Xiao Rongyan sat in the open window of the study, brow furrowed as he carefully read the secret letter sent by his imperial brother. Just as he set the letter on fire, two birds chirped noisily, flying in and landing on the window, pecking at each other and flapping their wings playfully.
Xiao Rongyan reached out to take one of the birds into his hand, gently stroking its feathers, his eyes deep as he spoke to Zhang Yan. "Wei and Daliang have joined forces, intending to attack our Yan Kingdom from both the north and the south. In truth, this move is to intimidate the Jin Kingdom."
Previously, when Bai Qingyan led troops, the Jin Kingdom had defeated Daliang thoroughly. With Wei and Xiliang intending to join forces against Yan, it was the Jin Kingdom that sent troops to the Xiliang and Jin borders to deter Xiliang. Wei had been thwarted by the Jin Kingdom at every turn, naturally leading to discontent.
Daliang, having suffered a defeat, also harbored grudges.
