Chapter 842 Feigning death to cheat rewards? It doesn't work at all
"To be honest, the reason why I instigated Yu Qiangu to conquer Jiangdong was because I had no choice but to do so."
Facing Jiang Sheng's inquiry, Chu Shan smiled bitterly: "I am the eldest grandson of the Chu family. Logically speaking, I should be the well-deserved first-order heir of the Chu family."
"I have three brothers and two sisters."
"My dear, your dad is really good at giving birth to children!"
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng couldn't help but sigh.
As the head of the Ji family, Ji Changyuan only has one daughter, Ji Mingyue, while the head of the Chu family actually has four sons and two daughters. How awesome!
"The person in charge of a big family has more resources and more women, so naturally he will have more children."
Chu Shan responded nonchalantly: "There are so many royal family heads. Except for the head of the Ji family, who only has a daughter, Ji Mingyue, in memory of his late wife, the other heads have many children."
"Although the head of the Ji family has not given birth to a child, there is definitely more than one woman serving him in bed."
"Ahem, keep talking about your business!"
Jiang Sheng coughed dryly, he didn't want to discuss his future father-in-law's personal affairs.
"Originally, as the eldest son, I inherited the position of the head of the family without any changes."
Chu Shan sighed and said depressedly: "But some time ago, my second brother got some shitty luck and was attracted by the saint from Cihang Jingzhai. She said that he was born to be a king and was more suitable to be a king than me.
The heir of the Chu family."
"Then, my dad was shaken. If my grandfather and several clan elders hadn't insisted on ordering the elders and younger ones, my dad might have deposed me as the heir."
"What the hell is Cihang Jingzhai?"
Jiang Sheng looked at Chu Shan in confusion: "The Chu family is also a royal family after all. How could external forces influence the choice of successor so easily?"
"You are so powerful, yet you don't know about Cihang Jingzhai?"
Chu Shan was slightly surprised and introduced: "Cihang Jingzhai is a first-class sect with a very special and sacred status. It has been established for hundreds of years and has influenced the changes of many dynasties."
"The first-grade sect is the lowest sect. Does it have such a strong influence?"
Jiang Sheng blinked blankly. He had heard someone say before that the sect was divided into nine levels, and when he was making elixirs, the first level was the lowest level of elixirs.
"Don't you have an inheritance for your strength?"
Chu Shan rubbed his brows speechlessly: "The first-grade sect is the highest level among martial arts sects, and the ninth-grade sect is the lowest."
"It's the exact opposite of elixirs!"
The corner of Jiang Sheng's mouth twitched. There was really no record of this in his memory.
"Although our Chu family is a royal family, compared with martial arts sects, we can at best be on par with sixth-grade sects."
Chu Shan was too lazy to pay attention to Jiang Sheng and continued: "Cihang Jingzhai, as a first-class sect, came forward to say that my second brother is destined to be a king. Can you understand this kind of influence?"
"I don't know if my second brother has been pretending before, or if he was aroused by someone's ambition. After getting the support of Saint Cihang Jingzhai, he started to compete with me crazily."
"With my business experience over the years, my second brother alone is not qualified to challenge me."
"But the problem is that the saint from Cihang Jingzhai fell in love with my second brother and expressed her willingness to marry him."
"This is a critical blow to me!"
"Being able to marry a saint from a first-class sect back home means that the Chu family is marrying Cihang Jingzhai."
Jiang Sheng frowned slightly and said in understanding: "No wonder your father is tempted. I guess not many people can resist this kind of temptation."
"Fortunately, the old man supports me, but he is also watching my performance."
Chu Shan nodded and introduced: "Grandpa asked my second brother and I to compete in a commercial way. If I lose, the old man will not be able to keep my position as heir."
"Why use commercial means?"
Jiang Sheng looked at Chu Shan puzzledly: "Shouldn't this kind of thing be dealt with by force?"
"Brother, we are just competing within the family. Once we use force, it will become fratricide."
Chu Shan looked at Jiang Sheng angrily: "Besides, if we really have to fight with force, the entire Chu family is no match for Cihang Jingzhai, and I will die even more miserably."
"Cihang Jingzhai has always been famous for his benevolence, righteousness and sanctity. Naturally, he does not want to use force to interfere with the appointment of the Chu family's heir."
"They want my second brother to win the competition and let everyone know that my second brother is indeed better than me and is destined to be king."
"I see, this Cihang Jingzhai is not as bad as I thought."
Jiang Sheng suddenly realized it and joked: "So, if you can't compete with your second brother, it only means that you are really not good at it!"
"Shit!"
Chu Shan curled his lips in displeasure and gritted his teeth: "With the advantage of the marriage of Saint Cihang Jingzhai, many people in the Chu family have turned to support my second brother."
"Even my father is trying to sidetrack me and frantically allocate resources to my second brother. If I don't find a way to seek development outside, I will really fail."
"So you started to take advantage of Jiangdong."
Jiang Sheng looked at Chu Shan with a strange expression: "Although martial arts are not prosperous in Jiangdong, the economy is relatively more developed. If you can make money in Jiangdong, then you may really be able to turn defeat into victory."
"It is for this purpose that I support Yu Qiangu's conquest of Jiangdong."
Chu Shan was honest and said truthfully: "The business competition between my second brother and I is not a small fight."
"If it's a small fight, I don't have to worry at all, and the Ji family won't be able to stop me for a little profit."
"But my investment in Jiangdong will be a desperate move, and it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction or even expulsion from the Ji family."
“Only by finding a dominant partner in Jiangdong can we ensure a stable investment environment.”
"I don't care at all about the fight between you and Yu Qiangu, as long as the winner is willing to cooperate with me, that's all."
"interesting!"
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng rubbed his chin with interest: "In other words, I indirectly participated in the battle for the heir to the Chu family."
"Yes!"
Chu Shan nodded and looked at Jiang Sheng sincerely: "As long as you can help me defeat my second brother, then I guarantee that the Chu family will be your absolute ally when I take power in the future."
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng laughed.
If he can really get the Chu family as an ally, it will increase his leverage when he goes to the Ji family to propose marriage in the future.
"its not right!"
Although his heart was filled with excitement, Jiang Sheng showed a troubled expression: "If I cooperate with you, I will be the enemy of your second brother, which means I will be against Cihang Jingzhai."
"That is the legendary first-grade sect. If a few masters are sent to kill me, I will be in too much danger."
"What? Is Brother Jiang afraid..."
"I'm not afraid!"
Jiang Sheng waved his hand to interrupt Chu Shan's words, gritted his teeth and said: "But in the face of such a dangerous thing, you have to pay more!"