Chapter 447 - 344, Koi_2
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.
Throughout the midday, none of them went for lunch, fearing they’d miss the opportunity to receive the decree, and that it would be retracted. Qi Zhenzhuo had five golden peanuts prepared to bribe the imperial eunuch but had not the chance to give them out.
It was not until dusk, when the sun set in the west.
Li Xuan finally couldn’t hold back. He saw the Ministry of War official exiting after work and hurried across the long street to inquire, "Chancellor Zhou, may I ask if there are any orders from the Ministry of War for our Yulin Army today?"
Chancellor Zhou hemmed and hawed, attempting to evade questions and retreat into his sedan chair, but Li Xuan pulled him out. "Chancellor Zhou, is there some hidden reason you can’t disclose?"
Chancellor Zhou sighed bitterly, "Lord Li, please don’t make things difficult for me with your Qi family matters. If there’s anything, ask Mr. Qi at home, or perhaps ask your wife."