"The King might be able to conquer the vassal states by force, but to completely control their lands, force alone is not enough. Dealing with these noble clans and great families has its own rules."
Ying Xi harbored no selfish secrets as he carefully explained to Ying Zheng how to manage the noble clans and what the rules and conventions of the aristocracy actually were.
Ying Zheng was neither a rebellious youth nor an arrogant and self-opinionated ruler; he held no simplistic notion that all noble families deserved to die. Instead, he humbly sought Ying Xi's guidance on the intricate ways of the aristocracy.
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