After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

The sound of horses' hooves clattered as eight hundred well-trained soldiers followed, their steady footsteps echoing through the streets of the imperial city.

In a restaurant not far away, two men sat facing each other, a jade pot turning on the table. After taking a sip, one man said, "When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked!"

"Everyone already knows that the Emperor intends to destroy the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion!"

"If the Prince of Zhenbei's heir were to face death with equanimity, the Emperor's reputation for being heartless and ungrateful would be firmly established on him!"

"However, such a reckless rebellion only gives the emperor a legitimate reason to kill someone!"

"He even ruined the princess's reputation. What a son of a tiger! This Prince of Zhenbei is truly stupid!" the man said with a look of utter disappointment.

Opposite him, a woman dressed in brocade, with stunning beauty and a touch of rouge between her brows, shook her head and said, "Not entirely!"

"What does the princess mean? Do you really think that the Prince of Zhenbei's heir can escape the capital and return to the northern frontier?"

The man's face was full of disdain.

"Although Chen Futu was born with a weak body, the Prince of Zhenbei took him on horseback to fight since he was a child. Apart from not being able to practice martial arts, he inherited the Prince of Zhenbei's mentality, cognition, military strategy and tactics."

"Such a reckless charge into the north gate of the imperial city is so blatant that even someone unfamiliar with military strategy would know that this is a one-way trip! Chen Futu's decision to do the opposite must mean he has a backup plan!"

"A backup plan? What backup plan could Chen Futu possibly have?"

"I don't know!"

The princess shook her head, a smile curving her lips: "Send a message to Father Emperor by carrier pigeon, instructing him to attack the Northern Frontier and capture the three major passes there."

"If we lose these three key passes, even if Chen Futu has some backup plan, the Northern Frontier will be like a fish on a chopping board, completely at our mercy!"

"But, Princess, we came here to sign a ceasefire agreement with the Great Qian Dynasty. To start a war right after signing it... isn't that a bit..."

The man hesitated, his words swirling in his throat, but he swallowed them back down.

"Ah, if all nations valued trust, there would be no centuries of war."

"Remember, we and the Great Qian Dynasty, we are the ones who set the rules!"

"Yes! I will remember!"

Meanwhile, Chen Futu and his group had arrived at the North Gate of the Imperial City.

However, at this moment, three thousand guards on the North Pass were already on high alert, their eyes fierce, ready for battle.

Upon witnessing this scene, the four generals were utterly devastated.

This appearance meant that the garrison at the North Pass already knew about their rebellion, and their arrival was a trap to lure them into a trap.

"Your Highness, I will lead my brothers to fight your way out. You should leave immediately."

At that moment, Zhao Xianming spoke with a solemn expression.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a figure stepped out from the city wall.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects here!"

The newcomer was none other than Sun Jingming, a former subordinate of the Prince of Zhenbei and now the garrison commander of the northern gate of the imperial city.

“Sun Jingming, the Prince has treated you well. Now that the Crown Prince has been framed and wants to return to the Northern Frontier, why don’t you quickly open the city gates and send the Crown Prince out of the city?”

Upon seeing Sun Jingming, Zhao Xianming appealed to his emotions by mentioning the Prince of Zhenbei.

"The Prince of Zhenbei?" Upon hearing this, Sun Jingming nodded, but the next moment his tone abruptly changed as he asked, "The Prince of Zhenbei's mansion is about to be wiped out. What kind of thing is the Prince of Zhenbei?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd below the North Gate instantly flew into a rage.

"You, you bastard, how dare you insult the Prince of Zhenbei like this?" Zhao Xianming said angrily.

"Heh, no need for further nonsense. The Prince of Zhenbei is already a corpse. Trying to use a dead man to play the emotional card with me and ask me to spare your lives is simply wishful thinking!"

"Men, seize these remnants of the rebellion!"

