On the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, it was the estate Bai Zhizhan had visited at the beginning of the month.
When Xue Yuanzheng got out of the car, several Imperial Guards standing outside immediately formed a circle, only to disperse shortly afterward.
Xue Yuanzheng ascended the stairs alone, with only one personal bodyguard accompanying him while the rest stayed on the ground floor.
Although he was nearly twenty years younger than Zhu Shijian, they could be considered contemporaries.
By the end of the last war, Xue Yuanzheng was already an Army General, and Zhu Shijian had just been promoted to a Naval Admiral. If Xue Yuanzheng had remained in the Army, he would've had more opportunities for promotion and would've certainly succeeded Ma Zhongyi as the Army Commander after the war.
Moreover, the two were also close friends.
