Late at night.
All was silent.
Yet on the Star Luo Empire's front lines, a coup that would shake the world was brewing.
"Heh, this realm belongs to His Majesty. We're all his subjects, so naturally, we need only fulfill our duties as subjects. Marshal Dai, you're a clever man to understand that, hahahaha..."
"I, Dai Hao, have always been loyal to my sovereign. Tell me, brother, has anyone at court spoken ill of me?" Dai Hao asked with a smile, watching a deputy commander surnamed Song wave his arms about in a drunken frenzy.
After Dai Hao had plied Deputy Commander Song with several pots of wine, his tongue had grown thick and his mind was clearly muddled. It was the perfect chance to fish out some information.
He was far removed from court and had no idea what His Majesty currently thought of him.
"Ah~ Marshal Dai, your reputation for loyalty and patriotism spread throughout the imperial capital long ago. What court official doesn't know of your devotion to His Majesty?" Deputy Commander Song never noticed the probing intent. Alcohol had numbed his brain, and he answered purely on instinct.
The other deputy commander had long since drunk himself under the table, leaving no one to warn him.
"Devotion?" Dai Hao smiled without answering.
Why did that word sound so bitterly ironic?
It was as though they were saying that he, Dai Hao, was the most obedient dog under Xu Jiawei's command. Even now, with a hundred thousand soldiers at his disposal, Xu Jiawei showed not the slightest restraint. He brazenly stripped away Dai Hao's military authority, treating him like a... dog, summoned with a beckon and dismissed with a wave.
Thud!
After speaking, Deputy Commander Song slumped onto the table, spilling the wine before him all over