"I was actually curious. Was the Imperial Family of the Tianjian Imperial Dynasty really so wary of someone like the Duke Who Guards the Nation?"
"Could the Imperial Family's strength really be that lacking?" Chen Changan asked with a smile.
"The Imperial Family isn't weak, but neither is the Duke Who Guards the Nation."
"Besides, there's still the Provincial Governor's Office, isn't there?"
"When the snipe and the clam fight, it's the fisherman who profits. Who doesn't know that?"
"So I have to be careful enough." The emperor smiled.
"So you want the Provincial Governor's Office to deal with the Duke Who Guards the Nation, while you reap the benefits?"
"But have you ever considered that they might have the same idea?" Chen Changan asked.
At Chen Changan's words, a trace of ruthlessness flashed through the emperor's eyes.
"So we'll just have to see who gets the last laugh."
"Qin Xuan came to see you, didn't he? What did he want you to do?" the emperor asked with a smile.
"He asked me to kill a few people."
Chen Changan made no attempt to hide it. After all, he hadn't promised Qin Xuan that he would kill anyone, much less that he would definitely take Qin Xuan's side.
"Qin Xuan certainly has some ideas."
"If these people are killed, it will inevitably cause quite a stir."
"The Duke Who Guards the Nation will suffer losses, and I... will suffer just the same."
"But... I advise you to kill them!"
Kill them?
Three of them were his confidants, and they held crucial positions in the military.
To avoid alerting the enemy and arousing suspicion from the Provincial Governor's Office, the emperor was certainly decisive.
"So, if I kill them, what do I get out of it?" Chen Changan asked with a