The Emperor of the Three Realms
chapter 114
Many senior executives in the Hall of Healing were delighted with the high esteem of the royal family and were overjoyed at being able to sweep away opponents like the Pill King Garden.
During the meeting between the senior executives, the fourth Hallmaster, Wang Li, spoke excitedly, “Master, since the royal family has gone through a crisis, now is the time when they need us the most. Perhaps the position of our Hall will improve greatly once again. We must seize this opportunity to expand our operations, and open branches in every region of the kingdom. Wherever there is a Duke present, there should also be a branch of our Hall. In this case, the Hall will permeate and engage deeply across the country. Our revenue and status will increase rapidly.”
Fourth Hall head Wang Li was a year or two younger than Qiao Baishi, and could be viewed as one of the future Hall pillars. His position was originally similar to Qiao Baishi, and he had even run for the future Lord Hallmaster.
However, Qiao Baishi's extraordinary appearance continuously hindered Wang Li's ambitions, and gave him no room to control his abilities.
Now that Qiao Baishi was no longer involved, the position of Lord Hallmaster of the Hall of Healing was basically that of Wang Li.
Therefore, Wang Li became a little excited lately – a little paced with the attitude of future leaders.
Many senior executives in the Hall fully trusted Wang Li's actions. They licked it, and licked it both in public and in private – giving the impression that they were gathered by her side.
Some elders added their statement of approval after hearing Wang Li's words.
“Head of Hall Wang is right, Hall we should take advantage of this opportunity to expand and expand our influence to the whole region. Indeed there is a great need to build branches in all duchies.”
“Hallmaster Wang looks far ahead, and has high goals with vision and ambition.” The female elder surnamed Blue had always had a bad relationship with Qiao Baishi. He was also one of the most outspoken against Qiao Baishi last time.
“Unlike some people who do not respect other senior executives when they have little achievements, it is actually a coincidence for Hall that such a person has left.”
Elder Blue was filled with hatred. Even though Qiao Baishi had already left, his mouth was still immoral, as he took turns ridiculing and ridiculing Qiao Baishi.
Although Qiao Baishi was no longer present, he still had two loyal supporters inside the Hall. Elder Blue even put his friends into his hatred.
These words naturally harassed one person, while pointing at another.
Even the Head of the Second Hall, Yue Qun, stroked his beard and chuckled, “Master Hall, Our Hall has gotten quite lucky this time around. We must seize this opportunity to grow.”
Song Tianxing's face continued to darken as he allowed the chatter to continue around him.
His mood was very bad, and very discouraged.
He did not consider the superficiality of human relations to be strange. He did not even find it strange if Qiao Baishi was ridiculed and ridiculed by these people.
Surprisingly, these people have absolutely no sensitivity to political affairs, and continue to say they want to expand.
Has the Hall of Healing really never had the opportunity to expand its operations over the past hundreds of years? Why not expand?
That was because it was a taboo area!
How long has it been since the matter between the Duke of Soaring Dragon? Have these people forgotten?
How could the royal family allow any power to expand indefinitely, or allow any influence to penetrate every region within the kingdom in the future?
This was an idiot's daydream, and it could be said they were looking for death.
It would not be allowed, even if the Hall of Healing did not have the strength to lead the troops in his hands. If an entity had too much influence, it would inevitably create conflict with royal authority over time.
The Duke of Soaring Dragon is a prime example. It would indeed be strange if the Eastern clan allowed any power to expand indefinitely after Long Zhaofeng's case.
The sad thing is that none of these people can understand such simple logic. Their minds are filled with enthusiasm and just want to develop.
Seeing Song Tianxing not saying anything, second principal Yue Qun laughed, “Bos, all of them were very excited. Why don't you say a few words too?”
Song Tianxing had a stomach full of frustration as he turned his gaze around coldly with a thunderous-looking face. “I can understand that you are all excited. I will only talk about two things today.”
“First, I want to ask you everything, as the first duke under the heavens, why did the Soaring Dragon Duke end up being destroyed?”
“Second, who can fill the void after Qiao Baishi leaves? Who among you has the ability to clean up the impact? I will say this right now, that if someone has the ability to replace Qiao Baishi, and can take care of the remaining impact afterwards, I will make that person the next great Lord Hallmaster.”
Song Tianxing reached out his hand after he spoke, “Why don't you discuss it yourself.”
Upon seeing Song Tianxing's not-so-pleasing reaction, the excited atmosphere became a little cold.
Yue Qun smiled and said, “What a coincidence the Duke of Soaring Dragon was destroyed. Who would have thought that millions of strong soldiers would be subdued only by Jiang Chen's strength?”
"Indeed. Perhaps the Duke of Soaring Dragon has no talent of being an emperor in this lifetime.”
“This situation is really strange. I think it would be a definite conclusion for the Long family to conquer the kingdom. Who would have thought the end result would be like this?”
The senior executives were at ease as they discussed the matter of the Long family. The rude and aggressive attitude that appeared when they charged at Qiao Baishi, and when they shouted to hand him over to Long Zhaofeng, was completely absent.
However, Song Tianxing's brows furrowed even more when he heard this answer.
He raised his eyebrows, and looked at fourth Hallmaster Wang Li. “Number four, you speak up. What understanding have you reached regarding the death of the Duke of Soaring Dragon?”
