"Count Kangle?" Book of Documents was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but not because Count Kangle had driven out his son. Rather, he was startled by a certain truth this matter revealed.
Duke of Dai had only become a duke not long ago, yet he had already won over the legitimate son of a count's household. That was not something an ordinary person could accomplish!
The scrawny man only caught Book of Documents' puzzled question and assumed he did not know much about Duke of Dai, so he carefully recounted the rumors circulating in the Capital City about him.
"This Duke of Dai, sir—you may not know this, and that is not strange. He grew up among the common folk and was only acknowledged by His Majesty not long ago. He was then made Marquis of Dai, and before long, he was elevated to duke."
"Before becoming Marquis of Dai, he had already made quite a name for himself. Leaving aside becoming the Top Scorer, he had even killed people with his own hands!"
"Killed people?" Book of Documents seemed puzzled. "Could it be that Duke of Dai is exceptionally cruel?"
"Well... yes and no." The scrawny man hesitated, then finally leaned closer and lowered his voice. "After becoming the Top Scorer, Duke of Dai once went to the southwest with people from the Ministry of War. While serving as an attendant to an imperial envoy, he wiped out several prominent Shang families without requesting an order from above. Many people already know about this."
"It is said that he even personally slew a prince of the Kingdom of Lin. That was all the more shocking."
"Anyway, people with connections now all know of this. Prince Qi and Prince Shu have remained as still as mountains, but the officials have