Chekov looked at Scheming Straw skeptically and asked with a frown, "Will this method work?"
Scheming Straw shrugged. "We have to try. The second method is to drive a wedge between close allies. The Iron Blood Brotherhood's younger generation is gradually taking shape, and I've divided them into several factions."
Chekov, Sanyou Weimen, and the others finally showed interest. Sanyou Weimen asked, "Go on."
Scheming Straw said, "The first faction is Lu Yang's family faction—the six families of Shen Mengyao, Xia Yuwei, and the others who first supported Lu Yang in founding the guild. Its younger generation is mainly represented by Shen Yu, Zhang Zifeng, Xia Qilin, and others."
"The second faction consists of the three vice presidents who followed Lu Yang later: Turbid Wine, White Lion, and Ku Ai Bansheng. Their younger generation is represented by Bai Xiaoxiao, Ling Feng, and the others."
"The third faction is Zhou Tianming. He stands alone as a faction because he is too powerful. Six members of the Zhou Family hold positions as major legion commanders within the Iron Blood Brotherhood, more than the Shen and Xia families combined."
"As for the fourth faction, it consists of those who joined later, represented by Tian Yao and Liang Yun. They are the weakest, and now that the Iron Blood Brotherhood has developed to this point, they are the most likely to be replaced and pushed out. Although Lu Yang has no such intention at present, we should exploit their status and create internal divisions within the Iron Blood Brotherhood."
Chekov, Sanyou Weimen, and the others exchanged glances and nodded. They also thought the plan was feasible. Compared with the four factions closest to Lu Yang, those who came later had only been brought in through Lu Yang's conciliatory policies.
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