Later, Sunx Quan inquired of Zhou Yu why the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families would surrender to them so easily, to which Zhou Yu rely smiled.
Previously, the Vice Army led by Li Yan had made the aristocratic families aware of Sunx Ce's strength. The Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families barely had the capital for mutual destruction, but the problem was Sunx Ce had over a hundred thousand soldiers. What would happen next ti when Sunx Ce cos back?
Under such imnse pressure, the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families could only choose to seek peace. Moreover, when Li Yan acted earlier, it was agreed that the severity of the docunts would increase every three days delay.
Zhou Yu had calculated the tolerance limit of the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families, and even if they still held out when that limit was about to appear, Zhou Yu would have the families he'd already subdued step down and accept the docunts, leading only to the disintegration of the alliance blinded by imitation.
The integrity of the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families was even lower than Zhou Yu's estimation. Under Li Yan's amazing ability to command troops, along with the constantly changing docunts, most of the families lasted less than a month before giving up resistance and awaiting judgnt. At least surrendering to Sunx Ce would not necessarily an death, while not surrendering definitely would.
As a result, when Sunx Ce personally arrived at Eastern Wu, the docunts received by the families were much less restrictive than what they had imagined.
Though in the beginning if Sunx Ce had given such contracts they might have tussled and negotiated, now when the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families had no room to struggle, Sunx Ce offered such "lenient" terms, all the families were delighted beyond asure, none dared to undermine themselves by negotiating with Sunx Ce.
This was referred to in Zhou Yu's words as the benevolence of the strong, and it was his early intention to keep all the Eastern Wu Aristocratic Families hanging, and at their most anxious mont, let Sunx Ce grant this group of scheming families the so-called benevolence, thus gratefully accepting.
"Zhongmou, rember, there is a solution to every problem in this world, but the simplest solution to all problems is always to step out of this level." Zhou Yu smiled and patted Sunx Quan on the shoulder and said.
As for Sunx Quan, Zhou Yu was relatively satisfied, even though he didn't have the charisma like Sunx Ce, Sunx Quan's intelligence and power sche far exceeded that of Sunx Ce. Of course, surpassing Sunx Ce was not much, but in Zhou Yu's opinion, Sunx Quan had a mind in strategy and politics that amazed him.
It was just that for so reason, Zhou Yu always felt that Sunx Quan's approach to power sches and politics was sowhat inclined toward darkness, lacking Sunx Ce's sense of the grand way. Simply put, the sa thing that Sunx Ce could do with grandeur, for Sunx Quan, it felt sowhat crooked and sinister.
Thus, what Zhou Yu now intended was to guide Sunx Quan towards the right path. Though ghostly tricks and relying on power sches may achieve temporary success, they can never make it to the stage; only with grandeur, combining surprise and directness, can one proceed steadily.
Sunx Quan frowned, not quite understanding why a problem that could be resolved at this level needed to be solved from another level of height, yet he didn't realize the hidden aning in Zhou Yu's words—that no matter how many calculations at the sa level, none could compare to elevating one's own level to overlook others.
It's like if two people are both county officials, competing for power and profits with each other, constantly deploying various ghostly tricks, but even if one eventually completely suppresses the other, how much progress can be made? Is it surpassing the other one and rising to Prefectural Governor?
Whether absolute power truly exists, Zhou Yu did not want to spend ti thinking about it, but one thing he was clear about was to have a long-term vision and not be tempted by small imdiate gains, that all calculation on the sa layer level is not as good as rising one's level.
In Zhou Yu's view, Sunx Quan's problem was that he was accustod to haggling at the sa level, even to the point where it was not even the sa level of haggling, but lowering his own status to haggle with lesser figures, which was entirely different from Sunx Ce's indifference to trivial matters, calculating trivial details day in and day out...
This gave Zhou Yu a trendous headache. He hoped Sunx Quan would grow and support Sunx Ce, but with such a disposition from Sunx Quan, Zhou Yu felt even if there would be talent later it might also be troubleso, as vision determines height!
No matter how foolish Sunx Ce was, it could not change Sunx Ce's broad-minded temperant, especially after avenging his father, his temperant beca perfect, seeing many things very clearly, while Sunx Quan seed noticeably brooding, leading Zhou Yu to have no choice but to simultaneously teach Sunx Quan while pondering how to adjust Sunx Quan's mindset.
Sunx Ce was completely unconcerned about these matters, not being ranked on the Heroes Ranking, he was adamantly planning to conquer Jiaozhou and fight Nanyue.
He didn't seek anything else, he just wanted to reclaim the territories in Nanyue lost by the Han Dynasty in those years, at least by doing so, he would have no disgrace in righteousness, and he could confidently declare that he had also expanded territories for the Great Han Dynasty in future battles of insults.
In regards to this, Sunx Ce had also discussed with Zhou Yu, following Zhou Yu's proposal, though it was said that the Soldier Rebellion in Jiaozhou was difficult, once the issue of the terrain was resolved, a smooth advance wouldn't face much difficulty, afterward also explaining how to deal with Soldier Rebellion.
Under such circumstances, subduing Shanyue and Wu Creek Barbarians beca the current priority task, if one were to conquer Jiaozhou by military force, then relying on Shanyue and Wu Creek Barbarians was the superior choice.
After all, these two tribes had lived in places with high heat, humidity, and miasma for years, naturally having ways to deal with such a peculiar hot and oppressive environnt, at that ti as long as they could be intimidated into submission, then select and train a force specializing in this battlefield, conquering Jiaozhou wouldn't be a problem.
Thus, in the next step, intimidating Shanyue and Wu Creek Barbarians must not go wrong, as the first step in territorial expansion must be taken from this mont.
High above, Yu Ji and others who had been following Sunx Ce and Zhou Yu's party had beco sowhat agitated, clearly they had already stimulated Sunx Ce's Vitality Number to the extre, yet Sunx Ce's Vitality Number seed endless, nonsensically enduring for so long without showing weakness.
"How much longer is this going to take?" Azui, a traitor to Zuo Ci, asked Yu Ji in great anger.
"I don't know, but the high fortune situation is bound to have an end, Sunx Ce's Vitality Number ending is just a matter of ti." Yu Ji stated calmly.
Although now Sunx Ce seed as if aided by divine assistance, like Heaven and Earth Cooperation, it was ultimately due to Yu Ji extracting the fate of Sunx Ce and forcibly stimulating the effect, it will eventually have an end, needing to be paid back.
"Eh?" Zhou Yu and Sunx Ce simultaneously looked at each other, both feeling a sense of going away, and simultaneously felt so unusual emotions.
"The Vitality Number is nearing its end..." Yu Ji displayed a slight smile, Sunx Ce enduring for this long was already a miracle, but alas, the mandate of heaven is limited, no matter how favored by heaven, one cannot indefinitely owe to one's future, eventually debts need to be repaid! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to qidian to vote for recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian to read.)
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