"Lu Zhang was captured and became a hostage?" This news indeed hadn't reached them before, truly shocking Lu Qing and Zhu Yu.
"The Holy Emperor was furious and originally planned to send troops to attack and start a war with Jie Country. However, the court has been unstable recently, and after Zhao Bi's affair, many people were more or less implicated. The candidates to lead the troops were already few.
Moreover, there are two factions against going to war. One group feels that this would be equivalent to disregarding Prince Yi's life. Although Zhao Bi was overthrown for his misdeeds, Prince Yi is, after all, the Holy Emperor's own flesh and blood. Doing so would make it seem that the Emperor doesn't care for his kin, leading to criticism from future generations.
