Chapter 472: Eighteen Divine Generals [asking for monthly votes! ]

Liang Yue understood the meaning of Qi Kunlun's words.

The old man probably felt that Liang Fuguo's attack on him this time was inexplicable. If it was really because of the chaos in the military garrison in Nanzhou, then he would just not participate in the personnel dispatch of the Ministry of War.

If it was for other reasons, then the purpose should be to purge the court officials for Emperor Mu Bei.

When Emperor Mubei first ascended the throne, because the previous emperor died suddenly, he was not well prepared in advance. The ministers in the court did not accept him as an emperor, and he had to go through many difficulties before he could leave the imperial city.

He went through a difficult struggle before he was able to firmly grasp power in his own hands, and later on he had so many ministers under his control.

And now, the important officials he manipulated were all more powerful than the old officials of the previous dynasty. If he waited until the crown prince succeeded to the throne, the future would be unpredictable.

The court is full of loyal and capable ministers.

This is not an exaggeration. Not to mention Qi Kunlun, Cao Wujiu, Li Longchan, Song Zhili, Liang Fuguo...

For example, those who died or fled, such as Jiang Zhenye and Lu Yuanwang, were not people the prince could handle. Back then, Lu Guozhang almost suppressed the prince to the point of suffocation.

Emperor Mu Bei knew very well that his foundation was damaged and it was difficult to prolong his life, so it was normal for him to want to clear the way for the prince to take power.

And Liang Fuguo happens to be a very sharp knife.

Whoever he investigates will die, whoever he fights will die, he is fearless wherever the blade points.

No matter whether they were corrupt officials, royal family members or aristocratic families, they were all greatly weakened under his calculations. Not only Qi Kunlun thought so, many people in the court felt so.

The reason why Liang Fuguo dared to be so arrogant was, after all, because Emperor Mu Bei wanted to pave the way for the crown prince.

So Qi Kunlun's words were a reminder to Liang Fuguo that one should always leave a way out. If Emperor Mu Bei used him as a knife to kill someone, the last thing he would do before dying would definitely be to break his knife.

The new dynasty had no scabbard that could hold his old sword.

If this was a normal party struggle in the court, perhaps his words would have worked, and Liang Fuguo would relax a little towards him and just let the matter go.

But Liang Yue knew that was not the case.

Liang Fuguo just couldn't stand these people.

Perhaps this is also his cleverness. Taking advantage of Emperor Mu Beidi's mentality, no matter how much he cleans up these treacherous ministers and evil parties, they will not be cleansed.

It is somewhat narrow-minded to view Liang Fuguo from the perspective of court factional struggles.

The Yin Kingdom has been established for nearly a thousand years. Every once in a while, there will be a period of turmoil in the country, and the old forces will be eliminated.

However, in this process, ordinary people will inevitably suffer the greatest hardships.

He wanted to eliminate these old forces once before the great catastrophe came, in order to prevent them from causing disaster to the mountains and rivers of Kyushu once again, and by then, who knows how many people would die.

Corrupt officials, royal family, aristocratic families...

They are like poison in the blood vessels. A healthy newborn always has less of them in its blood, but as the person grows older, they become thicker and heavier until the person grows old and dies, and the rest of the body will be affected by them as well, perishing together in terrible pain.

Then there will be the next rebirth, and a new body will appear, and these poisons will be reborn.

What Liang Fuguo wanted to do was to remove the poisonous sore before the person died and make the dynasty healthy.

This is difficult and there will be a lot of resistance, and many times the source of resistance is not even the enemy.

For example, Zhou Xuanci, Chen Ju, Qi Yingwu...

They are all Liang Yue's friends, but in the process of eradicating the bad influence, sooner or later they will end up on the opposite side of the interests.

Even including Liang Fuguo's own family.

Liang Yue didn't know how many moments of hesitation he would experience in the process. Perhaps only a man as sharp as a steel knife like Liang Fuguo could accomplish such a mission.

"I will pass on the message." He stood up and looked at Qi Yingwu, "but based on my understanding of Zuo Xiang, I may not be able to influence him."

Qi Yingwu smiled bitterly, "The ancestor of the family is not someone who will show weakness easily. This is his bottom line." "Brother Qi." Liang Yue patted his shoulder and sighed slightly: "I won't see you off."

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The next morning, wind and thunder gathered in Wu'an Hall.

The guards within a hundred feet radius found it difficult to breathe, as if there were gods and demons hiding inside.

