Chapter 626

"Don't tell me you don't think so, my Lord! I don't believe it."

How wise and sagacious was his own Lord? How could he fail to see through these appearances?

"Haha!"

Su Xuan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Just a joke! Yes! Power is indeed that terrifying; it can corrode the human heart at any moment!"

"Even I, having grasped the current power, am unwilling to let go, and even look for more, wanting to obtain greater power—let alone those people below!"

"Interests and power move the human heart!"

"In that case, for these high-ranking barbarian tribal officials in Jiaozhou, just clear out all those who have problems!"

"Even if we don't kill them, we cannot continue to leave them in their original tribes or even in the local area!"

"Just send them all to the engineering teams or mining areas!"

"I believe that the life of reform there will be able to properly reform their black hearts!"

Su Xuan would not be soft-hearted at all toward these people!

If he didn't clear these people out, how could he thoroughly integrate the barbarians into his rule and make them truly become his own subjects?

Not to mention the indigenous people in Annan for now, at least the ancestors of most barbarians within Jiaozhou should also be the Yellow Emperor, the Flame Emperor, or the ancestor Chi You.

They were all one family.

"No!"

Guo Jia shook his head: "At the very least, my Lord, you are different from those high-ranking officials. Although you hold power and crave more, you are willing to treat your subjects fairly, providing them with a fair, just, and hopeful environment for survival;"

"This is a reality that even the ancient sages might not have been able to achieve!"

"To achieve this, you didn't even hesitate to launch new policy reforms, offending numerous noble clans in the world without regret. In my view, your virtue has already surpassed the ancient sages!"

"As for those greedy and sinful barbarian tribal high-ranking officials, you don't need to say it; I would have purged them anyway!"

"As for the good ones, we can absorb them. After letting them receive a certain degree of education and reform, we can let them help us govern and transform the barbarian tribes."

He wasn't just blindly flattering; he truly felt that Su Xuan was that great.

Otherwise, with Su Xuan's ability and means, he could have lived a much more relaxed and comfortable life.

He could even have unified the world long ago.

"Haha! You overpraise me, Fengxiao!"

Su Xuan waved his hand modestly, though he felt pleased and happy inside: "I am not as great as you say! It's just that I have seen the light, and my eyes can no longer tolerate much darkness!"

"I just feel that this darkness is an eyesore, and I can't help but want to wipe it away—that's all!"

"I'm not as great as you say!"

When it came down to it, Su Xuan felt he was actually just a self-aware angry youth.

"Oh?"

Guo Jia raised an eyebrow slightly and stroked his beard meaningfully: "Seen the light? It seems you have deduced and foreseen the future, my Lord! And you have seen a very beautiful future! Otherwise, you wouldn't have such sentiments!"

He finally understood a bit why Su Xuan was so keen and firm on reform.

Moreover, the rules and regulations for the reform were so perfect; they didn't look like something cooked up on a whim.

So, the root of it was here!

As expected, the Lord was simply not human!

Foreseeing the future and insight into the future were things ordinary people could not achieve.

"Something like that!"

Su Xuan was slightly stunned, then nodded with a smile, not offering too much explanation.

Guo Jia's understanding wasn't too far off the mark.

Although he was a transmigrator reborn, the future in his memory could also be seen as foreseeing the future.

Of course, even that future wasn't all light, without darkness, where everything was perfect.

But at least it was much better than this chaotic and decaying era.

Furthermore, he now controlled extraordinary power and planned to establish a normal dynasty in the future.

By then, as long as he didn't want it, all darkness would truly never appear in his dynasty again.

Humans had limits, but the Lord of a dynasty had no limits, and the Golden Dragon of Luck had no limits.

By then, all darkness would be clearly revealed to the eyes of the Golden Dragon of Luck and the Lord of the Dynasty; even across a distance of tens of thousands of miles, it would not escape Su Xuan's insight.

This was Su Xuan's confidence in clearing away all darkness.

