[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-cleanup-crew":3,"chapter-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-825":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm the Cleanup Crew!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2286661,4472,"Chapter 825","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-825",825,"\u003Cp>Seeing that the Princess had no intention of “taking up her sword and marching on Luoyang” to force the old king to abdicate, Li Ang couldn’t help but exhale in relief, then couldn’t resist asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you don’t plan to storm the Wang Gong, then what exactly did you mean by ‘what I must do’ just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I mean the Officer Purge Order and the bill to expand universal suffrage for citizens… How could you possibly think I meant to lead people to storm the Wang Gong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being stirred up by Li Ang, the Princess’s emotions cooled slightly, and she sat back down, her expression complex as she explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As you said before, no matter the final outcome, what I’m doing now is right—because replacing officers who are utterly unfit and rose only through birthright gives the decaying military a chance to breathe;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the current parliament is mostly composed of merchants; even those not born into merchant families received merchant funding before being elected. Only by expanding citizen suffrage can we dilute the merchants’ excessive influence in parliament… These are things that must be done, and we cannot stop now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even though you know you’ve been manipulated by the old king, you still intend to see this through?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing at the Princess with a touch of admiration, Li Ang ventured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And then? What will you do next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang’s question, Princess Veronika couldn’t help but bite her lip again, then sighed helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One step at a time… Li Ang, my mind is in chaos. Over these past years, I’ve imagined countless times what to do if the reforms fail or something goes wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I never imagined—if Father… if the royal house suddenly turned against me—how I’d handle it. I need more time to think… Anyway, thank you for the warning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, the Princess, now calmer, first looked at Li Ang with gratitude, then sighed faintly, her expression slightly desolate:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I always believed that if I did well enough, if I carved out a viable new path for the kingdom, Father would willingly hand me the throne—after all, though he often criticized my ideas, he’d always supported me wholeheartedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seems I may have been out of the game from the start. He’s always intended Joshua as his heir. After all, if you lack ability, you can learn; if you can’t learn, you can delegate to someone capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ‘problem,’ however, seems greater. To him and the entire royal house, I’m… well… how should I put it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You betrayed the class you were born into. Or to put it plainly, your ass isn’t sitting with the royal house.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… more or less that’s it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang’s words, the Princess instinctively shifted her ample frame slightly toward the edge of her chair, then nodded helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that’s exactly it—for the royal house, I’m an outsider who betrayed them… But next time, just say the first half. I can already guess what you mean… Also, ‘class’…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering the word carefully, the Princess blinked her eyes, then evaluated with a hint of admiration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A hierarchy like steps—each level ranked above the other, sharply divided, nearly impossible to cross without external force… Your summary of this word fits the current kingdom better than I ever imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hierarchy like steps…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the Princess’s words, Li Ang froze slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d heard this word many times in his past life, but always vaguely, using it without thought—he’d never truly reflected on its meaning until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Princess, sharp-eyed and instantly grasping its deeper implication, Li Ang fell silent for a moment, then ventured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… would you care to reconsider?”???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang’s question, the Princess blinked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reconsider what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go back, lead troops to storm the Wang Gong, force your father to give up the throne, and then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… I’m feeling terrible right now! Can you please stop joking?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang, the Princess laughed bitterly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The only organized military force in the capital is the Wang Gong’s guard. Only the king has the authority to mobilize troops in the capital—not even the Wang Hou can, let alone me. Even my own bodyguards were assigned to me by them. Who exactly am I supposed to take to attack the Wang Gong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the kingdom is ruled by the entire royal house—they recognize the soldiers the royal house can command, the wealth it controls, and the civil officials seated in the seventeen departments who obey the royal house and control most state affairs—not the chair that symbolizes the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I somehow raised an army and seized the throne, I might not gain control of those soldiers, that wealth, or that power. The nobles would rise against me immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the nobles and the royal house are currently at odds, if I break the rules, the Shangyi Academy will convene immediately, declare my throne invalid, and elect Joshua or another royal member instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the merchant deputies in the Xiayi, who crave stability, won’t accept a queen who seized power by breaking the rules… In short, if I storm the Wang Gong, everything is truly over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessarily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After patiently listening to the Princess, Li Ang paused, then spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Humans easily form habits. The old king has been ill for six years, and during these six years, most state affairs have been handled by you—he’s only appeared occasionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The royalist officials in the seventeen departments claim loyalty to the royal house, but for the past six years they’ve followed your orders. Many were even appointed by you directly, just like the military ministers, and have grown accustomed to obeying you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So your advantage is far greater than you realize. If you can stabilize the situation, these royalist officials may not oppose you; most will remain neutral, or even actively support you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“????”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the soldiers, it’s even simpler. If you push through the Officer Purge Order—even if you replace only thirty percent of the lower and mid-level officers—your influence in the military will skyrocket. If you can hold the line temporarily, you might gain unimaginable support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, one side is the old rule that ignores ability and only values birthright, suppressing them their whole lives; the other side is a new queen who offers them a chance to rise—and even more. This isn’t a hard choice, is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Ang?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Li Ang across from her, eyes blazing as he seriously analyzed the possibilities, the Princess was stunned, her eyes wide with disbelief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what you’re saying?!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1106,"2026-06-20T03:18:35.371Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","993aacf1d8f43120577cbfa5258a53ddb208a665f1a9988c94bb3e610ec1d45b","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-826","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-824",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]