The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Ren Tianye quickly came up with a complete plan in his mind, and after a little thought, he felt that the plan was feasible.

Of course, this would require Su Jin's help. Given the great contributions Su Jin had made to him before, Ren Tianye had to respect her opinion no matter what.

"Su Jin, I, the Grand Commandant, have a task for you. I wonder if you are willing?"

Su Jin's body jolted.

Finally, has this day come?

From the very beginning, she followed Ren Tianye and served as a clerk under him. To this day, she still serves as a clerk under Ren Tianye, except that she handles more and more complicated matters than before.

Their status and treatment have long since changed.

After returning from Sifang City, although she was still nominally a clerk, her prestige in the army was already quite high. Whether in the former General's Mansion or the current Grand Commandant's Mansion, the soldiers all respected her greatly.

Su Jin was actually quite satisfied. After all, although her position was just a clerk, anyone with a brain would know that she was a close confidante of the general and would be promoted to a higher position to become the general's trusted minister if needed.

but……

Even though it's always like this, there's always a longing in my heart.

Young women also yearn to achieve great things.

Now... after enduring so much hardship, the opportunity has finally fallen into her lap.

"General, I am willing."

Ren Tianye gave a half-smile. "Don't you even ask what I need you to do?"

"I will do whatever the general tells me to do."

"Very good!" Ren Tianye nodded. Su Jin had followed him in battles and conquests, and her horizons and perspectives had gradually broadened. Moreover, his Su family in the Northern Frontier almost collapsed completely because of this mess.

The saying goes, "Once bitten by a snake, twice shy."

I'm sure Su Jin knows what's going on.

Then, we can decide on Su Jin.

Moreover, Su Jin, as his close confidante, taking on this important task would also demonstrate his high regard for the Demon Suppression Division, thus reducing obstacles in the work of suppressing demons, monsters, and evil spirits.

However, besides Su Jin, one more person is still needed.

This man was Zhou Ze, the deputy general who had been obtained from Lu Qing.

According to Ren Tianye, this can be considered a talent.

Having served in the capital's garrison for a long time, he was quite knowledgeable about the affairs of the capital. Moreover, he had accompanied Lu Qing to Yunji City, and it was he who persuaded Lu Qing to abandon the attack on Yunji City. This shows that he was a clear-headed person.

Entrusting the Demon Suppression Division to him should not be a problem.

Moreover, with Su Jin keeping him in check, Ren Tianye felt even more at ease.

Ren Tianye sent someone to summon Zhou Ze, and then explained everything about the Demon Suppression Division to the two of them. The main task was to eliminate the demons and monsters that had been caused by the Empress in the Great Yu Kingdom.

After Ren Tianye finished speaking, Su Jin knelt down without hesitation.

"Having received the General's orders, I will certainly not fail in the trust placed in me."

Zhou Ze hesitated and said, "Grand Commandant, are you really going to do this? As far as I know, there are too many monsters and demons in the capital, and many of them hold important positions. If we really have to start, I'm afraid there will be rivers of blood."

"Will this work?"

Ren Tianye immediately said coldly, "This Grand Commandant is not afraid of rivers of blood or mountains of corpses. I am only afraid that these demons will not be completely eradicated. You can do whatever you want. Even if you tear a hole in the sky, I will cover for you."

Zhou Ze was jolted awake and knelt down on the ground.

Ren Tianye announced: "Zhou Ze is appointed as the commander of the Demon Suppression Division, and Su Jin is appointed as the deputy commander of the Demon Suppression Division. You two are ordered to make all the necessary preparations, including reporting the required manpower, funds, privileges, etc."

"yes!"

"yes!"

The two accepted the order in unison.

Just then, Wei Shuo burst in excitedly: "General, the Su family has arrived."

Su Jin was about to bow and take her leave when she heard this, and immediately stopped in her tracks.

Are people from the Su family here?

Her second uncle sent people again?

Why didn't you tell her?

Then, a person came in from outside. His white hair was neatly combed, his face was full of wrinkles and hardships, his eyes were deep-set but his gaze was deep and resolute.

His attire was also quite shabby, a worn-out brocade robe with dark patterns, the edges slightly frayed, and he wore no jewelry or ornaments except for a plain belt around his waist.

He exuded a cool and aloof aura, yet maintained an inherent sense of order.

This surprised Ren Tianye slightly.

He assumed that the talent Wei Shuo recommended must come from an extraordinary family background, a prominent clan, and could certainly provide what he needed, especially the talent he needed now. But this person looked rather shabby...

Even officials in the capital wouldn't go that far.

"This humble subject, Su Pengcheng, pays his respects to the Grand Commandant."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin, who had not yet left, exclaimed in surprise.

"Su Pengcheng, the head of the Su family in Kyoto?"

"You're Su Pengcheng?"

Ren Tianye was also slightly surprised.

It wasn't that he knew Su Pengcheng, but rather that he had heard of the Su family's great reputation. After all, there was an old saying: "If the Su family doesn't write, literature won't be lonely; if history doesn't panic, the Su family won't perish."

