High-rank looked at everyone in astonishment.
Among them were Li Shanchang, Lan Yu, Han Tie, Hu Wei, and the others. They were all his absolute trusted confidants!
He had never imagined that those bastards would actually choose to defect straight to the Schoolteacher!
And every one of them was looking at Wenren Sheng with eager, smiling eyes, as if they could not wait to drape the yellow robe over him at once.
"You, you..." He pointed at everyone, and for a moment he did not know what to say.
After all, he had been the one who wanted to show off at the start, who wanted to put on a magnanimous air and set an example for all under heaven.
So he had said, "This realm is already settled. We should invite him to become emperor."
Sure enough, Li Shanchang spoke up. "High-rank, you were the one who said earlier that we should invite Teacher to become emperor."
"That's right. You would not go back on your word, would you?"
High-rank looked at Li Shanchang, anger surging with nowhere to vent.
How had he been so blind as to appoint the man as his Strategist?
This fellow had clearly wavered and betrayed him before.
There had been one time when there were too many enemies, and this fellow had not believed he could defeat them, so he had chosen to flee.
And now it was happening again.
Just then.
Lan Yu also said, "High-rank, this man is our savior."
"That's right. Our lives were given to us by the old gentleman."
"The reason we could accomplish all this was also because of the skills Teacher taught us."
"We should listen to Teacher."
"Exactly. Whatever Teacher tells us to do, we do."
"Only that way can we live well."
"That's right.