"This time the higher-ups have openly torn their faces; everyone is holding their breath waiting to give the Emperor a big piece of news. If you go again, it would be like throwing meat buns to a dog—it's hard to say where you might end up in some mountain ravine, silent and gone without a trace..."
"After all, that is Zhe faction and Prince Ning's territory; they hold the home-field advantage. Even if the Emperor sends capable officials and a large army south, once a fight starts, it might not be settled in a short time."
At this, he couldn't help but sigh lightly and said in a calm voice, "Honestly, I can somewhat understand what the Emperor is thinking. Once you get an incurable sore, you can't heal it—you just have to locate all the decayed parts and then mercilessly cut them off. It's better to endure a short pain than a long one."
"But by doing this, it's just not treating the common people like humans!"