435 ChWith 8,000 private troops, the Emperor forced me to relinquish military power. How could I, as a subject, harbor ulterior motives?
With 80,000 private troops, the Emperor forced me to relinquish military power. How could I, a great man born between Heaven and Earth, long endure living beneath others?
With 800,000 private troops, the Emperor forced me to relinquish military power. "Throughout My life, I have been mandated by Heaven, eternally prosperous!"
Chen Huai'an transmigrated into the Great Xin Dynasty, becoming the eldest son of a Prince who held equal standing with the Emperor. To strip the Prince of his military power, the Emperor secretly ordered his death in the capital. He then decreed that the entire Prince's mansion, more than a hundred people, be expelled from their fiefdom and exiled to the frigid northern lands to await death.
On the eve of the exile, Chen Huai'an awakened a system, and overnight found himself possessing 800,000 elite cavalry. Facing the imperial envoy who had arrived with the decree once more, Chen Huai'an scoffed, "What did you say?朕 (We) didn't hear you too clearly just now. You are permitted to rephrase your words and say it again!"
