"Ye Patrol Envoy, today's matter was purely a misunderstanding. Could you give Prince Huan's Estate some face and set it aside for now? Why not let Ye Patrol Envoy and Marquis Guo sit down and discuss it properly?" Manager Mao of Prince Huan's Estate said with immense confidence.
After all, the name of Prince Huan's Estate was a gilded signboard.
Prince Huan Ji Ao was the eldest imperial son. He was quite capable, welcomed wise counsel, and possessed the bearing of a ruler. Among the several imperial princes qualified to contend for the throne, his support was the strongest. He now handled affairs in the Ministry of Personnel and enjoyed a widespread reputation for virtue.
Now, as Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long advanced in years and began to show his age, the calls in both court and common circles grew ever louder.
The name of Prince Huan's Estate was a gilded signboard wherever it went. Once its name was invoked, aside from the Eight Princes of Consultation and figures such as the Western Patrol Envoy, everyone else had to give it some face.
Ye Zhen had spent all these years under the Heavenly Patrol Division's Western Patrol Envoy. He rarely participated in court affairs and lacked the qualifications to do so, but that did not mean he knew nothing of the news from court.
Ye Zhen had heard Prince Huan Ji Ao's name before.
He also knew about the imperial princes' Succession Struggle.
Ye Zhen had even taken part in a matter involving the imperial princes' Succession Struggle once. That had been back on the True Profound Continent, when he had settled the Black Dragon Empire's heir to the throne in one stroke.
Countless historical records and Ye Zhen's own experiences had told him that getting involved in a Succession Struggle