Imperial City
The New Emperor was sitting in the Imperial Study, looking over the memorials before him.
After a long while, the New Emperor closed the memorial and turned to the eunuch beside him. "How are things with the Town Heaven Army?"
"Your Majesty, the Town Heaven Army has already been broken up. Things are peaceful, and there have been no unusual movements."
"They must have realized their situation by now. They wouldn't dare entertain any other thoughts."
Hearing this, the New Emperor smiled and shook his head.
"You underestimate the Town Heaven Army. If they were so easy to deal with, why would the Former Emperor have been so wary of the Town King?"
"Likewise, I underestimated that younger kinsman of mine."
"I met this Chen Changan once, back in the day. As I recall, he was timid by nature, and his health wasn't very good either."
"I never imagined that his cunning, schemes, and methods would all impress me so much."
"The split was a ruse. Rebellion was the real plan!"
At the New Emperor's words, the chief eunuch beside him couldn't help but feel a jolt of alarm.
"Your Majesty, you... You mean this was all a charade put on by the Town King, Chen Changan, and Xiao Yuheng?"
"Could it be they did this just so the Town Heaven Army could reach the vicinity of the Imperial City without shedding a drop of blood?"
"Did you see through their ploy from the very beginning, Your Majesty?"
The chief eunuch looked at the New Emperor in confusion. He couldn't understand why, if the New Emperor knew it was a trap, he had gone along with Chen Changan's scheme and actually stationed the Town Heaven Army near the Imperial City.
Wasn't that just helping Chen Changan?
After all,