As for whether doing so would cause the world to lose its drive to move forward and become lifeless over time?

Not at all.

Because, in the future, Su Xuan also planned to conquer the Heavens and Myriad Worlds!

There would be plenty of opportunities left for his subjects.

"It really is!"

Hearing Su Xuan's answer, Guo Jia couldn't help but click his tongue: "The Lord is amazing! If only I could have this means one day, that would be impressive!"

"Haha! There will be such a day!"

Su Xuan smiled.

Once they became like the immortals and deities in myths and legends, they should be able to gain insight into the past and future.

Over in Jiaozhou.

After discovering the intentions of Shi Xie and his men, Gan Ning and the others followed the advice of Xu Shu and Lu Su and did not rush to push through the enemy forces.

Instead, they restrained their combat power, maintaining a stalemate between the two sides.

They waited for the enemy forces to gather and concentrate all their troops.

"Military Advisor, when can we launch an all-out attack and completely annihilate them? Continuing to be so timid is too stifling!"

"I still want to take the entire Jiaozhou region sooner!"

"Don't delay; it would be a pity if the credit were all taken by General Huang Hansheng and the others!"

Watching the days go by, with Xu Shu and the others still making him maintain the stalemate, Gan Ning couldn't sit still and couldn't help but find Xu Shu and Lu Su to ask.

He had already received news from the Secret Guards that Huang Zhong and the others had led their troops out from Guiyang Commandery and raided the Jiaozhou border defenses.

They had easily taken these border defenses and were currently gathering supplies and military equipment, ready to storm into Jiaozhou at any moment.

"General Gan Ning, please be patient!"

Seeing this, Xu Shu also felt a headache and comforted him: "We are doing this so that we can take the entire Jiaozhou more easily later and govern it more easily;"

"Only by gathering all those who oppose the Lord and are full of hostility toward him, and then annihilating or capturing them, will it become easy for us to push through new policies and complete the development and governance of Jiaozhou after we take it!"

"Blindly seeking speed will only scare away those who are hostile to us;"

"By then, they will certainly hide their hatred and intentions, lurking in the dark like poisonous snakes, tripping us up and obstructing our subsequent governance and reforms;"

"Moreover!"

Xu Shu paused here and continued: "As long as we can attract all those who are hostile to us out and gather them here, achieving success in one battle, the credit will far exceed the credit of actually taking Jiaozhou. Do you understand?"

"You wouldn't doubt the Lord's fairness, would you?"

Su Xuan had long since instructed them not to be blinded by short-term results; when looking at things and problems, one must have a long-term vision.

This plan of his was a manifestation of long-term vision.

The more they let the war appear deadlocked now, the more the enemy would feel they were weak and that they still had a chance to defeat them.

If they ignored everything, unleashed full combat power, and charged recklessly,

then those who were hostile to them weren't fools; they would naturally shrink back and prioritize saving their own lives.

The key was that since they already harbored hostility and dissatisfaction toward Su Xuan, they certainly wouldn't be able to truly submit to Su Xuan or be of one heart with him in the future.

They would only become hidden dangers.

It was better to clear them out all at once.

"Is that so?"

Gan Ning was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Yuanzhi, are you sure this credit is greater than taking the entire Jiaozhou?"

"Certain and sure!"

Xu Shu nodded without hesitation.

"That's right!"

Lu Su, who was on the side, also smiled and said: "General Gan Ning, you can rest assured! Yuanzhi has explained it so clearly; I don't believe you don't understand? No need to hesitate; just continue to fight according to our arrangements!"

"If you are really worried, the General can completely write to the Lord; I believe the Lord will reply to you immediately!"

"This..."

Gan Ning hesitated and waved his hand: "Forget it! It's not that I don't truly believe the two gentlemen; it's just that it concerns the merits of tens of thousands of men under my command, so I have to be cautious! If there is any offense, I hope the two gentlemen will forgive me and not hold it against a rough man like me! Hehe!"