While the Feudal Lords of Shandong schemed against one another, Luo Ling left. Luo Yi spoke a few quiet words to Liu Bang, then hurried after him.
"Elder Brother."
Luo Yi came up beside Luo Ling. It had been a long time since the brothers had seen each other, and Luo Ling asked with a smile in his eyes, "A Yi, why did you follow me out?"
Luo Yi asked somewhat hesitantly, "Elder Brother, I am rather unsure where the future of All Under Heaven is headed. Your wisdom reaches the heavens, so I wanted to ask you.
"I previously thought there should be no problem with the Duke of Pei becoming a king, but King Xiang and the Feudal Lords of Shandong are truly rather hostile. What should we do next?"
Luo Ling said evenly, "The Feudal Lords of Shandong are puppets on strings, and the King of Qi is my blood-sworn ally. I command wind, rain, and blizzards in Shandong. Its Feudal Lords all fear me. None dare break the oaths they made before me, and neither does Xiang Yu.
"You need not worry about Liu Bang's throne, but you must prepare for war. Liu Bang will be made a king in Guanzhong, but there will certainly be other kings in Guanzhong."
As the Luo Clan Household Head, Luo Ling was entirely different from younger clansmen like Luo Yi. The resources he could mobilize were beyond imagination. Luo Ling's name appeared on Ji Zhao's system panel; he was Ji Zhao's true agent. This difference in status and perspective, together with his supreme mastery of political maneuvering, had forged Luo Ling's character.
He was the man who acknowledged sovereigns least in this world. In his eyes, rulers were there to make All Xia flourish. If they could not, they