Gu An'an originally thought that Jiang Yong'an would take this opportunity to go to the capital, and might even declare himself emperor.

But to her surprise, the man only delivered a message before heading off to the border.

"Xiyong is taking advantage of our chaos to fish in troubled waters. My senior brother said he has to guard the border."

The border must be guarded.

But the Great Ye Dynasty is in such turmoil now, and he is trapped on the border. When will the conflicts around him end?

Gu An'an sighed helplessly, "Anzhou Prefecture is still relatively stable right now, so let's not rush to expand our business."

It's not too late to expand when the situation is stable.

Gu An'an never expected that this wait would last for two years.

Over the past two years, no fewer than a hundred battles, large and small, have taken place in the three border cities, resulting in heavy losses. During this period, Marquis Pingyuan even embezzled grain and fodder, causing the border to fall into a bitter struggle.

Fortunately, Heaven took pity on him, and the Marquis of Pingyuan suddenly died. His heir, who inherited the title, quickly mobilized troops and escorted supplies to alleviate the border crisis. As for the reason why the Marquis of Pingyuan died suddenly, and whether the heir killed his father, these were just rumors.

When General An once again defeated the Xiyong army and signed a ceasefire agreement with the Xiyong king on behalf of the Daye Dynasty, rumors began to circulate in the Daye Dynasty that the general would inherit the throne, and these rumors intensified.

Meanwhile, the princes left behind by Emperor Longqing had already been killed or wounded in round after round of battles, and the only remaining bloodline of the late emperor was a daughter born to Imperial Noble Consort Lin.

A silly little princess.

When General An Yu returned to the capital, the court officials lined the streets outside the city gates to welcome him, shouting "Long live the Emperor!"

The man who held immense power stepped aside, saying, "The late emperor still has descendants."