Wen Zhong watched helplessly as Jiang Ziya and Ji Chang fled back to Xiqi. Feeling helpless yet unable to do anything further, he had no choice but to turn back toward Chaoge.
Back in Chaoge, King Zhou and the civil and military officials had been waiting for a long time. After all, Wen Zhong was not only a veteran minister who had served three reigns and a trusted official entrusted with the late emperor's dying wishes, but also King Zhou's childhood mentor. Wielding the imperial golden cudgel bestowed by the late emperor, he had the authority to strike a wayward sovereign above and execute treacherous officials below.
Returning to court triumphant from his massive victory in the North Sea, he could be considered second only to King Zhou himself; even Prime Minister Bigan, the king's imperial uncle, had to take a step back.
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