I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

"You, just be patient. Even if those rebels come, I have 300,000 troops here. I am not afraid of anyone!"

The two were still talking when they heard soldiers from the Fifth Army Camp coming to report outside.

"Commander Zhang, General Qin, there's a team of Jinyiwei from Chang'an arriving outside. They claim to be carrying His Majesty's imperial edict!"

Upon hearing the imperial decree, Zhang Xianhuai's expression froze, and he quickly said, "Quick, let them in!"

Several Jinyiwei walked into the tent with swift steps. Zhang Xianhuai took a look and saw several familiar faces. His eyes lit up and he said, "Why are you here?"

Qin Ruzhao couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity when he saw these familiar faces. He smiled and said, "Oh, your guard squad is complete! Call Zhao Xuan in, and you'll be all there, right?"

Zhang Xianhuai patted Qin Ruzhao's shoulder, then looked at Luo Qingquan with a mixture of expectation and confusion in his eyes. He asked, "Qingquan, what imperial decree did His Majesty ask you to bring? Does he want us to attack the city?"

Hearing Zhang Xianhuai's words, Qin Ruzhao's eyes lit up, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart, and he said, "Are we going to attack the city?"

Luo Qingquan shook his head and said, "No, this is not an imperial edict for you, Brother Zhang. This imperial edict is for the entire Beizhou."

Hearing Luo Qingquan say this, Zhang Xianhuai and Qin Ruzhao were a little confused.

When they heard that it was not for them, they naturally opened the imperial edict and started reading it.

After reading it, Zhang Xianhuai handed the imperial edict to Qin Ruzhao and said, "This imperial edict is to restore the reputation of the imperial court. Now the reputation belongs to us!"

"Ruzhao, find someone to go to the city of Beizhou and read the imperial edict to let them know that they are now complete traitors."

Hearing Zhang Xianhuai's words, Qin Ruzhao patted his chest confidently and said, "Xianhuai, why do we need anyone else to go? I will go to the city myself."

"Ru Zhao! Be careful of the enemy's hidden arrows!"

Qin Ruzhao looked at Zhang Xianhuai confidently and said, "Xianhuai, are you still not confident in my martial arts?"

As he said this, he walked to the handsome table and pinched a corner of the table with his big hand.

With a click, a corner of the sturdy desk was pinched off by him.

He opened his palms towards Zhang Xianhuai and others, and wood chips fell from his hands all of a sudden.

Seeing Qin Ruzhao's extraordinary strength, Luo Qingquan and others were choked.

It’s still so scary!

Instead, Zhang Xianhuai laughed and said, "If you want to go, go ahead."

"But this handsome case is public property. You have damaged it. Remember to pay your salary and compensate for this handsome case."

Inside Beizhou City, several family heads had solemn expressions and furrowed brows as they paced restlessly in this gorgeous yet depressing hall.

They were waiting anxiously for the early arrival of the troops who had promised to support them.

As soon as those troops arrived, they had full confidence in fighting the imperial army outside the city who were eyeing them covetously.

With the help of both inside and outside forces, the imperial army was annihilated in one fell swoop.

By then, they will be able to completely sideline the so-called "tyrant" and leave him without any soldiers, so that he can know what it means that dynasties are short-lived but families are permanent!

Although they had such a seemingly grand plan in their hearts, as long as the reinforcements did not arrive, their hearts would be like hanging in their throats, and they would never be able to calm down.

"Report! Fellow clan leaders! An enemy general has challenged us outside Beizhou City, claiming to have brought the tyrant's imperial edict for rebellion!"

A man who looked like a servant ran in hurriedly, his voice sounding a bit panicked.

"An imperial edict to punish treason?" Lu Jingchuan was stunned at first, then a look of confusion and disdain appeared on his face.

In his opinion, these aristocratic families, with generations of nobility and profound background, have made invaluable contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Now they are just trying to protect their own interests and compete with the emperor. What crime have they committed?

It was clearly Li Chengqian who first sent the army to attack, which made no sense at all. Now, he has even come up with some kind of edict to punish treason, which is simply ridiculous.