章 787: Chapter 342: The Jade Toad's Predicament

The northern lands, as they entered into March, had seen the complete thawing of ice and snow, and everything had entered the rejuvenating season.

At this time from Zhou Country, disturbances finally began to arise.

In the tenth year of Chu Shenwu, in the early days of March, in the seventh year of Zhou Xianqing, Emperor Zhou reviewed the various armies outside the city. Fifty thousand forbidden troops of the capital performed war maneuvers, the sounds of battle incessantly roared outside of the Chang'an City for several days.

Five days later, Emperor Zhou greatly awarded the brave warriors of the military exercises and then returned to the palace, issuing an order to recruit a hundred and fifty thousand additional troops from all over Guannei, intended to bolster the defense of the capital.