"Does the lord intend to... defy the imperial edict?" The strategist was shocked and immediately said, "My lord, this must not be done. From the matter of dividing the troops, it's clear that His Majesty wants to weaken you. If you defy the edict, it will only give His Majesty a pretext.
And if you don't follow the edict, what will Chen Hong think? He might believe you don't trust him and will side with His Majesty, which would be unfavorable.
A Third Grade Innate Martial Artist under the age of twenty has tremendous potential."
Xiao Yunqi frowned, as he was well aware of this.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have pushed so hard with the memorials to appoint Chen Hong as the Military Commander, indicating his appreciation and intention to cultivate him.
However, he hadn't expected Zhao Ji to extract ten thousand soldiers from his Infantry Department to give to Chen Hong.
