"To speak frankly, centuries-old influential families can vanish in an instant. What then is the significance of our meager wealth and positions?
A national war is imminent. Is what we—you, I, and all of you—are truly vying for merely this small measure of military authority in our hands?
This is a national war! This is a national war!
Our Great Yan has waited a hundred years for this opportunity. The historical annals are right before us; we have the chance to leave our names in them!
To be frank with everyone, I sent a memorandum to Lord Jingnan's camp this morning, but not a single word has come back from the Lord.
Yesterday, in the command office, we all said that Yan having only the Jingnan Army and the Zhenbei Army was too few. We agreed we also needed to field a strong army.
Fine words, indeed! No sooner were they spoken than we were slapped in the face that very night.
