"Proclaim!"
"Marquis Champion, General of Agile Cavalry, Governor of the Northern Liang Governor's Mansion, Main General of Hongze Camp Chen Sanshi: proceed to Jia Prefecture and take command. You must recover the two western prefectures within one year. Depart at once; there must be no delay!"
Eunuch Hou's clear, ringing voice sounded.
"This subject accepts the order."
Chen Sanshi accepted the transfer order.
"Then Governor, make haste and depart."
Eunuch Hou sighed in relief. "The soldiers at the front are all within Yunduan Prefecture now, waiting for you to go and take charge of the overall situation."
Only after repeatedly reminding him did he lead his people away.
"Pah!"
Steward Wu spat viciously at their retreating backs. "A bunch of worthless fools! They rely on the Governor's Mansion for everything, then turn around and grow suspicious. They treated the old Governor that way back then, and they're still treating the young Governor the same way now!"
"That's enough, Uncle Wu."
Chen Sanshi looked at the steward, who was already past seventy. "It wasn't purely for the Imperial Court anyway. The moment I came back, I saw the government affairs handled during this period. Many places are short of food, aren't they? If we don't end this war soon, we truly won't be able to hold on."
After the Imperial Court collapsed.
The ancestral vein had been lost.
The various sects had poured in.
No one had enjoyed easy days.
"Isn't that the truth?"
Steward Wu shook his head and sighed. "From Ten Days in Yunzhou until now, we've fought for three or four years straight. Many places have suffered floods and droughts too. Where could there still be much grain?"
Chen Sanshi handed the transfer order to a servant. "What I fear is that this battle may not be one