Who put the yellow robe on me?

General Zhong Wenbin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on. He nodded and said approvingly, "Your Highness is very wise. It turns out your true target is Xianyu Lin Yuan, not that Mammon."

Jiang Chen smiled without saying anything, but he was thinking in his heart how to subdue Mammon.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and everyone couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.

A scout came running over, panting, his face full of anxiety.

"Report! Your Highness Prince Yan, General Deng Yunde is back!" The scout knelt on one knee, with a hint of nervousness in his voice.

Jiang Chen was stunned, frowning slightly: "Oh? Didn't Deng Yunde return to the capital? How come he's back so soon?"

Zhong Xiaodan looked solemn and whispered, "General Deng is not a reckless person. There must be something strange about his return today."

Jiang Chen nodded, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "I think so too, let's go and take a look."

Jiang Chen and the other two walked quickly into the camp. As the night deepened, the breeze was mixed with the fragrance of grass and trees and the smell of smoke from a distant campfire.

The faint sound of soldiers talking could be heard in the air, and it seemed a little uneasy.

Outside the commander's tent in the center of the camp, Deng Yunde was waiting anxiously. His body was covered in dust, his face weathered, and it was obvious that he had rushed all the way here without rest.

"General Deng!" Jiang Chen walked up quickly and asked with concern, "Why are you back? What's the situation in the capital?"

Deng Yunde immediately knelt on one knee when he saw Jiang Chen, and said in a hurried voice: "Your Highness, this is bad! Someone is coming from the palace!"

Jiang Chen's heart tightened as he realized the seriousness of the matter.

He helped Deng Yunde up and motioned him to go inside and talk.

Inside the general's tent, the flickering candlelight illuminated the solemn faces of the crowd. Jiang Chen sat in the main seat, his eyes fixed on Deng Yunde.

"General Deng, what exactly happened?"

Deng Yunde took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, before I returned to the capital, I met the imperial edict delivery team from the capital. After asking around, I immediately returned."

Jiang Chen frowned, thinking to himself, "A team delivering an imperial decree? Could it be...?"

Jiang Chen stood on the city wall, looking into the distance with deep eyes, his heart full of doubts and uneasiness.

"General Deng, how long will it take for the team delivering the imperial edict to arrive here?" Zhong Xiaodan walked forward, with a hint of urgency in his tone and worry in his eyes.

Deng Yunde looked up at the sky, thought for a moment, and said, "When I left the imperial edict delivery team, they were already outside this West City. They should arrive in less than a minute."

Jiang Chen heard this, his gaze still fixed on the distance, his mind a thousand thoughts: Why did the palace send people to urge him to return to the capital? Did something happen in the capital?

Zhong Xiaodan looked at Jiang Chen with a questioning look, as if waiting for his decision.

The breeze blew his hair, bringing with it a faint scent of grass and trees.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath, turned around, and said to Zhong Xiaodan: "Let's go, in this case, let's go and receive the imperial edict first."

Zhong Xiaodan nodded and replied, "Yes!"

Jiang Chen signaled to Deng Yunde: "General Deng, you go and lead the imperial edict-delivering team to the Xizhou City Government Office first. We will go ahead."

Deng Yunde clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Highness." After that, he left quickly.

Jiang Chen and Zhong Xiaodan walked slowly down the stone steps of the city wall, both of them silent all the way.

On the streets of the city, people come and go, the cries of vendors and the sounds of children playing are intertwined, but all this noise seems to have nothing to do with them.

Jiang Chen's heart was filled with doubts and uneasiness.

He thought back to everything that had happened recently: the war in the Western Regions had not yet subsided, but the palace had been sending out recall orders one after another. Why was this happening?

Zhong Xiaodan glanced at Jiang Chen and saw that he was frowning and looking serious. He couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, do you think something unexpected has happened in the palace?"

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly, his eyes still looking forward: "I don't know, but I always feel that something is not right."

Zhong Xiaodan was silent for a moment, then whispered, "In any case, we should be cautious."

Jiang Chen nodded, but his heart felt even heavier.

Soon, the two arrived at the government office.

The gate of the government office was tall and majestic, and the stone lions in front of the gate were lifelike, as if watching them. Jiang Chen stopped and looked up at the plaque of the government office, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.

"Your Highness?" Zhong Xiaodan reminded softly.

Jiang Chen came back to his senses and smiled slightly: "Let's go."

Entering the government office, Jiang Chen and Zhong Xiaodan went to the main hall, awaiting the arrival of the imperial edict-delivering team. Time seemed stretched out, and every minute and every second seemed exceptionally long.

Jiang Chen sat in a chair, his fingers tapping the tabletop with a rhythmic "tapping" sound. His eyes wandered, clearly lost in thought.

Zhong Xiaodan looked at him, his heart filled with doubts. He recalled the first recall gold medal he had received, which was urgent and he hadn't yet determined whether it was real or fake, but then this second gold medal arrived.

"Your Highness, what do you think the content of this imperial edict will be?" Zhong Xiaodan asked tentatively.

Jiang Chen sighed, his eyes heavy: "I'm afraid it won't be good news."

At this moment, a guard walked in quickly, clasped his fists and reported: "Your Highness, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict has arrived."

Jiang Chen stood up, his expression solemn: "Let's go and receive the decree."

Zhong Xiaodan nodded and followed him.

Walking out of the main hall, I saw a team of eunuchs and guards in court costumes standing in the courtyard. The leading eunuch was holding a bright yellow imperial edict. He had a professional smile on his face, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Your Highness the Sixteenth Prince, I have come here on the orders of the Emperor to read out the imperial edict." The shrill voice of the eunuch delivering the edict echoed in the air.

Jiang Chen knelt down with everyone else and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I respectfully request your decree."

The eunuch carrying the decree unfolded the imperial edict, cleared his throat, and read aloud: "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees! Sixteenth Prince, I command you to lead your troops to the capital immediately. No delay! Seeing the golden plaque is like seeing me in person. Do it immediately!"

After the decree was announced, the whole yard fell into silence.

Jiang Chen, Zhong Xiaodan and others couldn't help but frown, full of doubts in their hearts.

If the first gold medal was still polite, then the tone of the second gold medal was extremely harsh.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and respectfully took the imperial edict and the recall gold medal. He felt the cold touch of the gold medal and his heart was chilled.

He took out two ingots of silver from his sleeve, handed them to the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency has worked hard on the journey. Please accept this small token of your gratitude."

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict had a proper smile on his face and bowed slightly: "Your Highness is too polite. I don't deserve it." Although he said so, he still politely took the silver.

Jiang Chen took the opportunity to ask, "Eunuch, has anything big happened in the palace recently?"