He suddenly stood up and paced back and forth, his mind filled with doubt.
The empress was known for her aloofness and toughness, so why would she suddenly show weakness and beg for peace?
There must be something fishy about this!
"Could this be a delaying tactic by that woman?"
Zhang Xinwang muttered through gritted teeth, his unease growing.
"How is the situation at the front?" he turned and sternly questioned the scout.
The scout immediately kowtowed: "Reporting to the commander, the allied forces... the allied forces have withdrawn."
"Withdraw?!" Zhang Xinwang roared, kicking over the table in front of him.
"The four armies combined couldn't even take Jingzhou, and they all retreated?"
The scout trembled with fear and pulled out three more silk scrolls from his robes, presenting them to the scouts with trepidation:
"General, this is... this was sent from Jingzhou City."
Zhang Xinwang took the silk scroll with suspicion. One of the scrolls was an imperial edict conferring upon him the title of "King of the First Rank."
One of them was a marriage certificate, and the recipient was none other than the Empress of Datong.
The other one was a gleaming gold tiger tally, heavy and exquisitely crafted.
He carefully examined the imperial edict and marriage certificate. The silk manuscript was made of superior material, and the handwriting was elegant and powerful, unlike a forgery.
The tiger tally, in particular, was an exquisite work of art.
The carving on it depicts a lifelike tiger, exuding an imposing aura.
However, none of these silk scrolls were stamped with the imperial seal; instead, they bore the empress's private seal.
The letter explained that the Imperial Seal had been lost and instructed Zhang Xinwang to send someone to the Chisha Army's garrison to verify if he had any doubts.
Zhang Xinwang looked at these things, his brows furrowed, his mind filled with even more doubt.
What exactly is the Empress up to?
Is the national seal truly missing?
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