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Chapter 1393 - 1386: Change Perspective

Chapter 1393: Chapter 1386: Change Perspective

"Regarding the Yichuan Clan..." Luo’er hesitated to ask.

"The Yichuan Clan of Yin State is a very unusual conglomerate," Zisu said seriously. "According to our understanding, the number of powerful figures within their family is significantly lower than other conglomerates, yet they are one of the most powerful nobility in the Dongsheng Empire, which clearly does not conform to the standards of overall ranking."

"That is to say, there are other values added to it, making their overall ranking higher than other conglomerates," Luo’er analyzed hesitantly.

"That’s right," Ziyu narrowed his eyes and said word by word, "The reason is actually very simple because the Yichuan Clan of Yin State is the leader of the Civil Official group of the Dongsheng Court."

"Is that so?" Even Luo’er was somewhat shocked to hear such news.

"It is indeed so. The current clan head of the Yichuan Clan is also one of the Hundred Chiefs of the Dongsheng Cabinet. In situations where Emperor Wu does not engage in politics, they are the real decision-makers of the entire Dongsheng Empire," Ziyu’s expression got more serious as she spoke, "And not only that, that clan head of the Yichuan Clan also married the eldest daughter of the Royal Family, becoming the Imperial Consort!"

For some reason, whenever the Royal Family of the Dongsheng Court was mentioned, Luo’er instinctively thought of Feng. All those high officials of Dongsheng who had seen Feng addressed her as Princess. If Feng really was related to the Royal Family of the Dongsheng Court, what exactly happened within the Dongsheng Royal Family to make them send the newborn princess to the Western Continent?

Taking a deep breath, Ziyu continued talking to himself, "Zixia and Dangyang are just two unknown aristocratic families; probably even the conglomerates in their states don’t like them, which is why they would accommodate the requests of the Yichuan Clan to drive them to West Outer Heaven. But I can’t think of anyone else who could directly convince the Imperial Court to send troops, other than the Yichuan Clan."

"That is to say, the Yichuan Clan of Jiangzhou naturally has a higher status compared to Zixia of Lingzhou and Dangyang of Tong State..." Luo’er seemed to think of a plan, squinting his eyes and muttering.

Thinking this, he took a deep breath and then looked at Linglan, saying, "Linglan, could you show me the current map of West Outer Heaven?"

"Of course." Linglan nodded and immediately ordered someone to bring the map and spread it out on the table.

Luo’er stood up from his chair, leaning on the table and scrutinizing the map. From the map, the three aristocratic families occupied the last third of the land in the southwest of West Outer Heaven. Their power planning was very interesting. Generally speaking, the Yichuan Clan blocked the northernmost part, while the southern coastline was occupied and divided by the Zixia Clan and the Dangyang Clan.

"If the Demon Clan were to advance southward, they would inevitably start a war with the Yichuan Clan," Luo’er tapped the map and said.

Hearing his words, other members of the Demon Clan’s Cabinet also stood up, forming a circle and looking closely at the map.

"What should we do then?" Zisu tilted her head and asked Luo’er.

"My suggestion is to avoid contact with the Yichuan Clan as much as possible. Just as Leader Ziyu said, they are the relatives of the Yichuan Clan of Yin State, and who knows if touching them will provoke a reaction from that side," Luo’er said hesitantly.

"Being overly cautious means we can’t fight this battle," a member of the Demon Clan glared at him and said.

"No, we must fight," Luo’er looked at him seriously and said, "but we have to strike swiftly and cleanly, preferably defeating them before Yin State has a chance to react."

"Do you have a plan?" Ziyu deliberately appeared on Luo’er’s other side, similarly tilting her head and asking.

"My proposal is to leave the Yichuan Clan alone for now, and try to make contact with them, then spread the word that we intend to bypass the Yichuan Clan and deal with both Dangyang and Zixia first," Luo’er didn’t notice he had already been surrounded by the two sisters, still excitedly sharing his thoughts.

