Then let them offer their loyalty!

But Tang Wanfeng didn't agree at the time.

Furthermore, this is combined with the relationship between Qiu Tu, Tang Wanfeng, and Rao Shou.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Could it be that there are some conflicts and disagreements between Lao Rao and Lao Tang?"

"After all, although Qiu Tu was helped up by the two of them, he was actually just Old Tang's son-in-law. He had nothing to do with Old Rao."

"If Qiu Tu develops, it will indeed help them. But if he develops too fast, Lao Rao will also be wary."

"That's why he switched his support to us, wanting to put some pressure on Qiu Tu before untying him."

"This is how we win Qiu Tu's heart."

Hearing Lei Laosan's words, Hu Jie pondered silently for a moment, then nodded hesitantly, "That's possible."

He said, "However, Qiu Tu clearly hasn't realized that he has been outmaneuvered by Rao Shou."

"They're still waiting for Rao Shou and Tang Wanfeng to give them support."

At this point, his eyes lit up, and he smiled at Lei Laosan, saying, "By the way, I remember that Shao Jie of your 'Local Armed Alliance' has always had good abilities and a good track record."

“He lost to Qiu Tu by only one vote last time he competed for the position of Speaker of the New South Wales State Legislative Assembly.”

"Currently, the speakerships for the councils of Dongye Prefecture, Xin Prefecture, Tian Prefecture, and Di Prefecture are vacant. I think it would be appropriate to transfer him to Dongye Prefecture as speaker."

Shao Jie's father was originally the number two figure in the "Local Armed Alliance." However, due to his excessive arrogance and unscrupulous methods, he was ordered to retire early by Rao Shou. (Chapter 489)

However, he left his political resources to his two sons: Shao Jie and Shao Gang.

Shao Jie is now a member of the Supreme Council of the Military Council of the Shelter.

Shao Gang is the head of the military headquarters in Qiming City, Dongye Prefecture. He had been somewhat dissatisfied with Qiu Tu, and in the job reshuffle a few days ago, Qiu Tu dismissed him from his post and sent him back to the shelter.

This further escalated the conflict between the Shao family and Qiu Tu.

Now, if Shao Jie were to be appointed as the speaker of the Dongye Prefecture council, it would not only allow Shao Jie to advance further and expand the influence of the "local armed alliance," but it would also create obstacles for Qiu Tu.

After all, once Dongye Prefecture has a speaker, Qiu Tu, who only has legal authority over Tian and Di Prefectures, will immediately lose his reason and excuse to interfere in Dongye Prefecture.

When the time comes, Shao Jie will reassign Shao Gang back to Dongye Prefecture. With Shao Gang's help, Shao Jie will no longer be completely clueless in Dongye Prefecture, but will be able to make a clear judgment and understanding.

Using the Shao family to deal with Qiu Tu can be considered a brilliant move.

Sure enough, upon hearing Hu Jie's words, Lei Laosan's hand, which was rubbing his head, began to slow down.

He slowly touched his head, his eyes flickering.

After a moment, he looked up at Hu Jie in front of him and said, "Perfect...we can also test whether Lao Rao really wants to suppress Qiu Tu."

Hu Jie smiled and nodded upon hearing this.

The atmosphere in the room instantly became more relaxed...

.....

After half an hour.

Rao Shou chuckled as he listened to Lei Laosan's words on the phone and said, "Send Shao Jie to Dongye Prefecture?"

"That's actually quite interesting..."

After saying that, he said, "In that case, let's have a meeting this afternoon to discuss this and ask for everyone's opinions."

.....

These are indeed turbulent times for Shelter 8, and the leaders are meeting much more frequently these days.

It's perfectly normal to be discussing personnel matters in the four states and holding a summit meeting now.

So soon, the leaders gathered together at Mr. Rao's residence.

The position of garrison commander of two prefectures was only open to top-ranking figures, and since Pang Haichen had passed away, it would not be created again.

Therefore, the meeting discussed the speakers of the four states.

