Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 689: Palace Debate!

Chapter 689: Palace Debate!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The two thin sheets of paper seemed to fall on the ground as if they weighed one thousand jun, instantly capturing the attention of the people within the hall. A soft jeer could faintly be heard, and some people already seemed able to see how Li Heng would end up.

Li Heng said nothing. After remaining quiet for a few moments, he kneeled on the ground and picked up the papers.

These were two letters. One of them was from a Great Tang border general, the Fort Inspector General Zhang Yang of Beiting. Anyone with an understanding of the borders of the Great Tang would know that the Great Tang's north had a very long border.

Although the entire north belonged to the Beiting Protectorate, under the command of Vice Protector-General An Sishun, the Beiting Protectorate had also established many forts on the extensive border, with important generals holding them down.

These generals would normally not be under the command of Beiting, and were only responsible for defending their own areas and sending information to the Beiting Protectorate. Once something happened, the Beiting Protectorate would immediately send out reinforcements.

In this aspect, these forts were actually their own miniature courts, with their own independent politics and militaries.

For this reason, the generals in charge of these military forts had a great deal of influence. In addition, the importance of the areas they guarded meant that these generals were also quite powerful. They were all titled generals at the minimum. These two traits meant that all the princes of the palace wished to draw them close.

This Zhang Yang was this kind of border general.

This letter seemed very ordinary, and it discussed a few battles on the border. But in various places, Zhang Yang described his admiration and willingness to follow a certain prince.

Li Heng was quiet for a few moments and then turned to the second letter. But the moment he saw it, his pupils constricted and his complexi

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