"There's no profit in asking a tiger for its skin."
Chu Yi sighed. He instinctively reached for the sword at his waist but found nothing. Only then did he remember that he had given away the sword that his father had given him.
As everyone knew, when the late Emperor was alive, he doted on the youngest son of his first wife, Kang Wang. Not only did he repeatedly propose to change the Crown Prince, but he also gave him the best fiefs, food, and military power in the northwest, causing Kang Wang to rise.
Although his father had successfully ascended the throne, his foundation was still unstable and he was restrained by the civil and military officials.
If Kang Wang formed an alliance with the State of Yue, it would be tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin. The State of Yue was ambitious, and if given an opportunity, it would only shake the country's foundation.
