C172 Decline

General Zhao was not surprised that Gu Huaijin would reject him. In fact, he was already mentally prepared for the possibility that Gu Huaijin would be rejected along the way.

Although Gu Huaijin did not have the support of his mother's family and the Hou Mansion was far away at the border, he was still a capable man. He was also favored by the Emperor