After Uchiha Hikaru finished speaking, he reached his hand even deeper, slowly pressing against the monarch's pulse as though threatening him into agreeing by another means.
The monarch had already sensed the threatening aura. Too frightened to say anything, he hurriedly agreed.
"Fine, fine, fine. Of course, there's no problem at all. I'm truly delighted to have two such fierce generals serving our country."
"Other than his profound martial prowess, what other talents does your younger brother possess? We should get to know him better, after all. He'll be following you from now on and will certainly be dealing with me often."
"And Xiao, you know I enjoy making friends. So while you and I may now be master and subordinate, we are also good friends in another sense. As for your younger brother, I am willing to accept him as my own good friend as well."
The monarch was only saying all this because his fear left him unsure of what else to say. He knew perfectly well that he was being threatened and could no longer make any moves. He could only follow Uchiha Hikaru's instructions.
Uchiha Hikaru felt that now was the best time to act. He had already properly introduced Xiaosheng, so he only needed to slowly let the civil and military officials get to know Xiaosheng as well.
However, Uchiha Hikaru had only discussed these matters privately with the monarch today. He felt that the monarch should emphasize the matter at court the next day and grant Xiaosheng an official promotion.
Only then could the plans he had made afterward be carried out naturally and logically. If any part of the earlier arrangements went wrong, things would get stuck later on.
And now that he had gradually reached this point, he wanted to find time