Chapter 218 - 109 Breaking Army Joins the Ranks_2
"He is a fierce general with tactical skills, yet he is not the leader who can bring peace to the world."
"These Divine Generals stabilize the court and expand the territory; the civil officials in the court praise them."
"However, they make the Emperor believe that it is his own merit. The alignment within the ranks is off, and the civil and military officials do not cooperate. This is the primary malady of Chen Country, and Emperor Chen seems to have forgotten that the current strategic policies were inherited from the era of the Taiping Duke as the Regent King, when the empire was managed by dual regents."
"By neglecting both civil and military officials, he solidifies his own power and kills famous generals."
"Although this Emperor plans to shift the blame for killing the famous generals onto the civil officials and the aristocratic families."
"It still disheartens the martial artists."
"This is the second malady of Chen Country."
"Government officials are redundant, and extravagance is the norm in the court, extending even to human trafficking and rampant taxation, while the court opened the West Garden; this is the third malady of Chen Country."
"The Crown Prince has been established, yet he favors the noble concubine and the royal family who confront the aristocratic families, all vying for the Crown Prince’s position, forming the fourth malady of Chen Country."
"Should the Crown Prince assume power, the victors will surely purge the losers, who will then contemplate fleeing abroad to save their own lives. This is the fifth malady of Chen Country. Any of these could weaken a great nation, and with all five present, Chen Country will inevitably weaken within twenty years."
"If not a sudden uprising of martial artists seizing power, then it will be the aristocratic families controlling the politics."