Everyone, you've heard what happened over at the Big Dipper Palace, right? A newly appointed Deputy Palace Master named Xue Xiang, with the support of the newly arrived Saintess Ning, introduced a New Policy that had all the Prefecture Lords swap places. What a vicious move—and in the end, he actually pulled it off.
Back then, didn't we advise Deputy Palace Master Suijie to seize the opportunity and attack the Big Dipper Palace? He put a stop to it.
That's not what worries me most. I'm only afraid that if they appoint another Palace Master, he'll pull a move like Xue Xiang's. Then we really won't have a way to play this game anymore."
The speaker was Song Gongbo, Lord of Tiger Wing Prefecture. Back then, when Suijie had first arrived at the Reverse Star Palace, he had served under Song Gongbo.
When Suijie first rose to power, Song Gongbo had been the most awkwardly placed of all. After all, he'd gone from being the man's superior to becoming his subordinate. The feeling was hard to put into words.
Now, with Suijie having introduced the fixed-quota system, Song Gongbo had reaped enormous benefits. Their past grievances had long since disappeared, and he was now one of Suijie's strongest supporters.
At Song Gongbo's words, the room's relaxed, cheerful atmosphere vanished.
Third Saint Chen Tuanfeng, who seldom spoke, said, "We cannot afford to ignore what Gongbo has said.
Let us examine our own hearts. If you were the one appointed Palace Master of the Reverse Star Palace, would you watch your power slip away without lifting a finger? Whoever they put in that position would surely try to seize power. It's unavoidable.
So even if we get rid of one Chen Tingjun, the central authorities will send a second, then a third.