366 What Do You Want To Do? (1/2)
”What does Old Marshal think would happen if the third prince were to be emperor?” Yun Yang then asked, his eyes narrowed.
”Certainly that will not happen! The man is narrow-minded and seeks revenge for each resentment he holds. He is truly vicious; once he holds power, his will be extremely cruel. If he were to be emperor, the aged officials will meet a terrible end.” The old marshal spoke without any hesitation this time.
”What about the fourth prince?”
”He would be even worse! The fourth prince is also a vengeful man and easily swayed, the easiest to be manipulated. What he does the most is change his mind. Such a personality must never be made a monarch.”
”The fifth prince?”
”Still no. The man has ideas but takes no action. His mind stops working in the presence of lust. There is no shred of an emperor’s grace in him.”
”Sixth prince?”
”He won't do, either. The sixth prince is only fourteen years old now, but his personality is already an open book, brazenly paving his path to ascend in status without any regard to decorum or cost. He has no planning whatsoever, only reckless courage. Not a potential at all!”
”Seventh prince?”
”No! Still no!”
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”What about the thirteenth prince?”
”No!”
”The nineteenth prince?”
”Nineteenth prince? The nineteenth prince is only a month old!”
At this point, Yun Yang shut his mouth.
The old marshal sat down on his chair like a deflated ball, remaining still for a long while.
After having gone through such an interrogation, it was obvious that all the princes were men who could not take charge of great things. Forget about expansion and uniting the world, they could not even maintain Yutang’s safety, even if the blessed empire kept quiet and maintained a neutral position.
Yutang was located in the center of the continent. With its special geographical location, it was a territory worth fighting over. There was no way war could be avoided.
Staying silent and passive would be even more difficult than trying to unite the entire Tianxuan!
”Current affairs and Yutang’s unique geography have long decided something.” Yun Yang said slowly, ”Old Marshal must be clear what this is?”
Qiu Jian did not speak, but his eyes were shining.
”There are only two possibilities regarding the Empire of Yutang’s future.” Yun Yang spoke assertively, ”The first possibility; a leader, any leader, even if it’s a mild or traditional emperor, will lead the state to ruin and its people to extinction! As for the second possibility, an emperor with great talent and bold vision will appear to unite the world and Tianxuan!”
”Other than these, there is no third option or possibility!”
Yun Yang was convicted in his belief.
Qiu Jianhan sighed in defeat.
”The late emperor wasn’t a man with a bold vision nor the far ambition to reign and keep the world at his feet, but when the late emperor was governing, the economy of the nation prospered and remained tall when facing external forces. Internally, we grew more prosperous by the year. His sovereignty consisted of clever ruling and sharp drilling of the army; the political gains he achieved proved him to be a tremendous emperor of his time.”
Yun Yang ‘s unhurried voice continued. ”The late emperor had safeguarded and developed a prosperous territory, leaving it to the current emperor and thus becoming His Majesty’s foundation. The current emperor is decisive and bold with his actions and visions, he manages what lies before his eyes but also sees what lies in the world. The notable generals and officials under him were bountiful and brimming with talent! Even when met with the combined attack of the five nations and the internal threat of the Four Seasons Tower, he has still reacted with pertinence, allowing the reputation of Yutang to triumph in the world at large.”
”Sadly, His Majesty is fifty-one years old this year. He has passed his prime.”
”It is an impossible feat to descend upon the world and rule it at this juncture. Still, His Majesty has the ability to forge a wall of steel, to build up a group of men that can conquer the world, and hand all of it over to a qualified successor!”
Yun Yang spoke softly, ”To be qualified, there is only one condition; his successor must be adequately brilliant and sufficiently generous to be able to take in the team capable of domination that His Majesty has wholeheartedly groomed and left for him. Only then will he be able to take charge and control the domineering ones.”
”As for these princes, we have right now…”
Yun Yang smiled faintly and said with clear diction, ”They are far from such a standard, as far as the sun in the sky from the chair I am sitting on!”
A gap the size of the distance between heaven and earth!
Old Marshal Qiu sighed. The old man realized that he was either sighing or utterly silent tonight as if he was going to finish heaving all his sighs in this latter half of his life.