"Hmph, the clan is entangled in affairs, not necessarily!" the one-armed old man snorted lightly and said with some dissatisfaction.

"That's it, Mingyuan, more than a dozen of us old guys have been waiting for you all morning, you patriarch is so majestic!" a clan elder echoed.

When Wang Mingyuan heard this, he frowned, and did not open his mouth to explain, his expression was a little displeased.

"Okay, okay, since it's to deal with clan affairs, it's okay for us old guys to wait for a while, Mingyuan, let's start when everyone is ready!" At this time, the white-haired old man who had been closing his eyes opened his eyes, waved his hand, and said lightly.

The one-armed old man originally wanted to say something, but after listening to the white-haired old man's words, he hesitated for a moment, and finally swallowed back.

"All uncles get together, this situation is really rare, if I remember correctly, the last time was when I was elected as the patriarch, what, something big happened in the clan, and you need all uncles to come forward together," Wang Mingyuan sat down in the first place, his eyes swept over Wang Mingzhi on the left, and looked

The clan elders present chuckled.

"Mingyuan, we old guys are old, and it stands to reason that we shouldn't interfere in clan affairs anymore, but you, the patriarch, are really not good, and you can't even distribute the spirit stones of the clan every month," said a purple-robed old man sitting at the end of the right-hand side.

"That's it, in order to cut expenses, it was okay to reduce the monthly distribution of spirit stones, but now it's good, the spirit stones are simply not issued, Mingyuan, Uncle Seven is really disappointed in you," a clan elder echoed.

"If this continues, I think the family will be destroyed by you sooner or later. ”

The clan elders are talking one sentence at a time, and the content is to blame Wang Mingyuan, and there is not a good word.

Wang Mingyuan, who was sitting in the first place, heard these words, frowned, looked at Wang Mingming, and found that his eldest brother was looking at him with a smile.

Seeing Wang Mingyuan's increasingly ugly face, the smile on Wang Mingming's face became even brighter, most of the uncles present supported him, and the uncles who supported Wang Mingyuan couldn't get out of their bodies for a while because they were entangled in clan affairs, and they couldn't be present for a while.

"The reduction of expenses is agreed by your uncles, as for the spirit stones issued to the clansmen every month, I have already said it, but the funds are not working for a while, half a year, no, I will definitely solve this problem within three months, please give me a little time," In the end, Wang Mingyuan's eyes flashed with a look of determination.

"Three months, if you continue like this, don't say three months, I don't think it will take a month for the family to dismiss its children, I think, you just abdicate and make way for Xian," the one-armed old man sneered and said.

Listening to the one-armed old man's words, the white-haired old man frowned, looked at the others, most of the people's expressions remained unchanged, obviously they had already known about it, and the white-haired old man glanced at Wang Zhizhi meaningfully.

"Yes, abdicate to make way for Xian, the position of the patriarch should be done by a capable person. ”

"Abdicate and let Xian?" Hearing this, Wang Changsheng's face changed slightly, his eyes swept over the uncles, and he sneered: "Ninth Uncle, didn't I just send your grandson to cultivate the spiritual field?"

"I'm not a communiqué personal vendetta, if the next patriarch asks my grandson to reclaim the spiritual field, I have no opinion, anyway, it's all for the family," the one-armed old man shook his head, denied the communiqué's personal vendetta, and then said: "Mingyuan, it's not that Uncle Nine said you, you have been the patriarch for more than ten years, and now the family can't even distribute the monthly spirit stones.

Besides, you refused to marry the Li family and married a loose cultivator, which made our relationship with the Li family very tense for a while, and it wasn't your fault? Also, because your son's cultivation was stagnant, you disturbed the old ancestor Qingxiu and asked the old man to check on your son, this is not your fault?"

Facing the one-armed old man's questioning, Wang Mingyuan frowned, and didn't know how to answer for a while, what this ninth uncle said was the truth, and he really couldn't refute it.

"The current situation of the family is not optimistic, and a rash change of patriarch is easy to cause turmoil and is not conducive to unity, so let's wait a while!" said the white-haired old man sitting on the right hand.

