After listening to the military advisor's analysis, Duke Sun fell silent. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "I need time to think about it!"
Such a major matter does require time to carefully consider and weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
The military advisor had anticipated this and was not surprised. He did not try to persuade him any further. After paying his respects, he left quietly, leaving Duke Sun with ample time and space.
After all, Duke Sun is old and somewhat conservative. Over the years, practice has proved that the feudal system has always been good. Therefore, he is unwilling to reform from the bottom of his heart.
Sun Yu walked into the study, saw Duke Sun, and greeted him, "Father, it's time for dinner."
When Duke Sun saw Sun Yu coming to call him for dinner, he smiled and nodded, saying, "I'll be right over."
Duke Sun finished his meal absentmindedly and returned to his study to carefully consider the military advisor's proposal.
Sun Yu came over again to bow and say goodnight. Duke Sun looked at Sun Yu and did not return the greeting. Instead, he asked, "Xiao Yu, if the territory I hand over to you requires you to subjugate everyone in the territory before you can inherit it, would you accept that?"
Sun Yu thought for a moment and nodded, "Sure! I'm not afraid of a challenge! Besides, isn't there always a test like this for the succession of a lord?!"
Duke Sun said, "Yes! It's almost the same as inheriting the lordship. However, you have even more competitors!"
"Father, I still say the same thing! I'm not afraid of a challenge! Even with my cousins included, I'm still the best!"
Looking at the high-spirited Sun Yu, Duke Sun knew that he didn't understand.
But, that’s enough!
"Not afraid of challenges! That's right! This is the spirit of our Sun family! Because of it, our family has become a lord family and has been able to stand firm for thousands of years!"
Duke Sun felt that the older he got, the less courageous he became!
I'm actually afraid of challenges!
reform!
What's so scary?
As long as it is beneficial to the Sun family’s rule, it’s fine!
The lessons learned from the Gu and Jiang families were not far away, and Duke Sun had to come up with a countermeasure!
The military advisor’s proposal is indeed feasible!
However, it needs to be different from the two principalities of Gu and Jiang!
After all, as the military advisor said, our Sun family was reformed by the lord.
Naturally, you can grasp the rhythm and details of the reform, and do the reform that is most beneficial to your Sun family.
If the Sun family cannot take power under such favorable conditions, it must be because their descendants are unworthy. If they were still a lord family, they might be wiped out like the Jiang family, but they could still become nobles and preserve the family heritage for the future!
After thinking it through, Duke Sun made a decision.
…
The military advisor came out of the lord's mansion and soon gathered with the only two remaining Tiandao mercenaries in the Sun Principality.
"Military Advisor, how is it?"
The military advisor nodded and said, "Based on my understanding of the lord, he should agree."
"Phew, that's good!"
They did not hate Duke Sun, but rather supported him.
The fact that only three Tiandao mercenaries participated in the Sun family's coup at that time illustrates the problem.
Jiang Jie persuaded them only to pass on a message, and did not ask them to confront Sun Guogong.
They naturally had their own selfish motives, fearing that Sun Guogong would anger them, the Heavenly Dao Mercenaries, so they contacted Jiang Jie as a way to leave a way out. When the two places were performing martial arts, they did not give Jiang Jie much useful information.
Now, Jiang Jie is dead!
Although Lin Yu is still there, there is always a layer of separation!
After all, it was Jiang Jie who negotiated with them and persuaded them. As soon as Jiang Jie died, they surrendered to the person who killed Jiang Jie? Although they had not received the moral education of a warrior family, they were not so shameless and could not do it.
Of course, the military advisor played a very important role here.
How could the military advisor turn a blind eye to these two uncertainties?
After the military advisor learned about it, he had already discussed with them that there could be a way out, but the bottom line could not be broken!
After the Jiang Principality became a parliamentary system, their minds became active again.
At this time, the military advisor found them again and told them about the reasons for the armed coup, saying that they could persuade Duke Sun to take the initiative to reform!
The two of them had just experienced the internal strife of the Sun family not long ago, and were still in fear of the failed coup. Therefore, they were persuaded by the military advisor again and agreed to the military advisor's plan!
Peaceful evolution and proactive reform.
After the military advisor comforted the two men, he returned home exhausted.
Just as I was about to rest, the guard came to report that the lord was calling me.
The military advisor laughed.
It’s done!
…
Sun Guogong has a strong military style. Once he makes a decision, he will immediately implement it.
Because the battlefield changes rapidly, an excellent general has to be decisive in killing.
Now that the decision had been made, Duke Sun immediately sent for the military advisor to discuss the details of the matter.
These details are really beyond the ability of him, who is not good at governing the territory, to plan.
The military advisor arrived quickly. Before he could even greet or speak, Duke Sun greeted him with a smile and said, "Military advisor, I agree with your proposal. Let's discuss the details."
The military advisor smiled and sat down.
"My Lord, how did you decide so quickly?"
Duke Sun recounted his conversation with Sun Yu and said, "After listening to it, I suddenly woke up and realized that I'm really old! I don't have the fighting spirit and courage I used to have! I'm afraid to accept challenges!"
"My lord, you've been in the position of lord for a long time and have a heavy sense of responsibility, so you are hesitant when making such a major decision. My lord, you are still very young! It only took you half a day to make the decision to reform. This is truly remarkable. Jiang Jie was an envoy to the Gu Principality and must have had such thoughts, but he didn't make up his mind! You are much better than him!!"
"Haha...Gu Jie, that brat, is just my defeated opponent!"
Duke Sun was still very proud of his victory over Jiang Jie.
But after the Jiang clan was annihilated, he felt a strong sense of crisis.
Sympathy for one's own kind!
I feel the same way!
We are all from the same lord family, how could we not have empathy?
He was already worried about the military advisor's analysis before he even said it.
The military advisor's analysis and suggestions came at the right time.
If someone had suggested this before Jiang's accident, even if it was a military advisor, Duke Sun would not have hesitated and would have killed him with a single blow.
Of course, the military advisor would never make such a low-level mistake.
The military advisor began to speak his mind.
"The two families use a parliamentary system with a nominal monarch. To protect the interests of the lord, I suggest using a parliamentary system with a real monarch."
"The council is directly responsible to the feudal lord, similar to the old shogunate."
"What's different from before is that the parliament has more power, power is more decentralized, personnel changes are more transparent, and more restrictions have been lifted..."
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