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Jiang Dali nodded slightly, took the tea from Wang Dafu, who was serving beside him, and said, "The premise is that each other’s interests are not infringed. But since I’m here, it’s to infringe upon their interests. I have long seen that, Regent King, you want to use my hand to take action against the top families, but now there is an incident. I unexpectedly entered the Sky, and now I’m not clean, easy to fall into criticism, and you can’t use it well."

"Hahaha! Marquis Wei Wu, ah, Marquis Wei Wu!"

The Regent King laughed heartily, full of energy, "You are interesting. Although your metaphor is coarse, it indeed hits the mark. Crude words, but not crude sense. But there’s no such thing as a bad tool, only a tool willing to be used. For me to borrow your power, I naturally won’t let you busy in vain. Whether it’s protecting your status and benefits or giving you rewards, it is my sincerity."

Wang Dafu watched the Regent King, who laughed heartily and spoke politely, and felt greatly shaken.

It was the first time he had seen the Regent King laugh so heartily and speak so politely with anyone all these years.

Why?

A Black Wind Village Chief, a mountain bandit leader from a small place, is he worth it?

He asked himself, thought deeply, and gradually grew terrified upon realizing it indeed was worth it.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of power alone, the current Marquis Wei Wu, who has yet to grasp the overwhelming power of Qi Fortune, can already exhibit combat strength comparable to the Sect Leaders of the Four Great Sects. Although there is still a gap compared to a true Breakthrough Realm expert like the Regent King, if he were to control a massive force of Qi Fortune power in the future and break through to the Breakthrough Realm, he might at least be the second Regent King.

"The top families, over the four hundred years, have long been like rotting meat, internally rotten. Even if I don’t take them all down, I must dig out that pile of rotting meat inside them, which will cause them pain and intense resistance."

With a steady hand, the Regent King lifted the teacup as he spoke earnestly, "Their intense resistance may not directly target me, but it will surely target you. In terms of strength, they might need to unite to suppress you, but once they tear off the facade, they don’t need to go through such trouble. With their top family operations and layout within the Holy Dynasty over these years, if they unite to spread the news of your emergence from the Sky, and use the people’s hearts to create panic and trouble, causing great turmoil in the dynasty, I would have no choice but to immediately remove your position and shelve you. This is public opinion."

Jiang Dali toyed with the teacup, pondering the word ’public opinion.’

The Regent King’s eyes flashed with insight, "Water can overturn a boat, but it can also carry it. This is no empty phrase. Public opinion and people’s hearts symbolize the Qi Fortune of our Holy Dynasty, guiding Human Dao Destiny. Once there is a significant change in public opinion, the structure that allows the Holy Dynasty to suppress the world will suffer a huge shock. Even if the Emperor is in seclusion, he cannot stay uninvolved, pulling a single string affects the whole body."

Jiang Dali was moved, truly understanding the Regent King’s concerns.

With the other’s strength, he is certainly not worried about the strength of those top experts of the various top families but rather their deep roots, entrenched in the Holy Dynasty’s enterprises and influencing the common people for a millennium.

If the top families were uprooted with a thunderous hand, it would not only be like cutting off one’s arm with a single stroke but would also cause court turmoil with civil and military officials in a frenzy, and the nation would face crisis.

If one were to leverage his power to dig out the rotting parts within the top families, the various top families mobilizing public opinion and resistance would also impact the Holy Dynasty Fate and even affect the Emperor, preventing him from maintaining the balance against the Heavenly Will, causing drastic changes in heaven and earth.

But, the various top families are now all rotten, dragging the Holy Dynasty into showing signs of illness, and these symptoms will only grow more intense and furious as the day of the Emperor’s emergence from seclusion approaches; it has reached a point where they must be removed.

What a difficult situation!

Jiang Dali drank the tea in one gulp, feeling constrained and aggrieved, a style of constant weighing and hesitant maneuvering that he had never liked, yet this is politics, the balance sought within the court.

