836: Chapter 523 New Year_3 836: Chapter 523 New Year_3 Xu Yinhè’s voice ca softly, unhurried, “Go back to sleep now, perhaps the Illusory Sword your maternal uncle brewed might help you comprehend so of his sword intent.”
Hearing this, Xu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, the world still spinning around him, and said while rubbing his brow,
“The sword intent of my uncle…
it’s highly unlikely that I will need it.
We aren’t on the sa path.”
“….” Feng Jiuxuan.
Xu Yinhè heard this and gently shook his head:
“It seems both of you brothers are not prepared to inherit his Sword Dao, what a pity.”
Apart from occasional blackouts, one is mostly conscious when drunk, it’s just that one’s temperant and courage tend to swell.
Using the remnants of his consciousness to carefully choose his words, Xu Yuan looked at his father across from him and asked softly,
“Father, will you…
attend that annual banquet tomorrow?”
Xu Yinhè savored the fine wine in his cup, feeling Feng Jiuxuan’s sword intent, and replied unhurriedly,
“The answer to that question doesn’t actually depend on .”
Xu Yuan blurted out without thinking,
“Then it’s up to that old Emperor.”
Xu Yinhè did not reply.
Silence filled the hall, with the snow fluttering outside.
After a pause, Xu Yuan asked with slight concern,
“Father, what if…
I an just if, the Imperial Family refuses to compromise?”
Xu Yinhè set down his wine cup and asked softly in return,
“Changtian, do you think that’s likely?”
Xu Yuan chuckled softly, then shook his head,
“I…
think it’s quite unlikely, I was just wondering what we would do in the event.
After all, if we lose the position of Pri Minister, our stance would indeed change.”
The position of Pri Minister serves as a proof of status, a symbol of authority, but my father doesn’t need these.
Right now, the position of Pri Minister is more of a representation of his stance at the Imperial Court.
If the Emperor really forces him into retirent, and that link disappears, the Pri Minister’s Mansion will directly beco the Xu Family of the Capital City.
At that ti, “The Xu Family of the Capital City” will undergo so painful adjustnts due to the loss of its Imperial Court righteousness.
Various high officials on the surface will fall from grace, and Di’an City, the hub of power, will most likely be cleansed by the Imperial Family within a short period of ti, replacing the high officials with mbers of the Imperial Faction.
But that would be limited to Di’an City.
Every aspect of the Pri Minister’s Mansion has already infiltrated various parts of Dayan, and many Prefectures may experience situations of hearing but not heeding commands.
At that ti, it’s possible that Imperial Power won’t extend beyond the capitals of states.
Just like Xu Yinhè’s hotown, Jingjiang Prefecture.
And what’s more critical is that if the Imperial Family really dares to do this, it is akin to pushing “The Xu Family of the Capital City” towards the Sects…
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan chuckled lightly:
“That’s true, you have played along with the Emperor for so long; it’s ti to show your bottom line, otherwise those people will always want more and more.”
Saying this,
Xu Yuan paused for a mont and asked softly,
“But Father, you know I’m not just referring to this, right?”
Xu Yinhè frowned slightly,
“What?”
After a mont of silence, Xu Yuan ward his hands and tentatively asked,
“If the Imperial Family doesn’t compromise, do you…
have any backup plans?
I an, those kind of plans.
After all, you have co this far, and the Emperor’s days are numbered too, aren’t they?”
“You are drunk, Changtian.”
Xu Yinhè did not answer and stood up from his seat, “Get so rest early; don’t always think about these distant matters.”
Seeing this, Xu Yuan sighed softly in his heart.
It seed that his father was reluctant to share that plan with him, probably wanting to avoid such a situation at all costs…
“Oh, by the way, Changtian.”
Xu Yinhè walked to the entrance of the hall and suddenly stopped, saying in a gentle voice,
“Ran Jianli’s disciple has been pacing at the entrance of the inner courtyard for half an hour now.”
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