"Li the old cur is aiming to control the lifeblood of all the officials, to make them serve his purpose."
Ao Zheng enunciated each matter of court, breaking them down and analyzing them piece by piece.
Yet Pei Jue remained silent, appearing as an indifferent bystander.
Seeing this, Ao Zheng could not help but hint, "What the Li Family fears most right now is nothing more than Wangzhi. The favors of the past have become the grudges of today. The deeper the grace, the greater the resentment. One must be wary of Wangzhi."
It was Pei Jue who single-handedly supported the Young Emperor's accession to the throne, and it was because of his command of a strong military force that he could suppress the influence of the imperial clansmen, ensuring that Northern Jin did not descend into brotherly strife and self-destruction like Nanqi, maintaining relative stability and development over the years.
But how long can such calm last?
