"Imperial Father-in-law, please do not mention this again. Your loyalty to our Great Qin Empire is clear to the heavens. Even if we were to send troops to assist the Zhao State in resisting the Xiongnu, we would dispatch others to provide that support. You are a pillar of our Great Qin Empire; you must never again put yourself in danger. Besides, the Xiongnu State is backed by the Ao State, and I fear they will not be so easily defeated. You should reconsider this carefully," Hua Zhengchun said with a solemn expression. Inwardly, he cursed, *This old rogue is such a good actor. To stop me from sending troops to help the Zhao State, he even resorts to this bitter ruse. If he really had the ability to annihilate the Xiongnu State, he would have done it long ago instead of leaving the problem until now.*
"I have a memorial to present!" interjected Huang Liang, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, who stood behind Ye Batian.
"Speak, Minister Huang. What is it?" Hua Zhengchun had anticipated that this matter would not be so simple. Sure enough, this lackey of Ye Batian's faction had stepped forward, though Hua Zhengchun was unsure what scheme they were plotting. He gestured for Huang Liang to continue.
Chapter 20