"I'm not afraid."
"Why? I am a Yan man."
"I am still a Jin man, still the emperor of the Jin State. But wasn't it for my own throne that I started the war and caused such suffering to my people of the Three Jin?"
"No, no, no, it's different. I'm more straightforward."
"Perhaps so, General Zheng. I understand what you seek. Amid this chaos, we can support each other. You need not worry about the soldiers outside for now; they will disperse on their own two days after the siege begins."
"This monumental service of protecting me, General Zheng, you can accept. Consider it my welcome gift to you."
"It's not..."
Zheng Fan suddenly felt that something was not right.
"Is there anything else, General Zheng?"
Zheng Fan turned around again, looked at Emperor Jin, and said, "Your Majesty just mentioned that the army outside the city belongs to you?"
"Yes."
"Your Majesty, could you accompany me to the city wall for a look?"
