"Over these years, you should have seen it clearly. It was not only ministers of intelligence and resolute character who met miserable ends—even his own sons, if he felt they had exceptional qualities, immediately stirred his suspicions."
"Qi, Shu, and now even Prince Dai—which of them lacked extraordinary qualities?"
"So long as the Emperor lived another day, Prince Qi and Prince Shu would have their destiny steadily stripped away. This was not Heaven or fate holding them down, but their father and grandfather. As the saying went, 'He who offends Heaven has nowhere to pray.'"
"Prince Lu was not hiding his brilliance and biding his time. His talent and ability were genuinely mediocre. Yet precisely because of this, he had the greatest hope of inheriting the throne."
These words truly struck to the marrow. Liu Zhan could not help shuddering from head to toe, only then realizing that Yu Qianzhi indeed possessed uncommon ability.
Seeing the change in Liu Zhan's expression, Yu Qianzhi continued, "Of course, this is only according to ordinary reasoning. Both Princes Qi and Shu may fall short, and Prince Lu may inherit the throne, but the situation has changed too greatly now."
"By all reason, Prince Dai did not have much of a chance either. But when wind and clouds converged, who could say what might happen?"
Liu Zhan understood this in his heart. No matter how good a plan was, reality did not necessarily follow it. After pondering for a moment, he burst out laughing. "Could it be... you suspect this is Duke of Dai's... Prince Dai's scheme? Did he have that kind of ability? To make Clear Garden Temple take in a Great Demon, and make Prince Qi meet that Great Demon?"
If Yu Qianzhi truly nodded, Liu Zhan would show him out. Was