Chapter 179: Direct and Collateral

Of course, such news is only known to the heads of a few aristocratic clans, and they know it tacitly. Outsiders may not know.

As for the Liu family, does anyone know?

Someone must know, but in the current Divine Han Dynasty, the emperor on the throne is probably also willing but unable.

That disaster caused by the maternal relative General Dong, although the Lingdi also quelled the chaos, unfortunately, he was also seriously injured. Over the years, he has been recuperating in the deep palace, and his control over the outside world has weakened a lot.

This also allowed some people to see an opportunity.

It's just that no one wants to overthrow the Divine Han Dynasty, they just want to expand the power of their own family.

As the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Wei also wants the Yuan family's strength to go a step further. If the world is in chaos, the Yuan family can also be strengthened a bit more.

As for the weakening of the Liu family, he doesn't care. The aristocratic clans and the Liu family themselves are not very harmonious, and they have always been in opposition.

It's just that outsiders don't know much about it.

It is not enough to be told to outsiders.

The Taiping Dao, in just a few decades, has been able to develop to this extent, and many people have made contributions.

At this moment, Yuan Wei looked at his three nephews. He used this test to hope that if the world really fell into chaos in the future, the Yuan family could produce a true Qilin talent.

Yuan Shao and the others naturally did not know the thoughts in their uncle's heart.

But at this moment, hearing their uncle's inquiry, the three also knew that this was their uncle testing them, and they couldn't help but be a little excited.

Especially Yuan Shao. As the eldest of the Yuan family, it is a pity that he is a collateral descendant, and his status in the Yuan family is not as good as Yuan Shu's.

In aristocratic clans, there is still some gap between direct and collateral descendants. Direct descendants get more resources than collateral descendants.

Almost all future heads of the family are assumed by direct descendants.

Of course, it is not that there are no collateral descendants who walk to the position of the head of the family. As long as your ability is strong enough, the elders of the family will not just watch.

The distinction between direct and collateral is not that clear.

After all, it is a super-martial era, and aristocratic clans are not foolish people. If there is no one capable among the direct descendants, they will not force their promotion.

The consequences of doing so are very serious, and it may also cause infighting.

There are many such examples. Many aristocratic clans have constantly suppressed collateral descendants because the direct descendants feared their talent, and even reached the level of assassination in the end.

As a result, that collateral descendant not only did not die but became more and more powerful, eventually becoming a strong person, and then that direct descendant met with tragedy, even triggering the tragedy of this family.

This kind of infighting ultimately consumes the family's strength.

Since then, many aristocratic clans have taken this as a warning.

The Yuan family is naturally the same.

But if they are equally excellent, then direct descendants have a great advantage over collateral descendants. This point cannot be avoided no matter what.

Yuan Shao also knew that relying solely on his status, it was difficult to compete with Yuan Shu. As far as he knew, most of the elders in the old home supported Yuan Shu more.

As long as Yuan Shu is not a dissolute and corrupt prodigal, the possibility of him obtaining the position of the head of the Yuan family will be very high.

Yuan Shao naturally also has ambition. He wants to become the head of the Yuan family, so the best way is to get the recognition of the current head of the family. If Uncle Yuan Wei recognizes him, then his hope of competing for the position of the head of the Yuan family in the future will greatly increase.

Therefore, he must perform well tonight.

However, although he was a little excited in his heart, Yuan Shao did not speak, but endured it and glanced at Yuan Shu beside him.

Sure enough, the latter couldn't help it and immediately said: "Uncle, I have seen many Taiping Dao masters preaching along the way, but most of them are in the villages outside the city."

"The believers of the Taiping Dao are almost all those mud-legged people."

"Zhang Jiao and his masters use talisman water to treat illnesses and save these mud-legged people, and they are capturing the hearts of those mud-legged people. This Zhang Jiao has some ambition."

Yuan Shu is not a wine-bag or rice-sack. After all, he has experienced strict aristocratic education since childhood. Even if he is not talented, he will not become a waste.

What's more, Yuan Shu can cultivate the Soul Dao to the Soul-Refining Realm, so he will naturally not be a waste. It's just that he was born noble and has developed an arrogant character that looks down on others.

"But wanting to rely on those mud-legged people to accomplish things?"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shu sneered, with a trace of disdain.

As a direct descendant of a top-tier aristocratic clan, Yuan Shu naturally has the ability to look down on those mud-legged people.

Yuan Wei had long known about Yuan Shu's arrogance and didn't say anything. Many aristocratic disciples have this kind of arrogance, not to mention Yuan Shu, who is a top-tier aristocratic clan.

When he was young, didn't he also have this kind of arrogance?

Dragons do not associate with snakes!

Yuan Shu can see that Zhang Jiao has ambition and intends to use those poor people to start a rebellion, which shows that he at least has some vision.

So he looked at Yuan Shao. In his heart, he valued Yuan Shao more. After all, Yuan Shao had made quite a name for himself outside over the years.

He wanted to see Yuan Shao's understanding.

"Benchu, what do you think?"

Hearing Yuan Wei's words, Yuan Shao felt solemn in his heart. After organizing his thoughts, he slowly said: "Uncle, over the years, my nephew has encountered many Taiping Dao masters, and even encountered several Soul-Refining masters."

"The strength of the Taiping Dao cannot be underestimated. Just as brother Shu said, Zhang Jiao and his group of disciples have been using talisman water to treat illnesses and save people all over the Divine Han for years. It is estimated that there are hundreds of millions of believers."

"This person has high prestige among the people. In my nephew's view, this person has great ambition and even wants to do great things. Once the Taiping Dao starts a rebellion, it is very likely to sweep the entire Divine Han."

"Because his believers are all over the states of the Divine Han, coupled with the many Soul-Refining masters in his Taiping Dao, as well as some Gang-Refining martial artists, once they start a rebellion, coupled with hundreds of millions of people, even if they are not regular troops, they can probably stir up a big wave."

Yuan Shao only said "stir up a big wave," and the meaning was also very obvious: he did not think highly of Zhang Jiao.

Even if Zhang Jiao has many believers, rebel troops are rebel troops. They are simply not the opponents of the Divine Han Dynasty, not to mention the aristocratic clans, who would absolutely not allow Zhang Jiao to change the world.

"My nephew's idea is that if Zhang Jiao really starts a rebellion, many places will have rotten military preparations, and some places in the Divine Han may be lost. At that time, the suppression of the imperial guards will be needed. At that time, our Yuan family can take the opportunity to get a share of the pie..."

When Yuan Shao said this, Yuan Wei had already smiled with satisfaction. Obviously, he was very satisfied with Yuan Shao's foresight, and even the last thought was in line with the interests of their Yuan family.

"Damn guy!"

Yuan Shu, who was on the side, saw Yuan Shao talking eloquently there, and his uncle still had a satisfied look on his face. His hands clenched unconsciously, and he couldn't help but feel jealous in his heart.

And Yuan Yi, who was a small transparent, looked at his eldest brother with a bit of admiration.

Yuan Wei naturally saw the expressions of the three, but didn't say anything.

He didn't praise Yuan Shao, just nodded faintly. ===== CHAPTER 180 =====