In other words, as long as the Su family still has someone to write, the literary style of the world will not fall into silence or decline. As long as the history books of the world can still be compiled normally and not abandoned, the Su family will not perish.

This is a consensus worldwide!

After all, the Su family of Kyoto served as imperial tutors at the founding of the dynasty, established court etiquette, compiled regulations, and directly participated in inner court discussions. Later, for several generations, they served as the head of the national legation, compiled official histories, monopolized the Hanlin Academy, and half of the Hanlin scholars came from this family. They also served as chief examiners for the imperial examinations. It can be said that their students and former officials were all over the court and the country.

Such a prominent family can be described as a true scholarly family.

How...

How did things come to this?

This is also what Su Jin wanted to ask.

Although the Su family of the Northern Frontier shares the same surname as the Su family of the capital, their reputation and status are worlds apart. After all, how can one compare a businessman with a scholar?

Before the world was in chaos, his second uncle also tried every means to establish a relationship with the Su family in the capital.

Can……

How could such a prestigious family...

Does it look so miserable right now?

Wei Shuo had already seen through Ren Tianye's intentions and said, "General, the Su family is loyal and upright. They have repeatedly advised Xiao Mingzhao, but were demoted by him."

Ren Tianye suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

But then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Since you were demoted by Xiao Mingzhao, why haven't any members of the Su family from the capital come to join me, even though I've been recruiting talented people from all over the country?"

Su Pengcheng stepped forward without trying to hide it.

He replied directly, "I dare not rely on the Grand Commandant."

Why?

"I'm afraid the Grand Commandant is a traitor who usurped the throne!"

Ren Tianye was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "You're the first person in the capital to dare speak to me like that."

"I have been dismissed from my post, and my family has gradually declined. Even the library in Shanhe City in the northern border was burned to the ground by the barbarians. I have nothing left to gain and nothing left to defend. At worst, I will just have to die."

Ren Tianye nodded, saying that having a stubborn temper was not a problem.

As long as they're not love-struck and can get things done, that's fine.

It's not that he lacks tolerance.

He asked with a smile, "Then why are you willing to come and seek refuge now?"

"Nothing more," Su Pengcheng said bluntly. "Firstly, General Wei Shuo invited me, and secondly, the Grand General intends to annihilate the barbarian army outside the capital..."

When he spoke of the barbarian army, Su Pengcheng's voice trembled slightly, and his eyes flashed with deep hatred as he said, "If the General is willing to annihilate the barbarians, then he is not the treacherous minister without a ruler or father that Lord Pei Jingzhi sees him as. Even if he usurped the country, he is still a loyal minister who is different from the barbarians!"

Ren Tianye caught the nuances of the attitude towards the barbarians, but still laughed and said, "This general has killed quite a few barbarians in the northern frontier..."

"That's different. In the northern frontier, the general killed barbarians to protect himself, but now it's an offensive, so the meaning is different."

Ren Tianye roughly understood Su Pengcheng's thoughts, and then turned his gaze to Wei Shuo.

Wei Shuo was also clever; he immediately knew that Ren Tianye wanted to know about the feud between the Su family of Kyoto and the barbarians, so he immediately said, "General, the Su family of Kyoto and the barbarians have a deep-seated hatred for each other!"

"The Su family ancestor was once a Hanlin scholar who held the imperial authority in the northern border, but he was killed by barbarians and his body was abandoned in the wilderness."

"For generations, the Su family has kept the national history, recording the barbarian invasions and crimes truthfully. As a result, they have incurred the hatred of the barbarians, and the Su family members scattered throughout the lands have all been robbed and killed by barbarian spies!"

"After the Su family broke through the northern border and entered Shanhe City, a great fire burned down the library that the Su family had built there, which included the collections left by the Su family over the generations, many of which contained records of the grasslands."

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Wei Shuo recounted each and every incident with heartbreaking detail, and Su Pengcheng's eyes also reddened. After Wei Shuo had finished speaking, Su Pengcheng said, "My grandfather, father, and son were all killed by barbarians."

"When the barbarian third prince, Tuoba Xiangtai, entered the city, His Majesty even attempted to ease tensions, ordering my Su family to personally welcome him, claiming it was to atone for our sins. Humph, this humble subject would rather die than obey!"

Su Pengcheng paused, then said, "Grand Commandant, there are 30,000 barbarian troops outside the city. If you can kill all the barbarians who are taller than a cartwheel, my Su family in the capital will serve you with utmost loyalty from this day forward."

"We will do everything in our power to gather talented individuals from across the land for the Grand Commandant and bring them into the General's fold!"

Ren Tianye frowned and looked at Su Pengcheng.

Suddenly, he asked, "Will the absence of barbarians shorter than a cartwheel affect your Su family's ability to recommend talented individuals to me?"

Su Pengcheng: "Hmm?"

"Um?"

"???"

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