Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect

In the Immortal Palace, there are three ’Lord Ming’: first, those who successively served as the General of the Western Expedition, expanded the Western Regions to myriad states, and were renowned as the ’Three Ming.’ Second, Zhang Ming, who once served as Tai Chang, and third, Duan Guangming, who once served as Grand Commandant and currently the Director of the Imperial Secretariat, Huangfu Weiming.

These three all made their names through military achievements in the Western Regions, rising from generals to ministers, governing regions as virtuous and capable officials. Their exemplary talents and reputations were known across the lands. Naturally, the first two, due to the internal struggles within the Three Constellations, defected to the Divine Sect one after another; the current ’Lord Ming’ specifically refers to the Director of the Imperial Secretariat.

This Huangfu Ming, originating from a wealthy family in a border county, belonged to the lineage of Guardian Immortal Soldiers guarding the border territories. He was not quite of the Gate Valve noble family. During the case of Prince Li, he was still patrolling the borders, and had no connections or involvement with the disaster of party strife over the clan’s power struggle.

However, being a man from the border troops, experienced in warfare, having served as a Border General and governor in various places, he extinguished fire after fire, resisting the relentless attacks from the Divine Sect, truly a laborious and meritorious, central pillar.

But even the Three Constellations were alarmed, fearing this ’third Ming’ deeply won over the hearts of troops at the borders and might rally the forces to follow the previous ’Ming’s’ precedent. By then, they would be left with no troops to deploy and no defense to rely upon. Thus, as soon as the Divine Sect shifted its strategic direction and their attack eased slightly, they immediately relieved Huangfu Weiming of his military command and recalled him to the Capital, offering him an important but ceremonial position.

Unfortunately, the Huangfu family, after all, comes from a border camp, with a lineage too low and influence too weak in Sizhou, so despite his heroic efforts and significant accomplishments, he couldn’t even secure a rank among the Nine Ministers. Now, he is only the assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the ’most honorable among various ministers,’ managing discussions and responses, especially advising and strategizing for the Emperor’s Throne.

To put it bluntly, he’s just a counselor, and an assistant at that, quite ineffectual. Hence, it made sense for him to propose the policy of lifting the ban on Party Members. It’s just like he let out a loud fart this time...

But what no one expected was that the Ziwei Constellation actually approved?