"Xi Family, their dog gall is simply sky-high! They even dared lay hands on My border defense army! Yu Chaoen, tell Me—how many commanders of border defense camps in the west, like the Pingyi Border Defense Camp, have been colluding with the Western Patrol Envoy Department?"
Within Water Origin Hall of Luoyi Imperial City, Benevolent Sovereign was holding the memorial he had just received, raging with thunderous fury.
The Western Patrol Envoy Department had actually openly exonerated Chen Keping. They had even nearly succeeded.
Grand Supervisor of the Inner Palace Yu Chaoen bent forward and said quietly, "Your Majesty, please quell your anger. The Xi Family has grown powerful in the west over three dynasties. If they had no entanglements whatsoever with the commanders of the border armies stationed in the west, no one would believe it.
"However, in recent years, Your Majesty has strengthened the rotation of western garrison commanders. The border troops stationed in the west may have some connections with the Xi Family, but those connections were formed under coercion or enticement from the Western Patrol Envoy Department. Yet when it comes to matters of great right and wrong, this old servant believes those border army commanders can still be trusted!"
Only after hearing Yu Chaoen did Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's anger ease somewhat. "If I recall correctly, western border army commanders are rotated once every Sixty Year Cycle. How many years has it been since the last rotation?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the last rotation of western border commanders was thirty-eight years ago."
"Thirty-eight years, and problems have already arisen. It seems this rotation period is far too long! Pass down My decree: Chen Keping colluded with the Western Patrol Envoy, deceived the throne, and obscured My judgment. To nip evil in the bud, the War