Chapter 3614
External and Internal Troubles
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As Farssasan and others began to consider the Yuan family, news of the end of the Roman-Parthian War swept across the entire continent at an extremely rapid pace.
All factions with their own intelligence systems received similar information and made corresponding preparations.
The demise of an empire serves as both a warning and an opportunity.
However, most forces can only regard this as a warning. Only those forces with sufficient strength and powerful backgrounds can truly seize this opportunity.
In this regard, the various aristocratic families of the Han Empire perfectly met these characteristics and the entry requirements.
The Yuezhi people, who live in the northern part of the Kushan region, and their core branch also meet this requirement, are currently unable to fulfill their wishes, even if they have any ideas.
With Cao Cao's forces in the north eyeing the country covetously, and the southern battlefields being fought on land with no end in sight, it was ultimately wishful thinking to try to seize the legacy of the Parthian Empire or the lands left behind by Parthia.
When internal affairs cannot be handled, the more one thinks, the more greedy one becomes, and the result of excessive greed will inevitably be self-destruction.
Faced with the current situation, the only ones who truly have ideas and are willing to invest their strength and resources to cultivate this land deeply are the aristocratic families of the Han Empire.
With Sima Yi's prior arrangements and plans, and by raising the banner of the Han Dynasty, as long as they did not resort to the Romans' exploitative plundering methods, there would be virtually no problem with popular support.
However, if overly lenient and generous methods are adopted, it is easy to end up losing more than you gain and falling into a huge cost crisis.
However, this situation was a minor problem for the powerful families of the Han Empire.
It is not difficult at all to win over the hearts and minds of people from other ethnic groups, to grasp their boundaries, and to make them obedient, compliant, and compliant with orders and arrangements.
The various powerful families, who had anticipated this timing, had already arranged for corresponding personnel and resources to converge on the Pamir Mountains region.
Subsequently, based on the assessments and estimations of the situation in Parthia by various clans, they invested different resources at different times in order to plan their own desired existence.
During this process, Cao Cao, realizing that his own strength was still somewhat lacking, also colluded with people in the Pamir region, and more or less lured some people from other powerful families in order to expand the core of his power and strengthen his ruling power and system.
For most aristocratic families, Cao Cao's act of rescuing people could not be considered offending anyone.
For a family with a history spanning over a thousand years, having multiple paths isn't necessarily a bad thing; at least it increases the chances of passing on the family line while reducing the risks.
Of course, this group of powerful families does not include the families of Xuzhou.
Both the powerful families of Xuzhou and Cao Cao were well aware of this.
As long as the powerful families of Xuzhou didn't cause him any trouble, Cao Cao had no choice but to strike first.
Given the current situation, Cao Cao needs to make full use of his strength to gain sufficient benefits. In the process, confronting the Xuzhou aristocratic families in advance and eliminating internal threats would only cause Cao Cao's forces to suffer greater blows.
After all, choosing to take this path is essentially about gaining external benefits and expanding the family's wealth.
If such power is used to fight against the internal forces of the empire, the resulting backlash on credibility will directly and severely damage Cao Cao's power.
The powerful families of Xu Province, who didn't mind fighting against Cao Cao's forces, naturally didn't care whether Cao Cao was willing to take action against them. If Cao Cao dared to take action despite such negative consequences, then there was nothing more to say about Xu Province; it would simply be destroyed. Everyone would be wiped out, and there was a very high probability that Cao Cao would be the one to suffer the consequences.
However, if Cao Cao does not choose to take action, the powerful families of Xu Province, under the pressure of the current situation, will naturally not be able to attack Cao Cao either. Instead, they will try their best to strengthen their own forces in the process, and settle old scores when the opportunity to compete for the throne arises in the future!
Therefore, under the current circumstances, both Cao Cao and the powerful families of Xu Province should try to meet as little as possible.
They dislike each other, but neither wants to give the other any opportunity or leverage to take action!
Especially for established families, inheritance and continuation are of paramount importance.
In order to ensure the continuation of traditions, hatred is not necessarily unacceptable.
But this kind of tolerance is based on the premise that the two sides do not meet. If the two sides meet every day, then basically only one of them will survive.
When people see each other every day, whether influenced by hatred, for the sake of saving face, or by the opinions of others, both sides will be affected in their rational thinking, thus determining the winner.
"When arranging the locations, let's make some room for them. We can't really put the people from the Xuzhou aristocratic families so close to Cao Cao's territory," Lu Jun said, glancing at Jia Kui and then at the map on the table, trying to remain as calm as possible.
Although it's unclear what Jia Kui was thinking at this moment, choosing to arrange things this way probably meant he was also looking for some amusement. Of course, it's also possible that the arrangements were influenced by other powerful families.
Given the relationship between the Xuzhou aristocratic families and the Cao family, as long as they are kept relatively close, there is no need for excessive influence or provocation; the two sides will inevitably clash sooner or later.
As long as they can create chaos, others will have one less direction and force to be wary of.
If there are no external enemies, this is indeed a good method and a very low-cost arrangement.
However, in the current situation, external enemies still have a significant impact.
It is more effective to concentrate one's strength externally than to waste it on internal conflicts.
Therefore, Lu Jun naturally wanted to avoid it if it could be avoided from the beginning.
Upon hearing this, Jia Kui glanced at Lu Jun, then took the regional differentiation map from the table and replaced it with a new one.
Looking at the layout on the new blueprints, Lu Jun immediately rolled his eyes at Jia Kui.
Since we have already made preparations in advance, why bother with such probing?
Faced with such a gaze, Jia Kui remained calm, his expression unwavering.
The interests of powerful families are interests, and the choices of the world are choices, but the choice of the person next to them is even more important.
Moreover, his map allocation at this location has virtually no impact on the actual situation.
People might still follow some rules in China, but now that they've gone abroad, as long as they don't cross the bottom line, strength is the only true measure of success. (End of Chapter)