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Political struggles in the government hall could be as veiled as they were veiled, but once the facade was torn apart, they were no different from meeting blade with blade. They could likewise be sweeping and magnificent. At such times, mobilizing every political resource under one's banner and within one's faction to face the enemy could give civil officials the very feeling of marching to war, of two armies locked in confrontation.
Why should a man not gird himself with a Wu hook and reclaim the fifty provinces beyond the passes!
Even civil officials and scholars, beneath the surface of composing poems and matching couplets, harbored such yearnings in the deepest recesses of their hearts. Those thoughts often manifested through other means—perhaps an official career, perhaps commerce.
The same was true for Xu Yingjian and Ji Lu. Having received authorization to command their enormous lineages and mobilize their influence, they were attacking the now-renowned Marquis of Pacifying the Realm. The process should have been a pleasure to them—
With a single command, countless people moved; with a single thought, an enormous situation was laid out. At one call, a hundred answered, and innumerable officials became chess pieces. Such a scene would undoubtedly breed the feeling of looking down from on high.
Just as the two were preparing to ride the momentum and display their talents, all the chess pieces suddenly scattered in a hubbub!
"Gentlemen, it is not that I am unwilling. I truly have unspeakable difficulties."
With something like this happening, Xu Yingjian and the others naturally would not let it go. Seeking to uncover the reason, they