Inside the box, there was not only the family genealogy, but also the letter of appointment left by Village Chief Gu. The letter was stamped with the fingerprints of the heads of each household in Gu Family Village, proving that the people of Gu Family Village recognized Gu Dafu as the new Clan Leader.
The Gu Family's private seal was also there, leaving no doubt about Gu Dafu's status as Clan Leader.
Apart from these, there was also a book of Gu Family clan rules.
Magistrate Gu flipped through it, finding that the Old Gu Family had violated many clan rules, such as: conspiring against the legitimate wife who bore children, failing to properly educate their children and bringing shame to the Gu Family, marrying an ill-natured woman—any of these violations warranted expulsion from the clan.
