Wang Xuan's trip to Jiangdong went extremely smoothly. The first family he sought out was the Yu family.
The two sides had already been in contact, and the Yu family ranked in the middle among the Four Great Families. Once he settled matters with the Yu family, the Four Great Families would be split apart, making it far easier to deal with the other three.
To the Zhu, Lu, and Gu families, the fact that the Yu family had reached an agreement with Wang Xuan without consulting them was practically an act of betrayal.
But things were different now. Wang Xuan, not the Four Great Families, held the initiative. Especially after the Yu family became the first to compromise, the Four Great Families had effectively fallen apart, and there was no longer any possibility of them uniting.
After leaving Kuaiji, Wang Xuan led Zhao Yun and the other two straight toward Wu Commandery.
At the bow of the ship, Wang Xuan and the other three passed the time eating hotpot and drinking a little wine. Wang Xuan picked up a tender, snow-white slice of fish, lightly dipped it in soy sauce, and placed it in his mouth with great satisfaction.
"Imperial Advisor, why are we going to Wu County first? Isn't the Zhu family the strongest of the Four Great Families?" Zhao Yun asked casually as he set down his wine cup.
Wang Xuan shook his head. Because of his background, Zhao Yun's political sensitivity was truly nothing to write home about. "Yang Ren, you explain."
"Because the Lu family is in Wu County. The Lu family wasn't originally the weakest." Yang Ren put down his chopsticks and began explaining to Zhao Yun. "The reason the Lu family fell to the bottom of the four was because they blocked Sun