Chapter 263: Chapter 263

What kind of despicable and shameless person is Feng Qingyang, who would want to be like him? Saying that he shares similarities with him is an insult to Feng Qiwu!

However, seeing Feng Qiwu’s deep disgust towards Feng Qingyang, Prime Minister Bai was even more satisfied.

To be honest, the Crown Prince is intelligent, brave, and resourceful. As a subject of Da Qin, claiming not to be pleased would be false.

Having such a wise and brave successor, Da Qin will only flourish under his rule, becoming stronger than ever before.

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As a subject, the emperor should always be the priority in front of him. No matter how excellent the Crown Prince is, until he ascends the throne, he is just a prince.

Therefore, even though he disagreed with the emperor’s actions against the Crown Prince, he wouldn’t offend the emperor for the Crown Prince’s sake.

But, these were his previous thoughts.

Even though the Crown Prince has been said to be violent and has indeed punished those who offended him, the recent plague and the Northwest rebellion have shown him that the Crown Prince, although cold, still cares for his people in times of crisis. Otherwise, he would not have stepped up in such critical moments.

Not to mention the outrageous actions he’s undertaken to suppress the Crown Prince secretly over the years, now his subjects have, unknowingly, become pawns he can manipulate and discard at will.

This is the most unacceptable point.

If the people knew how the emperor regarded them, who knows how heartbroken they would be.

"It was inconsiderate of this old servant; I only hope that when the day comes where you ascend that position, you’ll remember what you’ve said today." Prime Minister Bai said directly at this moment.

Hearing Prime Minister Bai’s words, Feng Qiwu scoffed and said, "Why would the Prime Minister use these words to test me? I am not afraid to speak plainly — the throne... is as easy for me to obtain as reaching into my pocket for it. Do you really think I’ve gone crazy and having my military power stripped, that the Emperor’s position is as Feng Qingyang says?"

"Whether or not I sit on the throne only depends on my mood!" Feng Qiwu said brazenly.

Prime Minister Bai was somewhat startled by his words.

He knew that the Crown Prince would never speak empty words, and now that he dared to make such a statement, it means he truly has the confidence to overthrow the emperor at any moment.

However, he truly couldn’t understand where Feng Qiwu’s confidence stemmed from.

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Bai couldn’t help but probe, "You have great confidence in yourself, but are you aware that the emperor is preparing to target you again?"

"Ha! Just with that incompetent man?" Feng Qiwu sneered disdainfully.

The next moment, he suddenly said to Prime Minister Bai, "Prime Minister Bai, considering you are Susu’s grandfather, I am not afraid to let you in on some truths!"

With that, he abruptly flicked a golden imperial ornament on the antique shelf in the study.

In an instant, the basketball-sized pure gold ornament shattered into a pile of fine powder.

Prime Minister Bai was utterly astonished.

He knew the Crown Prince’s martial arts were incredible, but he never expected his skills had reached such a formidable level!

That was a pure gold ornament!

Though gold isn’t the hardest, it is stable enough. Flattening it might be easy, but turning it into powder... is exceptionally difficult.

Moreover, the Crown Prince shattered it with a mere flick of his finger from a distance.

At that moment, Feng Qiwu said calmly, "The Prime Minister is a wise man, the world is already changing."

Prime Minister Bai immediately thought about Feng Qiwu’s earlier demonstration.

He couldn’t help but exclaim, "What does the Crown Prince mean?"

"The power that I just wielded, there are actually many hidden individuals in this world who possess it, and this plague was orchestrated by them."

"Does the Prime Minister think that someone as selfish as Feng Qingyang could protect Da Qin from these people?"

It’s not that he underestimated Feng Qingyang, but if it really came to that, Feng Qingyang would be the first to sell out Da Qin.

Prime Minister Bai naturally understood the implications behind Feng Qiwu’s words.

But having lived for decades and experienced numerous ups and downs,

although Feng Qiwu’s words seemed fantastical, he knew that Feng Qiwu was not someone prone to speaking of myths and legends.

Moreover, he indeed wielded that mysterious and formidable power.

After a moment of silence, Prime Minister Bai suddenly asked, "If Your Highness ascends the throne now, how confident are you in defeating those hidden individuals?"

Noticing how quickly Prime Minister Bai accepted and even hurriedly wanted him to ascend the throne, Feng Qiwu couldn’t help but laugh.

"Is Prime Minister Bai intending to support my ascension now? Aren’t you afraid I will tell Feng Qingyang what you said?"

Suddenly, he felt that Feng Qingyang was truly pathetic.

Although an emperor is often seen as a solitary figure, Feng Qingyang still held some trust in Prime Minister Bai.

Feng Qingyang dared to agree to the marriage with Susu because he was confident that Prime Minister Bai was his man and would never betray him.

Even Prime Minister Bai had drifted away from Feng Qingyang.

While he, Feng Qiwu, similarly had no one to trust wholeheartedly, he still had Susu, whom he could fully trust.

Feng Qingyang, on the other hand, had already killed the woman who loved him wholeheartedly!

Prime Minister Bai shook his head upon hearing Feng Qiwu and said, "I know Your Highness wouldn’t do such a thing."

"Had the emperor still held some love for his people, this old servant wouldn’t have such treacherous thoughts, but the emperor, because of you, has become somewhat obsessed." Prime Minister Bai looked at Feng Qiwu with complex emotions.

If it were an ordinary family, the father would be overjoyed to have a son more outstanding than himself.

But to Emperor Feng Qingyang, the more outstanding the Crown Prince was, the more he became a thorn in his throat, a prick in his back.

Even though the Crown Prince had now been struck with madness, Feng Qingyang still distrusted him and even tried every means to force him to his death.

But he couldn’t continue watching the emperor treat the Crown Prince this way.

Most importantly, he wouldn’t let Susu become a pawn in the emperor’s hands against the Crown Prince.

Hearing Prime Minister Bai’s words, Feng Qiwu scoffed dismissively, "Because of my madness? The Prime Minister should know how my mother died, shouldn’t he?"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Bai couldn’t help but slightly narrow his eyes.

He sighed, "You already know?"

Benevolent and loving, yet possessed of various strange abilities, without which Feng Qingyang could never have secured the throne, nor could the territories of Da Qin have expanded to become the foremost of all nations.

But alas, sharing hardships is easy, sharing prosperity is hard.

No matter how much love there was back then, it ultimately couldn’t withstand the temptations of power.