Chapter 282: Assigning Blame Isn't Important, What's Important is Solving the Problem!

As Emperor Kaihuang angrily slapped the dragon chair, all civil and military officials of the full court were scared to shiver and shake.

Almost everyone bowed their heads, not daring to lift their eyes, let alone speak.

Only Zhang San, with an indifferent face, paid his respects to Emperor Kaihuang with cupped hands, appearing completely unconcerned.

"Your humble servant believes, whether the task is completed or not, it is a matter of capability, not attitude," he stated.

"In the battle of Fengdu County City, although we of the Town Martial Office, united in earnest effort, failed to rescue those officials who exploited the people, we did save thousands of civilians from the jaws of ghosts and monsters. This fact is sufficient to prove that, in facing those ghosts and monsters, it was entirely because the enemy was too powerful, not because we were unwilling to exert our full efforts for your Imperial Majesty."