Tea fragrance filled the room, while the clamorous voices split their skulls.
"General, the Chu Clan has gone too far. You are a veteran of two reigns and a pillar of the nation. With your status and seniority, you could have paid your respects without bowing, even riding your horse right up before the palace hall."
"Not only did they make you kneel, they also made you kneel there for so long that you could not rise."
"This was an intentional humiliation of the general, and a deliberate insult to all of us soldiers who protect the nation."
Lu Xingkong had fainted before the palace after kneeling for so long that he could not rise. The news had spread through certain channels, and in an instant, it began fermenting throughout the entire Heavenly Capital.
Who was Lu Xingkong?
The Xifeng Monarch had actually punished him by making him kneel for so long that his body grew weak and he fainted in court. Once this matter spread, it caused a tremendous uproar.
The most violent reaction came from Lu Xingkong's close relatives and direct clansmen. He had spent his entire life on horseback, fought countless battles, and occupied the post of Grand Commandant. He was, in name and deed, the foremost man in the military.
Many of his former subordinates who remained in the Heavenly Capital gathered at Lu Mansion, bearing spears and gripping weapons as they waited for Lu Xingkong to return.
If anything happened to Lu Xingkong, who knew what they might do?
Moreover, the generals in the Heavenly Capital were only a small point. In his youth, Lu Xingkong had guarded many regions, and the commanders of several key frontier strongholds were all his trusted direct subordinates. If Lu Xingkong died at the hands of the Chu Clan,