Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Liu Ji had already formed the solid foundation of the early Han dynasty; the only thing missing was a talented individual with military prowess to buy into the venture.
Yet without Han Xin, it remained to be seen whether these three could find another grand army commander-in-chief type of talent.
As for the present, if Yanyan had known about the trio's predicament, he perhaps wouldn't have valued them so highly.
Chapter 982