The dispute in the county yamen ultimately came to nothing.
No one could possibly start a brawl in the county yamen. At most, they exchanged a few barbs before the newly appointed county magistrate, Xie Wenyun, had them all thrown out.
Liang Zhaohuang left in irritation and worry, returning to the Liang Family's Five Talisman Hall.
In the rear hall of Five Talisman Hall, he told Clan Chief Liang Xuelin and his eldest brother, Liang Zhaojun, about what had happened at the county yamen.
As for how the Liang Family should conduct itself and act in the future, he still needed to hear their opinions.
Liang Zhaohuang knew himself well. In either of his lives, he had never been any sort of "leader." He possessed neither farseeing vision nor the means to navigate every side with ease.
On the contrary, Clan Chief Liang Xuelin had presided over the Liang Family's development for decades, while his eldest brother Liang Zhaojun was the successor the family had spent decades grooming. Whether in experience, insight, or methods, both were unquestionably stronger than him.
The only thing the two now lacked was cultivation.
Yet what Liang Zhaohuang had not expected was that after hearing his account, their views were completely opposed.
Clan Chief Liang Xuelin leaned toward conservatism. He believed they should follow the general tide and stand with the several county magnates.
Moreover, the Liang Family was now itself a county magnate family. They should recognize their own position and firmly oppose the county school.
But Liang Zhaojun's view was precisely the opposite—far more aggressive. He believed the family should stand with the imperial court.
In his eldest brother's view, adding flowers to brocade was no match for sending charcoal in the snow. In the struggle between the imperial court and the local