Capture the assassin, Beat the assassin! Chen Yi cupped his fists in return.
"General Sun, there is no need for this. I simply do not wish to see General Sun suffer losses here. In the imperial court, loyal and upright men like you are all too few..."
After thinking it over, Chen Yi still said, "Loyalty is good, but one must not be blindly loyal.
"Sometimes an order from the imperial court may not necessarily be the sovereign's command. It may also be petty men stirring up trouble. Only by preserving your own life can you continue to serve loyally."
In the second simulation, Sun Cheng'en had known he could not win, but he had still been forced to take the field and had died on the battlefield.
Combining that with the memories from later simulations, Chen Yi could deduce it.
At that time, it had been precisely when the current Dagan Emperor had died and Li Chengqian and his son had taken the throne one after another.
In the span of a few months, three emperors had changed hands.
With the court situation so turbulent, no matter how wise and mighty the emperor was, it was impossible for him to understand local affairs very clearly.
Moreover, there had also been treacherous ministers holding power, imperial authority being hollowed out, and other situations occurring at the same time.
So it was not surprising that Sun Cheng'en had been killed.
When Sun Cheng'en had died in battle back then, he had only been a little over forty, and he had already reached the Spirit Condensation Realm.
A general busy with border warfare could cultivate to the Spirit Condensation Realm at this age.
Chen Yi felt that if Sun Cheng'en did not die, he was very likely to break through to the