Zeng Yue stopped in his tracks, and said in a deep voice, "Lady General was very generous in sending you to Biyang County, giving you great freedom. She wanted you to persuade the mountain bandits, gather the displaced people, teach them to read, and put them to use for her."
"Even though you were leading the garrison of a county, given the circumstances at the time, with the thousand men under your command, you could definitely have recruited five thousand, or even tens of thousands of troops for the Lady General," Zeng Yue said, "If you could achieve this, the power of a General would be within your reach."
"The Lady General chose Ji Ping as a trusted aide because he was recommended by General Zhao and is loyal, so she went with the flow. Choosing Qiu Wu and me is because we are obedient, loyal, and will follow orders without question."
Li Tianhe said, "Do I not possess these qualities?"
