Li Zixuan's army sweeps in from the south. The country is thrown into disarray, war rages, earth scorched.
The emperor's efforts are valiant, sending tropes after tropes to defend his territories, to keep his title. But Li Zixuan is no ordinary rebel, for he is in his own right an imperial prince and has claims to the throne. The courts are divided and the empress dowager is absolutely seething.
The second prince advances.
Inch by inch, the map colors with his forces and territories.
And soon, the capital is under siege.
"Do not worry," Hongyue Wanai had abandoned his station as the Demon King and instead earned the title of general within Emperor Li Kaihuang's army. He's often seen at the empress dowager's side, making both promises and schemes. "When the time comes I shall rid them for you."
