One king, two generals, three grand ministers—they stabilized mountains, secured the seas, and pacified the realm!
The establishment of the Mountain and Sea Empire and its development over the past ten thousand years would have been impossible without the efforts of the Six Great Clans.
No one could have predicted that among the three grand ministers, the Zhuge Family—who represented intellect and strategy—would now be completely gone, their residence empty.
When Li Shimu received this news from his informant, he wasn't surprised. He even felt it was to be expected.
For those who were exceptionally intelligent—or rather, wise—with minds that operated differently from the average person, it was inevitable that they would harbor immense ambitions.
This was especially true for a family like the Zhuges, where every member was unnaturally brilliant, capable of manipulating other experts with pure strategy, never needing to resort to force.
