"Ah?"
Di Wushuang had not expected Jian Shang to answer like that. Her red lips parted in a round O as she stared at Jian Shang in disbelief and said:
"Even so, natives like Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Li Yuan, and the others all know that when national calamity looms overhead, everyone must go all out and stand together against the powerful enemy. Even I... even this subject knows that, at this critical juncture for China, we should first resist the Canadian fleet. Otherwise, today's Yue State may very well become tomorrow's China. Your Majesty, as a Chinese Otherworlder..."
"What are you thinking? Did I say we would not resist the powerful enemy? That we would not share the nation's hardship? That we would not join forces with China's various factions?"
Jian Shang hurriedly stopped Di Wushuang from continuing. Shaking his head with a bitter smile, he fired off question after question.
Di Wushuang asked doubtfully, "Then Your Majesty means..."
Jian Shang answered seriously, "There are matters of priority and urgency! Resolving the China-Yue issue as quickly as possible, expanding our forces as quickly as possible, and raising our national strength as much as possible are the foremost priorities right now!"
"It is not that this subject has not considered what Your Majesty said! It is simply that the China-Yue issue has always been highly contentious. At a time like this, if Your Majesty disregards Divine Land, and even our own kingdom grows resentful, Your Majesty's prestige will plummet and invite widespread criticism. I fear that would be unwise!" Di Wushuang sighed inwardly and replied with a bitter smile.
"Of course we will not ignore it completely. I have ordered Grand Commandant Han Xin to handle our eastern and northern fronts, as well as the four commanderies of Qianzhong, Changsha,