Although Si Ren seemed to be wholeheartedly planning and scheming for Li Yu, his actual intention was to make Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi take the fall as scapegoats. Along the way, he also wanted to test the true thoughts lurking in the heart of that scoundrel, Li Longji.
The current situation was already crystal clear: the turmoil shaking the realm had been entirely brought about by Li Longji himself.
Because of some miscalculations he made in his early years, he had allowed the military commissioners to amass immense power. Now, if he wanted to make amends, he needed the resolute determination of a warrior severing his own wrist to save his life.
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