God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"A trade of interests?" Liu Tong wasn't surprised by such a blunt statement.

When expressing your needs to those in a higher position, especially when there is an imbalance of information and power between the two parties, straightforward language is less likely to cause misunderstandings.

After all, misunderstandings at the top can easily drag those below down with them.

Vague and ambiguous terms have buried far too many people.

The descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, who themselves could be called a prominent family and were extremely experienced in this regard, could be said to have made relevant preparations and arrangements from the very beginning.

No reward for no merit.

If someone wants something from their superior without merit or military achievements, then there must be corresponding items and exchanges; otherwise, they will only suffer greater losses.

Moreover, in most cases, such exchanges involve exchanging one for many, and the very act of exchanging is itself a way of owing favors or a reward from a superior.

At this moment, Liu Tong fully met the conditions for taking the throne, at least when facing the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, he was in an absolute superior position.

"The strength of the Chunling Army is beyond doubt. Even if we gather the power of all the aristocratic families of Yuntai Twenty-Eight, it is impossible to rebuild a force comparable to the Chunling Army. Therefore, we are powerless in military matters. The only thing we can do to make up for it is in other aspects..." Regarding the current situation, the Grand Princess of Yiyang emphasized what they could not do.

Regardless of whether Liu Tong actually replicated the Chunling Army's actions, the emergence of such rumors proves that Liu Cong had such a need.

When exchanging benefits with superiors, meeting their needs is often the core essence of the exchange and also the method with the highest success rate.

Unfortunately, they cannot do this, nor can they achieve it.

Therefore, we have no choice but to settle for second best and pay a greater price in other areas to offset the gap and losses.

As for the fact that this whole affair started because Liu Tong revived the Chunling Army, they still need to pay a huge price to get Liu Tong to give up, which seems quite strange.
However, reality is cruel. Liu Tong's choice to revive the Chunling Army and enhance the country's combat power is perfectly reasonable in terms of both morality and law.

Those who oppose such behavior are morally and legally untenable. Therefore, the only way to stop this from happening is to appease the beneficiaries of the re-emergence of the Chunling Army with benefits.

The beneficiaries are, firstly, the nation, since a powerful military force capable of altering reality is enough to propel the strength of an army and make the nation's military stronger; and secondly, Liu Tong. With a strong army and a strong nation, Liu Tong, sitting high on the dragon throne, naturally shares in the glory.

The Han Dynasty, which lasted for 400 years and was founded on military strength, had a high degree of tolerance for emperors with outstanding military achievements and merits, and also gave them high praise.

The third-party beneficiary is naturally the Princess Guard, which is the entity itself.

Not only can one's strength undergo a dramatic transformation, but one's status can also undergo a dramatic transformation.

At least there won't be a situation where someone's reputation doesn't match their actual abilities. Following this line of thought, to stop this, one naturally needs to satisfy these vested interests.

At the national level, after private communication and consultation among the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, it was decided to increase assistance to the country and further assist and support the country's outward migration of its population.

As for Liu Tong's personal merits and achievements, they can be completely replaced by more military achievements and battle records. This part can be repaid slowly. After all, even if the Chunling Army is reproduced, it is impossible to accumulate outstanding battle records and military achievements in a short period of time.

The compensation for the Princess Guard comes from two aspects: firstly, controlling and changing public opinion to reduce external pressure on the Princess Guard; and secondly, strengthening internal control within the Princess Guard itself. At the same time, more people are encouraged and motivated to inspire and challenge the members of the Princess Guard, igniting their fighting spirit and enthusiasm. Some even use tactics like reverse psychology to make the guards stronger.

Under these circumstances, it can be said that keeping the Princess Guard in a large and systematic manner, and encouraging them to grow stronger with passion and enthusiasm, has become something that many noble families agree on.

As a result, the idea of ​​dismantling the Princess Guard disappeared completely not long afterward.

The reason this has been achieved is partly because the public opinion surrounding the Princess Guard isn't particularly strong, making it relatively easy to guide and promote it.

On the other hand, the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai also possessed enormous political resources and power.

If it were truly a matter of negotiating and merging interests, the political power that the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai could leverage would be in no way inferior to any of the powerful families in the world today. Even the most prestigious families like the Chen and Liu would have the resources to sit down and discuss it.

However, in most cases, infighting and wariness among aristocratic families are the norm, while working together with other families is a rare occurrence.

However, now that they are facing the Chunling Army, the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai are truly united in their efforts.

Faced with this cooperative outcome, Liu Tong, who had never intended to replicate the Chunling Army, ultimately agreed to the exchange out of consideration for the interests of the nation and the military.

Without even implementing the plan, without making any related military deployments, and without making any sacrifices, Liu Tong, relying on this 200-year-old rumor, gained considerable political capital and support, further enhancing his control over the state.
When things reached this level, Liu Tong also began to plan how to resolve the family succession issue among the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai.

The rumor is about the depletion of luck, but the real problem is actually cinnabar.

However, the problem of cinnabar cannot be solved simply by tearing down the cinnabar gate.

The vast majority of descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai not only used cinnabar for their gates, but also mixed large amounts of cinnabar into the foundations and the pillars and beams of their houses.

If you want to tear all of these down, conventional reasons are simply not valid.

Even if we were to reclaim the ancestral homes of those who have lived alongside the nation, we couldn't simply demolish their ancestral residences. Demolishing someone's ancestral home wouldn't solve the problem; it would create one.

"Sigh, well, once these people leave the country and are far away from the ancestral home built by Zhu Sha, there shouldn't be any problems." Liu Tong, after seeing the Grand Princess of Yiyang off from the palace, watched her departing figure and muttered to himself... (End of this chapter)