In the royal palace of Chaoge, a single remark by Shen Gongbao plunged the civil and military officials into deep contemplation.
Grand Master Wen was right. As long as the three major armies in the east, south, and north were defeated first, Xiqi would pose no real threat. Yet, they had all overlooked one crucial fact.
The eight hundred dukes were all in rebellion. This meant that across the nine provinces of the realm, only Chaoge remained a pure land; everywhere else had already broken away into separate regimes.
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