In order to ensure the smooth completion of this plan, Lei Laosan and Hu Jie have taken the "sharing the spoils" and "sowing discord" to the extreme.

In their proposal, the four state assembly speakers were: Shao Jie of the "Local Armed Alliance" as the speaker of Dongye State Assembly; Tang Feifei of the "Fengtian Clique" as the speaker of Xin State Assembly; and Ye Mingfeng of Rao Shou's "Iron-Blooded Faction" as the speaker of Tianzhou State Assembly.

Because Liu Xiongyuan and Qiu Tu were too close, Liu Xiongyuan was not proposed as the speaker of the prefectural council. Instead, another high-ranking member of the "reform faction" was proposed as the speaker of the prefectural council.

Of the five factions, only the "Liberal Democracy Faction" lacked a speaker, so Hu Jie took the opportunity to propose two key figures from his faction to succeed Tang Feifei and Ye Mingfeng.

It's fair to say that all factions benefited from the meeting. Except... Qiu Tu.

Once this appointment is approved, Qiu Tu's influence and prestige in the four states will plummet.

If Qiu Tu opposes the appointment, he will offend the five major factions of the shelter and may also create discord with the subordinate who is to be promoted.

So it can be said that both ends are blocked.

Everyone present was a seasoned and shrewd person, so of course they saw through everything.

But strangely, it's the same ticket type as last time.

Lei Laosan and Hu Jie were the first to raise their hands, followed by Rao Shou. Tang Wanfeng objected, and then Wang Guochuan, who had been in contact with Qiu Tu, abstained.

Therefore, the proposal was passed with 4 votes in favor, 1.5 votes against, and 1 abstention.

This result is largely in line with Lei Laosan and Hu Jie's expectations.

They would feel uneasy if everyone agreed.

As the garrison commander of two prefectures, Qiu Tu was already a high-ranking figure, and both Tianzhou and Dizhou were under his jurisdiction. Therefore, after the proposal was passed, it was sent to Dizhou and into Qiu Tu's hands on the same day.

Because it involved many people, the news gradually spread after the proposal reached Qiu Tu.

When they learned that the shelter had appointed four speakers, two of whom were parachuted in and one of whom was not Qiu Tu's confidant, the middle and senior management of the four states immediately felt that the proposal was a bit delicate.

This likely represents a certain tendency within the shelter. And it's a bad tendency.

However, after seeing the proposal, Qiu Tu was initially stunned, but after reading the voting format, he chuckled and cursed.

"Two old foxes."

After finishing his rant, Qiu Tu didn't do anything else of pointless effort.

He only did two things.

The first thing I did was call Ye Mingfeng over and then talk to him behind closed doors for half an hour.

The second thing was to draw a big "X" on the faxed proposal!

The next day, Ye Mingfeng was relieved of his military command and returned to the shelter with 100 personal guards and the proposal marked with an "X".

The shelter's higher-ups were shocked to see Ye Mingfeng return to the shelter looking so disheveled.

So, not long after, news spread throughout the entire shelter that Qiu Tu had relieved Ye Mingfeng of his military command and expelled him from Dongye Prefecture after receiving the appointment proposal!

The shelter, Lei Laosan's residence.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Lei Laosan and Hu Jie arranged to meet again at Lei Laosan's house that night for a private talk.

"This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

Lei Laosan slammed his fist on the table, his eyes blazing with fury. "This is tantamount to rebellion!"

"He dares to oppose the decisions made by the leaders of the shelter? What gives him the right to oppose them!"

Hu Jie, holding the proposal marked with an "X", also frowned deeply.

He said, "Qiu Tu did indeed choose the worst of the worst options among the middle, the worst, and the worst of the worst options."

"He opposed the summit's proposals and even sent people back. Is he trying to openly oppose the shelter?"

Hearing his words, Lei Laosan snorted coldly, "Obviously he's used to being audacious and reckless, and really thinks the four states belong to him."

