Ye Zhen had just accepted an important jade slip delivered by the rotating personal guard when Niu Er appeared at the entrance to Ye Zhen's Council Hall.
"My lord, urgent news from Luoyi. During the ongoing court assembly, His Majesty stripped Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu of his rank on charges of incompetence and dereliction of duty, then had him beheaded before the public on the Spirit-Slaying Platform. His head will be displayed to the soldiers of every war zone as a warning to others and to console the spirits of the fallen King Wei, Duke Wei, and countless officers and soldiers."
"At the same court assembly, His Majesty declared that the Heavenly Patrol Division could not remain without a master and promoted the Grand Celestial Master's Office's former Young Minister Lu Jian to Grand Celestial Master."
Niu Er's urgent report left Ye Zhen frozen on the spot.
This truly was a sudden shift in the winds and clouds. Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's actions today had completely exceeded Ye Zhen's expectations.
Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu's loyalty to the Emperor was known throughout the realm. He had been a true lone loyalist.
Aside from ordinary official dealings, he never associated with any officials or nobles. He rejected every banquet invitation from officials and nobles alike.
It could be said that Grand Celestial Master Wu Yu had carried the role of a lone loyalist to its utmost extreme.
Ye Zhen had assumed that an imperial hound like the Grand Celestial Master would only meet with misfortune some time after the new Emperor ascended the throne. He had never expected Wu Yu to be executed by the very master he had served, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long.
This was truly...
For a moment, Ye Zhen could not understand why Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long