Anrong City, Ye Family Mansion.
A yellow leaf fell from a French sycamore tree in the middle of the house, swirling in the wind a few times before landing on the windowsill of Ye Shiqing's study.
"It's summer, why are the leaves turning yellow …"
Ye Shiqing flicked the leaf with his finger, and it slid off the windowsill before fluttering in the air again.
Looking at the leaf, Ye Shiqing suddenly felt very old and very tired. He picked up the phone in the study and sighed. "Shi Guang, initiate the retreat plan … No buts, the direction of the 'wind' isn't right. I've been an official for decades, how can I not feel it?"
After hanging up, Ye Shiqing quickly picked up the phone and said, "Zhongkai, inform the main members of the family that there will be a family meeting in half an hour. This is a matter of life and death for the family. Those who are qualified to participate in the family meeting must all be present!"
Half an hour later, Ye Shiqing, dressed in a Chinese tunic suit, appeared in the family meeting room.
There were a total of more than 20 people sitting in this large meeting room, all of them direct members of the Ye Family. They were all important figures in the Pingchuan Province military and political system, or the bosses of many large companies in Pingchuan Province. These people were the cornerstones of the Ye Family. At this time, Ye Shiqing urgently called for them because he knew that the Ye Family was at a critical juncture of life and death.
"Old Master, the situation shouldn't be that bad, right?" asked a person sitting on Ye Shiqing's right.
This person was Ye Zhongkai, the second generation leader of the Ye Family after Ye Shiqing. He was currently the Deputy Governor of Pingchuan Province, a very powerful position. If it wasn't a matter of life and death, Ye Zhongkai usually wouldn't attend the family meeting. After all, in his position, there was too much work to do. Today, Ye Shiqing told Ye Zhongkai that the Ye Family was at a critical juncture of life and death, but Ye Zhongkai didn't think so.
"What do you think?" Ye Shiqing asked Ye Zhongkai.
"Old Master, I know that you have great foresight and deep foresight. However, based on the current situation, the foundation of our Ye Family hasn't been shaken. It isn't a matter of life and death yet, right? At the very least, we don't need to activate the evacuation plan, right? " Ye Zhongkai voiced out his thoughts and then analyzed the situation. "Currently, with the Ye family's officials, if we join forces, we can definitely compete with Xu Shiping in the provincial party committee. I'm afraid he can't touch me. I'm afraid it won't work even if he wants to introduce measures that are disadvantageous to our Ye Family! "
The reason why Ye Zhongkai was so confident was because the Ye Family's influence in Pingchuan Province was deeply rooted. Just among the Pingchuan Provincial Standing Committee alone, there were several people who were inextricably linked to the Ye Family, including the governor of Pingchuan Province. That was why Ye Zhongkai had the confidence to stand up to Xu Shiping.
"That's right. Even if Xu Shiping is determined to go against us, do you think he can interfere with military affairs? " Another person nodded in agreement. This person was Lieutenant General Ye Guangwei of the Pingchuan Military District. He was also one of the leaders of the Ye family in the military. The Yap Family also had an officer who was conferred the rank of Major General, but he was not stationed in Pingchuan Province, but in the Navy.
"So, you all think that this time, Xu Shiping is just bluffing and putting on a show?" Ye Shiqing sighed. "The two of you have been officials for so many years, yet you still can't see through Xu Shiping's methods. Today, Xu Shiping defeated a few of the Ye Family's officials??? Defeat? Fainting?? Fainting? Fainting? Guanidin? Yidu Yizai???? Fainting? Fainting?
"Is that not the case?" Ye Zhongkai asked.
"Of course not!" Ye Shiqing snorted coldly. "This Xu Shiping is different from the previous secretaries. He looks like a moderate person, but in fact, he is a radical figure. All these years, he has been serving in Pingchuan Province, enduring silently. Now that he has finally found the opportunity, do you think he will continue to endure?"
"Old Master, you mean … this Xu Shiping, he actually wants to uproot our Ye Family's influence in Pingchuan Province!" Ye Zhongkai couldn't help but be moved. He couldn't even believe it. "Impossible! Xu Shiping's appetite can't be that big! How can he have the ability to eat the entire Ye Family? Can he even eat it? "
"That's right, be careful not to choke him to death!" Ye Guangwei snorted coldly. "If he really pisses me off, I will directly mobilize the troops and destroy Ye Shiqing!"
"Stupid! What's the point of saying all these words! " Ye Shiqing snorted coldly at Ye Guangwei. "The reason why the Ye Family has fallen to this point is because there are too many stupid people who love leisure and hate work! You think Xu Shiping is easy to deal with, but just because he is an outsider, he doesn't dare to touch us? This kind of thinking is too naive! Today's public trial, I don't know how many people are laughing at our Ye Family, and you carefully feel the attitude of the people around you towards us. Isn't it the same as before? Isn't it? "
After listening to Ye Shiqing's words, everyone subconsciously thought about the attitude of the people around them. In the past, the people around them spared no effort to curry favor, flatter, and even flatter them. That was because these people were afraid of the Ye Family's power, and they all believed that the Ye Family was the true master of Pingchuan Province. But now, these people who used to flatter the Ye Family have changed their attitude towards the Ye Family. They began to keep a respectful distance from the Ye Family, even preparing to be the grass on the wall. Everyone knew that Ye Shiqing's words were right, the 'wind direction' had changed.
"The cicada senses the autumn wind before it moves, the duck senses the spring water when it's warm. This group of people have been in the officialdom for decades, they are the most sensitive to the changes in the situation, so you should be able to sense the change in the situation from the attitude of the people around you. Let's not talk about this for now, let's start the family's' retreat plan '. "Ye Shiqing said.
"Old man, are we really going to start the retreat plan?" Ye Zhongkai said with extreme reluctance, "Our Ye Family has painstakingly built up for decades, from a small gang of gangsters to the number one family in Pingchuan Province. Seeing that we already have hope of becoming a member of those super families like Hua Xia, are we going to just give up like this?"
Although the Ye Family's descendants have already decayed, not all members of the family have no ambition. For example, Ye Zhongkai, Ye Guangwei, and the others, they are like Ye Shiqing, people with great ambitions. And the ambition in their hearts is to turn the Ye Family into a super family like Hua Xia. Once they become a member of a super family, they will have unimaginable status and privileges. At that time, their position will be as stable as Mount Tai, and almost no one will dare to shake their foundation.
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