At this moment, Jiang Moyan had already immersed himself in the role. He felt that even the Crown Prince had to show sufficient respect to the Imperial Sword…

What do you think will happen to me?

Li Zhu looked at Jiang Moyan and calmly asked in return!

"The imperial sword has the right to execute first and report later. Aren't you afraid?"

Jiang Moyan mustered her courage and looked at Li Zhu, questioning him!

"Do you dare kill me? Can you kill me? If you can't, what's the point of saying all this? If you don't want to die, get the hell out of here. And those eunuchs behind you, if they dare to say anything out of line, I won't hesitate to show them what the Crown Prince's majesty is..."

Li Zhu's voice wasn't loud, but it was deafening, silencing Jiang Moyan and the eunuchs behind him...

They all knew that bringing the imperial sword to the Crown Prince's camp was a private act, and if something really went wrong, probably no one would stand up for them, meaning their deaths would be in vain...

"Your Highness, you...you...also..."

"Are you trying to say I'm being too arrogant and domineering? This is my attitude. If you can tolerate it, then tolerate it; if you can't, then die..."

Li Zhu didn't tolerate the other party's words at all!

This remark infuriated Jiang Moyan, but he didn't dare to actually retort to Li Zhu, so he could only sit there and sulk...

The council hall was quiet for a while before Li Zhu looked at Jiang Moyan and spoke.

"What are you all still doing here? We need to hold a military meeting. Don't you think you're in the way?"

That's outrageous!

That's insulting...

Jiang Moyan picked up the imperial sword and looked at Li Zhu, saying...

"Your Highness, I am here to oversee the army. Shouldn't I be qualified to participate in your military conference?"

Li Zhu couldn't go too far, so he had no choice but to let them stay. He didn't yet know that the imperial sword was fake, otherwise he would have crippled these people directly...

"General Wang, how are the preparations going?"

Li Zhu looked at Wang Yanzhang and asked, "Now, many things are being handled by him. After all, he's my future father-in-law, so I trust him with his work..."

"We're ready and can depart at any time..."

"Very well, pass down the order: advance on Youzhou..."

Li Zhu then immediately gave the order!

"etc…"

Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out. Everyone turned to look and saw that it was Jiang Moyan speaking. Seeing that he had successfully attracted everyone's attention, he continued speaking.

"I disagree with sending troops to Youzhou..."

He's here to cause trouble anyway, so whatever decision the other side makes, he should just stand up and oppose it...

"Who asked for your opinion? Does it matter whether you agree or not?"

Li Zhu retorted impatiently!

"I possess the imperial sword; I am here to oversee the army, and I have the right to speak on any military action..."

Jiang Moyan brandished the imperial sword in his hand and said!

"Yes, that's why you're able to speak here. Now that you've finished speaking, do you have any more questions?"

"I disagree with sending troops!"

Jiang Moyan repeated!

"I know!"

"Then why did you still order the troops to be sent out?"

Jiang Moyan asked in a somewhat frantic manner!

"I have received your opinion, but I do not intend to accept it. Therefore, I will continue with the military campaign. If you think that sending troops is wrong, then you can stay in Taiyuan Prefecture..."

Li Zhu said naturally!

Jiang Moyan felt as if he had been stabbed in the chest. This was infuriating, but what he said didn't seem to make any sense...

"I went to war with the army..."

Jiang Moyan could only helplessly say that, after all, how could she cause trouble for Li Zhu if she didn't stay by his side...

"I never said I was going to take you. Your safety is your own responsibility..."

After Li Zhu finished speaking, he left without looking back, not giving him any chance to speak at all...

Jiang Moyan was seething with hatred, secretly blaming herself for being so weak-willed, so terrified of Li Zhu...

It's obvious they want to abandon him now, but he's rushed all the way from Luoyang and won't give up so easily. So even if Li Zhu doesn't take him, he has to keep up...

The army marched out of the city in a grand procession. In some unknown corner, countless carrier pigeons took flight, reporting Li Zhu's whereabouts...

Li Zhu was aware of all this, but it was an unavoidable situation; there simply weren't enough manpower to manage it...

What Li Zhu didn't know was that among these people was a very special individual, because the other person was dressed in Miao ethnic clothing...

As they approached the vicinity of Youzhou, the Marquis suddenly appeared beside Li Zhu, looking at him with a hesitant expression, which puzzled Li Zhu. He wondered what the Marquis was holding back from saying…

"What's wrong, little monkey..."

The Marquis's face immediately darkened, but he still spoke with an embarrassed expression.

"Your Highness, why don't you go and see for yourself..."

Um?

Li Zhu looked at him with a puzzled expression, wondering if there was something he couldn't explain...

"What happened? Did Wang Yanzhang and Zhao Feng get into a fight again?"

Li Zhu figured that the two of them had probably clashed again, and the Marquis was too embarrassed to intervene, so he had no choice but to come to him...

"No...you'll see when you go see it..."

Despite his doubts, Li Zhu followed the Marquis to see what had happened…

Soon, a commotion arose within the camp, which displeased Li Zhu. He had brought some experience from his previous life with him and was very strict in managing his soldiers…

Such drunken and noisy behavior should never occur in a military camp...

"Whose men are these? How can they be so undisciplined?"

Li Zhu looked at the Marquis and asked, and the Marquis pointed ahead. Li Zhu subconsciously looked in the direction he was pointing, and when he saw what had happened, Li Zhu's face immediately darkened...

Jiang Moyan was seen drinking and gambling with several centurions, completely disregarding military discipline...

"Brothers, let me tell you, you won't go wrong following me. Once we get to the city in the next couple of days, I'll take you to the best brothels and the best casinos, so you can have as much fun as you want. Everything will be on me..."

"The army only produces a few hundred thousand catties of grain a day. Young Master Jiang, would you like to pay for it as well..."

Li Zhu appeared behind him and asked coldly!

"The army belongs to Li Zhu, why should I pay the bill? You are my friends, Young Master Jiang, so I must pay for you..."

Jiang Moyan said drunkenly, his tone full of arrogance!

However, the other generals spotted Li Zhu's arrival at a glance, and they immediately stood up, behaving as docilely as lambs...

"What are you guys doing? You don't need that kind of act with me..."

Jiang Moyan thought the generals were just being polite to him and hadn't realized what was going on...

One of the generals couldn't stand it any longer and pointed behind Jiang Moyan to remind him.

"Tai...Prince..."

"The Crown Prince? What about the Crown Prince? I have the imperial sword; he has to listen to me..."