"Pass down my orders. I wish to meet Overlord Xiang Yu! If Western Chu is willing to withdraw from the game in Chaoge this time, I can return Jiangdong..."
After pondering for a long while, Jian Shang instructed Heavenly Charm Marquis Qiu Li.
"What?!" Yu Ji and the others froze, then were stunned.
"Your Majesty! You would return Jiangdong to Western Chu just for the Kingdom Ascension Ceremony?"
Heaven-Warring Marquis Wang Ben asked, wondering if he had misheard. He found it hard to accept. After a pause, he quickly added, "Jiangdong is the Xiang Clan's foundation. Is it really worth it?"
"Yes!" Only Heavenly Charm Marquis Qiu Li answered without a moment's hesitation.
"Go!"
Jian Shang gave Eunuch Qiu the order, then looked at the others and explained, "It is! Of course it is! This will cause the Chu-Han Alliance to collapse on its own. And if the Han Kingdom's Kingdom Ascension Ceremony fails, can Western Chu still hope to succeed with theirs? Even if we do nothing to sabotage it then, given Han King Liu Bang's temperament, he will never allow Western Chu to succeed!"
"Well..." Wang Ben and the others suddenly understood, but still felt it was not worth it!
Before they could think further, Jian Shang sneered and swiftly said, "Rest assured! The Overlord might agree to this, but Strategist Fan Zeng will certainly refuse."
Wang Ben froze, then asked thoughtfully, "But the Overlord is Western Chu's ruler. What if Western Chu really agrees?"
"Then what does it matter if I really return Jiangdong to Western Chu?"
Jian Shang answered promptly and indifferently, then shook his head as he left the courtyard. "If my prediction is correct, Western Chu will agree and take the territory first. On the surface, they will play along, but their plans will