed that he wanted to bring Yang Wu back from the position of the patriarch?

Sure enough, a later sentence of Hua Hate Liu expressed Yang Jun's concern: "If there is anyone who can judge the situation and gain the recognition of the clan, I think none of our younger generation may have this ability." ”

This is a direct denial of Yang Jun's meaning!

In the eyes of others, this is just Hua Hateliu's personal opinion, and it is not worth taking it too seriously, but in the eyes of Yang Jun, Yang Min, Yang Yanshuo and others, this signal is very obvious: is he just saying this opinion on his own behalf? Don't forget the man behind him!

You must know that Hua Hate Willow was pushed to the stage by the old man's name, and judging from the position where Hua Hate Willow stood and the sentence "Little Flower Flower", it seems that the relationship with the old man is also extremely close - who wouldn't think about it more: Is this what the old man meant?

The most worried person at the moment is Yang Jun. Although he usually thinks about the clansmen, it is inevitable that he will use his power for personal gain, and the ordinary elder will turn a blind eye considering his hard work, even if Yang Jun privately contacts the elders of other cities to choose a new patriarch, it will not be a big sin in the eyes of the old man...... But now, it doesn't seem to be that simple, especially after that transaction.

"At that time, I obviously said that I was seriously injured, why did I look completely fine at this time?" Yang Jun was suspicious in his heart, could it be that he had been deceived? No, there is one of his most trusted henchmen who followed the attack, and there is absolutely no doubt about the injury - that is, he is holding on to death?

Looking at Yang Duan, who was smiling but didn't talk much, Yang Jun was sure in his heart: Yes, he was dying.

But he never thought that the old man didn't say much in the previous clan meetings, to put it bluntly, the old man sitting on the stage is a mascot, amiable, few words, but irreplaceable!

"According to you, do you agree to change the patriarch?" The old man also felt that Hua Hate Liu was very good at fooling people, so he asked with interest.

"This ...... It is also impossible to say that I disagree. Hua Hate Liu replied honestly.

"So you have the right person?" Hearing Hua Hate Liu's answer, the old man's eyes lit up even more: Could it be that this kid has found someone more suitable than me? It's great, lest my old man be exhausted to death at the end of his life.

"Originally, there were, but since the beginning of the clan discussion, there is no more." Hua Hate Liu smiled bitterly.

"What are you talking about!" When the old man heard this, he was angry: You are deliberately fixing me, aren't you? Start by saying "you can't say you don't agree", and then put out a "candidate" who is really a question of whether there is a question or not......

"Grandpa, this is really not deliberately selling off." Hua hated Liu and saw that the old man was going crazy again, so he was busy. Seeing that his face was slightly pale, he continued: "The most suitable person is Yang ......" Speaking of this, Hua Hate Liu didn't know how to say it, because the person who was going to be mentioned was ...... It's hard to say.

Yang Wu, it turns out that he and Hua Hate Liu are both people who are sorrowful, and it is said that they are the same person as a "senior brother"; However, now it is Hua Hate Liu who shouts Yang Duan "Grandpa", which is the same generation as Yang Jian, so Yang Wu is his elder, at least he should shout "Uncle Yang", right?

If you shout "Senior Brother Yang", after this shouting, you will definitely have to explain, and you have to shake out your identity in advance, not in the original planning link...... If you shout "Uncle Yang", Hua Hates Liu really can't shout......

"Yang Wu has already said that he will no longer serve as the patriarch, so this kindness ......" Yang Wu saw that the flowers hated the willow and the shell, and guessed what the reason was, so he couldn't help but be funny in his heart, and immediately continued.

"Yes, City Lord Yang said at the beginning that he would no longer serve as the patriarch, so I said that there is no suitable candidate now." Hua hated Liu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was fortunate that Yang Wu was in a hurry to save him, otherwise with the experience of several other old oilers, he could guess that there was something greasy in it. However, as soon as his spirit relaxed, he suddenly thought: Didn't Yang Min still call Yang Wu "City Lord" just now? I can too!

