To put it bluntly, the Zhou Family was now the uncrowned king of all Sifang City. Without the Zhou Family, even if you built Sifang City, it would be difficult to survive there, let alone enjoy its current conveniences. With this Trump Card in hand, no one could contend with the Zhou Family's power in Sifang City.
Within Sifang City, the Zhou Family ranked first in importance, while the Fu Family could rank second.
The Fu Family, in fact, also came from the noble ranks of the Great Yong Dynasty. However, unlike the Zhou Family, which had been granted titles through military merit and battlefield achievements, the Fu Family had risen to prominence as imperial relatives. Thus, they were not highly regarded.
The Fu Family had a daughter who had been Empress Xiaoxian during the Taizong Dynasty. She had been deeply beloved by Taizong and was, in fact, the birth mother of the Prince whom the Zhou Family had supported in the struggle for the throne.
As the maternal clan of that Prince, the Fu Family naturally gave their all in supporting him in the succession struggle. In doing so, they had actually embarked on the same road of no return as the Zhou Family. Success would have been well and good, but failure would inevitably bring a purge.
However, unlike the Zhou Family, which had suffered terribly and had nearly been exterminated, with only carefully selected outstanding descendants escaping by being hidden away in the Northern Territory beforehand, the Fu Family's head at the time had been farsighted. Before considering victory, he had considered defeat, and thus made preparations early.
As a result, the Fu Family's losses were not great. Their power as a whole withdrew from the Land within Divine Continent Passes relatively intact and came to the