"Seizing the Crown Prince's position!"
Lin Bai spoke those two words with force and clarity.
The moment those two words left his mouth, the Grand Elder and Li Zai'en both stiffened.
Seizing the Crown Prince's position—whether in mortal dynasties or dynasties in the martial world, it was a taboo-like term.
As the name suggested, it meant helping a prince become the Crown Prince and then smoothly ascend the throne.
Now, everyone from the Five Great Families and Seven Sects in the Chu Kingdom knew that Emperor Chu had little lifespan remaining. He had to hurry into seclusion to break through to the next cultivation realm, so he had to appoint a Crown Prince to oversee the kingdom before he could retreat with peace of mind.
Moreover, the major powers inside and outside Chu had all declared that at Emperor Chu's ten-thousand-year birthday celebration two years from now, Emperor Chu would certainly appoint a Crown Prince.
But exactly which prince would become the Crown Prince remained shrouded in mystery.
Originally, everyone in Chu had thought that the Third Prince would naturally become the Crown Prince. Yet two or three years ago, Emperor Chu suddenly issued an edict recalling Prince Chen, who had been enfeoffed as a commandery prince, to the imperial capital. With Emperor Chu's support, Prince Chen had faintly begun to show signs of contending with the Third Prince on equal terms.
Moreover, Prince Chen had already possessed many connections in the imperial capital. After returning this time and spending two or three years building relationships, his former subordinates began gathering one after another, while ministers inside and outside the court also spoke in Prince Chen's favor during court sessions.
Although Prince Chen's wings were not as full as the Third Prince's, he was still one of the most powerful