Chapter 4003

The Jiang family was a relatively strong force in the opposing camp. Although Elder Jiang had passed away relatively early, there were quite a few talents among the Jiang family's second generation, with several officials at the ministerial and vice-ministerial levels. Even the former Jiangyou Provincial Party Committee Secretary Jiang Fangping was a nephew of Elder Jiang and could be considered a member of the Jiang family.

The Jiang family's third-generation descendants were also considered quite promising. For example, Jiang Yueheng, who was under "shuanggui" (internal party investigation) this time, was a rising star among the Jiang family's third generation. In his early forties, he was already a department-level official in an important position and had high hopes of becoming a vice-ministerial official within three or four years. Although he couldn't compare to a monster like Su Xinghui, he was considered quite good.

Jiang Yueheng was also a descendant the Jiang family focused on cultivating. The Jiang family had poured a large amount of political resources into him, hoping that he could reach a higher position in the future and even impact the highest decision-making level.

However, this time Lu Zhenghong had decisively taken Jiang Yueheng down, which hit the Jiang family's Achilles' heel, causing the Jiang family's previous investments to go down the drain. Moreover, this matter did not mean it was over; the Jiang family still had to worry about Lu Zhenghong's subsequent actions, after all, not everyone else in the Jiang family was clean.

Therefore, today the Jiang family had summoned all the relatively important descendants back and held this family meeting.

And these descendants also included Jiang Yinghui, as well as Jiang Yinghui's husband, You Jingjiang.

Jiang Yinghui's husband, You Jingjiang, was considered an important figure in the second generation of the You family, which made Jiang Yinghui's status in the Jiang family rise with the tide. Most importantly, Jiang Yinghui and You Jingjiang had also suffered losses from Su Xinghui and had experience in dealing with Su Xinghui, so this time the Jiang family had specifically called the couple back to hear their opinions.

Jiang Yinghui was now a person in her sixties, but she lived in luxury and comfort, eating and using only the best, so her skin was very well maintained, looking ten years younger than her actual age.

The current head of the Jiang family was Jiang Yinghui's eldest brother, Jiang Yinghao. His name sounded heroic, and his appearance indeed looked like that of a rough and bold person, very similar to Elder Jiang. Elder Jiang was a battle-hardened general back then.

Jiang Yinghao's somewhat rugged face was now filled with deep worry. This couldn't be blamed on him; the current Jiang family could be said to have fallen into the biggest crisis since the turmoil. If not handled well, they might be doomed forever.

This was not an exaggeration at all. Jiang Yinghao knew the cruelty of political struggle all too well. The Jiang family had suffered a lot during the turmoil, and Jiang Yinghao had a younger brother who died from persecution during that time.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Jiang Yinghao slowly scanned everyone and said, "Today everyone is here. Everyone should know why we are holding this meeting today."

Everyone nodded. Those who came to participate in this family meeting today, besides the Jiang family's second-generation descendants and their relatives, also included some outstanding third-generation descendants. This could be considered the current essence of the Jiang family.

Jiang Yinghao said, "Yueheng has been placed under 'shuanggui'. Everyone should know this. If you have any opinions, you can all say them."

Jiang Yinghui spoke impatiently, "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. This is just the persecution of our Jiang family by Lu Zhenghong and Su Xinghui."

Jiang Yinghui's words made Jiang Yinghao frown. Although Jiang Yinghui was already in her sixties, her words were too childish. Moreover, she called Lu Zhenghong by his name directly, which made Jiang Yinghao very unhappy; he didn't like people who were so undisciplined.

Although Lu Zhenghong was now standing on the opposite side of the Jiang family, he was, after all, a person standing at the pinnacle of power. In such an occasion, anyone had to respect him.

You Jingjiang also noticed Jiang Yinghao's displeased expression, and he quickly said to his wife, "Yinghui, don't talk nonsense."

Jiang Yinghui said, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? You Jingjiang, you must remember, your son was driven to the United States by them."

You Jingjiang said, "It's not necessarily a bad thing for Jiayu to go to the United States. Don't you also go to visit him every year? He is doing well now, so let him develop in the United States."

Jiang Yinghui said, "That's different. He is developing in the United States, but he needs freedom. Now he can't even return to the country. I cannot tolerate such a result."

Hearing Jiang Yinghui talking non-stop, Jiang Yinghao couldn't help but cough and said, "Yinghui, that's enough. We are in a meeting now. Why are you bringing up such distant things when talking about Yueheng's matter?"

Jiang Yinghui was still a bit afraid of her eldest brother. This eldest brother had always been very serious, and all the younger brothers and sisters were a bit afraid of him, so she pouted and stopped talking.

Everyone then expressed their opinions one after another. However, in Jiang Yinghao's ears, there were not many constructive opinions among them. Some said to fight it out with the other side, some said to spend money to save Jiang Yueheng, and some said to find connections to let others save Jiang Yueheng.

Actually, these opinions were useful in normal times, but now, who were they facing? It was Lu Zhenghong, a member of the current highest decision-making level, and he was the one in charge of the Disciplinary Committee. If he didn't speak, who could save him? Unless the highest leader spoke, but did the Jiang family have that kind of face?

However, Jiang Yinghao also knew that it would be strange if everyone had any good opinions in the face of such a predicament. Wasn't he also at his wit's end?

Jiang Yinghao had met Lu Zhenghong a few times and had some understanding of Lu Zhenghong's character. Lu Zhenghong seemed to have a good temper and a gentle personality, but in reality, he was a person who was soft on the outside but firm on the inside, and even somewhat unyielding. Once he decided on something, no one could change his mind.

If Jiang Yinghao had a choice, he wouldn't want to be an opponent of someone like Lu Zhenghong, because being his opponent seemed to be a villain in a novel by nature, and an opponent like Lu Zhenghong was the most difficult to deal with.

But Jiang Yinghao had no choice because this concerned the Jiang family's interests. The Jiang family's interests were already deeply tied to several other major families and couldn't be separated just because they wanted to.

The Jiang family had a large population, and so many people all hoped to live the best life. Where would the money come from? Their family didn't have any geniuses at doing business, so they could only rely on power to grab money. And now, the industry where it was easiest to grab money was the real estate industry. Their taking sides was also a last resort.

The Jiang family had a mentality: the world was conquered by them, so why should they live such a hard life? They were born to be people above others, and they were born to live a good life. Such a mentality made some of their descendants grab money by any means necessary.

Moreover, the Jiang family's status also made them have no psychological burden; they were simply unscrupulous. Jiang Yueheng was like this; he used the power in his hands to help those real estate development companies get land in exchange for benefits, which was almost public.

Jiang Yinghao of course knew about their practices, but he had always tacitly approved of it because the Jiang family needed someone to make money. For such a large family, maintaining a life of luxury and comfort required a lot of money. Without such people, could the Jiang family maintain such a life on their salaries?

This game forced Lu Zhenghong to take a deadly shot, taking Jiang Yueheng down. This hit the Jiang family's vital point, and the several families that had a very good relationship with the Jiang family before collectively lost their voices. They even took the initiative to soften their stance toward Lu Zhenghong, and at this time, they seemed to have forgotten their good relationship with the Jiang family.

Facing such a situation, what other methods could the Jiang family have? Before, they looked so powerful, and they couldn't do anything about Lu Zhenghong. Now that their allies had retreated and only they were left, what other methods could they have to confront Lu Zhenghong? ===== CHAPTER 4005 =====