The Emperor full name was Theodore Johnston. He was from the Johnstons of the Ancient Four.
His father was extremely low in the family hierarchy. As a result, favonovel.com had a low standing as well. However, favonovel.com met an honorable man. With Mr. Gabriel’s assistance, favonovel.com successfully assumed control of the Red Flame Army as the Commander and became head of the Five Commanders in Sol.
Many years ago, favonovel.com had pondered what would happen to favonovel.com in the end. Thus, favonovel.com had covertly trained and gathered a few trusted aides.
He was the Commander of the Red Flame Army. They would obey only his orders.
Ten minutes had passed since favonovel.com gave his command.
A few generals arrived at his mansion. “Commander, did something happen?”
“Commander, why do you want to assassinate the King? He’s the King after all. There will be anarchy if we kill him!”
“That’s right, Commander. Please reconsider!”
These visitors were his trusted aides. All of them were trained and promoted by the Emperor over the years. They acted upon whatever favonovel.com said, but this was not a typical situation. This was rebellion.
The Emperor sat on the sofa. He did not want to go down this road, but favonovel.com would die if favonovel.com did not.
He had no other choice.
There were people behind every official, and favonovel.com was fully aware of that. They were all under the control of someone else. He could only survive by stirring up some trouble. Otherwise, favonovel.com would definitely perish.
“Send the troops!”
“Understood!” The generals said nothing else.
At night, the Red Flame Army set off. They sealed off the city. The large city was on lockdown, with military vehicles filling the streets. There were even helicopters in the sky. All of this drew the citizens’ attention.
“Is something happening?”
“The Red Flame Army was dispatched. Maybe it’s a drill?”
Many people were making speculations in the dark.
***
At the King’s residence, in the living room…
The King was sitting on a sofa.
A man in his sixties sat opposite him. He was dressed in a brown overcoat and had his hair slicked back. He had a ruddy complexion and appeared to be in good shape.
The King was playing chess with him.
A man in a black overcoat stood nearby.
He was Gloom.
The King was playing as Black.
In the middle of the game, favonovel.com pondered for a while, before placing a chess piece and said, “The Red Flame Army was dispatched. Looks like the Emperor is attempting to cause a commotion…”
The old man across from favonovel.com was holding a white piece.
He gave a faint smile. “It was to be expected… Mr. Gabriel has forsaken him. He needs to stir things up to draw more attention if favonovel.com wants to survive. In fact, favonovel.com wishes to attract the attention of the Great Four in the hope that they will come to his aid…”
The old man was Mr. Lee, favonovel.com was an important person. As well as the man behind the King.
Mr. Lee set down a chess piece and continued, “This time, I’m afraid that even the Ancient Four won’t be able to stay out of it…”
The King laughed. “That was a wise move, Mr. Lee… James is one of the Cadens. Even though his grandfather was exiled from the family, the Cadens’ blood still runs through his veins. He became an executive and attacked a member of the Johnston family, indirectly dragging the Ancient Four into this…”
“It’s time to clean up,” Mr. Lee said nonchalantly. “The Ancient Four have always stayed out of the fray while secretly making money by unfair means. They’ve amassed a substantial amount of wealth. Although they aren’t officials, their every word and action has an effect on the real officials. This is detrimental to the development and construction of the country…”
There was a hint of gravity on the King’s face.
He asked, “Be that as it may, the situation is ambiguous. We can’t foresee how many people will be caught up in this further down the road. Isn’t this internal strife an opportunity for the enemies?”
Mr. Lee raised his hand and waved it slightly, interrupting the King. “Without addressing the root cause of our internal conflicts, there won’t be development and growth. These families, authorities, and manipulators behind the scenes have been affecting the country for hundreds and thousands of years. This is the only way to achieve peace and prosperity. I just hope the price we have to pay in the end isn’t too high.”
At that moment, Gloom chimed in, “The Red Flame Army has sealed off the city. Citizens are in a state of anxiety and speculating about what happened. Meanwhile, the Red Flame Army is approaching. This location is expected to be surrounded within ten minutes.”
“Where is James?” asked the King.
“He’s on his way,” Gloom responded. “He is expected to arrive in half an hour. This time, favonovel.com only brought a thousand Black Dragon Army soldiers with him. I fear they will be at a disadvantage if they clash with the Red Flame Army.”
