"Shortly thereafter, an envoy came to my residence and told me that I could join the Julong Army and serve as a small sergeant."

"I am deeply grateful, because the Julong Army is the emperor's personal army, and they are treated very well. Even if they die in battle, they will receive compensation."

"Five years later, I was promoted from corporal to centurion. Later, when the emperor went hunting in the wild, I also followed the army."

"Amidst the galloping cavalry, the emperor recognized me, called my name, and asked about my recent situation again."

"I said I've brought my mother to Luojing, and now she's settled down. I'm saving money and preparing to start a family."

"The emperor laughed at this, then sent his attendants to ask if there was a suitable match. He then arranged a marriage for me and gifted me with gold dishes and paintings to celebrate. That's how you came to be."

"You once asked me why a rough soldier could marry a woman from a scholarly family when he was still young and strong. This is why."

"Your grandfather was a master teacher at the Jixia Academy, and he had many students and former officials. Since then, I have been promoted step by step, and I have benefited a lot from him."

"Now that the emperor has passed away, the blood edict he left behind has been ignored by no one. The world has ignored it. You ask me what I should do with it?"

“…” Zhuo Fengtong remained silent.

"I will tie a ring of grass in my mouth and repay you with my life!" Zhuo Muye said this word by word, and his voice was unquestionable.

"Father..." Zhuo Fengtong had made many assumptions, but he never thought that his father would choose this hopeless, even meaningless path that was abandoned by everyone.

To follow the Fenghuo edict is to allow the dynasty to decide for itself, but now the new emperor and the other two kings are both rebelling, so they must be suppressed and eliminated, and the princes and nobles in various places must be wiped out, so that the world can be divided again.

However, doing so will not please the faction that is currently trying to maintain the dynasty, and will only waste the army. If you do not listen to their advice and establish your own country, you will not be controlled by them and will be hated by them. You will offend everyone and gain no benefits. It is the lowest strategy, and its only use is to fulfill the last sad wish of the emperor.

Is this really worth it?

Zhuo Fengtong once did not understand and even shook his head to laugh at those foolishly loyal generals in history books. People in the world all act for profit, so how could there be such foolish people?

But today, after hearing these words, he suddenly fell silent again.

In terms of military strategy, prestige, experience and intelligence, his father was superior to him. It was impossible for him not to know the consequences of doing so, but he still made the decision.

Perhaps, this is the reason why he was able to rule the huge city of Beifu Mountain for nearly twenty years, and the emperor had no doubts and all the generals obeyed him.

"The flames of the flames will never cease to shine in the world..."

The fiery red feathers and flags fluttered across the earth, and the army, covering the mountains and plains, marched south to carry out the imperial edict.