After Sun Chaoen left, Prince Ji stood up and paced in the study for a long time, seemingly making up his mind, and said: "The Martial Ancestor has laid out a grand scheme, of such magnitude it can be said to transform heaven and earth. Over the generations, countless talents of the highest order have been trapped within it, with no escape. Only in recent years has a glimmer of hope appeared, driving everyone to madness.
Now I'm hesitating whether to be the first to break this stalemate, even if it leads to infamy lasting through the ages, just to be recorded in history. Or... to struggle a bit more?"
Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Great King, is struggling useful?"
Prince Ji replied: "Even Li Shenji managed to struggle his way ashore, so of course I can as well. Among the rulers of the Nine Countries, only Li Xuanze of Southern Qi can be regarded with some respect; the others are mere mediocrities.
