"Father, so we can't just keep a low profile and endure everything. We must keep accumulating our strength while enduring."

"People are power, and money is power too!"

Zhao Huan asked, "What was it all for in the end?"

Zhao Cheng said solemnly, "When real danger comes, our family will have the confidence to survive."

Zhao Huan was silent for a while, then cut off all the fish meat, brought it over and sat down. He clinked glasses with Zhao Cheng and took a sip, saying, "I won't talk about the past, but the supermarkets, Yiwen Society, and the large-scale purchase of land in Yanchuan that you're doing now make me a little uneasy."

Zhao Cheng remained silent, listening to Zhao Huan continue.

"The supermarket seems to benefit both the people and the imperial court, but in reality, when the imperial court truly needs to allocate resources, although there is no longer the constraint of powerful families, it still has to rely on you. Conversely, you have turned the constraint of powerful families on the imperial court into the constraint of the supermarket on the imperial court. Won't the emperor think, 'What if you, Zhao Cheng, don't support him at a critical moment?'"

"It's better that the Yiwen Society hasn't taken off. If it had actually gained influence, it would inevitably have become a civilian organization that could transmit information faster and gather information from a wider range than the imperial court. In peacetime, that's fine, but in wartime, the Yiwen Society would be a powerful intelligence organization. Do you think the emperor would be at ease?"

"You're buying up land in Yanchuan on a massive scale, ostensibly to build a commercial district, and you're using the name of the Eastern Chamber of Commerce. But what kind of person is our emperor? He's paranoid, and quite severely so. When he trusts you, it's fine, but what if he becomes even slightly suspicious? Won't he wonder what Zhao Cheng is up to? Is he going to buy up the entire city of Yanchuan and turn it into his garden?"

"Using it as a garden is one thing, but Zhao Cheng's father is a military man! Does he intend to use Yanchuan as a base?"

"A rebellion?"

As Zhao Huan analyzed the situation, Zhao Cheng became increasingly alarmed, especially when he heard the words "rebellion," which sent chills down his spine.

My heart skipped a beat!