Ren Zhong knew he could persuade Bourbon Louis.
Because he understood this man's elder brother, understood this man himself, and understood even better the entire Marquis Zhenjiang Mansion under Jin Shi's command.
Though these displaced remnants were loyal to the Empire, their particular ethnic experience had forged in them a unique consciousness of vengeance and attachment to their lost homeland. Their loyalty to Marquis Zhenjiang Jin Shi ranked even higher than their loyalty to the Empire.
Ren Zhong, having received from the Empire the title of Chosen One, also held an excellent gilt-edged credential; he could use his words to deceive the other party.
Within the Empire, the Chosen Ones possessed many privileges, and a certain degree of autonomous decision-making power was among them.
