"There is indeed such a possibility." Lu Qing nodded, "Just with Cao Tianbao alone, there have already been more than one troublesome issue.
Initially, attempts were made to discreetly tarnish General Cao's reputation through his nephew, and not long after, the issue of privately manufacturing weapons surfaced.
Although my secret memo helped clear his name regarding that crime, at the time, in terms of face, he and the Holy Emperor had somewhat of a public fallout. Though not hurting the relationship drastically, it certainly drove a wedge that didn't exist before.
These years, General Cao has been following Duke Yan's lead with great loyalty. While Duke Yan welcomes such devotion, from the Holy Emperor's perspective, when looking at this matter and these people, if it were you, what would you think?"
