"Such absurd rumors actually gained believers back then, and with that, he was able to raise an army of one hundred thousand."
"Of course, he was defeated."
The Crown Prince of Great Zhou took a deep breath, "His defeat was absolute, yet Father Emperor did not kill him. I too had inquired of Father Emperor why he spared his life, and Father Emperor replied that the Zhenhai King was his brother. That was all the explanation Father Emperor offered me—nothing more."
"Afterward, the Zhenhai King was not stripped of his status as Vassal King but was instead crippled by Father Emperor as punishment and sent off to the Eastern Province to live in peace as a wealthy landlord."
"For two to three hundred consecutive years, the Zhenhai King refrained from committing any further act of treason or mentioning past grievances."
"I believed, his aspirations for the throne had completely died."
"However, unexpectedly..."