"The Yichuan Clan isn’t stupid. If we eliminate Zixia and Dangyang, he will essentially become isolated. Do you think he will let us take down these two potential allies?" a member of the Demon Clan asked, puzzled.

"I did not say we should send troops to eliminate the Zixia Clan and the Dangyang Family," Luo’er said seriously, "What I said was that we would spread rumors to create division among them, disrupting their alliances, and then we could eliminate them one by one."

"Brilliant!" Zisu clapped excitedly upon hearing Luo’er’s suggestion.

"But will they fall for it?" Ziyu asked worriedly.

"Just now, I synthesized the content of our conversation and came to a bold conclusion, which is that the Yichuan Clan is likely more arrogant than the other two aristocratic families. They even believe that the Demon Clan would not dare to touch them, thus maintaining peace with them. They won’t see themselves as equal to the other two families. Instead, they will view themselves as the true leader, with the other two major families being merely subordinates," Luo’er explained.

"I beg to differ..." a member of the Demon Clan shook his head.

"Let’s put ourselves in the shoes of the Yichuan Clan. Currently, we are not members of the cabinet of the Southern Yao Race Federation, but rather members of the Yichuan Clan. Under these circumstances, I ask you, at our request, would the Yichuan Clan in Yin State be willing to mobilize the Imperial Court to send troops to help us occupy West Outer Heaven, while the other two families lack such capability? Now, who is the leader?" Luo’er countered.

"Of course, it’s us. After all, the credit is ours. It was our relatives in Yin State whom we asked for help, allowing us to seize the land of West Outer Heaven," Zisu quickly got into character and pointed at himself seriously.

"Very well, now if the Demon Clan comes over to negotiate peace with us alone, let’s think, why would they want to negotiate with us alone and not with all three aristocratic families together?" Luo’er continued.

"Because the Demon Clan fears us, not the other two families," Ziyu answered slowly.

"Exactly, from these two events, what conclusion can we draw?" Luo’er tilted his head and looked towards Linglan, who was sitting upright and proper.

The gaze of others was also guided by Luo’er, all turning to look at Linglan. Faced with everyone’s gaze, Linglan shrugged, spread his hands, and said, "Because behind us is the Yichuan Clan from Yin State, which can mobilize the troops of the Imperial Court once again, the Demon Clan fears us but not the other two major families. Therefore, we should be the leader of the two major families."

"Exactly," Luo’er nodded again, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Now, leaving the perspective of the Yichuan Clan, let’s put ourselves in the shoes of the Zixia Clan and the Dangyang Family. What would they think?"

"Understood..." Zisu nodded in realization. Not just him, prompted by Luo’er, others also came to the realization.

"The unequal status will instill a certain paranoia in the Yichuan Clan, and if we can properly exploit this paranoia, we can effectively divide these three major families and destroy their internal unity."

Luo’er took a deep breath and continued, "In my personal opinion, the Yichuan Clan should be the first to be eliminated, and it must be done thoroughly and quickly, otherwise I am quite worried they might summon the troops of the Dongsheng Empire again."

"That is indeed a good plan," Ziyu nodded in agreement.

"But what if they don’t take the bait?" a cabinet member asked, puzzled.

"Solutions are devised by people; if they don’t bite, we’ll just think of better ways, analyzing specific problems specifically," Luo’er said with a smile.

Linglan sat upright and proper, and although his face did not show much expression, his heart was brimming with joy. Inviting Luo’er over was indeed very useful; he really was capable.

Actually, Linglan had thought of this method as well, which did not signify that Luo’er was particularly smart. However, the fact that Luo’er’s plan coincided with his own was what truly surprised and delighted Linglan.

The three major families were different from the Dongsheng Empire, and the Nine Thousand Battalion differed from the Dongsheng military. Although their numbers were fewer than the Dongsheng military, their quality was assured. If the Dongsheng military aimed for defeat, then these three major families were determined to resist to the death; facing such a situation and still using the old tactics would undoubtedly result in a severe loss.