If he had previously kept letting Ju Zi command the army because he trusted her ability to lead troops into battle, then now, since he would struggle to involve himself in court affairs even if he stayed in Mingdu, he might as well go straight to the front lines.
Execute Ju Zi to steady the troops, and have the Crown Prince command them to rouse their fighting spirit. Even if his old man and his brothers tripped him up in the subsequent war, shortchanging him on provisions and supplies, as long as he fought fast enough and plundered enough, he would not need the Sun Moon Empire to supply his lifeblood.
Besides, he had previously purged a grand duke in the northern Sun Moon Empire who had wanted to build up his own military power, and installed one of his own people in his place. Even if he really ran short of military supplies at the front, the productive capacity of that grand duke's territory alone would be enough for him to conquer the entire Heaven Dou Empire.
Only then could he find life by plunging into certain death, turning his forced departure from the very center of power into a triumphant campaign and a victorious return to court!
Shrek Academy, on the shore of Sea God Lake.
The atmosphere at Shrek Academy was somewhat more grim and martial than usual.
Although news of the crushing defeats inflicted on the enemy along the Heaven Dou and Star Luo borders had yet to return, word that the Sun Moon Empire had hurled three Soul Cannon Shells and blasted open the Mingdou Mountain Range had already spread across the continent.
Precisely because of this, the students at Shrek Academy could not help wearing urgent expressions. The Soul Tool Department students were thinking