Those in the Regent's faction secretly chuckled to themselves.
"What are your opinions, my esteemed subjects?"
Gu Mu was just asking.
Officials from the Empress Dowager's faction immediately suggested that at least someone should be sent to guard the frontier, and that person must be young, capable, and able to keep the frontier in check.
At the same time, several candidates were proposed, all of whom were quite capable members of the Regent's Party.
The aim was to send out some threatening figures from the Regent's party to weaken the Regent's power.
However, they were too timid to mention the prime minister's eldest son, Shen Ci.
Who could blame them when the prime minister wielded such immense power that no one dared to offend him? Even the Empress Dowager, despite the prime minister's unwavering loyalty to the regent, still harbored a secret desire to win him over.
Gu Mu cleared his throat. Seeing how timid they were, he had no choice but to speak for them: "What about the Prime Minister's eldest son, Shen Ci? He is naturally strong and has extraordinary martial arts skills. I think he would be very suitable."
In an instant, the imperial court fell silent.
All that remained was the prime minister's resounding reply: "Your subject accepts the decree!"
This is loyalty.
Gu Mu gave the prime minister a deep look.
The Empress Dowager's faction in the court was clearly shocked. While they could say they had achieved their goal, the person Gu Mu sent was not the one they had proposed.
To say that they failed to achieve their goal is an overstatement, since the prime minister was indeed a member of the regent's faction.
For a moment, it felt like there was a fly in his mouth; he couldn't swallow it or spit it out, and he couldn't figure out what the Regent was up to.
Although they did achieve their goal of dispersing the regent's power.
However, there was always an inexplicable sense of unease that prevented them from being happy.
And the source of this strange feeling—
Is the Regent really that easy to talk to?
Several officials banged their fists against the stone pillar in front of him, but he didn't utter a sound.
Is it really that simple to send the prime minister's son to guard the frontier?
They always felt that the Regent had intended for Shen Ci to go there from the very beginning...
All that fuss they've caused is nothing more than a bunch of clowns who instigated the Regent's ideas.
Regardless of their thoughts, they still had to adopt a victorious posture, praising His Highness's wise decision, a gesture that suited their wishes perfectly.
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