"Even Shen Yi has one, I am the only one who doesn't. When I was young, I always thought the Black Iron Camp was the shackle imposed on me by the old marquis, it was the reason why I could not be free in this life."

When he grew up, he felt that the black iron rod engraved with his name was like a silent suicide note. Gu Yun had no father, no mother, no wife, no son, and no burden. In this vast world, there was no one to leave this suicide note to. He felt an indescribable loneliness and exhaustion of his ambition just by holding it in his hand ——

In the face of Chang Geng, Gu Yun swallowed back the latter sentence, he ordered: "All complaints are simply ignorance of youth. Just listen and don't speak out so as to avoid shaking the army's heart — Old Tan that crazy buffalo would not drink tea, do you have wine?"

"Mm, I've already forgotten it." Chang Geng said, "No wine. General Tan will drink tea, you will drink water, the two generals please make do."

Gu Yun: "..."

He found that Chang Geng was more and more careless towards him.

"In the past two days, I checked with the Ministry of Housing," Chang Geng poured two cups of tea and a cup of water, gesturing, "The Western Palace’s stock was burned by Commander Han, the loss of the city guard was astonishing. The supply in the North has been cut off. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to carry on like this. Li Feng asked me about your opinion."

It's amazing that in such a large court, when it came to war, there was neither money or resources when there was a demand for them.

"No opinion, only a cease-fire." Gu Yun stretched out his hand and spun the cup. "The Westerners are actually far worse off than us. Not only the land and sea armies besieging the capital, but also the machines and armors they supplied to the eighteen border areas and the countries of the Western Regions. Fighting until this point and returning empty-handed, it is not something to be proud of, there is no chance they are doing better than us."

"The Western troops withdrew from the sea, but they will not give up easily." Chang Geng said, "To pay such a heavy price for naught, even if they return home, the Western pope would not be able to explain himself. They have to fight until death. They are now returning to the Dong Ying Islands to rest. If they send troops to Jiangnan and confront the court, from the south to the north, we will be in a very passive position."

Great Liang was so big, yet the court was so poor, it was too easy to gain some then lose some.