NOVEL WEB Chapter 181 Alliance? No, This is Called Shelter!_2
"However, if the people from Jiangnan Prefecture withdraw from the Da Feng Dynasty,"
"With the land of Jiangnan Prefecture gradually falling under the control of the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family,"
"It seems that this vast Da Feng Dynasty is about to experience a new kind of change."
"The balance of power among the three might also collapse with this shift."
"After the Ke Family, as the fourth power, joins the core competition of the Da Feng Dynasty..."
"What will the Da Feng Dynasty become?"
While Luo Ping was pondering this, he continued to sip the tea in his hand.
At this moment, he was truly curious.
After the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family had completely taken control of Jiangnan Prefecture,
What would they do next?
Would they first make a move against the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture?
Or would they do something else more advantageous for the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family?
...
After a long thought.
Luo Ping shook his head.
He decided not to think anymore about the affairs of the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family.
He simply lowered his head and began to deal with the memorials piled up like a small mountain in front of him, which he hadn't had a chance to review or handle yet.
Fortunately, though,
His workload wasn't too heavy.
If he had to think of solutions for every issue and resolve them all by himself,
He might as well just commit suicide.
So many issues, he couldn't finish even if he did nothing all day, without eating or drinking!
...
Luo Family Ancestral Land.
Inside the room where the Luo Family Patriarch was.
As Luo Ping lowered his head, working on the memorials that hadn't been reviewed or handled,
a servant of the Luo Family suddenly approached him.
"Family Head..."
As the person entered the room,
he slightly bowed his head and cupped his hands in salute.
The others in the room, seeing someone come in, also raised their heads and focused their eyes on the Luo Family servant.
As a result, the servant of the Luo Family felt a bit nervous for a while.
Even his breathing, he hardly dared to continue normally.
"What's the matter?"
Luo Ping raised his head to look at the servant standing before him,
stopping his work with the memorials.
"The Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture requests an audience..."
The servant said in a low voice, his head slightly bowed.
"The Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture?"
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Luo Ping squinted slightly, and after contemplating silently for a moment, he finally decided to meet them first.
He wanted to see what the people from the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture intended to do.
...
So,
not long after,
an elder from the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture came into the room.
Everyone in the room also stopped what they were doing,
and locked their gaze on the elder from the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture.
"You wanted to see me?"
Luo Ping looked at the old man in front of him.
After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but ask.
The elder from the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture, being watched by so many, nodded his head slightly in acknowledgment.
Then, with a somewhat respectful yet dignified tone, he said softly, "My Family Head sent me to seek an alliance with the Luo Family..."
"For this, my Wan Shan Prefecture Xu Family can offer a thousand strong Mo Jade Kirins."
After saying this, the elder from the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture bowed his head silently, without uttering another word.
"Alliance?"
"And for this, they can even give out a thousand strong Mo Jade Kirins?"
In the main seat, Luo Ping narrowed his eyes upon hearing these words,
quietly watching the elder from the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture.
It seemed as if he was pondering something.
"Alliance?"
"Are you sure it's an alliance, and not protection?"
After a long while,
the room's Luo Ping still had not said anything.
Lu Jun, the Family Head of the Lu Family seated next to Luo Ping, after a glance at Luo Ping, spoke up,
"Now, with Jiangnan Prefecture in their hands, the Ke Family has already taken control of three prefectures."
"Previously, your Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture had some friction with the Ke Family."
"This time, coming to our Luo Family, what you seek is not an alliance, but protection, right?"
...
Lu Jun's words,
slowly echoed within this room that was not particularly large.
The atmosphere in the room seemed to grow tense with Lu Jun's remarks.
All eyes focused on the Xu Family elder.
The Xu Family elder appeared increasingly unsettled by the tense atmosphere.
Alliance?
Protection?
At first glance, they seem not much different.
But upon closer examination...
There seems to be a distinction in status between them.
And the difference in benefits that the Luo Family can gain.
...
Inside the room,
after Luo Ping had spoken with the Xu Family elder for a while,
they finally hammered out some details between them.
Protection was not a problem.
However, in terms of status, the Luo Family had to rank above the Xu Family.
And as for the number of Mo Jade Kirins,
it couldn't be limited to just a thousand.
Instead, the number should increase directly from a thousand to five thousand.
Furthermore, they couldn't be castrated ones.
Initially, when the Luo Family proposed these excessively harsh conditions, the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture naturally refused to accept them.
From monopolizing Mo Jade Kirins, it would become exclusive to both the Xu and Luo Families.
That was a condition the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture found somewhat unacceptable.
However, as Lu Jun went on with his analysis,
continuously dissecting the current situation of the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture,
and the potential outcomes if they couldn't reach some form of protection agreement with the Luo Family,
the elder of the Xu Family grew silent.
He even began to hesitate.
In the end, the elder from the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture finally acquiesced to the conditions of the Luo Family.
However, since the Xu Family elder's status and authority were not high enough,
he needed to return and discuss in detail with his Family Head.
No matter whether this deal could be finalized or not,
the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture would definitely give the Luo Family an official response within three days.
...
After finalizing the details of the matter,
the Xu Family elder left the Luo Family Ancestral Land.
And within the Luo Family Ancestral Land,
in the room where the Luo Family Patriarch resided,
Luo Ping, the current Family Head of the Luo Family,
squinted his eyes at that moment, looking in the direction where the Xu Family elder left, and he asked Lu Jun beside him in a low voice, "Do you think the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture will agree to our demands?"
Hearing this, Lu Jun smiled slightly, then answered in a low voice, "With the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family already dominating the territories of three prefectures, although they have yet to fully control Jiangnan Prefecture, in no more than ten days or half a month, the Ke Family will be able to greatly increase their control over Jiangnan Prefecture, and if by that time the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture still hasn't made any decision..."
"The situation for the Xu Family will become increasingly dire."
"Not because of the previous grievances between the Xu and Ke Families."
"Mainly, if the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family wants to continue expanding their territory and strengthen the overall power of their clan..."
"Besides the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture, they have no other choice."
"And due to the geographical situation, the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture also has no choice but to agree to our demands."
Inside the room,
Luo Ping listened to Lu Jun's analysis.
He couldn't help but nod silently.
The expression on his face gradually returned to its initial calm.
Yes!
Lu Jun's words were true.
The Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture had no other choice but to agree to the conditions of the Luo Family.
Moreover, although the demands from the Luo Family were somewhat excessive,
they were still far from what the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture could not bear.
"In that case, let's just wait quietly,"
"waiting for the moment the Xu Family of Wan Shan Prefecture makes their decision."
Having said that,
Luo Ping then picked up the cup of hot tea from the table again,
took a small sip to moisten his somewhat dry throat,
and casually picked up a document.
He unfolded it and started to read it thoroughly.
Of course, as Luo Ping gradually immersed himself in his official duties,
the rest of the people in the room also began to work on their unfinished documents.