readsfreenovel Chapter 192 The Ji Family Divides.
Chapter 192 The Ji Family Divides.
Chapter 192 The Ji Family Divides Up.
The roaring Ji Tiexin was completely unable to resist Ji Canghai, the young grandmaster.
Moments later, hundreds of high-ranking members who dared to charge at Ji Canghai were burned to ashes, their charred corpses falling to the ground, while the remaining members of the Ji family retreated.
But clearly, no one chose to flee.
From beginning to end, they all believed that this was just a family matter of the Ji family, and that no matter who won, the Ji family would still exist.
Moreover, regarding Ji Canghai's policy of dividing the family property, they were either neutral or supportive.
The opponents have chosen their own path and become charred corpses.
Ji Tiexin was already old, and now that he was using up a large amount of his original power, it only made things worse for him.
This centenarian, who had witnessed the glory of Emperor Yanwu's reign, was truly at his breaking point at this moment.
"Stop!! I've been defeated!!"
He shouted and chose to surrender.
Ji Canghai slowly came to a stop.
"Old man, do you have any last words?"
Ji Tiexin raised his head; at this moment, he was already on his deathbed.
Looking at the Flame Beads that circled around Ji Canghai like a swimming dragon.
He actually showed a relieved smile.
"Child... the future of the Ji family rests on your shoulders. From now on, you will be the head of the Ji family, and it will be up to you to lead the family wherever you wish..."
After saying that, he tossed out a token from the Ji family patriarch.
Ji Canghai reached out and took it, and Ji Tiexin actually felt a surge of laughter inside.
As expected, he became the hope of the Ji family. It's good that I died; the Ji family will have an heir!
Once you take control of the entire Ji family, I don't believe you have no ambition, and I don't believe you're truly willing to split up the family!
The oppressed generation, once they become the ones in control, will only oppress the next generation even more ruthlessly—this is an immutable law!
But Ji Canghai only glanced at it before casually melting it away.
"Does a mere plaque represent the highest authority of the Ji family? I don't need it! Old man, you're mistaken. Master Xu warned me that you would use this kind of power to tempt me."
What I, Ji Canghai, want has never required any charity from my family!
From this day forward, the family division will continue. Each member of the collateral branch will possess a share of the family wealth and will be able to live independently. Aside from ancestral worship, they are free to manage all other affairs themselves!
Ji Tiexin was stunned, a surge of despair and rage welling up inside him.
"Ji Canghai!! You've got everything, and you still want to give it away!! Do you know what a thousand-year-old family is?! The foundation laid by generations of ancestors!! I, Ji Tiexin, followed Emperor Yanwu to conquer Yanzhou!"
You're about to be misled by an outsider and destroy my empire!
Foolish!! So incredibly foolish!!
You possess a whole province; you could easily gain the Crown Prince's trust and rebuild the Ji family for a thousand years! Why would you cut off your own path to survival?!
What a waste! You possess the Fire Virtue Body and the inheritance of your ancestors. In the future, you could very well ascend to the Martial Saint and rule the world!
Don't you want to experience what it's like to be an emperor?
Don't you want to establish a brand new dynasty?
You have a chance! What are you thinking?! How foolish!!
His heart-wrenching roar even caused many members of the Ji family to have different thoughts.
If Ji Canghai really succeeds, wouldn't I be a member of the royal family?
This is far more valuable than dividing the spoils!
Can we once again lie back and enjoy the legacy of our family for a thousand years?
Ji Canghai laughed heartily: "What am I thinking? Let me tell you! If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight!"
Do you think I can become emperor just by saying a few words?
I never even thought about that!
From beginning to end, all I ever wanted was to become a martial artist respected by the world!
I have never considered myself a member of the Ji family for thousands of years; I only have a father, a mother, and a sister!
Power and wealth are of no importance to me!
You're still thinking about the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince himself is in dire straits right now!
You've controlled Yanzhou for so long, why haven't you declared yourself emperor?
It's time to wake up from those unrealistic fantasies!
Old man! You may go on your way!
After saying that, he threw a punch without waiting for anyone else to react!
"Snapped!!"
A rapid fiery fist imprinted on Ji Tiexin. He had just opened his mouth to refute when the fist was shattered into pieces!
Everyone witnessed this scene, and amidst the flying sparks, the Ji family sighed silently.
Ji Canghai stood tall and looked at everyone, saying loudly, "Regarding the division of the family property, I will invite someone to take stock of all the Ji family's wealth and begin to divide it relatively fairly according to the family genealogy."
No matter how much you get, I hope you won't have any complaints. You'll have to walk your own path from now on!
Want to achieve something? Want to live a better life? You can retake the course after the academy is established. Those who pass will receive even better treatment!
"Yes! Thank you, Patriarch!"
"Thank you very much, Patriarch!!"
"Thank you very much, Patriarch!!"
...
Everyone had different thoughts, but since the outcome was already decided, splitting up the family was not something that could be unacceptable to everyone.
The poor can receive a share of the wealth and escape their fate, while the rich can also accept it because they are richer than other collateral relatives. This is because there are capable people in the family to maintain it, and even more family members can receive a larger share.
Only the extremely wealthy, who either cowered or died, are naturally not discussed further.
. . .
Both sides won a resounding victory.
With this, the entire Yan Prefecture was brought under Xu Tianyi's control.
But it is not publicized.
Starting the next day, the Crown Prince began working alongside Xu Tianyi.
This was his request, and Xu Tianyi did not refuse.
If he wanted to gain power within Xu Tianyi's regime, he had to fully understand Xu Tianyi's policies.
Xu Tianyi didn't care, because the Crown Prince's cultivation level was low, so he couldn't occupy a high position.
Under his tutelage, Liu Qingfeng's cultivation was almost at the Grandmaster level, making him his intended choice for Prime Minister.
In Yanwu City, at the City Lord's Mansion, the former Prefect has been dismissed, and the newly appointed Prefect is Shi Wenjin, brought by Xu Tianyi.
He was originally the magistrate of eleven counties in the northwest, but was transferred to the position of prefect due to his outstanding political achievements.
Naturally, he also brought a leadership team with him to replace the Yanzhou Prefectural Government.
Due to a shortage of officials, Yanzhou needs to select a large number of officials.
Those officials who were still useful were kept, while those who knew nothing were dismissed.
It's hard to imagine that those in charge of population management say there are about 500 million people. Those in charge of water management can't even say how many rivers there are.
After Shi Wenjin took over the administration, Xu Tianyi went to the Ji family.
At this moment, the Ji family has already begun to tally their wealth.
Xu Tianyi decided to replace all payments with cash.
The currency of the Wuji Empire is ancient coins. One thousand ancient coins are equal to one tael of silver, and ten taels of silver are equal to one tael of gold.
Xu Tianyi will definitely reform the monetary system in the future.
But for now, let's use this system.
Ten days later, the Ji family's wealth was finally calculated.
The surviving members of the Ji family were also completely wiped out.