And just as the two were saying this...

Suddenly, Hu Jie's secretary rushed in from outside, carrying a document.

Upon seeing Hu Jie and Lei Laosan, he bowed and quickly handed the documents to Hu Jie.

Hu Jie took the document curiously, and then heard his secretary say, "Mr. Hu, this was just sent over by someone from Mr. Rao's side. They said... they said..."

The secretary hesitated and didn't say anything, clearly finding it difficult to broach the subject.

But at this point, Hu Jie no longer needed his explanation. Because... the document didn't contain much text; it could be skimmed at a glance.

The above is just a simple title and a dozen or so words.

The title reads "Nominees for Speaker of the Four State Legislative Assembly in East Asia".

Below are four names: Dongyezhou - Tang Feifei, Xinzhou - Yudie, Tianzhou - Liu Xiongyuan, and Dizhou - Dai Yukang.

Upon seeing those four names, Hu Jie's face immediately turned ashen!

Seeing Hu Jie's expression, Lei Laosan asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

Hu Jie abruptly threw down the document in his hand and angrily handed it to Lei Laosan, saying, "Look."

Lei Laosan took the document from Hu Jie's hand, glanced at it, and his expression changed drastically!

He jumped to his feet, his eyes wide. "He's gone mad! He's gone mad! Does he think the four states are his home now?"

"All four speakers are his close confidants? What is he planning to do?!"

Before he could finish speaking...

The next second, his secretary also rushed in from outside.

This time, his secretary performed even worse, not only looking pale but also covered in cold sweat.

The secretary rushed to the two men's side and bowed, saying, "This is from Elder Lei, Elder Hu, and Elder Rao."

Upon hearing his secretary's words, Lei Laosan waved the documents in his hand dismissively and said in a muffled voice, "You're done here. Old Hu has already brought them over."

Upon hearing Lei Laosan's words, his secretary quickly shook his head, "No, Mr. Lei. It's the third document."

"A third one?" Lei Laosan and Hu Jie were taken aback.

The first document was a fax of Qiu Tu's proposal marked with an "X".

The second document is the four candidates for speaker that Qiu Tu just proposed.

There's a third document now? What is it?

Thinking this, Lei Laosan snatched the document from his secretary's hand.

Then he took a look and his expression changed drastically.

Seeing this, Hu Jie got up and walked to his side, and then looked at him as well.

The next second, his expression changed drastically.

It's no wonder their expressions changed, because the third document was a "letter of self-request".

Qiu Tu volunteered to serve as the governor of the four states of Dongye, Xin, Tian and Di, and recommended himself as the vice chairman of the Supreme Council of the 8th Sanctuary to attend the summit meeting.

To demonstrate his capabilities, Qiu Tu will hold a grand military exercise in the four states of Dongye, inviting the five leaders to attend the parade.

At that time, the sixth-tier Great Evil God Zhao Ji, as well as some high-level cataclysmic beings subdued by Qiu Tu, will attend the military exercise.

Upon seeing this letter of self-request, both Lei Laosan and Hu Jie felt a chill run down their spines and their eyes widened.

This isn't a petition; it's a blatant demonstration!

If Qiu Tu's killing of Pang Haichen from afar was merely a show of force, then this "letter of self-request" is a righteous and honorable declaration of war!

.......

Meanwhile.

In Rao Shou's courtyard, Rao Shou was still fishing with great interest. As he fished, he casually remarked to Tang Wanfeng, who was sitting beside him,

"Many people, after playing too many political games, forget that the military is an extension of politics, and is also a part of politics."

"When it is impossible to eliminate the enemy politically, physical elimination is equally effective."

"Qiu Tu wants to become the head of the shelter, but we can't just carry him in."

"No bloodshed, no show of force, no one knows he's really capable of overturning the table. Even if we elevate him to the top, how many people will truly fear or respect him?"

"Will his words be of any use in the asylum?"

"To subdue others, or to intimidate others, that is the true path to becoming a leader!"

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