The Human Emperor (1-200)

C99: Regional Commanders!

There was always a limit to everything before becoming excessive. Wang Chong was certain that with his previous performance, even if he did nothing, grandfather would surely value him highly and groom him just like his older brothers.

However, what happened afterward surpassed Wang Chong’s expectations.

“Gen-er, what has the royal court been discussing recently?”

Just as the old master and his subordinates were chatting, he suddenly turned to Big Uncle Wang Gen and asked.

‘In the lofty court they worry for the civilians, upon retirement they worry for the emperor’, even though these old officials have already handed over the mantle to the next generation, they were still concerned over the matters of the royal court.

Wang Gen’s lips moved for a while, and it seemed that he intended to say something. However, after hesitating for a moment, he changed his mind.

“There’s been nothing much recently, just that the royal court has been discussing changing the protectorates into circuits, and nominating a ten regional commanders to take charge of the circuits!”

Weng!

Upon hearing the words, regional commanders, Wang Chong body immediately shuddered. As though a huge storm swept through his mind, he fell into turmoil.

“Regional commander!”

Wang Chong didn’t expect to hear these two words here. This was the ‘source of calamity’ of the empire. Wang Chong had always known about this, but he didn’t know when it all began.

By the time Wang Chong learned of this matter, it was already too late, and the damage had already been done. Just like many others, Wang Chong only knew about the result, and not the process of it.

Wang Chong didn’t expect to hear the words, ‘regional commander’ in this conference room. Furthermore, judging by Big Uncle Wang Gen’s words, this matter was already under work.

“Regional commander, regional commander…”

In Wang Chong’s stormy mind, these words lingered.

The matter regarding the ‘Consort Taizhen’ had attracted the attention of the entire royal court, and Wang Chong was certain that the matter which caused big uncle to hesitate was probably that.

However, that commotion had averted everyone’s eyes from the the true danger. While everyone’s attention was pulled to the matter of ‘Consort Taizhen’, no one noticed the flower of calamity sprouting beneath everyone’s eyes.

Take Wang Chong for example, if big uncle didn’t bring it up here, he wouldn’t have noticed this seemingly insignificant matter which would eventually result in the downfall of the empire.

Wang Chong knew that the matter regarding ‘Consort Taizhen’ would have a deep impact on the empire, but it was insignificant in comparison to the matter of nominating ‘regional commanders’.

At the very least, the matter of Consort Taizhen only involved the fate of King Song and the Wang Clan, but the ‘matter of the regional commanders’ involved the fate of the entire empire!

Wang Chong’s gaze swept across the room, and regardless of whether it was big uncle, grandfather, Elder Ye, Duke of Hu, Elder Ma… Not a single person noticed the severity of the matter.

Even Big Uncle Wang Gen, an authoritative official who was well aware of the proceedings of the matter, treated this matter lightly. Even he failed to notice the severity of the matter and the possible risks!

“Eldest gongzi, what do you mean by regional commander?”

Frowning slightly, Elder Ye asked.

“This is the newest motion in the royal court. In the northeast, there are the Khitan, Kumo Xi, and Goguryeo. In the north, there are the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganate. In the west, there’s Ü-Tsang. In the south, there are the Six Tribes of Erhai and Suyab. Then, further west from the Kona Sheher are the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu. In the past few years, these countries have been growing rapidly and their national strength has been on a steady rise. As a result, they are gradually becoming more and more aggressive, and there has been unrest in those regions.”