Father Qin sat down in front of the Emperor. The notice the servant gave him only said the Emperor had asked for his presence for an important matter.
What was this important matter? He didn't know.
"Duke Qin," Bai Zhenli calmly said. His dark eyes looked at the tea ripples in his cup. "Have you heard of the Ying Kingdom?"
Father Qin furrowed his brows. "Is that not the kingdom in the South? What's wrong with them?"
"Nothing," Bai Zhenli answered. A brief pause, and he changed his words. "Yet."
He sighed and explained. "I received news from our informants that the Ying Kingdom will be declaring war after winter. They'll be going to war for land in the North."
"Land in the North-"
Father Qin was beyond shocked. Land in the North was their land! The Ying Kingdom was going to declare war against them!
"But why!" Father Qin exclaimed.
