Inside Chang ‘an Taiji Palace.
King Huai sat high up in the main hall. Below him were his newly conferred courtiers.
Zhou Siming had been conferred the title of Duke of the Wu Kingdom, Qin Shu had also become the Duke of the Qin kingdom, and he also had the position of Grand Lieutenant. The rest were officials who had come from Luoyang, and some were officials who had stayed in Chang ‘an to surrender to King Huai.
Zhou siming cupped his hands and said, “Your Majesty, there is new news from the northwest. Marquis an Yuan is seriously injured. I believe that Marquis an Yuan’s army will not be able to resist the northern desert army for long. Now is a good time to attack Luoyang.”
If Luoyang was not attacked, then King Huai’s name would not be justified.
However, King Huai said, “We can not rush this matter. The envoys from all over the world have not shown their loyalty to me yet. If we rush to Luoyang...”
