CCWAD – Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Six: Stabilizing the Realm Prologue: "When Zhong Shidao's hundred thousand Western Army arrayed outside the city, I rode out alone. Upon seeing the late Emperor's secret decree in my hand, the veteran general dismounted with a tumble: 'Your old servant... is willing to pledge allegiance to the new dynasty.'" --- The new dynasty had barely settled onto its throne when the hundred thousand Western Army arrived at the city gates. Zhong Shidao, a battle-hardened general renowned…