However, it was apparent that Jiuyun Shuang did not consider the problem from the family's standpoint.
After years of political immersion, he naturally believed that the family's private soldiers could be freely mobilized by the Imperial Court, as they were nominally subordinated to the Court.
The longer he stayed at the Court, the more Jiuyun Shuang hated his father's appeasement policy towards threats beyond the frontier.
However, as long as his father was willing to send troops to help, Jiuyun Shuang was more than happy to accept. With the logistical support from the Jiuyun Clan, Jiuyun Shuang advanced rapidly, and within half a day, he was already aboard Kunzhou beyond the pass.
After passing the frontier, facing the endless desert dotted with grasslands, Jiuyun Shuang started the next phase of his plan.
Not all of the northwest of the Dongsheng Empire is grassland; a large area is desert.
