"By having the imperial court step in to improve the soldiers' treatment, it can also win their hearts," Chu Heng said candidly, though Emperor Xuanming was reluctant to admit that he was indeed tempted.
The reason was quite simple: as an Emperor, the King of Huainan's affairs made him most wary of the betrayal by favorites and the decentralization of military power. He needed centralization.
Emperor Xuanming looked at Chu Heng with an assessing gaze, and his previous disgust and apprehension had mostly faded. Chu Heng dared to speak to him like this in person, which meant there was indeed no act of betrayal behind the scenes.
Moreover, Chu Heng indeed had his weaknesses.
As long as this man didn't covet his throne, he didn't mind continuing to use him, after all, this person was indeed a talent.
