Meanwhile, in the Capital, the Jin family was waiting for the good show.
Although the Emperor was suspicious and wary of them, he was more wary of Lu Qianxuan's growing prestige among the commoners and his military power. With just some instigation from the Empress Dowager's faction, the Emperor agreed to issue the edict.
While it looked like it was a good move to take the military power back, this was a move that hurt the enemies by 1,000 and hurt themselves by 800.
They knew that without Lu Qianxuan and the White Tiger Army guarding the border, the barbarians would have long launched a full attack.
Even so, this sharp blade was too dangerous, and the Emperor was unwilling to lower his pride to please his subject. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and hoped that Lu Qianxuan would replace the armor and weapons instead of going on this suicide mission.
