The four words "treason and rebellion" struck Jiangzhou Governor Wei Fan like a thunderclap, making him shudder violently.
In the span of a whirling thought, Jiangzhou Governor Wei Fan made the wisest decision.
"Your subject Wei Fan did not know that Her Highness the Princess Regent had arrived. I beg Your Highness to forgive my offense!" With that, Jiangzhou Governor Wei Fan bowed deeply to Princess Changle.
He had no choice but to bow.
Even Grand Governor Ji Yuan had not openly raised the banner of rebellion; he was merely plotting gradually under the pretext of holding the Jiang River against the Devil Race.
If he, the Jiangzhou Governor, dared to openly rebel, then this day next year would be the anniversary of his death!
Since ancient times, the rafters that stuck out were the first to rot.
If Wei Fan accepted the charge of treason and rebellion, not even Grand Governor Ji Yuan would be able to save him.
This was righteousness. This was legitimacy!
With Great Zhou's popular support and prestige among the people, if Grand Governor Ji Yuan openly raised the banner of rebellion, the morale of his troops would likely become unstable at once.
Thus, Wei Fan had no choice but to bow at this moment.
It was not only Wei Fan who bowed. Once the Jiangzhou troops arriving one after another understood the situation, they too bowed down.
Around the Jiangzhou Ancient Teleportation Array, only the branch hall master Shou Ping, who had come to provide support, and the four Grand Divine Masters under his command remained standing.
However, Dao Realm Grand Divine Masters held an exalted status by nature, and the Heaven Temple called itself detached from the secular world. It was perfectly normal for them not to bow.
Yet now that the Jiangzhou