Wang Li knew this was a test from the Lord Hallmaster, and did not dare to ignore the matter so easily. He thought for a moment and then opened his mouth to say, “Luck and common sense play a role in the destruction of the Long family. On the other hand, this also showed that with the Eastern family's royal heritage for several hundred years, their destiny was still stronger than the Long family's. And, as the truth illustrates, Lord Hallmaster was right in defending his stance. You have foresight in doing just that.”
Wang Li also comfortably kissed Song Tianxing. When everyone wanted to hand Qiao Baishi over to Long Zhaofeng, and make compromises with the Long family, or even submit to them, it was Song Tianxing who won over all dissent. He had clogged the mouths of those who wanted to bow down to the Long family after Elder Shun spoke.
The truth has revealed that the act of not submitting to the Long family is very wise and brilliant.
Otherwise, it was unknown whether the current Hall of Healing would receive the royal family's help or not.
After Wang Li cast this heinous flattery, he naturally felt that he had responded quite appropriately. However, Song Tianxing shook his head inwardly. This Wang Li was not comparable to Qiao Baishi – he was nothing in comparison.
He had asked the first question to bring these people down, using the matter of the Long family to warn them against always thinking of flourishing.
Business can be expanded, but territory and influence cannot be expanded at all.
Unfortunately no one understood his intentions.
Suddenly, an elder sitting in the right corner raised his hand, “Master, may I say a word?”
The elder who raised his hand was surnamed Ying, and was one of the few strong supporters that Qiao Baishi had left behind. He had been ostracized by senior executives all along, and was slowly marginalized.
The others smiled faintly as they saw him wanting to speak. They were seen watching a good show, as if there was a funny joke in front of them.
“Elder Ying, hallmaster sir has not asked you. What are you trying to do by being fake proactive?” Elder Blue's words were filled with sarcasm.
“Elder Blue, if I remember it correctly, you are also an elder, and your rank is not much higher than mine. I guess you have no right to point the finger and decide when I can or cannot speak. I don't know what makes you arrogant?” Elder Ying glanced towards Elder Blue as his voice filled with disdain.
“You... you... I did not lower my status by arguing with you.” Elder Blue sat down in a hurry.
“Older Ying, what valuable opinion do you have? Please talk.”
Song Tianxing was very fond of the old friendship, and learned that Elder Ying was one of Qiao Baishi's confidants. His love for Qiao Baishi extended to his confidants, and as such he also had a good look towards Elder Ying.
“Lord Hallmaster, I am more than a rude person, so sorry if I am offended by my words.” It seemed like Elder Ying was thinking of many things he wanted to say.
“Speak freely whatever is on your mind. We are all co-workers here, what offense can be given? This is all for the future of Hall.” Song Tianxing set his tone.
“Alright, then I will speak frankly. I feel that there is a major issue that remains unresolved amid all this discussion to answer Lord Hallmaster's question regarding the Duke of Soaring Dragon: Why did the Duke of Soaring Dragon collapse? Simple – his influence and strength threaten his master!”
“The Long family has been operating with great difficulty this year, in order to gain many advantages. They had a foothold in many duchies. In this way, the Long family had many accomplices, and their influence was vast. The end result was that their influence exceeded the influence of the royal family, and triggered this disaster.”
Elder Ying did not pause for a moment as he continued, “You all said earlier that you guys wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to build a branch of the Hall in the various noble territories. What I want to say is that blind optimism like this is not only a wrong choice for the future of the Hall of Healing, but is also at the heart of it. This pushed the Hall into the abyss of destruction.”
Song Tianxing's eyes suddenly twinkled as Elder Ying finished. The first one was very disappointed earlier because no one understood this.
It seems Elder Ying is a wise person. The saying that everything and people of the same kind come together is true. Elder Ying was close to Qiao Baishi. It seems that he has true skills and knowledge.
“If the Hall expands our reach to every region, then I believe the day that the royal family will move against the Hall will not be long. The Long Family was a lesson from its failed predecessors. Our hall has a long and illustrious history, and many sages belong to generations of ancestors. Don't they want to expand too? To build branches in each duchy? Why haven't they done it yet? Because they are smart people. They know that business is just business. They avoid unnecessary trouble, and do not seek to increase their influence beyond the influence of the royal family. This is not this – expansion looking for death!”
Elder Ying laughed coldly as he let out a long sigh when he finished speaking. It was as if he had vented all the bad humor he had accumulated all along in one go.
He sat down firmly, “This is what I want to say, forgive me if I am offended.”
It could be seen that Elder Ying had thought things through carefully, and was not afraid to take offense now. After all he was being marginalized, why continue to receive blows while lying down? He would say whatever he wanted, why would he hesitate to offend others?
It had to be said, although he did not leave any consideration in his words, it opened the ears of the deaf, and the eyes of the blind. Even if the senior executives present excommunicated him, consciously or unconsciously, they would all have to admit that these words pointed to a core problem that they were not thinking about.
Really, the Duke of Soaring Dragon was an example of his failed predecessor.
However, Fourth Hallmaster Wang Li had an angry and dark face. The idea of that expansion was his, and Elder Ying's words were undoubtedly a slap in his face.
“Elder Ying, your words are a little exaggerated. You sound the alarm just to scare people.” Wang Li was a little unhappy.
