At the banquet in the great hall.
When Li Yanbao used his drunkenness to stir up a dispute between the South and North Two Armies.
Gu Chenfeng knew that today's affair would not end so simply.
Sure enough, the Sea-Calming King publicly proposed that the South and North Two Armies compete on the spot.
Most soldiers were hot-blooded men, and now the alcohol had gone to their heads.
There had already been a whiff of gunpowder between the South and North Two Armies' generals in the hall, and they immediately voiced their support for a contest between the two armies to determine which was superior.
Seeing this, Emperor Xuan found himself in something of a dilemma.
He could not help looking at Gu Chenfeng.
"General Gu, what do you think?"
As the representative of the Northern Territory's Border Pass on this occasion, and the Gu Lineage's third-generation heir, Gu Chenfeng had sufficient standing to decide on behalf of the northern army.
Looking at the agitated generals of both armies in the great hall.
Then at the glimmer of triumph in the eyes of the Sea-Calming King's three adopted sons opposite him.
Gu Chenfeng understood.
This was a trap laid for him.
They had deliberately provoked a dispute between the South and North Two Armies, while he was a direct-line heir of the Gu Lineage and the foremost contributor to the recent achievements at the Northern Territory's Border Pass.
Under these circumstances, refusing the challenge would mean shrinking from battle.
Not only would the northern army lose all face, but the Gu Lineage's standing among its soldiers would plummet a thousand fathoms.
But if Gu Chenfeng stepped forward to accept the challenge, the responsibility on his shoulders would be even greater.
If he lost, not only would the northern army's prestige