When the imperial edict arrived, Wei Yiwen’s eyes drooped.
The old Chancellor fell into silence.
He pondered constraining the emperor, but this emperor, though reckless and willful, still held sovereign power and great renown.
At the front lines, Grand Master Jiang Su was locked in standoff with Qin Emperor Li Guan, their titanic battle yet to cease.
While neither side had unleashed full-scale fierce conflict, small skirmishes never ceased.
Like martial artists testing each other's strength, both sides probed cautiously.
If either revealed a fatal strike, a decisive battle would erupt.
In other words, the true war to unify the realm and bring peace was not far off.
Wei Yiwen expected this outcome.
Originally, the various states managed to maintain balance through mutual checks, practiced the art of political maneuvering, the strategies of alliances and rivalries.
But now only two nations remained, each with no choice but to fight.
Qin Emperor Li Guan grew stronger with each year.
The sole issue for the ruler was the lack of an heir.
Beyond that, he could nearly be compared to the wise monarchs chronicled in the annals of history.
Meanwhile, the pillar of the Daying nation, Grand Master Jiang Su, had grown old.