Han Qing had already told Qiu Lin about the situation in the southeast before Su Jin came down.
Han Qing said earnestly to Qiu Lin, "Qiu Lin, I know what kind of person you are. Stay and create a brilliant future with us!"
Qiu Lin took a deep breath. He had come to persuade Su Jin to surrender, but instead he was the one being persuaded!
Qiu Lin shook his head frantically.
He can't! How could he be a treacherous person!
Qiu Lin looked at Han Qing, then at Su Jinxia, knowing that nothing he said would make a difference.
"I failed, I'm leaving." Qiu Lin gave Han Qing a deep look, then left in a hurry with her head down.
He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would be unable to resist the urge to be tempted.
Actually, his family is here too!
However, as an official of the imperial court and as an envoy, he could not surrender; his integrity forbade him to do so!
Han Qing sighed, his whole being filled with desolation. He truly hoped that this former friend could fight alongside him.
Su Jinxia didn't care. Han Qing was enough for her. If there were more bookworms like that, Su Jinxia really couldn't stand it.
Neither Su Jinxia nor Han Qing expected that after Qiu Lin returned, he would sing Zhuang Jun's praises to his colleagues.
Zhuang Jun's reputation gradually permeated the capital, and the solid barrier of imperial power began to crumble.
A division arose within the imperial court, with some arguing that Su Jin's army was the most popular and its strength should not be underestimated, and that troops should be dispatched to suppress it as soon as possible.
Some believed that Zhuang Jun's uprising was merely a popular rebellion and not a cause for concern. However, they argued that Ji Jun already had nearly 300,000 troops, and that Zhou Ji, as a member of the royal family with a good reputation, was a serious threat. Some even claimed that people in the court had secretly contacted Zhou Ji, wanting to support him in ascending the throne.
Both armies were eyeing the situation covetously, but the imperial court could not attend to both sides and had to make a choice.
Comparing the two, the emperor felt that Zhou Ji posed a greater danger, and the betrayal of his own brother angered him even more, so he devised a strategy to attack Ji's army first and then Zhuang's army.
The army of 50,000 left Kyoto and headed towards Tamagawa.
In this way, the imperial court stationed nearly 150,000 troops in Yuchuan!
The Ji army can only muster no more than 100,000 troops in Yuchuan; the Ji army is in grave danger!
As the Prince of Ji, Zhou Ji was not in a hurry, because he entrusted everything to Shen Qianxue. Training troops, commanding subordinates, arranging troops and so on were all handled by Shen Qianxue.
Zhou Ji only needed to sit there during each meeting and make the final decision.
Some of Zhou Ji's confidants in the army were saying that Zhou Ji shouldn't trust Shen Qianxue too much, since Shen Qianxue had a romantic entanglement with the Heavenly Maiden on the other side, and they couldn't be too careful.
But whenever Zhou Ji heard these words, he would get angry and scold him, showing his absolute trust in Shen Qianxue.
Zhou Ji was the most skilled at understanding people's hearts. He knew all too well that the more he did this, the less likely Shen Qianxue would have any ulterior motives.
While resisting the imperial court's attack, Shen Qianxue also set her sights on Fan Ping.
Fanping is a triangular area between the Ji Army, Zhuang Army, and the imperial court. Although it is far from the Ji Army, as long as Fanping is captured, it can form an encirclement of Yuchuan.
However, Shen Qianxue vaguely guessed that Su Jin's next target would be Fan Ping, and that Fan Ping was very close to Tianyang City.
With Xu Zhou in charge, Fan Ping is a tough nut to crack...
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Meanwhile, in the Mai family compound, Mai Zizi had just heard the news about Su Jinxia.
"What? Su Jin has raised an army? How is that possible? Isn't she the Lord of the Glass?"
The Mai family were just merchants, and their information about the war was delayed.
Mai Zizi was a young lady from a sheltered family, so no one talked about these things in front of her.
So when Mai Zizi overheard the servants talking, she was stunned.
She summoned the two servants who had been discussing the matter and questioned them.
A weasel-faced lackey said, "Su Jinxia is now the leader of the rebel army, occupying the entire southeast region, and is now in a three-way standoff with the imperial court and the army of Prince Ji."
"I also heard that she challenged the Phoenix Lord to a duel and wanted to take his head!"
"Impossible!" Mai Zizi's eyes widened in disbelief. The person this lackey was talking about didn't resemble Su Jin at all!
The servant lowered his head, his triangular eyes darting around furtively.
Because of Mai Zizi's connection with the Mai family and Phoenix Pavilion, the servants had heard about Su Jinxia and Shen Qianxue's affair.
The servant then said, "Miss, you are still too naive. Su Jinxia is not a good person at all. She is very ambitious. She wants to swallow up Phoenix Pavilion, swallow up Ji Army, and become the ruler of the world!"
"Don't even mention that Shen Qianxue doesn't care. Even if you, Miss, stood in front of her, she wouldn't show any mercy."
"You're talking nonsense!" Mai Zizi stomped her foot in anger.
The servant continued, "How could I be talking nonsense? If she considered you a good sister, why would she have set fire to your house to kill you a while ago? Although she did some superficial things, it was all a trick to make you continue to trust her. She might even be trying to use your relationship with the Phoenix Lord to murder her."
Mai Zizi's eyes became hesitant. She didn't believe she had mistaken the person, but the servant spoke with such conviction.
“I don’t believe it! She’s not that kind of person.” Mai Zizi gently shook her head.
"But it's an undeniable fact that she raised an army to become king and is going to attack our King Ji's army. If you don't believe me, Miss, ask her when you see her in the future and see if she feels guilty!" The servant's triangular eyes gleamed with a dark light.
But Maizizi didn't notice, and even thought the servant was right.
After the fire, she wanted to ask Su Jinxia herself what she was doing and what she wanted to do!
Brother Qianxue raised an army for the sake of the world, so why does Su Jinxia oppose him?
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