Yan Liben's idea was not actually wrong.
But there were people within who opposed it.
Their greatest objection was that putting this idea into practice would be very difficult.
If they wanted to use evil to restrain evil,
what method could make that evil obey and earn enough trust?
If evil colluded with evil, the damage caused would be far too great.
Even if they wanted to watch over this so-called evil, the cost would be even greater.
That was the opponents' view.
They did not trust evil.
In the end, they believed evil would consume even more manpower, energy, and funds.
The losses would outweigh the gains.
Thus, within the Imperial City Division, the two sides were currently locked in a stalemate.
Neither was willing to yield to the other.
Among them, the Spirit King, who held decision-making power, had initially supported the opposing side.
But up until now, the situation had not improved.
So the Spirit King decided to give Yan Liben a chance.
To try his proposal.
It was not because he trusted him all that much; he was simply treating a dead horse as though it were alive.
If it worked, that would naturally be best.
If it did not, they could cancel it quickly, and it would not cause any great losses.
Most importantly, as the decision-maker, the Spirit King had to keep the scales level.
He had to give everyone the trust they deserved.
He could not keep suppressing the other side.
Otherwise, those below would become dissatisfied.
As the decision-maker, the Spirit King did not wish to see such a situation arise.
Returning to Xu Zimo and Yan Liben.
Yan Liben said that he had not secured the best possible benefits for Xu Zimo.
Xu Zimo was somewhat curious.
He asked, "Why do