But he decided against it. If word accidentally got out, he could easily draw the flames onto himself.
Seeing that Fa Zheng would not speak, Jia Xu dropped the subject and said instead, "His Majesty has now taken Xiangyang, then seized Nanyang and Xinye. Meanwhile, the navy is sailing down the Han River. Their next target should be Jiangxia."
"Their progress truly has been swift."
Fa Zheng replied, "With His Majesty personally leading this expedition, and Duke Wen himself taking the field as well, naturally no stronghold can withstand them."
"I only wonder how things are going for the Duxiang Marquis and Censor Guo, and whether they have successfully taken Yi Province and Yang Province."
It was entirely expected that the army personally led by the Son of Heaven would enjoy success. Fa Zheng felt that what needed consideration was the progress on the other two fronts.
"You need not worry about that."
Jia Xu smiled. "Yi Province has the Marquis of the Capital Township and the Marquis of Champion, while Yang Province has Old General Huang, not to mention that fellow Guo Fengxiao. Nothing will go wrong."
"Just wait for the good news."
Whatever else might be said, Jia Xu had great faith in Guo Jia's abilities. If he could not even take a mere Yang Province, what right did he have to hold the top spot in Lingyun Pavilion?
He might as well give it to Jia Xu.
As the two conversed, a eunuch hurried into the Xuan Room, holding a memorial in both hands. His face shone with joy as he cried, "Victory in Yi Province! Victory in Yi Province!"
Fa Zheng and Jia Xu both turned their eyes toward him.
The eunuch bowed to them, then said excitedly, "Reporting to the Director of the Secretariat and