Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 944 - 944 318 The Appearance of the Great Qing Ming

Chapter 944: Chapter 318 The Appearance of the Great Qing Ming 【?】 Chapter 944: Chapter 318 The Appearance of the Great Qing Ming 【?】 People’s faces were filled with the desire to punch someone, yet they also had a sudden realization and began to admire this young man from a military family.

As foul-mouthed as he was, his insights at this moment were quite astute indeed!

At least this was something many people hadn’t thought of.

Bu Changkong above, revealed a trace of amusement in his eyes.

Many things, if explained by an official, would seem devalued and might not be trusted by the people, making them think they were being fooled again.

But when Fei Wenya said it, it was different.

Because although he was highly skilled, his position… ahem…

When he spoke, on one hand, it could clarify things, and on the other hand, if everyone felt stifled, they could beat him up to vent their frustrations…

Indeed, once Fei Wenya spoke, didn’t the effect become apparent?

Suddenly, everyone understood that it was the Dark Division that suggested protecting Gentleness, but now Gentleness was facing a wanted notice.

No matter how you look at it, this was a resounding slap in the face to the Dark Division, or rather, a thunderous slap in the ear!

For ordinary people, this might not matter much.

But in the court struggle, declaring protection for someone and then issuing a wanted notice for them the next moment couldn’t be ignored as a significant signal.

This was tantamount to saying that the Emperor’s attitude was beginning to shift toward the side of the civil officials.

Such a signal was like a clarion call to all members of the civil officials’ group: It’s your time to attack, and if not now, then when?!

And how could the already disadvantaged civil officials not seize this opportunity to counterattack?

They were already adept at playing such word games, so how could they not go with the flow, pushing along the current and reaping the multiple benefits of assisting others and themselves while pleasing the Emperor’s intent?

Of course, Fei Wenya was bound to be targeted afterward, to be beaten up by this bunch of brutes.

But what did that have to do with me, Bu Changkong… ahem, with the Dark Division?

“Does that mean Gentleness can only be sacrificed?” Someone naturally found it hard to accept and immediately protested indignantly.

“Who the hell said Gentleness had to be sacrificed? Are you an idiot who can’t understand human speech? What I said was the thought process and trend of the civil officials,” Fei Wenya said.

“But… aren’t things already at a critical point now…”

Fei Wenya rolled his eyes, “How are things at a critical point? With talents like Gentleness, who is also from our native Qin country, the Emperor certainly wouldn’t want to just sacrifice him. Pay attention, you idiot. Listen to the Emperor’s words: ‘Arrest and bring to justice! Arrest!’ Got it now, idiot? It’s about listening to the words and hearing the intent. The Emperor only said capture Gentleness; when did he ever say kill Gentleness? Use your brain, damn it! With such a mentality, you deserve to be trampled by those literary hypocrites; wouldn’t it be better if they trampled you to death?”

“…”

Everyone was dumbfounded; could there really be such a twist, that playing with words wasn’t only the prerogative of literary officials?

Your name is Fei Wenya, do you think yourself particularly elegant?

“Even if we take ten thousand steps back, Gentleness, although protected by our Dark Division, is at heart a free soul, and even until now, his true identity is unknown to all. Allowing things to continue as they are might not be a bad thing for the Dark Division, but for the Emperor, it would make him very uncomfortable. ‘All under heaven is the Emperor’s land; all within its borders are the Emperor’s subjects.’ Having such a rapidly advancing master show his expertise early on without being under control… It’s only natural for those above to feel quite uncomfortable.”

When Fei Wenya spoke of the Emperor’s calculations, he restrained himself as much as possible from swearing, but it was hard to change his inherent nature, and as he talked, he started to show his true colors.

“In fact, our Dark Division also wishes to bring Gentleness under control… So, the Emperor’s move, while seemingly giving the civil officials a chance and restoring some balance, is actually also a favor to us: the task you’ve always wanted to undertake has now been justified by me, so go ahead with confidence.”

“So this is the true essence of the Emperor’s tactics, the display of imperial strategem, always maintaining a balance to a certain extent, ensuring not to offend either side, and both sides still need to rely on the Emperor to achieve their own goals… so do I say His Majesty has a grand talent for nothing?”

Fei Wenya sighed, expressing some admiration, “The Imperial Clan’s mastery of imperial heart tactics is about precisely calculating people’s hearts and using the momentum to turn human efforts to their advantage. It’s really… damn complicated, this whole family, generation after generation, has been playing this game, very clearly, with hearts full of maggots and heads like a winding path. A commoner’s fart might twist and turn in the belly eighteen times, but the Imperial Clan’s schemes have more twists and turns than the path of a commoner’s fart.”

“And it’s all twisting in their damn heads.”

Smack!

Fei Wenya was blown away by a slap, finding himself inexplicably smacked and flying seven or eight meters, crashing into a wall with a heavy thud, then bouncing back.

“Who? Son of a…”

Spitting out blood, Fei Wenya struggled to his feet, ready to curse out loud.

But seeing everyone’s faces filled with surprise, he suddenly realized something, and his face turned white as he quickly held his tongue, with impressively fast reflexes.