Zhou Chong anticipated, "When the time comes, we will compare whose troops are better. We should not only compare military achievements but also military discipline."
Li Xuan didn't participate, only rubbing his hands quietly as he paced before the main gate.
But by noon, as the clerks of the Six Ministries went out for lunch, the Imperial Decree had still not arrived.
Qi Zhenzhuo murmured quietly, "Could something have gone wrong, perhaps Mr. Wang agreed on the surface but didn't draft the orders for the Ministry of War?"
Li Xuan, with a worried expression, said, "Mr. Wang is the epitome of current scholar models, how could he be untrustworthy? If he truly wanted to help, he wouldn't have agreed in the first place. Let's wait a bit longer, maybe the memorial is still in Wenhua Palace and hasn't been presented to His Majesty yet."
He subconsciously glanced at Chen Ji, only to see Chen Ji leaning motionless against a wooden post by the gate, resting with his eyes closed.