As soon as Sun Jingming finished speaking, a large number of guards rushed towards Chen Futu and his men.

At this moment, Chen Futu looked at Sun Jingming on the city wall and said slowly and deliberately, “Sun Jingming, although you are my father’s subordinate, we are now on different sides, and it is only natural that you are my enemy.”

"But you shouldn't have, absolutely shouldn't have, insulted my father like that!"

"You will die on this city wall today!"

Chen Futu's tone was icy, and his eyes radiated endless cold light.

"I'd like to see how you intend to kill General Sun."

At that moment, from behind Chen Futu and the others, a man dressed in armor with a solemn expression appeared. The soldiers behind him were all dressed in black armor, holding long swords, and exuding an incomparable killing intent.

"Imperial Guards!"

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Futu murmured.

"Chen Futu, you have failed your father!"

As soon as the leading general, Jiang Mubai, opened his mouth, he immediately began to intimidate others.

"Your father was a hero of the Great Qian Dynasty. He was loyal to the emperor and loved his country. He protected the people. Soldiers were willing to die for him. His subjects regarded him as a pillar of the nation. His Majesty the Emperor relied on him as a confidant. He was a role model for everyone in the world."

"And you, you have committed adultery with the princess, acted arrogantly, and now you are going to betray your master and rebel, not only destroying the integrity your father has built up throughout his life, but also leading the soldiers who fought for the Great Qian Dynasty to embark on a road of no return to the Yellow Springs."

"Your actions are utterly outrageous. How dare you call yourself the son of the Prince of Zhenbei? How can you face the spirit of the Prince of Zhenbei, who devoted himself to the country and its people?"

Jiang Mubai's words directly defined Chen Futu's deeds, and with these words, the expressions of Chen Futu's eight hundred soldiers began to waver.

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Futu smiled.

"How dare you use my father to pressure me?"

"In the war in the northern frontier, the Zhenbei Army mobilized 300,000 troops to the battlefield. Every household in the northern frontier was dressed in white mourning clothes. May I ask, has your Great Qian provided the northern frontier with a single soldier, a single weapon, or a single ration?"

"No, nothing at all. You are enjoying the sacrifices of the Zhenbei Army soldiers with peace of mind, and you are even looking forward to the Zhenbei Army and Beiwu being severely damaged!"

"Now that the war in the northern border region has been quelled, people have learned to talk without feeling the pain."

"Since you say my father did it for the sake of the Great Qian Dynasty, did any of the reported compensation funds go to the Northern Frontier? Did you send anyone to the Northern Frontier to help with its reconstruction? Apart from the war in the Northern Frontier, the Great Qian Dynasty is at peace throughout the land. Is the national treasury so empty that it can't even spare a single penny for the Northern Frontier? Is it unwilling to provide any resources to help with the reconstruction of the Northern Frontier?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mubai's face immediately turned somewhat grim: "The war in the northern frontier is of great importance, and His Majesty did not have time to deal with it."

"Bullshit! We didn't have time to rush to the aid of the Northern Frontier, but we did have time to kill the Prince of Zhenbei's heir and send troops to attack from both sides, bringing our Northern Frontier men to their deaths."

"Since it's too late for anything, we don't need to respect such a dog emperor anymore!"

"Chen Futu, I originally wanted to spare your life, but you dared to insult the Emperor. Now, no one can protect you!"

"Six thousand against eight hundred, let's see who saves you!"

"Kill! Whoever takes Chen Futu's head will be promoted three ranks!"

His attempts to undermine Chen Futu's army's morale were all refuted, so now, war was the only option.

As soon as he finished speaking, the garrison of Zhenbei Pass, along with the imperial guards, began to approach Chen Futu.

Just as everyone was looking at the suffocatingly dark mass of soldiers, Chen Futu roared.

"Trapped in camp!"

At that moment, a powerful voice, like a resounding bell, rang out: "Gao Xiaofu of the Vanguard Camp reports!"