PS: This chapter is an extra release in thanks for Alliance Leader 0oRainLittleMo0's tip. 2/8
Everything Ji Yanxiu had done echoed through Ji Xuanyuan's mind, and his expression darkened.
The reasons behind Ji Yanxiu's actions were actually quite simple—nothing more than selfishness at work.
Great Zhou belonged to everyone, not to Ji Yanxiu alone. This was the bottom line in the hearts of all Great Zhou's powerful figures.
Ji Haodian had understood this point very clearly in the past. That was why he had been able to steadily control Great Zhou for so long, reigning over the realm.
Though in his final days, Ji Haodian had ultimately acted out of selfishness once, disregarding everything else for his grand scheme of immortality and nearly plunging Great Zhou into chaos, he had ruled Great Zhou for so long that even at that critical juncture, not a single one of Great Zhou's powerful figures had openly stepped forward to oppose him.
Ji Yanxiu, however, was different. He had virtually no foundation in Great Zhou, and from the very beginning, he had left everyone with the impression that he was overly selfish and shortsighted. That was nearly impossible to remedy.
For Great Zhou as it stood now, governing through inaction was the best approach.
Ji Haodian's single reckless act had nearly thrown Great Zhou into turmoil, yet Ji Yanxiu had inherited none of Ji Haodian's seasoned methods or far-reaching vision. On the contrary, he had inherited Ji Haodian's excessive selfishness and his habit of turning his back on people without a second thought to perfection.
With a temperament like that, who knew what kind of trouble Ji Yanxiu would stir up in the future?
Great Zhou had only unified the realm for a little over twenty years. Its strength had not declined much; after