Conquering the Noble Clans, Part III
The meeting ended with relative ease after she put Ching Yuon in his place. While everyone wanted to get ahead, loyalty was an important factor when considering which families became a noble clan. Even the Yong Clan had, at one point, been very noble. Yong Mihong’s grandfather, Yong Schu, had been friends with Hou Jingshu’s father. He had fought and died alongside her father during an insurrection that had taken place several decades before she was born. It was his actions that had earned the Yong Clan a noble title and become rulers of the Yong Province, which extended the entire Great Wall that protected them from the Zhou Kingdom.
Just how Yong Mihong ended up becoming the man he was today was a mystery she hadn’t solved.
Hou Jingshu ordered Yu Chenguang to reorganize their forces now that the noble clans and minor clans were onboard, then retreated to her private residence after the meeting to discover Yu Mao and Yōuměi being scolded by Li Hua.