Failure is the ultimate test of perseverance.
History tells us that being cautious will yield more results.
Although we can always learn a lot from famous quotes, one of the important reasons why celebrities are famous is that they rarely make mistakes.
That is to say, they will say completely opposite quotes, and if you believe them and succeed, then it is their quotes that guide you in the right direction.
If you fail by chance, haha, then that is naturally your problem. After all, the celebrity said so many things, why did you only listen to this one sentence?
So for the two emperors, they actually had nothing to refer to when making decisions. Of course, even if they had reference, it would be of no use. After all, they were the only ones who could take responsibility. This is probably the biggest disadvantage of being a powerful emperor. They can't even find a place to pass the buck.
After a rare hearty laugh, Lin Hai picked up the teacup but hesitated to bring it to his lips. During the rare moment of silence between the two of them, he gradually figured out the unspeakable dilemma Xia Junao was facing - the Daliang Empire was too powerful.
Although several countries on the mainland have been in a state of worse than each other, it must be said that if Qinghe did not exist, if things continued to develop like this for a few decades, the Daliang Empire would really have a chance to unify the world, and this possibility is not small.
After all, the factors of civil unrest in Xia had been lurking in the deep palace many years ago. If there had been no Qinghe, the Chen Dynasty would most likely have eventually belonged to Crown Prince Chen Yu after the bloody civil war. As for Cambodia, to be honest, anyone who knew the Cambodian Crown Prince would not have too much hope for this country.
So no matter how you look at it, the Daliang Empire has a great chance of winning.
So the appearance of Lin Hai and Qinghe has a feeling of "bad people doing good things".
Although he was just an emperor who had just taken office and had not even completed the probation period, Lin Hai at least had a master's degree. Based on his understanding of history, no emperor could resist the temptation of "unifying the world and keeping the golden bowl intact."
Thinking of this, Lin Hai couldn't help but sigh aloud, "As an emperor, your choice may not be right, but as the leader of tens of millions of people in Liang Country, I think you made the right choice, even though it also meant the greatest and bloodiest sacrifice."
"Are you thinking about this?" Xia Junao had been concentrating on observing the changes in Lin Hai's expression. After Lin Hai expressed his emotion, he even asked in a somewhat strange tone.
"For me, the decision wasn't that difficult. I'm sure you've figured it out. If I really didn't want to participate, I wouldn't even be here. You should have known my stance when I agreed to hold this meeting within the empire. No, you should have known my stance when I sat back and watched Qinghe develop and even secretly provided it with many conveniences."
"Yes, from this point of view, I am very grateful. Although we told the people that the Liang Empire could not spare troops to deal with us at that time, and had no reason to do so, we have always been clear about the truth..."
Lin Hai put down his teacup and thanked him sincerely.
"To be honest, Xichuan was still part of the empire at the time. The imperial center could have found ten thousand reasons to attack Qinghe, and they wouldn't have been the same. After all, for politicians, finding excuses is a natural skill, and believe me, no one among the people would have bothered to verify the truth of these excuses. As for the military strength, that's even easier to say. The empire wouldn't have been unable to spare even a few tens of thousands of men, and Qinghe at that time certainly couldn't withstand tens of thousands of regular troops."
Xia Junao said with some pride.
"But when the Eagle Control Guards reported that Qinghe's specialty was steel, with an inexplicably high production volume, and that the leader's name was Lin Hai, I knew you were coming. Naturally, I couldn't stop you from developing."
This statement honestly answered a long-held question in Lin Hai's mind: why was Qinghe able to survive safely through its weakest period? Even the Liang Empire's troops stationed in Jinguan City were massively mobilized to the central battlefield, deliberately creating an empty Xichuan for Lin Hai to exploit.
Well, no matter why the protagonists in other stories only encounter weak opponents when they are weak, in Lin Hai, there is at least a reasonable explanation.
"Didn't you ever think of attacking Qinghe back then? After all, I knew far less than you did at that time. If you had captured me, it would have been more effective."
Lin Hai asked meaningfully.
"Honestly, I haven't thought about it that way."
Xia Junao's answer was beyond Lin Hai's expectations.
"It's not that I don't want to. To be honest, no emperor can tolerate the division of territory, even if it was just taken from a neighboring country. But I also remember that you came here nine times and tried nine different methods, but none of them worked. The only method you haven't tried is to establish your own power or unify the continent before taking action.
Since your last failure, successive emperors have analyzed the situation numerous times, ultimately arriving at a single, undeniable conclusion: even if the imperial court granted you more authority, even allowing you to act as the emperor, you would not be able to integrate resources with maximum efficiency due to the limitations of the state's organizational structure and the transfer of power. Add to that the inconvenience of the various disputes, and your execution would be even less efficient than if the emperor himself had done it.
"So you decided to let me create my own country to do this?"
"Yes. Of course, I don't know if this 'you' includes Xin Yueping, but he has already expressed his support, so his opinion is not important. But at least the previous emperors of Daliang have always thought this way. I initially thought you would continue to wage wars and unify the world first, but I never expected you to refuse to annex the Chen Dynasty."
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