"I'm to take them across?" Tang Changsheng asked, scarcely able to believe it.
"I have to hold Suxu City. For now, this is only Marquis Yue's private proposal. Neither the Heavenly Court nor the Imperial Court has issued a decree, so nothing is settled yet. Everything you do now is merely preparation..."
“What about Senior Brother Xin?”
"Cheng Ying is loyal and honest, but he lacks flexibility. He can't handle a major undertaking. I have another task for him... He'll meet you in Tonghu County!"
Tang Changsheng muttered inwardly. Sure enough, honest people had the advantage. Even if they were less capable, they always put others at ease...
In Lu Yuanzhen's eyes, someone like him surely had too many schemes up his sleeve. Useful, yes, but nowhere near as reassuring as Xin Chengying!
Of course, more importantly, Xin Chengying was a disciple Lu Yuanzhen had raised from childhood, unlike a disciple like him who had come along halfway through...
Tang Changsheng had nothing to complain about there!
In any case, only by clinging to Lu Yuanzhen's powerful thigh would he have a chance to prosper and obtain more resources...
In fact, if Tang Changsheng had not had the chance to take part in this plan, how could he have gained so much?
Counting it up, Tang Changsheng had received no small number of benefits since acknowledging this martial uncle. He had even acquired two or three magical artifacts from Marquis Wu's Residence!
Come to think of it, Lu Yuanzhen had been generous enough. He had never once asked Tang Changsheng to hand over any of his gains. What was there to be dissatisfied with?
Lu Yuanzhen seemed worried Tang Changsheng might read too much into it, so he said, "The capable must shoulder more. You're more capable than Chengying. In