Xun Fan and Xun Zu, on the other hand, felt that King Qin was more suitable and quietly advised him, "Currently, the Jin State only regards Zhao Hanzhang as influential. People like Wang Dao in Jiangdong aspire to elevate King Langya, but he is a distant branch, far inferior to you and Prince Yuzhang. As long as Zhao Hanzhang supports you, the world will abandon King Langya and choose you."
"All are descendants of the Ancestor, you and Prince Yuzhang have the same opportunity, but you are slightly older, making you more suitable."
Though young, King Qin could see farther than Xun Fan and Xun Zu. With a calm face, he said, "Uncle, speak cautiously. How can matters of the state be something you and I can plot?"
King Qin had long seen through it: becoming emperor was a path to death. Even if not killed, one would be gripped by powerful ministers, life and death no longer self-determined. Better to remain a carefree member of the imperial family.
