Chapter 599 - 46: Who in the World Can Match the Hero!
Everything Yuan Zhi had said was indeed without a shred of falsehood. He felt as if his very blood was about to ignite; he suddenly understood what it meant "to carry a jade dragon to death for one’s lord." Right then, his intense dreams blazed like flames.
The young general on the other side simply reached out his hand and pulled the young strategist up.
"What nonsense are you speaking?"
"If I were to die, and you foolishly followed by slicing your own throat, then the people would not know of Li Guanyi, nor of the Qilin Army, nor of our toils through night and day, nor of our charge across twenty thousand li in eight months, nor of our resolution."
"I rather think you should live on."
"Moreover, I might not necessarily fall. Who knows, I might even succeed?"
Li Guanyi licked his lips, planning something big. He patted Yuan Zhi on the shoulder, who then calmed down, and said, "If that is the case, it’s only the situation in Jiangnan. With my learning, given time, I can slowly implement it."
"But if our Lord wishes to swallow the world whole, tearing open a breach, please allow me to recommend a few individuals, one of whom is Wen Lingjun. This man possesses the Talent of the King and understands the great trends of the aristocratic families, capable of making the most fitting judgment for us; and then there are the three disciples of Mr. Wang Tong."
"These three excel in internal politics, law, and decision-making."
"These four individuals have noble and loyal character, are perceptive and just, talented as counsel to the king, and looked upon as heroes of their time."