[{"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-388":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},2164690,3643,"Chapter 388","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-388",388,"\u003Cp>Xu You thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Upon hearing Lord Yuan Shao’s words, Guo Tu immediately cupped his hands and said, “My lord! I believe the background of Jia Wu in Bingzhou is not simple! He is very likely involved with Su Xuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lord Yuan Shao immediately set aside his spectator’s mindset, sat up straight, and frowned, saying, “Is this true? Is Jia Wu really involved with Su Xuan? Could he be one of Su Xuan’s men?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Uh... that should not be the case!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Guo Tu was slightly taken aback, then hurriedly shook his head, “However, this person must have Su Xuan’s support behind him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Otherwise, he could not have developed and grown so quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Over the past half year, Su Xuan has conducted many transactions with him;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The weapons, armor... and other military supplies in Jia Wu’s hands were almost entirely purchased from Su Xuan’s side!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The prices were likely very cheap, too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Although I feel he is not one of Su Xuan’s men, Su Xuan’s actions certainly carry the suspicion of supporting Jia Wu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lord Yuan Shao knitted his brows: “What is this Su Xuan trying to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, before Guo Tu could continue, Ju Shou could not help but step forward to interject: “My lord! I have also heard of the trade between Su Xuan and Jia Wu! It is indeed true!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“As for the King of Zou Qian’s purpose? I fear it is truly as Guo Tu said—it is aimed at us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“As everyone knows, Su Xuan wants to implement his New Policies, but he lacks talent and is currently in a dormant phase; he is extensively establishing academies and schools of all levels in Jingzhou to cultivate a large number of talents for his New Policies;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“But this will take at least several years to yield results!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“And this greatly limits Su Xuan’s ability to expand externally!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Yet at this time, other warlords, including you, my lord, are all expanding frantically, and your strength is constantly increasing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Especially you, my lord, who hails from the Lord Yuan clan, which has held the Three Excellencies for four generations; you have numerous supporters and a deep foundation;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Su Xuan likely already views you, my lord, as his greatest enemy in the future struggle for the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“In a situation where he himself cannot expand externally, supporting other forces to challenge you and restrict or drag down your development and expansion is likely exactly what he wants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“As long as he can restrict your development for four or five years, Su Xuan will likely be able to cultivate a large batch of New Policy talents;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“By then, he can naturally expand wantonly! And he won’t have to worry about you being too strong at that time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“One can see how sinister his intentions are!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Therefore, my lord, we must take countermeasures!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Correct!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, Guo Tu did not wait for Lord Yuan Shao to speak and hurriedly cut in: “This is exactly what I wanted to express, and it is also where my concerns lie!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The King of Zou Qian has already made a move against you, my lord. If we do not respond and timely restrict Jia Wu’s development, I fear that in the future, with Su Xuan’s support, Jia Wu will become a grave threat to our heart and soul!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I beg you, my lord, to think carefully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was truly not just fear-mongering.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Nor was he opposing Xu You just for the sake of opposition... uh! Alright! Actually, there was a bit of that intent in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But what has Guo Tu relied on to be able to engage in an extreme tug-of-war with Xu You for so many years?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He relied on his own genuine ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countermeasures must indeed be taken regarding Bingzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Otherwise, an unrestricted Jia Wu, with Su Xuan’s support, would absolutely continue to grow wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If they truly waited until Gongsun Zan was eliminated and the entire Youzhou was taken before turning back to deal with Jia Wu,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I fear that by then, Jia Wu would not be someone easily dealt with!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It is even possible that by then, he would be more troublesome than Gongsun Zan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“This...”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lord Yuan Shao listened, his tightly furrowed brows not relaxing in the slightest, and with a gloomy face, he said: “I originally thought Su Xuan could not reach us for the time being and would not clash with us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I did not expect him to start targeting me so early! This is simply outrageous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Counterattack! We must counterattack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“However,”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But having said this, Lord Yuan Shao paused and looked at the various strategists present: “How to counterattack is the problem!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“What Xu You said before is also not wrong! Gongsun Zan is indeed our main enemy at present!