[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal":3,"chapter-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-290":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heaven-Defying Comprehension: I Built an Eternal Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2164592,3643,"Chapter 290","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-290",290,"\u003Cp>\"Heh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan heard this and smiled with amusement: \"I was wondering when you would ask. As expected, you couldn't hold back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My pursuit along the way wasn't without its gains!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Didn't I intercept some of the common people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My Jingzhou is vast but sparsely populated, and it is in dire need of people. Luoyang has already been burned by Dong Zhuo, and Sili has basically been looted clean by him;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If these people were left in Luoyang and Sili, they likely wouldn't survive, so it's better to take them to Jingzhou;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This way, they can survive, and I can gain quite a few hands for land reclamation and the like. Isn't that a win-win situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He did not state exactly how many people there were, so as to avoid giving others a handle to use against him and causing unnecessary trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was better to wait for them to gather intelligence and news on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Presumably, by that time, these people would already be safely in his pocket, and he would have already left Sili and Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By then, whatever thoughts they might have would be too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao was slightly surprised upon hearing this, but he soon nodded in realization, looking at Su Xuan with profound meaning: \"Su Boyuan is truly kind-hearted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some people?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How many people would require an army of over ten thousand to escort?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Probably no less than one hundred thousand, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was indeed a large number of people. If they were all taken to Jingzhou, it would certainly be of great benefit to Jingzhou's development...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, the prerequisite was that one must have enough grain to support these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the very least, one must ensure these people can settle down, cultivate fields, and feed themselves before they can be considered safely secured.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, Cao Cao felt a bit of envy, and instead, he felt some admiration for Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most people were unwilling to do such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was thankless work.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the eyes of the vast majority of warlords, the lives of these refugees were as cheap as grass, and there was absolutely no need to spend such a high price to relocate and settle them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even Cao Cao himself had similar thoughts in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Haha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan laughed immediately upon hearing this, pointed at Cao Cao and said: \"Mengde, you are the first person to call me kind-hearted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Can't be, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao replied with an expression of disbelief: \"I know you, kid, are a divine physician; I don't believe you haven't treated patients;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In the eyes of those people, aren't you a kind-hearted person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You governed Nanjun quite well back then; don't the people of Nanjun think you are a kind-hearted person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You! You only know how to be modest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Compared to many warlords, you are enough to be called a kind-hearted person!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From the policies and situation of Su Xuan governing Nanjun back then, he had already seen through it: Su Xuan was a benevolent lord who put people first.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was true benevolence, not fake benevolence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Su Xuan also did not lack a cold and ruthless side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For example, his methods of purging and reforming the Jingzhou gentry and powerful clans a few months ago were quite cold and ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was said that many gentry and powerful clans were broken, suppressed, and divided, causing the rift between many gentry clans and Su Xuan to expand rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There were even gentry clans that appeared hostile toward Su Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Su Xuan himself seemed not to care much about these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, he had his own ideas and would not be easily swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Perhaps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan shook his head slightly and said with some silence: \"Born in troubled times, the most miserable are the common people. As the saying goes, 'When it rises, the people suffer; when it falls, the people suffer!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Whether it is troubled times or prosperous times, it is always the common people who suffer;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What I have done is nothing more than a trivial matter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If one truly wants the people to live and work in peace and contentment, to be well-fed and clothed, the road ahead is still long and arduous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao looked at Su Xuan in astonishment, stared at him earnestly for a while, and then couldn't help but sigh: \"Alas! I didn't expect that this is how you consider things, Su Boyuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The common people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You really are quite different!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the process of fighting for hegemony, in Cao Cao's view, the common people were important but also unimportant. Shouldn't those who are truly important to the warlords be the gentry and powerful clans?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This world was ultimately in the hands of the various gentry and powerful clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Talents also basically came from the gentry and powerful clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you offend these people, how can you fight for the world in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao felt that Su Xuan was a bit too idealistic and naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet, he hadn't discovered this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He could only wish Su Xuan success in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, Cao Cao was also somewhat relieved that Su Xuan was increasing the difficulty of his own struggle for hegemony.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this way, Su Xuan's future development speed would be greatly restricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For him, who wanted to fight for the world, this was actually a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan shook his head noncommittally and said: \"Perhaps it is because I myself can be considered someone who rose from the bottom! I cannot bear to see this, and I always want to do something for them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I don't ask for fairness or justice, but at least I should give the people a way to survive, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why did the Great Han reach this point today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why did the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the countless rebellions that followed occur?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Isn't it all because the gentry and powerful clans constantly annexed land and seized benefits, and the Son of Heaven constantly increased harsh taxes, making it so that more and more people could no longer survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In the future, no matter which warlord wins the world, if they do not restrict and suppress the gentry and powerful clans, then this world will not be stable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Brother Mengde, do you agree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In his past life's memories, didn't Boss Cao also constantly suppress the gentry and powerful clans, widely recruit talents, and promote sons of humble families in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The reason was the same; as someone in a high position, he felt the danger of the gentry and powerful clans being too strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Seeking first subscriptions, custom subscriptions, and support!\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-06-16T22:49:48.247Z","2026-06-17T08:57:40.402Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5d50b31de0a144fd7d14aafd22fb2ea9490526c2b632b6c71720eabd722fa4c4","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-291","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-289",467,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-cover.jpg"]