After a sleepless night, the next morning, Chen Zhennan released all the officials of Da Zhou, instructing them to mind their own business but absolutely not to harm the people.

Around noon, Chen Zhennan found Li Guangyi.

He demanded that Li Guangyi hand over half of his troops so he could take them with him. In return, he would generously hand over half of his own troops to Li Guangyi. In this way, by integrating people from different regions, they could turn hostility into friendship and reduce the unyielding hostility between them.

Li Guangyi originally wanted to strongly oppose it, after all, in this chaotic world, military strength is like one's life-saving charm, losing half of one's military strength is no different from waiting to die.

But upon further reflection, he realized that although he now held military power, it was merely nominal and no different from losing it altogether. So he gritted his teeth and agreed to Chen Zhennan's request.

After three days of troop mobilization, just when Chen Zhennan thought he could finally start infrastructure construction without any restrictions, an invitation was delivered to him.

He opened the invitation and found that it was sent by Zhou Tianci, another prince of the Zhou family. In the invitation, Zhou Tianci said that he was hosting a banquet for Chen Zhennan in the capital and hoped that Chen Zhennan could attend.

The invitation was simple and straightforward, but it didn't explain any reason.

Song Yunyang entered the room, glanced at the invitation, frowned, and said without hesitation, "This is a trap. The situation in the capital of Great Zhou is unclear. You cannot go."

Chen Zhennan, however, had a broad smile on his face, a hint of amusement in his eyes: "I wouldn't go if it wasn't a trap!"

"The Feast at Hongmen? What's the Feast at Hongmen? You mean we absolutely have to go?"

Chen Zhennan slowly stood up, reached out and took Song Yunyang's hand; this was the first time he had ever taken the initiative like this.

"Since they're giving me so much face, of course I should go to the banquet. Let's go together and then send the whole Zhou family to their deaths."