newbobooks Chapter 1152: Plan to Divide the Ye Family
Chapter 1152: Plan to Divide the Ye Family
Lu Feng keenly caught the flash of doubt in the depths of Shen Muyun's eyes.
A playful smile appeared on his lips, and he crossed his arms over his chest: "Uncle, it seems that you don't have enough confidence in my plan?"
In response to the question, Shen Muyun said frankly: "This is a serious matter and requires caution. Ye Wenwu's choice is related to the direction of the entire situation."
"Then..." Lu Feng leaned forward slightly, his eyes gleaming with confidence, "How about we make a bet?"
"Oh? What are you betting on?" Shen Muyun was interested.
Lu Feng's eyes became sharp and serious: "Let's bet on whether I can successfully divide the Ye family and make Ye Wenwu and Ye Wenyuan completely opposed to each other!"
"Where's the bet?"
"Simple." Lu Feng's tone was relaxed, yet resounding. "If I win and successfully divide the Ye family, then I want half of all the 'spoils' obtained from this operation against the Ye family—whether it's projects, resources, or market share!"
Shen Muyun's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and an unconcealable surprise suddenly burst out in his eyes!
half? !
As the head of the Shen family, he was well aware of the significance of this operation! It brought together the Shen and Li families, and perhaps even the tacit driving force, with the target directly targeting the Ye family, one of the four major families!
Once successful, the Ye family will inevitably suffer heavy losses, or even serious injuries!
The profits it will spit out will be astronomical, enough to drive any top force crazy!
Lu Feng actually dared to bet half of this astronomical figure? This courage and confidence were simply shocking!
"So...what if you lose?"
Shen Muyun asked in a deep voice, his heart beating faster involuntarily.
The stakes were so high that even he, the head of the Shen family, felt a shudder of fear.
Lu Feng's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes were extremely determined:
"If I lose and the division plan fails, then I, Lu Feng, will not take a penny of the spoils obtained from this battle against the Ye family! All of it will be divided between the Shen and Li families!"
The study fell into a brief silence.
The dust particles of sunlight danced in the beam of light, reflecting the ever-changing expression on Shen Muyun's face.
Huge risks come with huge temptations! If they win, the Shen family can get half of the generous rewards; if they lose...it seems like there is no loss at all?
Anyway, Lu Feng is his son-in-law.
"it is good!"
Thinking of this, Shen Muyun suddenly put down the teacup with a crisp sound, his eyes shining.
"I accept this bet! But, Xiaofeng, you have to make me lose with a sincere heart."
"What exactly is your plan? How do you shake Ye Wenwu's seemingly solid foundation?"
Hearing this, Lu Feng knew that Shen Muyun had taken the bait. He leaned back in his chair, calmly speaking, and began to explain:
"The plan isn't complicated, but it requires the Shen and Li families to cooperate at key points, add fuel to the fire, and even help me spread the word."
"The first step is to find a breakthrough, something that can plant a sharp thorn in Ye Wenwu's heart and quickly ferment within the Ye family."
Lu Feng's voice was clear and calm, "The breakthrough point is Ye Wenwu's failure in the last competition with Uncle Li Zhengguo for that key position!"
Shen Muyun's eyes narrowed. That incident was indeed a major setback in Ye Wenwu's political career, and it was also a thorn in his heart that was difficult to remove.
At the most critical moment of the competition, Li Zhengguo suddenly had Lu Feng's assistance, defeating him and another competitor in one fell swoop and becoming the third in command today.
Lu Feng ignored what Shen Muyun was thinking and continued:
"What we need to do is to quietly spread a 'rumor' among the top circles in the imperial capital:
"The reason why Ye Wenwu failed at the critical moment and lost to Uncle Zhengguo was not because of his lack of ability, nor was it because Uncle Zhengguo was lucky."
"It's because... the Ye family, or Ye Wenyuan, didn't fully support him at the critical moment! They might even... have been secretly holding him back!"
"this......."
Shen Muyun subconsciously wanted to refute, "This rumor certainly hurts Ye Wenwu, but how shrewd is he? How could he easily believe such groundless rumors?"
"Although Ye Wenyuan has a grudge against him, at such a critical moment concerning the overall political interests of the family, would he hold his own brother back? Logic dictates..."
Lu Feng interrupted Shen Muyun with a smile, his smile carrying a cunning insight into people's hearts and the confidence to control the overall situation:
“Uncle, you’re stuck in a fixed mindset. What I need is never for Ye Wenwu to completely believe this rumor!”
Shen Muyun was stunned.
"All I need is to use this thorn to pry open a small gap in the crack that already exists between Ye Wenwu and Ye Wenyuan! Even if it's just a tiny crack!"
Lu Feng's eyes were sharp as knives. "At the same time, the purpose of this rumor is to provide Ye Wenwu's faction—those confidants who are attached to him and eager for him to ascend to power and gain huge benefits—with a 'reasonable' black spot to attack Ye Wenyuan!"
"An excuse to vent their discontent and ambition!"
Looking at Shen Muyun's still slightly frowned brow, Lu Feng further explained:
"Uncle, think about it, given the current situation, isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Ye Wenwu's group?"
"Don't they want to push Ye Wenwu to the top and replace Ye Wenyuan as the head of the family?
Don't they want to gain the "merit of following the dragon"? This desire is driven by the interests engraved in their bones!"
"However,"
Lu Feng changed the subject, "Ye Wenwu, out of a 'big picture' perspective, forcibly suppressed their ambitions and ordered them to fully cooperate with Ye Wenyuan to overcome the difficulties."
"These subordinates may appear obedient, but deep down, they must be extremely unwilling and filled with resentment. They may even think that Ye Wenwu is too soft-hearted and missed a golden opportunity!"
Lu Feng's fingers tapped lightly on the table, the rhythm seemed to have some kind of rhythm:
"What will it look like if this 'rumor' of mine appears at this time?"
"It was like a perfect breeze! It blew on those scattered flames of resentment and ambition that had been forcibly suppressed!"
His voice was filled with a cold, almost prophetic certainty:
"We don't need to provide any further guidance. Those 'smart people' under Ye Wenwu who are unwilling to be lonely and eager to move up will definitely seize this 'reasonable' reason and start to act secretly!"
"They will 'spontaneously' create trouble for Ye Wenyuan and spread negative comments about Ye Wenyuan within the Ye family."
"They will try every possible means to sabotage Ye Wenyuan's attempts to save the situation, thereby proving Ye Wenyuan's 'incompetence' and 'unfairness', and then force Ye Wenwu to change his mind and step forward to 'turn the tide'!"
"And Ye Wenwu himself," Lu Feng's eyes flashed, "was faced with this rumor that directly targeted his greatest wound, and the restlessness among his subordinates that was provoked by it and was becoming increasingly difficult to suppress."
"Facing the deeper suspicion Ye Wenyuan might harbor towards him because of this...his heart will only become more tormented and entangled!"
"He would repeatedly question: Did Big Brother really not give me his all back then?"
"Is Big Brother plotting against me again during this crisis? Are the actions of my subordinates spontaneous, or is Big Brother fanning the flames behind the scenes to deliberately embarrass me?"
"Once this chain of suspicion forms, it will only snowball and eventually consume his remaining rationality of 'considering the greater good'!"