Today, Shen Jinchen of the imperial court not only appointed Jun Jianchou as Grand General, but also finally decided to take action against those people outside the city.

The court is now his personal fiefdom; whatever he says goes, and no one objects. So the matter is being handled exceptionally smoothly. After the morning court session, General Zhao Yu led a large force to withdraw and arrest the suspects.

The other party had come with great force at first, but now they had become a defeated dog. Zhao Yu had walked through all four gates of the capital in less than an hour.

In the end, he captured six hundred prisoners, all of whom were taken to the capital's prison to await their fate.

Such a great victory left the people of the capital deeply moved. They had thought they would suffer collateral damage, but the young prime minister had dealt with the foreign enemy with ease.

Suddenly, they stopped caring about the rumors. This man was at least more capable than the current emperor. If he were to ascend the throne, the people of the world would surely live in peace and prosperity.

As for whether it is a descendant of the previous dynasty or wants to overthrow this dynasty, what does it matter?

Anyway, any emperor who can make them live a good life is a good emperor. Besides, Emperor Yan Zhao's edict of self-reproach also stated that the grand banquet was originally the result of Emperor Yan Taizu's robbery.

So the person they like now is the right one, so what's wrong with them?

After settling the people in, Zhao Yu went to the princess's residence to personally report on his work.

Among the people he captured were six princes, some of whom were even of the Yan family bloodline. He had to come to Shen Jinchen in person to discuss countermeasures.

After meeting with him in the study, Shen Jinchen took care of the follow-up matters.

They were all convicted of treason, their entire families were exterminated, and they were to be executed in the autumn.

Zhao Yu was slightly surprised to hear this result, but ultimately left without saying anything.

The mastermind behind this event probably originally planned to reap the benefits after the other princes fought to the death, but he was wrong. Not only were these princes no match for Shen Jinchen, but he and his son were also eliminated by Ji Changming before they even left Yingchuan.

It was also a matter of timing, fate, and luck.

After all, they didn't know that the man who looked like a weak scholar actually had extremely high martial arts skills. He had mastered various formations to perfection and could easily defeat thousands of troops.

Therefore, the entire conflict, which seemed to be on the verge of falling apart, was resolved in such a gentle and amicable manner.

The following day at the imperial court, Shen Jinchen made arrangements for the aftermath of the rebellion, sending many people out of the capital to quell the unrest in the area.

Upon hearing this news, Cen Xi asked Bai Xiang to take her to find Bai Ze.

That brat, hasn't he always wanted revenge?

Now is the perfect opportunity.

She could also take this opportunity to inspect the private army he had trained and see how effective they were now.

Originally, she had trained this group of people to deal with the assassination attempt by Yan Taizu, but unfortunately, she hadn't used them yet. However, she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't be able to use them in the future, so she decided to win over Bai Ze first, let him avenge himself, and then he would willingly remember her kindness.

Outside the capital city lies Jade Emperor Mountain, the imperial mausoleum of the dynasty preceding the Great Qi.

After Jun Jianchou brought the group of people trained in Shangyang City to the capital, he also followed Cen Xi's method and established a training ground in Chenfeng Valley behind Yuhuang Mountain.

He also took on an apprentice here and taught him all the medical skills he had learned.

And this person was none other than Liu Ji.

Cen Xi never expected that this person had such talent. She had gone to great lengths to find another doctor, but she never imagined that she would have a medical genius by her side.

The world is truly vast, and surprises always exceed our imagination.

Upon hearing Liu Ji's animated speech, Cen Xi became extremely curious about him.

So he asked Jun Jianchou if she knew surgery and if she could perform operations.

Liu Ji scratched his head and said he didn't know how, but he was learning and found it quite interesting, and that he would be able to learn it in the future.

Cen Xi immediately lost interest in him and went straight to find Bai Ze.

Bai Ze had been following her for a long time. Now, when they met again, this young man had shed his former naivety and was now like a sharp sword, radiating brilliance.

Cen Xi became interested as soon as she saw him. She felt that his martial arts skills must have improved rapidly, so she decided to have a sparring match.

"Bai Ze, how about we have a fight?"

"We dare not disobey the princess's command."

Bai Ze also wanted to find someone to test his abilities, but unfortunately, none of the people below could beat him. Therefore, when Cen Xi came today, he originally did not intend to let her go.

Before Cen Xi could even shout "start," the opponent's longsword came straight at her. Cen Xi hesitated for a moment, then drew her sword and clashed with Bai Ze.

The two fought fiercely, their figures, one black and one white, flying back and forth in Chenfeng Valley, dazzling the onlookers. Their swordplay was so fast that the spectators below couldn't even see a single afterimage.

From the blazing sun to the setting sun, Cen Xi hadn't been able to defeat Bai Ze, but she was clearly pleased with his talent, so she showed no signs of fatigue and continued to spar with him.

When Shen Jinchen arrived, the two were still locked in a fierce fight.

With such a master as his own, Shen Jinchen naturally admired him greatly.

He knew Cen Xi's skill level well; at full strength, Cen Xi could withstand a hundred moves from him. Cen Xi had arrived at noon, and Cen Xi hadn't lost yet, which meant that Bai Ze was indeed a promising talent.

He wants to poach this person, but he doesn't know if his wife is willing.

Another hour passed before the figures in black and white finally landed.

Bai Ze suffered a minor injury, but Cen Xi showed mercy.

"Princess, please show mercy."

"Your kung fu is excellent, and your talent is remarkable. You're worlds apart from when I saved you. Moreover, you possess the bearing of a great general. You truly are a member of the Bai family. Do you know why I, the princess, have come to find you today?"

Cen Xi admired Bai Ze, whom he had saved. Now that the world was in chaos, he should go and take revenge.

She had discussed it privately with Shen Jinchen, and it was very likely that Lu Muran of Baicheng was a spy who was secretly helping Yan Taizu to annex the territory of Dayan.

Now that the War of the Eight Princes has ended, there are still many spies planted by Emperor Taizu in various places. If we don't clean them up now, when will we? Bai Ze is the best candidate to lead the troops.

"Your Highness! Bai Ze... can Bai Ze return to Bai City to seek revenge?"

Bai Ze knelt on one knee, looking at Cen Xi with an excited expression.

"Not bad! Your martial arts skills are now quite high, which does not disappoint my training. You said you wanted to take revenge yourself, and I agreed. Now, do you have the confidence to kill your enemy with your own hands?"

Cen Xi sheathed her sword, her words sharp and firm, like a female general.

When she went to seize Feifeng Mountain, she really wanted to be a female general. Unfortunately, the man she ended up with was too powerful, and even Emperor Yan Taizu couldn't handle him, so her ambition was thwarted.