The Regent King glanced at Jiang Dali, shaking his head slightly, the high forehead’s brows slightly raised, as if it harbored infinite wisdom, beamed, "This time, your thunderous action against the Wan Family was risky, but it opened a favorable situation for me. Now, the other families dare not act rashly, proving your gamble was a success; they have already chosen to retreat and compromise."

Jiang Dali frowned, "But such risks can only be taken once, not twice. You want to deter the other families so they never offend again? If not, just moving against any one of them again might stimulate their joint counterattack."

The Regent King nodded with a smile, "Indeed! So, I have prepared another strategy."

He then turned his gaze toward Jiang Dali, smiled, and said, "The alliance of interests will never be truly firm. Interest can unite them, and it can also break them apart. Have you forgotten, the He Family never chose to ally with them all along, but chose to gamble on you."

The Regent King stood with his hands behind his back, his tone filled with emotion, "He Jin is indeed the most adept investor, gambling on you is to leverage my attitude towards the He Family, removing them from the purge list or reducing punishment. Either way, He Family will be the ultimate winner."

Jiang Dali raised his eyebrows, arms crossed, "But you certainly wouldn’t let the He Family off just because of me. You plan to see the He Family’s sincerity in upcoming actions? He Jin is a smart man; he won’t naively think clinging to my leg will make him safe. He surely knows how to show you satisfactory sincerity, to lighten the He Family’s penalties."

As he said this, Jiang Dali couldn’t help but sigh inwardly that any power struggle on the court involves clever plotting and strategy, requiring deep scheming and sharp intellect from those involved.

Those lacking wisdom might not even comprehend people’s minds in these matters.

The Regent King glanced at Jiang Dali with appreciation, nodding, "You are right. He Jin will indeed strive to perform, which will be the second knife I use after you, the real knife."

As for you, you cannot be considered as a knife; you are someone I place high hopes on, with an even more important mission!"

Jiang Dali listened to this flattery from the second-to-none in the world. Even though he was a steadfast person who never liked hearing compliments, he couldn’t help but feel pleased and thoroughly comfortable.

People like to be recognized, especially by someone more outstanding, achieving greater fulfillment and satisfaction. Above all, being acknowledged by the Regent King, someone even more exceptional than he is.

Beside him, the eunuch Wang Dafu was shocked into numbness. If he didn’t know for sure that this Regent King before them was indeed the genuine Long Lei, he would suspect that the normally stern Regent King had been body-seized.

This flattery was said with neither syrupy sweetness nor straightforward sincerity, better than this old eunuch who has long been used to flattery.

Jiang Dali looked at the Regent King, "Speak, what is my more important mission? Or rather, how do you plan to use benefits to numb the vigilance of other top families, to break apart their interests alliance."

The Regent King’s eyes glinted, and he slowly, deliberately said, "The Emperor’s Treasure Vault! It will soon be the day for the Holy Dynasty Hundred Heroes Conference to be held again, and then the Emperor’s Treasure Vault will also open. The interests within the Emperor’s Treasure Vault are something they cannot ignore. I want you to enter the Emperor’s Treasure Vault with me."

Jiang Dali squinted his tiger eyes, a cold glint flashing in them, suddenly laughed loudly, "I understand. You want me to, inside the Emperor’s Treasure Vault, to kill all the family leaders or clan leaders who enter the treasure vault from those families.

And during that time, while we are all trapped inside the Emperor’s Treasure Vault, you will take the opportunity to make bold external moves on these families, digging out all their rotting inside."

The Regent King was at a loss for words looking at Jiang Dali’s grim smile and murderous eyes.

This level of understanding.

Indeed, it’s not wrong at all, as he indeed thought so. Internal-external cooperation may be insidious, but it’s definitely effective.

But he never considered killing all the experts that entered from each of the top families, only aimed to clear the rot from within the Six Top Families, not directly erase them from the Holy Dynasty...

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