Seeing Chu Yang's sincerity, Ye Lin nodded. Setting everything else aside for now, his attitude alone was quite good.
"The Golden Crow Empire has nine princes in total. Besides you, there are eight others. Tell me about the powers throughout the entire Golden Crow Empire."
Ye Lin rose and spoke calmly. He would first understand the Golden Crow Empire's situation before making plans.
"The Golden Crow Empire has two Prime Ministers. The two Prime Ministers control fifty percent of the imperial palace's forces. There are also three grand marshals, each commanding a hundred billion troops and controlling the Golden Crow Empire's military."
"The rest are other ministers and generals. Oh, and there are also the Four Great Families."
"The Four Great Families operate in every field and monopolize the entire Golden Crow Empire's business world. All four have already sided with other princes."
"One of the two Prime Ministers supports the First Prince, while the other supports the Fifth Prince. The three grand marshals have not made any moves so far."
Since ancient times, when princes fought over the throne, those generals who truly controlled the armies absolutely could not interfere, because the power in their hands was enough to overturn an entire nation.
Thus, they did not care about the process—only the result.
Whoever gained those generals' support would more or less have victory in the bag.
"The other ministers have all pledged themselves to other princes. Most of the empire's power has already been claimed. What remains are the minor forces those princes do not even consider worth their attention."
At that, Ye Lin's eyes lit up. Minor forces the princes looked down on?
"Then the first thing we do is send invitations and gather together those minor forces the princes disdain."
After Ye Lin finished, Chu Yang's