On the ninety-second day of the great turmoil, the fall of Tiger Prison Pass, the defeat and retreat of the Eldest Princess to the Yao River, and the news of the Desolate Kingdom's army advancing deep into the Great Song reached the Capital, causing a shock to the Imperial Court, with civil and military officials in an uproar.
Previous disturbances in the Southwest, the rebellion in Nanyang, and the uprising of the Eighteen Lords were considered internal strife.
But the invasion of the Desolate Kingdom is an external invasion, which carries a completely different meaning.
If the Desolate Kingdom were to invade, they would become subjects of a fallen nation.
They panicked, utterly panicked.
