Situ Nan is nearing seventy. Since the Western Campaign five years ago, he has maintained the title of "Iron-Blooded General" through deception, yet he lives in constant fear that the truth will surface and someone will expose him.
Therefore, in the second year after Long Zaitian bestowed that title upon him, he cited poor health and submitted his resignation.
However, his lust for power has never waned. Even while retired from the imperial court, he has maneuvered all his sons into critical positions within the military, wielding influence that is as vast as it is predictable.
Chapter 32