Cheng Yu's murderous intent was just a glimpse of the horror, which soon disappeared without a trace under the appeasement of Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai.

After calming down, he couldn't help but laugh at himself for his impulsive thoughts at that moment. Let's not talk about whether to target Zhuge Liang or not, that is, if they are really determined to kill them, what can they do to deal with each other? Quietly assassinating a top strategist, even Lu Bu may not be able to do it, after all, the strategists in this world are all existences with terrifying spiritual power, let alone close, even if they are hostile, they will be discovered if they are not careful.

Seeing Cheng Yu's somewhat lost look, Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai sighed slightly.

Cao Cao's defeat was not that they were not Cao Cao, but Cheng Zhongde, who regarded Cao Cao's great cause as more important than his own life. The bitterness and resentment in his heart, Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai can also understand it to some extent.

"Zhongde, we have lost. Although I am very unwilling, I hope you recognize this and don't say this kind of thing again in the future. The lord's dream was to become the general of the Han Dynasty, but now although the Han is gone, we are still Han people, and the lord has never given up the goal of being the general of the west. Since the Han is not worthy of the loyalty of the lord, then be the general of the Han people to conquer the west. No matter what, we are always Han Chinese! Xun Yu stared at Cheng Yu and said in a solemn tone.

Why did Yuan Shu dare to raise tigers and release the family, and even traitors like Cao Cao?

Because they are all Han people, the most simple Han people in this era. Wherever they go, their roots never change.

Let these people out, they may always think about attacking the Central Plains, but they will definitely not be in cahoots with foreigners. Just like the division of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, which of the divided princes did not start to annex each other after indoctrination and assimilation of the local people? The proud Han Chinese disdained to be compared to these aliens.

Whether it was Cao Cao, who aspired to be the general of the expedition to the west, the arrogant Yuan Shao, or Liu Bei, a descendant of the Han clan, it was impossible for him to do such a thing.

And separating these potential "enemies" was beneficial and harmless in Yuan Shu's view, both for the Han people and for him and the Yuan family.

Doing so would not only speed up the "assimilation" of the Han people to the whole world and lay the foundation for the future expansion of Great Chu, but also be conducive to the continuation of Great Chu.

Counting from the Shang Dynasty, which of the many dynasties in history lasted the longest? It's not a strong man, it's not the Tang Dynasty, it's the Zhou Dynasty. Even if the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were like that, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty still lived alone.

Since the Han Dynasty, the lifespan of each dynasty and generation has become shorter and shorter, and it is almost impossible to get rid of the three-hundred-year cycle.

If there is no external trouble, there will be internal troubles, and sometimes it is not a bad thing to have more enemies.

And how much of a threat can these enemies that Yuan Shu let out? Nearby are countless families, and although they are numerous, their individual forces are too weak to control a medium-sized kingdom at most.

With so many kingdoms, although it will cause some trouble to Da Chu in the future, it will not hurt.

Just like during the Zhou Dynasty, if these small countries want to threaten Great Chu, they must annex each other, and if so many small countries want to annex to the point where they can threaten Great Chu, how can it be possible in one or two hundred years?

The rules for dividing the seals formulated by Yuan Shu were much stricter than those of the Zhou Dynasty. At least there will not be an embarrassing situation in which the feudal country will divide its own territory, making the feudal country stronger and itself weaker.

On the contrary, the expansion of each of the surrounding feudal states had to spit out a part of the nearby land to Da Chu, and with the mutual annexation and infighting between them, the Great Chu was also constantly strengthening.

In this way, the vassal states completely became a tool for the expansion of the Great Chu. And they have to do this if they are ambitious, until they are strong enough to resist before it is possible to confront Da Chu, otherwise they can only accept it.

As for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, the princes who would be released by Yuan Shu in the future, they were all confined to the far west by Yuan Shu. I don't care about you there, you can do whatever you want, you just can't come back, you can't get close.

Cao Cao and they grew stronger, and Yuan Shu was happy to see that it would be best to annex a few more countries or even replace Anxi and Rome. How much time does it take for them to grow to a certain point? And what will happen to them when they grow?

Yuan Shu didn't have the idea of annexing Anxi and Rome because the distance was too far, and the logistics couldn't keep up at all, and even if he could defeat it, he couldn't manage it. After Cao Cao's kingdom replaced Anxi and Rome, would their descendants be able to abandon everything they had worked so hard to gain and return to the Central Plains?

At most, there will be three or four empires, as they are now, but they will rest or Rome will be replaced by a country ruled by the Han Chinese.

Yuan Shu's current approach seems to be a saint, but why is he losing himself? The enemies released are all not a threat for a short time, and they are not a big threat after a long time. Not only is it not a mortal threat to their descendants, but because of their threat, they may also make their dynasty last longer, after all, internal troubles are far more likely than external troubles to cause the destruction of the country. Just like the Han Dynasty died strongly, having more enemies is not necessarily a bad thing.

On the other hand, Yuan Shu, who came from later generations, saw very clearly that there was no thousand-year-old dynasty in this world. Even like the strong Han, the Tang Dynasty, and the Song and Ming dynasties, they are no more than hundreds of years old. Therefore, Yuan Shu didn't care much about his descendants and how many years the Great Chu he established could last.

It is no more than a few hundred years, but it is no less than two hundred years. This was the doomed fate of the feudal dynasty. At least Yuan Shu is confident that with his own ability and Zhuge Liang and others, he can ensure that his dynasty can continue for more than a hundred years after his death, and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren can be safe and sound.

Even if the dynasty is destroyed, it is stronger than the foreign race in the hands of the Han people. The various massacres of the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, and the tragic ending of the royal families of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Shu is very clear. Destroying in the hands of enemies they "made", maybe they can have a decent ending for the sake of incense, which is better than destroying the internal thieves or foreigners.

Some things are just unexpected, but as soon as someone pierces them, they immediately become vast.

Others never thought that there would be such a choice, but when Yuan Shu proposed it and implemented it, many people immediately understood the benefits of it, and Xun Yu was one of them.

Earlier, after understanding Yuan Shu's "sinister" intentions, Xun Yu's heart was really shocked.

Yuan Shu's approach not only ended up being wise and conducive to rule, but also an immortal achievement for the Han people. And it's really no harm to himself and the Yuan family, that is, on the surface, it seems to be a loss, but in fact it is the opposite.

Not only let them work for them in vain with gratitude, but also ask them to help them "take care" of their descendants.

Compared with the lord, Yuan Highway can be regarded as a real "traitor"!

Xun Yu muttered in his heart.