Destiny is ashes

Chapter 897 The Weak Imperial Court (25)

[…The imperial court is very weak]

Gu Yunzhi did not directly answer his granddaughter's question. He just stroked his beard and said calmly: [The Chenli have been in serious internal strife for thousands of years. They have not cared about the affairs of other regions for a long time. The Northern Region is also a remote place, so they are not aware of the changes in the Divine Capital and the South. If I had not become a general, I would not know the current situation of the imperial dynasty.]

[There is no point in saying anything else. You just need to know that as early as the time of the previous emperor, there were three major factions in the court... the civil officials led by Grand Tutor Hong, the military officials led by Governor Yi, and the old-fashioned town kings led by King Xuan Yueche of Dongyun and King Xuan Guangzong of Nanchu]

[And under these three mountains, there are the major aristocratic families guarding them. There are other young generation town kings and small forces. You are in me, I am in you... It is difficult to distinguish them.]

[My dynasty's affairs have gone bad because of this. It was fine when the previous emperor was alive, but now that the young emperor has taken the throne, there is no one to check and control, no one to suppress. The factions are crushing each other, and the foundation of the country has been shaken. Even though the Grand Tutor and the Governor are sober, the people below have already followed the trend and have no choice but to fight and contend.]

[Now, the entire imperial court is like a nine-headed giant monster, fighting each other, competing and harming each other... As long as the emperor fails to become Lingxiao, the imperial court will not have peace.]

"Is that right?"

Gu Yeqi frowned and said, "I heard from my senior brother that around the Old Broken Blade Mountain, civil and military officials worked together to forge... a formation plate."

"That doesn't look like they're harming each other."

[This is where the Grand Master and the Governor are awake]

Gu Yunzhi obviously knew about this. He lowered his eyes and sneered: [Fortunately, only they and their most core lackeys are awake. Otherwise, everything would be just as Your Highness expected.]

[It’s a pity that Your Highness has calculated everything except the late emperor… The emperor’s dictatorial heart is indeed the greatest disaster in this world.]

Hearing this, Gu Yeqi couldn't help but be stunned.

In her impression, her grandfather Gu Yunzhi was a "cold-blooded soldier" who did not hesitate or regret for the sake of the court and his own status, even if he lost the lives of his entire family. Although it was a gamble, there was no doubt that Gu Yunzhi was loyal to the court and the "Emperor".

But now... he openly expressed his disgust for the 'late emperor' and the dictator's heart?
However, after thinking about it, the intelligent Gu Yeqi immediately understood that the object of Gu Yunzhi's loyalty might have been the 'Prince Jing' from the beginning to the end. His loyalty to the imperial court was simply because Prince Jing was loyal to the imperial court.

But King Jing is dead...

"Your Highness Prince Jing, what did you calculate back then?"

Gu Yeqi asked.

Sometimes, a right question is more important than a right answer - because the fact that she can ask this question means that she already knows the matter very well.

[It seems that An Jing has told you... destiny. Because of him, His Highness's daughter, you, me, and the Mingjing Sect, we are all together again.]

Gu Yunzhi stared at his granddaughter and smiled: [To be precise, His Highness did not calculate anything, he just wanted to solve a problem that has been left since the Holy Ancestor] [That is, what is the "heavenly destiny" of the Imperial Court as the "Heavenly Sect"? The destiny of other Heavenly Sects is in their hands, but the Imperial Court is the destiny of heaven... If you borrow, you must return. If the Emperor of Heaven takes it away, what will happen to the Imperial Court? What will happen to us, the people who live and survive because of the Imperial Court? ]

[Also, since it is a loan, if the imperial court can lend it, why can't others? Are there any different kinds of kings, princes, generals, and ministers? Human desires are boundless, especially for warriors like us, who can go crazy for our own desires. The imperial court of the Tianzong cannot stop the desires of warriors.]

[Your Highness wants to completely solve this problem and restore the Mandate of Heaven to ensure the peace of our imperial court. Unfortunately... too many people don't want him to succeed.]

At this point, Gu Yunzhi sighed: [The late emperor, hey... Although you have the realm of the soaring sky, you don't have the heart of the soaring sky. You are suspicious of your brothers and have hidden his hands. But if Your Highness really wants to replace him, why would you suppress your own strength for the sake of the imperial court? ]

Gu Yeqi opened her eyes slightly wide, she could tell that Gu Yunzhi's words were not meant to tell her... but for her to pass on the message to An Jing!
Moreover, although she didn't quite understand the details, she could roughly guess the meaning behind these words!
The "destiny" of the imperial court is obviously not the same "destiny" as that of the eldest senior brother, but refers to another kind of power. It is the source and authority of the Tianzong.

The authority of other Tianzong is in his own hands, but the authority of Dachen is "borrowed".

There is undoubtedly a hidden danger. Not to mention borrowing and returning, the imperial court will have no authority to rely on after the Heaven takes away the Mandate of Heaven. Even if the Heaven does not take it away, there are many ambitious people in this world who know the truth and want to take its place - perhaps, the civil and military group, after knowing the truth behind it, has already had second thoughts!
The Wenwu formation plate that can be replaced and produce dragon energy is an experiment!
In order to resolve this hidden danger, King Jing worked together with the late emperor to do many things, intending to completely resolve this hidden danger, but failed in the end.

The late emperor was afraid that after King Jing solved the hidden danger, he would become the leader of the revival, so he prepared many back-up plans. However, he passed away unexpectedly, so that King Jing was finally controlled by the back-up plans he left behind, and his plan was failed at the last moment!

In fact, King Jing's strength was such that he could have ascended to the throne of Chunyang long ago, but he was suppressed in order to accomplish his great cause... It can even be said that he was unable to advance because of his great cause.

No wonder Gu Yunzhi was so indignant.

Only Gu Yeqi, the only bloodline of the Gu family, can make him tell part of the truth.

[So, now you understand how weak the court is and how fierce the internal struggle is]

Gu Yunzhi waited for a while, and after Gu Yeqi digested the information, he slowly said: [I don’t know the specific reason why the young emperor issued the imperial decree to directly invite An Jing instead of sending an envoy according to the past regulations]

[Perhaps he wants to break the impasse, perhaps this is also a trap, or perhaps all parties want to recruit our "natural master", so they tacitly agree to this show of goodwill... Of course, it is also possible that the imperial court has been in internal strife to the point that all parties are unable to send a recognized and authoritative envoy, so they can only invite him in the name of the emperor]

[There are too many possibilities, but if you ask me, I don’t recommend him to go to Shenjing]

"Why?"

[It is because the imperial court is weak]

Gu Yunzhi answered Gu Yeqi's doubts without hesitation: [So, no matter which mountain, no matter which force, no matter which family or which town, no one knows what they will do - there is no powerful force to tell everyone, tell them where they are and what they should do.]

[To call the present Shenjing a den of dragons and tigers might be a bit of an exaggeration, but if we call it a cesspool... hey, that's really appropriate.]

(End of this chapter)