Afterward, the Grand Fate Arts Masters distilled the events one by one.
"The Idle Prince's emphasis on commerce and industry— even reborn into another life, he still couldn't change it. Look at the Western Plains Army's weapons. They're far better than those of any other army."
"The Western Plains Army's provisions and pay are excellent too, and the people praise them. Military and civil affairs are both in order. That's rare."
"There's another point. Every soldier he trained possessed a certain spirit, unlike ordinary military riffraff. This is what matters most. Look through the ages—there have been plenty of soldiers with weapons, cultivation, and provisions. Weren't they still often crushed? A truly powerful army always has a spirit. That is the rarest thing."
"His regard for intelligence also far surpasses that of ordinary people."
"I have a faint feeling that Heaven's Mandate Sect may have shot itself in the foot by using the Rebirth Gate against the Idle Prince this time."
"Once the Idle Prince comes out, with the experience of rebelling..."
The crowd smiled without saying a word.
With Li Qingxian's help, the four princes gradually stabilized the situation. Though they still suffered more defeats than victories, the situation no longer worsened.
The Loyal Prince and Prince Wei even married their daughters to Li Qingxian, forming marriage alliances.
Once the three major factions joined hands, the situation immediately changed.
Three months after the grand wedding, the Dingxi Prince died in battle, and Li Qingxian's two brothers suffered a crushing defeat and fled.
Li Qingxian seized the opportunity to move east from the Western Plains, swallowing up the Dingxi Prince's former troops and influence in one stroke.
Those two brothers fled to the Western Plains Army and sought to divide its power. Li Qingxian first pretended not to know, luring