One hour later.
Senior officials gathered at Zhaohai Palace and after passing around the latest news from Yu State, each looked grim.
"That Zheng Chen, he's long harbored rebellious intentions." The Ministry of War's Vice Minister Ding spoke first: "The main general of the Yu State Army, General Lu, was personally promoted by Minister Zheng during his tenure. Every year, the Yu State Army's funding was prioritized and never short-changed."
"The Yu State Army's strength is among the top of the forty stationed troops, far surpassing the former Pingzhou Army."
Back then, the chaos and mutiny by the Pingzhou garrison led to their occupation of Pingzhou. The court was reluctant to expend financial and material resources, so Nanyang County supplied food, manpower, and efforts to reclaim Pingzhou.
