Inheritance

Chu Honglin looked at him in confusion.

Chu Hongming said, "Fifteenth Brother, affairs of the Imperial Court are different from the Outer Realm Battlefield. They are not simply a matter of slaughter."

"What difference is there?" Chu Honglin said. "It all comes down to strength reigning supreme, the weak being meat for the strong."

"It isn't that simple." Chu Hongming shook his head. "The most unfathomable thing in this world is the human heart, and within the Imperial Court, everyone's thoughts shift and change beyond measure."

Chu Honglin was still unconvinced. "If the Emperor gives the word, would they dare disobey?"

"But how is the Emperor to decide?" Chu Hongming said. "On what basis is he to make that decision?"

Chu Honglin said, "The Emperor is still very wise."

"The Emperor is wise, but what if everything he hears and sees is only what others want him to hear and see?" Chu Hongming said slowly. "The same matter sounds different when told by different people."

Chu Honglin frowned, deep in thought.

Chu Hongming said, "The Emperor's judgments are based on reports submitted by the Outer Court Guards and the Supervisory Department. But do those people truly have no selfish motives? Is everything they report really the truth?"

Chu Honglin said, "Then does that mean the Emperor is being deceived all day long?"

"The Emperor must first judge whether their information is true or false, whether selfish thoughts are mixed within it, then compare it all against one another. After that, he must analyze where each powerful minister's interests lie and what they truly want... In short, it is not a straightforward battle of killing."

"What a tiring business." Chu Honglin shook his head.

Chu Hongming said, "Even the Emperor must do this, let alone us ministers."

Chu Honglin sighed. "Fifth