Chapter 336 - The Guest (1/2)

Chapter 336: The Guest

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Power in the Stone Kingdo For years, the Ju fa family as their subject; there had never been any deviation But this road was soon nearing its end

Upheaval was co, and it would be at a scale that the nation had never seen before Pri about it – the influence he retained, along with the lives of his family depended on how he handled the events of the next few days If it turned out well, the Yangs would continue to be in charge of the governdo Dou was quickly nearing 60 When he had taken over the position of Pri incidents during his tenure but none that made him feel as helpless as he did now

More than 10 years ago, when the old King Ju passed on and his brother had usurped the throne, the Yangs had supported the usurper and exiled the young Crown Prince But very soon, the Yangs realized that the new King was not such an easily controlled puppet that they had desired After tolerating him silently for a few years, the usurper diedinto the details, but he would definitely not try to rake up the past as well

Yang Dou personally went to Jade City to escort the Crown Prince back to the kingdom, and that experience was still fresh in hisweasel Rash and ignorant, he did not understand the ido already thought about seeking revenge for his exile before even sitting on the throne

It is always better to prevent trouble before it co Dou decided And his wish came true as the Prince was soon found murdered in a brothel; his reputation destroyed The Second Prince was a s to e for the throne Therefore, Yang Dou quickly reached a private agree Dou and his clan rose to a height of power they had not achieved for the past dozens of years He held absolute power in his hands and was like a regent of the kingdo war of attrition had exhausted the Ju family bloodline As the royal family, they plotted and killed each other for the ridiculous puppet throne, and the dwindling number of family members had created a situation where, for the first time, there was no heir in line for the throne

The Second Prince had already been in poor health even before he ascended the throne This was also ato cede most of his power to the Pri to bear a son for the Ju farant his wishes, as the Queen still did not showing signs of pregnancy even after four years Even the woe to conceive as well

This should have been the perfect opportunity for the Yangs But Yang Dou had not expected that this situation had also lured several opportunistic suitors to the Stone Kingdo even more influence than his own clan

Today, he would bethese suitors

He would have to focus all his energy on theIf he handled the situation well, perhaps he could still secure the independence of Stone Kingdos An even better victory for the Yangs, of course, was to chase away all these suitors ere eyeing the throne of the Stone Kingdo Dou let out a sigh He knew very well that the only choice for the Yangs right noas to choose a less ruthless et some of the leftovers after the new heir apparent had had his fill, renewing the bitter struggle between his clan and the royal fa, one after another Yang Dou dismissed his fantasies and sureet the guests

The Prince of Kang KingdoDousmile and invited hier was co lake surrounded by five s, the An, the Sha and the Hui Kingdodoms were linked by common rivers and mountains and were closely connected to each other By convention, the royal fae For exadodom’s decision to choose the Princess’ husband froreat dissatisfaction adoe and undo over the throne of Stone Kingdoined that he would need to compete with a other suitors, some of which were not even of royal descent

“Prime Minister, since when did the royal families of Xiaoyao Lake decided to mix their bloodline with i in furiously, wanting to clarify the situation

“Please caldodoh it’s a good thing to cedohness, as the Princess’ uncle, this is sodoto be so closed off, and it’s not like Your Highness doesn’t stand a chance…”

“This is an insult to the Kang Kingdodoms Prime Minister, I don’t need to redoht? ItDou continued s, but his heart was full of conte Kingdo those that had surrounded the Stone Kingdoest contender They were no better than the Stone Kingdodoms were probablyDou scoffed inwardly

Yang Dou tried his best to appease the Prince of the Kang Kingdo man learn his lesson by hiuests arrived als at the doorstep, they entered together, hand in hand

Yang Dou could not help but tense up once he noticed the Special Envoys from the Central Plain and Norland They were the main contendors and it was because of their interference that the Stone Kingdoh to save the kingdom