Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 297: Diwu Qingrou's Cleansing
This situation lasted a full twenty days!
On New Year's Eve of this year, these young masters did not return home for the sake of this sword: everyone was worried that if they left today, the sword would appear tomorrow.
It’s better to wait; it would be best if everyone else left, and I was the only one here.
But the Dong Family left; the Luo Family left; the Ji Family left... Other people, however, remained motionless. No one left...
This brought great trouble to Diwu Qingrou!
He had to take time every day to appease this group of second-generation heirs, leaving him troubled.
During this time, the royalists of Great Zhao continually launched probing attacks, whether through impeachment or suppression against the Fifth Faction, achieving victory after victory!
As a result, the royalists gradually grew bolder and began to target some important figures within the Fifth Faction. Of course, if Diwu Qingrou counterattacked now, they would immediately stop.
But... Diwu Qingrou still did not respond!
This was alarming! Rumors spread throughout Great Zhao, saying Diwu Qingrou had fallen out of favor, the emperor had revoked all his powers, and Diwu Qingrou was idle at home...
Thus, a larger wave began to rise! Some officials who were previously waiting and some old-timers who had been dormant for years... some officials who had been suppressed by Diwu Qingrou...
All rose up!
For a time, there was quite a feeling that things were about to turn upside down...
At first, the emperor of Great Zhao sat steadily, watching the winds shift. But as the officials' emotions grew increasingly intense, it seemed the emperor caught the scent of something unusual and began to slowly change his previous low profile, gradually starting to appear...
Diwu Qingrou had offended more than a dozen super noble families in Zhongsan. Now that several families were looking for trouble with him, Diwu Qingrou's life was in danger!
After verifying such information, the emperor burst into laughter.
Thus, the emperor began to handle matters more publicly...
Slowly starting... Hmm? Exercising royal authority?!
Wow! Things were going smoothly!
The emperor of Great Zhao began to conspire for reforms, starting with secret discussions, gradually turning into small banquets, and then directly evolving into... court discussions!
A large-scale reform began!
After a drinking session, the emperor, in a drunken state, expressed to the empress: "In my twenty years of reign, only at this moment have I truly tasted the joy of being a ruler!"
Moreover, two armies marched thousands of miles with clear banners: "Punish the Fifth, clear the court; eliminate Qingrou while it’s a sunny day!"
For a time, the winds rose in Great Zhao!
During this period, the Chu King of Hell also did not engage in any activities. There was a calm.
Chu Imperial Seat knew that this phenomenon was likely condoned by Diwu Qingrou himself. With Diwu Qingrou's iron fist and control over Great Zhao, such a situation was simply unacceptable!
The reason for this situation was likely that Diwu Qingrou was planning some major action...
Therefore, it was not advisable to get involved.
Lest he, like a vine trying to find a melon, end up wrongfully suffering…
So, the Chu King of Hell now watched the tiger fight from the mountain and lived much more comfortably than when he was with Iron Cloud. Every day he just hoped: let those guys from the noble families stir things up more, make a bigger commotion...
Only these dozen noble families were truly a headache for Diwu Qingrou now! Moreover, with them causing a ruckus here, Diwu Qingrou couldn't spare the effort to rebuild the Golden Horse Knights Hall.
Although someone was in charge, the handling by others and Diwu Qingrou personally intervening were two utterly different things...
The longer you stir things up, the more you delay my time. Drag on for a year and a half, and I wouldn't mind, wahaha...
Even the royalists prayed that these noble families would quickly eliminate Diwu Qingrou...