Chapter 1002 - 997: Questioning Imperial Authority
"I’ve also heard that the Emperor isn’t the legitimate heir to the throne at all. It’s said that when the rebellion happened years ago, the Third Prince wasn’t actually rebelling; he had the Sacred Edict of Succession from the late Emperor and should have been the rightful successor. But he was executed as a traitor by the current Emperor. Heaven has eyes, retribution will come, not immediately, but in time. It’s just the common people like us who suffer."
Such talk was extremely detrimental to imperial power, and Gu Youyou looked worriedly at Jin Zijin.
A shadow of unease passed over Jin Zijin’s calm expression. If he guessed correctly, these rumors weren’t just randomly spreading; there must be someone intentionally behind it.
Who would do this? Who wanted to, and if the imperial authority were put into question, who would benefit the most?
"Heh..." Jin Zijin let out a cold laugh, it seems he’s still not giving up.
Back then, even with the Sacred Edict and a large base of supporters, they couldn’t bring down Jin Moning, let alone now without the Sacred Edict, and dealing with the current Jin Moning.
If a few rumors paired with a natural disaster could topple Jin Moning, the world would likely be in chaos by now.
"That’s his problem, no need to worry," Jin Zijin said.