"This..."
The Prime Minister's expression turned somewhat awkward at once.
He hurriedly said, "You misunderstand!"
"A misunderstanding?"
Yue Qiu smiled and asked in return, "What have I misunderstood?"
The Prime Minister opened his mouth, just about to explain, but Yue Qiu gave him no chance. He said directly, "I've already heard! The Great Song Imperial Guard has retaken Ting Prefecture, and the King of Gaochang is terrified. He wants to hold us hostage to resist Great Song, right?"
"Th-this..."
The Prime Minister's pupils contracted.
No!
Wasn't this slander?
"And..."
"You're even controlling our comings and goings. Isn't that restricting us in preparation to make a move?"
Yue Qiu pressed on with the accusation, giving the Prime Minister no room to catch his breath.
Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister immediately shook his head. Seeing that Yue Qiu was about to speak again, he stepped forward and shouted, "No!"
"Marquis of Lantian, you mustn't speak nonsense! My King absolutely has no such intentions!"
If this went on, who knew what crimes Yue Qiu would pin on the Gaochang Kingdom.
When a nation was weak, it could only suffer such bullying!
The Prime Minister lamented inwardly as well.
They knew exactly how formidable Ting Prefecture's defenses were.
Even if Gaochang sent troops to attack it, they likely could not breach the walls without three to five days.
Yet the Great Song Imperial Guard, after marching a long distance, had captured Ting Prefecture in merely one day!
What that meant could not have been clearer to them.
The Song Army was powerful!
If the Song Army had not been powerful, why would they have feared Yue Qiu and Wei Qingping so greatly? They could have simply driven the two out of Western Prefecture!
Now, they did not dare drive them away, nor did