Ye Xiwen laughed involuntarily. He didn't argue with him. Only he knew that he wasn't a genius. His innate talent wasn't outstanding. So, he couldn't be compared with these geniuses. He had escaped from death many times in order to reach this point. In fact, he couldn't even count how many times he had escaped from death.
He had fought against the heavens and the people, and had killed his way to this point.
The news that Ye Xiwen had beheaded Dwarf Tiger and the fourth prince had spread throughout the entire Imperial Capital like a gust of wind. The twenty-third prince had suddenly become a popular candidate for the throne after stepping on the corpse of the fourth prince. Many people who hadn't been optimistic about him had begun to favor him one after another. In fact, they had placed all their treasures on him.
The twenty-third prince's mansion had been deserted for a while. But, it had suddenly become crowded. Many people wanted to curry favor with the twenty-third prince. After all, he was the most popular prince at present.
The twenty-third prince's faction would remember him if he ascended to the throne. So, many people would join the faction of the twenty-third prince. Many people had joined the faction after the twenty-third prince had been hunted down. And, they had become the limelight for a while.
The twenty-third prince, Ye Xiwen, the Wood Dragon, and a few other core members of the Twenty-third Prince's faction were gathered in a secret room in the Twenty-third Prince's mansion.
"We've now crushed the fourth prince's faction in one fell swoop. So, we've become a huge force on par with the Great Prince, the Second Prince, and the others. But, we've also become a thorn in the flesh of many forces!" Ye Xiwen swept his gaze over everyone and said. This was the Twenty-third Prince's faction. However, Ye Xiwen had become a core member of the Twenty-third Prince's faction even though he hadn't said anything because of his stunning performance that day.
Ye Xiwen didn't get involved in these mundane matters. However, they would still consult Ye Xiwen's opinion when they encountered important matters. And, he would always come up with an unexpected answer whenever they asked him. Ye Xiwen was at his fingertips when it came to conspiracies, military strategies, and political affairs. He could come up with an unexpected solution.
Everyone had a whole new level of respect for Ye Xiwen. Originally, they thought that he was just a high-level thug, similar to the role of a respected elder, but they did not expect that he could actually play the role of an advisor. Moreover, he was almost omnipotent and could take care of all kinds of things in an orderly manner.
The Twenty-third Prince had wanted to hire Ye Xiwen as an advisor many times. He had even promised to make Ye Xiwen the Prime Minister if he succeeded in ascending to the throne in the future. However, Ye Xiwen wasn't tempted at all. Instead, he had refused. There wasn't even room for discussion.
Ye Xiwen's goal was to reach the pinnacle of martial arts. So, how could he possibly be distracted by these mundane matters? In fact, Du Yu was simply at his fingertips for Ye Xiwen. He had stayed in the library of Yi Yuan School for such a long time, and it wasn't as if he hadn't learned anything at all. He had learned about the art of war, political affairs, and so on. He had thoroughly memorized the notes of famous experts of the past generations. Although the Great Yue State was certainly not as big as the Great Wei State, but many principles were interlinked.
"Therefore, it's not the time to be high-profile. We have already shown enough strength. So, those who have the intention to join us will join us. Then, we must build high walls and accumulate grain. Then, we will slowly proclaim ourselves as the King!" Ye Xiwen slowly said. He then recited the Nine Secret Words of Rebellion.
The Twenty-third Prince's eyes lit up. It seemed as if he had found a direction. These nine words were very few. However, they were a guiding principle.
They were few, but very useful. He looked at Ye Xiwen with an even more fervent expression in his eyes. However, it was a pity that he wasn't interested in becoming an advisor.
It wasn't that Ye Xiwen didn't understand the principle of keeping a low profile and accumulating strength. However, the Old Emperor was hanging by a thread. In fact, he was about to die. So, how could he have the time to slowly accumulate strength? Who would come to join you if you didn't have enough fame? It would take a very long tug-of-war to rope in a talented person.
It was just like the Cao, Sun, Liu, and Yuan Clans during the Three Kingdoms period. Which clan hadn't established their prestige by defeating Dong Zhuo in order to attract countless talented people?
The Twenty-third Prince had gained enough fame after he had defeated the Fourth Prince's forces. All kinds of talented people who were optimistic about him should've arrived by now. Moreover, most of the forces under the Fourth Prince had been taken over by him. So, his strength had swelled to a large extent.
Now, it was time to conceal one's strength and bide one's time. It was inevitable that the other forces would get rid of him first if he continued to be high-profile. And, the one who stood out wouldn't have a good ending. The Twenty-third Prince had already stood out once. However, that was because he had no other choice. He wouldn't have arranged such a strategy if his reputation hadn't been too bad.
"Our future strategy is to keep a low profile and strengthen our strength. Then, we will wait for the opportunity to change!" Ye Xiwen's gaze swept across everyone and said.
