"Proclaim myself emperor?"
Hearing the orderly cries from below, Jiang Jingxuan looked utterly stunned. Then he turned to Zhang Xinnian. "Zhang Xinnian, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Rebellion?
This... this was not something they could shout about lightly!
If word reached the emperor, it would be a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations!
"Third Master!"
Zhang Xinnian looked at Jiang Jingxuan respectfully. "We have thirty thousand soldiers in Capital City. If we march on the Imperial Palace now, everything will go without a hitch!"
"Don't you... want to sit on that dragon throne?"
"Well..."
Jiang Jingxuan swallowed, a flicker of burning desire flashing deep in his eyes.
Of course he did!
Who wouldn't want that seat?
"Third Master!"
Looking at Jiang Jingxuan, Zhang Xinnian continued, "The first time I met you, I knew you were a man destined for great things!"
"The Marquis and the Heir Apparent are in prison, their lives hanging in the balance. If you end up in there too, what will become of us?"
"Besides, His Majesty will probably send someone to take command of us soon. But the man we... want to follow is you, Third Master!"
"If you proclaim yourself emperor, we'll all get to feast on meat and drink our fill alongside you!"
"Then you can conquer Northern Yu and Qi before marching south. The whole world will be yours, Third Master! You cannot let this opportunity slip!"
Jiang Jingxuan sucked in a sharp breath!
His breathing grew noticeably heavier.
Indeed, if he truly ascended the throne...
What would Northern Yu amount to? What would Helian Zhaoyue matter?
The entire world would have to watch his every expression!
Especially now that Jiang Jingcheng and Jiang Xiaobai had been thrown into prison.
They might... even be dead already.
And this opportunity really