Yun Ye shrugged. "That was indeed how the part of the script I received was written!"
"As for what other schemes lay behind it, only Old Fan and Chen Pingping knew!"
Su Haoming grumbled, "Honestly, I really don't get it. Old Fan already had the strength to suppress an entire nation by himself, so why was he still plotting in the shadows? Why not just crush everything with brute force and overthrow the regime?"
"How could it be that simple?"
He Jingfeng shook his head and said softly, "If Fan Xian only wanted revenge for Ye Qingmei, then naturally he could do that. But if he intended to protect his family and contend for the throne, then he had to think long-term!"
"After all, a realm may be easy to seize, but hearts are hard to win!"
Su Haoming considered it, then nodded. "True. Although Emperor Qing was tyrannical and self-centered, he was still considered a wise ruler by most commoners. His prestige was also at its peak, so he would not be easy to overthrow..."
"What the hell are you two even talking about?!"
Hearing their conversation, Yun Ye could not help rolling his eyes as he said irritably,
"Stop making wild guesses. Let me tell you the truth—when Old Fan first started planning, he simply never expected himself to become this strong!"
"Though he now had the power to flip the table, the plan had already been underway for half a year. He just decided to grit his teeth and carry on. It wasn't nearly as complicated as you two made it out to be!"
Su Haoming and He Jingfeng: "..."
After coming back to his senses, Su Haoming coughed to ease the awkwardness. "Then according to the script, what do we do next?"
Yun Ye smiled. "Of