The fox borrowed the tiger's might, and what he borrowed was the Female Emperor's power.
Ji Taichang had very clearly been bluffed by Lin Heng's words.
People were extremely fond of imagining things, of abstracting and deifying so-and-so.
Very soon, Lin Heng arrived at the Guo Clan.
As clan leader, Guo Xiao was obviously much gentler and kinder than Ji Taichang. After Lin Heng explained his purpose, he was also slightly startled.
Once Lin Heng had finished using the Female Emperor's name to knock him into line, his entire reaction was exactly the same as the Ji Clan's clan leader.
Over the next hour, Lin Heng successively went to White Plum Hall and Thousand-Li Tower.
His rhetoric was roughly the same, almost copying the method to the letter.
But the points of emphasis differed.
For example, Thousand-Li Tower wanted to use this opportunity to build a bridge to the Dynasty. Should it curry favor with Lin Heng, who was in power, or He Qingcang, who had long since fled far from court and even had his title of prince stripped away?
The answer was obvious!
"With these words from you, young friend, this tower master can be at ease. To tell you the truth, Thousand-Li Tower was never interested in competing for this so-called alliance leader position. We merely wanted to get familiar faces in the mix. If we're talking about contributing people and effort, we truly aren't very good at that."
"Then may our cooperation be pleasant!" Lin Heng smiled faintly.
After finishing all this, Lin Heng walked alone through the small town's street corners and alleys.
He watched the people come and go, and also watched the sun wheel past and the stars shift.
Until evening brought a slight chill, a stretch of grass, a swaying breeze, and