Honey, you didn't really drugged me, did you?-Chapter 259 - 126 Wu Zhong: What? The hero you mentioned is named Chen 94?_4
Chapter 259 -126 Wu Zhong: What? The hero you mentioned is named Chen 94?_4
As soon as he entered the door, he couldn’t help coughing, “Cough cough cough…”
Uncle Fu immediately had the Twelve Eagle Guards on alert around the room, and he himself went into the room to pour a glass of water for Peng Shizhong, saying, “Hall Master, are you alright?”
“Cough cough… No problem, that palm strike from the old beggar injured my lung meridian, I need to recuperate.”
Hearing this, he handed over the tea and said, “Hall Master, today you announced on stage that you’re handing over the entirety of White Tiger Hall’s foundation to Fifth Master for management, isn’t that a bit too radical?”
Hearing this, Peng Shizhong asked, “How so?”
“I saw that Old Master and Second Master didn’t seem very willing.”
Peng Shizhong coughed a few more times and said, “Cough cough… It’s an act of desperation.”
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“Now in Mianshui County, with its treacherous waves and clouds, Nan Batian, Liu Laoguai, and those lurking in the shadows are all restless. This incident with the Beggar Sect has sounded an alarm for me.”
“How so?”
“Ah Fu, what do you think of Jiu Si?”
Peng Shizhong did not answer but instead posed the question to Peng Fu.
“He’s decisive in action, measured in conduct, and has the demeanor of a great commander.”
Peng Fu said to Peng Shizhong, who nodded and replied, “That’s right, Jiu Si is capable, and I have high hopes for him.”
“Look at the current state of White Tiger Hall, Old Master and Second Brother are at odds with each other. If I were to pass the foundation on to Old Master, Second Brother would surely rebel and vice versa. I have been pondering whether there might be a person who could accommodate them both, so everyone could live together in peace.”
“So, Hall Master, you want to choose Jiu Si?”
“Mhm.”
“But in this case, what will happen to Old Master and Second Master?”
Peng Shizhong said, “That’s why I also want to test Jiu Si’s methods. If he’s not up to the task, we’ll have to think of another solution. There’s always a way to make them coexist peacefully. After all, they are both flesh of my flesh!”
Peng Fu understood Peng Shizhong’s thinking.
Following that, Peng Shizhong said, “Moreover, this incident with the Beggar Sect made me realize that choosing just one successor is too risky. If someone like Fourth Brother were to die unexpectedly, what would become of White Tiger Hall’s century-old foundation?”
“So, on this second point, I’m thinking that even if Jiu Si cannot act as a balance between Old Master and Second Brother, his capabilities must be cultivated. That way, should another twist of fate occur, we won’t be without a successor.”
Peng Fu grasped Peng Shizhong’s intent clearly.
As a father, Peng Shizhong wants his adoptive sons to get along peacefully, but since Old Master and Second Brother are incompatible, if one rises to power, they will definitely kill the other.
Thus, he wants Chen Jie to become the one who balances them.
Similarly, if Chen Jie fails to do this, his abilities can still be honed to make him a successor candidate just like Old Master and Second Brother.
This brings two benefits.
First, a triangle has stability; with three parties checking and balancing each other, they must live peacefully out of mutual concern.
Second, if an external factor leads to the premature death of the successor, such as the old beggar’s palm strike being a bit heavier and instantly killing Zheng Chuan and Feng Xuan, there must be a qualified successor at hand.
Lu Rong is a brash man, good for fighting but not fit to be Hall Master.
Zhou Chu is difficult for everyone to accept; his strength and capabilities fall short.
For the time being, Peng Shizhong must support anyone viable to step into the limelight, and that’s why he suddenly entrusted Chen Jie with the entire business of White Tiger Hall.
It’s a good opportunity to see Chen Jie’s abilities during the month everyone has to recuperate.
This is also Peng Shizhong’s purpose: the stage is set for you, let’s see if you can handle it. That’s truly his aim.
Talent needs to be developed, a sharpshooter is made by firing bullets, you can’t want your subordinates to succeed without being willing to sprinkle some rice.
As a competent leader, you have to provide your subordinates with a stage!
Peng Shizhong wants to give Chen Jie an appropriate stage to see if he can be the talent that balances Old Master and Second Brother.
“Mhm, Ah Fu, after Jiu Si is done with his busy work, ask him to come see me.”
Peng Shizhong gave the order, and upon hearing this, Peng Fu immediately said, “Yes, Hall Master.”
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White Tiger Hall’s side hall.
Chen Jie tapped on the table, eyes fixed on the teacup in front of him.
Two subordinates stood by his side, waiting for Chen Jie’s commands.
Chen Jie thought about one thing: whether he could take full control of the business handed over to him by Peng Shizhong, and realized, it simply wasn’t possible.
Old Master and Second Brother are injured, not dead. The foundations they’ve managed for over a decade, the trust they’ve nurtured, could he easily take control of them?
Impossible, and he also couldn’t directly tear off the mask, otherwise Old Master and Second Brother wouldn’t stand by idly.
It seems as if Peng Shizhong straightforwardly handed over the business of White Tiger Hall to him, making him second only to one, but above thousands.
But Chen Jie knew better.
The complex intricacies within were not easily managed.
Why would decades of trust and confidence be overthrown by a few words from him?
Moreover, Peng Shizhong said, once healed, he will give the powers back, which means his authority is not long-lasting.
Therefore, he cannot rush for quick success; in other words, what he needs is to erode their influence gradually, show weakness to the enemy, and not be overly assertive.
Given only a month’s time and being relatively new in White Tiger Hall without many confidants, it would be difficult to maintain control even if given enough power.
Hence, his current goal is not the entire White Tiger Hall.
Instead, he should focus on taking over some other business sectors of White Tiger Hall to obtain resources equal to those of Old Master and Second Brother.
With his goal now clear, Chen Jie took a sip of tea.
The Big Vegetable Market, the fisheries of three villages, and the control over Nan Lake, those were his objectives for this time.
