"Alright, now I'm curious. Whose idea was it over at the Dragon Palace? The plan was quite good. If you hadn't come, I really might have had a hard time dealing with it."
"Zhuge Yu. A fine junior, but his ambition is too great, and he is overly confident in himself. What a pity." The Imperial Advisor sighed.
"Coming from you, that's quite a high evaluation. You know this Zhuge Yu?" King Qi asked curiously.
"This Zhuge Yu is from Great You. He studied at Mount Li Academy. I met him a few times and have some impression of him."
"A man of Great You, yet he serves the Dragon Palace. With such talent, it would have been wonderful if he served Great You instead."
The Imperial Advisor smiled. "It's still the same issue. His ambition is too great, but his talent does not match it. He always wants to become fat in a single bite. That is unrealistic."
"Then what do you intend to do about Zhuge Yu?" King Qi asked.
"If we win this battle, we will make a demand for the Dragon Palace to hand Zhuge Yu over. It's that simple."
"Alright, I'll do my best." King Qi let out a breath. With the Imperial Advisor putting it that way, he suddenly felt immense pressure.
Leading troops on an expedition against the Dragon Palace was no small matter. Victory could not be won just by talking about it. If he truly became the commander-in-chief, the responsibility on his shoulders would be enormous.
It was also King Qi's first time serving as commander-in-chief. In the past, he had always gone to war alongside the Imperial Advisor. When had he ever needed to command on his own?
King Qi had originally wanted to decline, but seeing the Imperial Advisor