Book 4: Chapter 50: The divine beast young Kun is born! The Yan Clan girl secretly harbors feelings
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Taishi Ankang looked at Wang Shouzhe with a deep gaze.
However, Wang Shouzhe remained calm and composed, showing no signs of nervousness.
"Why has it come to this, why indeed~" Taishi Ankang said helplessly, "The Imperial Heir Struggle involves too many parties. Can't I just quietly wait to 'retire and return home'?"
"Difficult," Wang Shouzhe admitted frankly, "Daqian has only seven commanderies in total, and every Quasi-Imperial Heir wants to gain the support of each commandery's powers to strengthen their influence."
"For Commandery Prince Kang, Longzuo Commandery is now a 'fallen area,' a stronghold of support for His Highness Commandery Prince An. The Commandery Governor himself is quite close to the Wang and Qian Clans, often supporting them. It's not just that you want to raise a neutral flag; even if you claim to support Commandery Prince Kang, do you think he would believe you? Accept you?"
"If you wait for Commandery Prince Kang to ascend, given his petty nature with His Majesty, the Commandery Governor and your 'ordinary' military family will surely be the first to be suppressed and marginalized." Wang Shouzhe poured him some spiritual tea while analyzing, "On the contrary, His Highness Commandery Prince An is broad-minded and generous. Even if he ascends, he won't deliberately make things difficult for a neutral Commandery Governor. But you can't bully such an honest person like Commandery Prince An, can you?"
"Unless you retire now, handing over the lucrative power of a commandery leader, and from then on, not concern yourself with worldly affairs. Otherwise, in this era of great change, how many can escape the whirlpool of the Imperial Heir Struggle? At least my character and that of Commandery Prince An are somewhat guaranteed. If the Commandery Governor doesn't team up with me, does he really intend to side with Commandery Prince Kang?"
"Sigh~~" Taishi Ankang sighed deeply, "I admit, Shouzhe, you're right. Mediocre people like us can only go with the flow. What right do we have to escape the whirlpool of the world's struggles?"