Vol 8 Chapter 7 (1/2)
VOLUME 8 CHAPTER 7: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS ON THE WAY TO JIANGXIA (3)
Liu Bei POV
“Eh?! Yi Ji?” Though I knew who she was, I was still rather surprised.
“Why? Surprised?”
“Ah, a little.” I replied honestly.
When she heard me, she reached inside her chest and extracted a wooden plate which had words carved into it though I don’t know what they meant.
“This is my appointment token. I’m the Minister of War for this expedition.”
Un, I know that. But suddenly appearing behind me was what gave me a shock. And your encampment is on the other side so I didn’t expect this visit at all.
“Is this– A Jing state official?”
“Ah, look at me, I forgot to introduce you all.” I slapped my head when I remembered that I never formally introduced them to each other, and I hurriedly put down my food and got up.
“Everyone, this is the Minister of War for this expedition, and the Registrar of Jing state. Please do get along with each other.” I then turned to Yi Ji, “Yi Ji, this is Chen Dao, and this is Chen Gong and Zhou Cang.”
“Ah, well met.”
Everyone then bowed and saluted to each other. Zhou Cang’s bowing was a little off but I didn’t intend on saying anything about it. She was still better than me when I first transferred here after all, and saying too much will only irritate her.
“Imperial Uncle, may I ask if the standard of living is to your liking? If there are any problems or views, you can let me know directly. As the Minister, I will do my best to meet any demands you may have.”
“The food is good!” Zhou Cang expressed her satisfaction first.
“I see, we have very ample stores so you can eat as much as you wish.”
“If you’re asking for opinions, then here is mine.” Compared to Zhou Cang, Chen Gong wasn’t too good tempered and wasn’t about to let things slide.
“Chen Gong.”
“Don’t stop me, my lord. These aren’t our troops but they are all we got at this time. What will we do if they drop the ball or mutiny at a crucial moment?”
I wanted to stop her, but Chen Gong delivered me a sound scolding with a frown that left me utterly speechless.
“May I ask what is the matter?”