Three days later.
The Jiang family army and the various forces of the Huainan King’s Mansion officially marched north.
Jiang Jiamian once again donned his long-unseen silver armor and white robes. Mounted on a white warhorse, spear in hand and cold arrows at his side, he looked every bit the handso young general of old.
"Jiamian, I won’t go."
Jiang Qingshan sighed and turned away. "With you leading the Jiang family army, I believe there will be no mistakes. As for this matter of seizing the throne, I have no intention of stopping you, but I cannot personally lead the troops."
After all, this ti the enemy was no longer the soldiers of Gole and Tuojia, but those of their own Great An.
He couldn’t do it.
All he could do was not stand in his son’s way.
Jiang Jiamian had never intended to force him. Besides, the road ahead was fraught with danger, and Jiang Qingshan’s identity was far more sensitive than his own. From the beginning, he had never planned for his father to lead troops north.
"Father, you can remain at Huainan Pass or stay within the King of Huainan’s residence. Once the world is at peace, father and son will et again. When that ti cos..."
Jiang Jiamian suddenly smiled. "I will have Father take up his sword and ride into battle against Gole and Tuojia."
Jiang Qingshan abruptly turned around. "You an..."
Gole and Tuojia, those were the greatest hatred of Jiang Qingshan’s life.
Jiang Jiamian nodded. "To face external enemies, we must first secure internal stability. Once Great An falls into the hands of Xiao Jinan and , and the internal situation is settled, it will be ti to seek out those two barbarian kingdoms and avenge the Jiang family."
"Good!"
Jiang Qingshan smiled, a rare sight. "You truly are a son of the Jiang family. I will rember your words. When that day cos, we will fight side by side, personally leading the campaign against Gole and Tuojia."
"Yes!"
With the addition of the Jiang family army and the command of the ruthless Jiang Jiamian, Xiao Jinan broke through Huainan Pass and captured seven cities in three days.
He watched Jiang Jiamian’s white robes and spirited horse with near fascination, wishing he could engrave the sight into his mory.
Jiang Jiamian wielded his silver spear, his movents fierce and fluid, like a raging blaze.
With his lover so resolute, Xiao Jinan was naturally unwilling to be outdone.
Wherever they passed, they combined kindness with force, slaughtering those who dared resist.
In less than half a month, they had completely intimidated the capital’s surrounding regions.
The cities in the rear no longer dared to defend their passes and instead opened the roads willingly.
This was exactly the outco Xiao Jinan wanted.
He sought the throne, not the destruction of Great An.
If he could establish authority early, forcing the rear forces to make wise choices and avoid prolonged warfare, then all the better.
"Your Majesty! This is terrible! The King of Huainan has rebelled!"
By the ti the ssenger rushed the news into the palace, Xiao Jinan and Jiang Jiamian had already occupied more than a dozen cities.
Unfortunately, the Emperor’s intelligence network seed to move at only this pace.
Besides, Huainan was far from the capital, this was already considered fast.
The Emperor, still basking in the afterglow of having finally eliminated the Jiang family, a long-standing threat, was watching the performances when he suddenly sprang to his feet.
"What? What did you say?!"
The King of Huainan?
Rebellion?
By all logic, Jiang Jiamian should already have been delivered to him.
Shouldn’t he still be busy tornting Jiang Jiamian?
And Jiang Jiamian, this thorn in the King of Huainan’s side, should have been enough to vent the King’s anger toward the court, keeping him obedient for several years.
How could he suddenly rebel?!
Hearing the Emperor’s disbelief, the ssenger repeated, "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan has rebelled!"
The music and dance nearly drowned out his voice.
The shocked Emperor, both anxious and furious, roared, "Out of my way!"
The King of Huainan rebelled!
How could this be?!
Before the Emperor, or even the world, could react, the King of Huainan had already reached the gates of the capital.
The Emperor urgently mobilized his forces, scrambling to respond, stretched thin and frantic.
When he hastily summoned the Yu family, hoping to rely on them to block the King of Huainan, Yu Miaomiao nearly failed to react at all.
"What!? What did you say?!"
Yu Miaomiao tightly gripped Xin’er’s arm, her eyes wide open.
How could this be?!
The King of Huainan was attacking the capital?
In her previous life, this had clearly happened several years later!
In this life, she had only just begun planning how to help the Fourth Prince ascend the throne early, and then find ways to restrain the King of Huainan, preventing his rebellion years down the line.
But now... what were they telling her?!
The old Emperor wasn’t even dead yet, and the King of Huainan had already rebelled and reached the capital’s gates!
The Emperor had even ordered the Yu family to fight to the death as the capital’s final line of defense!
"No! I must see Father!"
Yu Miaomiao didn’t have ti to think further. Lifting her skirts, she rushed toward the front courtyard.
She didn’t care how the King of Huainan had rebelled so quickly, but she knew one thing clearly: the Yu family was nowhere near as powerful as the Jiang family. Even Jiang Jiamian, who had guarded Huainan Pass for four years, hadn’t been able to suppress the King of Huainan. Now that the Jiang family had been unjustly destroyed, the Yu family absolutely could not beco the Emperor’s scapegoats.
Fighting the King of Huainan for a tyrant would only lead to a dead end.
And the Fourth Prince!
Whether the King of Huainan succeeded or the capital held, she could not allow him to die.
If circumstances were favorable, she would help defeat the King of Huainan and ascend the throne. If not, she would preserve her strength and lie low, absolutely not dying alongside the old Emperor. As long as she lived, there would always be another chance.
As for the Seventh Prince, if possible, let him die obediently in this rebellion.
Having been reborn, Yu Miaomiao was far more clear-headed than before. After the initial shock and confusion, she quickly made her decision.
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