Just as expected, His Grace the Duke shifted all the blame onto those so-called, hot-headed ministers. As for who exactly those ministers are, one can only infer.
After all, he didn't specifically name anyone, and nobody would step forward in such a situation. The real instigator, His Majesty The Emperor, would certainly never admit it, which means no one bears the blame, and everyone is happy.
"Won't the Tang People retaliate against us? After all, we terminated the cooperation back then and reclaimed our Hotwind Port." the reporter continued to ask.
The Duke did not avoid the question, but directly admitted a partial mistake: "Actually, there were some errors when we reclaimed Hotwind Port at the time, but through diplomatic efforts, we made up for our mistakes and restored a good relationship with the Great Tang Empire."