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“We cannot afford not to resolve him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Therefore, we certainly cannot withdraw the troops in Youzhou to deal with that Jia Wu;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“But Jia Wu must also be restricted; we cannot let him continue to develop and grow. Do you gentlemen have any good methods?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lord Yuan Shao wanted both the fish and the bear’s paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Guo Tu immediately offered his counsel: “My lord, I believe we should draw a force from Ye City and send it to Hulao Pass to attack Jia Wu;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Even if we cannot defeat him, we must at least pin down the majority of his forces, making him unable to face the attacks of the Xiongnu and Xianbei with his full heart;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“At the same time, we can send envoys to the Xiongnu and Xianbei;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Unite with them to deal with Jia Wu and completely annihilate him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I believe the Xiongnu and Xianbei, who have already suffered many losses under Jia Wu, will certainly not refuse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lord Yuan Shao’s eyes lit up upon hearing this: “Guo Gongze, this suggestion of yours is good. In this way, Jia Wu will surely be destroyed! Let it be done! I leave this matter to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“My lord, this must not be done!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Ju Shou stood up to oppose this: “I do not oppose sending a force to pin down Jia Wu, but I believe uniting with the Xiongnu and Xianbei to attack Jia Wu is unacceptable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Doing so will inevitably give people a handle to use against us, causing you, my lord, to bear the infamy of colluding with barbarians to slaughter Han people;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“This is extremely disadvantageous to your future struggle for the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Moreover, we all know that Jia Wu has Su Xuan’s support behind him. If we truly unite with the Xiongnu and Xianbei to strangle Jia Wu;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Do you gentlemen think the King of Zou Qian would really sit idly by and let our plan succeed in such a situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“No! He absolutely would not!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Correct!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Xu You’s eyes also lit up slightly, feeling that the opportunity to strike at Guo Tu had arrived, and he hurriedly interjected: “Once the matter of uniting with the Xiongnu and Xianbei is exposed, we will lose our moral high ground in the eyes of the world, no matter what;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“In such a situation, the King of Zou Qian can perfectly well issue a formal declaration to crusade against us and send troops directly to Bingzhou!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“By then, it will be impossible to clean up the mess! I beg you, my lord, to think carefully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lord Yuan Shao was stunned upon hearing this: “How could it be like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This won’t work either?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Absurd!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this, Guo Tu glared angrily at Ju Shou, then squinted at Xu You and retorted: “I said before, because Su Xuan lacks New Policy talents, it is impossible for him to expand externally for the time being. How could he send troops directly to Bingzhou?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu You looked at Guo Tu with a mix of surprise and disdain: “Do you want to listen to what you are saying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Why do you think that just because Su Xuan cannot expand externally for the time being, he cannot send troops externally?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“These are two completely different matters, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Yes! He does lack New Policy talents, so he is not blindly expanding externally for now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“But if it is just a matter of sending troops externally under the banner of moral righteousness to help Jia Wu repel the joint forces of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and us, causing us to suffer losses in troops and generals, there is absolutely no problem at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Have you forgotten! The Black Armor Army and the Xuanwu Battalion under Su Xuan are among the most elite forces in the world;”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“He also possesses sufficient money and grain to support several external wars!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“As long as he does not occupy Bingzhou afterward, for him, it is merely consuming some money and grain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“If he can weaken and restrict our development, I do not believe he would refuse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As everyone knows, Su Xuan has never lacked money or grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This fellow started out by relying on commerce.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Over these years, the trajectory of Su Xuan’s rise has gradually been unearthed by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most warlords in the world now know that Su Xuan initially obtained a large number of high-quality warhorses through horse trading with the Zhang family of Ma Yi and Lu Bu of Wuyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, he secretly began to train and organize his own private cavalry, under the guise of caravan guards, and with the cover of his father, Su Lie, who was a County Magistrate, no one discovered or cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the Yellow Turban Rebellion began, he led his meticulously trained three thousand iron cavalry to first defeat Zhang Zhang Mancheng of Nanyang, obtaining his first reward, and after that, he sang a song of triumph all the way to where he is today.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Seeking first subscriptions, custom subscriptions, and support!\u003C\u002Fp>",1633,"2026-06-16T22:49:48.247Z","2026-06-17T08:57:40.402Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0a7ef0199e58ae3cd625e4a60b6038928a789ad8016e8335134fcd87017a6b18","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-389","heaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-chapter-387",467,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheaven-defying-comprehension-building-an-eternal-cover.jpg"]