It indeed involved Li Yunxiang, and he indeed needed to be present.
Because the Army's advancement on the Ice Storm Peninsula was too swift and they proposed modifying the battle plans to ensure capturing Buju before the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Grand Secretary Xue Yuanzheng decided to call a royal strategy meeting in a few days, requiring the Navy to prepare accordingly.
There's no need to elaborate on Bai Zhizhan; he was the hero of this battle, and even if there wasn't a meeting, he would need to return to the Imperial Capital to receive his reward.
Having Li Yunxiang accompany him was actually to leverage his relationship with Lian Xusheng.
"Old Brother Gui, isn't this forcing a difficult task on someone?" Bai Zhizhan was also quite irritated, as this arrangement essentially pushed Li Yunxiang to the forefront.
Using personal relations to influence military decisions was a crime that could be either big or small.
