Deduction

"Commander Lu, Commander Lu, please wait. Please wait a moment—the Military Command Hall cannot be barged into at will."

"Where's Zhan Xian'an?! I want to see that bastard!"

"Oh, please don't make things difficult for this lowly one. Commander Zhan suddenly activated the formation; there must be a reason for it. Please wait a moment."

"You talk like a eunuch. Get lost! Zhan Xian'an, more than a dozen of my brothers died without cause or explanation. Get the hell out here and give me an explanation!"

"..."

When Si Zijing followed Huang Shiwei to the Military Command Hall, a burst of commotion drifted out through the half-open courtyard gates.

Through the gap, he could see that more than a dozen people in military attire had already gathered in the courtyard.

He recognized nearly everyone inside. Apart from the few civil officials blocking the entrance to the hall, the rest of those in armor were all high-ranking commanders of Western Pacification Prefecture City.

The Commander Lu who had dared to curse at Zhan Xian'an was none other than Lu Baizou, commander of the Profound Court Army of the Second Garrison in Western Pacification Prefecture City.

Five divisions made a battalion, two battalions made an army, while a garrison consisted of two to five armies depending on the power it belonged to. Western Pacification Prefecture City's Second Garrison was of middling size, composed of three armies. Of those, the Profound Court Army was the elite, almost at full strength.

As this information flashed through his mind, Si Zijing furrowed his brow and looked to Huang Shiwei, silently asking about the situation in the courtyard.

"This was the Third Young Master's intention. The Princess does not know who in Western Pacification Prefecture City is loyal to her and who has thrown in with