In the main hall hung tall portraits of divine generals from past dynasties. After looking around, the latest and most recent portraits belonged to the seventeen people in the room.

Sitting on the main seat above, Qi Kunlun looked around like a tiger or leopard patrolling its territory.

Including Cao Wujiu who was sitting in the second seat, there were a total of eighteen people in the hall.

Cao Wujiu was naturally not a divine general, but was sent by Emperor Mu Bei to watch this meeting.

"Everyone is here." Qi Lianghai, who had a rough look on his face, sat in the middle and said sullenly, "We can start now. The sooner we start, the sooner we can finish. I have to hurry back to the north."

It was easy to see his displeasure on his face. As a member of the Qi family, he had no idea what the significance of this meeting was.

Is there anyone in Wu'an Hall who is not convinced by the Minister of State?

Ding Gou Wang Jiang Zhenye, who had been away from the court for some time, sat next to Cao Wujiu, and his position was also very high. Regardless of the situation, he was on the throne after all. If he left Wu'an Hall and moved to another place, his position might be higher than Qi Kunlun.

He glanced at Cao Wujiu, who then said, "The reason why I invited all the great generals to gather here today is because the other day in the court, the left prime minister felt that the old minister Qi was to blame for the chaos in Nanzhou, and that he should step down from the position of minister of war and the head of Wu'an Hall."

"Your Majesty feels that the old minister is highly respected and should not be punished lightly. However, the turmoil in Nanzhou is really serious this time, and it is not appropriate to have no explanation. Military affairs still need to respect the opinions of the generals, so I invite you to come and discuss whether you still support the old minister in taking charge of the Ministry of War and Wu'an Hall."

After he explained the whole story, a man with a white beard and who looked like a scholar general spoke.

"During the years that the old general has been in charge of Wu'an Hall, he has trained soldiers and cultivated talents for the country. He has produced the most god-like generals in a thousand years, and his achievements are visible. Just because of a chaos in the Nanzhou Military Town, the old general's power was deprived? This is totally unreasonable. In my opinion, the problem with the Nanzhou Military Town was completely caused by the incompetence of the commander-in-chief. It has nothing to do with the old general." The white-robed Confucian general said to himself.

"Ahem." Chen Daoguan, who was sitting at the end, coughed lightly, "Song Zhibing, you can say whatever you want, but don't involve others."

"What's wrong with implicating you?" The white-robed general known as Song Zhibing stared at him, "You were the one who implicated the old general first, and you don't allow people to mention you?"

"Hey——" Jiang Zhenye raised his hand, "You two should stop arguing about irrelevant things here."

Both of them had worked under him before, and regardless of their status or qualifications, they still respected Jiang Zhenye, so they didn't say anything else.

Li Huchan, who was in the middle position, said, "I have no objection. It all depends on King Gou's opinion."

Like his elder brother Li Longchan, Li Huchan was also a staunch royalist in the military and had always been very close to Jiang Zhenye.

Jiang Zhenye's eyes were deep. "The prestige of Elder Qi in the army is unmatched. I'm afraid that this move by the Left Prime Minister will cause dissatisfaction in the army."

He was driven out of power by Liang Fuguo before. Now that something like this has happened, it would be strange for him to support Liang Fuguo's side.

Seeing this, Qi Lianghai sneered, "There is nothing to discuss about this matter."

All the generals of Wu'an Hall can be counted as Qi Kunlun's disciples. A small half of them are staunch supporters of the Qi family. If the royal family is included, they will completely occupy the majority. Add in some wavering ones, and it will be a complete crushing force.

Apart from Liang Fuguo's cousin Liang Fudao, he couldn't think of anyone present who would support that mad dog left prime minister.

But Liang Fudao sat there, looking calm and composed, and didn't seem to be in any hurry to speak.

"In my opinion..." Jiang Zhenye was about to say something else, but suddenly he heard footsteps outside the door, which made his voice stop abruptly.

If it was someone else, King Ding Gou would of course ignore him, but the figure that walked in made him stunned and speechless for a long time.

Then a middle-aged man of short stature, who looked like a scholar, wearing clothes that looked simple and old, slowly walked into the gate of Wu'an Hall.

"I heard that today is the gathering of the gods. I don't know why I didn't receive an invitation." He smiled slightly. "Is it presumptuous of you to come here uninvited?"

Jiang Zhenye's eyes narrowed, and he called out the name solemnly, "Tang Wei?"

(End of this chapter)