At the foot of the Imperial City.
The news about one day's enfeoffment of four princes did not dissipate completely due to the Elders' Court's declaration, but still lingered over the capital.
As for the upper-echelon insiders who truly knew the situation, they all kept their heads down, quietly awaiting developments. In their view, a confrontation as earth-shattering as the sky falling and the earth rending had been brewing since the day the War God of the State took office. But no one had expected the day of the real confrontation to arrive so swiftly.
The appointment of three princes in the Chenlong Martial District had come too fast, with a ferocity that startled countless people. This also showed that some people in power were growing anxious, unwilling to delay even for a moment.
No one could remain uninvolved in this internal power struggle, especially not the nobles and members of the upper class. When the two sides truly clashed, they would have to choose a side.
