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Hua Xiong did not ask further questions; he was well aware that the wisdom of these two far surpassed his own, and since Li Ru had said so, he naturally would not harm him.
"Then I shall go to burn incense and pray. Since I have come here, it's best not to challenge the authority of the Emperor. Counselor, please rest. If there's anything you need, have someone inform me, and I shall not dare to neglect it," Hua Xiong, seeing that Li Ru did not speak, bowed and slowly withdrew.
"I wonder how you managed to come out on top back then. These people truly respect you!" Jia Xu said somewhat emotionally as he watched Hua Xiong leave slowly. Dong Zhongying of Xiliang was gone, but these former generals still followed Li Ru's commands.