No Retreat South: Defiance of an Empire
Chapter 104

Beyond Endurance

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"This was proposed by Director Lu at the Secretariat meeting."

Fu Gu took out a memorial and placed it before Sima Zhao.

Somewhat astonished, Sima Zhao picked up the paper and began to read. After only a few glances, his face flushed red again, and he nearly erupted.

"That old bastard!! He's gone too far!!"

"Too far!!!"

Sima Zhao shouted, feeling his body sway, and nearly fell to the floor. Fu Gu turned pale with alarm and hurriedly caught him.

Sima Zhao nearly ground his teeth to pieces.

"Come, we must tell my elder brother about this right now!!"

"What??"

Fu Gu's eyes went wide. Hadn't the Grand General still not regained consciousness??

Before he could react, Sima Zhao had taken him out of the study and headed toward the side courtyard. Soon, the two arrived before a house. The armored guards at the entrance saw Sima Zhao and hastily stepped aside, and Sima Zhao led Fu Gu inside.

"Grand General!!"

Fu Gu hurriedly bowed.

Sima Shi looked at him in surprise, then glanced at Sima Zhao and replied calmly, "Dispense with the formalities. Sit."

But Sima Zhao gave them no chance to exchange more words. He walked over with the document in his hand and placed it in Sima Zhao's hands.

"Brother, look..."

"That dog Lu Yu..."

Before Sima Zhao could finish, Sima Shi interrupted him. "Do not be disrespectful to Duke Lu!"

Sima Zhao promptly shut his mouth.

As Sima Shi read the document in his hands, his brow unconsciously furrowed.

Sima Zhao saw that his elder brother's hands had begun to tremble.

The policy Lu Yu had gathered the Secretariat officials to discuss concerned the Zhongzheng System. Lu Yu believed that under the current Zhongzheng System, many worthy talents still had no opportunity to rise, and this

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