The following day, the Jiang family army officially entered Huainan Pass and stood under the banner of the King of Huainan.
At the same time, in the northwest, the two kingdoms of Gele and Tuojia began to stir. With both Jiang family generals gone and the Northwest Pass left without proper defense, their ambitions were no longer concealed.
Yet amid these internal and external crises, the court of Great An remained blissfully unaware, continuing to indulge in song, dance, and revelry.
Or perhaps the emperor was not entirely ignorant.
He may have known about the dangers brewing at Huainan Pass and the Northwest Pass, but he believed that neither posed an immediate threat. In his mind, the Jiang family, a powerful military clan commanding heavy troops and harboring ulterior motives, was the real traitor plotting against Great An.
Now that the Jiang family had been eradicated, they would surely enjoy several more years of peace.
At least, that was what he believed.
