186 This Is a Crook!

"From the Shangguan Family of Generals then to the great Generals Qiu and Leng now… they might indeed contribute so meritoriously that it overpowers the emperor but His Majesty has never minded this. This is what is so precious about all this, the genuine trust between the emperor and his officials!"

"His Majesty has never known the names, identities, origins, nor appearances of the Lord Nine Supremes, yet the emperor dared to appoint the fate of the nation and warfare to them. What kind of man does it take to do so?"

"You’ve all come to compare yourselves to us with harsh words and sharp tongues but can you really do so? All of you aren’t only conceited, biting off more than you can chew, all of you are ants trying to shake a big tree!"