Text Chapter 22: Forcing the Palace
Early the next morning.
Coca Courtyard, inside the house.
Coca lay quietly on the bed, his face was full of peace, and he was very stable.
Coca's eyelashes moved, his eyes opened slowly, and he saw the bronze ceiling, familiar room, Coca said in a daze, "This is my room, why am I here?"
"Master Coca, you're awake!"
A voice of joy came, followed by a familiar face.
"Lin Shen?" Coca asked weakly, and then said, "Lin Shen, you help me up!"
"Young Master Coca, your injuries are not well, you should not move again!" Lin Shen said worriedly.
"I'm sure you've got that too, right?" said Coca as he didn't pay much attention to it, half-lying on the bed, smiling.
"Thank you, Young Master Coca, according to your clever plan, I have already taken it back from Gu Xuanlong. Lin Shen said with a smile on his face, obviously very happy.
"Hmm!" Coca nodded slightly, and then seemed to think of something, and hurriedly asked, "Lin Shen, why don't you see my stepfather?"
It stands to reason that Coca was so seriously injured, and his stepfather Gu Xuankong would definitely come to take care of him, but now, his stepfather was not there, which also made Coca feel weird.
"O master of the house, I went to the hall of the synagogue early in the morning. Lin Shen said again, "It seems that Gu Xuanlong has something important and has summoned all the high-level personnel of the family. ”
"What? Oh no!" Coca's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Lin Shen, go and help me do something." ”
"Young Master Coca, what's the matter?" Lin Shen was naturally willing to serve when he got the benefits.
"You should rush to the West Street Money Market as fast as you can, and bring all the money and books from the Money Market. Coca said anxiously.
"Okay!" Seeing that Coca was in such a hurry, Lin Shen didn't ask much, nodded in agreement, immediately exited the room, and quickly went to do something.
After Lin Shen left, Coca also got up and hurriedly went to the hall of the hall, he knew that Gu Xuanlong had already advanced, and although these cocas were considered, they did not make much arrangements.
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Ancient family. Synagogue Hall.
All the high-ranking members of the Gu family sat in the hall of the auditorium, and in the middle was the position of the head of the family, which was where Gu Xuankong sit, and on his right were the Great Elder, the Fourth Elder, and the Sixth Elder, and on his left were the Third Elder, the Fifth Elder, and the Seventh Elder. Gu Xuankong is the second oldest in the Gu family, and he is already the head of the family, so naturally there are no second elders.
Further down, there are various high-level people sitting next to the line.
At this moment, everyone's faces were gloomy, and their eyes were focused on the body of the Great Elder Gu Xuanlong, who had summoned everyone early in the morning.
"Great Elder, why are you in such a hurry for me to come?" Gu Xuankong finally asked in a calm voice.
"The head of the family, naturally, is the top priority of my ancient family. Gu Xuanlong smiled leisurely.
Suddenly, everyone looked at Gu Xuanlong's gaze, the top priority of the Gu family?
"What's the top priority?" Gu Xuankong said again, the others didn't speak, and now only the head of the family was qualified to ask the Great Elder.
Gu Xuanlong didn't look at Gu Xuankong, but looked at everyone in the hall, and said loudly: "Everyone, I think everyone knows that yesterday, all the shops of my Gu family on West Street were swallowed up by the three major families of Lei, Gu, and Ling. ”
Everyone nodded, isn't this nonsense, everyone got the news yesterday, and now the Gu family has become flustered and languishing, this Gu Xuanlong emphasized this matter again, what kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd?
Gu Xuankong frowned, and his gaze at Gu Xuanlong was a little more solemn, as if he had a bad premonition.
"Now, my Gu family's economic operation is fully equipped with reserve funds, and it is estimated that it can support it for a period of time. Gu Xuanlong kept saying, "However, if the three major families come to attack my Gu family at this moment, then my Gu family will naturally not be wiped out by the three major families without blowing the power to fly!"
Hear the words. There was silence and a sigh. Obviously, at this time of crisis, everyone is worried that the three major families will take advantage of the opportunity.
"In the past, under the leadership of the previous generation of the head of the family, my Gu family occupied the entire West Street, not only in terms of economy, but also in terms of strength, they were the first family in Qifeng City, and they were the three major families. Gu Xuanlong said again.
Everyone's faces finally changed, and the gaze that looked at Gu Xuanlong suddenly became a lot more solemn.
"And the current generation of family heads, the management of the family is not good, resulting in the entire West Street shops being swallowed up, causing the Gu family to suffer a lot of vitality, what do you think at such a critical moment?" Gu Xuanlong laughed mockingly.
Everyone suddenly opened their eyes, what did Gu Xuanlong mean by this, everyone here is a smart person, and they can understand the meaning of Gu Xuanlong's words. Even Gu Xuankong was surprised, Gu Xuanlong was forcing the palace?
"Great Elder, what do you mean by this?" the Seventh Elder couldn't help but ask.
Gu Xuanlong glanced at the Seven Elders coldly, these Seven Elders were Gu Xuankong's people, and then said coldly: "Gu Xuankong caused the family to go wrong, naturally he can't be the head of the family anymore, otherwise the Gu family will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later!"
"You are talking nonsense, the head of the family has not yet made it clear, you have already ruled that you are guilty of the following crimes, according to the family law, what crime should you be guilty of?" the Seventh Elder slapped his chair, stood up and shouted violently.
