Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 552: A True Man! The Calm Before the Storm!

Chapter 552: A True Man! The Calm Before the Storm!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Of the four siblings of the Wang Clan, the eldest son was Wang Gen, the second daughter was Wang Rushuang, the third son Wang Yan, and the fourth son was Wang Mi. Wang Rushuang was a woman and had been married out of the family, making her count as half an outsider and unable to inherit the family line. Wang Mi was the leader of the Imperial Army's training camp. Although his rank wasn't low, he couldn't enter the court or the military, so he did not have the authority or status to succeed to the Wang Clan.

The only ones with enough influence to inherit the Wang Clan were the eldest son, Wang Gen, and the third son, Wang Yan.

Wang Gen was a civil official while Wang Yan was a military official, with the brothers occupying almost completely different domains. And the Wang Clan's influence in the military domain rested completely on Wang Yan and his sons.

Although they had competed at the start, their relationship ended up being like a person's left and right legs. Although the legs were aimed in different directions, no person could walk with only one leg. Whether it was the civil track or the military track, if one leg was missing, the Wang Clan's influence would be greatly reduced.

Wang Yan and Wang Fu had been in Lion City, and both of them were prominent commanders in the military and symbolic representatives of the Wang Clan.

With the fall of Lion City, the Tang army was left on the flat and shelterless lands of the southwest against the tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry. It didn't take much to imagine the fate of Wang Yan and Wang Fu. And the fall of Lion City also placed Wang Chong in even greater peril. The freed-up Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army could now move north, and Wang Chong's army would swiftly be crushed if it were to encounter this force.

"No! Pass on my order! No matter where Chong-er is, find him for me and order him to return to the capital. No! Send people over and bring him back, even if you have

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