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At the gate of the palace, Hongming paced anxiously back and forth.

He glanced casually toward the city gate and happened to see Chen Nan returning after finishing his conversation with the Empress Dowager.

He quickly stepped forward and stopped him: "Chen Nan, you really acted too recklessly this time."

Chen Nan asked, puzzled, "Why are you saying that too?"

He wasn't quite sure why everyone he was close to today said that.

Moreover, he doesn't seem to have done anything heinous.

It was nothing more than surrounding the palace with an army of ten thousand.

Seeing that Chen Nan still had an indifferent attitude, Hongming was immediately furious, and his voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

"Did you know that in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the army could only be firmly controlled by the Empress Dowager?"

"What may seem like a small thing to you may not seem like it at all to others."

"Moreover, you also beheaded an official in the imperial court today."

"Do you know what this means?"

Seeing Hongming's serious expression, Chen Nan became concerned and asked, "What does it mean?"

Hongming shouted, "If you do this, all the other officials will unite against you!"

Actually, Hongming wasn't afraid of those officials.

She simply didn't want to see Chen Nan being targeted by so many people, which is why she spoke up to remind him.

Chen Nan sighed: "Of course I know what you're talking about."

"However, some forceful measures are essential to implement reforms."

"And so what if they team up against me?"

Chen Nan didn't take those people seriously. To him, anyone who dared to stop his reforms in Northern Wei was his enemy.

However, Hongming had no idea what Chen Nan was thinking.

As an observer, she was simply anxious for Chen Nan as she saw him standing alone against the assembled officials in the imperial court.

"You're being completely unreasonable. Is this reform really that important to you?"

Hongming offered advice again.

Personally, she didn't want anything to happen to Chen Nan.

From a public perspective, Chen Nan was of immense value to the Northern Wei, and the Northern Wei naturally could not afford to lose this talent.

However, Chen Nan's performance in the imperial court today was far too assertive.

She feared that if things continued this way, unpredictable consequences might occur.

It could even be said that all the officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty, from top to bottom, stood in opposition to Chen Nan.

In that case, if Chen Nan had other ideas, even if those ideas were good for Northern Wei, probably no one would approve them.

Chen Nan bluntly stated, "You completely misunderstand how much benefit the Northern Wei Dynasty would have received after the reforms succeeded. Do you even remember the earliest Da Qian era?"

Hearing about the old Great Qian Dynasty again from Chen Nan's mouth, Hongming was lost in memories.

Chen Nan continued, "In the long past, the Great Qian Dynasty was always being utterly crushed by the Northern Wei."

"The reason why I was able to gradually become stronger was not because of my efforts alone."

"Only a small part of the reforms during the Daqian era were implemented."

"But it is this small part that has made the Great Qian so powerful."

"Imagine if the Northern Wei were to implement all the systems I've described, the entire continent would probably fall under their control."

Just as the two were talking, in the northern part of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Jiang He, along with his delegation, met with Liu Banggua in the city of Northern Qi.

Northern Qi City was the northernmost city of the Great Qian Dynasty. If you went further north, you would have entered the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Inside the city hall, Liu Banggua and Jiang He sat facing each other.

Liu Banggua picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and slowly said, "Jiang He, you really didn't need to go."

"This mission to the Northern Wei is my last mission. After completing this mission, my mission will be complete."

Upon hearing this, Jiang He's expression changed: "Elder Liu, you are a half-step Grandmaster, why must we send you to carry out this mission?"

"I remember there are still quite a few people from imperial dynasties within the territory of Western Shu, aren't there?"

"Moreover, even if we were to unite all our countries together, we still wouldn't be a match for that pseudo-empire of Beiqian, let alone the imperial dynasty behind it."

"Could it be that they're planning to make a move?"

After speaking, a hint of surprise flashed across Jiang He's face.

Liu Banggua placed the teacup on the table, suddenly stood up, and looked north.

"You know, our lives are always in their hands; we have no control over them at all."

"Moreover, in order to provoke a war between Western Shu and Northern Wei, they actually forcibly...forcibly activated the poison in my body."

"They activated the poison in your body?"

Jiang He jumped to his feet.

He knew perfectly well that each of them contained a poison within them.

The antidote is delivered to you at fixed times and locations.

If the poison is activated, each person will only have ten days to live.

"You spent a few days in Western Shu, does that mean you only have seven days to live?"

Jiang He was utterly shocked.

However, Liu Banggua gave a bitter laugh and shook his head: "Of course not, they activated the poison in my body in advance."

"After activation, it allowed them to delay in Western Shu for a few more days."

"If I calculate it that way, I only have five days."

"Moreover, I want to force Northern Wei and Western Shu to go to war within five days, preferably a war to the death."

"Of course, they didn't say they would take the Great Qian into the war."

"Therefore, it is best if your Great Qian does not send anyone on this mission."

"If possible, it's best to stay away from the Great Qian court; that would be safer."

Liu Banggua kindly offered advice.

Although he was just a pawn, he had lived in Western Shu for decades.

Everyone has some degree of affection for this country.

Jiang He only spent a few years in Daqian, and he always appeared as a nobody.

That's why Liu Banggua kindly offered his advice.

He never imagined that in the end, none of his group would survive.

However, Jiang He didn't listen to him and asked instead, "Why is that? Everything was fine before."

"Why are there so many missions these past few years? And why do they keep taking people's lives?"

"It was one thing for the Northern Wei emperor to die, but then the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty came next."

"Will the next to die be someone from Western Shu, and then someone from Eastern Qin?"

Jiang He's eyes were bloodshot, and he pushed everything on the table to the ground.

The sound of a teacup shattering drew the attention of the guards outside, who rushed in to investigate.

Before the guards could speak, Jiang He started cursing, "Get out! Get out of here!"

Seeing this, Liu Banggua sighed: "You should calm down yourself."

"You shouldn't go on this mission yet. If they find out that you left the Great Qian Palace without permission, I'm afraid the consequences won't be good for you."

After saying that, Liu Bangua left the room.

Liu Banggua left the room without lingering and led his people toward the Northern Wei.