Vol 9 Chapter 59 (1/2)

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 59: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A BANQUET IN XINYE (11)

Liu Bei POV

Yuan Zhi nodded.

“Understood.” She looked at me and said, “I have a plan now.”

“You do?”

Yuan nodded again, “I just hope that–” Yuan Zhu trailed off and swept her gaze past everyone in the room, or about half as she got shy and lowered her head. But I understood what she meant and stood up.

“Alright everyone, listen up.” I said very carefully as I surveyed everyone’s expressions as this was very important, “For the upcoming battle, the broad strategies will be handled by Lord Xu Shu. If you don’t have any disagreement on this, I hope that you can cooperate with her.”

When I finished, the room went silent but soon, someone spoke up.

“Since big brother made a decision, I have nothing to say about it.” Yun Chang said and smiled when she saw me looking at her, “I have no ideas on what to do and since someone has one, I’m willing to go with it.”

“Un, un.” I felt pleased as I nodded. As expected, Yun Chang is very accommodating at times like these. Feng Xian, who sat on the other column, nodded as well as she poured some liquor for herself.

“Alright, thank you both very much for your understanding.” I said as I saluted them, feeling very relieved as the most important trial in appointing Yuan Zhi has now been pa.s.sed. Now that the 2 main leaders have voiced their approval, everyone else will follow along, for now at least, “Well then. does anyone else have anything to say?”

At this, everyone shook their head and said that it was fine.

“Chen Gong, what about you?” I asked her specifically to which she frowned and stared at me, then at Yuan Zhi. It was clear that she was unsatisfied but she shook her head.

“Un, very good.” I heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Yuan Zhi, “Yuan Zhi, please tell us about your plans.”

“Ah… Un. I have the broad strategies in mind but since we don’t have enough information yet so let’s discuss the specifics tomorrow afternoon.” Yuan Zhi pulled her gown as she said so to alleviate her nervousness, “What everyone should do now is to ensure that troop morale remains high and news that Xuan De is alive does not leak out.”

When she finished, Yuan Zhi looked at me again very seriously, “It’s fine if it ends up leaking out but we must not let the enemy catch sight of you.”

“Ah, un. I understand.”

“In that case, should I lend my lord one of my helmets?”

“Eh?” I was surprised when Zhou Cang offered, “Really?”

“Of course~ It’s just a helmet after all.” Zhou Cang seemed rather relaxed as she tucked her hands behind her head, “I was going to use it for myself when I took it but it’s really too stuffy in battle.”

Un, un.

Yes.

When she said this, practically everyone around nodded in agreement. Now that I think about it, none of them seem to wear helmets to battle. The closest thing to protective head gear seems to be Liao Hua’s hat but the primary purpose of that is for shade.

“Alright, bring it to me tomorrow then.” I said as I nodded at Zhou Cang.

But Zhou Cang’s helmet huh… I wonder if her smell is still there…

“Big brother, what’s wrong?” Yun Chang called out to me when she saw my cheeks turn red.

“Ah, no! Nothing!” I got a shock and nearly fell over.

What the heck am I thinking… How could I be thinking of such things at a time like this!

Ahem, it’s just a helmet.

“Alright, that’s that then. Please gather here tomorrow afternoon and I’ll give more colour on the battle.” Yuan Zhi said to which the rest nodded.

“I’ll send someone to do some reconnaissance.” Liao Hua said.

“I’ll do so as well.” Chen Gong added and rolled her eyes at Yuan Zhi before she continued, “I also want to add that you’re not actually much taller than I am.”

Ah… She’s still bothered by the height issue huh… Looks like I better make sure not mention height when I am speaking with Chen Gong.

“Eh, alright. Everyone is probably full by now so go to bed when you’re done.” I concluded and started keeping the plates after I got up, “Ah, yes. Remember to be careful and not wake up Gan Qing and Mi Zhen as they’re asleep already.”

When I finished, everyone else got up and helped to clear the table. By the way, we do not have any servants here. We had some in Xuchang but the majority of household ch.o.r.es were done by ourselves. Grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning were all done by ourselves based on a roster which was prepared by Zi Zhong.

“Let me help you, big brother.” Yun Chang said as she reached out, “Big brother must be exhausted after everything. Go get some rest.”