"Qian Er was one thing, but this Zhao Da was truly a piece of trash." Liao Yingzhong gritted his teeth, clearly hating Zhao Da to the bone.
"Why?" Song Qingshu did not rashly ask who Zhao Da and Qian Er were. Jia Baoyu had been to Hero's Island before, and judging from the circumstances at the time, he had likely gone more than once or twice. There was a good chance he knew their identities. If Song Qingshu asked, would that not expose him?
Liao Yingzhong hesitated before explaining, "Now that the Prime Minister has passed away and Young Master is about to become the head of Jia Mansion, some secrets should be told to you."
After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, he continued, "When the Prime Minister established Hero's Island, one purpose was to gather capable and extraordinary figures from the martial world. The other was to win over the sons of certain court officials, to prepare for great undertakings in the future."
Song Qingshu could not help admiring Jia Sidao's foresight. Through Hero's Island, he had bound the entire civil and military court to himself. No wonder his influence had grown so rapidly over the years that even Zhao Gou felt unable to restrain him and had been forced to resort to a strategy of mutual destruction.
"Of course, the people we initially recruited were all overlooked collateral descendants or concubine-born sons from various clans." Liao Yingzhong gave a bitter smile. "The legitimate heirs with bright futures ahead of them would never take part in such blood-licking affairs of the martial world. Only those from collateral branches who could never rise and were treated poorly had enough ambition and motivation."
Song Qingshu nodded inwardly. Though the great clans of this world could not compare