Inside the command tent.
With no outsiders present, Chen Heng burst into hearty laughter.
Hearing Chen Heng's words, Bu Wan and Liu Zhen were also smiling broadly, thoroughly delighted.
"It's a pity drinking is forbidden in the camp, or we'd truly have to celebrate today."
"Zhu Ying has indeed brought honor to our Daning," Bu Wan said. Even as a civil official, he was sounding bold and spirited at this moment.
"Lord Bu is absolutely right."
"He's brought us honor."
"During this time, Lan Yu has only had us handle miscellaneous tasks, never giving the Daning Border Army a chance to earn merit."
"But now?"
"The greatest military achievement has instead fallen to the Daning Border Army."
"Did you see Lan Yu's expression just now? He was so stifled he could barely breathe," Liu Zhen said with a laugh.
"Lan Yu and those Huai West fierce generals are best at excluding outsiders. They guarded against us at every turn, yet they still failed to guard against Zhu Ying."
"Still,"
"it is precisely because they act this way that Yingtian is dissatisfied with them."
"In any case,"
"let them guard against us if they wish. We must not get too entangled with them," Bu Wan warned sternly.
"Rest assured, Lord Bu."
"Not only do we have no desire to get involved with them—even if we did, those Huai West generals would never let us," Chen Heng said with a cold snort.
"Zhu Ying has earned merit this time."
"In the future, he will surely face even greater exclusion and targeting from Huai West."
"When we see Zhu Ying, we must remind him," Bu Wan said solemnly.
"Indeed."
"Zhu Ying had already won many military achievements in the Northern Frontier and made a name for himself in Yingtian. Now, he has breached