The battlefield here was raging, while the Imperial Court's letter of censure to Japan had also reached Japan.
Of course, with mountains and seas between them, the imperial envoy could not sail over so quickly to deliver the rebuke. The Grand Secretariat directly sent orders by telegram to the Han camp in Omori village.
Kuang Ping was appointed chief envoy and Jia Cong deputy envoy, to travel to Heian-kyō and warn Japan to withdraw its troops from Korea.
When Kuang Ping received the telegram, his face was full of bewilderment.
He first turned to the man on his left and asked, "Has Japan lost its mind? Instead of properly unifying the country and improving people's livelihood, they ran off to attack Korea?"
To his left stood Jia Cong of the Imperial Guards. He said, "When a person grows accustomed to getting something for nothing, diligence becomes suffering in his eyes. When a country grows accustomed to plundering resources, it can no longer endure the slowness of building people's livelihood."
Kuang Ping turned to the man on his right. "A letter of state requires the jade seal. The Imperial Court only sent a telegram, without any seal. How are we supposed to go to Heian-kyō?"
On his right was his confidant, Wu Han, whom he had promoted from among a group of absentee workers. He said, "Japan is nothing more than that. My lord can stamp it with your own official seal and state clearly that it carries His Majesty's sacred command. The State Preceptor's birthday is drawing near, and Japan will also be sending a delegation. If they have doubts, they may lodge a complaint against you after reaching the Capital City."
That was true.
After thinking it over briefly, Kuang Ping said, "Send another telegram. Confirm the orders and