latelenovela Chapter 51: Forced Abdication
Chapter 51: Forced Abdication
Yunmengze, Presbyterian Church.
Once the elders' meeting is initiated, it means there are important matters to discuss.
Both the inner cabinet elders and the outer cabinet elders must participate.
The person who initiated the Elders' Council was Elder Li. He suddenly came out of seclusion and initiated the Elders' Council.
All the elders sat in a circle in the room, with only one seat left vacant, and Elder Li sat in the position of the head.
Everyone present knew what was going on with this move.
He was planning to ask the Nangong family to give up the position of head.
The atmosphere was quite solemn.
Elder Li himself also had a solemn expression on his face; the oppressive feeling from the Spirit Severing stage was too strong.
As the head of the sect, Nangong Shanshui must speak at this time.
"Excuse me, Elder Li, what is the matter that has brought you all here together after such great fuss?" Nangong Shanshui's tone was very respectful, without any aura of a sect leader at all.
Elder Li glanced at the empty seat and asked in a deep and majestic voice: "Why is Elder Yue Gu not here?"
"Elder Yue Gu has important matters to attend to outside, and will not be back for a while." The person who answered was an outer sect elder who assisted Elder Yue Gu in managing the sect's personnel.
Elder Li became suspicious.
Elder Yue Gu is in charge of personnel.
There is no need for him to go out and recruit students, he just needs to take care of the disciples within the sect.
Why go out at this time?
However, the meeting has been called, and what needs to be announced still needs to be announced.
"This elder has observed the sect's decline in recent years. The sect's funds are getting less and less every year. There is not enough for everything, but the sect is recruiting more and more disciples every year."
"Many of the teachers who teach our students here have changed jobs because of salary issues. We don't even have enough staff here, so how can we train outstanding students?"
"Look at the past two years. Have any geniuses been cultivated?"
After Elder Li's speech, the whole audience fell silent.
Because he was telling the truth.
The Yunmengze has only been prosperous on the surface in the past two years. The master has been in seclusion for recuperation every year, the genius Su Hang has quickly died, and the sect’s resources have been basically consumed internally because there are too many disciples, and there are not many things that can be traded.
The only disciple left who can show off his skills is Li Fanxian.
But as a big sect, it is still embarrassing to have the highest-ranking disciple only at the Nascent Soul stage.
But there is one thing that everyone knows, the reason why the sect is short of funds is that the Li family has made some money.
"Elder Li is right. Are you calling everyone together today to discuss how to revitalize the sect?" Nangong Shanshui asked respectfully.
"Of course it's to revitalize the sect, but the sect is in such a state of decline because of your mismanagement."
Elder Li stroked his long beard and looked at Nangong Shanshui with a scrutinizing attitude.
Nangong Shanshui was suddenly speechless.
He could not deny the sect's decline, but the fundamental reason was that the Li family shorted the sect's economy.
But he couldn't tell anyone, because if he did, it would cause internal strife and harm the entire sect.
So he chose to endure it.
"My talents are indeed somewhat limited, so I would like to take this opportunity to discuss with the elders the issue of changing our trade philosophy."
Nangong Shanshui tried to change the subject.
But Elder Li didn't give him any chance at all.
With a cold snort, he retorted: "Change the trade strategy? Do you know how much the sect will pay if you fail? I think you want the sect to be destroyed in your hands!"
"I don't have this idea. It's just that the only way to bring the sect back at this time is to increase trade."
Elder Li looked disdainful and replied, "My Li family has been doing business for so many years. Do we need you to teach us how to do business? In my opinion, before you destroy the sect, you might as well hand it over to our Li family."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience gasped.
It's time to come.
Nangong Shanshui was filled with hatred.
I was so angry that I couldn't speak for a moment.
But he couldn't show it.
I can only desperately tell myself to stay calm.
If he gets angry, his life might be in danger, and the people of the Nangong family would also suffer.
"You didn't become the head of the sect according to the rules. It was your senior brother who forced you to be the head of the sect. Since you took the position of head of the sect, the sect has been getting worse year by year. I think you should realize that you are not capable of sitting in this position."
Seeing that Nangong Shanshui did not respond, Elder Li continued his verbal attack.
Nangong Shanshui felt a strong sense of oppression.
Elder Li was forcing him to abdicate.
Nangong Shanshui knew clearly that if the master did not abdicate now that he had come out of seclusion, he would definitely instigate a rebellion.
Based on Elder Li’s current strength.
Apart from Nangong Yi, who else can fight with him?
But Nangong Yi was injured, and he had no chance of winning against Elder Li, a swordsman in his prime.
It's only a matter of time before Nangong Yi is killed.
By then the sect will be in chaos.
Instead of this, it’s better to give it up now.
As long as it can bring peace to the Nangong family, that's enough.
Just when Nangong Shanshui had been thinking for a long time and was about to speak it out.
The outer sect elder under Elder Yue Gu spoke again, respectfully saying, "The matter of the Sect Leader abdicating is not a trivial matter, and all the elders need to consider it seriously and discuss it carefully. Now that Elder Yue Gu is not here, it would be a bit too hasty to mention it now."
The other elders didn't even dare to breathe, let alone speak.
If Elder Li initiated a vote, the result would be undoubted, Nangong Shanshui would have to abdicate.
Now everyone knows that Yunmengze belongs to the Nangong family on the surface, but in reality it is the world of the Li family.
If the Li family is offended, the Nangong family will be defeated and whoever opposes will die.
This sect is like the imperial court. When the new king takes the throne, none of the remnants of the old generation will be left.
"Where is Elder Yue Gu? I'll go call him back now."
Elder Li doesn't have the time to wait.
With his skills, he just needs to know the general location.
You can find it in minutes.
"This Elder Yue Gu did not mention a single word about the location when he went out. He just told us that it would be back in two months at most." The elder of the outer cabinet replied.
"Is this true?"
"There is absolutely no lie."
The elder of the outer cabinet spoke with a heavier tone.
Elder Yue Gu is a cabinet elder.
He is currently the person with the most say in the matter of replacing the head of the sect, even more than the master.
If the leader is easily replaced without his word, and he disagrees, he will just resign with his subordinates.
That sect would be paralyzed.
The master only represents the sect's reputation, and the only one who has any relationship with him is the Nangong family.
In recent years, many members of the Nangong family who were oppressed have left or dispersed.
There aren’t many people in key positions, so there’s no need to worry about a lack of manpower when cleaning out the place.
Elder Li pondered for a while.
He said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. We will discuss it again after Elder Yue Gu returns in two months. The meeting is adjourned."
Elder Li disappeared before he finished speaking.
Just two months.
He can afford to wait.
He would not resort to force to rebel until the very last step.
After all, the cost of using force is too high.
The best solution would be to win over other elders and put pressure on Nangong Shanshui to step down voluntarily.