Chapter 211: The Coveted Prize!

"Can we trust what Minister Yang said?"

After the morning court session, many from the great families gathered to discuss subsequent matters.

Now that Minister Yang's influence surged, representing the entire literati, and even though they were bloodline families, they couldn't completely disregard the entire landlord class. Most of their business with Jiangnan was likely to be sabotaged.

But for them, it wasn't genuinely about helping Chen Qing; rather, the interest offered by Jiangnan was substantial. However, if they could retake Jiangnan with ease, as Minister Yang suggested, then the industries currently produced by Jiangnan would naturally cease to be a concern.

Once they invaded, there would be no need to divide up the spoils, no more of this "you take seventy, I take thirty"—it would all be mine!