Lu Mingyuan frowned. "In Father Emperor's eyes, I'm not someone with Mastery in military affairs. How could the ministers of the Court allow someone so ignorant of such matters to lead troops to guard the Border Pass?"
Su Youhuai smiled. "Doesn't that play right into the Holy Emperor's hands?"
Lu Mingyuan quickly grasped the key point and nodded in realization. "You're right. If I had too much Mastery in military affairs, Father Emperor would never have given me military authority. As he is now, Father Emperor naturally hopes my reputation gets worse and worse. If I return in utter defeat from this battle, the Eastern Palace Mansion will lose all its power."
After going over it again and again, Lu Mingyuan felt he had grasped Emperor Yong'an's motive.
'Dissolving the Cabinet, letting the Court fill with negative controversy about me.'
