"Grand Preceptor Hu, may reading these words be as meeting face-to-face. Now that the Grand Empress Dowager holds power, the eunuchs' faction runs rampant, and the Martial Houses let their troops wreak havoc. Within and beyond the Sacred Capital, public criticism abounds, and resentment boils among the people of Great Qian. We can only hope that you will soon return in triumph, bringing your army back to the capital to take charge..."
In late October, inside the Central Army Tent in the East Sand Kingdom, Hu Ze's Avatar set down the letter he had just read from the Sacred Capital, looking thoughtful.
Yue Dongyang had written the letter jointly with Lu Yuan. Although Hu Ze was a demon cultivator, his close relationship with the Green Lotus Hermit, Tang Taibai, and even his own Grand Confucian cultivation had led others to regard him as half a member of the Confucian Sect.
Ultimately, the information available to the Three Sages was still a layer removed from the truth. They did not know his true identity, so even after piercing Tang Taibai's disguise, they had not suspected him.
These gaps in the flow of information meant that Yue Dongyang and the others still hoped he would understand the greater good and help them. Failing that, they could at least cooperate in good faith and greatly improve the plight of the Confucian Sect in the capital.
At present, the Sacred Capital's Confucian Sect pinned its last hope on the Young Emperor growing up and taking the reins of government. Perhaps then they could wrest power back from the Demon Empress.
But all of that depended on their surviving these difficult years. They would also face numerous trials in driving out the Demon Empress and fighting for the right to raise and educate him.
Perhaps