"Clop, clop, clop."
With the great battle over,
Zeng Anmin and the Princess set out on their journey back to the capital.
Duke Wei Tian Ji could not return yet.
During the time before His Majesty sent officials to take over Guangnan Prefecture and Bi Xuan Valley,
he could only personally remain behind to hold the fort.
But Zeng Anmin and the Princess were not bound by that restriction.
Of the Three Thousand Mandarin Duck Army, two thousand remained there.
One thousand Mandarin Duck Army soldiers followed Zeng Anmin and the Princess as they returned triumphantly to the capital.
Those thousand Mandarin Duck Army soldiers were the Fire Seed left behind.
After returning, they could still be trained according to the same methods.
And these thousand Mandarin Duck Army soldiers...
would also become the Princess's foundation.
From then on, the Princess could be said to possess military authority in the capital.
However, that military authority would certainly have to be handed over.
Therefore, after returning to the capital,
Wu Qianfeng would command these thousand Mandarin Duck Army soldiers.
Wu Qianfeng had participated in the battle this time.
His merits were enough for him to be promoted as well.
So he would most likely continue to command the Mandarin Duck Army.
After returning to the capital, they would recruit more soldiers to replenish the Mandarin Duck Army and continue leading them in training.
That was tantamount to saying
that, in the future, the Mandarin Duck Army in the capital would be the Princess's direct force.
But outsiders could not be allowed to know that this force belonged directly to her.
And after returning to the capital, the Princess had to proactively request that the Mandarin Duck Army's military authority be handed over.
All of this was under the assumption that Zeng