While Wang Gan's actions had some merit, as he was ultimately concerned for the safety of Da Wu, Chen Zhennan paid no heed to them.

How can killing someone out of fear be an excuse to absolve oneself of responsibility?

Chen Zhennan immediately summoned his army and surrounded the entire territory of Da Gan.

Inside the imperial palace, Wang Gan was furious.

Originally, after Zhou Jianjia decisively defeated Song Yunming's cavalry, she solemnly promised to send a large army to aid Dagan. Who would have thought that she would so blatantly break her promise and now she has not taken any action at all.

Wang Gan was tempted to surrender and hurriedly sent someone to contact Chen Zhennan, but Chen Zhennan refused to see the messenger at all.

After dark, Chen Zhennan led his army into the Da Gan Imperial Palace. The palace guards offered little resistance, and Chen Zhennan captured Wang Gan without much trouble.

Wang Gan pleaded with Chen Zhennan to spare him, tears streaming down his face: "Chen Zhennan, I was forced into this situation. Please, have mercy on me and spare my life."

Chen Zhennan stood in front of Wang Gan and said coldly, "Hmph, you brought this upon yourself. Now you're begging for mercy, but isn't it too late? You're nothing but a clown, a pawn to be manipulated. As the saying goes, 'You've spun your own cocoon,' and today is your end."

Hearing Chen Zhennan's mockery, Wang Gan's eyes were filled with resentment. He gritted his teeth and said, "Chen Zhennan, don't be so smug. You will be punished for how you treat me today."

Chen Zhennan sneered: "Retribution? Someone as fickle and treacherous as you dares to talk about retribution?"

Chen Zhennan slowly bent down and reached out to grab Wang Gan's collar.

“I once asked Yunyang to give you four wise sayings, but you didn’t take them to heart. I originally wanted to spare your life, but you know, if you don’t court death, you won’t die. Your lifespan is coming to an end.”