At this moment in Fengfu City, a messenger arrived and gave Ming a stamped scroll with the King's royal crest. He raised a brow while touching the crest for this mark showed a royal edict but the message inside was bad news for him.
The king of Yōushì country ordered Ming to strengthen the city's defenses because of the impending attack from the neighboring nation, Goding. And for Ming to prepare a place to house and welcome the royal army generals and for the arriving royal army.
The news didn't stop coming. Another one came from the foreign merchants telling him that Goding country's thousands of military might were on their way to attack the border cities at the south, which were mainly Shendai, Ninpu, and Fengfu. The foreign army set their camp just ten days travel to Fengfu. It meant Ming's governance was the first target.