After Cheng Yu ordered all the cities to strictly guard and investigate each city, the result made Cheng Yu very disappointed.
This was because there were no more suspicious people in any of the cities.
Are you sure they have investigated carefully? Cheng Yu asked in response to Han Yaowu's report.
Patriarch, I have already asked them to investigate carefully. I don't think there should be any discrepancies. Han Yaowu said.
Could it be that they really only sent these two groups of people? Cheng Yu frowned and pondered with a face full of doubt.
Recently, there were two groups of people who came to the Cheng family, and the time they came was very close, although it was not certain if they came together or not.
Although it was not certain whether they came together or not, it at least meant that the dynasty was paying attention to their Cheng family and wanted to send people to understand and investigate their Cheng family.
Therefore, he believed that the dynasty should have sent more than two groups of people.
After all, their Cheng family had so many cities, and it seemed impossible for the dynasty to send so few people.
There were many experts in the dynasty, and there were so many foreign dynasties. In fact, it was enough to casually send some people to investigate all the cities of the Cheng family.
Patriarch, could it be that they have already been here and have already gone back? Han Yaowu said.
Hmm, now that you mention it, it is possible. However, the Cheng family is currently in troubled times. Although it seems to be calm on the outside, in reality, there are undercurrents surging.
Therefore, this matter is far from over. You have to tell the city lords that from now on, they cannot relax their vigilance for even a moment.
They must always maintain this strict state and ensure the safety of each city. Cheng Yu thought for a moment and said to Han Yaowu.
Patriarch, please rest assured. I have already told them to always maintain a vigilant state. However, I will remind them of the content that the patriarch mentioned. I believe they will pay more attention to it Han Yaowu said.
Hmm, this matter must be passed down. In addition, how are the preparations for the competition? Cheng Yu asked.
The competition is still being prepared, but it will definitely be held as scheduled Han Yaowu replied.
Now that there are people secretly watching our Cheng family, we must be careful during the competition. Maybe they will cause trouble for our Cheng family during the competition.
Therefore, you need to prepare more people for the competition this time. However, these people must be arranged in the dark and must not be exposed.
If there is any emergency, we must be ready to deal with it. It's best if you can find those people hiding in the dark. "Cheng Yu reminded once again.
It was hard for him not to worry about the current situation because he felt that Dynasty was infiltrating them.
Even an impregnable fortress would crumble from the inside, so he had to be careful. Even if the Cheng Family no longer had anyone from the dynasty, he couldn't afford to be complacent since it had already happened twice.
"I will follow the Patriarch's advice and increase the number of people in the dark. If anyone dares to scheme in our Cheng Family's territory, I will definitely catch them all! "Han Yaowu vowed solemnly.
"Since these are extraordinary times, we naturally have to do extraordinary things. In addition to these preparations, you also have to send people to keep an eye on some people. Cheng Yu said.
"Who?" Han Yaowu asked curiously.
"Our Cheng Family has so many cities, it's inevitable that some of them will be used by people with ulterior motives. Therefore, you have to keep an eye on the City Lords and Vice City Lords of each city. "Cheng Yu reminded.
"Patriarch, have you already discovered that some cities have betrayed us?" When Han Yaowu heard the Patriarch's words, he was immediately shocked and angry.
The Cheng Family had treated them so well, yet they still wanted to betray the Cheng Family.
"That's not it, I'm just reminding you. Although they are loyal to me, there are some things that we can't predict.
Sometimes, a loyalty might not be able to exchange for a life, so we must be prepared in advance.
If someone really goes astray, if we can discover it in advance, at least we still have a chance to save them.
If we have a major conflict with the enemy, or if we start a war, these people suddenly change sides, that would be the most fatal.
Because these City Lords and Vice City Lords are the most important figures of our Cheng Family. If something happens to them, our Cheng Family's city gates will really be wide open. We have to guard against this. "Cheng Yu said seriously.
After so many years, he had swallowed a lot of the outer court from the dynasty.
Although there were some conflicts between the outer court and the inner court, he did not believe that the outer court he had swallowed were not loyal to the inner court. At least one of the outer court was still loyal to the inner court.
But even if some of these outer court were loyal to the inner court, what was the final result?
