On a winter night in the twenty-third year of Chengguang, the capital of the Great Shao was rocked by a sudden upheaval!
The crown prince staged a coup, murdered his father and elder brother, imprisoned the empress, and stained Zichen Hall with blood. Stepping over the corpses of his own kin, he ascended the throne.
Soon after, an imperial edict arrived before Ji Yanzhao, lord of the northern frontier, who commanded three hundred thousand cavalry.
He was ordered to come to the capital and discuss matters of state.
Go? The capital is a den of danger, and the new emperor’s blade hangs high. This could be a feast at Hongmen, with no chance of returning!
Refuse? Disobeying the edict might see him branded a traitor in an instant. Three hundred thousand soldiers would become rebels, the northern frontier would erupt in flames, and the whole realm would fall into chaos!
The court is a maze of intrigue, with blades hidden everywhere.
Should he bow his head and submit?
Or... topple this bloodstained throne and ask the new emperor who murdered his father:
“You want Me to obey your summons and come to the capital?”
Whether it looks good or not, there is no problem with logic. But the pace is a bit slow. Also, you don't want to write the Nine Songs of Heavenly Movement, right? Then it's really unnecessary. 🤔