Chapter 3 - 3 Countermeasures _1
Chapter 3 Countermeasures _1
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Chapter Three: Counter-Framing
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“Enough.” Gongsun Hui’s lovely voice ordered, before she added, “Uncle Six, don’t be impulsive, let’s calmly solve this matter.”
Gongsun Hui was the legitimate daughter of the Gongsun Clan of Shanyang, the rightful wife of the Wang family’s previous Clan Leader, and the birth mother of the new Clan Leader of the Wang family; that was enough to mediate this affair.
Wang Dinghai exclaimed excitedly: “Sister-in-law, it’s not that I, Old Six, am impetuous. It’s just that this Liu brat has stepped way out of line. Everyone in Ping’an Town knows that the Peace River from Dingpu Ferry to Chaotic Stone Beach, spanning thirty miles on the right, is our Wang family’s territory. But Liu Yongzhou has repeatedly overstepped his bounds by fishing here. This time, he shamelessly trespassed by ten miles. If I do not defend our territory, will there be any place for our Wang family on Peace River?”
“Oh, oh, oh, Old Six Wang, you’re jumping the gun here.” Liu Yongzhou looked very aggrieved. “The Peace River has a swift current and strong wind, and my Liu family’s territory is upstream of the Peace River. There are inevitably times when a ship cannot be anchored properly. Yet, you charge at us with your fishing boats as soon as any conflict arises. It’s unjust to cry foul after losing. Are you taking advantage of the fact that the Liu Clan lacks older generations?”
Wang Shouzhe had been quietly observing and speculating. He now confirmed that the Liu Clan had instigated this dispute on purpose, probably to test him, the newly inaugurated Clan Leader, and to assess his abilities.
If he, the Clan Leader, proved to be incompetent and unassertive, a series of covert and overt schemes would soon follow, most likely in alliance with the Zhao Clan.
“Ahem, ahem!”
Wang Shouzhe coughed twice and calmly stepped forward.