Everyone knew what the so-called opportunity to change meant. It meant that the opportunity would change when the Emperor would die. The Great Wei State didn't even have a Crown Prince. So, these princes also had an opportunity. The Great Wei State's Emperor could've ruled for more than five hundred years according to the long lifespan of experts. So, there was no need to appoint a Crown Prince so early. However, they hadn't expected that an accident would lead to the current situation where a group of princes were fighting for the throne.
Ye Xiwen secretly heaved a sigh of relief. How could it be so easy to get the benefits of the Northern Dipper Organization? He would have to help the Twenty-third Prince ascend the throne in order to complete this task. Then, the people of the Northern Dipper Organization would naturally take over. So, they wouldn't need to care about this matter.
There were many factions even in the Northern Dipper Organization. He, the Wood Dragon, and Qing Xu were relatively close. They were also in the Northern Dipper Organization. However, this place would be regarded as the territory of Ye Xiwen and the others. So, other people would have a tacit understanding that they wouldn't come and touch this place.
Ye Xiwen would also get a share of the profits and so on when the time comes. Ye Xiwen had actively helped the Twenty-third Prince to plan these things because he would also get a lot of benefits if the Twenty-third Prince ascended to the throne. In fact, the benefits would be far more than what was seen on the surface.
However, the Twenty-third Prince didn't recruit disciples like everyone had imagined after he had become a hot topic. On the contrary, he had stopped accepting disciples after he had received the forces of the Fourth Prince. But, he had stopped accepting disciples after that.
There were still a large number of people waiting outside the gate of the mansion. They wanted to join the Twenty-third Prince's faction. They wanted to take advantage of the fact that the outcome of the battle hadn't been decided yet. After all, they would become the ministers of the Emperor.
This was beyond the expectations of many people. Even some of the forces of the Fourth Prince had taken refuge with the other princes. However, the Twenty-third Prince hadn't stopped them. It seemed as if he hadn't seen them.
However, only Ye Xiwen knew that these people were just fence-sitters as far as he was concerned. They were useless. The only way to decide the ownership of the throne was to rely on martial strength. These people were useless. After all, these people would scatter like monkeys when the tree falls if they were defeated in the fight for the throne. They couldn't be relied on.
However, there would be an endless supply of these people if he were to ascend to the throne.
The aftermath of the Fourth Prince's death had finally subsided after a month. The Twenty-third Prince and the other princes had already divided up the forces of the Fourth Prince. The majority of the forces had obviously fallen into the hands of the Twenty-third Prince. However, a considerable part had still been divided up by the other princes. They had also made a lot of money. After all, the forces of the Fourth Prince had been operating for hundreds of years. So, their foundation was unimaginably deep. How could they have divided up the forces so easily if the backbone of the Fourth Prince's faction hadn't been killed by Ye Xiwen?
However, the situation of the entire Imperial Capital had become increasingly tense. Many people were guessing whether another force like the Twenty-third Prince would emerge out of thin air. After all, the final moment of truth was approaching.
The news of the Emperor's death continued to spread in the Imperial Palace. In fact, it was said that some people had gone to the Imperial Palace in order to treat the Emperor's injuries. They wanted to ask a senior great sage realm expert of the Imperial Palace to treat the Emperor's injuries.
After all, the Emperor's own forces were the real tyrants in comparison to the forces of the various princes. They had prospered because of the Emperor. And, they had obtained the Emperor's favor. So, they would suffer the biggest loss if the Emperor suddenly died. Each prince had his own supporters. He would certainly use his own supporters once he ascended to the throne. He wouldn't use the old ministers of the late Emperor. And, this was what they were most worried about. Therefore, it would be better to think of a way to treat the Emperor's injuries rather than betting on which prince would win.
They had even thought of going to a senior great sage realm expert to treat the Emperor's injuries in this desperate situation.
This senior great sage realm expert was said to be the founding monarch of the Great Wei State. He had disappeared for a very long time. He had only appeared several times when the Great Wei State had faced a crisis of national extermination.
It was said that he was in a secret place for closed-door training. And, these people had also gone to look for this senior great sage realm expert in the hope that he would help.
However, the news soon spread out. Even this senior great sage realm expert was helpless. He couldn't treat the Emperor's injuries. This could be considered as a declaration of the destruction of the Emperor's forces.
The ambitious princes began to get restless for a while. However, another piece of news suddenly spread out.
The Eldest Prince had broken into the palace and rebelled. The Eldest Prince had suddenly led all his forces to break into the palace. He had killed his way into the Imperial Palace in order to seize the throne. However, another explosive news had spread out afterwards.
The Eldest Prince had failed. And, the reason for his failure was that the senior great sage realm expert of the Imperial Palace had personally taken action. He had personally suppressed the Eldest Prince's intrusion into the palace. And, this had led to the Eldest Prince's failure.
All kinds of rumors had spread all over the place. It had dazzled everyone's eyes.
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