Obviously.
They had never expected that the current Your Majesty, whose Imperial Court had yet to recruit all its officials, would sweep away the decadence and chaos throughout the capital with the force of thunder.
Even so.
They simply weren't afraid of offending the great clans and wealthy merchants!
Arrogant clan scions who had killed others were also slain by a single sword strike from an expert.
Some clans had contacted foreign powers or certain generals, attempting to rebel, but the Imperial Court had swiftly put them down!
Exactly how they had been put down.
The old man obviously had no idea.
He only said:
"I heard it all from the younger people in my family.
Some of them were conscripted and became soldiers of the Imperial Court.
They followed the court generals to suppress those who refused to submit.
They personally witnessed an expert strike with his sword, after which the opposing army was sent sprawling, with countless dead and wounded!
These new recruits followed the court generals, but they weren't actually going to war.
They were there to receive territories, defend cities, and maintain local order.
I was worried at the time that my family members would follow the Imperial Court to war and end up dead.
I never expected them to get such a fine assignment.
My nephew is now a gate officer in a commandery city north of the capital, bringing glory to our ancestors and fame to our family..."
Zhuge Wolong listened to the elderly people talk about various matters.
He watched their eyes shine.
He watched the faintly smug expressions that appeared whenever they spoke of their promising family members, and he couldn't help sighing inwardly:
"Could it be that the Outsider didn't deceive me?
Is this Emperor Ding Ling truly an unparalleled and