What Does He Want To Do?

Qiu Jianhan was ecstatic. "It is truly an immense relief to us that Marquis Yun has traveled thousands of miles to provide assistance! This old man is utterly thankful."

Qiu Jianhan was well aware of Marquis Yun's true identity. Marquis Yun's presence was as significant as if His Majesty was here! No matter what decision Qiu Jianhan made, as long as Marquis Yun was here, the latter would shoulder the consequences whatever they may be.

The aristocrats would never question nor be suspicious of the events that took place.

It wasn't that the old marshal was overthinking things, but it was a form of self-preservation when the times called for one. After all, he had to watch out for incidents where the general could not be restrained under the emperor's orders, where the general's merit was higher than the emperor's power. There was also often mistrust between the emperor and his officials; these were a marshal's main issues and he had to watch out for them.