Everlasting Rule, Source of Chaos (Part 1)

The emperor was still the same emperor.

The crown prince looked at his father. This was the Liang Emperor's true face.

Seated high above in Chenhan Hall, he gazed coldly and calmly upon the realm. The schemes and arrangements in his heart formed a vast net, forever waiting for potential enemies to appear. And once an enemy appeared, they would inevitably face the emperor's tempestuous counterattack.

When he had first cooperated with White Deer Grotto, he had likely already devised the means for turning against them today.

The crown prince recalled the emperor's arrangements.

Transferring four generals into Ci Prefecture had been only natural. Ci Prefecture now had no soldiers left, with bandits and rebels everywhere; troops had to be brought in from elsewhere.

Eastern Conquest General and Xu Province Governor Du Ling, Southern Pacification General and Jiao Province Governor Feng Yun, were both renowned Fifth Grade experts, each commanding formidable troops. Jiao Province lay at Great Liang's southernmost edge, facing the Southern Wastes from afar, and had never lacked wars and weapons. Xu Province, meanwhile, stood on the front line against the Northern Dynasties, its ranks filled with elite soldiers, utterly unlike the weak troops of an interior region such as Ci Prefecture.

Mighty Crossbow General Wu Sheng and Cloud Banner General Li Liang were likewise seasoned veteran commanders. They had fought Northern Dynasties forces many times along the northern front. Though neither had attained the rank of the Reverted Elixir, they were still famed generals.

With these three forces moving together, how many of the commoners hastily gathered by White Deer Grotto could actually fight? And how long could the disciples White Deer Grotto had raised within its academy hold out?

Such an arrangement was naturally grand in scope. It was not that the crown prince did not