Under the pressure of his strength, didn't they choose to compromise with him and betray the dynasty?
Then on the other hand, would their Cheng Family also face the same problem?
No one could be sure.
These City Lords were either personally selected by him, or jointly selected by the people in the conference hall. However, even if it was the people selected by the conference hall, they had all been approved by him.
Furthermore, these people had also passed his test. Therefore, he absolutely believed in the loyalty of these City Lords and Vice City Lords.
However, if they also encountered the same situation as the outer court, would they also betray the Cheng Family?
Obviously, this was a very possible question.
Therefore, these City Lords and Vice City Lords must be guarded against. No matter how loyal they were to the Cheng Family, if their lives were seriously threatened, loyalty might not be able to exchange for their lives.
He had tried this kind of thing on many people, and the results could be imagined. There were indeed some people who died for loyalty, but most people eventually chose to compromise with him.
It was precisely because of this that the Cheng Family was able to have so many experts in a short period of time.
Therefore, he would usually believe in loyalty, but when it came to the life and death of the Cheng Family, he did not believe in such things.
"Family Head, you are right. These people are indeed very important. If they betray us, then there is no point in us building these cities in the first place! "Han Yaowu said.
Knowing that no one betrayed the Cheng Family, he felt much better. Otherwise, he really could not accept it.
Because he often went to various cities to deal with these City Lords and Vice City Lords, he had a good relationship with these City Lords and Vice City Lords.
If any of them betrayed the Cheng Family, then not only would he be implicated, it would even seriously threaten the safety of the Cheng Family. No matter what, he would not let them live.
But fortunately, the Patriarch only told him to be on guard against these people. This meant that there should be no problem with these people.
"Family Head, now that you mention it, the Cheng Family's fifty cities are simply too important to our Cheng Family.
If there really is a problem that is out of our control one day, it might bring disaster to our Cheng Family. Therefore, I have an idea that might be able to effectively solve this problem.
Even if it can't be completely solved, it should be safer than now! Han Yaowu thought for a moment and then said.
"Tell me!" Cheng Yu asked.
"This subordinate believes that any City Lord staying in the city for too long will be disadvantageous to the Cheng Family. Therefore, I feel that if we can arrange a fixed period for these City Lords, when the time is up, we can change a group of people to be the City Lord and Vice City Lord.
This way, even if someone wants to instigate them or bribe them. As long as they are replaced, the harm they pose to the Cheng Family will naturally be reduced to a minimum. "Han Yaowu said.
"Hmm, your method is indeed feasible. However, the development of a city also requires a mature and stable leader. If we really want to change these City Lords and Vice City Lords regularly, we can't let them be in position for too long, nor can they be in position for too short a time. For the time being, let's set it for three years! "When Cheng Yu heard Han Yaowu's method, he immediately agreed.
This was because if a person sat in the same position for too long, it would indeed bring a certain amount of risk to the forces.
As someone who had lived in the secular world for so long, he was very clear that this was the case in the secular world. No official position would be permanent. They all had a term of office.
The City Lords and Vice City Lords of the Cheng Family had been in the city from the beginning until now. It had been more than ten years.
After such a long time, if they were really bribed, then there might be problems at any time.
If they were replaced now, even if these people were bribed, they wouldn't be able to help those people.
"What the Patriarch said is right. Three years is neither too much nor too little. It's reasonable!" Han Yaowu felt that there was nothing wrong with this. It was indeed impossible to change a group of people every year. That would be too frequent, and it would be difficult for the City Lord to develop.
"Since that's the case, for the sake of safety, I will change a group of City Lords before the Grand Competition. This is to prevent some of these people from being bribed and bringing trouble to our Grand Competition!" Cheng Yu said after some thought.
This matter should be done as soon as possible. At such a critical time, if the Dynasty really set up a trap in the various cities of the Cheng Family, then this move would be enough to disrupt the Dynasty's plans.
Moreover, if there was really something going on here, someone would definitely give the game away.
"Patriarch, isn't it a bit rushed?" Han Yaowu didn't expect that the Patriarch would really do as he said. He planned to change people so quickly.
"This matter concerns the life and death of our Cheng Family, how can it be taken lightly?" In addition, quickly select a group of people for me and I will appoint them.
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