God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"Won't this edict affect the enthusiasm and pursuit of other families for territorial expansion?" Li Ru looked at the edict in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in his words.

Being born into a wealthy family is a sign of respect and a great reward. Preventing aristocratic families from acquiring such a status is essentially a form of restriction.

They placed virtually no restrictions on the expansion of territories by aristocratic families; in fact, they encouraged these families to expand their territories based on the absence of restrictions.

Now that this restriction has been introduced, it will inevitably affect the enthusiasm of some aristocratic families, and at the same time affect their judgment, making them mistakenly believe that the country will restrain its restrictions on territorial expansion, thus becoming timid and unable to exert their full potential.

If it really turns out that way, then this edict will do more harm than good.

"In order to become stronger, the family is willing to take any risks without fear. Moreover, this level of restriction is hardly a risky move. It only reduces some of the glory, and it shouldn't have such a big negative effect." Fan Qin also frowned, but still tried to explain in a positive light.

As long as no further restrictive policies are introduced, the impact on aristocratic families will be minimal. The real concern is that these restrictive policies will continue to be introduced, gradually tightening the nobility's nobility's control over their affairs, which would then create serious problems.

This situation was unexpected by everyone present. The imperial edict was transmitted to the world without any obstruction, and the things involved surprised everyone present.

Although the world today is not so chaotic that all government orders originate from the government offices, Liu Tong's actions and conduct have made them understand the power to enforce his decree.

With such effective execution, even without them, Liu Tong's edicts could still reach every county and prefecture in the country and be carried out.

What this means is not just the edict itself, but more about power and the ability to execute it.

With such power and executive ability, Liu Tong is, from any perspective, a true emperor with real power, not a puppet.

Moreover, this level of real power was something that only a handful of people could possess throughout the hundreds of years of Han Dynasty history.

For someone like Li Ru, this situation was completely unexpected.

The impact on the world and the international situation will become increasingly significant, which is not a good thing.

"That is indeed a fact." Chen Xi looked at the contents of the edict, smiled calmly, and paid no attention to the meaning behind the edict, but focused on the edict itself.

Chen Xi was well aware of the negative effects of cinnabar, but faced with the demands of the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, he naturally wouldn't go and tell them to just tear down the cinnabar gates and stop using cinnabar to build houses.

If that's the case, even if Chen Xi's abilities are unparalleled in the world, he will still offend a large number of people.

It would be a thankless task, and it would offend a lot of people, and might even affect the implementation of government orders. For Chen Xi, who always pursued efficiency, this was completely unnecessary.

Liu Tong's decision to do this is also a good thing for Chen Xi.

It can not only change the situation of the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai in practice, but also further gather the political power and family resources of the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai to operate in a more efficient and unified manner. At the same time, it can also strengthen the central government's constraints and control over the aristocratic families and promote the internal constraints of the aristocratic families.

On the one hand, Chen Xi hoped that the aristocratic families would expand their territories and devote themselves to it as much as possible. On the other hand, before these families had expanded their territories to a certain extent, Chen Xi did not want them to become completely unbridled and uncontrolled. At least in the current stage of territorial expansion, some restraint was necessary.

Only by clenching our fists and focusing our efforts outward can we maximize the effect of expanding our territory.

Otherwise, given the habits of various powerful families, internal strife would likely become the dominant theme of an era before they even reached the pinnacle of territorial expansion.

Especially in terms of internal strife, whether at the political or military level, powerful families possess extremely rich theoretical knowledge and practical abilities.

Even someone as capable as Chen Xi wouldn't dare say he could crush others in this aspect.

Especially those old foxes among the top families, each one is extremely shrewd and experienced in human relationships, words and deeds.

If you fall into this level of experience and compete with these people, whether you win or lose, it's not a good thing.

Therefore, appropriately demonstrating the power of the central government and tightening its grip on powerful families would actually be more conducive to future territorial expansion.

Just as Fan Qin said, making the family stronger and more prosperous is what every aristocratic family pursues.

Especially when the situation is under control and the benefits are considerable, the efforts that aristocratic families can make absolutely demonstrate what human initiative means.

Seeing that Chen Xi did not object to this and was even quite pleased, Li Ru then thought about it from the opposite perspective and nodded thoughtfully.

"The descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai have combined their strength to achieve this level. If we were to gather the power of the world, the extent to which we could achieve would be even more astonishing and shock the world!" Chen Xi waved his hand casually and looked at the crowd, speaking quite calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Ru immediately understood the deeper meaning behind the words and the implications.

The descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, despite facing a situation that clearly limited their family's honor, still chose to carry it out vigorously, and the reasons for this are self-evident.

Regardless of what the future holds, at least in the short term, the descendants of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai will have a very high degree of obedience to the central government, or rather, to Liu Tong's edicts. This will further enhance Liu Tong's power and status, and give him a greater voice.

Fortunately, Liu Tong, in his current position, doesn't really make any decisions regarding government orders and various policy decisions; he simply stamps their decisions and acts as a participant.

This kind of edict with clear restrictions is unprecedented in recent years.

Thinking about it this way, it seems there really isn't a problem.

Having the ability to do something but being unwilling to do it, and being unable to do it are two different things.

For Liu Tong at this moment, the imperial edict was something he had the ability to issue but was unwilling to do, not something he couldn't issue. (End of Chapter)