"Reporting to Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Tonight, this general will lead five thousand troops to the Wuding River, while another three thousand will return to Yelang to garrison the Yelang territory! This is to guard against any contingencies from countries like Xiliang!" Zhao Lie replied.
"Oh! Is this true? Ninth Imperial Brother isn't toying with Your Elder Brother, are you? Hahaha! Ninth Imperial Brother should know that deceiving the Crown Prince is akin to treason, a crime punishable by decapitation!" Zhao Yong pressed further, though secretly overjoyed in his heart.
Equally overjoyed were Zhao Jian and his maternal grandfather and grandson. Both parties were more than eager for Zhao Lie to launch a northern expedition.
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