Chapter 1907 Inheritance

Hong Chengli asked tentatively: "Do you want me to... talk to the Xie family first?"

He wanted to say "lie to Mr. Xie" but felt it was inappropriate, so he could only change it to "blowing the wind".

Liu Fusheng nodded and said, "Yes, after the news is released, please tell me Mr. Xie Zehua's reaction."

Hong Chengli thought for a moment and nodded slowly.

He didn't want to lie to the Xie family, but Liu Fusheng had too much evidence of his crimes. He knew that he could not completely escape legal responsibility for his crimes, so he could only find ways to do more for Liu Fusheng, which would make up for his mistakes and reduce his punishment in the future.

After asking Liu Fusheng for the details, Hong Chengli suggested: "Secretary, how about I call Mr. Xie in front of you?"

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "That's good."

Hong Chengli took out his cell phone and dialed the Xie family's number.

When the call was connected, the person on the other end was Xie Zehua.

Hong Chengli smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Xie, I am Hong Chengli."

Xie Zehua said calmly: "Village Chief Hong, what can I do for you?"

With an aggrieved tone, Hong Chengli told Liu Fusheng everything he had been told to do.

After Xie Zehua heard this, he asked Hong Chengli, "Have you done anything illegal or disorderly recently?"

Hong Chengli said: "No, I swear to our ancestors that we have been behaving ourselves recently. The villagers have even stopped smuggling, and there have been no fights for a long time."

Xie Zehua pondered and said nothing.

Hong Chengli said: "Mr. Xie, I think Secretary Liu wants to use our Hong Village as a scapegoat to promote his clan reform policy in the Chaojiang area."

Xie Zehua: "Please elaborate."

Hong Chengli said: "Since he took office, Secretary Liu has wanted to curb the power of clans at the grassroots level. He used the Hong family as a scapegoat, probably to make a pilot project."

"Liu Fusheng asked us to change all the inappropriate parts of the clan rules. He wants to cut off the roots of the Hong family. Which family would dare to do such a thing? The clan rules were set by our ancestors!"

"Mr. Xie, I told the elders of the clan about this matter, and they all opposed it. One even cried loudly and said he would go to the Chaojiang Municipal Committee and commit suicide in public to make his mind clear... I am not exaggerating at all. You should know the respect the Hong family has for their ancestors."

This time, Xie Zehua remained silent for even longer.

Finally, he said calmly, "I know."

After saying that, he actually hung up the phone.

Hong Chengli turned and looked at Liu Fusheng.

Liu Fusheng stood up and said, "Thank you for your help, Village Chief Hong. What happens next has nothing to do with you."

Hong Chengli asked: "What does Mr. Xie mean? Will he care or not?"

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "The Xie family will definitely take care of what they can, and will not take care of what they can't."

"But……"

Hong Chengli seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Liu Fusheng said, "It's enough for you to understand this principle. You can't control other things. That's it for today. I'm leaving now."

Liu Fusheng left the Hong Clan Ancestral Hall.

Even after the vehicle drove away, Hong Chengli was still confused.

Zhou Xiaozhe asked: "Secretary, where are we going?"

Liu Fusheng said, "Let's go back to Chaojiang and drive slowly."

Zhou Xiaozhe nodded and drove towards Chaojiang at a steady speed.

The vehicle had not gone far when Liu Fusheng's cell phone rang.

The person who called was Xie Zehua.

Liu Fusheng pressed the answer button and said, "Hello, Mr. Xie."

Xie Zehua didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "I heard that you are going to take action against Hong Village? I remember we talked about Hong Village. Although it is huge and does not meet the standards of a natural village, we cannot dismember it hastily and make many villagers resentful."

Liu Fusheng said: "Village Chief Hong called you?"

Xie Zehua said: “Yes.”

Liu Fusheng asked: "Has Village Chief Hong told Mr. Xie the general reason?"

Xie Zehua was silent for a moment: "I said it."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Mr. Xie, do you think my request is too much?"

"This one……"

Xie Zehua fell silent again.

In fact, Liu Fusheng could hear that he had been avoiding the issue of clan reform, because this issue was very sensitive and it would easily involve the Xie family.

Liu Fusheng sighed, "Mr. Xie, I know you have your own opinions on the current situation of the clan."

Xie Zehua recalled the scene when the two met, and he sighed and said: "What I said were all my grandfather's views."

Liu Fusheng said: "Master Xie is far-sighted. He considered the clan's problems decades ago. Now the Xie family is not unable to change the clan's current situation, but they don't want to change these problems... The dragon slayer eventually becomes a dragon."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zehua took a breath. Liu Fusheng's words were a bit impolite.

He said in a serious tone: "Secretary Liu, I think your analogy is very inappropriate."

Liu Fusheng admitted: "It is indeed inappropriate, because your generation, although not as conscious as Xie Shuai, is far superior to ordinary leaders. But, what about in another thirty, fifty, or even a hundred years?"

"If the Xie family is used to the feudal clan life, and regards the clan rules as the supreme golden law, and regards the party discipline and national laws as secondary, I would like to ask, what was Xie Shuai trying to pursue when he shed his blood and was not afraid of sacrifice?"

Xie Zehua was speechless after being asked by Liu Fusheng and did not speak for a long time.

He knew that what Liu Fusheng said made sense. Times have changed. The former proletarians have become vested interests and have become accustomed to these benefits. Who would be willing to throw them away?

The Xie family can currently be said to be the number one clan in eastern Guangdong Province.

Now Xie Zehua doesn't want to step out of his comfort zone. In a few decades, his descendants certainly won't be willing to give up power, status and other advantages.

Xie Zehua believed that his awareness was already high enough. Even he himself hesitated and felt embarrassed, let alone others.

Liu Fusheng said: "I remember that Mr. Xie once said that you fully agree with Mr. Xie's original decision. Now, if I want to follow Mr. Xie's path and be the first person to try it, I wonder if Mr. Xie will support me?"

Xie Zehua sighed and said, "If I knew you wanted to discuss this with me, I wouldn't even answer your call."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "Mr. Xie is very insightful."

Xie Zehua said: "I suspect that you put pressure on Hong Chengli just to make me talk to you. This way, I have no room to avoid it."

Liu Fusheng did not deny it: "Mr. Xie, you should know that since I did this, I must have been relatively well prepared. Moreover, you and I have similar views in your heart. The reason why it has not been implemented is that it is not easy for you to take the lead in this matter."

Xie Zehua smiled bitterly and said, "You guessed it all. At present, the Xie family is indeed the vested interest in this aspect of the clan, but we have never forgotten to inherit the will of our ancestors, eliminate exploitation and oppression, and hand over a happy life to the workers and farmers."