General Ning was deeply disgusted by the humiliation of Qi Yuan to the saint in front of the palace. Several of his intimate ministers understood that general Ning was angry that day. In order to make general Ning angry and for general boning's favor, they agreed to let Qi Yuan look good.

the generals fanned the flames of several other top ten talents this year, and let them know that this year the emperor only left Qiyuan, the number one champion, to stay in the capital. All of them were because Qiyuan was so popular that they could only transfer to a small post in a remote area.

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