"Humph! I don't think you even care about this patriarch! The old man snorted angrily.

"Who said that?" As soon as Hua Hate Liu heard this, she was in a hurry, and she opened her mouth and roared.

"What, you're still not convinced?" The old man ignored the people below and looked at Hua Hate Liu with a look of imminent disaster, and asked.

"Naturally unconvinced!" Hua hated Liu and didn't flinch, but although he knew that this passage had been planned for a long time, he was still a little stunned when he really faced the old man's anger. "I don't have the right person, but one thing I know for sure."

"Oh?" Hearing this, the old man pretended to be amazed and asked, "What are you sure of?" ”

"What I am sure of is that today's patriarch will be elected, if he can't be elected......" Speaking of this, he swept over the several elders present with cold eyes, and saw that everyone was also concentrating, and said word by word: "Xizhou will die!" The Yang clan will be destroyed! ”

"You're bold!" As soon as the words fell, Yang Jun took the lead in standing up and reprimanded: "Huangkou child, alarmist!" ”

His actions immediately attracted the condemnation of several other elders and representatives of the tribe, such as "questioning the authority of the elders", "being untrustworthy", and "having no respect for the elders".

"I'm not wrong." Hua Hate Liu was unmoved, turned to the old man and continued: "If you can't choose at this time, you can still take care of the war and family affairs within ten years?" There is no doubt that the Council of Elders can act as the patriarch in peacetime, and indeed make a great contribution to the Yang clan - but it must not be used in wartime! ”

"Oh? What is the rationale for this? Waving his hand to calm the angry rebuke of Yang Jun and the others, the old man was bent on letting Hua Hate Liu finish his words.

"It's better to do things single-mindedly than half-heartedly."

Although the words are simple, the meaning is not simple. What does it mean to do things wholeheartedly? It is to give the power of the whole family to one person, he says that he will fight, he will surrender when he says he will surrender, he will never go to the west, he will never go backward - to put it bluntly, it is to shape the patriarch into a centralized and supreme person, to represent the thoughts of the people of the clan with one person's thoughts, and to decide the fate of the clan with the preferences of one person.

And what about half-heartedness? If the council composed of elders exercises the authority of the patriarch in wartime, there are at least two disadvantages: first, the reaction time is slow. In contrast, when the patriarch is a one-person decision, the whole clan responds; At the time of the council, the three members of the council need to come up with a unanimous decision, and then they can mobilize the whole clan to react according to that decision - what if they can't reach a unanimous decision? The minority obeys the majority? In any case, it will inevitably cause one side of the force to be unable to act willingly according to the decision, which in itself is an extremely powerful "cancer" for the development of a clan; Second, it is easy to be differentiated. This principle is simpler, where there are people, there are opposing voices, and where there are people, there is a place of fighting, how can a person be divided? The three of them are different, Xiang Yang Junhou, Yang Xingquan and others all understand that it is much easier to divide a group than to influence a person's thoughts.

After Hua Hate Liu said this, he stopped speaking, but the view that "if you can't choose the patriarch, you will destroy the clan" has slowly taken root in the hearts of the people.

After a long time, the old man sighed slightly and said, "Your knowledge, the old man is also sighing to himself." ”

This is not acting, these words were said as early as when everyone was making a plan, and when he said it, even if he was not afraid, he was surprised, and the old man sighed at that time.

"So...... Let's share our thoughts with the others! ”

What else is there to say? Everyone's hearts were gloomy, this matter was actually clearly placed there, saying that it was just polite words to say whether it was possible to change the patriarch and who was suitable to choose, and what really wanted the younger generation to show was "insight" - how much knowledge there is, how likely the future achievements will be.

And the key now is that no matter how long or short you have seen, anyway, the reasonable and unreasonable statements have been skillfully mixed together by Hua Hate Willow and told everyone to listen. Even if the people after that said, it was difficult to jump out of this circle.

Besides, although the old man is talking about letting others talk about it, his yawning and slightly squinting eyelids are already hinting at everyone: Annoying, less rubbing!

At this time, who would dare to answer?