When the family is in danger, our elders have the right to depose the head of the family and choose another head. Gu Xuanlong took a leisurely sip of tea and said slowly. It was as if he didn't take the Seven Elders seriously at all.
"You, you, you, you, you're using power for personal gain!" the Seventh Elder said angrily.
"Old Seven, don't talk nonsense, when did the eldest brother use his power for personal gain?" At this time, the third elder said to the seventh elder.
"Now, now he wants to sit in the position of the head of the family, you say, isn't he using his power for personal gain? What is it?" the Seventh Elder said indignantly.
Gu Xuanlong was like watching a clown jumping off a beam, still drinking tea leisurely and not saying anything.
"Old Seven, please pay attention to your words and deeds, the eldest brother just said that he would depose the head of the family and choose the head of the family again, not that the eldest brother wants to sit in the position of the head of the family. The third elder glared.
"Yes, Seventh, the third brother is right. The four elders also helped on the side.
"You-" The Seven Elders were angry and had nothing to say, it was true that Gu Xuanlong did not say that he wanted to sit in the position of the head of the family, but the Seven Elders knew that with Gu Xuanlong's power in the Gu family over the years, Gu Xuanlong would definitely be the head of the family in the end.
"Dare to ask the eldest brother, how will the election be elected?" the fifth elder spoke, his eyes looked straight at Gu Xuanlong, obviously he was on Gu Xuankong's side.
"Naturally, I will wait for me to depose the position of Gu Xuankong Family Master before making a choice!" Gu Xuanlong said calmly.
"Oh, what do you mean by the eldest brother, and you haven't deposed the head of the family yet?" the fourth elder asked.
"Of course, when Elder Taishang arrives, he will officially depose the position of the head of the Gu Xuankong family, in fact, I don't want to depose the position of the head of the second brother's family, and the realization is that the second brother has disappointed the family too much over the years, and it has disappointed the Elder Taishang too much, and it is the Elder Taishang who wants to depose the head of the family. Gu Xuanlong pretended to look sorry and disappointed.
"Presumptuous!!" Gu Xuankong shouted loudly, his domineering momentum bloomed, and suddenly the entire hall was silent, and everyone's faces sank.
"Now, I'm still the head of the family, right?" Gu Xuankong looked at everyone coldly and asked.
"Yes!" everyone replied.
"In that case, then I still have the right to be the head of the family, right?" Gu Xuankong asked again.
"It stands to reason that before you are deposed, you still have the right to ......," the third elder nodded, and then seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing.
"Okay!" Gu Xuankong said in a deep voice: "Gu Xuanlong, before the head of the family said it, he talked about the head of the family in front of the head of the family, according to the family law, he should be punished, and he was the great elder, so he just slapped his mouth." ”
"Gu Xuankong, you-"
Gu Xuanlong's face changed, the tea in his hand almost fell, and he looked at Gu Xuankong incredulously, obviously he didn't expect Gu Xuankong to come out like this.
Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Xuanlong's body again. The head of the house has the right to punish the discussant.
At this moment, Gu Xuanlong is also very embarrassed, if he doesn't palm his mouth, then it means that the head of the family has no power, and the people of the Gu family will also regard the head of the family as nothing, and when he sits on the position of the head of the family, he will not be able to win the hearts of the people. If he slapped his mouth, then he would lose face.
"Gu Xuanlong, don't you take the head of the family seriously?" Gu Xuankong said coldly again.
"You-"
In the face of Gu Xuankong's oppression, Gu Xuanlong was also helpless, and immediately raised his palm.
Syllable!
A crisp sound rang out.
Everyone was stunned, Gu Xuanlong really slapped his mouth, and everyone's eyes were full of incredulity!
"Gu Xuankong, this is the last time you will exercise the power of the head of the family, and after that, you will no longer be the head of the family!" Gu Xuanlong's face was gloomy and terrifying, and he couldn't wait to slap Gu Xuankong too.
"Elder Taishang has not yet shown that the head of the family is still the head of the family!" Gu Xuankong looked at everyone proudly, and the momentum of the superior person overwhelmed everyone.
"Old man, come on!"
A hoarse voice came, and everyone looked out of the hall of the synagogue, only to see a dying old man walking slowly into the hall of the synagogue.
Everyone stood up and bowed respectfully to the old man, "Elder Taishang!"
This old man is the most prestigious elder in the ancient family!
"Hmm!"
The old man nodded slightly, he seemed to be walking very slowly, but in fact, he was walking very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had come to Gu Xuankong.
"Elder Taishang, please take a seat!" Gu Xuankong hurriedly gave up his seat and said respectfully to the old man.
The old man was not polite, he sat straight on the main seat, glanced around the hall of the synagogue, and smiled kindly: "What are you doing standing still, sit down!"
"I can't wait!" said the crowd.
"The old man said, "Sit down." The old man said again, as if he was not angry and self-assured, very majestic.
"Thank you, Elder Taishang!" everyone thanked and then sat down.
Only Gu Xuankong stood aside with a wry smile, and everyone knew what Elder Taishang meant.
Elder Taishang glanced at Gu Xuankong and said slowly: "Xuankong, you are no longer suitable to be the head of the family, so you should retreat!"