Making a Mystery of Things

Was Luo Zhao stupid? The two generals looked at each other. Neither of them thought Luo Zhao was stupid; he had merely run into that freak Meng Shanming. From the information gathered afterward, who could have imagined that Meng Shanming would break through the river defenses in that manner?

Neither believed there had been anything wrong with Luo Zhao's strategy. From the initial perspective, it had actually been quite brilliant.

They felt only someone like Jin Jue, who sought no merit but only freedom from fault, would think Luo Zhao was stupid.

After leaving the central command tent, the two generals could not help exchanging glances and shaking their heads. They truly had no way to deal with this Grand Marshal—and truly had to admire him. Let the Imperial Court pressure him however it wished, let the three great sects oppress him however they pleased, let Song Kingdom curse him, let others mock and ridicule him all they wanted; this Grand Marshal simply would not send out troops!

Sending troops was fine too. He would admit his own incompetence, step down and yield his post to someone worthier, and let the Imperial Court demote him however it wished. They could simply have someone else command the offensive.

When faced with a man who had nothing to desire and was therefore unyielding, even the Imperial Court had no way to handle this Grand Marshal. Replacing him was not easy either. To some extent, his steady style suited the tastes of quite a few people at court. At the very least, nothing major ever went wrong under his command. It was he who had crippled Meng Shanming's legs—who dared say Jin Jue was incompetent?

When this man worried that something might go wrong, his opinion carried considerable weight. Others did not dare