The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 521 - 531 He’s Going to Do It

Chapter 521: Chapter 531 He’s Going to Do It

"When do we have to wait until, we already occupy thirty percent of the military forces and aren’t afraid of the Empress’s party. You should acknowledge kinship with the Emperor earlier and gain his support. You are the legitimate eldest son, inheriting the throne is your heaven-ordained duty, and once the Emperor recognizes you, we win."

"You think too simplistically," Jin Zijin said with a wry smile, "look at the current Emperor, has he won?"

"What do you mean?" Yue Rujing expressed his confusion, "Is the Emperor still threatened by others?"

"I don’t want to become someone like him," Jin Zijin merely said faintly.

Not wanting to become like him thus made it even more difficult.

He had schemed his whole life, maintaining a superficial peace through mutual checks and balances and connections through married women.

To stir one part is to affect the whole, and isn’t it also precarious?

What he wanted to do was to take back imperial power, in the imperial court, in the Dao Sect. Just like his master said, to really bring peace to the world and stability to the Dao Sect.

Everyone thought he could easily ascend the throne because of his years of patience and accumulation, unaware that a firm net had already been spread in the court. Little did they know, without Xuanzong Yu Jizi’s involvement, the third prince’s rebellion would have succeeded.

The third prince lost not because of a lack of respect for seniority, but because he had a Four Pillars Pure Yin son, a rarity for thousands of years.

Pulling a failed Princely Heir as a human medicine is easier than dealing with the Crown Prince.

Yue Rujing thought for a long while but couldn’t figure out what kind of person the Emperor was. Besides wronging Xiao Qinqin and Jin Zijin, it seemed like he hadn’t done anything outrageously wrong.

"Alright, I don’t understand," Yue Rujing said with a feeling of powerlessness, "Just tell me when you need me. We can’t do without Silver to feed our troops and warriors, I’m going back to Jisheng Hall now. We’re opening tomorrow."

The tall red lacquered wooden door closed, and in the spacious hall, only Jin Zijin was left alone.

A moment later, another person emerged from behind the screen.

Looking at the closed door, he said with a light smile, "Yue Rujing is from a military family; he doesn’t understand the deceitful strategies of the royal court. I heard from my father that the Yue Family does not like to bother with court matters, so they prefer to guard the Southern Barbarian Lands for generations."

Jin Zijin sighed, "That’s wise, far from the Emperor and free to live a carefree life."

"Ha..." Xiao Jinyan chuckled disdainfully, "But the recent generations of the Yue Family are not so clever, they’re trying to stretch their hands into it. Cousin, trust no one but the Xiao Family."

Jin Zijin only gave Xiao Jinyan a meaningful look and did not respond.

Xiao Jinyan just grinned and didn’t take it to heart, then said, "The struggle for the throne often doesn’t hinge on brute force; sometimes the glib tongues of those old men in the court are more effective than thousands upon thousands of troops. Cousin, Zuo Zongzheng is biased towards his second son, who looks very much like him. However, I’ve heard that the child’s mother’s household is not very stable..." He implied with a knowing look.

Jin Zijin looked at him in surprise, then nodded slightly.

He stood up, took out a set of white clothes, and threw them to Xiao Jinyan, "Change into this and get out before it gets dark."

"Come on, it’s not easy for me to get out, let’s discuss important matters some more."

Jin Zijin sneered, "If you had joined the Dao Sect, you could come here every day to discuss important matters with me."

Xiao Jinyan: "...I’m not becoming a Taoist."

"Then go climb the walls of the high officials’ back courtyards," Jin Zijin retorted.

Hearing the undertone, Xiao Jinyan flattered, "Cousin, are you looking down on me for climbing over the walls of Officer Xie’s backyard? Let me talk to you about this; never underestimate the affairs of the back courtyard, those are definitely linked to the front hall. If you don’t believe me, find out about the affairs of Officer Xie’s back courtyard and see..."