Fang Yun was just about to answer Dong Wencong when an urgent message suddenly arrived. Then Fang Yun and Dong Wencong exchanged a glance, both realizing that the other had received it too.
Fang Yun took out his official seal and swept it with his divine sense. The urgent message had been jointly issued by the Grand Secretariat and the Marshal's Office. After reading it, the two looked up and exchanged another glance.
Under the pretext of launching a punitive expedition against Demon-Grinding Mountain, the Qing Kingdom had sent a large army charging across Xiang Prefecture's border to plunder the area. It was now heading toward Demon-Grinding Mountain.
Qu Che, the prefectural general of Taihe Prefecture, had discovered the incident. After receiving the report, he had followed procedure and reported it directly to the Grand Secretariat and the Marshal's Office.
Fang Yun's expression darkened slightly.
Dong Wencong immediately said in displeasure, "This Qu Che has absolutely no respect for his superiors. If you weren't here, he could indeed report this to the Grand Secretariat and the Marshal's Office. After all, the prefectural military governor cannot handle a military struggle between two kingdoms. But with you here as governor-general, even if the court has stipulated that you may not directly oversee military affairs, he should still have sent you a message after reporting to the Grand Secretariat and the Marshal's Office."
"If I remember correctly, he isn't one of the Qing Officials," Fang Yun said.
Dong Wencong sighed softly. "This Qu Che is a typical neutralist who refuses to offend anyone. He feared that sending you a message would draw criticism from the Qing Officials, so he reported to the Secretariat and the Marshal's Office by the book. But he handled this badly."
"That muddleheaded fool!" Fang Yun said. "From the