Humans are social animals.
Therefore, it is always difficult to escape the fate of being compared. The higher one stands, the more evident and clear the public's critiques become.
Zhao Douan understood this truth early on, so he just smiled:
"In the field of warfare, Xue Shence is indeed stronger than me. We are not children, why vie for everything? Winning battles is a great thing for the court. As for those rumors circulating outside, the sour words from scholars, just ignore them."
Hmm, what he did not mention was that he had also won a battle in Yongjia City some days ago, but the news hadn't come back yet.
Of course, even if he sent back the "record" of assassinating Wang Qi and rescuing a group of officials to the Capital, it would only make those who harbor malice against him work harder to compare him with Xue Shence, thereby indirectly suppressing his reputation.
