The three bigwigs decided to hold a meeting and immediately sent messengers to summon everyone who would attend. The gathering was set for noon two days later at the central army headquarters in Jiahai Commandery.
This meeting was not only calling in the Commanders and Wei Sima of all six garrisons, but also Beast Tooth, Iron Anvil, Elder of Construction, and the three elders Mi, Dou, and Livestock. Xue Qingyao had decided to settle everything in one go at this meeting—the handover of the scepter, the appointment and dismissal of officials, and the opinions on how to deal with several elders of Xin Tribe.
The messengers quickly got to work. The four garrisons near the central army naturally did not have far to travel, and several messengers delivered the news and date of the meeting to them that very day. One messenger also found Iron Anvil, who was in charge of guarding the prisoner Concentration Camp within the central army, told him about the meeting, and asked him to inform Elders Mi, Dou, Livestock, and Construction that it would be best to bring them out now and house them separately for the time being.
Iron Anvil understood at once. The Chieftain clearly did not intend to deal with those four. Perhaps the Chieftain would even arrange work for them in the future. If that happened, they might become colleagues?
Thinking this, Iron Anvil simply went over personally and brought the four out.
However, he did not enter the prisoner camp himself. Instead, he waited at the camp gate and sent soldiers in to fetch them.
Twelve soldiers clad in coldly gleaming iron armor, with bright steel sabers at their waists, marched into the Concentration Camp with heavy steps. They reached a small courtyard fenced off separately. Confined inside were only