How I'll Talk My Way into an Army 2

Jiang Hao faced the Yanqi King's stern questioning without the slightest hint of nervousness or panic at being exposed. Instead, he wore a confident expression as he looked at the Yanqi King and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, who established our Western Regions Protectorate?"

"Naturally, the Han Emperor."

"Since it was established by the Han Emperor, what right did Wang Mang, a usurper of the throne, have to abolish the Protectorate General's Headquarters? The duty of our Protectorate General's Headquarters is to maintain peace in the Western Regions. You surely know Wang Mang's policies toward the Western Regions better than I do. He has long violated the Han Emperor's original intent to protect the kingdoms of the Western Regions. How could we possibly obey his orders?"

"What I want to tell you is that the Western Regions Protectorate has not been destroyed. So long as even one of us remains, it can never be destroyed. Wang Mang is a usurper. Sooner or later, he will be executed, the Han Emperor's rightful line will be restored, and the Western Regions will once again be protected."

"General Chen Da is dead. Was I wrong to take up this banner? If one day I die, the brothers behind me will step forward on their own. Our Western Regions Protectorate will never forget its duty. Even if we die to the very last man, we will devote our lives to the peace of the Western Regions." Jiang Hao stared intensely at the Yanqi King, his voice forceful, majestic, and domineering.

The Yanqi King was stunned by Jiang Hao's words. It seemed that this Commander Jiang was right. He was even faintly moved by such spirit.

"General Jiang Hao, what brings you to my Yanqi?" The Yanqi King no longer dwelled on that question.