Wei Yuan sat motionless, silent for a few moments, before saying, "What do you mean by this?"
Wang Zhi did not feel anything unusual, yet a great terror gradually arose in his heart, as he pressed his face tightly against the cold stone ground, saying, "Sir, you stationed your troops in Yizhou, and after Li Zhi of the Southern Border invaded, it appears they have the intention to reside permanently. His military is formidable, well-equipped, clearly the handiwork of Qingming. Without you backing Li Zhi, even if the Southern Qi attacked us from two sides, we could resist to the death.
But since you support Li Zhi, we cannot act. I have observed past dynasties, where royal families were often massacred. Prince Ji has shown me great kindness, and I have sworn to repay it with my life. The situation now is irreversible, so I have come to plead with the Boundary Master to provide Prince Ji with a way out, allowing him to find a place to retire in Qingming and live out his life.
