"Lord Zhong! The Wu Kingdom has begun rebuilding the lake fields!!"
The scout bowed to Zhong Hui, panting as he spoke between gasps.
At that moment, Zhong Hui finally threw back his head and roared with laughter.
Although Zhong Hui was extremely confident in himself, he could not be certain of success. Sometimes, a single unexpected development could ruin his entire plan.
Now that he had actually heard that Wu's emperor had resumed the construction work, Zhong Hui finally stopped worrying.
Although his plans went far beyond this, he had achieved his basic objective. He could safely go on boasting and showing off without worrying about his cart overturning.
He took the document the scout handed him and examined it carefully.
The more he read, the more satisfied he became.
Good, good.
He liked people such as Sun Xiu, who insisted on getting every detail right. Their keen powers of observation made such people prone to judgments they believed infallible.
The more others opposed them, the more dissatisfied they became.
Although Zhong Hui had never met Sun Xiu, he had studied every aspect of his governance and conduct. He already knew him intimately, perhaps even better than the favored ministers around him did!
Since Sun Xiu had ordered the work to proceed, next... Lu Kang would surely be unable to sit still.
Zhong Hui slowly looked south, his eyes filled with disdain.
Someone like you thought you could contend with me?
You weren't even Zhang Hua's equal!
Meanwhile, "Zhang Hua's counterpart in Wu" was sitting in a carriage, once again heading for Jianye.
Lu Kang frowned. His mood truly could not have been worse. There was already so much to do at the front that he could barely spare a moment, yet the imperial court kept dragging him down.
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