Chapter 84

An experienced military strategist watching over this kind of arrangement was safe and reliable. Using local troops familiar with the land to watch the Hu Zhuo border was also part of the strategy, the men most familiar with the terrain and the political situation at hand keeping an eye on the Hu Zhuo tribes, so even if the disaster struck and the Hu Zhuo tribes turned coat, they would still have some space to maneuver.

After a few minutes discussing the agenda of the day, it became clear that the Tian Sheng Emperor did not want to investigate the political scheming. With the war afoot, domestic peace needed to be maintained, and the Emperor was very pleased with Ning Yi's restraint, his son very wisely forgoing heated pursuit and aggression. Happy, he said: