After Zhu Houzhao revealed his thoughts to Iron Gallant Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi, the latter hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, in this humble servant's view, this is indeed an excellent time to send out troops."
"However, I fear this intelligence may be false! There is a strong possibility that the Jin Kingdom is putting on a show for itself, so... I beg Your Majesty to think thrice before acting!"
Zhu Wushi was an exceedingly cautious man. He never fought a battle without certainty of victory. Although his disciple Duan Tianya had also uncovered intelligence that Jin's North Capital City had fallen, Zhu Wushi remained extremely wary.
Upon the Dragon Throne.
After hearing Zhu Wushi's words, Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao's displeasure was plainly visible on his face.
And Cao Zhengchun, the chief eunuch standing beside Zhu Houzhao, sharply noticed this.
Thus.
Cao Zhengchun promptly said, "Iron Gallant Divine Marquis, are you saying that you do not believe the intelligence His Majesty received?"
Clearly.
Cao Zhengchun had but one purpose—to disgust Zhu Wushi.
At the same time, Cao Zhengchun took the opportunity to sow discord between Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Wushi.
Naturally, Zhu Wushi knew full well what Cao Zhengchun was plotting. He immediately said to him, "Eunuch Cao, I fear you are overthinking this."
"This Prince has never doubted His Majesty. It is merely that I find this matter far too strange. Since His Majesty intends to deploy troops, we must naturally investigate it thoroughly before making a decision."
"What if we fall into the Jin Kingdom's treacherous scheme? What then?"
Cao Zhengchun immediately said again to Iron Gallant Divine Marquis Zhu Wushi, "Divine Marquis, the Jin Kingdom has always been the overlord of the north. Furthermore, a few years ago, Jin occupied many of our Ming Kingdom's northern cities. Now that