Arrested and Taken to the Capital's Imperial Prison, Five Python Stripes Head North to Liangzhou

Early in the morning, two days later.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard entered the Governor's Yamen.

Beneath the plaque reading "Bright Mirror Hung High," Governor Chen set down his black gauze official's hat and brought his aged arms together, waiting to be shackled.

Jia Huan regarded him coldly.

"The court entrusted you with great authority, and this is how you repay the State and Altars? By deliberately shielding an ambitious rebel?"

Governor Chen's face was pale as his lips worked.

"Had I known from the start that he harbored treacherous intentions, I would never have married my daughter to him. By the time I discovered his heinous treason, I was already in too deep."

"Reporting him to the court-manufacturing armor and crossbows is rebellion. As that beast's father-in-law, I would have been unable to escape death either."

"All I could do was cover it up and conceal it, praying to gods and Buddhas every day that the lid would never be lifted."

Jia Huan could not be bothered to say more. He ordered:

"Record his confession and have him sign and affix his thumbprint!"

With that, he left the government office.

"Boss, this case was pretty easy." Scholar beamed at the thought of his boss earning another promotion.

Jia Huan said frankly:

"The Misty Rain Tower's intelligence played an important role."

Of course, this was compensation he had earned.

A moment later, he said gravely:

"The governor is a civil official, after all, far from the Capital and without protection. With conclusive evidence, we can simply come to his door and arrest him."

"But the Beiliang Governor-General commands over a hundred thousand frontier troops. He absolutely won't sit and wait for death!"

"Leave two hundred brothers to return to the Capital with me. The rest will detour through Shuzhong to Liangzhou.