"Hmph, big brother, I know that Mingyuan is your son, but you don't need to be so protective, right?

"Lao Jiu, you can't say that, Mingyuan can be the patriarch, but most people nod, besides, there is no precedent for replacing the patriarch, our Wang family has no precedent, if the patriarch can be removed casually, does that mean that the next patriarch can also be removed at will," the white-haired old man said unhurriedly, glanced at Wang Mingming, and said lightly.

"This ······" The one-armed old man didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Big brother, of course the patriarch can't be dismissed casually, but he can't even distribute the spirit stones that are distributed to the clansmen every month, what's the use of keeping this kind of patriarch. ”

"That is, Mingyuan has been the patriarch for more than ten years, and the family is getting poorer and poorer, and it is really not possible not to change the patriarch, if the eldest brother thinks that we are selfish, in this way, whether Mingyuan can continue to be the patriarch is up to ordinary clansmen to decide," a clan elder proposed.

When the white-haired old man heard this, he frowned lightly and did not answer, because of the reduction of the spirit stones issued to the clansmen every month, coupled with the use of blank rune paper instead of spirit stones, there must be many clansmen who are dissatisfied with the patriarch of his son, and letting them choose the patriarch is no different from abdication.

"I said why is it so lively today, it turned out to be the patriarch, can you let me say a few words?" At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian walked in, the man was handsome, thin, and holding a folding fan.

"Who did I say, it turned out to be the seventeenth brother, don't you like to ask about family affairs?" Seeing the middle-aged Confucian student, a look of surprise flashed on the one-armed old man's face, and he asked curiously.

"Hehe, Brother Jiu, no matter how I say that I am also a member of the Wang family, how can I not ask about such a big thing as choosing a patriarch!" said the middle-aged Confucian with a smile.

Wang Mingyuan was also a little surprised when he saw the middle-aged Confucian student, this seventeenth uncle practiced Confucianism and Taoism, he liked to chew words on weekdays, make friends with some ordinary people, and almost didn't ask about family affairs, it can be said that he was neutral, but his cultivation could rank among the top three in the clan, and no one dared to underestimate this seventeenth uncle.

"If Brother Seventeen has anything to say, let the big guys listen to it, there are no outsiders anyway," the white-haired old man spoke.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes looked towards the middle-aged Confucian student, wanting to hear what good ideas he could say.

So many people looked at him, and the middle-aged Confucian was also a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, and said: "The eldest brother thinks that the patriarch is elected by the big guys together, and he can't say that it will be abolished, and the ninth brother thinks that the patriarch should be the capable one, I think, you are not wrong, I have a suggestion, let the second nephew be the patriarch for another three months,

If he can turn the situation around within three months and turn losses into profits, then let him continue to be in power, if he still continues to lose spirit stones, then change people, you see how it goes. ”

"This method is acceptable, but three months is too short, how can it take a year," the white-haired old man bargained.

"Hmph, I still think three months is too long! a month is about the same, where is there still so many spirit stones in the family for him to waste. ”

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel again, the middle-aged Confucian hurriedly said: "In this way, you each take a step back, two months, if you don't agree, simply ask the ancestor, it's not a way to keep arguing like this." ”

Hearing the word ancestor, the faces of the one-armed old man and the white-haired old man changed slightly.

The white-haired old man hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Wang Mingyuan, who was sitting in the first place, who nodded to him, thought about it for a while, and said, "I have no opinion, if the ninth brother wants to make trouble with the ancestor, I will accompany him." ”

"Hmph, I don't want to mess with you! I agree with this, but the ugliness said ahead, if Mingyuan can't turn a loss into a profit within two months, he must abdicate immediately," the one-armed old man put forward his own conditions, he had already understood the current situation of the family through his son, and he had lost thousands of spirit stones before and after, and he didn't believe in this hole

The other party can fill it in two months.

"No problem, but the steward of Juxian Ju wants to change someone," Hearing this, Wang Mingyuan responded without hesitation, and also said his own conditions.

"Deal, it just so happens that I can rest for a few days," Wang Mingming thought about it for a while, and a steward couldn't make any big waves, so he responded.