The imperial edict was delivered, but the generals of the southeastern garrison turned a blind eye. The 200,000-strong army remained motionless, treating the eunuchs who had come to deliver the imperial edict as if they were air.
At the same time, Ji Liuyun, as Little Kingfisher had predicted, visited the Yan Royal Mansion with the King of Yan's secret envoy. In the city closest to the national capital Jiankang, Zhongdu, he held secret talks with the Lin siblings at the City Lord's Mansion.
The agreement written by the King of Yan himself was clear at a glance.
They would join forces within the national capital Jiankang, working together to assist the Lin Clan's army in breaking through the city gates, directly reaching the Imperial Palace, and annihilating the Beiqi Monarch.
The King of Yan would establish himself as king in the Four Southeastern Provinces, with Jiankang as the boundary, ceding the national capital and ten northern cities.
